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Amir hails contributions of Kuwait's armed forces
KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah is received by Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Sheikh Ahmad Al-Mansour Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah yesterday during the Amir's visit to the defense ministry's Lt Gen (retired) Ahmad Khaled Al-Sabah Hall. - KUNA KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah yesterday expressed great appreciation of the armed forces that are in a constant state of willingness to sacrifice...
(FILES)(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on October 30, 2020 shows Democratic Presidential candidate and former US Vice President Joe Biden gestures prior to delivering remarks at a Drive-in event in Coconut Creek, Florida, on October 29, 2020 and US President Donald Trump pumps his fist as he arrives to a campaign rally at Green Bay Austin Straubel International Airport in Green Bay, Wisconsin on October 30, 2020. - President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden fought November 2, 2020 through the eve of an election threatened by legal chaos and fears of violence after Trump, down in the polls and with only hours to go, pushed hard to discredit the US voting process.On Tuesday, the world will witness a country more divided and angry than at any time since the Vietnam War era of the 1970s. (Photos by JIM WATSON and MANDEL NGAN / AFP)
Fears of chaos, rigging on eve of US election
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden fought yesterday through the eve of an election threatened by legal chaos and fears of violence after Trump, down in the polls and with only hours to go, pushed hard to discredit the US voting process. Today, the world will witness a country more divided and angry than at any time since the Vietnam War era of the 1970s.All over central Washington, businesses boarded up windows in...
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Two children rescued days after quake
IZMIR, Turkey: A handout picture shows Elif Perincek, a three-year-old survivor, holding the thumb of a rescue worker as she is carried out of a collapsed building yesterday. - AFP BAYRAKLI, Turkey: Rescuers pulled two children from the rubble in a town in Turkey yesterday, delivering hope nearly three days after a major earthquake hit the Aegean, killing 93 people and ruining dozens of buildings. Three-year-old Elif Perincek was rescued 65...
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Whale tail saves Dutch metro train
SPIJKENISSE, Netherlands: A runaway Dutch metro train was saved from disaster yesterday after it smashed through a stop barrier but then came to rest on a giant sculpture of a whale's tail. Instead of crashing into the water 10 m below, the front carriage ended up suspended dramatically in the air, propped up only by the silver cetacean. The driver of the train, which had no passengers on board, was unharmed in the fluke incident which happened...
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'Baby Shark' most-watched YouTube video
SEOUL: The wildly infectious and relentlessly repetitive children's song "Baby Shark" became the most-watched YouTube video yesterday, with more than seven billion plays. The bane of parents and teachers worldwide, the South Korea-produced song has gone from the realm of children's YouTube to a global viral sensation, with a catchy and addictive melody buoyed by a hypnotically colorful video."Baby Shark Dance", the English-language version of...
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - NOVEMBER 01: Nick Foles #9 of the Chicago Bears is sacked by David Onyemata #93 of the New Orleans Saints at Soldier Field on November 01, 2020 in Chicago, Illinois. The Saints defeated the Bears 26-23 in overtime. Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images/AFP
Steelers edge Ravens to stay perfect
CHICAGO: Nick Foles #9 of the Chicago Bears is sacked by David Onyemata #93 of the New Orleans Saints at Soldier Field on November 01, 2020 in Chicago, Illinois. The Saints defeated the Bears 26-23 in overtime. - AFP NEW YORK: The Pittsburgh Steelers remained the NFL's lone undefeated team by rebounding from a lackluster offensive first half on the road and outlasting the depleted Baltimore Ravens 28-24 in an AFC North battle Sunday. Ben...
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stc sponsors Kuwait Football Association and league 2020-2021
KUWAIT: Kuwait Telecommunications Company - stc, a world-class digital leader providing innovative services and platforms to customers, enabling the digital transformation in Kuwait, announced the continuation of its sponsorship for the Kuwait Football Association (KFA) and its soccer tournaments for the season 2020/2021.The official partnership announcement took place at stc's Headquarters at Olympia Tower, in presence of the President of KFA,...
Guangzhou Evergrande's He Chao (C-Bottom) falls as he clashes with Beijing Guoan's CÈdric Bakambu during their Chinese Super League football match (CSL) in Suzhou, in China's eastern Jiangsu province on November 2, 2020. (Photo by STR / AFP) / China OUT
Paulinho sends Cannavaro's Evergrande into title decider
SUZHOU: Guangzhou Evergrande's He Chao (center-Bottom) falls as he clashes with Beijing Guoan's Cédric Bakambu during their Chinese Super League football match (CSL) in Suzhou yesterday. - AFP SHANGHAI: Former Barcelona and Tottenham Hotspur star Paulinho scored twice in the second half yesterday to send reigning champions Guangzhou Evergrande into a title decider with Jiangsu Suning in the Chinese Super League. The Brazilian international...
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Morgan and Cummins star as Kolkata push Royals out of IPL
DUBAI: Pat Cummins claimed four wickets and skipper Eoin Morgan scored 68 as Kolkata Knight Riders knocked Rajasthan Royals out of the Indian Premier League with a 60-run win on Sunday. Kolkata ended the league phase with their seventh win this season to have a chance of reaching the play-offs while Royals are set to finish bottom of the eight-team table.Morgan hit his first half-century of the campaign to propel Kolkata to 191 for seven and...
TOPSHOT - A pedestrian wearing a mask because of the coronavirus pandemic walks past Tower Bridge in London on November 1, 2020 as England prepares to enter into a second lockdown in an effort to stem soaring infections. - A new four-week coronavirus lockdown in England will be extended if it fails to reduce infection rates, the government said Sunday, as it faced criticism over the abrupt decision to shut down again. The second national lockdown, hastily announced late Saturday following warnings hospitals could become overwhelmed within weeks, is set to come into force from Thursday and end on December 2. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP)
COVID curbs prompt pushback
LONDON: A pedestrian wearing a mask because of the coronavirus pandemic walks past Tower Bridge on Sunday as England prepares to enter into a second lockdown in an effort to stem soaring infections. – AFP LONDON: A wave of COVID curbs has stirred resistance across Europe, with the right-wing British politician who helped force a referendum on Brexit harnessing popular anger at a new lockdown by recasting his Brexit Party under a new banner....
TOPSHOT - Supporters wearing Proud Boy clothing wave to the camera during a Make America Great Again campaign rally in Tampa, Florida on October 29, 2020. (Photo by Ricardo ARDUENGO / AFP)
Inaccurate claims persist as US election day approaches
TAMPA: Supporters wearing Proud Boy clothing wave to the camera during a Make America Great Again campaign rally on Oct 29, 2020. - AFP WASHINGTON: As the US awaits election day today, misleading claims from President Donald Trump and his opponent Joe Biden are circulating on hot-button issues including the Covid-19 pandemic, the economy and healthcare. AFP examines inaccurate claims from both candidates below.'Super predators'Trump claimed in...
Protesters display placards during an anti-France demonstration in Dhaka on November 2, 2020. (Photo by Munir Uz zaman / AFP)
Tens of thousands take part in anti-France rally in Bangladesh
DHAKA: Protesters display placards during an anti-France demonstration yesterday. - AFP DHAKA: More than 50,000 people took part yesterday in the biggest demonstration yet in Bangladesh over French President Emmanuel Macron's defense of the right to publish cartoons of the Prophet. The rally which started at Bangladesh's biggest mosque was stopped from getting close to the French embassy where security has been stepped up amid mounting tensions...
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VILLEPINTE: Algeria’s Imane Khelif leaves after her women’s 66kg preliminaries round of 16 boxing match against Italy’s Angela Carini during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the North Paris Arena, in Villepinte on August 1, 2024. – AFP
Algeria boxer in Olympic gender row wins in 46 seconds
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Late Information Minister Bader Al-Ya'agoub checking the damage.-KUNA
Invasion could not confiscate KUNA’s will, national role
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(Left) Demonstrators brandish placards and flags of Palestine during a rally in Rabat on Aug 3, 2024, protesting the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. (Right) Protesters rally in London during the "National March for Gaza", calling to end the genocide, stop arming the Zionist entity and no Middle East war on Aug 3, 2024. - AFP photos
Fears of Middle East war grow
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Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
US strikes plea deal with 9/11 mastermind