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Motorists make their way through boulders washed from nearby Mayon volcano along a damaged road after super Typhoon Goni hit the town of Malilipot, Albay province, south of Manila on November 1, 2020. - At least seven people were killed as Typhoon Goni pounded the Philippines on November 1, ripping off roofs, toppling power lines and causing flooding in the hardest-hit areas where hundreds of thousands have fled their homes. (Photo by Charism SAYAT / AFP)
At least 10 dead as Typhoon Goni batters Philippines
MALILIPOT, Philippines: Motorists make their way through boulders washed from the nearby Mayon volcano along a damaged road after super Typhoon Goni hit this town in Albay province yesterday. - AFP MANILA: At least 10 people were killed as Typhoon Goni pounded the Philippines yesterday, ripping off roofs, toppling power lines and causing flooding in the hardest-hit areas where hundreds of thousands had fled their homes. The strongest typhoon of...
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Swordsman in medieval clothes kills 2 in Quebec
QUEBEC CITY: The sword-wielding attacker dressed in medieval costume who killed two people and injured five others in a Halloween rampage on Saturday night in Quebec was "not associated with a terrorist group", Canadian police said yesterday. The attacks occurred in multiple locations in the Old Quebec neighborhood, near the tourist hotspot Chateau Frontenac and the National Assembly, the Quebec provincial parliament.The suspect, who was...
British artist Katrina Cobain, 24, poses for photographs with some of her collection of plastic bags from which she intends to start The Plastic Bag Museum in Glasgow on October 28, 2020. - Katrina Cobain unwraps a parcel and removes its precious contents, slowly and delicately as if she were handling an ancient scroll of papyrus. But the items she places on the table of a makeshift studio in an old tobacco pipe factory in the east end of Glasgow are rather more mundane -- plastic carrier bags. For Cobain, 24, every plastic bag tells a story of the modern age and so, two years ago, she became a collector and plans to start a museum. (Photo by ANDY BUCHANAN / AFP) / TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY STUART GRAHAM
Glasgow artist launches plastic bag museum
British artist Katrina Cobain, poses for photographs with some of her collection of plastic bags. Katrina Cobain unwraps a parcel and removes its precious contents, slowly and delicately as if she were handling an ancient scroll of papyrus. But the items she places on the table of a makeshift studio in an old tobacco pipe factory in the east end of Glasgow are rather more mundane-plastic carrier bags. Yet, to many, they are considered historical...
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Indian doctor duped into buying 'Aladdin's lamp' after genie show
This handout photograph shows a lamp which was allegedly sold for $93,000 with the claim that it had magic powers.-AFP Two men who allegedly duped a doctor into buying an "Aladdin's lamp" for $93,000 -- and even conjured up a fake genie-have been arrested in India, an official said yesterday. Laeek Khan approached police in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh after he realized the lamp did not have any magical powers, as described in the popular...
Barcelona's Argentine forward Lionel Messi shoots against Alaves' Spanish goalkeeper Fernando Pacheco (L) during the Spanish League football match between Deportivo Alaves and Barcelona at the Mendizorroza stadium in Vitoria on October 31, 2020. (Photo by Cesar Manso / AFP)
Barca held by 10-man Alaves to extend winless streak in La Liga
VITORIA: Barcelona's Argentine forward Lionel Messi shoots against Alaves' Spanish goalkeeper Fernando Pacheco (left) during the Spanish League football match between Deportivo Alaves and Barcelona at the Mendizorroza stadium on October 31, 2020. - AFP MADRID: Barcelona made it four La Liga games without a win on Saturday after failing to beat 10-man Alaves, a 1-1 draw leaving Ronald Koeman's side sitting 12th in the table. Luis Rioja put Alaves...
New Zealand's Sam Whitelock wins lineout ball during the Tri-Nations and Bledisloe Cup match between Australia and New Zealand in Sydney on October 31, 2020. (Photo by David Gray / AFP) / --IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE--
Mission accomplished: Ruthless All Blacks to retain Bledisloe Cup
SYDNEY: New Zealand's Sam Whitelock wins lineout ball during the Tri-Nations and Bledisloe Cup match between Australia and New Zealand in Sydney on October 31, 2020. - AFP SYDNEY: A ruthless All Blacks retained the Bledisloe Cup for an 18th straight year in record-breaking style Saturday, blitzing a young Australian team 43-5 to reinforce their trans-Tasman dominance. After winning 27-7 in Auckland, which followed a tense 16-16 draw in...
South Korea's Damwon team celebrate their victory with the trophy after win against China's Suning team during the League of Legends World Video Game Championships final at SAIC Pudong Football Stadium in Shanghai on October 31, 2020. (Photo by HECTOR RETAMAL / AFP)
Millions online, 6,000 live see Koreans win top eSports title
SHANGHAI: South Korea's Damwon team celebrate their victory with the trophy after win against China's Suning team during the League of Legends World Video Game Championships final at SAIC Pudong Football Stadium in Shanghai on October 31, 2020. - AFP SHANGHAI: More than 6,000 mostly young spectators watched at a Shanghai stadium and millions tuned in online to see Damwon Gaming win the League of Legends world championship on Saturday. The South...
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Kuwait reports 608 new COVID cases, three deaths
KUWAIT: The Ministry of Health announced yesterday 608 new coronavirus (COVID-19) infections, raising the total to 126,534. Deaths reached 782 with the addition of three fatalities. Official spokesperson of the Ministry of Health Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad said that there were 109 patients receiving treatment at intensive care units. Those still receiving treatment amounted to 8,194.Health authorities conducted 4,753 swab tests in the past 24 hours,...
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Kuwait Democratic Forum boycotts 2020 National Assembly elections
By Nawara FattahovaKUWAIT: The Kuwait Democratic Forum announced it is boycotting the 2020 National Assembly elections in protest against the elections law. The liberal group issued a statement yesterday saying they are boycotting the 2020 elections that will be held on Dec 5, 2020 due to the current elections law that allows each voter to cast one vote only.According to the Forum's statement, no achievements can be realized with this law. It...
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Bureau audits $3.2 billion projects in Kuwait since April
KUWAIT: The State Audit Bureau assessed 1,531 ventures worth KD 1.9 billion ($3.2 billion) between April 4 and October 31 this year. Up to 93 percent of the projects were presented by ministries and government departments - worth KD 1.7 billion - ($3 billion), in addition to five percent of the presented enterprises from departments of affiliate budgets-valued KD 1.2 million ($3 million), two percent of independent apparatuses-worth KD 43 ($138...
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Legal action against selling service barcodes
KUWAIT: Kuwait's Foreign Ministry warned on Saturday that it would take the appropriate legal action to deter any bid to sell barcodes for consular services and to monitor and thwart wrongdoings. The warning came in response to recent social media reports that some people were involved in selling the barcodes of services provided by the ministry's consular department, according to a ministry statement.The ministry is closely monitoring the...
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Road rage leaves multiple deaths
KUWAIT: A motorcyclist died when his bike collided with a vehicle in a traffic accident reported on the intersection of Abdullah Al-Salem and Faiha yesterday. Meanwhile, two people were seriously injured in a three-way collision on Arabian Gulf Road. The accident was caused by a drunk driver who was also wounded in the crash. In the meantime, a cleaning worker died of fatal injuries he sustained when a vehicle ran him over after crashing into a...
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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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Late Information Minister Bader Al-Ya'agoub checking the damage.-KUNA
Invasion could not confiscate KUNA’s will, national role
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DHAKA: Anti-Discrimination Student Movement held a rally at Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka on August 3, 2024, to demand justice for the victims killed in the recent countrywide violence during anti-quota protests. -- AFP
Bangladesh students call for nationwide civil disobedience
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Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
US strikes plea deal with 9/11 mastermind