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A vendor works behind Alipay (top) and WeChat (bottom) QR payment codes at a market in Beijing, on the day Alipay's parent company Ant Group launched a history-making 34 billion USD IPO on October 27, 2020. (Photo by GREG BAKER / AFP)
Ant Group launches $34bn dual IPO
BEIJING: A vendor works behind Alipay (top) and WeChat (bottom) QR payment codes at a market in Beijing, on the day Alipay's parent company Ant Group launched a history-making $34 billion IPO yesterday. - AFP SHANGHAI: The most essential item in aircraft engineer Tao Rui's possession during a recent outing in Shanghai was the Alipay smartphone app from Ant Group, a company little known outside China until it unfurled plans for the biggest IPO in...
(FILES) In this file photo taken on April 28, 2020, commuters wearing face masks travel on a tram past HSBC signage displayed outside the bankís local headquarters in Hong Kong. - HSBC said on October 27, 2020 its third-quarter post-tax profits plunged 46 percent on-year as the Asia-focused banking giant continued to take a hammering from the coronavirus pandemic and spiralling China-US tensions. (Photo by Anthony WALLACE / AFP)
HSBC continues to take hit from virus, trade row
HONG KONG: In this file photo, commuters wearing face masks travel on a tram past HSBC signage displayed outside the bank's local headquarters in Hong Kong. - AFP HONG KONG: HSBC said yesterday its third-quarter post-tax profits fell 46 percent on-year as the Asia-focused banking giant continued to take a hammering from the coronavirus pandemic and spiralling China-US tensions. However, the profit falls were not as bad as some analysts had...
Passenger jets from Japanese carrier All Nippon Airways (ANA) are seen on the tarmac at Tokyo's Haneda airport on October 27, 2020. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP)
Japan's ANA predicts record $4.87bn net loss
TOKYO: Passenger jets from Japanese carrier All Nippon Airways (ANA) are seen on the tarmac at Tokyo's Haneda airport yesterday.-AFP TOKYO: Japan's biggest airline ANA Holdings yesterday forecast a record $4.87 billion net loss for this financial year and announced a major restructuring as the pandemic hammers the global aviation industry. The company said its first-half net loss came to 188.4 billion yen ($1.8 billion) -- a sharp fall from the...
INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 26: Robert Woods #17 of the Los Angeles Rams fumbles the ball after getting tackled by Robert Quinn #94 of the Chicago Bears in the fourth quarter at SoFi Stadium on October 26, 2020 in Inglewood, California. Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images/AFP
Rams' defense clamps down on Bears
CALIFORNIA: Robert Woods #17 of the Los Angeles Rams fumbles the ball after getting tackled by Robert Quinn #94 of the Chicago Bears in the fourth quarter at SoFi Stadium on October 26, 2020 in Inglewood, California. - AFP CALIFORNIA: Jared Goff threw two touchdown passes and the Los Angeles defense made a statement Monday night in the Rams' 24-10 victory over the Chicago Bears at Inglewood, Calif. Malcolm Brown rushed for 57 yards and a...
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First Rafael Nadal Academy Kuwait Tennis Tournament
By Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: The first Rafael Nadal Academy Kuwait (RNAK) Tennis Tournament was concluded in presence of President of Kuwait and Arab Tennis Federations Sheikh Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Abdallah Al-Sabah and National Guard Undersecretary Lt General Engineer Hashim Al- Refae. The tournament which started on October 21st was one of a series of tournaments organized by RNAK in cooperation with KTF.The matches were played at Sheikh Jaber...
TOPSHOT - Istanbul Basaksehir's Belgian defender Boli Bolingoli Mbombo (L) and Leipzig's Spanish midfielder Dani Olmo both jump to head the ball during the UEFA Champions League Group H football match RB Leipzig v Istanbul Basaksehir FK in Leipzig, eastern Germany on October 20, 2020. (Photo by Ronny HARTMANN / AFP)
'FC Erdogan'- Title-winners aim to unsettle Champions League elite
LEIPZIG: Istanbul Basaksehir's Belgian defender Boli Bolingoli Mbombo (left) and Leipzig's Spanish midfielder Dani Olmo both jump to head the ball during the UEFA Champions League Group H football match RB Leipzig v Istanbul Basaksehir FK in Leipzig. - AFP ISTANBUL: Newcomers Istanbul Basaksehir face a tough baptism in the Champions League after shaking up the Turkish football hierarchy and earning a reputation as the plaything of President...
Barcelona's Dutch coach Ronald Koeman (R) congratulates Real Madrid's French coach Zinedine Zidane at the end of the Spanish League football match between Barcelona and Real Madrid at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on October 24, 2020. (Photo by LLUIS GENE / AFP)
Blame game: Koeman and Barca's sense of injustice clouds Juve test
BARCELONA: Barcelona's Dutch coach Ronald Koeman (right) congratulates Real Madrid's French coach Zinedine Zidane at the end of the Spanish League football match between Barcelona and Real Madrid on October 24, 2020. - AFP MADRID: Two days before Barcelona were due to face Juventus in the Champions League, their toughest match in Group G, the Catalan club were still bemoaning the one thing they said won the Clasico for Real Madrid - VAR. There...
NASHVILLE, TN - OCTOBER 25: James Conner #30 of the Pittsburgh Steelers runs the ball in the second half of a game against the Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on October 25, 2020 in Nashville, Tennessee. The Steelers defeated the Titans 27-24. Wesley Hitt/Getty Images/AFP
Steelers hand Titans first loss
NASHVILLE: James Conner #30 of the Pittsburgh Steelers runs the ball in the second half of a game against the Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on October 25, 2020. - AFP NASHVILLE: Ben Roethlisberger passed for 268 yards and two touchdowns as the Pittsburgh Steelers rode a big first half to a 27-24 win over the Tennessee Titans on Sunday in Nashville. The Steelers built a 20-point lead in the third quarter, then held on as Stephen Gostkowski...
Leicester City's English striker Jamie Vardy (L) headers the opening goal past Arsenal's German goalkeeper Bernd Leno during the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and Leicester City at the Emirates Stadium in London on October 25, 2020. - Leicester won the match 1-0. (Photo by Ian KINGTON / IKIMAGES / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 45 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications.
'World-class' Vardy rocks Arsenal as Leicester go fourth
LONDON: Leicester City's English striker Jamie Vardy (left) heads the opening goal past Arsenal's German goalkeeper Bernd Leno during the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and Leicester City at the Emirates Stadium in London on October 25, 2020. Leicester won the match 1-0.- AFP LONDON: Brendan Rodgers saluted "world-class" Jamie Vardy after he sealed Leicester's late 1-0 win as spluttering Arsenal crashed to a third defeat...
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Sheikh Ahmad congratulates Tunisia over Ons
By Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: President of Kuwait and Arab Tennis Federations Sheikh Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Abdallah Al-Sabah congratulated Tunisia Minister of Youth, Sports, and Vocational Integration Kamal Daqish as Tunisian tennis player Ons Jabeur reached the WTA's rank of 31 in the world. He also sent two similar letters to the President of Tunis Olympic Committee Mehrez Boussayene and President of Tunis Tennis Federation Dr Salma...
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Qadisiya tops standings with nine points
By Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: The final score of 2-1 in favor of Qadisiya football club does not reflect how tough and complicated the match was. The match of the third round between Qadisiya and Sahel saw Sahel's Talison score first in the 17th minute and the match continued with the same score though Qadisiya had the most possession until the 45th minute when the referee awarded Qadisiya a penalty kick which the veteran Bader Al-Mutawaa used to...
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New Chairman of Kuwait's Supreme Judicial Council takes oath before Amir
KUAWIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets Justice Minister Fahad Al-Afasi, Chairman of Kuwait's Supreme Judicial Council and the Cassation Court Ahmad Al-Ajeel, and SJC officials. - Amiri Diwan and KUNA photos KUAWIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received at Seif Palace yesterday Chairman of Kuwait's Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) and the Cassation Court Ahmad Musaad Al-Ajeel,...
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A helicopter flied over burning oil fields which were set on fire by Iraqi soldiers before they retreated from Kuwait.
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KUWAIT: Oil wells were set ablaze by Iraqi troops. – KUNA
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(Left) Iranians take part in a funeral procession for late Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on Aug 1, 2024, ahead of his burial in Qatar. (Right) Hezbollah fighters and mourners carry the casket of slain top commander Fuad Shukr during his funeral in Beirut's southern suburbs on Aug 1, 2024. - AFP photos
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Being in Kuwait during invasion: Soldier’s sister shares story
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TEHRAN: Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei office shows him (center) leading the prayer, next to Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian (center right), over the coffin of late Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and his bodyguard, during his funeral procession in Tehran on Aug 1, 2024, ahead of his burial in Qatar. --- AFP
Iran, allies plan joint but limited retaliation against Zionist entity