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Paris Saint-Germain's French defender Layvin Kurzawa (L) vies for the ball with Manchester United's Spanish goalkeeper David de Gea (R) during the UEFA Europa League Group H first-leg football match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Manchester United at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris on October 20, 2020. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP)
Rashford sinks PSG again
PARIS: Paris Saint-Germain's French defender Layvin Kurzawa (left) vies for the ball with Manchester United's Spanish goalkeeper David de Gea (right) during the UEFA Europa League Group H first-leg football match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Manchester United at the Parc des Princes stadium on October 20, 2020. - AFP PARIS: Marcus Rashford once again sank Paris Saint-Germain after netting the decisive goal in a 2-1 Champions League win...
LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 09: Shikhar Dhawan of India walks off after being caught out during the Group Stage match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 between India and Australia at The Oval on June 9, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Henry Browne/Getty Images)
Dhawan ton in vain as XI Punjab down Delhi in IPL
Shikhar Dhawan DUBAI: Shikhar Dhawan on Tuesday became the first batsman in the Indian Premier League to hit two successive centuries but his Delhi Capitals lost by five wickets to Kings XI Punjab. The left-hand opener smashed an unbeaten 106 off 61 deliveries to guide Delhi to 164 for five, a total that proved insufficient as Punjab won with one over to spare in Dubai. The KL Rahul-led side moved up to fifth in the eight-team table as Nicholas...
ARLINGTON, TEXAS - OCTOBER 20: Cody Bellinger #35 and manager Dave Roberts of the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrate the teams 8-3 victory against the Tampa Bay Rays in Game One of the 2020 MLB World Series at Globe Life Field on October 20, 2020 in Arlington, Texas. Ronald Martinez/Getty Images/AFPn== FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==
Kershaw and Dodgers dominate Rays to win World Series opener
ARLINGTON: Clayton Kershaw pitched a post-season gem and Mookie Betts backed him up with a scintillating offensive effort as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 8-3 in game one of the 116th World Series. Kershaw, a three-time Cy Young Award-winner and future Hall of Famer whose lackluster post-season record puts him under the microscope this time of year, was rock-solid as the Dodgers seized the initiative in Major League Baseball's...
Mohammed Shukri, chairman of the Kurdistan Board of Investment, speaks during an interview with AFP at his office in Arbil, the capital of the northern Iraqi Kurdish autonomous region, on October 1, 2020. - Iraq's Kurdish region has long lived off its oil wealth, but financial mismanagement and plummeting crude prices amid the pandemic are forcing locals to return to abandoned farms and develop new sectors. Iraqi businesses face tough competition from Iran and Turkey, whose currencies have been devalued while the Iraqi dinar remains indexed to the dollar. (Photo by SAFIN HAMED / AFP)
Iraqi Kurds seek to diversify economy
Mohammed Shukri, chairman of the Kurdistan Board of Investment, speaks during an interview at his office in Arbil, the capital of the northern Iraqi Kurdish autonomous region. - AFP MEER ROSTAM, Iraq: Iraq's Kurdish region has for decades lived off its oil wealth, but plummeting energy prices amid the pandemic and financial mismanagement are forcing locals to return to long abandoned farms. Civil servants from the northern region's bloated...
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Brexit waves threaten to wreck Belgian fishing in British waters
Belgian fishermen are worried that if the UK leaves the EU single market without a fishing quotas agreement, their industry will be devastated. --AFP OSTEND, Belgium: Britain's departure from the European single market will disrupt many long-standing economic relationships and could yet devastate one of the oldest-the Belgian fishing fleet's work in UK waters. In 1666 -- three centuries before Britain joined the European Union-King Charles II...
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ASAR bags 12th consecutive IFLR award for Kuwait
KUWAIT: ASAR - Al-Ruwayeh & Partners (ASAR), Kuwait's leading and most prominent corporate law firm, and one of the region's top tier firms, is pleased to announce that it has for a record 12th consecutive year received a national award presented by the International Financial Law Review (IFLR), the world's leading market guide for corporate and financial law firms worldwide. The 2020 IFLR national award presented to ASAR was for the "National...
FILE PHOTO: A man walks past the shop with a sale sign in the window, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in London, Britain, September 28, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File Photo
UK borrowing exceeds forecasts, debt highest since 1960: Report
LONDON: Public borrowing in September alone totaled 36.101 billion pounds ($46.90 billion), above all forecasts in a Reuters poll of economists LONDON: Britain's government borrowing in the first half of the financial year was more than six times higher than before the COVID pandemic, official figures showed yesterday, taking public debt to its highest since 1960. Public borrowing in September alone totaled 36.101 billion pounds ($46.90...
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Kuwait raises COVID-19 alarm ahead of winter
KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah chairs the Cabinet's weekly meeting. - KUNA KUWAIT: The Kuwaiti Cabinet, during its weekly meeting at Seif Palace on Monday, reiterated the call for the public to take seriously the epidemic situation of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country in the run-up to winter. Minister of Health Sheikh Dr Basel Hmoud Al-Sabah briefed the meeting, chaired by His...
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Kuwait reports four deaths, 886 COVID-19 cases
KUWAIT: Kuwait yesterday reported four deaths and 886 infection cases due to COVID-19. The figures took the country's death toll up to 714 and the caseload to 117,718, health ministry data showed. According to ministry spokesman Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad, the number of people hospitalized with the virus stands at 7,806; 133 of whom in intensive care units.Dr Sanad added that 7,935 swab tests were conducted in the past 24 hours, with a total of...
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Kuwait premier pledges ongoing cooperation with parliament
KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah speaks during the session. - KUNA KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah yesterday pledged to maintain close cooperation with the National Assembly to pursue development and attain people's aspirations. Addressing the opening session of the National Assembly's 5th regular session of the 15th legislative term, the prime...
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Cooperation to address pressing issues: Speaker
KUWAIT: National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem speaks during the session. - KUNA KUWAIT: National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem said yesterday he was looking forward to work with the government to address pressing issues, like budget deficit, low oil prices and 'bedoons' or stateless residents. Addressing the opening session of the National Assembly's 5th regular session of the 15th legislative term, Ghanem said the parliament and...
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Compliance with OPEC+ deal hit 102%: Kuwait's Oil Minister
Kuwaiti Minister of Oil Dr Khaled Al-Fadhel KUWAIT/VIENNA: Kuwaiti Minister of Oil Dr Khaled Al-Fadhel said Monday the OPEC-non-OPEC partners committed themselves by 102 percent to the agreement on production cut last month. "This percentage, the highest since the agreement took force in last May, contributed to gradual reduction of the glut in oil inventory," he said in a press release after leading Kuwait delegation to the 23rd Meeting of the...
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A helicopter flied over burning oil fields which were set on fire by Iraqi soldiers before they retreated from Kuwait.
How Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait upended lives of expatriates
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ADDIS ABABA: Pedestrians walk on the newly built walkway in Addis Ababa. The Ethiopian birr weakened by 28 percent against the dollar this week after the central bank adopted a market-determined foreign exchange rate. – AFP
Ethiopian authorities crack down on price hikes after currency float
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KUWAIT: Oil wells were set ablaze by Iraqi troops. – KUNA
Kuwait marks 34th invasion anniversary, remembers support
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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
Hamas, Hezbollah vow revenge
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Being in Kuwait during invasion: Soldier’s sister shares story