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Google unveils two new Pixel smartphones with 5G wireless
WASHINGTON: Google on Wednesday unveiled two new smartphones with 5G wireless capability under its Pixel brand, which showcases the Android mobile system but has limited market share. The new Pixel 5 will start at $699 for US customers and its reduced-price Pixel 4a with 5G at $499, the California tech giant announced at a streamed event.The phones will be available from October 15 in the US and other markets. The new handsets are "packing more...
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Kuwait's Amir urges unity against critical challenges
KUWAIT: His Highness Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah salutes the crowd after being sworn in as Kuwait's new Amir at the National Assembly in Kuwait City, as Parliament Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem claps. - Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah took oath before the National Assembly on Wednesday to become the 16th Amir of the state of Kuwait. "I swear by Allah Almighty to respect the...
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Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad receives condolences from world leaders
The plane carrying the body of Kuwait's late Amir His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, escorted by fighter jets, prepares to land at Kuwait International Airport yesterday. – Amiri Diwan photo KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received a cable of condolences yesterday from Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, on the passing of His Highness the late Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah....
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Kuwait Journalists Association mourns late Amir
KUWAIT: Kuwait Journalists Association (KJA) released a statement in which they extended its sincerest condolences to His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, members of Al-Sabah family and the Kuwaiti people on the sad demise of His Highness the later Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah."We pray to Allah Almighty to bestow endless mercy on his soul and to keep our beloved Kuwait safe and stable," the statement...
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Embassies eulogize late Amir
KUWAIT: Embassies in Kuwait poured in their condolences on the passing of His Highness the later Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, describing his passing as a great loss not only to Kuwait, but the entire world. Palestinian Ambassador to Kuwait Rami Tahboub expressed his sincere condolences on the sad demise of His Highness the later Amir, noting that he was the greatest supporter to the Palestinian cause and people. "His Highness...
Palestinians hang a banner with pictures of the late emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad Al-Sabah (R) and late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in the West Bank city of Nablus, on September 30, 2020. - Kuwait today swore in its new emir, Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, after the death of his half-brother, Sheikh Sabah, who died in the US at the age of 91. (Photo by JAAFAR ASHTIYEH / AFP)
Palestine mourns late Amir: "always stood by our national cause"
NABLUS: Palestinians hang a banner with pictures of the late Amir of Kuwait His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah and late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in the West Bank city of Nablus yesterday. -- AFP RAMALLAH: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas mourned the death of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, describing him as "the wise leader and the big brother of the Palestinian people and the Palestinian...
Serena Williams of the US serves the ball to Kristie Ahn of the US during their women's singles first round tennis match at the Philippe Chatrier court on Day 2 of The Roland Garros 2020 French Open tennis tournament in Paris on September 28, 2020. (Photo by MARTIN BUREAU / AFP)
Serena suffers another blow
Serena Williams PARIS: Serena Williams suffered another blow in her bid for a 24th Grand Slam title as the American withdrew from the French Open yesterday with an Achilles injury, while 12-time champion Rafael Nadal raced into the third round. The 39-year-old Williams, a three-time winner at Roland Garros, pulled out ahead of her second round match against Tsvetana Pironkova citing the injury that prompted her to skip the Rome tune-up...
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Virus-hit Saudi economy shrinks 7%
DUBAI: Saudi Arabia's economy shrank by 7 percent in the second quarter, a sign of how deeply the new coronavirus hit both the oil and non-oil sectors, while unemployment hit a record high of 15.4 percent, official data showed yesterday. The world's largest oil exporter is facing a deep recession after the COVID-19 pandemic curbed global crude demand and measures to contain the coronavirus hurt domestic activity."The private sector and the...
Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad Al-Sabah (2-R) reads a statement asfter being sworn in as Kuwait's new Emir at the National Assembly in Kuwait City, as Parilament Speaker Marzouq al-Ghanem (L) looks on, on September 30, 2020. - Kuwait on Wednesday swore in its new emir, Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, after the death of his half-brother, Sheikh Sabah, who died in the US at the age of 91. (Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat / AFP)
New Amir Sheikh Nawaf sworn in as Sheikh Sabah laid to rest
KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah takes oath at the National Assembly yesterday. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat By B IzzakKUWAIT: HH Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah yesterday took the constitutional oath in the National Assembly to exercise his authority as the 16th Amir of the country, as late Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah was laid to rest at Sulaibikhat cemetery. Sheikh Nawaf took the oath to...
Chelsea's French goalkeeper Edouard Mendy makes a save during the English League Cup fourth round football match between Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, on September 29, 2020. (Photo by NEIL HALL / 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 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. /
Mourinho bemoans 'dangerous' schedule as Spurs see off Chelsea
LONDON: Chelsea's French goalkeeper Edouard Mendy makes a save during the English League Cup fourth round football match between Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, on September 29, 2020. - AFP LONDON: Jose Mourinho believes players are being put in danger by the football authorities after Tottenham beat Chelsea 5-4 on penalties to progress to the quarter-finals of the League Cup after a 1-1 draw. Mourinho's men...
CLEVELAND, OHIO - SEPTEMBER 29: Third baseman Gio Urshela #29 of the New York Yankees throws out Franmil Reyes #32 of the Cleveland Indians during during the fourth inning Game One of the American League Wild Card Series at Progressive Field on September 29, 2020 in Cleveland, Ohio. Jason Miller/Getty Images/AFPn== FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==
White Sox down A's in opener
CLEVELAND: Third baseman Gio Urshela #29 of the New York Yankees throws out Franmil Reyes #32 of the Cleveland Indians during the fourth inning Game One of the American League Wild Card Series at Progressive Field on September 29, 2020. - AFP NEW YORK: Lucas Giolito took a perfect game into the seventh inning and the Chicago White Sox used three home runs for a 4-1 victory over the host Oakland Athletics in Game 1 of their American League...
A Trump2020 sign is seen in the window of the Independent Miners & Associates office, Tremont, Pennsylvania, U.S., July 9, 2020. REUTERS/Dane Rhys
Pennsylvania miners forgive Trump for failed coal industry revival
The fortunes of the coal industry have not fared as well. US production peaked in 2008 at 1.2 billion tons, and it has mostly fallen since as US utilities have embraced cheaper - and cleaner - natural gas. HEGINS, Pa: Rick Bender, who owns a coal processing plant in Hegins, Pennsylvania, voted for Republican Donald Trump in 2016, in part because of his promise to revive the industry from a decade-long decline. The revival never came. Bender says...
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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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Being in Kuwait during invasion: Soldier’s sister shares story
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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