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This photo illustration taken on September 14, 2020 shows the logo of the social network application TikTok (top) and a US flag (bottom) shown on the screens of two laptops in Beijing. - US tech giant Microsoft said on September 13 its offer to buy TikTok was rejected, leaving Oracle as the sole remaining bidder ahead of the imminent deadline for the Chinese-owned video app to sell or shut down its US operations. (Photo by NICOLAS ASFOURI / AFP)
TikTok rejects Microsoft's buyout offer; Oracle sole remaining bidder
This photo illustration taken yesterday shows the logo of the social network application TikTok (top) and a US flag (bottom) shown on the screens of two laptops in Beijing. - AFP NEW YORK: US tech giant Microsoft said Sunday its offer to buy TikTok was rejected, leaving Oracle as the sole remaining bidder ahead of a looming deadline for the Chinese-owned video app to sell or shut down its US operations. The Wall Street Journal and New York Times...
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - SEPTEMBER 13: Alvin Kamara #41 of the New Orleans Saints is tackled by Lavonte David #54 and Jordan Whitehead #33 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the third quarter at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on September 13, 2020 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Chris Graythen/Getty Images/AFP
Brees, Saints spoil Bucs debut
NEW ORLEANS: Alvin Kamara #41 of the New Orleans Saints is tackled by Lavonte David #54 and Jordan Whitehead #33 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the third quarter at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on September 13, 2020. - AFP LOS ANGELES: Alvin Kamara scored two touchdowns as the host New Orleans Saints defeated Tampa Bay 34-23 on Sunday, spoiling Tom Brady's debut with the Buccaneers (Bucs). Kamara, who agreed to a five-year, $75 million...
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Kuwait Football Club beat Kazma in semis
KUWAIT: Kuwait Football Club moved one step closer to keep the Cup of HH the Amir by defeating Kazma in their semi final match that was held Sunday evening with the score of 8-7 in penalty kicks after drawing 1-1 in regulation and extra time. Kuwait scored first in the 42nd minute when Faisal Zayed succeeded in converting a penalty kick, then Bandar Bouresli equalized in the 50th minute.Amjad Atwan failed to score while Shaheen Al-Khamees,...
Marseille's French defender Jordan Amavi (R) and Paris Saint-Germain's Brazilian forward Neymar jump for the ball during the French L1 football match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Marseille (OM) at the Parc de Princes stadium in Paris on September 13, 2020. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP)
5 sent off as Marseille grab a rare win at PSG
PARIS: Marseille's French defender Jordan Amavi (right) and Paris Saint-Germain's Brazilian forward Neymar jump for the ball during the French L1 football match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Marseille (OM) on September 13, 2020. - AFP PARIS: Florian Thauvin snapped Marseille's 20-match winless run against Paris Saint-Germain as the Ligue 1 champions suffered another 1-0 defeat on Sunday and had Neymar sent off on his return from...
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 13: Dominic Thiem of Austria celebrates with championship trophy after winning in a tie-breaker during his Men's Singles final match against Alexander Zverev of Germany on Day Fourteen of the 2020 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 13, 2020 in the Queens borough of New York City. Matthew Stockman/Getty Images/AFPn== FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==
Thiem wins US Open for first Grand Slam title
NEW YORK: Dominic Thiem of Austria celebrates with championship trophy after winning in a tie-breaker during his Men's Singles final match against Alexander Zverev of Germany on September 13, 2020. - AFP NEW YORK: Dominic Thiem produced a historic comeback to beat Alexander Zverev in a nervy five-setter and win the US Open on Sunday for his first Grand Slam title. The second seeded Austrian beat the fifth seed 2-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (8/6) in...
(From L to R) Japan's former foreign minister Fumio Kishida, outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, newly elected leader of Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Yoshihide Suga and former defence minister Shigeru Ishiba celebrate after ruling party's leadership election in Tokyo on September 14, 2020. - Japan's ruling party on September 14 elected chief cabinet secretary Yoshihide Suga as its new leader, making him all but certain to replace Shinzo Abe as the country's next prime minister. (Photo by STR / JIJI PRESS / AFP) / Japan OUT
Japan ruling party picks successor to Abe
TOKYO: (From L to R) Japan's former foreign minister Fumio Kishida, outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, newly elected leader of Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Yoshihide Suga and former defence minister Shigeru Ishiba celebrate after ruling party's leadership election in Tokyo yesterday. - AFP TOKYO: Japan's ruling party voted yesterday for its next leader, with top government adviser Yoshihide Suga all but certain to win and replace Shinzo Abe...
HENDERSON, NEVADA - SEPTEMBER 13: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event at Xtreme Manufacturing on September 13, 2020 in Henderson, Nevada. Trump's visit comes after Nevada Republicans blamed Democratic Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak for blocking other events he had planned in the state. Ethan Miller/Getty Images/AFP
Trump and Harris head for California as US wildfires ignite political row
HENDERSON: US President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event at Xtreme Manufacturing on September 13, 2020 in Henderson, Nevada. Trump's visit comes after Nevada Republicans blamed Democratic Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak for blocking other events he had planned in the state. - AFP PORTLAND: President Donald Trump was due to visit California for a briefing on record wildfires that have killed 35 people, as West Coast officials and political...
Sergei Boiko, the head of Alexei Navalny's Novosibirsk headquarters and the city council candidate in September 13 regional elections, meets with his electorate in Novosibirsk on September 9, 2020. (Photo by Alexander NEMENOV / AFP)
Navalny's allies claim symbolic council seat wins in regional polls
NOVOSIBIRSK: File photo shows Sergei Boiko, the head of Alexei Navalny's Novosibirsk headquarters and the city council candidate in September 13 regional elections, meets with his electorate in Novosibirsk on September 9, 2020. – AFP NOVOSIBIRSK: Allies of poisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said yesterday they had secured city council seats in Siberia as independent monitors condemned a reported "stream" of voting irregularities...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a briefing on coronavirus developments in Israel at his office in Jerusalem, on September 13, 2020. - Israel's government announced it would impose a three-week nationwide lockdown in an effort to stem one of the world's highest novel coronavirus infection rates after a surge in cases. (Photo by Yoav Dudkevitch / POOL / AFP)
Israel to reimpose lockdown as WHO reports record cases
JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a briefing on coronavirus developments in Israel at his office in Jerusalem. Israel's government announced it would impose a three-week nationwide lockdown in an effort to stem one of the world's highest novel coronavirus infection rates after a surge in cases. - AFP JERUSALEM: Israel said it will reimpose a national lockdown to battle a coronavirus surge, as the number of daily...
Hundreds of people gather in Kamituga, South Kivu, on September 12, 2020, at the entrance of one of the mines where dozens of Congolese artisanal miners are feared to be killed after heavy rain filled the mine tunnels. - About 50 people are feared dead after an artisanal gold mine collapsed on September 11 in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo following torrential rain, a regional governor said on September 12. (Photo by STRINGER / AFP)
Bodies recovered at DRCongo mine accident site
KAMITUGA: Hundreds of people gather in Kamituga, South Kivu, at the entrance of one of the mines where dozens of Congolese artisanal miners are feared to be killed after heavy rain filled the mine tunnels. - AFP BUKAVU: Emergency workers late Sunday recovered the first bodies of miners who perished in a disaster at a makeshift goldmine in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, witnesses told AFP. A total of 18 bodies have been recovered to...
A law enforcement officer detains a woman with a huge former white-red-white flag of Belarus during a rally to protest against the presidential election results in Minsk on September 13, 2020. - Belarusians have been demonstrating against the disputed re-election of President Alexander Lukashenko for a month, with more than 100,000 people flooding the streets of Minsk for four straight weekends. (Photo by - / TUT.BY / AFP)
Belarus leader looks to Putin to help him cling on to power
MINSK: A law enforcement officer detains a woman with a huge former white-red-white flag of Belarus during a rally to protest against the presidential election results in Minsk. Belarusians have been demonstrating against the disputed re-election of President Alexander Lukashenko for a month, with more than 100,000 people flooding the streets of Minsk for four straight weekends. -- AFP MOSCOW: President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus will seek...
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'Nomadland' wins top prize at Venice film festival
Disney's Marketing Director for Italy, Davide Romani acknowledges receiving the Golden Lion for Best Film on behalf of US director Chloe Zhao for "Nomadland" during the closing ceremony on the last day of the 77th Venice Film Festival.-AFP photos "Nomadland" by director Chloe Zhao scooped the top prize at the Venice film festival on Saturday, the first woman to win the Golden Lion in a decade. The film, an ode to American wanderlust and the...
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TEHRAN: Hamas leader Ismael Haniyeh (center) flashes the victory sign during a swearing in ceremony of the new president at the parliament in Tehran on July 30 2024. - AFP
HANIYEH ASSASSINATED
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KUWAIT: First Deputy PM and Defense and Interior Minister Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousef Al-Sabah receives Dr Emad Yousef on July 31, 2024. - KUNA
MoI: No one above the law
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(File photo) Hamas senior leader Ismail Haniyah, standing in front of a portrait of the radical group's slain spiritual guide Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, addresses the crowd during rally by the radical group in the former Jewish settlement of Neve Dekalim in the southern Gaza Strip, 16 September 2005. - The Palestinian militant group Hamas said on July 31, 2024, its political leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in an Zionist strike in Iran, where he was attending the inauguration of the country's new president, and vowed the act "will not go unanswered". — AFP
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh assassinated in Zionist strike
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Minister of Finance and Minister of State for Economic Affairs and Investment Dr Anwar Al-Mudhaf with Morocco's Ambassador to Kuwait Ali bin Issa. - KUNA
Kuwait’s investments in Morocco reach $1.5 bn