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Captainless WTO in troubled water with no land in sight
This combination of file pictures (from left to right) shows Nigeria's Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala , ministry of former Foreign Minister Tudor Ulianovschi, Kenya's Foreign Minister Amina Chawahir Mohamed , Candidate for WTO Hamid Mamdouh, South Korean Trade Minister Yoo Myung-hee and Undersecretary for North America for the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs Jesus Seade. -- AFP GENEVA: As Roberto Azevedo leaves the World Trade...
(FILES) In this file photo taken on August 23, 2006 the logo of Nestle, the Swiss food giant, is seen on the company's Headquarters in Vevey. - Swiss food giant Nestle acquired American allergy specialist Aimmune Therapeutics it was announced on August 31, 2020. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)
Nestle to snap up US allergy specialist Aimmune
The logo of Nestle, the Swiss food giant, is seen on the company's Headquarters in Vevey. Swiss food giant Nestle acquired American allergy specialist Aimmune Therapeutics it was announced yesterday.-AFP ZURICH: Swiss food giant Nestle said yesterday it would acquire US allergy treatment company Aimmune Therapeutics in a deal valued at $2.6 billion (2.1 billion euros). Nestle Health Science (NHS), the Swiss company's nutritional medicine...
Lyon's players celebrate at the end of the UEFA Women's Champions League final football match between VfL Wolfsburg and Lyon at the Anoeta stadium in San Sebastian on August 30, 2020. (Photo by Alvaro Barrientos / POOL / AFP)
Lyon claim Women's Champions League title
SAN SEBASTIAN: Lyon's players celebrate with the trophy winning the UEFA Women's Champions League final football match between VfL Wolfsburg and Lyon at the Anoeta stadium in San Sebastian. - AFP SAN SEBASTIAN: Lyon continued their reign as Europe's dominant women's team on Sunday, beating Wolfsburg 3-1 in the Champions League final to win the trophy for the fifth year running with Japan star Saki Kumagai's goal proving crucial. Kumagai netted...
ORLANDO, FL - AUGUST 30: Lou Williams of the LA Clippers the game shoots against the Dallas Mavericks for Game six of the first round of the 2020 Playoffs as part of the NBA Restart 2020 on August 30, 2020 at AdventHealth Arena in Orlando, Florida. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2020 NBAE Jim Poorten/NBAE via Getty Images/AFP
Clippers eliminate Mavericks, Celtics rout Raptors 112-94
ORLANDO: Lou Williams of the LA Clippers the game shoots against the Dallas Mavericks for Game six of the first round of the 2020 Playoffs as part of the NBA Restart 2020 at AdventHealth Arena in Orlando, Florida. - AFP MIAMI: Kawhi Leonard finished with 33 points and 14 rebounds as the Los Angeles Clippers advanced to the second round of the NBA playoffs with a 111-97 victory over the injury-hampered Dallas Mavericks on Sunday. Leonard, last...
OLYMPIA FIELDS, ILLINOIS - AUGUST 30: Jon Rahm of Spain celebrates with the BMW trophy after winning on the first sudden-death playoff hole against Dustin Johnson (not pictured) during the final round of the BMW Championship on the North Course at Olympia Fields Country Club on August 30, 2020 in Olympia Fields, Illinois. Andy Lyons/Getty Images/AFP
Birdie bomb lifts Rahm to BMW playoff triumph over Johnson
OLYMPIA FIELDS: Jon Rahm of Spain celebrates with the BMW trophy after winning on the first sudden-death playoff hole against Dustin Johnson (not pictured) during the final round of the BMW Championship on the North Course at Olympia Fields Country Club in Olympia Fields, Illinois. - AFP WASHINGTON: Jon Rahm drained a swinging 60-foot birdie putt at the first playoff hole Sunday to win the US PGA Tour BMW Championship over world number one...
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Budget deficit projected at KD 14 billion
The National Assembly By B IzzakKUWAIT: The National Assembly budgets committee yesterday approved the state budget after introducing changes due to lower oil prices and also approved budgets of independent public agencies. But it only approved the final accounts of just five such agencies, the head of the panel said. MP Adnan Abdulsamad said the fiscal year's budget deficit is projected at KD 14 billion even after the Assembly last week issued...
A US-Israeli delegation led by US Presidential Adviser Jared Kushner (L) disembark from an El Al's airliner, upon landing on the tarmac on August 31, 2020, in the first-ever commercial flight from Israel to the UAE at the Abu Dhabi airport. - A US-Israeli delegation including White House advisor Jared Kushner took off on a historic first direct commercial flight from Tel Aviv to Abu Dhabi to mark the normalisation of ties between the Jewish state and the UAE. (Photo by KARIM SAHIB / AFP)
US, Israeli officials in 'historic' first commercial flight to UAE
A US-Israeli delegation led by US Presidential Adviser Jared Kushner disembarks from an El Al airliner upon landing yesterday at Abu Dhabi airport. - AFP ABU DHABI: Senior US and Israeli officials landed in the United Arab Emirates yesterday on a historic trip to finalize a pact marking open relations between Israel and the Gulf state, and they told Palestinians it was now time for them to negotiate peace. White House senior adviser Jared...
A wounded man takes a picture with the newly-appointed Prime Minister Mustapha Adib during his tour in Beirut's badly-hit Gemmayzeh neighbourhood, on August 31, 2020. - Lebanon's under-fire political leaders designated a new prime minister, the diplomat Mustapha Adib, to tackle the country's deep political and economic crisis, hours before French President Emmanuel Macron was due to visit. (Photo by - / AFP)
New Lebanon PM-designate vows reforms
BEIRUT: A wounded man takes a picture with newly-designated Prime Minister Mustapha Adib during his tour of the badly-hit Gemmayzeh neighborhood yesterday. - AFP BEIRUT: Lebanon's under-fire political leaders yesterday designated a new prime minister, the diplomat Mustapha Adib, to tackle the country's deep political and economic crisis, hours before French President Emmanuel Macron was due to visit. Mustapha Adib, 48, Lebanon's former envoy to...
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Former India president Mukherjee dies at 84
Pranab Mukherjee NEW DELHI: Former India president Pranab Mukherjee, a veteran powerbroker once described in leaked US diplomatic cables as "the ultimate Congress Party fixer", died Monday at the age of 84, his family said. He died of multiple organ failure after being admitted to hospital weeks ago, having also contracted coronavirus. The Bengal-origin politician was a protege of former premier Indira Gandhi and was a member of her cabinet when...
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Kuwait reports 1 death, 473 new COVID-19 cases
KUWAIT: Kuwait's Ministry of Health said yesterday 473 people tested positive for the coronavirus in the past 24 hours while one person died of the disease. Ministry spokesman Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad, in a statement to the press, said total deaths reached 531 and registered infections topped 85,109.He said distribution of cases as per health zones was as follows: 124 in Ahmadi, 111 in Farwaniya, 73 in Hawally, 90 in Jahra and 75 in the Capital. Dr...
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Kuwait, United States discuss boosting health cooperation
KUWAIT: Minister of Health Sheikh Dr Basel Al-Sabah meets with the Ambassador of the United States to Kuwait Alina L Romanowski. - KUNA KUWAIT: Kuwait's Minister of Health Sheikh Dr Basel Al-Sabah discussed with the Ambassador of the United States to Kuwait Alina L Romanowski ways to improve cooperation in the medical field between the two countries. During their meeting yesterday, the two sides discussed plans and programs for training doctors...
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Kuwait Teachers Society blasts education minister for 'mishandling COVID-19 crisis'
Education Minister Saud Al-Harbi KUWAIT: Kuwait Teachers Society (KTS) made harsh accusations against Education Minister Saud Al-Harbi in a statement, arguing that Harbi had lost the teachers' trust because of his reluctance, weakness and inability to make decisive decisions concerning unresolved educational issues. The statement also accused the minister of lacking the vision and strategy on the future of education in Kuwait, failing to achieve...
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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
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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