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HOUSTON, TEXAS - AUGUST 24: Shohei Ohtani #17 of the Los Angeles Angels strikes out in the first inning against the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park on August 24, 2020 in Houston, Texas. Bob Levey/Getty Images/AFP
Pujols, second in all-time RBIs, Brewers overpower Reds
HOUSTON: Shohei Ohtani #17 of the Los Angeles Angels strikes out in the first inning against the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas. - AFP HOUSTON: Framber Valdez struck out 11, Kyle Tucker hit a home run and Carlos Correa hit a three-run double as the Houston Astros returned home to end a three-game losing streak with an 11-4 victory Monday against the Los Angeles Angels. The Angels' Albert Pujols made history when he moved...
England's James Anderson (R) bowls on the fourth day of the third Test cricket match between England and Pakistan at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton, southern England on August 24, 2020. (Photo by Alastair Grant / POOL / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. NO ASSOCIATION WITH DIRECT COMPETITOR OF SPONSOR, PARTNER, OR SUPPLIER OF THE ECB
Silverwood urges England to finish strong, help get Anderson to 600th Test wickets
SOUTHAMPTON: England's James Anderson (R) bowls on the fourth day of the third Test cricket match between England and Pakistan at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton, southern England. - AFP SOUTHAMPTON: England coach Chris Silverwood urged his side to "finish strong" and help get James Anderson to 600 Test wickets following a frustrating day against Pakistan at Southampton on Monday. Anderson was left just one shy of becoming only the fourth bowler...
Motorists commute past an installation depicting a coffin, a mannequin wearing personal protective equipment, and a board showing COVID-19 coronavirus infection statistics for the area, in Jakarta on August 19, 2020. (Photo by ADEK BERRY / AFP)
Virus lockdowns limit IS attacks
JAKARTA: Motorists commute past an installation depicting a coffin, a mannequin wearing personal protective equipment, and a board showing COVID-19 coronavirus infection statistics for the area, in Jakarta. - AFP UNITED NATIONS: Coronavirus lockdowns appear to have reduced the threat of Islamic State group attacks in many countries, but the risk is greater in Iraq and Syria, a UN official said yesterday. While IS is now a shadow of the...
Medical staff wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) as a precautionary measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus approach Lei Muk Shue care home in Hong Kong on August 23, 2020. (Photo by May JAMES / May James / AFP)
Hong Kong: The first 'proven' case of COVID-19 reinfection
HONG KONG: Medical staff wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) as a precautionary measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus approach Lei Muk Shue care home in Hong Kong.- AFP PARIS: Researchers in Hong Kong Monday identified what they said was the first confirmed case worldwide of COVID-19 reinfection, raising questions about the durability of immunity, whether acquired naturally or with a vaccine. "Our study proves that immunity for COVID...
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (L) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu bump elbows ahead of making a joint statement to the press after meeting in Jerusalem, on August 24, 2020. - Pompeo arrived in Israel kicking off a five-day visit to the Middle East which will take him to Sudan, the United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain, focusing on Israel's normalising of ties with the UAE and pushing other Arab states to follow suit. (Photo by DEBBIE HILL / POOL / AFP)
US Secretary of State Mideast trip: Diplomacy or show for US voters?
JERUSALEM: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (left) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu bump elbows during a press briefing in Jerusalem. - AFP WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was accused Monday of using US foreign policy to support President Donald Trump's reelection bid after embarking on a trip to the Middle East, where he plans to remotely deliver an address to the Republican National Convention. Pompeo suddenly flew...
(FILES) In this file photo taken on September 29, 2019 Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny delivers a speech during a demonstration in Moscow. - Navalny's test results 'indicate poisoning' and long-term effects 'cannot be ruled out', Berlin hospital on August 24, 2020 said. (Photo by Yuri KADOBNOV / AFP)
Berlin hospital: Navalny tests 'indicate poisoning'
MOSCOW: In this file photo, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny delivers a speech during a demonstration in Moscow. Navalny's test results 'indicate poisoning' and long-term effects 'cannot be ruled out', Berlin hospital said. - AFP BERLIN: The Berlin hospital treating leading Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny said Monday that test results indicated he had been poisoned, although Russian doctors quickly responded that they had not found the...
Opposition supporters rally to protest against disputed presidential elections results in Minsk on August 24, 2020. (Photo by Sergei GAPON / AFP)
Belarus authorities arrest two leading opposition figures
MINSK: Opposition supporters rally to protest against disputed presidential elections results in Minsk.- AFP MINSK: The authorities in Belarus arrested two leading opposition figures on Monday and called a Nobel laureate in for questioning, a day after thousands of people defied the army to march demanding the downfall of President Alexander Lukashenko. Two weeks after an election which his opponents say he rigged, Lukashenko has shown little...
TOPSHOT - A youth peeks from behind between the shoulders of armed members of the Fatah movement, during a rally against the US-brokered UAE-Israel deal to normalise relations, at the Askar camp for Palestinian refugees east of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, on August 22, 2020. (Photo by JAAFAR ASHTIYEH / AFP)
After UAE-Israel deal, which Arab nation will next forge ties?
MUKHAYYAM ‘ASKAR: A youth peeks from behind between the shoulders of armed members of the Fatah movement, during a rally against the US-brokered UAE-Israel deal to normalize relations, at the Askar camp for Palestinian refugees east of Nablus. – AFP DUBAI: The UAE's decision to normalize ties with Israel has been welcomed by some Arab countries, but despite cheerleading from the US, others have rejected the idea and many approach it with...
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Kuwait registers three deaths, 432 COVID-19 cases
KUWAIT: Kuwait announced yesterday it registered three deaths that resulted from the novel coronavirus, while 432 people tested positive for the virus in the past 24 hours. Ministry of Health Spokesman Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad said that total deaths reached 518, and the tally of registered cases topped 80,960.He said cases in health zones were: 150 in Ahmadi, 83 in Farwaniya, 80 in Jahra, 60 in the Capital and 59 in Hawally. The health ministry...
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New curbs on visa transfers to private sector
KUWAIT: The Public Authority for Manpower yesterday issued a decision banning the transfer of government workers to the private sector and placed restrictions on the transfer of dependent visas to work visas in the private sector. Director General of the Public Authority for Manpower Ahmad Al-Moussa said the decisions are based on the instructions of Social Affairs Minister and State Minister for Economic Affairs Mariam Al-Aqeel.Moussa said...
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Expat women can sponsor children, as long as they meet conditions
KUWAIT: The residency affairs department retracted its verbal decision to stop transferring children's residencies to their mother in case the father leaves the country for good or dies, Al-Qabas reported yesterday quoting 'high ranking sources'.The sources said new instructions were issued to directors of residency subdivisions in all six governorates to resume receiving children's residency transfer applications sponsored by their mothers,...
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No new virus test required for trips of less than 4 days
By B Izzak and AgenciesKUWAIT/WASHINGTON: Kuwait's civil aviation authority said people who travel out of Kuwait and return within four days are not required to do a new PCR coronavirus test on their return. The authority has already extended the validity of the PCR test to four days instead of three (96 hours instead of 72 hours) for travelers returning to Kuwait or flying out of Kuwait. The authority said travelers who take the test and fly...
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