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New York museums, galleries to reopen from August 24
New York's famed Metropolitan Museum of Art, which normally welcomes seven million visitors a year, said it would reopen on August 29. -AFP New York's museums, art galleries and other cultural institutions will be allowed to reopen starting August 24, state governor Andrew Cuomo said Friday after a five-month shutdown due to the coronavirus. However, there will be mandatory face masks, timed ticketing with staggered entry and just 25 percent...
Lyon's players celebrate their win at the end of the UEFA Champions League quarter-final football match between Manchester City and Lyon at the Jose Alvalade stadium in Lisbon on August 15, 2020. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / various sources / AFP)
Lyon stun Man City, book semis
LISBON: Lyon's players celebrate their win at the end of the UEFA Champions League quarter-final football match between Manchester City and Lyon at the Jose Alvalade stadium in Lisbon on August 15, 2020. - AFP LISBON: Moussa Dembele broke his Champions League drought in timely fashion in Lisbon on Saturday after Maxwel Cornet again proved a thorn in Manchester City's side with his fourth goal in three games against the Premier League...
(FILES) In this file photo taken on October 25, 2011, Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni (L) rides a bike he won as the man of the tournament as teammate Praveen Kumar (C) and Suresh Raina ride with him after winning the final one day international (ODI) match between India and England at Eden Gardens Cricket Stadium in Kolkata. - M.S. Dhoni announced his retirement from India's national team on Saturday but the cricket legend will carry on playing in the Indian Premier League. Meanwhile Indian batsman and Dhoni's teammate in the Chennai team Suresh Raina also announced his international retirement. (Photo by Dibyangshu SARKAR / AFP)
'Captain Cool' Dhoni: From ticket collector to India cricket icon
KOLKATA: In this file photo, Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni (left) rides a bike he won as the man of the tournament as teammate Praveen Kumar (center) and Suresh Raina ride with him after winning the final one day international (ODI) match between India and England at Eden Gardens Cricket Stadium in Kolkata. - AFP NEW DELHI: When MS Dhoni smashed the six that won the World Cup for India in 2011, it instantly became an iconic moment...
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - AUGUST 15: Dylan Carlson #3 of the St. Louis Cardinals slides into second base with a double in the 5th inning ahead of the tag attempt by Tim Anderson #7 of the Chicago White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field on August 15, 2020 in Chicago, Illinois. Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images/AFPn== FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==
Cardinals sweep DH vs White Sox in return
CHICAGO: Dylan Carlson #3 of the St Louis Cardinals slides into second base with a double in the 5th inning ahead of the tag attempt by Tim Anderson #7 of the Chicago White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field on August 15, 2020. - AFP CHICAGO: Playing for the first time since July 29 because of a COVID-19 outbreak that ravaged the roster, the St Louis Cardinals swept the host Chicago White Sox in a doubleheader on Saturday. Taking the field with 10...
(FILES) In this file photo taken on August 14, 2019 A TV screen shows the numbers after the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City. - US officials on August 6, 2020 proposed toughening rules for Chinese companies listed on American stock exchanges as recent scandals have prompted concerns about the reliability of some of the firms' documents. (Photo by Johannes EISELE / AFP)
Biden victory? Wall Street prices in Nov outcomes
NEW YORK: A TV screen shows the numbers after the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City. - AFP NEW YORK: Investors are girding their portfolios for market moves ahead of the US presidential vote, as election season kicks into higher gear with the Democratic National Convention in the coming week. Though elections have loomed large on investors' radar this year, their influence on markets has taken a backseat to the...
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Algeria turns to Islamic finance to rev up growth
In Algeria, Africa's largest nation and home to 43 million people, most transactions are done in cash circulating outside the formal banking sector, said professor Mohamed Boudjelal, an expert on Islamic finance. - AFP ALGIERS: Algeria has launched Islamic finance products in a bid to attract money from the informal market, but bankers warn it will take more to fix the country's struggling economy. Falling oil prices and the coronavirus pandemic...
In this photograph taken on July 31, 2020, a customer wearing a facemask as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus tries a necklace made of gold at jewellery shop 'DB Zaveri Pvt Ltd' in Ahmedabad. - As gold's value skyrockets, jewellers in India, traditionally one of the world's hottest markets, are struggling -- with shops shut, sales down and craftsmen staying home due to coronavirus fears. (Photo by SAM PANTHAKY / AFP) / TO GO WITH: NDIA-ECONOMY-GOLD-JEWELLERY-VIRUS by Ammu Kannampilly
Bling no longer king in India as gold loses its shine
AHMEDABAD: A customer wearing a facemask as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus tries a necklace made of gold at jewelry shop 'DB Zaveri Pvt Ltd' in Ahmedabad. As gold's value skyrockets, jewelers in India, traditionally one of the world's hottest markets, are struggling -- with shops shut, sales down and craftsmen staying home due to coronavirus fears. - AFP MUMBAI: Jewelers in the traditionally lucrative Indian gold market...
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Kuwait reports 508 new COVID-19 cases, three deaths
KUWAIT: Kuwait's Ministry of Health said yesterday 508 people tested positive for the novel coronavirus, while three persons died of COVID-19 infection in the past 24 hours. Ministry spokesman Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad said that total registered infections reached 76,205, while the tally of fatalities topped 501. Earlier yesterday, the ministry announced the recovery of 616 people, raising the total number of recovered COVID-19 patients in Kuwait to...
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Sudden reduction of expats could backfire: Panel
The National Assembly By B IzzakKUWAIT: The National Assembly's human resources panel studying ways to reduce the number of expats in the country said in a study that a sudden reduction of large numbers of expats could have a serious negative impact on the domestic economy. The panel said a swift reduction will diminish the market's purchasing power, severely impact the real estate market, as many apartments will be vacant, impact the labor...
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Sixty forged visas sold for KD 20,000
KUWAIT: Detectives arrested a man who sold 60 forged visas to a domestic helper's office in Kuwait for KD 20,000, Al-Qabas reported yesterday. In their statements to police, the Hawally office's managers said that they had agreed to pay the money to the man, Pakistani, back in February after he convinced them he can help them issue visas for 60 Indian domestic helpers, using his connections since he works as a 'mandoub' (company...
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Shamal Az-Zour Company debuts on Boursa Kuwait
Az-Zour North One Power and Water Plant. KUWAIT: Shamal Az-Zour Al-Oula Power and Water Company KSCP yesterday made its debut on Boursa Kuwait's Premier Market at 9:00am. The company is the first power generation and water desalination company to list on the exchange, and the first Private Public Partnership (PPP) project listed on the exchange.Chairman of Shamal Az-Zour Al-Oula Power and Water Company, Engineer Husam Abdullah Al-Roumi, said:...
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Salon owners fear massive losses due to long list of bans
KUWAIT: Many salon owners in Kuwait were not happy with the Cabinet's decision to move the resumption of work in barbershops and salons from phase five to phase four, which they say has caused public dissatisfaction due to the limited services that will be provided, as services such as beard shaving, scrubs, Moroccan and Turkish baths, sauna, Jacuzzi and others remain banned.Kuwait local daily Al-Rai visited a number of barbershops to check...
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