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Body of actress Naya Rivera recovered from US lake
US actress Naya Rivera and son Josey Hollis Dorsey arrive for the premiere of "The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part" at the Regency Village theatre on February 2, 2019 in Westwood, California.—AFP photos US officials on Monday found the body of “Glee” actress Naya Rivera in the Californian lake where she drowned last week during a boat trip with her four-year-old son. Rivera’s body was retrieved and an initial examination found no evidence...
(FILES) In this file photo taken on January 28, 2020 the logo of Chinese company Huawei is seen at their main UK offices in Reading, west of London. - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will reportedly decide this week whether to phase out the Chinese technology giant's equipment from the UK's 5G network because of persistent spying concerns. (Photo by DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS / AFP)
Britain set to ban Huawei from 5G
LONDON: In this file photo, the logo of Chinese company Huawei is seen at their main UK offices in Reading, west of London. - AFP LONDON: Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to ban Huawei from Britain's 5G network, angering China but delighting US President Donald Trump by signaling that the world's biggest telecoms equipment maker is no longer welcome in the West. The United States has pushed Johnson to reverse his January decision to grant...
Drivers queue to refill the tanks of their cars at a gas station in Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela, on July 2, 2020 amid the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. - The shortage of gasoline keeps being a headache for Venezuelans amid the new coronavirus pandemic, weeks after new fuel prices were inforced in a country where it used to be almost free. (Photo by Luis BRAVO / AFP)
Venezuela's fuel shortages persist despite Iran deliveries
MARACAIBO: Drivers queue to refill the tanks of their cars at a gas station in Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela.-AFP CARACAS: Long queues at gas stations around the country underscore Venezuela's continuing fuel shortages, despite Iran stepping in to help its Latin American ally with a major fuel shipment last month. "Iranian petrol is an illusion that has lasted a month," driver Nestor Hernandez told AFP in Maracaibo, the country's...
Real Madrid's Croatian midfielder Luka Modric (L) vies with Granada's Turkish defender Ismail Koybasi during the Spanish league football match Granada FC vs Real Madrid CF at Nuevo Los Carmenes stadium in Granada on July 13, 2020. (Photo by JORGE GUERRERO / AFP)
Real 'one win' to grab La Liga crown
GRANADA: Real Madrid's Croatian midfielder Luka Modric (left) vies with Granada's Turkish defender Ismail Koybasi during the Spanish league football match Granada FC vs Real Madrid CF at Nuevo Los Carmenes stadium in Granada on July 13, 2020. - AFP MADRID: Real Madrid need one victory to secure La Liga after they held off a second-half comeback from Granada on Monday to win 2-1 and move four points clear of Barcelona. With two games left, Madrid...
Southampton's Polish defender Jan Bednarek (C) wins a header in the build-up to their late equalizer during the English Premier League football match between Manchester United and Southampton at Old Trafford in Manchester, north-west England, on July 13, 2020. - The game finished 2-2. (Photo by Clive Brunskill / POOL / 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. /
Man Utd miss chance to move up to third in Premier League
MANCHESTER: Southampton's Polish defender Jan Bednarek (center) wins a header in the build-up to their late equalizer during the English Premier League football match between Manchester United and Southampton at Old Trafford in Manchester on July 13, 2020. The game finished 2-2. - AFP MANCHESTER: Manchester United missed the chance to move up to third in the Premier League on Monday after Michael Obafemi's 96th minute equalizer earned...
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TED talks tune into big ideas in Arab world
SAN FRANCISCO: A prestigious TED group dedicated to "ideas worth spreading" on Monday set out to provide a global stage for Arabic speaking thinkers, artists and change-makers. TED organizers at the US-based nonprofit Sapling Foundation announced that they teamed with the Qatar Foundation on a two-year initiative that will culminate with a flagship conference in Doha in 2022. This is the first time the TED Conference, known for an influential...
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Kuwait registers 666 new COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths
KUWAIT: Kuwait's Ministry of Health said Tuesday 666 people tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)  in the past 24 hours to increase registered cases to 56,174. Ministry spokesman Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad said three persons died of the virus, raising the total number of fatalities to 396. He added the new cases were of people who came into close contact with infected persons. Dr Sanad said 421 of the new cases were Kuwaiti citizens...
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MoI busts money laundering ring
Interior Minister Anas Al-Saleh KUWAIT: The interior ministry announced Monday dismantling of a money laundering ring, arresting two suspects and seizing valuable assets in a massive operation across the country. The move came after months of continuous monitoring and tracking of the criminal network as part of the ministry's efforts to counter money laundering, bribery, illicit gains and illegal acts that jeopardize public interest, the...
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Kuwait axes solar plant; Beirut seeks fuel from Kuwait
KUWAIT: The Cabinet cancelled plans to construct the Al-Dabdaba solar plant, which would have provided 15 percent of the oil sector's needs of electrical energy, due to the coronavirus pandemic. "The Cabinet decided to cancel the decisions on the project due to the spread of coronavirus and its impacts on the global oil and financial markets," it said after meeting on Monday.The project, which was to be carried out by Kuwait National Petroleum...
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Panel scraps prison terms for most media offenses
By B IzzakKUWAIT: The National Assembly's educational committee yesterday approved key amendments to the press and publication and audiovisual laws to scrap prison penalties for most offenses, head of the panel said. MP Awdah Al-Awdah said jail terms will however remain for insulting the Almighty and a few other issues. According to the amendment, the penalty will be only against violators and not against producers and directors of...
TOPSHOT - Penitentiary system guards carry an inmate with symptoms related to the novel coronavirus at the COVID-19 unit of San Juan de Dios hospital in Guatemala City on July 13, 2020. (Photo by Johan ORDONEZ / AFP)
Asia ramps up curbs; new clusters erupt
GUATEMALA CITY: Penitentiary system guards drag an inmate with symptoms related to the novel coronavirus at the COVID-19 unit of San Juan de Dios hospital on Monday. - AFP SYDNEY: Australian states tightened borders and restricted pub visits yesterday, while Disney prepared to close its Hong Kong theme park and Japan stepped up tracing as a jump in novel coronavirus cases across Asia fanned fears of a second wave of infections. Many parts of...
(FILES) In this file photograph taken on September 27, 2017, Rohingya refugees run for food being distributed at the Thangkhali refugee camp near Ukhia. - Nearly one in nine people in the world are going hungry, with the coronavirus pandemic exacerbating already worsening trends this year, according to a United Nations report published on July 13, 2020. Economic slowdowns and climate-related shocks are pushing more people into hunger, while nutritious foods remain too expensive for many, the report found. (Photo by DOMINIQUE FAGET / AFP)
Pandemic risks 'surge' in infectious disease deaths
UKHIA, Bangladesh: In this file photo taken on Sept 27, 2017, Rohingya refugees run for food being distributed at the Thangkhali refugee camp. - AFP PARIS: Poorer nations could see hundreds of thousands of additional deaths from HIV, tuberculosis and malaria as COVID-19 disrupts vital health services and access to life-saving treatment, new research warned yesterday. Modeling the impact in countries that will bear the brunt of the three diseases...
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