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People gather to listen to the set of French DJ and producer The Avener during a concert, the first public show in Nice since the shutdown due to the novel coronavirus, to celebrate the end of the health emergency on July 11, 2020, in Nice, southern France. (Photo by YANN COATSALIOU / AFP)

French mayor regrets lack of rules respect at Nice DJ set

People gather on the Baie des Anges to hear the set of French DJ and producer The Avener during a concert, the first public show in Nice since the shutdown to celebrate the end of the health emergency in Nice, southern France.—AFP photos The mayor of the French Mediterranean city of Nice on Sunday said he regretted a lack of social distancing at a shoreside DJ set thronged by partying crowds, vowing that in future masks would be obligatory at...

Cultural performers from the Maasai tribe wear cloth masks as they sing at their manyatta (village) in Talek in the Maasai Mara National Reserve, where their work of performing for visiting tourists has dwindled, in Talek in Maasai Mara, in the Narok county in Kenya.—AFP

Kenya wildlife reserves threatened as tourists stay away

Cultural performers from the Maasai tribe wear cloth masks as they sing at their manyatta (village) in Talek in the Maasai Mara National Reserve, where their work of performing for visiting tourists has dwindled, in Talek in Maasai Mara, in the Narok county in Kenya.—AFP In the majestic plains of the Maasai Mara, the coronavirus pandemic spells economic disaster for locals who earn a living from tourists coming to see Kenya’s abundant...

LONDON: Tottenham Hotspur’s Belgian defender Toby Alderweireld (3L) heads the ball to score during the English Premier League football match between Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. — AFP

Spurs leave it late to beat Arsenal

LONDON: Tottenham Hotspur’s Belgian defender Toby Alderweireld (3L) heads the ball to score during the English Premier League football match between Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. — AFP LONDON: Toby Alderweireld gave Tottenham a late 2-1 win over Arsenal as Jose Mourinho’s men climbed above their north London rivals, while Bournemouth kept their survival hopes alive with a chaotic 4-1 victory against...

SOUTHAMPTON: West Indies’ Shane Dowrich evades a short ball on the fifth day of the first Test cricket match between England and the West Indies at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton, southwest England. —-AFP

Former players hail ‘incredible’ Windies win on resumption

SOUTHAMPTON: West Indies’ Shane Dowrich evades a short ball on the fifth day of the first Test cricket match between England and the West Indies at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton, southwest England. —-AFP SOUTHAMPTON: Former England captain Michael Vaughan hailed West Indies’ “incredible” victory over England in the series opener and said their performance had been all the more remarkable given cricket was just returning from the...

LANDOVER: An advertisement for “Women of Washington Redskins” is seen on the outside of FedEx Field on July 7, 2020 in Landover, Maryland. After receiving recent pressure from sponsors and retailers, the NFL franchise is considering a name change to replace Redskins. The term “redskin” is a dictionary-defined racial slur for Native Americans. —AFP

NFL’s Redskins to change name after sponsor pressure over racism: Reports

LANDOVER: An advertisement for “Women of Washington Redskins” is seen on the outside of FedEx Field on July 7, 2020 in Landover, Maryland. After receiving recent pressure from sponsors and retailers, the NFL franchise is considering a name change to replace Redskins. The term “redskin” is a dictionary-defined racial slur for Native Americans. —AFP WASHINGTON: The NFL’s Washington Redskins will announce later they are changing their...

Top Trump aide warns of ‘strong actions’ on TikTok

The social media application logo TikTok is displayed on the screen of an iPhone, in Arlington, Virginia. —AFP SAN FRANCISCO: A top White House official said he expected President Trump to act firmly against the TikTok and WeChat social media apps, prompting an angry response from China yesterday. China dismissed White House trade advisor Peter Navarro’s comments as “ridiculous and narrow-minded”, and slammed the United States as...

NANJING: An investor looks at screens showing stock market movements at a securities company in Nanjing in China’s eastern Jiangsu province. —AFP

World shares approach 5-month peak

NANJING: An investor looks at screens showing stock market movements at a securities company in Nanjing in China’s eastern Jiangsu province. —AFP LONDON: World shares were approaching a five-month peak and the dollar slipped yesterday as investors wagered the earnings season would see most companies beat forecasts given expectations had been lowered by coronavirus lockdowns. The US earnings season kicks off this week with major Wall Street...

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Qatar’s top bank Q2 profit slides over COVID-19

DOHA: Qatar National Bank, the largest lender in the Middle East, said Sunday its net profits for the second quarter sank over the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. QNB net profit in the second quarter plunged 25.8 percent to 2.84 billion riyals ($780 million) compared to $1.05 billion in the same period a year ago, the bank said in a statement. The first quarter net profit of QNB, which has operations in 31 countries including Turkey,...

NEW YORK: The unprecedented increase will see total global corporate debt jump by 12 percent to around $9.3 trillion, adding to years of accumulation that has left the world’s most indebted firms owing as much as many medium-sized countries.

Virus bringing $1tn of global corporate debt in 2020: Report

NEW YORK: The unprecedented increase will see total global corporate debt jump by 12 percent to around $9.3 trillion, adding to years of accumulation that has left the world’s most indebted firms owing as much as many medium-sized countries. LONDON: Companies around the world will take on as much as $1 trillion of new debt in 2020, as they try to shore up their finances against the coronavirus, a new study of 900 top firms has estimated. The...

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By Abdellatif Sharaamorning while I was driving to work in downtown Kuwait, I noticed a driver driving erratically - with the full meaning of that word - so when at a point I was next to him keeping in mind to try to get away from him, he motioned to me to stop. I obliged, which is something that one should be careful nowadays because of several factors including the coronavirus and crime. The man seemed to be normal, in good health and...

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Mubarak Hospital patient sent home without medicine over unpaid bills

MUBARAK AL-KABIR HOSPITAL By Ben GarciaKUWAIT: An expat patient is struggling to pay hospital bills as the global pandemic continues to ravage Kuwait and many other nations around the world. Hannah, an Indian national living and working in Kuwait, brought her mother-in-law to Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital on July 9, 2020. Her mother-in-law, aged 58, was admitted at the public hospital as she was diagnosed with pancreatic illness. When she was...

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Assembly cancels session after virus cases detected

By B IzzakKUWAIT: National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem said yesterday that he decided to cancel a regular session of the Assembly today after the health ministry detected that a number of MPs and employees are infected with the coronavirus. The Assembly was scheduled to convene today and tomorrow to discuss a number of issues and debate a grilling against Finance Minister Barrak Al-Sheetan.Ghanem said he received a letter from health...

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