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TOPSHOT - Members of Syria's opposition National Liberation Front remotely-fire a rocket at a position near the village of al-Nayrab, about 14 kilometres southeast of the city of Idlib in northwestern Syria, amid clashes with government forces on February 20, 2020. (Photo by Muhammad HAJ KADOUR / AFP)
Fighting rages in Syria, people fleeing have nowhere to go
AN NAYRAB: Members of Syria's opposition National Liberation Front remotely-fire a rocket at a position near the village of Al-Nayrab amid clashes with government forces yesterday. - AFP AZAZ: Russian warplanes struck at rebel-held towns in northwest Syria again yesterday and Turkish artillery supported insurgent attacks elsewhere as officials from the two countries struggled to reach a compromise to halt an escalation in the Syrian war. In...
Steluta Duta takes part in a training session in Buzau, Romania, on January 17, 2020. - Steluta Duta was a teenaged orphan living on the streets when, one cold January day in 2002, she stepped through the door of a boxing gym in the town of Buzau and embarked on her unlikely path to becoming an elite athlete. (Photo by Daniel MIHAILESCU / AFP)
Romanian boxer inspires girls to knock out poverty
BUZAU: Steluta Duta takes part in a training session in Buzau, Romania. - AFP BUZAU: Steluta Duta was a teenaged orphan living on the streets when, one cold January day in 2002, she stepped through the door of a boxing gym in the town of Buzau and embarked on her unlikely path to becoming an elite athlete. Duta, whose first name means "little star", has fought for almost two decades in the ring, with every punch thrown bringing her closer to...
(FILES) This file photo taken on February 7, 2020 shows China's Wang Shanshan (L) and Thailand's Natthakarn Chinwong competing for the ball during the women's Olympic football tournament qualifier match between China and Thailand at Campbelltown Stadium in Sydney on February 7, 2020. - The coronavirus has destroyed the Tokyo Olympic dreams of some Chinese athletes and disrupted the preparations of others, forcing them to miss tournaments and train in strict isolation -- sometimes in masks. (Photo by JEREMY NG / AFP) / RO GO WITH: China health virus Oly 2020 CHN, FOCUS by Peter STEBBINGS nn -- IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE --
Isolated and training in masks: Coronavirus hits China's Olympic hopes
SYDNEY: China’s Wang Shanshan (left) and Thailand’s Natthakarn Chinwong compete for the ball during the women’s Olympic football tournament qualifier match in this file photo. The coronavirus has destroyed the Tokyo Olympic dreams of some Chinese athletes and disrupted the preparations of others, forcing them to miss tournaments and train in strict isolation -sometimes in masks. – AFP HONG KONG: The coronavirus has destroyed the Tokyo...
(FILES) In this file photo a woman kisses her dog while posing behind a heart-shaped pastry during a flashmob in Paris on February 14, 2014, to mark the launch of the website Wikilove.com, an online encyclopedia of love. - The idea that animals can experience love was once anathema to the psychologists who studied them, seen as a case of putting sentimentality before scientific rigor. (Photo by FRANCOIS GUILLOT / AFP)
What makes dogs so special? Science says love
In this file photo a woman kisses her dog while posing behind a heart-shaped pastry during a flashmob in Paris. The idea that animals can experience love was once anathema to the psychologists who studied them, seen as a case of putting sentimentality before scientific rigor. But a new book argues that, when it comes to dogs, the word is necessary to understanding what has made the relationship between humans and our best friends one of the most...
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US fashion college apologizes for 'racist' runway show
A prestigious New York fashion college apologized on Wednesday after a catwalk featuring models wearing large prosthetic red lips, ears and bushy eyebrows was branded racist. The president of the Fashion Institute of Technology said it was investigating the use of the accessories in the February 7 show, which was part of New York Fashion Week. Joyce Brown said it had not been the creator's intent to make a statement about race but "it is now...
The Berlinale 2020 film festival International Jury (L-R) German film producer Bettina Brokemper, Italian actor Luca Marinelli, French-Argentinian actress Berenice Bejo, Jury director British actor Jeremy Irons, US director Kenneth Lonergan, Palestinian-US film director and writer Annemarie Jacir and Brazilian director Kleber Mendonca Filho pose during a photocall on February 20, 2020, on the day of the official opening of the 70th Berlinale film festival in Berlin. - The 11-day Berlinale, one of Europe's most prestigious film extravaganzas alongside Cannes and Venice, celebrates its 70th anniversary in 2020 and will be running from February 20 to March 1, 2020. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP)
Clinton, Mirren and co in Berlin for 70th film fest
The Berlinale 2020 film festival International Jury (From left) German film producer Bettina Brokemper, Italian actor Luca Marinelli, French-Argentinian actress Berenice Bejo, Jury director British actor Jeremy Irons, US director Kenneth Lonergan, Palestinian-US film director and writer Annemarie Jacir and Brazilian director Kleber Mendonca Filho pose during a photocall yesterday, on the day of the official opening of the 70th Berlinale film...
Restaurant workers wear protective clothing as they prepare food to sell on the street outside their restaurant in Beijing on February 20, 2020. - China on February 20 touted a big drop in new virus infections as proof its epidemic control efforts are working, but the toll grew abroad with deaths in Japan and South Korea. (Photo by Greg Baker / AFP)
China cuts lending rate as economy struggles
BEIJING: Restaurant workers wear protective clothing as they prepare food to sell on the street outside their restaurant in Beijing yesterday. China cut the benchmark lending rate yesterday, as the authorities move to lower financing costs for businesses and support an economy jolted by a severe coronavirus outbreak. - AFP SHANGHAI/TOKYO: China cut the benchmark lending rate yesterday, as widely expected, as the authorities move to lower...
Workers from a disinfection service spray disinfectant as part of preventive measures against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, at a fruit and vegetable market in Daegu on February 20, 2020. - South Korea's coronavirus numbers nearly doubled February 20 -- almost half of them in a cluster centred on a sect in the city of Daegu -- and the country saw its first death of an infected patient. (Photo by - / YONHAP / AFP) / - South Korea OUT / REPUBLIC OF KOREA OUT NO ARCHIVES RESTRICTED TO SUBSCRIPTION USE
First South Korea virus patient dies as hospital cluster emerges
DAEGU, South Korea: Workers from a disinfection service spray disinfectant as part of preventive measures against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, at a fruit and vegetable market in Daegu yesterday.-AFP SEOUL: South Korea reported its first death from the novel coronavirus yesterday as a new cluster of infections emerged at a hospital and the country's total number of cases nearly doubled to more than 100. The man who died was in his 60s...
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Ahead of Trump's visit, Indian city of Agra cleans the swamp
AGRA: In the city of Agra, authorities are on a clean-up drive, including the polluted waters of the Yamuna river, that backs on to the monument complex. - File photo LUCKNOW: US President Donald Trump vowed to "drain the swamp" of lobbyists and elites in Washington DC. Now, one Indian city is racing to clean up a stagnant river as he prepares to visit. Trump arrives in India on Feb 24 on a maiden two-day trip that aims to repair bilateral...
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Trump ally Stone to be sentenced in case that has roiled Washington
WASHINGTON, DC: Roger Stone (right), former advisor to US President Donald Trump arrives with family members at court prior to his sentencing hearing yesterday in Washington, DC. - AFP WASHINGTON: Donald Trump's longtime aide Roger Stone will be sentenced in a case that has caused a stir in Washington following meddling by the US president and his attorney general. Stone, one of the Republican leader's allies and "oldest friends," was convicted...
Garment workers listen to speakers during a rally demanding an increase to their minimum wage in Dhaka September 21, 2013. EUTERS/Andrew Biraj
Bangladesh's first female Mideast envoy hopes to help abused women workers
DHAKA: Garment workers listen to speakers during a rally demanding an increase to their minimum wage in Dhaka.-Reuters DHAKA: Bangladesh's first woman ambassador in the Middle East is hoping her appointment will help female migrant workers in the region, with a mission to build a shelter at the embassy in Jordan for women laborers facing abuse or exploitation. Nahida Sobhan, 52, a career foreign service officer who has worked in Rome, Kolkata...
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Assembly launches probe into Airbus deal in subdued session
KUWAIT: Finance Minister Barrak Al-Shitan speaks during a National Assembly session yesterday. – KUNA By B IzzakKUWAIT: In a quiet session yesterday - contrary to the previous day - the National Assembly formed a fact-finding committee to investigate allegations of bribery in a deal Kuwait Airways signed six years ago with aircraft manufacturer Airbus. The move comes as Airbus faces a string of allegations from several countries of having...
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KUWAIT CITY: Jassim Al-Awadhi waits at a bus stop as a bus approaches in this file photo.
Disorganized bus network behind lacking transit system
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Kuwait's fencer Yusuf Al-Shamlan
Shamlan leaves Olympic Games
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KUWAIT: Young girls participate in Girl Up Kuwait's first conference which focused on the role of women in Kuwaiti society and politics.
Girl Up Kuwait: Young trailblazers give girls a voice
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Air Force carries out aeromedical evacuation exercise
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Kuwaiti pilots learn to fly Turkish Bayraktar drones