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Iran to execute man for spying for the CIA
Amir Rahimpour DUBAI: A man sentenced to death in Iran for spying for the CIA and attempting to pass on information about Tehran's nuclear program will be executed soon, authorities said yesterday, according to the semi-official Fars news agency. In another case, two people working for a charity were sentenced to 10 years in prison for spying and five years in prison for acting against national security on similar charges, judiciary spokesman...
Re-instated Malawi's Vice President Saulos Klaus Chilima (R) greets lawyers on February 3, 2020, in Lilongwe, prior a Malawi constitutional court ruling which annulled the results of a May 2019 vote that re-elected the then incumbent president. - Malawi's main opposition party welcomed the constitutional court's decision to annul last year's presidential election results over irregularities and vote rigging. (Photo by AMOS GUMULIRA / AFP)
Malawians, oppn celebrate after presidential vote result annulled
LILONGWE: Re-instated Malawi's Vice President Saulos Klaus Chilima (right) greets lawyers on in Lilongwe, prior a Malawi constitutional court ruling which annulled the results of a May 2019 vote that re-elected the then incumbent president. - AFP LILONGWE: Malawi opposition supporters celebrated overnight after a landmark court ruling that declared incumbent President Peter Mutharika was "not duly elected" in a disputed 2019 vote. The country's...
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Nadal to inaugurate Rafa Nadal Tennis Academy Kuwait with historic match
Rafael Nadal arrives in Kuwait. KUWAIT: The world's best tennis player, Rafael Nadal, will serve up the start of a new era for the sport of tennis when he inaugurates the Rafa Nadal Tennis Academy Kuwait, a training and developmental hub at the all-new Shaikh Jaber Al Abdullah Al Jaber Al Sabah International Tennis Complex, with an special match today (5th February).The 19-time Grand Slam champion will face former top-ranking ATP player David...
People wearing masks walk along a business street in Beijing on February 4, 2020. - The number of total infections in China's coronavirus outbreak has passed 20,400 nationwide with 3,235 new cases confirmed, the National Health Commission said on February 4. (Photo by WANG Zhao / AFP)
China readies measures to stabilize economy
BEIJING: People wearing masks walk along a business street in Beijing yesterday. Chinese policymakers are readying measures to support an economy jolted by a coronavirus outbreak that is expected to have a devastating impact on first-quarter growth, policy sources said. - AFP BEIJING: Chinese policymakers are readying measures to support an economy jolted by a coronavirus outbreak that is expected to have a devastating impact on first-quarter...
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Blinded by light, firefly species face extinction
THAILAND: This handout photograph taken in an unlocated place in Thailand in 2019 released by Tufts University on February 3, 2020, shows a firefly display tree. – AFP PARIS: Fireflies are in deep trouble, with many species facing extinction due to habitat loss and exposure to pesticides, according to the first major review of their global status, published Monday. Adding irony to injury, one of Nature's most entrancing spectacles is also...
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'Serf' comedy becomes top grossing Russian film
A man walks past a ticket machine displaying an advertisement for the movie "Serf" on its screen at a cinema in Moscow yesterday.-AFP A comedy that tells the story of a misbehaving rich kid waking up as a 19th century serf has become the highest grossing Russian film of all time in its home market. Since its release in late December, "Serf" has garnered more than 3 billion rubles ($47 million) in Russia and a number of post-Soviet countries...
(FILES) In this file photo taken on January 5, 2017 a s BlackBerry smartphone, is shown off behind closed doors at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. - Chinese electronics group TCL will stop producing BlackBerry-branded smartphones this year, the companies said on February 3, 2020, leaving it unclear whether that will be the end of the line for the once-dominant handsets.At the end of August, TCL will no longer have rights to design, make or sell BlackBerry smartphones, the Canadian company said in a message shared on Twitter. (Photo by Glenn CHAPMAN / AFP)
TCL set to end deal making BlackBerry smartphones
In this file photo, a BlackBerry smartphone is shown off behind closed doors at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. - AFP SAN FRANCISCO: Chinese electronics group TCL will stop producing BlackBerry-branded smartphones this year, the companies said Monday, leaving it unclear whether that will be the end of the line for the once-dominant handsets. At the end of August, TCL will no longer have rights to design, make or sell BlackBerry...
A man wearing a facemask while using his phone stands in front of a mural in Hong Kong on February 4, 2020, as a preventative measure following a virus outbreak which began in the Chinese city of Wuhan. - Hong Kong on February 4 became the second place outside mainland China to report the death of a coronavirus patient as officials said they feared local transmissions were increasing in the densely populated city. (Photo by Anthony WALLACE / AFP)
Coronavirus sends Asia social media censors into overdrive
HONG KONG: A man wearing a facemask while using his phone stands in front of a mural in Hong Kong yesterday as a preventative measure following a virus outbreak which began in the Chinese city of Wuhan. Hong Kong yesterday became the second place outside mainland China to report the death of a coronavirus patient as officials said they feared local transmissions were increasing in the densely populated city. - AFP BANGKOK: Deluged by...
Sri Lankan Navy personnel fire a 21-gun salute to mark the island nation's 72nd Independence Day at the Galle Face promenade in Colombo on February 4, 2020. - Sri Lanka cemmemorates its independence from British rule on February 4, 1948. (Photo by LAKRUWAN WANNIARACHCHI / AFP)
Tamil-language anthem dropped from Sri Lanka independence party
COLOMBO: Sri Lankan Navy personnel fire a 21-gun salute to mark the island nation's 72nd Independence Day at the Galle Face promenade in Colombo yesterday. Sri Lanka commemorates its independence from British rule on February 4, 1948. - AFP COLOMBO: A Tamil-language version of Sri Lanka's national anthem was dropped from independence day celebrations yesterday, with critics saying the move was a setback to reconciliation after years of ethnic...
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KUWAIT: A stray cat looks on the camera as a man is seen in the background at a beach in Kuwait City. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
MIAMI, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 02: Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs raises the Vince Lombardi Trophy after defeating the San Francisco 49ers 31-20 in Super Bowl LIV at Hard Rock Stadium on February 02, 2020 in Miami, Florida. Jamie Squire/Getty Images/AFP
Mahomes sparks Chiefs to Super Bowl win
MIAMI: Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs raises the Vince Lombardi Trophy after defeating the San Francisco 49ers 31-20 in Super Bowl LIV at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida. - AFP MIAMI: Patrick Mahomes led a thrilling late comeback as the Kansas City Chiefs ended their 50-year wait for a Super Bowl crown with a 31-20 victory over the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday. Chiefs quarterback Mahomes shrugged off an error-strewn start to...
Palestinian Foreign Minster Riyad al-Maliki (R) delivers a speech during an emergency ministerial meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Jeddah on February 3, 2020, to address US President Donald Trump's Middle East plan. (Photo by - / AFP)
OIC rejects Trump plan; Kuwait says Palestine cause top priority
JEDDAH: Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad Al-Maliki (right) delivers a speech during an emergency ministerial meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) yesterday to address US President Donald Trump's Middle East plan. - AFP JEDDAH: The Organization of Islamic Cooperation yesterday rejected US President Donald Trump's peace plan for the Middle East, calling on its 57 member states not to help implement it. The pan-Islamic body,...
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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