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Ahmad al-Mesmari, spokesman for Haftar's forces, addresses the media in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on January 6, 2020. - Forces of Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar announced they had taken control of the coastal city of Sirte from factions loyal to the Tripoli government. Sirte, some 450 kilometres (280 miles) east of the capital Tripoli, had been held by forces allied with the UN-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) since 2016. (Photo by Abdullah DOMA / AFP)
Haftar forces take control of Sirte as Turkey sends troops
BENGHAZI, Libya: Ahmad Al-Mesmari, spokesman for Haftar's forces, addresses the media in this eastern city yesterday. – AFP BENGHAZI, Libya: Forces of Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar yesterday said they had taken control of the coastal city of Sirte from factions loyal to the Tripoli government. Sirte, some 450 km east of the capital Tripoli, had been held by forces allied with the UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) since 2016....
A drone picture taken on January 4, 2020 shows a model posing on a desert road in Dubai. (Photo by GIUSEPPE CACACE / AFP)
UAE launches multi-entry visas
DUBAI: A drone picture taken on Jan 4, 2020 shows a model posing on a desert road in Dubai. – AFP DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates yesterday introduced a multiple-entry visa scheme valid for five years for all nationalities, with the aim of turning the Gulf state into a tourism hub. "#UAE Cabinet chaired by @HHShkMohd, approves new amendment for tourist visas in #UAE," the government of Dubai Media Office tweeted, referring to Sheikh Mohammed...
Juventus' Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo outruns defenders during the Italian Serie A football match Juventus vs Cagliari on January 6, 2020 at the Juventus Allianz stadium in Turin. (Photo by Marco Bertorello / AFP)
Ronaldo hat-trick lifts Juventus
JTURIN: Juventus' Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo outruns defenders during the Italian Serie A football match Juventus vs Cagliari yesterday at the Juventus Allianz stadium in Turin. - AFP MILAN: Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first Serie A hat-trick to lift Juventus top of the table with a 4-0 win over Cagliari yesterday as Zlatan Ibrahimovic was not enough for AC Milan as he made his debut in a goalless draw against Sampdoria. Portugal...
The Australian team poses with the Trans-Tasman Trophy after winning the series on the fourth day of the third cricket Test match between Australia and New Zealand at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney on January 6, 2020. (Photo by JEREMY NG / AFP) / -- IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE --
Lyon roars as Australia crush New Zealand to sweep series
TSYDNEY: The Australian team poses with the Trans-Tasman Trophy after winning the series on the fourth day of the third cricket Test match between Australia and New Zealand at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney yesterday. - AFP SYDNEY: Nathan Lyon captured five for 50 and 10 match wickets as Australia crushed New Zealand by 279 runs yesterday, capping a golden domestic summer as they swept the three-Test series. The off-spinner led the powerful...
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Drug developers take fresh aim at 'guided-missile' cancer drugs
STEVENAGE: File photo shows a scientist studies cancer cells inside white blood cells through a microscope at the GSK research centre in Stevenage. FRANKFURT/ZURICH: Dozens of drugmakers are conducting human trials for a record 89 therapies that pair antibodies with toxic agents to fight cancer, evidence of renewed confidence in an approach that has long fallen short of its promise, an analysis compiled for Reuters shows. These antibody-drug...
Attendees listen to a discussion of streaming services during the 2020 Tech Trends to Watch press conference at the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), in Las Vegas, Nevada, on January 5, 2020. - CES is one of the largest tech shows on the planet, showcasing more than 4,500 exhibiting companies representing the entire consumer technology ecosystem. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP)
Major technology show kicks off; record spending expected in US
LAS VEGAS: Attendees listen to a discussion of streaming services during the 2020 Tech Trends to Watch press conference at the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Sunday. - AFP LAS VEGAS: Consumer technology spending is getting a boost from wearables, smart devices and streaming media services and should hit record levels in the United States this year, organizers of a major tech gathering said Sunday. Kicking off the...
US actor Billy Porter arrives for the 77th annual Golden Globe Awards on January 5, 2020, at The Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by VALERIE MACON / AFP)
Hollywood stars shine on Globes red carpet
US actor Billy Porter arrives for the 77th annual Golden Globe Awards on Sunday at The Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills, California. - AFP photos Hollywood's brightest stars sparkled Sunday on the red carpet at the Golden Globes, the first showbiz awards gala of 2020. Under sunny skies, the best and brightest of film and television gathered at the Beverly Hilton in their finest for the ceremony, hosted by British comedian Ricky Gervais....
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Kamco Invest: A new identity, a new era
KUWAIT: Faisal Mansour Sarkhou announces the completion of KAMCO's merger process with Global Investment House and the new identity yesterday. KUWAIT: Kamco Investment Company K.S.C. (Public), a regional non-banking financial powerhouse with one of the largest AUMs in the region, announced its new identity, "Kamco Invest", after completing the legal, operational and integration merger processes with Global Investment House (Global) marking the...
Libyan mourners offer condolences to each other during the funeral of army cadets, who were killed in an air strike on a military school, in the Martyrs Square of Libya's capital Tripoli on January 5, 2020. - At least 28 people were killed and dozens injured on Saturday in an air strike on a military school in the Libyan capital Tripoli, a ministry spokesman said. At the time of the strike the cadets were gathered on a parade ground before going to their dormitories, he added. The military school is in al-Hadba al-Khadra, a residential sector of the Libyan capital. (Photo by Mahmud TURKIA / AFP)
Erdogan says Turkish troops have begun Libya deployment
TRIPOLI: Libyan mourners offer condolences to each other during the funeral of army cadets, who were killed in an air strike on a military school, in the Martyrs Square of Libya's capital Tripoli on Sunday. At least 28 people were killed and dozens injured on Saturday in an air strike on a military school in the Libyan capital Tripoli.-AFP ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday said Turkish soldiers had begun deploying to Libya...
Venezuelan opposition leader and self-proclaimed acting president Juan Guaido is helped to climb a railing in an attempt to reach the National Assembly building in Caracas, on January 5, 2020. - Venezuela's opposition lawmaker Luis Parra -a rival to Juan Guaido- declared himself parliament speaker, as Guaido and fellow opposition lawmakers were blocked from entering the National Assembly. Guaido had been expected to be re-elected parliament speaker but only regime lawmakers and opposition deputies critical of Guaido were allowed to enter the building. (Photo by Federico Parra / AFP)
Both Guaido and rival claim to be Venezuela's parliament speaker
VCARACAS: Venezuelan opposition leader and self-proclaimed acting president Juan Guaido is helped to climb a railing in an attempt to reach the National Assembly building in Caracas, on Sunday.-AFP CARACAS: Opposition leader Juan Guaido and a rival lawmaker, Luis Parra, both claimed to be Venezuela's parliament speaker on Sunday following two separate votes and accusations of a "parliamentary coup." Guaido was re-elected speaker by opposition...
Supporters, students, media representatives and police force stand outside the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) gate in New Delhi on January 6, 2020. - Protests are planned across India on January 6 after a rampage by masked assailants wielding batons and iron rods at a top university left more than two dozen injured. The traditionally left-leaning Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in New Delhi has become a hotbed of protest after a new citizenship bill was brought in that critics say is anti-Muslim. (Photo by Money SHARMA / AFP)
Masked goons strike terror in Delhi university
NEW DELHI: Supporters, students, media representatives and police force stand outside the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) gate in New Delhi yesterday. - AFP NEW DELHI: Protests were held across India yesterday after masked assailants wielding batons and iron rods went on a rampage at a top Delhi university, leaving more than two dozen injured. Controversy over Sunday's violence at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) comes as a new challenge to...
A long exposure picture shows a car commuting on a road as the sky turns red from smoke of the Snowy Valley bushfire on the outskirts of Cooma on January 4, 2020. - Up to 3,000 military reservists were called up to tackle Australia's relentless bushfire crisis on January 4, as tens of thousands of residents fled their homes amid catastrophic conditions. (Photo by SAEED KHAN / AFP)
Troops deployed across fire-hit Australia after horror weekend
COOMA, Australia: A long exposure picture shows a car commuting on a road as the sky turns red from smoke of the Snowy Valley bushfire on the outskirts of Cooma. –AFP EDEN, Australia: Reserve troops were deployed to fire-ravaged regions across three Australian states yesterday after a torrid weekend that turned swathes of land into smoldering, blackened hellscapes. The bushfires have now destroyed an area the size of Ireland, according to...
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TOKYO: People walk along an underground concourse leading to the subway in Tokyo on May 16, 2024. Japan's economy suffered a worse-than-expected contraction in the first quarter, official data showed May 16, in further bad news for its unpopular government.-- AFP
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