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Uganda police arrest pop-star MP Bobi Wine, gas supporters
KAMPALA: Bobi Wine walks handcuffed together with another prisoner before boarding the prison bus leading him to Luzira maximum prison in Kampala yesterday.-AFP KAMPALA: Ugandan police yesterday arrested singer-turned-politician Bobi Wine and sprayed teargas to disperse his supporters as he sought to kick off public meetings ahead of presidential elections next year. Wine, a popular figure among young Ugandans, announced last year he would...
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KUWAIT: Kuwait City's skyline during sunset. - Photo by Nadirsyah Ramli (KUNA)
Liverpool's Spanish goalkeeper Adrian (C) punches the ball clear during the English FA Cup third round football match between Liverpool and Everton at Anfield in Liverpool, north west England on January 5, 2020. (Photo by Paul ELLIS / 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. /
Liverpool teenagers sink Everton
LIVERPOOL: Liverpool's Spanish goalkeeper Adrian (C) punches the ball clear during the English FA Cup third round football match between Liverpool and Everton at Anfield in Liverpool, north west England yesterday. - AFP LONDON: Liverpool inflicted fresh misery on Merseyside rivals Everton as a superb strike from teenager Curtis Jones sealed a 1-0 win in the FA Cup third round yesterday. Jones' second half curler sent Anfield in ecstasy as the...
TOPSHOT - A large crowd surrounds the coffins of slain top commander Qasem Soleimani and Iraqi paramilitary chief Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, as they are transported atop a vehicle after their arrival at Ahvaz International Airport in southwestern Iran on January 5, 2020. - A tide of mourners packed the streets of the Iranian city of Ahvaz today to pay respects to top general Qasem Soleimani, days after he was killed in a US strike. (Photo by FATEMEH RAHIMAVIAN / fars news / AFP)
Iraq calls to expel US troops as Iranians mourn Soleimani
AHVAZ, Iran: Large crowds surround the coffins of slain Iranian top commander Qasem Soleimani and Iraqi paramilitary chief Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis as they are transported atop a vehicle after their arrival at Ahvaz International Airport yesterday. - AFP BAGHDAD/TEHRAN: Iraq's parliament called yesterday for US and other foreign military forces to leave amid a growing backlash against the US killing of a top Iranian military commander that has...
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$25m raised as Australia reels from fire fury
BEMBOKA, Australia: Residents commute on a road through thick smoke from bushfires in New South Wales state yesterday. - AFP EDEN, Australia: A global appeal to help Australian firefighters tackling catastrophic bushfires raised almost Aus$25 million yesterday, as swathes of the country suffered extensive damage and the death toll from the long-running crisis hit 24. East coast seaside towns were plunged into darkness, ash rained down on rural...
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Iraq militias claim killer drone took off from Kuwait
KUWAIT: HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah chairs a high-level security meeting yesterday. - KUNA KUWAIT: Two former MPs yesterday said some Iraqi militia groups have charged that the US drone used to kill powerful Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani had taken off from Kuwait. Former MP Abdulhameed Dashti, who fled Kuwait to escape lengthy jail terms, advised Kuwait to send its foreign minister to Tehran to discuss...
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Panel rejects 10% health insurance based on salary
Health insurance document KUWAIT: The National Assembly's health and labor committee yesterday rejected a proposal calling to make the health insurance fee 10 percent of expatriates' salaries as stated in the official labor contract. The proposal was first submitted by former MP Waleed Al-Tabtabaei and later adopted by MP Mohammad Hayef. Regardless of the amount of the salaries of expatriates, the proposal calls to fix the annual health...
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Kuwait inks 15-yr deal to import gas from Qatar
KUWAIT: Kuwaiti Oil Minister Khaled Al-Fadhel (right) and Qatari Minister of State for Energy Affairs Saad Al-Kaabi are seen at the signing ceremony yesterday. - KUNA KUWAIT: State-owned Kuwait Petroleum Corp yesterday signed a long-term contract with Qatar Petroleum to purchase three million tons of liquefied natural gas per year, a statement said. Kuwait, which is rich in oil but falls short in gas production, is currently importing 2.5...
A mahout sits on an elephants during an elephant beauty pageant in Sauraha Chitwan, some 150km southwest of Kathmandu, on January 2, 2020. - The Chitwan Elephant Festival is celebrated with elephant football games and an elephant beauty pageant. (Photo by PRAKASH MATHEMA / AFP)
Nepal elephant fest scrutinized for beauty and bruises
A mahout sits on an elephants during an elephant beauty pageant in Sauraha Chitwan, some 150km southwest of Kathmandu. The Chitwan Elephant Festival is celebrated with elephant football games and an elephant beauty pageant. - AFP) Hundreds cheered as the three beauty contest finalists strolled out into the middle of the grounds and raised their painted trunks to the judges - symbols of all that is admired and denounced at Nepal's annual...
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Gulf markets plunge on US-Iran tensions
KUWAIT: A woman checks share prices at the Boursa Kuwait in this file photo.- Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat DUBAI: Kuwaiti and Saudi stocks led Gulf stocks sharply lower in late afternoon trade yesterday in the wake of a US drone strike in Baghdad that killed Iran's military commander. Shares of oil giant Saudi Aramco fell 1.7 percent to their lowest level since listing last month in a record initial public offering (IPO). Aramco shares dropped to...
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AI beats human breast cancer diagnosis
PARIS: A computer program can identify breast cancer from routine scans with greater accuracy than human experts, researchers said in what they hoped could prove a breakthrough in the fight against the global killer. Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in women, with more than two million new diagnoses last year alone. Regular screening is vital in detecting the earliest signs of the disease in patients who show no obvious...
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Fans of K-pop's Blackpink superstar Lisa pummel Thai cafe
A "closed" sign is seen on the door of the popular MQQN retro cafe in Bangkok yesterday. - AFP A Bangkok cafe drew the wrath of thousands of fans of K-pop girl group Blackpink, following "inappropriate" comments posted by the owner about a visit from Thai superstar member Lalisa Manoban. Referred to as "Lisa" by fans, the Thai member of South Korean pop group Blackpink shared pictures on Instagram from a photoshoot at MQQN Cafe in Bangkok on...
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KUWAIT: A Kuwaiti jeweler arranges gold items at his shop in Kuwait City. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Gold prices drop notably
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DHAKA: Garment workers sewing clothes at a Snowtex Group textile factory in Dhamrai, a sub-district in Dhaka. - AFP
US buyers halt orders from major garment producer Bangladesh
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LOS ANGELES: Protesters hold signs and flags and a large balloon with an image of US President Donald Trump during the nationwide "Hands Off!" protest against Trump and his advisor, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, in downtown Los Angeles on April 5, 2025. — AFP photos
Americans rally against Trump ‘devastation’
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A Palestinian man walks past a closed shop, during a general strike demanding an end to the Gaza war, in the old city of Hebron in the Israeli occupied West Bank on April 7, 2025 - AFP
Kuwaiti firms join strike for Gaza
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KUWAIT: Minister of State for Municipal Affairs Abdullatif Al-Meshari, accompanied by senior officials, visits Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh on April 7, 2025.
Labor cities needed to tackle Jleeb challenges