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SYDNEY: This screen grab released courtesy of Kathleen Folbigg on June 6, 2023 to the media shows Folbigg, who was jailed in 2003 after she was convicted of killing her four infant children, after being pardoned near Grafton in the north of New South Wales state. – AFP

Australian mother thanks 'science' for children murder pardon

SYDNEY: An Australian mother convicted of killing her children claimed a "victory for science" on Tuesday after an unexpected research breakthrough helped win her freedom after 20 years in prison. Kathleen Folbigg was jailed in 2003 after she was convicted of killing her four infant children, who died separately without explanation between 1989 and 1999. She was found guilty despite a lack of forensic evidence linking her to the deaths and...

AURIOL: Stephanie Singh, forestry engineer in charge of forestry and energy transition at the Regional Natural Park (PNR) of the Sainte-Baume in the Var, collects fruit from arbouses or strawberry trees in Auriol, southern France.- AFP

Strawberry boycott leaves Spanish farmers in a jam

MADRID: A German-led campaign to boycott Spanish strawberries over environmental concerns has enraged farmers and Spain's right wing, forcing a German parliamentary delegation to suspend its work Monday. The issue touches on increasingly-scarce water resources in the strawberry-growing heartlands of southern Spain where a regional government plan to legalise illegal berry farms has angered environmentalists and worried Brussels. Spearheaded by...

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Kuwait team set to participate in Special Olympics

KUWAIT: Director of Kuwait National Special Olympics Rihab Buresli said the Kuwait National Team is ready for participation in the 16th World Summer Special Olympics Games in Berlin - from June 12th until the 26th. Buresli said during a press conference at the Public Authority for Sport that the goal of the games (in which more than 7,000 athletes from 170 countries compete) is to integrate the disabled with their healthy peers in hopes of...

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Otaibi thanks Kuwait PM, honors shooters

By Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: The President of Kuwait and Arab Shooting Federations, Eng Duaij Khalaf Al-Otaibi, thanked HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah for his support as he honored those who were able to record remarkable success in Olympic and internationally. He said such support contributes largely to removing obstacles and raising the athletes’ morale.Al-Otaibi lauded the role of the technical and...

CUPERTINO: Apple’s new Vision Pro virtual reality headset is displayed during Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) at the Apple Park campus in Cupertino, California, on June 5, 2023. Apple on Monday unveiled its first-ever virtual reality headset challenging Facebook-owner Meta in a market that has yet to tempt users beyond videogamers and tech geeks. – AFP

Apple unveils Vision Pro

CUPERTINO: Apple on Monday unveiled its first mixed reality headset, challenging Facebook-owner Meta in a market that has yet to tempt users beyond videogamers and tech geeks. The release was the most significant product launch by the iPhone maker since it unveiled the Apple Watch in 2015. The Vision Pro, which was generally well received on Monday, will cost a hefty $3,499 and be available early next year in the United States only, the company...

TBILISI: A passenger plane of Azimuth Airline conducts the first direct flight from Moscow, arriving in Tbilisi. Last week, Russian President Vladimir Putin lifted a flight ban with Georgia, against which Russia fought a brief war in 2008. – AFP

Russia fly-around source of tension for airline industry

ISTANBUL: With travel between Asia and Europe booming the closure of Russian airspace is hobbling Western airlines while proving a boon for those from non-aligned nations not subject to Moscow’s wrath. For airlines on Russia’s airspace blacklist, avoiding the country which straddles 11 time zones in Europe and Asia is an expensive proposition. Travelling around Russia implies larger distances and longer flight times.A Paris-Beijing flight...

HAMBURG: Stuttgart’s German goalkeeper Florian Mueller (right) eyes the ball during the German Bundesliga relegation second-leg football match Hamburg SV v VfB Stuttgart in Hamburg on June 5, 2023. - AFP

Stuttgart secure Bundesliga status

BERLIN: Stuttgart secured their Bundesliga status with a 3-1 victory at Hamburg (6-1 aggregate) in Monday’s relegation playoff return leg, ensuring another season in the second division for the fallen giants. Two second-half goals from French midfielder Enzo Millot and an injury time strike from DR Congo’s Silas overturned a 1-0 halftime deficit, ensuring the 16th-placed Stuttgart remain in the top division next season.The loss means Hamburg,...

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India captain coy over Ashwin role in WTC final

LONDON: India captain Rohit Sharma was tight-lipped on whether star spinner Ravichandran Ashwin would feature in the World Test Championship final starting on Wednesday. Rohit's men will bid to be crowned Test world champions for the first time when they face Australia at the Oval. The last time India played a Test at the London ground, in 2021, they left out Ashwin despite the star off-spinner's excellent record -- 474 wickets at 23.93 in 92...

LAS VEGAS: Sergei Bobrovsky #72 of the Florida Panthers makes a save against Mark Stone #61 of the Vegas Golden Knights as Aaron Ekblad #5 and Aleksander Barkov #16 of the Panthers defend in the first period of Game Two of the 2023 NHL Stanley Cup Final at T-Mobile Arena on June 05, 2023.- AFP

Knights thrash Panthers in Stanley Cup, lead 2-0

LOS ANGELES: The Vegas Golden Knights thrashed the Florida Panthers 7-2 to take a 2-0 lead in the National Hockey League's Stanley Cup final series on Monday. The Knights, who romped to a 5-2 victory in game one on Saturday, once again overpowered Florida on a miserable night for the Panthers at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky was yanked from the game in the second period after conceding four goals from 13...

Brazilian singer Astrud Gilberto.

‘Girl from Ipanema’ singer Astrud Gilberto dead at 83

Astrud Gilberto, the Brazilian singer whose soft, beguiling voice made “The Girl from Ipanema” a worldwide sensation in the 1960s and provided a huge boost to the budding bossa nova genre, has died at age 83, her family said. “I come bearing the sad news that my grandmother became a star today and is next to my grandfather Joao Gilberto,” Sofia Gilberto wrote on social media early Tuesday.The singer was born in Salvador, capital of...

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Deezer to detect AI-generated music clones

Music streaming app Deezer said Tuesday it was launching a tool to detect and tag songs with AI-generated vocal clones in a bid to protect the revenues of the real artists. Artificial Intelligence tools have recently allowed people to recreate the sound of famous artist vocals, from The Beatles to Oasis. “Heart on a Sleeve”, a track featuring AI-generated copycats of Drake and The Weeknd, racked up millions of hits on TikTok and other...

Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, arrives to the Royal Courts of Justice, Britain's High Court, in central London.--AFP

Prince Harry tells UK court of lifelong ‘press invasion’

Prince Harry on Tuesday said he had suffered lifelong “press invasion” and accused some media of having blood on their hands, as he became the first royal in more than 100 years to give evidence in court. Harry, 38, said he had been the victim of relentless and distressing media intrusion “most of my life up until this day” and attacked negative portrayals of him as the “spare to the heir”. “How much more blood will stain their...

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