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BRIGHTON: Crystal Palace's English defender Nathaniel Clyne (right) defends from Brighton's Argentinean midfielder Alexis Mac Allister during the English Premier League football match between Brighton and Hove Albion and Crystal Palace on March 15, 2023. - AFP

Brighton beat Palace to improve Euro hopes; Brentford sink Saints

LONDON: Brighton bolstered their bid to qualify for Europe with a 1-0 win in their Premier League derby against Crystal Palace, while Brentford pushed Southampton deeper into relegation trouble on Wednesday. Roberto De Zerbi's side earned their first victory in eight league meetings with bitter rivals Palace thanks to Solly March's goal at the rain-soaked Amex Stadium. Seventh-placed Brighton moved level on points with sixth-placed Liverpool,...

NEW DELHI: Belarus boxer Yulia Apanasovich (right) in action against Alexandra Anamaria Gheorghe of Romania during the preliminary round of the Elite women 50-52 kgs light fly IBA Women's World Boxing Championship 2023 on March 16, 2023. - AFP

Boycott, Russia, Belarus flags fire up boxing championship

NEW DELHI: The Women's World Boxing Championships began in India on Thursday with several nations boycotting because of the presence of Russians and Belarusians competing under their flags. Numerous international sports federations have banned Russian and Belarusian athletes from competition since Moscow's invasion of Ukraine last year.Some sports have allowed them to compete but said they must do so under neutral flags. But the International...

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Once dying, then a novelty, vinyl is back and thriving

Like many people in his generation, Vijay Damerla finds most of his new music online-but the 20-year-old is slowly becoming a vinyl junkie, amassing records in his room. The student says he doesn't even own a turntable, saying for him "it's the equivalent of like getting an artist poster, or like even an album poster on your wall.""Except, like, there's actually kind of a little bit of a relic from the past." For Celine Court, 29, collecting...

Britain's Camilla, Queen Consort (right) meets with Elmhurst Ballet School's Vice President Carlos Acosta, as she arrives to visit the institution to celebrate the school's centenary, in Birmingham.- AFP

'Nigerian Billy Elliot' meets British royalty

A poor Nigerian boy whose unlikely journey to a British dance academy is being chronicled by Disney met royalty on Tuesday, as he trains to become a professional. Anthony Madu, 13, is studying at the Elmhurst Ballet School in Birmingham, central England, two years after moving from the sprawling megacity of Lagos. He was offered a scholarship after a 44-second video of him pirouetting in the rain went viral in 2020, racking up millions of...

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Brazil's first lady turns heads, champions causes with fashion

Whether sporting a red Workers' Party star on her wedding dress, breaking taboos by wearing pants to her husband's inauguration, or rocking eco-friendly clothing, Brazil's new first lady is turning heads and making statements with her fashion choices. Rosangela "Janja" da Silva, a 56-year-old sociologist, has noticeably changed her style since being thrust into the spotlight when her husband, veteran leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, took office...

In this file photo A French Bulldog stands with its handler on the final day of the Crufts dog show at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, central England.- AFP photos

French Bulldogs topple Labradors as most popular US breed

The lovable Labrador Retriever is no longer the most popular dog breed in the United States, as French Bulldogs take over the top spot, the American Kennel Club (AKC) announced Wednesday. Labs, which the New York-based registry describes as "famously friendly" and "an enthusiastic athlete," had been the most popular dog breed for 31 years prior to 2022. A dog owner gathers his four French bulldogs at the end of the second day of the Crufts dog...

KUWAIT: HH the Deputy Amir and Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah receives GCC and Arab information ministers at Bayan Palace on March 15, 2023. - KUNA

Deputy Amir urges Arab media to promote truth, counter falsehood

KUWAIT: HH the Deputy Amir and Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah stressed on Wednesday that media outlets in the Arab region had a great responsibility to promote truth and counter the spread of falsehood and misinformation. This came during a reception at Bayan Palace of GCC and Arab information ministers partaking in meetings of 98th permanent Arab Media Committee and 16th Executive Office of Arab Information...

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Saudi could invest in Iran 'very quickly'

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia could start making investments in Iran "very quickly" after they agreed to restore diplomatic ties, the Saudi finance minister said on Wednesday, despite sweeping US sanctions against the Islamic republic. Mohammed Al-Jadaan said there were "a lot of opportunities" in Iran and that he couldn't see any reason to prevent investments taking place between the two Gulf heavyweights."I would say quickly," he told the Financial...

LAHORE: Former Pakistan's prime minister Imran Khan speaks during an interview at his residence on March 15, 2023, while displaying teargas shells fired by riot police during clashes. - AFP

Police halt bid to arrest Khan after clashes

LAHORE: Pakistan police halted an attempt to arrest former prime minister Imran Khan Wednesday, ending a siege of his residence after violent clashes with hundreds of his supporters. Police and paramilitary rangers retreated from Khan's home in the Zaman Park suburb of Lahore and abandoned a series of roadblocks and checkpoints leading to the area."The police and rangers sent to harm Imran Khan were pushed back by the people," his official...

This handout photo shows an MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle flying over the Nevada Test and Training Range on Jan 14, 2020. - AFP

Russia races to salvage US drone in Black Sea

MOSCOW: Moscow said Wednesday it would try to retrieve the wreckage of a US military drone that crashed over the Black Sea in a confrontation that Washington blamed on two Russian fighter jets. Russia also warned against "hostile" US flights as tensions simmered and Russia denied its Su-27 military aircraft had clipped the propeller of the unmanned Reaper drone.Kyiv meanwhile countered that the incident over international waters was evidence the...

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin meets his Syrian counterpart Bashar Al-Assad at the Kremlin on March 15, 2023. - AFP

Putin hails Assad ties with Turkey mend brewing

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday was hosting Syrian leader Bashar Al-Assad for talks as the Kremlin seeks to mend ties between Damascus and Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The meeting follows the surprise announcement last week of a Chinese-brokered restoration of diplomatic ties between the Middle East's major rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran.Ties between Erdogan and Assad were severed after the outbreak of fighting in Syria and...

Yousuf Awadh Al-Azmi

History versus telling the truth

By Yousuf Awadh Al-Azmi is the memory of states. - Henry Kissinger. There is no argument that writing history is something very sensitive, as it presents events experienced by nations and countries. It should present events honestly, as it is supposed to be, away from any ulterior motives or interests, so that these events become a witness of eras and periods. The best job a history writer can do when he is not able to bring out the truth, is...

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