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UGLEDAR: A Ukrainian serviceman washes his hands on the frontline with Russian troops near Vugledar, Donetsk region. - AFP

Ukraine troops under pressure in Bakhmut

KYIV: Ukraine said Tuesday its troops were under pressure in the near-destroyed frontline city of Bakhmut, where Russian forces were launching heavy assaults after months of fighting. The former eastern industrial hub has become largely a political objective since the longest battle in Russia's year-long invasion has already reduced it to rubble, causing high casualties on both sides.As combat raged, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said the priority...

White House gives federal agencies 30 days to enforce TikTok ban

WASHINGTON: The White House on Monday gave federal agencies 30 days to purge Chinese-owned video-snippet sharing app TikTok from all government-issued devices, setting a deadline to comply with a ban ordered by the US Congress.Office of Management and Budget director Shalanda Young in a memorandum called on government agencies within 30 days to "remove and disallow installations" of the application on agency-owned or operated IT devices, and to...

HONG KONG: People wear masks on the Mass Transit Railway (MTR) system in Hong Kong as health experts in the territory backed the extension of its mask mandate to March 8 leaving Hong Kong as one of the only places left in the world with such rules. – AFP

Hong Kong scraps one of world's last COVID face mask mandates

HONG KONG: Hongkongers will finally be able to leave home without a face mask from Wednesday, nearly 1,000 days after the pandemic mandate was imposed. Face coverings will no longer be required indoors, outdoors or on public transport, the government announced, ending a measure that has become a relic globally as the world adjusts to living alongside the coronavirus.Hong Kong was one of the last places on Earth to enforce mask-wearing outside,...

PARIS: Argentina and Paris Saint-Germain forward Lionel Messi poses on stage after receiving the Best FIFA Men’s Player award - AFP photos

Messi wins FIFA Best prize

PARIS: Lionel Messi won The Best FIFA men's player prize for 2022 on Monday on the back of his World Cup triumph with Argentina and Spain's Alexia Putellas retained the women's award at a ceremony in Paris. Messi beat his Paris Saint-Germain teammate, and World Cup final rival, Kylian Mbappe to the men's gong with Ballon d'Or winner Karim Benzema having been the other contender to claim the prize.It is the second time that Messi has won the honor...

WELLINGTON: New Zealand's Neil Wagner celebrates taking the final wicket of England's James Anderson to win during day five of the second cricket test match between New Zealand and England at the Basin Reserve on Feb 28, 2023. - AFP

New Zealand beat England by one run in 'crazy' second Test

WELLINGTON: New Zealand beat England by just one run in a second-Test thriller on Tuesday to draw the series in the most dramatic fashion in Wellington. The hosts made a slice of history in becoming only the fourth team in 146 years of Test cricket to win after being asked to follow on. Neil Wagner took the decisive wicket of James Anderson when New Zealand wicketkeeper Tom Blundell pulled off a diving catch at the Basin Reserve to seal a...

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Kuwaiti shooters shine at Amir Grand Prix

By Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: Wednesday marks the end of HH the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Annual Shooting Grand Prix in which 40 countries participated, while the Asian Shotgun Championship 2023 was held alongside it. The final day of the competitions will see the mixed trap event as well as juniors singles. Kuwait shooters had a firm grip on top places as the trap team of Nasser Al-Miqled, Talal Al-Rashidi and Khalid Al-Mudhaf...

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More wins for Kuwait athletes

KUWAIT: Kuwait national disabled team continued their winning ways at the 14th Fazza Para Athletics Championship being held in Dubai, with 700 athletes representing 66 countries. Paralympic champion Faisal Suroor broke the Asian and world record in the shotput and won the first gold medal for Kuwait, followed by Malak Hadi Al-Enezi winning second place in the women's shotput in the F54 category. Runner Abdallah Al-Enezi won silver medal in the...

LISBURN, United Kingdom: Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak holds a Q&A session with local business leaders during a visit to Coca-Cola HBC in Lisburn, Co Antrim in Northern Ireland on February 28, 2023. --AFP

Sunak in Northern Ireland to sell breakthrough Brexit deal

LONDON: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak visited Northern Ireland on Tuesday to convince pro-UK unionists to back his breakthrough deal with the European Union that overhauls post-Brexit trading rules in the province. Sunak and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen proclaimed Monday a "new chapter" in relations after years of Brexit tensions as they agreed the new pact.It follows more than a year of tense talks over the "Northern...

SAN FRANCISCO: In this file photo taken on January 24, 2023, Tesla CEO Elon Musk leaves the Phillip Burton Federal Building in San Francisco, California. Reports of more layoffs at Twitter landed on February 27, 2023, as owner Elon Musk waded into a racism controversy that risked pushing advertisers further away from the struggling platform. - AFP

Twitter cuts more staff as Musk turmoil grows

SAN FRANCISCO: Reports of more layoffs at Twitter landed on Monday as owner Elon Musk waded into a racism controversy that risked pushing advertisers further away from the struggling platform.Musk called US media "racist" on Sunday after multiple American newspapers announced they would stop publishing a popular comic strip whose creator called Black people a hate group. Musk, chief of electric car company Tesla and Twitter, made his comment in...

STOCKHOLM: Shoppers walk past a fashion store of H&M in Stockholm, Sweden. -- AFP

Finland enters recession in Q4 while Swedish GDP dips

HELSINKI: Finland entered a recession in the final quarter of 2022, while the Swedish economy shrank more than initially estimated, official statistics showed Tuesday. The 0.6-percent drop in Finnish GDP was the second consecutive quarter of negative growth-the technical definition of a recession.Finland's economy has suffered from accelerating inflation-which reached 8.4 percent in January-as well as the economic consequences of the war in...

Models present creations for Fendi – AFP photos

Elegance and sensuality grace Milan Fashion Week

Women's Fashion Week ended in Milan on Monday. Here are some of the trends that emerged for autumn-winter 2023-2024 -- a return to elegance underscored by cut and quality, chic sensuality, and restrained classicism with a smattering of eccentric spice.Elegant suitsItalian fashion houses have ditched sporty designs and streetwear for elegant, classically cut suits in refined fabrics. Trousers are long and shoe-covering. Oversized power-shoulder...

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'Rest your best!': Pokemon Sleep game coming this year

Pokemon's last major smartphone hit, "Pokemon Go", had fans on the move hunting the lovable characters, but its next release will focus on a more relaxing activity: sleep. The Pokemon Company has revealed it will release "Pokemon Sleep" across most of the world in summer 2023, four years after it first announced plans for the game."Turn your sleep into entertainment," the company said in a press release late Monday. Trailers for the new game...

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GAZA: A boy carries a humanitarian aid package provided by UNRWA in central Gaza City on Aug 27, 2024. - AFP

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MELBOURNE: Women walk past signage advertising Australian universities in the central business district oin this June 10, 2020 file photo. - AFP

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