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In this file photo, US Navy sailors recover a high-altitude surveillance balloon off the coast of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, in the Atlantic Ocean. - AFP
US general warns China biggest threat in space
MUNICH: Space has "fundamentally changed" in a just a few years due to a growing arms race, a US general said, singling out China as the "most challenging threat", followed by Russia. "We are seeing a whole mix of weapons being produced by our strategic competitors," General Bradley Chance Saltzman, the US Chief of Space Operations, told a select group of media, including AFP."The most challenging threat is China but also Russia," he said,...
ANTAKYA: Mustafa Ozdimir (C) helps his family as they collect goods from their collapsed shop in Antakya on February 19, 2023. - AFP
Turkey quake survivors rescue belongings for uncertain future
ANTAKYA, Turkey: "We don't know when we'll be able to come back," said Bilal Jawir as he finished loading a van with his family's things and prepared to leave the earthquake-hit Turkish city of Antakya. During last week's tremor that rocked southeastern Turkey and northern Syria, killing more than 44,000, Jawir, his wife and two daughters sheltered in a cluster of orange trees that adjoins their property.They survived unscathed but witnessed...
MANCHESTER: Fans arrive outside of Old Trafford stadium in Manchester north west England on February 19, 2023. - AFP
Race to take control of United intensifies
LONDON: The race to take control of Manchester United has intensified as British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe formally challenged a Qatari banker for the ownership of the English football giants. Ratcliffe had already expressed interest in United several weeks ago and his INEOS company followed the Qatari offer by officially submitting their own bid. But the contest for control of the record 20-times English champions may be more than a two-horse...
NEW DELHI: India's Ravindra Jadeja (left) celebrates with teammate Rohit Sharma after the dismissal of Australia's Nathan Lyon (not pictured) during the third day of the second Test cricket match between India and Australia on February 19, 2023. - AFP
India crush Australia to take 2-0 Test series lead
NEW DELHI: India spinner Ravindra Jadeja on Sunday returned career-best figures of 7-42 to help India take an unbeatable 2-0 Test series lead with a six-wicket thrashing of Australia inside three days of a dramatic match. Jadeja, a left-arm orthodox bowler, teamed up with fellow spinner Ravichandran Ashwin to dismiss Australia for 113 in a morning session when the tourists' batting imploded, thanks to overusing the sweep shot on a tricky New...
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Luxury sector eyes reopening of China to deliver expansion
BEIJING: After a year of record sales and profits despite slowing global growth the luxury sector is looking to the reopening of China to deliver further expansion in 2023. The world's largest luxury group LVMH posted a 23-percent jump in sales to a record of 79 billion euros ($86 billion) in 2022 and saw profits climb 17 percent to 14 billion. The company's chief executive, Bernard Arnault, wants to continue along that path in 2023, "at the...
A convoy of trucks from Doctors Without Borders (MSF), carrying aid to earthquake victims, drives past tents sheltering survivors, after entering Syria from Turkey via the Al-Hamam border crossing in the countryside of Jindayris in northwestern Syria.- AFP
Earthquake sends tremors through Turkey's economy
ISTANBUL: Turkey was already battling runaway inflation and relying on rich allies for funding to keep its economy afloat when a massive earthquake killed tens of thousands, razed entire cities and left millions needing urgent help.Now, it must pour billions of dollars into rebuilding 11 southeastern provinces flattened by the February 6 tremor-the worst disaster of its post-Ottoman history. That money will have to come on top of the billions of...
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'Everything Everywhere' duo win top Hollywood directing prize
"Everything Everywhere All At Once" won top honors from Hollywood's directors Saturday, as the quirky indie sci-fi movie from two relatively unknown young filmmakers upstaged more famous rivals ahead of next month's Oscars. Directing double-act Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, both 35, fended off competition from the likes of Steven Spielberg to win the prize for best feature film at the Directors Guild of America's annual gala in Beverly...
King Momo (the symbol of carnival) Djeferson Mendes da Silva, 34, holds the keys to the city of Rio during the official carnival opening ceremony at the City Palace in Rio de Janeiro on Feb 17, 2023. – AFP photos
Rio holds first all-out carnival since COVID
With a swirl of glitter, sequins and samba, Rio de Janeiro kicked off its famed carnival parades Sunday, the climax of the festival's first full-on edition since COVID-19 and Brazil's bitterly divisive elections. The world's biggest carnival, which officially opened Friday, was to hit peak party level at the all-night parade competition Sunday and Monday, where the city's top 12 samba schools will vie to become the champions with dazzling floats,...
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IWG visits Palestinian Heritage Exhibition
A delegation of International Women's Group (IWG) headed by Ghada Shawky, wife of the Ambassador of Egypt, which included a number of ambassadors' wives and active members organized by Rima Al-Khalidi, wife of the Ambassador of Palestine and Vice-President of the group, visited the Palestinian Heritage Exhibition as part of the Palestinian Cultural Week organized by the National Council for Culture, Arts and Letters in cooperation with the...
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In Old Cairo, residents reconnect with their heritage
For most of their lives, children from historic Cairo's Al-Khalifa district only saw the mausoleums, mosques and madrasa schools that pepper their neighborhood from outside heavy bronze doors. In one of the world's oldest Islamic cities, communities were becoming increasingly separated from the centuries-old buildings they lived alongside - prompting architect and heritage management expert May Al-Ibrashy to launch a program to "foster a sense of...
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Kuwait Visa app soft-launched
KUWAIT: The interior ministry announced on Thursday the soft launch of the Kuwait Visa app, which will eventually be used as the only means to verify expatriates' visa status before entering the country. The current entry procedures remain the same until the app is officially launched at a date to be announced later; after which a resident or visitor will not be allowed to enter Kuwait without verification through the app.The soft launch allows...
KAHRAMANMARAS, Turkey: A rescuer stands in front of rubble near the site where Aleyna Olmez, 17, was rescued from a collapsed building, 248 hours after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck parts of Turkey and Syria on Feb 16, 2023. — AFP
Girl rescued from rubble after 248 hrs
KAHRAMANMARAS, Turkey: Turkish rescuers on Thursday pulled a 17-year-girl from the rubble of last week's devastating earthquake, as hopes fade of finding more survivors. Aleyna Olmez was rescued 248 hours after the 7.8-magnitude quake flattened entire cities, killing nearly 40,000 people across southeastern Turkey and parts of Syria."She looked to be in good health. She opened and closed her eyes," coal miner Ali Akdogan, who took part in the...
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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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