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ROSKILDE, Denmark: Mette Frederiksen (C), Danish Prime Minister and leader of the Social Democrats, meets voters as she campaigns in Roskilde, Denmark. – AFP

Danish PM fighting to cling to power as Danes go to the polls

COPENHAGEN, Denmark: Like an episode of political drama "Borgen," Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is fighting to cling to power on Tuesday in a legislative election that could well crown an outsider. In a political landscape split between 14 parties, polls suggest that neither of the two main blocs can garner a 90-seat majority in the 179-seat Folketing, the Danish parliament.The left-wing "red bloc," led by Frederiksen's Social...

Iraqi farmer Jabar Al-Fatlawi (right) stands next to a Najaf water resources team headed by Jamil Al-Assadi (center) at the site of a water well dig, in a desert area on the outskirts of Iraq's central city of Najaf.— AFP photos

For water-stressed Iraq, wells threaten race to the bottom

Iraq has long drilled the desert for oil, but now climate stress, drought and reduced river flows are forcing it to dig ever deeper for a more precious resource: water. The war-scarred nation and major crude exporter is one of the world's five countries most impacted by key effects of the climate crisis, says the United Nations. Compounding the water stress, upstream dams, mainly in Turkey, have vastly reduced the flow of the Tigris and...

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Mondrian painting hanging upside down for 77 years

A painting by Dutch abstract painter Piet Mondrian has been hanging upside down for 77 years, says a curator at the German museum. A large retrospective of the avant garde artist's work went on display Saturday at the Kunstsammlung museum in Dusseldorf, and one of the pieces on show is "New York City 1", painted in 1941. But as she prepared for the exhibition, curator Susanne Meyer-Buser discovered the painting had been presented to the public...

Paris : Paris Saint-Germain's Argentine forward Lionel Messi fights for the ball with Troyes' US defender Erik Palmer Browen at The Parc des Princes Stadium on Oct 29, 2022. – AFP

Majestic Messi helps PSG fight back to beat Troyes

PARIS: Lionel Messi starred with a goal and an assist as all of Paris Saint-Germain's front three scored in a 4-3 victory over Troyes on Saturday which restored their five-point advantage at the top of Ligue 1. The league leaders responded to second-placed Lens' win over Toulouse on Friday by twice coming from behind to see off a spirited Troyes at the Parc des Princes. The attacking trio of Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe have scored 43 goals...

CHARLOTTE: Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors shoots the ball during the game against the Charlotte Hornets on Oct 29, 2022 at Spectrum Center. – AFP

Hornets sting NBA Warriors in overtime, Thunder top Mavs

LOS ANGELES: PJ Washington scored 31 points, including six in overtime, as the Charlotte Hornets beat reigning NBA champion Golden State 120-113 as Stephen Curry's hometown heroics didn't pan out. The Oklahoma City Thunder also won in overtime on Saturday, edging the Mavericks in Dallas 117-111. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder with 38 points, six rebounds and nine assists. Dallas star Luka Doncic had a triple-double of 31 points, 16...

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Shooters eye glory at Crown Prince tourney

By Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: As HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Third Annual Shooting Tournament continues, shooters are showing eagerness to compete harder to win the coveted cup, as shown earlier by juniors and Saturday by veteran women in the skeet and trap events. Kuwait Shooting Sport Club Assistant Secretary Mohammad Misfer Al-Ghurba said the tournament is progressing as planned and according to schedule. He said...

DOHA: Qatar's Minister of State for Energy Affairs and President and CEO of QatarEnergy Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi (right) and Ryan Lance, CEO of American multinational corporation ConocoPhillips, shake hands after signing an agreement at the QatarEnergy headquarters in Doha on October 30, 2022. – AFP

ConocoPhillips takes major new chunk of Qatar gas expansion

DOHA: US oil giant ConocoPhillips on Sunday agreed to take another major stake in Qatar's expansion of natural gas production, the Gulf state's energy minister said. Energy Minister Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi also said Qatar was talking with Asian nations-the major market for Qatari gas-over a share in its campaign to increase annual production by 60 percent to 126 million tons a year by 2027.ConocoPhillips will have a 6.25 percent share in Qatar's...

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With Twitter, Musk's influence enters uncharted territory

SAN FRANCISCO: First, Elon Musk revolutionized the automobile industry, then he tackled space travel. By taking control of Twitter, the eccentric billionaire now wields a nearly untold level of influence. In using his fortune to grab hold of such an important platform, experts say, he has even inserted himself squarely in today's global political conversation. "He is not just expressing views on an instrument of communication, he now owns it and...

In this file photo Gisele Bundchen and Tom Brady arrive for the 2019 Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. – AFP photos

NFL star Tom Brady, supermodel Gisele Bundchen confirm divorce

NFL star Tom Brady and Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen announced Friday they were divorcing after 13 years of marriage. Brady and Bundchen posted similar statements on Instagram saying they had reached an amicable agreement over the terms of their split. "In recent days my wife and I finalized our divorce from one another after 13 years of marriage," seven-time Super Bowl champion Brady wrote. "We arrived at this decision amicably and with...

SEOUL: Bodies of victims killed in a stampede are covered in the popular nightlife district of Itaewon on Oct 30, 2022. – AFP

120 killed in Halloween crush in Seoul

SEOUL: At least 120 people were killed Saturday and some 100 were injured in a stampede in central Seoul when thousands crowded into narrow streets to celebrate Halloween, officials said. Fire Department official Choi Seong-beom said the stampede took place around 10:22 pm (1322 GMT) and many of the victims were trampled to death."The high number of casualties was the result of many being trampled during the Halloween event," Choi said, adding...

DATU ODIN SINSUAT, Philippines: A resident carrying a sack of rice walks along a muddied road next to a destroyed house in the landslide-hit village of Kusiong in Maguindanao province on Oct 29, 2022. - AFP

45 killed as storm lashes Philippines

DATU ODIN SINSUAT, Philippines: Severe Tropical Storm Nalgae pounded the Philippines on Saturday after unleashing flash floods and landslides that officials said left at least 45 people dead. Nalgae churned across the archipelago nation's main island of Luzon with winds of up to 95 km an hour after making landfall on the sparsely populated eastern island of Catanduanes before dawn.It has sparked heavy rains across the country, with areas far from...

Musk soothes critics with Twitter panel

SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter formally became the private property of Elon Musk on Friday, steering the social media giant down an uncertain path under the stewardship of one of its most vocal critics. Scrutiny quickly turned to how the platform will operate under a self-proclaimed free-speech absolutist who some users fear will turn Twitter into a global stage for hate speech and disinformation.In a nod to such concerns, Musk's first policy act was to...

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