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LAS TEJERIAS, Venezuela: Rescuers from different firefighting and Red Cross institutions cross the Tuy river carrying one of two corpses recovered amid debris swept by the river days after a devastating landslide in the Venezuelan town of Las Tejerias. - AFP

Hope fading in search for Venezuela landslide survivors

LAS TEJERIAS, Venezuela: Hopes were fading Tuesday of finding alive any of 56 people missing after a devastating landslide swept through a Venezuelan town with 36 confirmed deaths to date. President Nicolas Maduro said on state television that the death toll is expected to reach 100. Neighbors and rescuers -- some 3,000 police, soldiers and other professionals -- were engaged in the ever-more desperate search among the fast-hardening mud, tree...

SYDNEY, Australia: Doves are released during a commemoration ceremony to mark the 20th anniversary of the Bali bombings, at Coogee Beach in Sydney on October 12, 2022. – AFP

Mourners mark 20th anniversary of Indonesia's Bali bombings

DENPASAR, Indonesia: Hundreds of mourners and survivors commemorated on Wednesday the 20th anniversary of the bombings that killed more than 200 people on the Indonesian resort island of Bali. Grieving families, attack survivors and representatives from several embassies attended memorial services in Bali-where Al-Qaeda-linked militants detonated bombs at a bar and nightclub in 2002 -- and Australia."It's okay that some people have forgotten what...

Shakhtar Donetsk's Ukrainian forward Oleksandr Zubkov (L) scores the 1-0 goal as Real Madrid's Ukrainian goalkeeper Andriy Lunin (C) and Real Madrid's French defender Ferland Mendy try to stop him during the UEFA Champions League group F football match Shakhtar Donetsk vs Real Madrid in Warsaw, Poland, on October 11, 2022. (Photo by JANEK SKARZYNSKI / AFP)

Real Madrid and Man City lock up Champions League last 16 places

PARIS: Real Madrid and Manchester City both found the going tough in the Champions League group stage on Tuesday night but battled through to draws that were enough to qualify for the knockout stages. Paris Saint-Germain and Benfica also moved closer to the last 16 with a draw at Parc des Princes, after Maccabi Haifa had earlier upset Juventus in the same group.On a bad night for Italian titans, AC Milan played almost the whole match with 10 men...

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Jahra book quarters in 34th Arab Basketball Clubs Championship

By Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: The second half of Round 16 of the 34th Arab Basketball Clubs Championship was completed on Tuesday. Jahra secured the last place in the quarter finals by beating Oman's Bashaer 69-53. Meanwhile, Al-Ahli (Egypt) beat Ahli Aleppo (Syria) 87-76 while Al-Riyadhi (Lebanon) defeated Ahli Benghazi (Libya) 98-80. Beirut (Lebanon) overpowered Al-Sadd (Qatar) 87-64.Round 8 was played yesterday. The games featured Al-Ittihad...

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4th Asian U-18 Athletics Championship kicks off

By Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: The 4th Asian U-18 Athletics Championship starts on Thursday with the participation of 30 teams, who will compete for four days. The morning session will have one final in the hammer throw for girls, in addition to the preliminaries of the 100m dash for both genders and 400m sprint for boys, in addition to three competitions in the decathlon (100m running, long jump and shotput).The evening session will see five finals...

CANBERRA: England’s Dawid Malan plays a shot during the second cricket match of the Twenty20 series between Australia and England at Manuka Oval in Canberra on October 12, 2022.- AFP

England beat Australia by eight runs; Malan hits 82

CANBERRA: Dawid Malan's 82 and disciplined bowling from England helped the visitors win the second Twenty20 international against Australia by eight runs Wednesday to seal the series and give them a confidence boost heading into the World Cup. Malan shared a crucial 92-run stand in Canberra with Moeen Ali (44) as England compiled 178-7 against a full-strength Australian attack.Despite Mitchell Marsh hitting 45 off 29 balls and Tim David 40 off...

Oil prices are on course for their biggest weekly gain since March owing to a massive output cut by OPEC and other producers – AFP

Resilient Russian economy surfs sanctions on oil boom

MOSCOW: Russia's economy may face multiple long-term challenges, but for now energy exports appear to be helping it ride out Western sanctions imposed over the offensive against Ukraine. Moscow says inflation is easing and employment is virtually full, contradicting the predictions of a catastrophe from many financial experts. The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday offered some support to Russia's view, saying recession will be less severe...

POINTE-NOIRE, Congo: In this file photo taken on December 17, 2019 a worker is seen at the Port autonome de Pointe Noire, in the Republic of Congo. – AFP

Living in darkness: Poverty, pollution in oil-rich Congo

POINTE-NOIRE, Congo: Behind their homes is an oil pipeline and above them are high-voltage cables suspended between pylons. A little further off is a flare tower, burning off excess gas 24 hours a day. Yet these potent symbols of Congo's oil and gas bonanza mean little to the villagers who live in their shadow. When darkness falls, they have to fire up a generator or light lamps. None of their homes has mains electricity. "I'm 68 years old and...

A member of the media takes video of an exhibit at Ghibli's Grand Warehouse during a media tour of the new Ghibli Park in Nagakute, Aichi prefecture.— AFP photos

'Spirited Away': Ghibli theme park prepares for visitors

Beyond the gates, a whimsical world awaits, complete with a fluffy Cat Bus, the toothy grin of Totoro and a life-sized No-Face seated on a train: welcome to Ghibli Park. On Wednesday, media got a sneak peek at the highly anticipated new theme park from Studio Ghibli, creator of beloved titles like "My Neighbor Totoro" and the Oscar-winning "Spirited Away". It will open its doors to visitors on November 1, though initially only three of the five...

Artistic director Xander Parish instructs dancers rehearsing at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts.— AFP photos

Ballet stars who fled Russia's Ukraine war reunite in US

Joy Womack built herself a fairytale life in Russia's notoriously tough world of classical dance after becoming the first American to graduate from the Bolshoi Ballet Academy. But a career that inspired a Hollywood film exploded as Moscow's first bombs rained down on Ukraine, and she became one of dozens of dancers who fled Vladimir Putin's war. "I mourned because it was the end of knowing what was next. And for me, it felt almost in some ways...

In this file photo Honoree Angela Lansbury accept her award on stage during the 2013 Governors Awards, presented by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), at the Grand Ballroom of the Hollywood and Highland Center in Hollywood, California.—AFP n

'Murder, She Wrote' star Angela Lansbury dies aged 96

Actress Angela Lansbury, who became a household name through her role as a writer-detective in "Murder, She Wrote," died on Tuesday, her family announced. She was 96.The British-born star, who found fame and fortune as one of television's most memorable characters, was also a hugely successful and decorated stage and film actress. "The children of Dame Angela Lansbury are sad to announce that their mother died peacefully in her sleep at home in...

Yousuf Awadh Al-Azmi

By Yousuf A Al-Azmi with the aim to develop human value is something commendable for any human being. Moving up to the best level is a noble move, and expected from any sane human being. Yet self-criticism in an insulting fashion is unjust, and is oppression itself. It is not possible to put the badness of others on yourself when you are innocent from this badness; rather you may be harmed by it. During a meeting with some friends, there...

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