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BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom: Conservative MP Priti Patel attends the third day of the annual Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham, central England. - AFP
UK government talks tough on immigration - again
LONDON: Accusing asylum seekers of "abusing the system" and urging the need to "take back control", the UK government is once again talking tough on immigration.  But its latest pledge to reduce crossings from northern France in small boats comes with a blatant promise to defy international conventions."It's not racist for anyone... to want to control our borders, it's not bigoted to say that we have too many asylum seekers who are abusing the...
TIANJIN, China: File photo shows, a health worker takes a swab sample from a man to be tested for the COVID-19 coronavirus in China's northern Tianjin. For many in China, years of gruelling lockdowns and privacy invasions aimed at extinguishing COVID have caused misery. For President Xi Jinping, the virus curbs are a triumph. – AFP
Zero-COVID in China key to Xi legacy as he eyes third term
BEIJING: For many in China, years of gruelling lockdowns and privacy invasions aimed at extinguishing COVID have caused misery. For President Xi Jinping, the virus curbs are a triumph. His zero-tolerance approach to COVID has become synonymous with the efforts to cement his authority over China and its ruling Communist Party (CCP).The endgame begins on October 16, when thousands of party delegates will gather in Beijing for a major party congress...
NAQURA, Lebanon: A United Nations peacekeeping force (UNIFIL) vehicle drives on the coastal road to Naqura, the southernmost Lebanese town by the border with the Zionist entity, on Oct 3, 2022. – AFP
Lebanon far from gas riches even if deal agreed: Analysts
BEIRUT: Lebanon is grappling to strike a deal with the Zionist entity over contested maritime gas fields, but even with an agreement the cash-strapped country faces multiple hurdles before tapping potential hydrocarbon riches, analysts say. "A deal would mark one step forward but it does not mean that Lebanon has become a gas- or oil-producing country," said Marc Ayoub, an associate fellow at the American University of Beirut's Issam Fares...
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Hazy timeframe before electric airplane era becomes a reality
NEW YORK: Recent test flights suggest the era of electric airplanes is coming closer, but aviation experts caution that achieving commercial use hinges on regulatory approval which has an unknowable timeframe. Eviation Aircraft successfully completed a test flight in Washington state last week, showcasing a plane the company plans to begin delivering to airlines in 2027. That came on the heels of an Icelandair flight in August which carried...
MADRID: A pedestrian walks past a board showing the day’s menu in the Spanish capital on Sept 5, 2022. – AFP
Inflation squeezes Spain's legendary set lunch menu
MADRID: Dreamt up in the 1960s to attract tourists, Spain's three-course "menu del dia", or set lunch menu, has long been seen as the best deal in town. But with inflation hovering around 10 percent, its affordability is under threat as restaurants seek ways to economize. For a starter, main course and dessert or coffee (or both), bread and a drink, the average price is around €12.8 ($12.60), according to figures from Hosteleria de Espana,...
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Mental health issues linger on even after the pandemic
By Faten OmarKUWAIT: The COVID-19 pandemic had a severe impact on the mental health and well-being of people, but it still remains an unresolved issue for many people in Kuwait. Nearly three years have passed since the outbreak of the pandemic, but adults and children of Kuwait have not yet recovered from its psychological effects.This great transformation has had a great psychological impact, with cases of depression, obsessive-compulsive...
Young men, who will start the initiation process the following year, blow whistles as they present themselves to the community, during a ceremony marking the end of the yearly initiation process for young men in Kabrousse, western Casamance.— AFP photos
In Senegal, ancient male rite collides with modern times
The dancers are a blaze of color, swirling amid a deafening, pounding noise. In their midst, a young man stands up. Wearing a beaded necklace and clad in a tight red shirt with multi-colored scarves hanging from his waist, with his arms outstretched, he makes a long cry to the heavens. This is an important moment for Cedric Djikila Diatta, 21, on his path towards the coveted status of manhood. According to the traditions of the Diola people in...
FILE PHOTO: British Pop Star David Bowie screams into the microphone as he performs on stage during his concert in Vienna February 4, 1996. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger/File Photo
Bowie, Kardashians inspire UK baby name choices
Ziggies and Saints are on the rise in Britain, with David Bowie and the Kardashians among cultural figures inspiring UK baby names, the official statistics body said Wednesday. Since Bowie died in 2016, the number of boys being named Ziggy each year has risen threefold, while the number of girls being named Bowie has climbed by a similar proportion, according to the Office for National Statistics' annual report on UK baby names. The number of...
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Live and Let Buy: James Bond auction nets record haul for charity
A James Bond sale in London featuring the fictional superspy's Aston Martin cars, suits and wristwatch has raised £6.9 million ($7.8 million) for charity-more than all previous 007 sales at the auction house combined. The two-part sale by Christie's and EON Productions' to mark 60 years since the premiere of first film "Dr. No" concluded on Wednesday-the official James Bond Day. The auction spanned all 25 films in the saga, featuring props,...
KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah receives HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah at Dar Yamama Palace on Oct 5, 2022. - KUNA photos
Amir calls to adhere to law, constitution as PM named
By B Izzak and AgenciesKUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah stressed on Wednesday keenness to adhere to the constitution and the law and meet the needs of the Kuwaiti people. This came during HH the Amir's reception of HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, who briefed him on the consultations to form the new government.HH the Amir was briefed on the talks HH the Crown Prince had with former National...
A display shows the winners of the 2022 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, US’s Carolyn Bertozzi (left) and Barry Sharpless (right), together with Denmark’s Morten Meldal during a press conference at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm, on October 5, 2022. – AFP
US duo and Dane win Nobel for ‘click chemistry’
STOCKHOLM: A trio of chemists from the United States and Denmark who laid the foundation for a more functional form of chemistry where molecules are snapped together on Wednesday won the Nobel Chemistry Prize. Americans Carolyn Bertozzi and Barry Sharpless, together with Denmark’s Morten Meldal, were honoured “for the development of click chemistry and bioorthogonal chemistry”, the jury said.Bertozzi is the only woman among the seven Nobel...
VIENNA: Representatives of OPEC member countries, including Kuwaiti Oil Minister Mohammed Al-Fares, attend a press conference on Oct 5, 2022. – AFP
OPEC+ agrees major cut, Biden ‘disappointed’
VIENNA: OPEC and its Russia-led allies agreed on a major cut in oil production to boost crude prices on Wednesday, irking the United States which warned that it would hurt countries struggling with soaring energy prices. The 13-nation OPEC cartel and its 10 Russian-led allies agreed to reduce two million barrels per day from November at a meeting in Vienna, the group said in a statement.It is the biggest cut since the height of the COVID...
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Rockets fired from southern Lebanon are intercepted by the Zionist entity's Iron Dome air defense system over the Upper Galilee region on August 23, 2024. — AFP
Airlines fly over Afghanistan as Middle East skies become risky
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SAN ANTONIO, Chile: A worker checks a car following the arrival of a Chinese ship with an import of cars, at the Port of San Antonio, in Valparaiso region, Chile. -- AFP
Chinese cars make inroads in Latin America
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Oh I-se (right), vet and CEO of Sky Animal Medical Group, and an assistant X-raying goldendoodle dog Mozzi before using the 'X Caliber' software to help pin point x ray abnormalities in Yongin.--AFP photos
South Korean pet care goes high-tech with AI diagnostics
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STOKE MANDEVILLE: Britain’s Helene Raynsford, and Britain’s Gregor Ewan, light the torch of President of the International Paralympic Committee Andrew Parsons, lit from the cauldron, during the Paralympic torch-lighting ceremony at Stoke Mandeville in Aylesbury, central England on August 24, 2024. - AFP
Torch starts journey at English home of Paralympic Games