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ICSK Senior celebrates Gyanotsav 2022

KUWAIT: The Indian Community School (Senior), Kuwait celebrated the educational fair Gyanotsav 2022 on Sept 28 2022, where students showcased their innovative skills in different fields. Dr V. Binumon, Principal and Senior Administrator of ICSK, delivered the welcome address.He said that the exhibition was held to provide a platform for children to display their knowledge, creativity, investigative skills and talent. He appreciated the efforts...

RIO DE JANEIRO: Supporters of Brazil's former President (2003-2010) and presidential candidate for the leftist Workers Party (PT), Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, react during the vote count of the legislative and presidential election, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. - AFP

Bolsonaro forces Lula into Brazil run-off

RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil's bitterly divisive presidential election is headed for a runoff on October 30 as incumbent Jair Bolsonaro beat first-round expectations to finish a closer-than-expected second to front-runner Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Lula, the veteran leftist seeking a presidential comeback, had 48.3 percent of the vote to 43.3 percent for the far-right president with over 99 percent of polling stations reporting, according to the...

SALEM, Palestinian Territories: Zionist security forces search for suspects in the village of Salem, east of Nablus, on October 2, 2022, following a reported shooting attack at Zionist vehicles near the settlement of Allon Moreh in the occupied West Bank. – AFP

Zionist forces shoot dead two Palestinians in West Bank raid

RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories: Zionist forces shot dead two Palestinians during an operation Monday targeting alleged militants near Ramallah, raising the year's mounting death toll in the occupied West Bank.Zionist forces have been conducting near daily raids in the Palestinian territory since March, with Palestinian fatalities reaching levels not seen since in years. The latest deaths were in the central West Bank, at the Jazalone refugee...

JODHPUR, India: India's Defence Minister Rajnath Singh sits in a locally-made light combat helicopter 'Prachand' during its induction ceremony at the air base in Jodhpur on October 3, 2022. – AFP

India unveils high-altitude helicopters

JODHPUR, India: India unveiled on Monday its first batch of locally-made attack helicopters, designed primarily for use in high-altitude areas like the Himalayas where its troops clashed with China in 2020. The Light Combat Helicopters are seen as another milestone in Indian efforts to reduce dependence on Russia, its main source of arms, and other suppliers.The choppers made by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) "will be a big boost to the...

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso Army vehicles are seen in Ouagadougou, on October 3, 2022. Burkina Faso's junta leader agreed to step down on Sunday, religious and community leaders said, two days after army officers announced his ouster in a coup that sparked internal unrest and international condemnation. – AFP

West African bloc flies envoys to Burkina Faso after latest coup

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso: Envoys from the West African bloc ECOWAS were heading to Burkina Faso on Monday after the jihadist-torn Sahel state underwent its second military coup in less than nine months. The streets of the capital Ouagadougou were quiet after a two-day showdown between military rivals jousting for power and a spurt of violent anti-French protests. The country's latest self-proclaimed leader is a 34-year-old captain, Ibrahim...

TAMPA: Jody Fortson #88 of the Kansas City Chiefs dives into the endzone for a touchdown against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the third quarter on October 02, 2022.- AFP

Chiefs thump Buccaneers as Eagles stay unbeaten in NFL

WASHINGTON: Patrick Mahomes threw for 249 yards and three touchdowns Sunday to spark the Kansas City Chiefs over the Tom Brady-led Tampa Bay Buccaneers 41-31 in an early season showdown of NFL title contenders. The rematch of Super Bowl 55 from February 2021, where Brady won his record seventh Super Bowl crown in the same stadium, was in the Chiefs' hands from the opening kickoff, when Kansas City recovered a fumble to set up a touchdown on the...

DOHA: Photo shows a view of the gym at the dusitD2 Salwa Doha, which will serve as a base camp for the Costa Rica national football team during the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup.- AFP

Qatar enjoy a rare respite from WCup isolation camp

DOHA: Qatar's World Cup squad trained on home territory for the first time in four months Sunday as they seek to overcome some nervy displays in preparatory matches. Hundreds of fans, mainly migrant workers, turned out to see the players make their rare appearance in a Doha stadium after being kept under wraps at camps in Spain and Austria. Qatar, which has spent billions of dollars on new stadiums for the first World Cup in an Arab country, is...

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Kuwait 18th International Juniors Championship

By Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: Under the patronage and presence of President of Arab and Kuwait Tennis Federations Sheikh Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Abdallah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Kuwait 18th International Juniors Championship (J5 ALZAHRA) was concluded at Sheikh Jaber Al-Abdallah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah International complex with the participation of 18 female players from 8 countries and 38 boys from 15 countries.The final match was attended by the Chairmen of...

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Kuwait Table Tennis player wins Bronze

KUWAIT: Kuwait's Disabled Table Tennis player Yaqoub Al-Khalifa won the third place and the Bronze medal of the Wheel Chair Category in Greece's Paralympic Table Tennis Championship.Kuwait's champion qualified for the semi-final of the championship in which more than 50 players from 30 countries participated. Chairman of the Paralympic Table Tennis committee Duaij Al-Hajiri lauded the achievement of player Al-Khalifa.

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Kuwait hosts Arab Clubs Basketball Championship

By Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: Chairman of the Higher Organizing Committee of the 34th Arab Clubs Basketball Championship, and Deputy Chairman of the Board of Kuwait Sports Club Bader Al-Osaimi said that all preparations for the championship have been completed. The championship will start on Tuesday and will continue until October 15th. Al-Osaimi welcomed all Arab brothers to Kuwait and wished them a pleasant stay and positive participation that...

LONDON: The 13 members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), led by Riyadh, and their 10 allies headed by Moscow will hold on Wednesday their first in-person meeting at the group's headquarters in Vienna since March 2020.

Crude jumps as OPEC+ tipped to make big cut in oil output

LONDON: Major oil-producing nations led by Saudi Arabia and Russia are expected to make this week their biggest output cut since the start of the COVID pandemic in efforts to buttress prices.Oil prices jumped Monday on expectations of an OPEC output cut. The main US oil contract, WTI, jumped five percent on Monday as investors hoped that OPEC+ nations would make a big production cut at their meeting this week. Around 1230 GMT the price of a...

TEHRAN: Iranian women shop at the Tajrish traditional bazaar in the capital Tehran on October 2, 2022. – AFP

Iran traders pay a high price for Mahsa Amini protests

TEHRAN: At a bazaar in north Tehran, merchants are paying a high price since protests erupted across Iran more than two weeks ago over the death in custody of young Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini. "It was hardly great even before, because of the economic crisis that has hit our country under US sanctions," sighed 53-year-old shopkeeper Mehdi, sitting on a stool at a stall where he sells T-shirts."But now with the protests our work has been cut in...

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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

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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