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KUWAIT: A distant view of the Kuwait skyline. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyatn
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DHI QAR, Iraq: Iraqi graduates from the Dhi Qar governorate demonstrate in its major city of Nasiriyah, blocking the Zaytoun bridge on August 23, 2022, to demand the removal of officials they accuse of corruption, and the assignment of fresh graduates in governmental positions. Decent salaries and stability are the hallmarks of a job in Iraq's civil service, an institution much coveted by young graduates, even as it starves the private sector and hobbles the economy. – AFP
Iraq's young covet govt jobs in headache for economy
BAGHDAD: Decent salaries and stability are the hallmarks of a job in Iraq's civil service, an institution much coveted by young graduates, even as it starves the private sector and hobbles the economy. The patronage systems that feed the public sector in the oil-rich but war-battered nation are so entrenched that even the outgoing finance minister has despaired of ever trimming them down to size."We want work!" It's a refrain that fresh...
KATUNAYAKE, Sri Lanka: Passengers walk past a duty free store at the Colombo International Airport in Katunayake. – AFP
Sri Lanka cuts tax on female hygiene products
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's government on Sunday cut taxes on female sanitary products in a bid to help women and girls unable to afford them because of the country's economic crisis. Even before the downturn last year, many schoolgirls and women in Sri Lanka, like in other poor countries, would stay home when menstruating because they couldn't afford sanitary products.A study this year by policy advocacy group Advocata said "period poverty"-being...
MONTREAL: Campaign posters are seen in the streets of Montreal. Quebecers will head to the polls on October 3 to elect their new provincial government. – AFP
Immigration and identity shape poll in French-speaking Quebec
MONTREAL: Does immigration threaten the unique culture of French-speaking Quebec? However controversial, the claim is being pushed hard by the Canadian province's ruling party, whose brand of identity politics looks set to deliver them a win at the ballot box next week. A French-speaking bastion in mostly English-speaking North America, Quebec has long defended tooth and nail the language of Moliere. It's a fight taken up by the governing party...
MYKOLAIVKA: A local resident walks past a destroyed building in Mykolaivka, eastern Ukraine amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. - AFP
Ukraine's key eastern town 'cleared' of Russian troops
MYKOLAIVKA: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday that Lyman, a key town located in one of the four Ukrainian regions that Russia annexed, was "cleared" of Moscow's troops. The latest development - a feature of Ukraine's weeks-long counteroffensive against Moscow's invasion - comes as Russia pushed forward with finalizing the annexation of captured Ukrainian territories despite condemnation from Kyiv and the West.The recapture of...
Kuwaiti team celebrate qualifying to Futsal Asian Cup quarterfinal.- KUNA photos
Kuwait book AFC Futsal Asian Cup quarterfinal
KUWAIT: Abdulrahman Al-Masbahi scored at the end of the first half to earn Kuwait a hard-fought 2-2 draw against Iraq on Saturday as the host nation progressed to the AFC Futsal Asian Cup quarterfinal from Group A, alongside group leaders Thailand. The host nation went into the game with one point in hand over their regional neighbors - both possessing an equal chance to progress.But, Abdulrahman Al-Masbahi's leveler in the 21st minute was enough...
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Kuwait Special Olympics organize training course
KUWAIT: The course of studies to prepare specialists in games and contests management system of Special Olympics was concluded at Abdullah Al-Salem Leaders center. The course was organized by Kuwait Special Olympics in cooperation with the regional headquarters of Special Olympics MENA. There were 20 participants.International lecturer at the Special Olympics on the Games Management System (GMS) and sports Olympics Mustafa Hassouna lectured...
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Kuwait Triathlon National Team shines
KUWAIT: Kuwait Triathlon National Team won three gold medals, two silver medals and a bronze in the Asia Cup Championship 2022 which was held in Aqaba, Jordan on Saturday. Abdelaziz Al-Duaij took gold medal of the Under-30; Salman Al-Saffar grabbed the gold medal of 30-50 age group; Najlaa Al-Jraiwi won the gold medal of 30-50 group, while Usams Burahma won the silver medal of Under-30. Also, Huda Al-Saleh took Under-30 medal; Noura Al-Barrak won...
ROME: Spezia’s French Moroccan midfielder Mehdi Bourabia clears a ball during the Italian Serie A football match between Lazio and Spezia on October 2, 2022.- AFP
Lazio stroll past Spezia; Monza moved out of relegation zone
ROME: Lazio ensured they would stay in Serie A's top four on Sunday after beating Spezia 4-0 in Rome, while Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi made history in Sassuolo's 5-0 thumping of Salernitana as the first woman referee in Italy's top flight. Early goals from Mattia Zaccagni and boyhood Lazio fan Alessio Romagnoli and a brace in the second half from Sergej Milinkovic-Savic at the Stadio Olimpico put Lazio three points behind league leaders Napoli in...
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May the force be with Ukraine: 'Star Wars' actor backs drone drive
Mark Hamill, who played Luke Skywalker in the "Star Wars" film series, announced Thursday his support for a fundraising drive to buy drones for Ukraine as it battles "the evil empire." Hamill is the latest celebrity ambassador to back Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's UNITED24 fundraising platform, which was launched following Russia's invasion. The actor, who as Skywalker used his X-wing spacecraft to disrupt the diabolical "Galactic...
One of the new air-conditioned electric No.8 buses, complete with wheelchair access, at a bus stop in Bangkok.— AFP photos
Fast and furious no more? Bangkok’s infamous No.8 bus
A “Pink Devil” roars down Bangkok’s busy streets, furiously overtaking tuk-tuks, cars and motorbikes, narrowly avoiding a collision as it slows to allow passengers to scramble on before veering back into the capital’s hectic traffic. Welcome aboard the No. 8 bus. Infamous in the Thai capital, the No.8 route has spawned parody songs, viral TikToks, horrified YouTube videos and even a feature-length Fast & Furious-style film. Now the...
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Brazilian robbed of jewelry worth millions on way to Paris Fashion Week
A Brazilian businesswoman travelling to Paris Fashion Week has reported being robbed of jewelry worth almost $3 million after her taxi was attacked in a traffic jam outside the French capital, police sources told AFP on Thursday. The woman said two men on a scooter smashed the cab window on the road to Paris from Charles de Gaulle airport on Tuesday.The thieves grabbed her Louis Vuitton suitcase and handbag before fleeing with the jewelry inside....
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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