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Disappearing Bulgarians: despair as young leave
GABROVO, Bulgaria: Empty corridors and only eight babies in their cribs. The maternity ward in the city of Gabrovo tells you everything you need to know about the drastic drop in the birth rate in Bulgaria. "There are not many people of childbearing age left around here. The young left looking for jobs in the big cities or abroad," paediatrician Bistra Kamburova, 68, told AFP.Gabrovo, huddled at the foot of the Balkan mountains, is symbolic of...
North Korea fires two ballistic missiles on eve of Harris trip
SEOUL: North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles on Wednesday, Seoul’s military said, just days after Pyongyang’s last test and ahead of a visit to South Korea by US Vice President Kamala Harris. The launches, part of a record-breaking blitz of weapons tests this year by North Korea, came after Seoul’s spy agency warned that Pyongyang was close to conducting another nuclear test.South Korea’s military said it had “detected...
BoE steps in to shore up market as IMF criticizes British budget
LONDON: The Bank of England stepped in Wednesday to shore up market confidence after the International Monetary Fund criticized Britain's inflation-fighting budget. Reacting to markets turmoil, the BoE announced it was temporarily buying up long-dated UK government bonds "to restore orderly market conditions".However, the British pound tumbled against the dollar Wednesday despite the Bank of England snapping up UK government bonds to try and...
Pie from the sky: Drone delivery lands in America
FRISCO, United States: The little aircraft appeared out of the blue sky above a Texas home, deposited its payload of a mid-morning snack in the yard and zoomed off, as deliveries by drone start becoming a reality in America. Flying shipments of pizzas and birthday gifts have still not become the norm that tech leaders predicted, but the service is available in parts of the United States and government regulation is catching up.Skeptics question...
Sales of new US homes surge but gain may be short-lived
WASHINGTON: Sales of new US homes soared in August to the highest rate since early this year as prices fell, according to government data released Tuesday, but analysts cautioned the gain is unlikely to last. Defying widespread expectations of another slowdown, sales of new single-family houses jumped 28.8 percent compared to July to an annual rate of 685,000, seasonally adjusted, the Commerce Department reported.That was only slightly below the...
Banana thrown at Richarlison as Brazil overpower Tunisia 5-1
PARIS: Richarlison was the target of a banana thrown from the crowd as Brazil thrashed Tunisia 5-1 in a friendly in Paris on Tuesday, while Neymar edged closer to Pele's all-time scoring record for the five-time world champions. The game at the Parc des Princes was also briefly paused in the first half as the crowd were twice implored not to point laser pens at Brazil players."Unfortunately... a banana was thrown on the pitch towards Richarlison,...
Kuwait Futsal team eye quarter finals
By Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: Kuwait Futsal team seek to reach the quarter finals when they play against Thailand on Thursday in the second round of group one matches of AFC FUTSAL ASIAN CUP KUWAIT 2022. Kuwait is hosting the games with participation of 16 teams. Kuwait are on top of the group after defeating Oman Tuesday with 3 points, ahead of Thailand team which defeated Iraq 3-2.Kuwait's match today is considered a cross-roads for the team, as...
Kuwait Badminton Challenge 2022 on October 6-8
By Sajeev K PeterKUWAIT: The stage is set for the 7th edition of the Kuwait Badminton Challenge (KBC 2022) which will be hosted by the Indian Badminton Association (IBAK) on October 6,7 and 8. Teams from many countries including Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, the UAE, India, the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia will participate in this three-day-long tournament in addition to the participation of many local clubs from Kuwait."Many leading...
San Siro demolition on table; Milan Inter's stadium dream put to public
MILAN: A crucial step towards the demolition of the iconic San Siro begins on Wednesday when Milan hosts the first of a series of meetings with the public necessary for the new stadium proposed by the city's two footballing giants. AC Milan and Inter Milan both insist that they can no longer stay in the current, city-owned San Siro and have drawn up plans for a new 60,000-capacity ground flanked by sport and leisure facilities on the same site,...
Burberry replaces creative chief Riccardo Tisci with Daniel Lee
Italian designer Riccardo Tisci will step down this week as creative director, Burberry said Wednesday, announcing his unexpected and sudden departure. Tisci, who transformed and modernized the British fashion house since his arrival in 2018, is to be replaced by Briton Daniel Lee, who was formerly at Bottega Veneta."Riccardo has decided to leave after almost five years, during which he spearheaded Burberry's creative transformation," it said in...
David Bowie's handwritten 'Starman' lyrics sell for over £200,000
David Bowie's original handwritten lyrics for the pop classic "Starman", part of an album that catapulted him to international stardom, on Tuesday sold at auction in Britain for £203,500. Released as a single in 1972, the song about a Starman who would "like to come and meet us but he thinks he'd blow our minds" featured on the Ziggy Stardust concept album.The handwritten lyrics sold for five times as much as the £40,000 estimate. The winning...
Sudan traditional wind instrument trumpets harvest time
Near the lush fields of his village in Sudan's southern Blue Nile state, Youssef Ismail has crafted a traditional horn-like instrument used for generations to usher in the harvest season. "We make new wazza instruments every year," Ismail, in his 70s, told AFP about the wooden wind instrument that is often longer than a grown man. "We learned this craft from our parents."He assembled pieces of the conical gourd plant, meticulously cut and washed,...
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