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GABROVO, Bulgaria: A nurse taking care of a newborn boy in front of his mother in the maternity ward in the Gabrovo hospital. - AFP

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...

SEOUL, South Korea: People watch a television screen showing a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test, at a railway station in Seoul. – AFP

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...

LONDON:A handout photograph released by the UK Parliament shows Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng unveiling an anti-inflation budget plan at the House of Commons in London.— AFP

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...

LITTLE ELM, US: In this file photo taken on August 31, 2022, a drone secures an order before flying from Wing facility during a demonstration in Frisco, Texas.— AFP

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...

LAS VEGAS: In this file photo taken on May 07, 2022, customers browse racks of clothing as they shop inside a discount department retail store in Las Vegas, Nevada. -- AFP

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...

PARIS: Brazil’s forward Richarlison shoots the ball during the friendly football match between Brazil and Tunisia at the Parc des Princes in Paris on September 27, 2022. – AFP

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,...

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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: Dr Manimara Chozhan, Anesh Mathew and Ajaykumar with IBAK office-bearers during the press conference.

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...

MILAN: AC Milan’s supporters cheer during the UEFA Champions League at the San Siro stadium in Milan.- AFP

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,...

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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...

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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...

Dr Dafallah Al-Haj Ali Mustafa, 51, founder and general director of the Sudanese Traditional Music Centre and assistant professor of music and drama, plays a traditional “Wazza” instrument at the centre in the Sudanese capital’s twin city of Omdurman.— AFP photos

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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JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia inaugurated on Wednesday the largest logistics investment by global shipping company Maersk in Jeddah Islamic Port. – AFP file photo

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JAKARTA: Demonstrators burn objects amid clashes outside the Parliament building in Jakarta on August 22, 2024. — AFP

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LONDON: Mike Lynch, CEO of Autonomy Group, attends The Times CEO summit at the Savoy Hotel in London in this June 21, 2011 file photo. -- AFP

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