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LAC STE. ANNE, Canada: Pope Francis participates in the Lac Ste. Anne Pilgrimage and Liturgy of the Word at Lac Ste. Anne, northwest of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. - AFP
Pope visits sacred lake in Canada
LAC STE. ANNE, Canada: Pope Francis called for "healing" Tuesday as he joined a pilgrimage to a sacred lake in Canada, one day after making a landmark apology for the abuse of Indigenous children at Catholic-run schools. The 85-year-old pontiff prayed for the Church to choose "truth" over "defending the institution" as he visited Lac Ste Anne, some 80 kilometers (50 miles) west of Edmonton, where some of Canada's Indigenous people began their...
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Biden busts out of COVID isolation with gym session
WASHINGTON: Audio-bombed by a barking pet dog, wondering if he looks OK on video conference, and finally being allowed to hit the gym -- Joe Biden may be the most powerful man in the world but the ups and downs of COVID isolation are the same as for anyone else.Tuesday was Biden's fifth day confined to quarters and his doctor, Kevin O'Connor, said the president has now completed a five-day course of the therapeutic Paxlovid, with nearly all...
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
US will 'bear all consequences' if Pelosi visits Taiwan: China
BEIJING: China warned Wednesday that Washington would "bear the consequences" if US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visits Taiwan, with tensions soaring ahead of an expected phone call between the two countries' leaders. Beijing has hit back hard against the United States after reports emerged last week that Pelosi, a Democrat who is second in line to the presidency, could visit the self-ruled island of Taiwan in August.The potential visit is likely...
WASHINGTON: International Monetary Fund (IMF) Chief Economist Pierre Olivier Gourinchas speaks during an interview with AFP at the IMF headquarters in Washington, DC, on July 26, 2022. - AFP
Don't let inflation 'genie' out of the bottle: IMF economist
WASHINGTON: The global economy is facing a worrisome slowdown, but the critical priority for policymakers is to bring raging inflation under control, the IMF's chief economist said Tuesday. With price surges in major economies approaching 10 percent, central banks must stay the course and continue to raise interest rates until inflation retreats, Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas told AFP in an interview. The International Monetary Fund's updated World...
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Mercedes ups sales forecast as model re-focus pays off
FRANKFURT: German automaker Mercedes-Benz said Wednesday it was upgrading its forecast for full-year sales as its decision to focus on top-of-the-range models begins to pay off despite supply constraints in the industry. The Stuttgart-based group said in a statement that its net profit inched forward to 3.2 billion euros ($3.3 billion) in the second quarter from 3.1 billion euros a year earlier on a seven-percent increase in revenues to 36.4...
BIRMINGHAM: A photograph shows a general view of the Alexander Stadium, in Birmingham, ahead of the 2022 Commonwealth Games. - AFP
Commonwealth Games defy doomsayers to remain afloat
BIRMINGHAM: The Commonwealth Games are sometimes seen as a quirky relic in the modern sporting calendar but former International Olympic Committee (IOC) marketing chief Michael Payne says they have consistently defied the doomsayers. The 22nd edition of the Games opens in Birmingham on Thursday, bringing together around 5,000 athletes from 72 nations and territories-mostly former British colonies-to compete in 19 sports over 11 days.Some track...
SHEFFIELD: England's defender Lucy Bronze shoots and scores the second goal of her team past Sweden's goalkeeper Hedvig Lindahl during the UEFA Women's Euro 2022 semi-final football match between England and Sweden on July 26, 2022. - AFP
England thrash Sweden 4-0
SHEFFIELD: England's women will be talked about "all over the world" said coach Sarina Wiegman after thrashing Sweden 4-0 in Sheffield on Tuesday to reach the Euro 2022 final. After semi-final heartache in the last three major tournaments, it was fourth time lucky for the Lionesess to the delight of the home crowd of 29,000 at Bramall Lane to set up a clash against Germany or France. England have never won a major tournament in the women's game,...
DALLAS: Ousmane Dembele #7 of FC Barcelona scores a goal during the first half against Juventus in an 2022 International Friendly match at the Cotton Bowl on July 26, 2022. - AFP
Juventus and Barcelona draw 2-2 in US friendly
LOS ANGELES: Ousmane Dembele and Moise Kean scored two goals apiece as Barcelona and Juventus fought to an entertaining 2-2 draw in their US pre-season friendly in Dallas on Tuesday. French winger Dembele fired Barcelona ahead after 34 minutes at the Cotton Bowl, wriggling past Juventus players Juan Cuadrado and Sandro before beating Juve goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny to make it 1-0.But Juventus hit back five minutes later with Colombian wing-back...
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From Cruz to Blanchett: Venice serves up film festival stars
The Venice Film Festival will welcome stars from Penelope Cruz to Cate Blanchett and host world premieres from directors Darren Aronofsky, Alejandro Inarritu and Luca Guadagnino, organizers said Tuesday. A total of 23 movies are in competition for the Golden Lion, the top prize awarded to the best film on the final day of the "Mostra", the prestigious festival on the glitzy Venice Lido running from August 31 to September 10.Calling the 79th...
In this file photo Buzz Aldrin's Inflight Coverall Jacket, worn on his Apollo 11 mission to the Moon, is displayed during a media preview at Sotheby's in New York. - AFP
Buzz Aldrin's Apollo 11 jacket sold for $2.7 million
The jacket worn by US astronaut Buzz Aldrin during his 1969 flight to the Moon aboard Apollo 11 was sold at auction for $2.7 million in New York Tuesday, Sotheby's announced. The white jacket, adorned with an American flag, NASA's initials, a patch for the Apollo 11 mission and the name "E. ALDRIN," is part of a personal collection of items the 92-year-old astronaut decided to put up for sale. "The exceptionally rare garment was chased by...
Pictures show designs plan for the 500-metre tall parallel structures, known collectively as The Line, in the heart of the Red Sea megacity NEOM.
Eye-popping: Saudi prince unveils mirrored skyscraper eco-city
A futuristic Saudi megacity is to feature two skyscrapers extending across a swathe of desert and mountain terrain, according to the latest disclosures on the project by the kingdom’s de facto ruler. The parallel structures of mirror-encased skyscrapers extending over 170 kilometers (more than 100 miles), known collectively as The Line, form the heart of the Red Sea megacity NEOM, a plank of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s bid to diversify...
Yousuf Awadh Al-Azmi
Ignorance in societies
By Yousuf Al-Azmi "True ignorance is not the absence of knowledge, but the refusal to acquire it." - Karl R Popper first thing that comes to mind when we speak about ignorance and backwardness is the nature of ignorance, its reasons and results, whether there is a manufacturing of ignorance and its cost calculations, profits and loses, failure and success, or is it spontaneous due to time features that influenced the spread of knowledge,...
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GAZA: A Palestinian child injured in a Zionist strike reacts as she is carried to Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on Aug 21, 2024. - AFP
Zionists kill dozens in Gaza