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GOMA: A wounded man is rushed away on a motorcycle after protesters stormed and looted a warehouse belonging to the peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) at the UN facilities in Goma. - AFP

Five killed, dozens hurt as anti-UN protesters spread in east DR Congo

GOMA: At least five people have been killed and dozens injured during anti-UN protests in eastern DR Congo, a government spokesman said Tuesday as the unrest spread. On Monday, hundreds of people blocked roads and chanted hostile slogans before storming the UN peacekeeping mission's headquarters and a supply base in Goma, the main city in North Kivu province.Protesters smashed windows and looted valuables, while helicopters airlifted UN staff...

Kuwait City : China's Aihemaiti Maimaiti (L) and Kuwait's Abdulrahman al-Enizi compete in the men's super heavyweight (+92kg) boxing final bout during the Kuwait International Boxing Championship in the Sabah al-Salem district on the outskirts of Kuwait City on July 25, 2022. (Photo by YASSER AL-ZAYYAT / AFP)

Uzbekistan secures first position in International Boxing Championship

By Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: With five gold medals and a bronze, Uzbekistan's team took the first position in Kuwait's first International Boxing Championship that was concluded on Monday. Thailand was second - with a gold and two silver medals while China took third with one gold and a silver medal. Fourth place went to Iran with two silver and two bronze. Kuwait secured fifth with one silver and two bronze as Kyrgyzstan (sixth) grabbed one...

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Kuwaiti wins first place in Jet Ski Stock Category

By Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: Kuwait's Jet Ski team that is participating in the Europe International Championship being held in Poland with 33 countries participating. Faisal Taha Burabee won first place in the Stock Category, while in the teams competition, Kuwaitis were not that lucky as Mohammad Burabee and Mohammad Al-Baz could not continue. Their jet ski malfunctioned and they could not get enough points to win despite being in top places in...

LONDON: Germany's striker Alexandra Popp (3rd right) scores her team's second goal during the UEFA Women's Euro 2022 Group B football match between Finland and Germany at Stadium MK in Milton Keynes, north of London.- AFP

Popp explodes for Germany after ending Euro 2022 woe

MANCHESTER: Alexandra Popp seem destined never to play at a European Championship due to injury, but the veteran striker is now leading Germany's charge back to the top of the women's game at Euro 2022. An Olympic gold medalist and Champions League winner at club level with Wolfsburg, the Euro had been the bete noire of the 31-year-old's glittering career until touching down in England a few weeks ago. Her determination to play in Wolfsburg's...

KUWAIT: A night view of Kuwait City. Kuwait's annual inflation has edged up to 4.52 percent in May, said Central Statistical Bureau, Kuwait in its latest report.

Kuwait's inflation edges up to 4.52%

By Majd OthmanKUWAIT: Kuwait's annual inflation has edged up to 4.52 percent in May, recording an annual increase in the general measurement of consumer prices, said Central Statistical Bureau, Kuwait in its latest report. The report suggests that the spike in the inflation is a result of the increase in the prices of some major commodity groups, the movement of indices and a decrease in the prices of some other groups."The rise in oil prices is...

E-commerce giant Alibaba seeks dual-primary listing in Hong Kong

HONG KONG: E-commerce giant Alibaba said Tuesday it will seek a primary listing in Hong Kong, potentially giving access to China's vast pool of investors, as mainland officials indicate a long-running crackdown on the tech sector could be coming to an end. The move also comes as Chinese tech companies traded in New York grow increasingly worried about a regulatory drive by United States authorities as tensions simmer between the superpowers.While...

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BigPicture 2022 competition captures the magical beauty of life on earth

Natural World Photography Competition celebrates life cycles and natural resilience. The California Academy of Sciences puts on the contest, which judges photos that capture nature in eight different categories.Frame Within A Frame, Badlapur, India. Bee Balling, Texas, United States. Beautiful Wings, Osaki-shi Miyagi-ken, Japan. Frame Within A Frame, Badlapur, India. Sickening Delicacy, Covasna, Romania. Sea Lion Fall, Monterey Bay, United...

In this file photo singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell attends the 2022 MusiCares Person of the Year gala in her honor at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. -AFP

Joni Mitchell wows with surprise set at Newport Folk Fest

Joni Mitchell delivered her first full set in more than 20 years this weekend, surprising attendees at the Newport Folk Festival alongside country star Brandi Carlile. The show followed Mitchell's stage cameo earlier this year, when she joined other artists as they performed a moving tribute to her life's work at the MusiCares pre-Grammy gala.Both moments marked rare public appearances for the trailblazing Mitchell, who in 2015 suffered a brain...

His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah

MPs urge new PM to start new era, fight corruption

By B IzzakKUWAIT: Lawmakers have warmly welcomed the appointment of Interior Minister Sheikh Ahmad Al-Nawaf Al-Sabah as a new prime minister and urged him to start a new era in the country and fight corruption, as he pledged to HH the Amir, he would safeguard democracy and the constitution.An Amiri order was issued yesterday naming the 66-year old Sheikh Ahmad, the son of HH the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, to replace the outgoing premier...

NEW DELHI: India's new President Droupadi Murmu (center) inspects a guard of honor after her swearing-in ceremony, at presidential palace Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on July 25, 2022. - AFP

Murmu sworn in as India's first tribal president

NEW DELHI: Droupadi Murmu was sworn in as India's president on Monday, making her the first person from one of the country's marginalized tribal communities to serve as head of state. The former school teacher and state governor was elected to the largely ceremonial position last week with 64 percent of the vote by members of India's parliament and state assemblies.Murmu, who is from the Santhal tribe and was born in eastern Odisha state, paid...

UNTERREIT: An employee of Uniper Energy Storage walks through the above-ground facilities of a natural gas storage facility at the Uniper Energy Storage facility in Bierwang, southern Germany. - AFP

Gas war between Russia and West

PARIS: Natural gas has emerged as a weapon of war between Russia and Europe since Moscow's February 24 invasion of Ukraine. Here is how the standoff developed:Nord Stream 2 haltedOn February 22, 2022, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says he is suspending the Nord Stream 2 pipeline project with Russia in response to Moscow's recognition of two breakaway regions in Ukraine. The project has long been a source of tension with Berlin's allies in the...

KUWAIT: KFH holds ordinary and extraordinary general assembly meeting on Monday.

KFH general assembly approves acquisition of AUB-Bahrain

KUWAIT: Kuwait Finance House (Baitak) held its ordinary and extraordinary General Assembly meeting on Monday and approved the deal to acquire Ahli United Bank - Bahrain with the attendance of 83.189 percent of shareholders. All items on the agenda of the ordinary General Assembly were approved during the meeting, which includes the approval of the Sharia Supervisory Board report with regards to the proposal to acquire Ahli United Bank (B.S.C),...

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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

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