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ROTTERDAM, Netherlands: Ukrainian women and children refugees are seen aboard the Holland America Line cruise ship Volendam in the Merwehaven port of Rotterdam, on July 22, 2022. - AFP

Shifting views on Ukrainian refugees

PRAGUE, Czech Republic: When Dominika Sokur speaks to her children in the playground, she overhears hostile reactions that she believes are being fuelled by disinformation. "When we come to the playground, people go: 'Ah, the Ukrainians have come, let's get out of here'," said Sokur, 41, a Czech married to a Ukrainian who lives in the town of Holubice north of Prague."I have overheard them complaining that we get to ride buses and visit the zoo...

WASHINGTON: Former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon (C) arrives at the US District Court House as his trial for contempt of Congress continues, in Washington. - AFP

Ex-Trump aide Bannon found guilty of contempt of Congress

WASHINGTON: A federal jury found Donald Trump's former aide Steve Bannon guilty of contempt of Congress on Friday for defying a subpoena to testify before lawmakers investigating the assault on the US Capitol. Bannon, who led Trump's 2016 presidential election campaign, was among hundreds of people called by a House of Representatives committee to address the storming of Congress by Trump supporters on January 6, 2021.The 68-year-old Republican...

COLOMBO: A demonstrators interacts with Police special task force personnel (R) standing guard while blocking a road as demonstrators take part in a protest march against Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe towards the Presidential secretariat office in Colombo. - AFP

Sri Lanka's security forces demolish main protest camp

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan security forces demolished the main anti-government protest camp in the capital Friday, evicting activists in a pre-dawn assault that raised international concern for dissent under the crisis-wracked country's new pro-Western president. Troops and police Special Task Force commandos wielding batons and armed with automatic assault rifles charged on people blockading the sea-front Presidential Secretariat in Colombo. Hundreds...

Eurotunnel and Dover ferry crossing delays blamed on 'unexpected incident' as holiday getaway plunged into chaos

Blame game as British port tries to clear traffic logjam

LONDON: The English Channel port of Dover on Saturday battled to clear a chronic backlog of summer getaway delays, which Britain blamed on France but others said was caused by Brexit. UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss risked a cross-Channel row by calling Friday's lengthy tailbacks "entirely avoidable" and urging Paris to act. Port officials blamed "woefully inadequate" under-staffing of French border posts for ruining the start of the holidays for...

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Tata seeks £1.5bn aid to keep British steel plant open

LONDON: Indian steel giant Tata Steel said Friday it could close its major plant at Port Talbot in Wales unless it receives British government aid to help decarbonize production. "A transition to a greener steel plant is the intention that we have. But this is only possible with financial help from the government," Tata Group chair Natarajan Chandrasekaran told the Financial Times.Chandrasekaran said the group had been embroiled in two years of...

Bill Gates (left) and Gautam Adani

Adani overtakes Gates to become world's fourth-richest person

WASHINGTON: India's billionaire Gautam Adani has been ranked as the fourth richest person in the world by Forbes' Real Time Billionaires List. According to the list, Adani has a net worth of $116.3 billion, while Bill Gates' net worth stands at $104.7 billion. Reliance Industries (RIL) chairman and managing director Mukesh Ambani has been ranked on the 10th spot with a net worth of $90 billion.Gates is believed to have slipped in the rankings...

EUGENE: Sydney McLaughlin of Team United States celebrates after winning gold and setting a new world record in the Women's 400m Hurdles Final on day eight of the World Athletics Championships Oregon22 at Hayward Field on July 22, 2022. - AFP

McLaughlin sets worlds alight

EUGENE: American Sydney McLaughlin set the world championships alight Friday when she obliterated her own world record en route to gold in the 400m hurdles. In a consummate display of front-foot running, McLaughlin left a loaded field for dead from the gun, haring through the tape in an astonishing 50.68 seconds. It sliced more than half a second off her previous world mark of 51.41sec set last month."We took the 400m hurdles and made it...

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Basic course for special Olympics swimming coaches

By Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: The basic course for preparing special Olympics swimming coaches was concluded at Abdullah Al-Salem leadership center. The course was organized by Kuwait Olympics in cooperation with special Olympics MENA in preparation for participation in the 16th special Olympics World Games which will be held in Germany in 2023. 30 participants attended the course which lasted for 5 days.International special Olympics swimming...

Cristiano Ronaldo

Ronaldo in limbo as Europe's elite turn their backs on Man Utd star

LONDON: Cristiano Ronaldo faces an uncertain future after the Manchester United striker's attempt to force his way out of Old Trafford failed to spark the expected rush for his signature. The Portugal superstar shocked United earlier this month with his bombshell exit request after the team's failure to qualify for the Champions League.Ronaldo would have anticipated a host of top clubs jostling to sign him. But for the first time in his...

PORT OF SPAIN: Brandon King (right) of West Indies hits 4 and Sanju Samson of India watches during the 1st ODI match between West Indies and India at Queens Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, on July 22, 2022. - AFP

India beats West Indies by 3 runs in first ODI

PORT OF SPAIN: India just managed to hold off the challenge of an inspired West Indies team with the under-strength visitors coming away with a three-run victory in the first One-Day International of a three-match series at Queen's Park Oval in Trinidad on Friday. Stand-in captain Shikhar Dhawan's 97 was the foundation of his side's total of 308 for seven which appeared to be more than enough at the halfway stage given that the hosts were just...

Haitham Al-Madini stands next to the pool in his recently renovated villa in the Saudi capital, Riyadh.-AFP photos

A new 'architectural openness' is remaking Saudi streets

For years, Haitham Al-Madini's house was like all the others on his block: a beige, nearly windowless facade sealed off from the outside world-as Saudi Arabia itself largely was. But two years ago, confined during a pandemic lockdown, Madini decided to open things up, adding a street-facing patio, redoing the exterior walls in limestone and installing soft lighting in the entryway.Local architects and engineers say such features have become a...

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Special team recommends steps to address Kuwait's demographic imbalance

KUWAIT: As a result of the delay in addressing the demographic imbalance and population structure, the Council of Ministers asked many concerned sectors to prepare their proposals and visions in this regard as a prelude to forming a specialized technical team. Sources familiar with these talks suggest that the specialized team will be tasked with putting forth recommendations and practical steps in order to take immediate measures to achieve more...

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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