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This undated handout photo provided by the South Korean Unification Ministry on July 13, 2022, shows shows (C, wearing black), one of two alleged North Korean mass murderers who were controversially deported by Seoul in 2019, appearing to physically resist as authorities try to hand him over to Pyongyang officials, via the truce village of Panmunjom. - AFP

South Korea vows probe of 2019 North Korean repatriations

SEOUL, South Korea: The South Korean government on Wednesday slammed the controversial 2019 repatriation of two North Koreans, after releasing photos that appeared to show one of them resisting the handover. Then-president Moon Jae-in's administration had expelled the men after investigators said the pair murdered 16 crewmates before taking their fishing boat to South Korean waters.The government said at the time that the men -- described by...

LONDON: Combination of photos shows some footballers covering their mouths as while talking to their teammates during soccer games.- AFP

Why do footballers cover their mouths while talking?

LONDON: As far as habits go, professional footballers sure do have some weird ones. Spitting is one, as is the slapstick tumble knee-hug ‘ouch that hurt’ roll, and of course, sliding on the ground with arms in the air. But fans watching soccer games have noticed another one, which defies easy explanation – the covering of the mouth when they are talking.Why do they do this such a lot, and are there different reasons for the move (apart...

PARIS: In this file photograph, Liverpool fans stand outside unable to get in in time leading to the match being delayed prior to the UEFA Champions League final football match between Liverpool and Real Madrid at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris. - AFP

French enquiry blames organizers for Champions League final fiasco

PARIS: An enquiry by the French Senate into crowd chaos at this year's Champions League final in Paris concluded that organizers were to blame, not supporters, undermining claims by the police and Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin. A fact-finding mission led by two senators was set up after the Liverpool-Real Madrid game on May 28 which was marred by a delayed kick-off, crushes, teargas and street crime.The investigation concluded that the...

NAIROBI: Kenya's sprinter Ferdinand Omanyala runs during a training session at the Kasarani stadium in Nairobi. In six years of dazzling rise, he has made a place for himself in a country where long-distance runners are kings: Ferdinand Omanyala intends to continue popularizing the sprint in Kenya by shining in the 100m at the 2022 World Athletics Championships which start on July 15, 2022. - AFP

Africa's fastest man Omanyala on a 'sprint mission' for Kenya

NAIROBI: Africa's fastest man Ferdinand Omanyala is on a mission to put sprinting on the map in Kenya, a country where the long-distance runner is king. The 26-year-old Kenyan is hoping to shine in the 100m at the World Athletics Championships opening this week in Eugene, Oregon.But he was facing a race against time on Wednesday to obtain a US visa to enable him to get to Oregon for the 100m heats on Friday. "Sad that I haven't travelled to...

QINGDAO: Workers looks on at a cargo ship at a port in Qingdao, in China's eastern Shandong province on July 13, 2022. - AFP

China growth slumps on virus lockdowns, real estate woes

BEIJING: China's economic expansion slumped in the second quarter to levels not seen since early 2020, an AFP poll of analysts found, owing to painful COVID lockdowns and lingering weakness in the real estate sector. Leaders of the world's second-biggest economy remain firmly wedded to a zero-COVID approach of stamping out clusters as they emerge, but the fallout has sapped growth and is pushing policymakers' annual target of around 5.5 percent...

WASHINGTON: In this file photo, gas prices are displayed on a sign in Washington, DC. US consumer price inflation surged 9.1 percent over the past 12 months to June, the fastest increase since November 1981, according to government data released on July 13, 2022. - AFP

European stocks fall, traders on edge; oil rebounds slightly

LONDON: European equities fell Wednesday with traders on edge before key June inflation data in the United States. The London stock market sank by nearly one percent, around half-way through the session, despite news of rebounding UK economic growth in May. Eurozone stocks were down by about one percent after a mixed close in Asia. The euro clawed back slightly, one day after hitting dollar parity for the first time in two decades on concerns...

SANTIAGO: View of the Miguel Gomez dam (known as La Boca) in the municipality of Santiago, Nuevo Leon State, Mexico. The lack of rain and the intense heat are some of the problems that have caused the drought in the municipality of Monterrey and its metropolitan area. - AFP

Desperate for water: Drought hits Mexico's industrial powerhouse

MONTERREY: Maria Celia Navarro smiles wistfully as she remembers the now-unthinkable luxury of taking a shower in her home before a water shortage struck one of Mexico's wealthiest cities. Nestled in mountains a few hours' drive from the US border, industrial powerhouse Monterrey boasts living standards that many Mexicans could only dream of.Residents of the northern city, whose metropolitan area is home to around five million people, have in...

This picture shows a view of the succulent salicornia plants growing on a farm in the desert outside the Gulf emirate of Dubai. — AFP photos

Desert-grown superfood puts ‘healthy’ burgers on UAE menus

A hardy plant grown using salt water is thriving in the UAE’s desert farms and helping create “healthy” burgers, showing sustainable agriculture’s potential in the toughest conditions. Salicornia, a succulent, is already being used as a salt replacement in burger patties—a rare farming success in the oil-rich United Arab Emirates, which imports nearly all of its food.“You have the salty flavor with less sodium, but you also have other...

In this photo Korean-American K-pop star AleXa (left), holds her recently won American Song Contest trophy with Christopher Del Corso, the US charge d'affaires ad interim in Seoul, at the residence of the US ambassador in Seoul. - AFP photos

Finding fame... and family? AleXa's Korean-American K-pop dream

Korean-American K-pop star AleXa has wanted to be on stage since she was a kid, but her search for fame in South Korea was also fuelled by another reason-to help her mother find her birth family. Adopted from South Korea by an American family, her mother knows little about her birth culture nor does she speak the language. The blue-haired 25-year-old who recently won the American Song Contest-the US version of Eurovision-told AFP that eating...

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'Succession' tops Emmy noms with 25 as 'Squid Game' makes history

HBO's "Succession" topped this year's Emmy nominations, earning 25 nods on Tuesday, as "Squid Game" became the first non-English-language drama series shortlisted for glory for television's equivalent of the Oscars. "Succession," which follows a rich, powerful family vying to inherit a media empire, led the drama nominees, while "Ted Lasso" and "The White Lotus" topped the comedy and limited series categories with 20 nominations each.Two other...

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Kuwait has no plans to increase petrol prices

KUWAIT: Government sources said the Cabinet's subsidies committee does not have on its agenda any recommendation to raise prices of petrol. It added it also has no plans to consider recommendations by international ratings agencies to raise gasoline prices as part of financial reforms to remedy Kuwait's budget.Sources said the subsidies committee is supervised by finance ministry and submits recommendations to increase or decrease subsidies in...

TOKYO: People watch the hearse transporting the body of late former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe as it leaves Zojoji Temple on July 12, 2022. - AFP

Japan mourns as Abe funeral held in Tokyo

TOKYO: Mourners lined the streets of central Tokyo on Tuesday to bid farewell to assassinated former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe, as his hearse was driven past political landmarks after a private funeral. The country's longest-serving prime minister was gunned down on Friday while campaigning, in a crime that rattled Japan and prompted an outpouring of international condemnation and grief.His funeral was held at Tokyo's Zojoji temple on...

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