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SAINT-DENIS, France: French National Assembly President Yael Braun-Pivet (C) and Seine-Saint-Denis deputy Stephane Peu visit la Maison des Femmes (Women's house) in Saint-Denis north of Paris. - AFP
French PM to face baptism of fire in divided parliament
PARIS: French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne will on Wednesday lay out the government's policy priorities in her first speech in front of what promises to be a stormy parliament. The 61-year-old will make the customary "general political declaration" to kick off the legislative session, which is being scrutinised closely given Borne's weak position at the head of a minority government. Centrist President Emmanuel Macron suffered a setback in...
ALLAHABAD: File photo shows, a bulldozer demolishes the house of Javed Mohammad, a local leader who was allegedly involved in the recent violent protests against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) former spokeswoman Nupur Sharma's incendiary remarks about Prophet Mohammed (PBUH), in Allahabad. – AFP
India's 'bulldozer justice' flattens Muslim dissent
ALLAHABAD, India: After two nights in police custody, Indian teenager Somaiya Fatima was released in time to watch live footage of an excavator claw smashing into the walls of her childhood home. The residence is among scores of dwellings and businesses flattened by wrecking crews this year, in a campaign authorities have promoted by turns as a battle against illegal construction and a firm response to criminal activity.But rights groups have...
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Bader Al-Kharafi leads Kuwait’s CEOs on Forbes Middle East list
KUWAIT: Bader Nasser Al-Kharafi has been named by Forbes Middle East among the top 100 CEOs in the Middle East for 2022. Kharafi, Zain Group CEO, leads Kuwait-based CEOs featured on the list. The list features seven CEOs from Kuwait. It also includes Alshaya Group CEO John Hadden, KIPCO Group CEO Sheikha Dana Al-Sabah, National Bank of Kuwait Group CEO Essam Al-Sager, Agility CEO Tareq Al-Sultan, Commercial Bank of Kuwait CEO Elham Mahfouz,...
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EU focuses on energy supply under Czech presidency
STRASBOURG, France: The EU on Wednesday set out a harder focus on energy amid Russia's war in Ukraine, as the Czech Republic presented its priorities upon taking over the bloc's presidency. "We need to prepare for further disruptions of gas supply, even a complete cut-off from Russia," European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen told the European Parliament. Her commission is set to unveil an emergency plan on energy supply security on July 20...
COLOMBO: In this picture taken on March 15, 2022, a man uses firewood to cook food at a restaurant. - AFP
Bankrupt Sri Lanka asks Putin for fuel, tourists
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka has asked Russia to provide fuel and resume tourist flights to help the country weather its unprecedented economic crisis, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said Wednesday. The island nation has suffered months of blackouts, rampant inflation and critical shortages of food and petrol after running out of foreign currency to finance imports.Rajapaksa said he had spoken with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to ask for supplies...
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Meet HUAWEI's latest entry-level phone with the longest battery life
KUWAIT: Years ago, when smartphones were still in their evolving phase, entry-level smartphones used to get a bad rap for being mediocre. But things have changed for the better. Entry-level phones, like the HUAWEI nova Y series, now often offer some solid features that are mostly seen on flagship devices. That's why the release of HUAWEI nova Y70 got us seriously excited. The phone comes with a 6000mAh battery with 22.5W HUAWEI SuperCharge, a...
WIMBLEDON: Romania's Simona Halep serves the ball to US player Amanda Anisimova during their women's singles quarter final tennis match on the tenth day of the 2022 Wimbledon Championships on July 6, 2022. (Inset) Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina returns the ball to Australia's Ajla Tomljanovic during their women's singles quarter final tennis match on July 6, 2022. - AFP
Halep, Rybakina face off in Wimbledon semi-final
LONDON: Former champion Simona Halep said she is playing her "best tennis" as she set up a Wimbledon semi-final clash with Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina on Wednesday. Halep, the 2019 winner, comfortably reached her third semi-final at the All England Club with a 6-2, 6-4 victory over Amanda Anisimova of the United States.Russian-born Rybakina became the first player representing Kazakhstan to reach a Grand Slam semi-final when she defeated Ajla...
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Kuwait Disabled Fencing team in Poland
KUWAIT: Kuwait Disabled Fencing team left for Poland to participate in the World Fencing Championship to be held from July 6th until July 11th.  50 fencers from several countries including Kuwait, Iraq, Thailand, Hong Kong, France, Italy, Russia, Georgia, USA, and host country Poland will participate in the event.The team is headed by Ahmad Al-Mutawaa with five players; Abdallah  Al-Haddad, Abdallah  Al-Khaldi, Sulaiman Al-Tamimi, Fahad...
BIRMINGHAM: India's Virat Kohli sets off for a run during play on Day 3 of the fifth cricket Test match between England and India at Edgbaston, Birmingham in central England.- AFP
What happened to Shazball? India and Kohli blasted after Test defeat
NEW DELHI: India's media came down heavily on their star cricketers on Wednesday after England romped to a seven-wicket victory in the fifth Test, calling the bowlers too wayward and questioning Virat Kohli's place in the side. After being in control, India were bowled out for 245 in their second innings, setting England a record target of 378 runs that the hosts reached with ease.Joe Root smashed an unbeaten 142 and Jonny Bairstow hit 114 not...
People prepare the stage of the new theatre (La Scala Provence) prior to the beginning of the 76th edition of the International Festival of Avignon Theatre in Avignon, southern France on July 5, 2022. - AFP photos
France festivalgoers stunned as work recreates mass grave
Spectators at an opera festival in France this week watched in disbelief as experts pulled dozens of corpses one after the other from a pile of mud on stage. The scene, reminiscent of mass graves in war-torn Ukraine, was too much for some to bear, and at least one woman had to be carried away. Italian theatre director Romeo Castellucci was both applauded and booed for his latest performance at the Aix-en-Provence Festival of Lyrical Art on...
Japanese art instructor Harumichi Shibasaki paints with watercolours at a shrine in Isumi, Chiba prefecture. Harumichi Shibasaki was nearly 70 when he began making YouTube art tutorials from his quiet home in the Japanese countryside. Five years on, he has 1.4 million subscribers. - AFP photos
'Like a dream': Japanese grandpa draws in following as art YouTuber
Harumichi Shibasaki was nearly 70 when he began making YouTube art tutorials from his quiet home in the Japanese countryside. Five years on, he has 1.4 million subscribers. Unlike the attention-grabbing antics of most top YouTubers, the grandfather has won hearts with his calm, soothing manner, which fans say makes them feel "warm and peaceful".He has also built a global following thanks to the English subtitles on his videos demonstrating...
Workers cut chalk at the Jordan Chalk company in Karak, around 120 kilometers south of the capital Amman. Long before whiteboards, beamers and laptops entered modern school classrooms, teachers relied on the humble, dusty, sometimes screechy blackboard chalk-a material that has created a Jordanian business success story. - AFP photos
Jordan chalks up business success from limestone riches
Long before whiteboards, beamers and laptops entered modern school classrooms, teachers relied on the humble, dusty, sometimes screechy blackboard chalk-a material that has created a Jordanian business success story. Chemical engineer Salah Aloqbi remembers sitting on a bus in Amman in 1995 when he hit on the idea that would lead him to create his company. More than two decades later it boasts 150 staff, with exports to more than 100...
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