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India embassy honors blood donor heroes, associations
KUWAIT: Embassy of India organized an event on 14 June to honor the Indian blood donor heroes and Indian community associations who have been organizing blood donation camps in Kuwait. Ambassador of India to Kuwait Shri Sibi George while delivering his remarks highlighted the critical contribution voluntary blood donors make to national health systems.Ambassador expressed his happiness on the fact that Indians are the largest donors of blood in...
KUWAIT: People relax at a beach during sunset in Kuwait City, Kuwait. - Xinhua
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COLMAR, France: Children cool off in a fountain in Colmar, eastern France. The heat wave that arrived from Spain is starting in the south of the country with temperatures often exceeding 30°C in most regions. - AFP
France braces for early heatwave
PARIS, France: French officials warned Thursday that a record pre-summer heatwave was spreading north from Spain, where authorities were fighting several forest fires as the country sizzles under a sixth day of sweltering temperatures. The Meteo France weather service said it was the earliest hot spell to hit the country since at least 2005, worsening a drought caused by an unusually dry winter and spring and raising the risk of forest...
WASHINGTON: File photo shows US president Richard Nixon, visits US troops in Vietnam. Fifty years since it ignited Washington, the Watergate affair remains a cautionary tale on the threat of untrammeled presidential power and the yardstick against which all other political scandals are judged. - AFP
Watergate: A scandal for the ages that could yet be eclipsed
WASHINGTON: Fifty years since it ignited Washington, the Watergate affair remains a cautionary tale on the threat of untrammeled presidential power and the yardstick against which all other political scandals are judged. Yet some historians believe its architect, Richard Nixon, risks being displaced as the norm-breaking exemplar of presidential corruption by Donald Trump and the firestorm over his role in the 2021 US Capitol assault.Nixon's...
DHAKA: Activists and supporters gather outside the Baitul Mukarram National mosque before marching towards the Indian embassy in Dhaka on June 16, 2022, to protest against the remarks on the Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) by an India's ruling party official. - AFP
Fresh protest in Bangladesh over India prophet remarks
DHAKA: Around 10,000 Muslims demonstrated in the Bangladeshi capital on Thursday in the second protest in a week over remarks about the Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) by an Indian official that sparked anger across the Islamic world. Authorities in India have meanwhile ordered heightened security in several regions for coming Friday prayers after two people were shot dead in protests there last week, local media reported.Last Friday Muslims took to the...
MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA: John Isner returns a shot to Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis of Australia while playing with Hubert Hurkacz of Poland during the Miami Open at Hard Rock Stadium on March 31, 2022 in Miami Gardens, Florida. -AFP
No sweat as impressive Kyrgios sees off Tsitsipas
HALLE WESTFALEN: Nick Kyrgios impressively rallied past Stefanos Tsitsipas at the Halle grass court tournament on Wednesday to hammer home his status as a Wimbledon threat but only after a spat with the chair umpire over sweating. Kyrgios defeated world number six Tsitsipas 5-7, 6-2, 6-4 to reach a second successive quarter-final after also making the last eight in Stuttgart five days ago.The 27-year-old smashed his racquet after losing the...
NORTH SOUND: Kraigg Brathwaite of West Indies tosses the coin as Shakib Al Hasan of Bangladesh watches during the 1st day of the 1st Test between Bangladesh and West Indies at Vivian Richards Cricket Stadium in North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda, on June 16, 2022. - AFP
Shakib looks to past glory as Bangladesh take on Windies
DHAKA: All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan leads an unsettled Bangladesh side into the first Test against the West Indies on Thursday seeking to recapture the glory of his captaincy debut 13 years ago. In 2009 Shakib replaced the injured Mashrafe Mortaza as skipper for the second Test in Grenada and played a critical role in taking his team to 2-0 series sweep against a depleted West Indies side.Now it is the Bangladeshis who appear ill at ease and...
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Fed announces biggest rate hike since 1994
WASHINGTON: The US Federal Reserve announced the most aggressive interest rate increase in nearly 30 years on Wednesday, and said it is prepared to do so again next month in an all-out battle to drive down surging inflation. The super-sized 0.75-percentage-point hike came with the Fed under intense pressure to curb soaring gas and food prices that have left millions of Americans struggling to make ends meet and sent President Joe Biden's approval...
GENEVA: Non-governmental organization members shout slogans and hold banners as they stage a protest in the World Trade Organization headquarters' central atrium during the closing day of a WTO ministerial conference on June 16, 2022. - AFP
Hectic horse-trading as WTO talks enter overtime
GENEVA: Talks at the World Trade Organization were going deep into overtime on Thursday with countries trying to thrash out an over-arching deal encompassing food security, fishing and combating COVID-19. With ministers struggling to conclude agreements on each separate topic, countries were going round the clock making tit-for-tat trade-offs which, they hope, could see several measures go through as one package.Ministers from the global trade...
GOFFSTOWN, New Hampshire: A customer browses guns at RTD Arms & Sport in on June 2, 2022. - AFP
Small gun makers boom as demand soars in US
GOFFSTOWN, New Hampshire: Tony Hook flipped through cell phone pictures of finished work by his New Hampshire shop, explaining how one customer wanted mementos of major life events: A gun to mark each of his children's births. Smaller gun makers like him are booming in the United States, thanks to ravenous and sometimes specialized demand for pricey limited-production pistols and custom rifles, engraved with bible passages or the American...
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It’s a small world: Disney to fly guests round all 12 parks for $110,000
Not sure which Disney resort to visit next summer? Disney chiefs have a solution for its most obsessive—and deep-pocketed—fans, offering a round-the-world package trip to all 12 parks, starting at a hefty $110,000 per person. “Disney Parks Around The World—A Private Jet Adventure” will fly 75 mega-fans around the world in July 2023, with VIP visits to Disney resorts in California, Tokyo, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Paris and Florida. Across...
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Media awards highlight human stories of climate crisis
Rising ice melt in Greenland, the impact of relentless heat waves in California, and the precarious future of coastal cities were among subjects featured at the annual Covering Climate Now Journalism Awards unveiled Wednesday. The winning entries were hailed by judges for capturing the urgency of the global climate crisis, bringing to light "abundant solutions," and inspiring people and policymakers to act.Among work honored was an HBO Max...
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