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OTTAWA, Canada: Lavigne, co-owner of That Hunting Store, speaks with customers in Ottawa, Canada. Canadians rushed to buy handguns this week, after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a proposed freeze on sales in the wake of recent mass shootings in the US. - AFP

Canada handgun sales soar after Trudeau proposes freeze

OTTAWA, Canada: Aman Sandhu checked store after store for a handgun in Canada's British Columbia, hoping to make a purchase before a freeze on sales takes effect, but struggled to find one in stock. "I'm concerned that if I don't buy one now, I may never have the choice again," Sandhu, a member of the Dawson Creek Sportsman's Club, told AFP.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's proposed freeze on pistol sales-which he announced in the wake of a series...

ALMATY, Kazakhstan: A woman casts her vote at a polling station as part of the vote for a referendum to overhaul the constitution in Almaty on June 5, 2022. - AFP

Kazakhstan holds referendum to move past Nazarbayev era

ALMATY: Voting was underway in Kazakhstan Sunday for a referendum to overhaul the constitution after deadly unrest in January ended the founding leader Nursultan Nazarbayev's three-decade grip on Central Asia's richest country. The bloodshed -- which grew out of peaceful protests over a spike in car fuel prices -- left more than 230 people dead and prompted authorities to call in troops from a Russia-led security bloc. The drive for a "New...

Fajer Ahmed

Working hours and days under the Kuwait labor law

By Fajer AhmedI’m grateful for the opportunity to clarify the laws and regulations for the Kuwaiti society, providing both expats and Kuwaiti citizens with a better understanding of their rights and obligations in various daily scenarios they might encounter.Today I will be answering some questions regarding working hours and working days under the Kuwait labor law. The answers are only applicable for the private sector, although some other...

OAKLAND: A truck drives by stacks of containers at the Port of Oakland, California. -- AFP

Managing inventories a pandemic headache for American businesses

NEW YORK: More than two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, American businesses are still struggling to manage their inventories in a feast-or-famine cycle caused by fickle consumer demand. "We have way too much inventory right now," said Ginny Pasqualone, chief executive of Sparkledots, a children's clothing manufacturer."It's important that we have a large selection of merchandise that our clients can choose from," she said, but store traffic has...

WADI AL FAR'AH, Palestinian Territories: Farm owner Mohammed Basheer carries a dead lamb in the village of Wadi Al-Faraa after major foot and mouth outbreak devastated West Bank flocks on April 25, 2022.-- AFP

Palestinian farmers sound alarm over foot-and-mouth outbreak

NABLUS, Palestinian Territories: An outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the West Bank early this year has killed thousands of livestock, pushing Palestinian farmers already living under occupation to the brink of bankruptcy. Mohammed Basheer said he had to incinerate hundreds of his dead lambs after the outbreak devastated livestock across the West Bank, leaving him with more than just a stinging financial loss. For Basheer, the ordeal...

BERLIN, Germany: In this file photo taken on June 02, 2022 refugees from Ukraine line up for information at a booth at a job fair for Ukrainians organized by the Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK) in Berlin on June 2, 2022. -- AFP

Ukrainian jobseekers collide with German language barrier

BERLIN: Ganna Nikolska comes back dejected from the stand of an insurer ready to hire Ukrainian refugees in Berlin: "I don't speak German," she explains in halting English. The 42-year-old trained doctor fled Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine in March "with her backpack and her daughter", her sister Olena Nikitoshkina, 36, who speaks fluent German, told AFP.Nikolska would like to stay in Germany, but is having trouble finding work in her field "because...

Abdulla Al-Tuwaijri at Seamless Global Conference

Al-Tuwaijri: Banking industry to witness major transformations over five years

KUWAIT: Boubyan Bank's CEO - Private, Consumer & Digital Banking, Abdulla Al-Tuwaijri, stated: "The huge technological developments in banking services bring many challenges to banks around the world, especially challenges related to competition and the ability to attract more customers."This came as a part of a discussion panel and an interview wherein Al-Tuwaijri participated during the activities of Seamless Global Conference held in Dubai....

MELBOURNE: Devin Haney of the US (right) fights with Australia's George Kambosos during their lightweight title boxing match in Melbourne on June 5, 2022.- AFP

'Smart' Haney outpunches Kambosos

MELBOURNE: Unbeaten American Devin Haney fought a "smart fight" to comfortably beat Australia's George Kambosos on points Sunday and become the first undisputed lightweight world champion in modern boxing history. Highly-rated WBC title holder Haney, a clear favorite, successfully defended his belt for a fifth time and in the process took the WBA, IBF and WBO straps off Kambosos with a unanimous verdict in Melbourne.Victory made him the first...

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Handball Cup winners tournament kicks off

By Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: The 38th Gulf Handball Cup winners tournament kicked off on Saturday at Sheikh Saad Al-Abdallah halls complex with the host (Kuwait sports club) beating Muscat team 28-18. Earlier matches saw Al-Ahli (Qatar) beat Al-Jazeera (UAE) 28-26. Both matches are from the first group. In the second group, Mudar Club (Saudi Arabia) defeated Kuwait's Salmiya Club 26-21.Kuwait and Mudar clubs goal keepers were instrumental in...

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Fourth West Asia Futsal tournament

By Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: Kuwait Futsal National team seeks to win their match with Saudi Arabia on Monday in the second round of first group competitions of the 4th West Asia Futsal tournament. Palestine (from the same group) will play Iraq (4:00 pm). Saudi Arabia's team top the standings with 3 points, then Kuwait and Iraq -second - and third respectively with one point and Palestine remains pointless in fourth place. The first round saw an...

BUDAPEST: Hungary's midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai (center) scores the opening goal from the penalty spot past England's goalkeeper Jordan Pickford during the UEFA Nations League football match Hungary v England at the Puskas Arena in Budapest, Hungary, on June 4, 2022. - AFP

England beaten in Hungary; Italy hold Germany in Nations League

PARIS: A tired England side went down to a surprise 1-0 defeat in Hungary in the UEFA Nations League on Saturday, while Germany had to come from behind to draw 1-1 with an inexperienced Italy team. RB Leipzig star Dominik Szoboszlai scored the only goal of the game from the penalty spot in the second half in Budapest as Hungary beat England for the first time since 1962. Defeat on penalties to Italy in the European Championship final last year...

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Mariah Carey sued for $20 million over Christmas smash hit

Mariah Carey has been sued in the United States for alleged copyright infringement over her global hit 1994 song "All I Want for Christmas Is You," court documents show. The plaintiff, a musician named Andy Stone, says he co-wrote and recorded a festive song of the same name in 1989 and never gave permission for it to be used. In the suit filed on Friday in Louisiana, Stone alleges that Carey and her co-writer Walter Afanasieff "knowingly,...

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GAZA: Friends and relatives mourn over the body of photojournalist Ibrahim Muhareb, who was killed as he was covering the advance of Zionist forces north of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip the previous day, at Al-Nasser Hospital on Aug 19, 2024. - AFP

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