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LONDON: A video grab from footage broadcast by the UK Parliament's Parliamentary Recording Unit (PRU) shows Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson during the weekly session of Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) at the House of Commons, in London, on May 25, 2022.- AFP
Boris urged to quit over 'Partygate' culture
LONDON: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson rejected calls to resign after an inquiry Wednesday found that he presided over a culture of lockdown-breaking parties that featured drunken fighting among staff. Johnson is among dozens of people in Downing Street who have received police fines for breaching COVID regulations since 2020 -- making Number 10 the most penalised address in the entire country."I take full responsibility for everything that took...
GENEVA: World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus delivers a speech on the opening day of 75th World Health Assembly of the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Geneva on May 22, 2022. - AFP
Tedros, from humble upbringing as 'child of war' to two-term WHO chief
GENEVA: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the first African to head the WHO, was re-elected on Tuesday, tearfully accepting a second term as he recalled his humble upbringing as "a child of war" and pleading for peace. His re-election was announced to thundering applause during the World Health Organization's main annual assembly, after receiving more than two-thirds of secret-ballot votes cast, as needed to be appointed.The UN health agency did not...
QUEZON CITY: Philippine president-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr.(C) waves to supporters as he arrives for his proclamation as the country's president at the House of Representatives in Quezon City suburban Manila on May 25, 2022. – AFP
Ferdinand Marcos Jr proclaimed next Philippine president after landslide win
MANILA: Ferdinand Marcos Jr was Wednesday proclaimed the next Philippine president after a landslide win that rights groups and religious leaders fear could weaken the corruption-prone country's democracy. Marcos, who formally takes office next month, secured more than 31.6 million votes, or 58.8 percent of the total, according to a final tally released by parliament. He was the first presidential candidate to win an outright majority since his...
ZainTech CEO Andrew Hanna receives the award
Zain awarded 'Best Telco Operator'
DUBAI/KUWAIT: Zain Group, the leading mobile telecom innovator in seven markets across the Middle East and Africa, announced that it has been awarded the 'Best Telco Operator' accolade for 2022 at the prestigious Telecoms World Middle East Awards event held in Dubai, UAE on 24 May.Impressively, ZainTech, Zain Group's one-stop digital and ICT solutions arm driving the transformation of enterprises and governments across the region, was recognized...
DAVOS: (From left) Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla, Rwanda President Paul Kagame, Malawi’s President Lazarus Chakwera, Philanthropist and co-founder of Microsoft Bill Gates and Pfizer group president Angela Hwang pose after a press conference on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on May 25, 2022. – AFP
Pfizer offers to sell medicines at cost to poorest countries
DAVOS: US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer on Wednesday said it would sell its patented drugs on a not-for-profit basis to the world's poorest countries, as part of a new initiative announced at the World Economic Forum in Davos. "The time is now to begin closing this gap" between people with access to the latest treatments and those going without, chief executive Albert Bourla told attendees at the exclusive Swiss mountain resort gathering."An Accord...
FALLS CHURCH, US: In this file photo, a home under construction in a new housing development in Falls Church, Virginia. US new home sales plunged 16.6 percent in April, even as prices continued to climb, according to government data released on May 24, 2022. - AFP
US new home sales fall sharply in April as prices continue to climb
WASHINGTON: US new home sales plunged in April to their lowest in two years, even as prices continued to climb, according to government data released Tuesday, as would-be buyers felt the heat of soaring inflation and rising interest rates. Home sales have been booming throughout the COVID-19, but with inflation at its highest since the early 1980s, the Federal Reserve has begun raising interest rates aggressively to cool the economy, which is...
DALLAS: Luka Doncic #77 of the Dallas Mavericks drives to the basket during Game 4 of the 2022 NBA Playoffs Western Conference Finals against the Golden State Warriors on May 24, 2022.- AFP
Mavericks keep series alive
DALLAS: Luka Doncic scored 30 points as the Dallas Mavericks defeated the Golden State Warriors 119-109 to keep their NBA Western Conference finals series alive on Tuesday. The Mavericks, needing a victory to avoid a clean sweep, delivered a revived offensive performance to ensure a game five in San Francisco on Thursday. No team in the 75-year history of the NBA has ever come back from 3-0 deficit to win a best-of-seven playoff series.But after...
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Kuwait retain top position at Third Gulf Games
By Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: Kuwait increased their medals to 65 at the Third Gulf Games, after winning the Judo's Under 60 kg gold medal and the Women's Futsal silver. The seventh day of competitions saw Kuwait Judo player Meshal Al-Ali winning the first gold medal in the judo competition for the under 60kg category, while women futsal team won the silver medal after losing to Bahrain in the final match.Bahrain remained in the second place with...
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Kazma wins Amir Cup
KUWAIT: Kazma SC won Tuesday His Highness the Amir Football Cup after defeating Al-Salmiya SC 2-1 in the final match of the tournament held at Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, snatching the 8th trophy. The match was held under the patronage of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad AlJaber Al-Sabah and in attendance of His Highness the Deputy Amir and Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.  His Highness the Deputy Amir...
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stc celebrates final match of Amir Cup
KUWAIT: Kuwait Telecommunications Company - stc, a world-class digital leader providing innovative services and platforms to customers, enabling the digital transformation in Kuwait, celebrated the final match of the most exclusive football tournament in Kuwait, the "Amir Cup", which is held under the patronage of His Highness the Amir of Kuwait, Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. The game was held at the Jaber International Stadium and...
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'The state of being lonely': South Korean horror writer shortlisted for Booker
A head pops out of the toilet, a woman gets pregnant from birth control pills-South Korean Booker Prize nominee Bora Chung's short stories are full of horror, inspired by her own lonely life. An academic specializing in Slavic literature, Chung was considered a "genre writer" and excluded from South Korea's mainstream literary scene. Until recently, she was relatively unknown to local readers.Her stories-which combine science fiction, horror and...
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‘Pushing boundaries’: Indian film industry seeks new horizons in Cannes
India’s film industry, the world’s most prolific, is taking centre stage at the Cannes Film Festival, but insiders say it’s a challenge to please global audiences without losing its massive fanbase at home. India is the festival’s first-ever guest of honor this year in its “Marche du Film” where global companies come together to buy and sell film rights and hash out production deals. A high-profile Indian delegation, including a...
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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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KUWAIT: Inmates line up at the new deportation center in Sulaibiya.
New deportation center opens