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Lebanese in Kuwait cast their votes
KUWAIT: Members of the Lebanese community in Kuwait headed to their country's embassy on Friday to vote in Lebanon's parliamentary elections. - Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat 
PARIS: Emmanuel Macron (C) reviews troops at the Elysee presidential palace in Paris on May 7, 2022, during his investiture ceremony as French President, following his re-election last April 24.—AFP
Macron vows new start at second term
PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday vowed a new start to face immense challenges in foreign and domestic policy, as he was inaugurated for a second term after his election victory over the far right. In a ceremony at the Elysee Palace, Macron was confirmed by Constitutional Council chief Laurent Fabius as the winner of April election and then signed the formal re-investiture document. Attended by 450 people, including his wife...
SEOUL: People watch a television screen showing a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test, at a railway station in Seoul on May 7, 2022, after North Korea fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile according to South Korea's military.—AFP
North Korea fires submarine-launched missile after US warning
SEOUL: North Korea fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile Saturday, Seoul said, its second missile launch in three days, after the United States warned Pyongyang could be preparing for a nuclear test. Pyongyang has dramatically ramped up its sanctions-busting missile launches this year, conducting 15 weapons tests since January including firing an intercontinental ballistic missile at full range for the first time since 2017.The latest...
HAVANA: Firefighters and rescue workers remove debris from the ruins of the Saratoga Hotel, in Havana. The death toll from a powerful explosion at a five-star hotel in central Havana climbed to 25 with more than 50 people injured after a suspected gas leak, according to official tallies. - AFP
Death toll climbs to 25 in Havana hotel blast, gas leak suspected
HAVANA: A powerful explosion due to a suspected gas leak ripped through a luxury hotel in central Havana, killing at least 25 people Friday, according to official tallies. Rescuers pulled four bodies out of the rubble in the early evening as they combed through what remained of the prestigious Saratoga Hotel looking for survivors.At least one woman with whom rescuers made contact was alive in the debris, officials said, adding they believed more...
COLOMBO: Police use tear gas and a water canon to disperse university students protesting to demand the resignation of Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa over the country's crippling economic crisis, near the parliament building in Colombo. – AFP
Diplomats urge Sri Lanka to reconsider state of emergency
COLOMBO: US and European diplomats Saturday urged Sri Lanka's beleaguered president to repeal a state of emergency imposed after a general strike brought the bankrupt country to a halt. Months of blackouts and acute shortages of food, fuel and medicines have caused widespread suffering across the South Asian island nation, which is enduring its worst-ever economic downturn. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa declared a fresh state of emergency on...
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16,000 jobs at risk as British retailer McColl's collapses
LONDON: British convenience store chain McColl's went bust Friday in the wake of supply strains and weak consumer spending as inflation soars, putting at risk around 16,000 jobs. McColl's, which has about 1,100 stores across the UK selling food and household products, entered administration, whereby a troubled company calls on outside help to try and minimize job losses.McColl's said in a statement that its main lenders had refused further...
GUANGZHOU, China: Residents queue to undergo nucleic acid tests for the COVID-19 coronavirus in Guangzhou, in China's southern Guangdong province on May 7, 2022. – AFP
Chinese web users get creative to dodge COVID censorship
BEIJING: From quoting the national anthem to referencing Hollywood blockbusters and George Orwell's dystopian novel "1984", Chinese web users are using creative methods to dodge censorship and voice discontent over COVID measures. China maintains a tight grip over the internet, with legions of censors scrubbing out posts that cast the Communist Party's policies in a negative light. The censorship machine is now in overdrive to defend Beijing's...
India needs a billion tons of coal to meet domestic demand each year - AFP
India to reopen abandoned coal mines as heatwave hits supply
NEW DELHI: India plans to lease abandoned coal pits to private mining companies, a government official said Friday, in an effort to ramp up production as power outages exacerbate a sweltering heatwave. Coal supplies more than two-thirds of India's energy needs and the country has baulked at the cost of transitioning to renewables-even as unseasonably hot weather illustrates the threat from climate change caused by burning fossil fuels.Soaring...
DHAMAN receives GlobeMed clients in its healthcare facilities
DHAMAN, GlobeMed Kuwait sign agreement to expand network
KUWAIT: Health Assurance Hospitals Company (DHAMAN) and GlobeMed Kuwait, the leading healthcare benefits management company in Kuwait, have announced signing a collaboration agreement to offer insured members of the clients contracted with GlobeMed access to the wide network of DHAMAN'S primary Healthcare centers (PHC).As part of the collaboration agreement, DHAMAN will provide integrated healthcare in family medicine, dentistry, pediatrics,...
MILAN: Inter Milan's Italian midfielder Nicolo Barella (left) and Empoli's Albanian midfielder Kristjan Asllani go for the ball during the Italian Serie A football match between Inter and Empoli on May 6, 2022 at the San Siro stadium in Milan. - AFP
Night of comebacks in Serie A: Inter reclaim first and Juventus collapse
MILAN: On a night of wild swings in Serie A, Inter Milan came from two goals down Friday to beat Empoli and later Juventus conceded two late goals to lose at Genoa. In Milan, Lautaro Martinez scored twice as Inter fought back to beat Empoli 4-2 and jump to the top of Serie A. "The team showed character. We're here," said Inter coach Simone Inzaghi on DAZN. In the late game, Juventus dominated relegation-haunted Genoa only to concede an 87th...
PHILADELPHIA: Bam Adebayo #13 of the Miami Heat shoots the ball against Joel Embiid #21 of the Philadelphia 76ers in the second half during Game Three of the 2022 NBA Playoffs Eastern Conference Semifinals at the Wells Fargo Center on May 6, 2022.- AFP
Embiid inspires 76ers to rout of Heat, Mavericks set down Suns
LOS ANGELES: Philadelphia's star center Joel Embiid returned from injury to help the re-energized 76ers beat the Miami Heat 99-79 on Friday, clawing back a game in their NBA playoff series. Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks also avoided falling into a 3-0 hole with a 103-94 victory over the Phoenix Suns.Embiid missed the Sixers' double-digit losses in the first two games against Miami after he suffered a concussion and orbital fracture in the...
Groom Matthew Mitchener with his bride Janelle Nuyts celebrating their wedding in the car park of their housing compound during lockdown in Shanghai after a ceremony officiated via Zoom from the US. - AFP
From lockdown to wedlock: Shanghai couple defy COVID
A couple in Shanghai have beaten COVID lockdowns and bureaucracy to tie the knot, celebrating their marriage in the car park of their housing compound after a ceremony officiated via Zoom from the United States. With the "Bridal Chorus" on speaker, a smattering of socially distanced friends and an immaculate white dress complete with blue surgical mask, bride Janelle Nuyts walked down the aisle followed by an official in a hazmat suit who...
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Schools reopening amid extreme heat sparks concerns
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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
Palestinian fighters claim Tel Aviv bombing, threaten more attacks
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KUWAIT: Inmates line up at the new deportation center in Sulaibiya.
New deportation center opens
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Kuwait underlines preparedness amid mpox outbreak
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The sun sets behind electricity pylons in this file photo. -- Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Power restored to all areas of Kuwait after cuts