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WASHINGTON: A poster advertises the Spring Meetings at the International Monetary Fund headquarters in Washington, DC on April 21, 2022. - AFP

Asian region facing 'stagflationary outlook' amid Ukraine war: IMF

WASHINGTON: Asian nations, like the rest of the world, are being battered by countervailing forces such as the war in Ukraine that are raising prices while holding back growth, the IMF said Monday. "The region faces a stagflationary outlook, with growth being lower than previously expected, and inflation being higher," said Anne-Marie Gulde-Wolf, acting director of the IMF's Asia and Pacific Department. The regional outlook, which follows the...

NEW YORK: Andre Drummond #0 of the Brooklyn Nets and Al Horford #42 of the Boston Celtics battle for the opening tipoff to start Game Four of the Eastern Conference First Round Playoffs against the Boston Celtics at Barclays Center on April 25, 2022. - AFP

Celtics sweep Nets as Raptors, Mavs romp

NEW YORK: Jayson Tatum scored 29 points as the Boston Celtics completed a 4-0 series sweep to eliminate the Brooklyn Nets from the NBA playoffs on Monday. Kevin Durant delivered a towering 39-point display for the Nets, but it was not enough to stop the powerful Celtics' line-up from sealing a 116-112 victory at Brooklyn's Barclays Center.Boston's balanced offense and battle-hardened defense once again proved too much for Brooklyn, who trailed...

CAGLIARI: This handout photograph released on April 19, 2022 shows Britain's James Harayda and Dee Caffari as they compete in WOLD Sardinia 2020 sailing event off the coast of Sardinia on Aug 18, 2020. - AFP

Harayda navigates from Olympic setback to sailing's toughest race

PARIS: James Harayda, displaying the natural steeliness of a sailor, picked himself up from the disappointment of his Olympic dream being dashed and is bidding to become the youngest competitor in the 2024 Vendee Globe. The 24-year-old Singaporean-born yachtsman may never have experienced sailing in the Southern Ocean but history-making female mariner Dee Caffari, who competed in the 2009 Vendee Globe, believes he has the qualities to thrive in...

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stc crowns Dawri stc champions, concludes sponsorship for the year

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 champions of Dawri stc 2021-2022 and concluded its sponsorship activities for the year. This marks the 8th consecutive year in which stc has sponsored the league, which falls in line with the Company's commitment towards empowering young athletes and...

MUMBAI: A pedestrian walks past the bus of Indian Premier League's (IPL) Delhi Capitals on March 24, 2022. - AFP

Buttler tons to Kohli ducks: Hits and misses of the IPL so far

NEW DELHI: The 15th edition of the Indian Premier League has passed the half-way mark after a month of high-octane action in the world's richest Twenty20 cricket tournament. AFP Sport looks at five talking points from the first half of the season.Smiling assassinJos Buttler has smiled his way to the top of this season's batting chart with three sparkling centuries for Rajasthan Royals. The softly-spoken Englishman has been a bowler's nightmare...

118 year-old French catholic nun Andre Randon is presented to the press at the Saint-Catherine-Laboure nursing home where she lives in Toulon, southern France.-AFP photos

'Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra' to play in flagship BBC Proms

A newly formed orchestra comprising Ukrainian musicians from across Europe will feature as the world's biggest classical music festival resumes in full after the COVID pandemic, the BBC said Tuesday. The Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra will play in London's Royal Albert Hall on July 31 as part of the eight-week BBC Proms festival, which was heavily curtailed in the past two years, the broadcaster said. The televised performance will be part of the...

General coordination, operation and execution of CinemaCon Mitch Neuhauser speaks on stage ahead of Sony Pictures Entertainment exclusive presentation of its upcoming releases during CinemaCon at the Caesars Palace Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.-AFP photos

'Spider-Man' sequels and Bad Bunny kick off buoyant CinemaCon summit

Hollywood bosses showcased new "Spider-Man" sequels and brought rap superstar Bad Bunny on stage to kick off a bullish meeting of movie theater industry leaders in Las Vegas Monday. The CinemaCon summit draws Tinseltown executives to giant casino ballrooms each year, where owners of theaters-from global chains to tiny independents-are treated to never-before-seen footage and A-list appearances. After a subdued edition last August, big-screen...

In this file photo taken on February 10, 2021 Sister Andre, Lucile Randon in the registry of birth, the eldest French and European citizen, prays in a wheelchair, on the eve of her 117th birthday .

France's Sister Andre claims title of world's oldest person

A French nun who recently celebrated her 118th birthday with her traditional port-and-chocolate cocktail is now the world's oldest known person, following the death announced Monday of a Japanese woman one year her senior. Lucile Randon, known as Sister Andre, was born in southern France on February 11, 1904, when World War I was still a decade away. She now lives at a nursing home in Toulon along the Mediterranean coast, beginning every day with...

AR RAHABAH, Yemen: A young boy carrying a gun is followed by a gunman loyal to the Yemeni Houthi movement during a gathering by tribesmen to show support to the Shiite fighters against the Saudi-led intervention, in the Rahabah district.- AFP

Iran hails latest talks with Saudi Arabia as 'positive'

TEHRAN: Iran said Monday that the latest round of talks with its regional rival Saudi Arabia was "positive and serious" and voiced hope for further progress soon. Tehran and Riyadh, which severed diplomatic ties in 2016, held four rounds of talks in Iraq between April and September last year, with a fifth meeting last Thursday."The fifth round of negotiations between Iran and Saudi Arabia in Baghdad ... was positive and serious and saw progress,"...

PARIS: French President and La Republique en Marche (LREM) party candidate for re-election Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron celebrate after his victory in France's presidential election on April 24, 2022.- AFP

Macron seeks to heal French divisions

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron sought to unite a deeply divided nation Monday after winning re-election in a battle against rival Marine Le Pen that saw the far right come its closest yet to taking power. Centrist Macron won 58.54 percent of the vote in the second-round run-off compared with 41.46 for Le Pen, according to final results from the interior ministry. Macron is the first French president in two decades to win a second term...

SHENYANG: An employee works at a facility producing a COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine, which is currently undergoing clinical tests, in Shenyang in China's northeastern Liaoning province.- AFP

The quest for a universal vaccine

PARIS: As vaccine makers rush to stamp out new COVID-19 variants, some scientists have set their sights higher, aiming for a universal coronavirus vaccine that could tackle any future strains and possibly even stave off another pandemic. Since the race for a first COVID jab supercharged a new generation of vaccine technology, there have been numerous efforts to develop pan-coronavirus immunisation.Drew Weissman of the University of Pennsylvania,...

METULA: Zionist soldiers are positioned near the northern Israeli town of Metula along the border with Lebanon on April 25, 2022, following overnight rocket fire from Lebanon into northern entity. - AFP

Zionists retaliate after rocket fired from Lebanon

JERUSALEM: UN peacekeepers said Monday they were investigating overnight rocket fire from Lebanon into Zionist entity that prompted the Jewish state to retaliate with dozens of rounds of shelling. Zionist army said that it responded with artillery fire to a "projectile launched from Lebanon", which crashed into an open field near a kibbutz.There were no reports of casualties or damage, and the attack was not claimed by any group. The United...

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This photograph taken in 1967 shows French actor Alain Delon accompanied by his wife Nathalie Delon. --AFP photos

Alain Delon: Women he loved and left

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The sun sets behind electricity pylons in this file photo. -- Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

Kuwait swelters amid power cuts

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KUWAIT: HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah receives India’s External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar on Aug 18, 2024. — KUNA

India looks to upgrade bilateral ties with Kuwait: Dr Jaishankar

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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