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YANTAI, China: This aerial photo taken on April 13, 2022 shows cars that will be exported at Yantai port, in China's eastern Shandong province. - AFP

China imports fall as COVID outbreaks, curbs hit demand

BEIJING: China’s imports shrank on-year in March for the first time in nearly two years, official data showed, hit by coronavirus lockdowns and weakening consumer demand. The world’s second-largest economy has stuck to a strict zero-COVID strategy as it tries to contain outbreaks fuelled by the Omicron variant in recent months. The economic costs, however, have mounted—the waves of infections and resulting lockdowns have kept consumers at...

LOS ANGELES: Bionaut Labs CEO and founder Michael Shpigelmacher displays various model of tiny remote-controlled medical micro-robots called Bionauts which his company is developing as a new modality for delivering treatments, in their lab in Los Angeles, California. - AFP photos

California start-up sending tiny robots on voyage into brains

SAN FRANCISCO: Sending miniature robots deep inside the human skull to treat brain disorders has long been the stuff of science fiction—but it could soon become reality, according to a California start-up. Bionaut Labs plans its first clinical trials on humans in just two years for its tiny injectable robots, which can be carefully guided through the brain using magnets. “The idea of the micro robot came about way before I was born,” said...

MADRID: Real Madrid's French forward Karim Benzema celebrates after scoring a goal during the UEFA Champions League quarterfinal second leg match between Real Madrid and Chelsea at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium on April 12, 2022. – AFP

Benzema sinks brave Chelsea in extra time

MADRID: Luka Modric turned the tie and Karim Benzema settled it as Real Madrid held off a sensational fightback from Chelsea on Tuesday to win an enthralling Champions League quarter-final 5-4 on aggregate. Chelsea wiped out Madrid’s 3-1 lead from the first leg in stunning fashion at the Santiago Bernabeu as Mason Mount, Antonio Rudiger and Timo Werner put Europe’s reigning champions on the brink of an incredible victory.But the 36-year-old...

SANT JOAN DESPI, Spain: Barcelona's Spanish midfielder Ansu Fati attends a training session with teammates at the Joan Gamper training ground on April 13, 2022 on the eve of the Europa League quarterfinal second leg match against Eintracht Frankfurt. - AFP

Barcelona in need of European home victory against Frankfurt

PARIS: Barcelona have toiled at home in continental competition this season but they will need to find a way past Eintracht Frankfurt at the Camp Nou on Thursday if they are to reach the semi-finals of the Europa League. The Catalans needed a second-half Ferran Torres strike to come from behind and draw 1-1 with Eintracht in Germany in the first leg of their quarter-final last week, leaving the tie open going into the return.Barca have won just...

NEW YORK: Kyrie Irving #11 of the Brooklyn Nets dribbles as Caris LeVert #3 of the Cleveland Cavaliers defends during the first half of the Eastern Conference 2022 Play-In Tournament at Barclays Center on April 12, 2022. - AFP

Irving shines as Nets advance, Timberwolves down Clippers

NEW YORK: Kyrie Irving produced a near-flawless display of shooting to fire the Brooklyn Nets into the NBA playoffs on Tuesday with a 115-108 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers. Irving drained 12 of 15 from the field to finish with 34 points and 12 assists for a victory that sees Brooklyn into a best-of-seven series against the second-seeded Boston Celtics, starting Sunday.On the evidence of Tuesday's performance, Irving will be brimming with...

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Qatar’s Golden Masjid: A symphony of heritage, modernity

Located in the heart of the Qatari capital Doha, is the Golden Masjid, an architecturally unique monument that combines heritage and modernity by intermingling new and antiquated architectural techniques.The mosque, overseen by the cultural village foundation (Katara), is inlaid with tiny pieces of gold, and its minaret shines a bright golden color, inspired by the design of old Qatari mosques. The mosque’s main building includes a prayer area...

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Hong Kong TV show ignites ‘brownface’ row with Filipina role

A Hong Kong television show has ignited anger over a Filipina character played by a local actress who darkened her skin, in the latest incident of “brownface” in Asia. Broadcaster TVB cast Canadian-Hong Konger Franchesca Wong to play a Filipina domestic worker for its series “Barrack O’Karma 2” which, despite its name, is a suspense thriller series and not about US politics. Wong appears in the show with visibly darker skin and a clip...

Ivan Denchenko (right), 19, serves customers at the Kiit cafe, in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv amid Russia's military invasion launched on Ukraine.—AFP photos

Uprooted by war, savvy young Ukrainians conjure up cafe

Steaming milk with a borrowed coffee maker, 19-year-old Ukrainian barista Ivan Demchenko rushed to make enough Americanos and lavender lattes for a growing line of customers. Six days after he and two friends started selling coffee from a ground-floor window in the western city of Lviv, word of mouth had spread and their chicken and pineapple pie slices were fast running out. A few customers had posted on social media that young entrepreneurs...

KUWAIT: His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah poses for a group picture during his visit to the Army Officers Club. - Amiri Diwan photos

Kuwait leadership expresses confidence in Armed Forces

KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, affirmed confidence in the country's Armed Forces and its sectors which defend their dear homeland. This came in a speech of His Highness the Amir that was read out by His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the representative of His Highness the Amir, during a visit to the Armed Forces (Army Officers...

BAGHDAD: Vehicles drive along the underpass under Tahrir Square in the centre of Iraq's capital Baghdad during a dust storm on April 12, 2022. - AFP

Dust storm covers Iraq

BAGHDAD: A dust storm blanketed Iraq again on Tuesday, sending people to hospital with breathing difficulties and leading airports to suspend flights. It follows a similar storm that blew over the country late last week and left dozens hospitalized with respiratory problems. The latest weather event cast an orange hue over the capital Baghdad, where it severely restricted visibility and coated buildings and cars in dust.Pedestrians wore...

WASHINGTON: This image shows the space lounge inside the spaceship Neptune's capsule. - AFP

Space company offers first look at luxury cabins

WASHINGTON: A new entrant in the space tourism market promises customers views of the Earth's curvature from the comfort of a luxury cabin, lifted to the upper atmosphere with a giant balloon. Space Perspective on Tuesday revealed illustrations of its swish cabins, which it hopes to start launching from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida from late 2024. More than 600 tickets have so far been sold, at $125,000 each.With five-feet (1.5 meter) high...

VIRGINIA: A partially completed passport application, with an 'X' gender marker, is seen on a computer monitor in Alexandria.- AFP

'X': US rolls out gender-neutral passports

ALEXANDRIA: It's just a small box to tick on an application form, but a huge breakthrough for D Ojeda, a non-binary person who on Monday became one of the first Americans to apply for a gender-neutral passport. "Even with my family, they still don't get it," said Ojeda, a 34-year-old activist who goes by D. and uses the pronouns "they, them." "So at least I have the government to say who I am as a person."The option to receive a passport with an...

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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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Schools reopening amid extreme heat sparks concerns

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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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MEW: Power cuts in high-consumption Industrial areas in Kuwait