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BANGKOK: (From left) CEO of Bitkub Jirayut Srupsrisopa, former football player Andy Cole, former football player Phil Babb and CEO of Fresh Air Festival Vinij Lertratanachai pose during a press conference on March 31, 2022. - AFP
Liverpool, Man Utd to clash in Bangkok as Premier League clubs resume tours
BANGKOK: Liverpool and Manchester United will meet in a high-profile friendly in Bangkok in July, the clubs said on Thursday, as Premier League teams resume lucrative pre-season tours which stopped when COVID hit. After the July 12 clash in the Thai capital, Cristiano Ronaldo and his United team-mates will fly to Australia for two more friendlies, including a clash with Crystal Palace, at the 100,000-capacity Melbourne Cricket Ground.Before the...
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Juventus Academy win Kuwait women's league
By Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: Juventus Academy's women football team became champions of the first-ever women's league in Kuwait, while the Schools Association was second and Fatayat Al-Oyoun third. Kuwait Football Association Chairman Sheikh Ahmad Al-Yousuf, Member of the Board and Chairwoman of the Women's Committee Fatima Hayat, Head of Marketing Communications Khuloud Al-Faily and Director of Sports for All Sectors at the Public Authority for...
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Tariffs have not forced China to change its ways, US trade chief says
WASHINGTON:  Rather than pressuring China to change its "unfair" trade practices, US Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai said Wednesday the economy would better served by policies to encourage domestic manufacturing. In a four-hour hearing before the House Ways and Means Committee, President Joe Biden's trade chief acknowledged that Washington's strategy of imposing massive tariffs on Beijing-which began under former president Donald...
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Kuwait PM receives LuLu Group chairman at WGS 2022 Summit
DUBAI: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, during his current visit to attend the World Government Summit  (WGS 2022) being held at the Expo 2020 venue in Dubai, met with and exchanged cordial greetings with the Chairman of LuLu Group, Yusuff Ali MA.Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad, who led Kuwait's delegation to the World Government Summit, in his keynote address to the gathering called for collective global...
NEGOMBO: In this picture taken on March 24, 2022, workers process salted fish at a fishery harbour in Negombo. The sky and seas off Sri Lanka's coast are crystal blue but a worsening economic crisis has kept fishermen moored at Negombo harbour, out of gas and unable to reel in the day's catch. – AFP
Plenty of fish but no catch as Sri Lanka economic crisis bites
NEGOMBO, Sri Lanka: The sky and seas off Sri Lanka's coast are crystal blue but a worsening economic crisis has kept fishermen moored at Negombo harbour, out of gas and unable to reel in the day's catch. The waters nearby are a tropical bounty of fist-sized prawns and mackerel that normally find their way into the island nation's staple seafood curries.But the crisis has left coastal communities short of fuel to send their vessels out to the...
CLEVELAND: Darius Garland #10 of the Cleveland Cavaliers dribbles the ball during the game against the Dallas Mavericks on March 30, 2022 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. - AFP
Heat, Mavericks book playoff berths, Warriors still waiting
LOS ANGELES: The Miami Heat rallied to beat the Boston Celtics 106-98 and clinch an NBA playoff berth on Wednesday as the post-season picture began to get clearer. Dallas also secured a playoff spot after Luka Doncic scored 35 points and handed out 13 assists to lead the Mavericks to a 120-112 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Cavs' defeat meant either the Eastern Conference-leading Heat or Celtics would be sure of a berth, and it was a...
CHRISTCHURCH: England's Sophie Ecclestone bowls to South Africa's Trisha Chetty during their 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup second semifinal at Haley Oval on March 31, 2022. - AFP
England set up World Cup final with Australia
CHRISTCHURCH: England continued their fairytale revival at the Women's World Cup Thursday when Danni Wyatt's century set up a 137-run semi-final thrashing of South Africa to set up a final showdown with Australia. Wyatt's outstanding 129, aided by five dropped catches and supported by Sophia Dunkley's 60, saw England post an imposing 293 for eight off their 50 overs at Hagley Oval in Christchurch.Sophie Ecclestone then produced the best bowling...
People visit the Expo 2020, less than a week before it comes to a close, in the Gulf emirate of Dubai.-AFP photos
Exit Expo: Dubai to close shutters on lavish world fair
Dubai will bid farewell to its extravagant Expo 2020 world fair on Thursday, leaving a multi-billion dollar mini-city in the desert and heightened expectations for future hosts. Six months after the delayed opening of the $7 billion, purpose-built site, the Middle East business hub will close the shutters with performances from Christina Aguilera and DJ Tiesto, and fireworks that will go on past 3:00 am local time. Millions of people have flocked...
In this file photo a lion rests under a tree at the Rietspruit Game Reserve in Hoedspruit, South Africa.--AFP
'Love hormone' oxytocin turns fierce lions into kittens
Scientists who spent years spraying oxytocin up the noses of lions found the big cats became much friendlier with their neighbors and less prone to roaring at strangers when dosed up on the so-called "love hormone." The results, published in the journal iScience on Wednesday, could have major benefits for conservation efforts as unfamiliar prides are increasingly forced by urban sprawl to live together in reserves. "I've always loved lions,"...
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'Game of Thrones' prequel 'House of the Dragon' to hit screens August 21
"House of the Dragon," the new HBO series set 200 years before the events of the mega-hit show "Game of Thrones" will premiere August 21, the network announced Wednesday. The 10-episode drama series debuts Sunday, August 21 on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max in the United States and in other countries where the WarnerMedia platform is available, a statement said. "House of the Dragon" is based on the book "Fire and Blood" by George...
A general view shows the newly-inaugurated 3-2-1 Qatar Olympic and Sports Museum in the capital Doha.-AFP photos
Qatar opens huge sports museum for World Cup year
Qatar on Wednesday opened one of the world's biggest sports museums with artefacts from some of the most famous Olympic heroes but also gives prominence to local athletes hoping to boost efforts to attract a new generation into sports. The 19,000 square meters 3-2-1 Museum Qatar Olympic and Sports Museum, next to one of the stadiums to be used in this year's World Cup, has taken more than 15 years to get off the planning board and fill.After...
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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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Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Company (KIPIC)
Massive fuel shortage forces electricity cuts in Kuwait
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Interior Minister orders removal of violations in Failaka
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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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EL KFOUR: Lebanon: People inspect the damage to a building after a Zionist airstrike in the southern town of Kfour, in the Nabatiyeh district, on August 17, 2024, amid the ongoing cross-border clashes between Zionist troops and Hezbollah fighters. – AFP
Hezbollah reveals its military muscle