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WASHINGTON: File photo shows, US State Department spokesman Ned Price speaks at the daily briefing at the State Department in Washington, DC. The United States said March 22, 2022, it is now up to Iran to make hard decisions in order to restore the 2015 deal on limiting its nuclear program in exchange for lifting sanctions. – AFP

US less optimistic over reaching Iran nuclear deal

WASHINGTON: US optimism that a deal to restore the 2015 agreement to limit Iran's nuclear developed has soured, with the State Department warning Tuesday it was headed toward "Plan B" if Tehran doesn't budge. Just a week ago Washington officials were hopeful that an agreement that aimed to halt Iran's march toward nuclear weapons capability, after almost one year of negotiations, was within reach. ""We are close to a possible deal, but we're not...

UKHIA, Bangladesh: In this picture taken on March 22, 2022, a Rohingya refugee child walks to her home at Jamtoli refugee camp in Ukhia. Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya fled Buddhist-majority Myanmar following the 2017 crackdown, which is now the subject of a genocide case at the United Nations' highest court in The Hague. - AFP

Rohingya in Bangladesh cheer US decision on Myanmar 'genocide'

KUTUPALONG, Bangladesh: Saying she saw with her own eyes her two daughters killed by the Myanmar military, Rahima Khatun is hopeful the US designation of the 2017 onslaught against the Rohingya as "genocide" will bring some justice. The girls, thrown into a burning house as their village was razed to the ground, were among thousands of victims of a brutal crackdown against Myanmar's long-marginalised Muslim minority.Myanmar's junta denies the...

WUZHOU, China: Volunteers look on near the entrance to Lv village which leads to the crash site of China Eastern flight MU5375 in Wuzhou in southwestern China's Guangxi province on March 23, 2022.-AFP

Black box of China Eastern jet recovered

WUZHOU, China: A black box from the crashed China Eastern airliner was recovered on Wednesday as investigators try to determine what made the jet carrying 132 passengers nosedive into a mountainside in southern China. The cause of the disaster has mystified aviation authorities who have scoured rugged terrain for clues, finding no survivors from what is almost certain to be China's deadliest plane crash in nearly 30 years.A flight recorder was...

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6.7-magnitude quake rattles Taiwan, one hurt

TAIPEI, Taiwan: A magnitude 6.7 earthquake that struck off the coast of Taiwan early Wednesday rattled buildings and roused people from their sleep, leaving one injured and causing a half-constructed bridge in the island's east to collapse. Taiwan is regularly hit by earthquakes as it lies near the junction of two tectonic plates. It does not issue tsunami warnings unless a quake registers at more than magnitude 7.0.The US Geological Survey...

TOKYO: Shining Arcs Tokyo-Bay Urayasu’s Australian Israel Folau controls the ball during the Japan Rugby League One match between Tokyo Sungoliath and Shining Arcs Tokyo-Bay Urayasu at Chichibunomiya Stadium.- AFP

Unrepentant Folau eyes Rugby World Cup return with Tonga

TOKYO: Controversial Israel Folau is "definitely interested" in playing for Tonga at next year's Rugby World Cup and has "no regrets" over the homophobic comments that ended his Wallabies career. The devoutly Christian full-back-part of the Wallabies team that lost the 2015 World Cup final to New Zealand at Twickenham-was sacked by Rugby Australia in 2019 for saying that "hell awaits" gay people and others he considers sinners in a post on social...

MILWAUKEE: Zach LaVine #8 of the Chicago Bulls shoots the ball during the game against the Milwaukee Bucks on March 22, 2022.- AFP

Bucks crush Chicago Bulls 126-98

LOS ANGELES: Giannis Antetokounmpo returned from injury to score 25 points as the Milwaukee Bucks crushed the Chicago Bulls 126-98 on Tuesday. Antetokounmpo, who missed the Bucks' 138-119 mauling by Minnesota on Saturday after complaining of knee soreness, came back with a vengeance as the Bucks pounded the Bulls line-up. The Greek star hauled in 17 rebounds and added five assists, while Jrue Holiday also posted a big game with 27 points. Seven...

LONDON: A video grab from footage broadcast by the UK Parliament's Parliamentary Recording Unit (PRU) shows Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak gesturing as he presents the Spring budget statement to MPs at the House of Commons, in London on March 23, 2022. -- AFP

UK slashes 2022 growth forecast on Ukraine and raging inflation

LONDON: Britain's economy will grow far slower than expected this year owing to the Ukraine war and soaring global inflation, Finance Minister Rishi Sunak said Wednesday in a government budget update. The UK economy was set to grow 3.8 percent this year, down from an official estimate of six percent made in October, Chancellor of the Exchequer Sunak told parliament. He said that the Office for Budget Responsibility-the government's official...

ADELAIDE: This file photo shows Australian Ashleigh Barty celebrating after defeating Sofia Kenin of the US at the Adelaide International WTA women's singles tennis tournament in Adelaide. - AFP

Barty announces shock retirement from tennis at 25

SYDNEY: Top-ranked Ashleigh Barty stunned the tennis world yesterday by retiring from the sport aged just 25, saying she had fulfilled her dreams and was "spent physically". Barty dropped the bombshell weeks after becoming the first home Australian Open champion in 44 years, joining only a handful of players to win a Grand Slam on three different surfaces.In an emotional social media video message with her close friend and former doubles partner...

MADRID: Barcelona’s Spanish midfielder Alexia Putellas (center) scores her team’s third goal during the women’s UEFA Champions League quarter final first leg football match between Real Madrid CF and FC Barcelona on March 22, 2022. - AFP

Putellas shines; Barca beat Real in Women's Champions League

PARIS: Alexia Putellas' second-half double sank Real Madrid on Tuesday as reigning champions Barcelona came from behind to win 3-1 in the first leg of the Women's Champions League quarter-finals. Madrid took a surprise lead against their all-conquering rivals when Olga Carmona fired in early at the Alfredo di Stefano Stadium and the home side had chances to extend their advantage, with Esther Gonzalez hitting the post.Instead, Barca came storming...

TOKYO: A pedestrian walks past an electronic share price board showing the closing numbers on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on March 23, 2022. – AFP

Oil prices jump, stocks mixed with focus on inflation

KUWAIT: Oil prices rallied on Wednesday, adding to soaring inflation concerns, while stock markets diverged. Crude futures jumped 2.5 percent with Brent North Sea headed towards $120 per barrel. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak on Wednesday warned that a ban on Russian oil and gas imports over the Ukraine war would drive the world's energy markets to a "collapse"."It is absolutely obvious that without Russian hydrocarbons, if...

GAZA CITY: Palestinian workers enter a minivan at the last station in Beit Hanun in the northern Gaza Strip, before reaching Zionist territory through the Erez crossing to work. – AFP

Palestinians in Gaza give up studies for Zionist wages

GAZA CITY: The moment Hussein got permission to work in Israel, the Palestinian resident of Gaza City said he was ready to quit university to seek the attractive wages offered for menial Zionist entity jobs. "I felt that the doors of heaven were opened for me," said Hussein. Like other Gazans who have abandoned their studies to take low-skilled work inside Israel, embarrassment led him to ask that his full name be withheld. Gaza, a Palestinian...

KUWAIT: Waleed Al-Khashti and the judging panel with one of the winners

Zain strategic partner of SpeakUp Kuwait

KUWAIT: Zain, the leading digital service provider in Kuwait, announced its strategic partnership with SpeakUp Kuwait, the first of its kind program in Kuwait that aims at empowering and developing the youth's public speaking skills. The company hosted the program throughout a month and a half at the Zain Innovation Center (ZINC) in its main headquarters in Shuwaikh.Zain's support to this unique program came as part of its comprehensive corporate...

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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)

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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