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Poland asks Germany for war reparations of 1.3 trillion euros
WARSAW: Poland's government on Thursday estimated the financial cost of World War II losses to be 1.3 trillion euros (dollars) and said it would "ask Germany to negotiate these reparations". "It is a major sum of 6.2 trillion" zloty, Deputy Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski, head of the ruling Law and Justice party, said, adding that receiving reparations would be a "long and difficult" process. Kaczynski was speaking at a conference dedicated to...
NEW YORK: USA's Serena Williams celebrates her win against Estonia's Anett Kontaveit at the US Open on August 31, 2022. - AFP
Battling Williams powers into US Open third round
NEW YORK: Serena Williams roared into the third round of the US Open on Wednesday, overpowering second seed Anett Kontaveit with a battling performance to extend her Grand Slam singles career in dramatic fashion. The 40-year-old tennis icon -- who has signaled she plans to retire after the tournament -- drew on all her reserves of resilience and sheer fighting spirit to take down Kontaveit with a 7-6 (7/4), 2-6, 6-2 at an electric Arthur Ashe...
Southampton: Manchester United's striker Cristiano Ronaldo and midfielder Casemiro sit on the bench during the English Premier League match between vs Southampton on August 27, 2022. - AFP
Premier League clubs eye all-time transfer record despite cost of living crisis
LONDON: The cost of living crisis in England has passed Premier League clubs by with the all-time record for an entire season, £1.86 billion ($2.15 billion) from 2017-18, under threat of being broken come the closing of the transfer window later on Thursday. Cristiano Ronaldo's 37-year-old legs and sky-high wages have deterred Europe's aristocracy from signing him from Manchester United and granting his wish for Champions League football....
KUWAIT: Acting undersecretary at the Information Ministry Mohammad bin Naji visits Elections Affairs Headquarters. - KUNA
Kuwait official vows action against media outlets violating vote coverage
KUWAIT: Acting undersecretary at the Ministry of Information Mohammad bin Naji said on Thursday that media outlets violating the parameters for coverage of the 2022 National Assembly elections would be held legally accountable for their actions. In statements to KUNA and Kuwait Television, Bin Naji affirmed that it was paramount for printed, audible, and visual media to respect the law and convey the happenings during elections with credibility,...
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Record-breaking Haaland hits City treble, Arsenal stay perfect
LONDON: Erling Haaland hit a second successive hat-trick as Manchester City crushed Nottingham Forest 6-0, while leaders Arsenal extended their perfect start to the Premier League season with a 2-1 win against Aston Villa on Wednesday.City and Arsenal have set the early pace, but Liverpool are gathering momentum after snatching a last-gasp 2-1 victory against Newcastle.Haaland has made a blistering start since his £50 million ($58 million) move...
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Neymar, Mbappe score as PSG see off Toulouse
PARIS: Goals from Neymar and Kylian Mbappe helped Paris Saint-Germain stay top of the early Ligue 1 table with a 3-0 victory at Toulouse on Wednesday.Christophe Galtier's reigning champions were never seriously threatened by their newly-promoted opponents and remain above Lens and Marseille on goal difference.The fearsome front three of Messi, Neymar and Mbappe have now scored 18 times between them already this term.Toulouse frustrated PSG early...
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Napoli draw with Lecce to leave Roma on Serie A summit
MILAN: Roma lead Serie A on Wednesday after Napoli were held to a 1-1 draw by Lecce, while underwhelming Juventus beat Spezia 2-0.Napoli would have been in top spot on goal difference after four games with a win over their promoted opponents at the Stadio Maradona but Lorenzo Colombo's rocket just after the half-hour mark ensured Lecce escaped Naples with a point.Luciano Spalletti's side sit third, two points behind Roma and one away from...
LOS ANGELES: In this file photo taken on January 07, 2022, the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is prepared for administration ahead of a free distribution of over the counter rapid COVID-19 test kits to people receiving their vaccines or boosters at Union Station in Los Angeles. - AFP
US approves updated Pfizer, Moderna shots targeting Omicron
WASHINGTON: US health officials on Wednesday authorized updated COVID-19 vaccinations by Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech that specifically target the latest strains of the Omicron variant, with the goal of jump-starting a new booster campaign. The two updated booster shots aimed at providing "better protection against COVID-19 caused by the Omicron variant" are approved for people age 12 and above for the Pfizer shot and 18 and older for Moderna, the...
LONDON: Visitors cut a cake depicting late Britain's Princess Diana in front of Kensington Palace, in central London, on August 31, 2022. - AFP
Flowers, photos as tributes paid to princess Diana, 25 years on
LONDON: Well-wishers left flowers and other tributes on Wednesday at princess Diana's former London home and above the Paris road tunnel where she lost her life, to mark the 25th anniversary of her death. The former Lady Diana Spencer, whose fairytale marriage to Prince Charles captivated the world until it publicly unravelled with revelations of infidelity and divorce, died in a car crash in the French capital on August 31, 1997. A trickle of...
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World Cup windfall: UAE woos football fans with multi-entry visas
DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates will offer multiple-entry visas to football fans at this year's Qatar World Cup, officials announced, as it looks to reap an economic windfall from the tournament. The UAE, whose jewel is the tourism-to-finance hub of Dubai, follows neighboring Saudi Arabia in opening its doors to supporters arriving for the first football World Cup in the Middle East. Fans with the Hayya Card issued to ticket-holders will be...
KUWAIT: Former MP Abdulkarim Al-Kandari speaks to reporters after registering to run for parliament on August 31, 2022. -- Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Five ex-MPs among 37 new candidates on third day
By B IzzakKUWAIT: Thirty-seven new candidates filed their nomination papers Tuesday, raising the total number of hopefuls for the upcoming national assembly elections on September 29 to 222 candidates. Tuesday’s candidates included two women, bringing the number of female candidates to 12. The new candidates include two members of the dissolved national assembly, Abdulkarim Al-Kandari and Yousef Al-Ghareeb. They also included three former MPs...
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US investment fund RedBird completes 1.2 billion euro AC Milan takeover
MILAN: AC Milan said Wednesday that investment fund RedBird had completed the acquisition of the Italian champions from rival US group Elliott Management for 1.2 billion euros ($1.3 billion). Serie A outfit Milan said in their statement that Major League Baseball giants the New York Yankees will also have a "minority equity stake" in Milan, who won their first league title in 11 years last season, through their owners Yankee Global Enterprises....
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KUWAIT: Officials and citizens carry the body of Kuwaiti firefighter Abdullah Al-Farsi before he was laid to rest at Sulaibikhat Cemetery on Nov 23, 2024. — KUNA
Kuwait honors martyred fireman
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Bone fragments of the fossil skeleton of 'Lucy' are displayed at the National Museum of Ethiopia in Addis Ababa.--AFP photos
Human ancestor Lucy still has secrets 50 years after discovery
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A Kuwaiti folklore group performs at the ceremony.
Kuwait hosts Gulf Weeks ahead of 45th GCC summit
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People hold placards and shout slogans during a protest march against the sectarian attacks in Kurram district in Parachinar, the mountainous Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, in Lahore on November 22, 2024. - AFP
Families fleeing after 32 killed in new sectarian clashes in Pakistan
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India's Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi addresses a press conference against the backdrop of a picture of Gautam Adani, at his party headquarters in New Delhi on November 21, 2024. -AFP
Indian billionaire Adani down again, but not out