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MILWAUKEE: Jimmy Butler #22 of the Miami Heat drives around Giannis Antetokounmpo #34 of the Milwaukee Bucks during the second half of Game 5 of the Eastern Conference First Round Playoffs at Fiserv Forum on April 26, 2023 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. - AFP
Butler brilliance as Miami down Milwaukee in NBA playoffs
LOS ANGELES: Jimmy Butler conjured another magical performance as the Miami Heat sent the top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks sensationally crashing out of the NBA playoffs on Wednesday with a nerve-jangling overtime victory. Butler, who scored 56 points in a dazzling game four win on Monday, once again led Miami's offense with 42 points as the eighth-seeded Heat won 128-126 to seal a 4-1 series triumph.It is only the sixth time in NBA history that an...
Manchester: Arsenal's English goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale (L) reacts as Manchester City's English defender Kyle Walker (R) celebrates with Manchester City's Norwegian striker Erling Haaland after the English Premier League football match between Manchester City and Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, north west England, on April 26, 2023. - AFP
Man City outclass Arsenal to take control of Premier League title race
Manchester: Manchester City took control of the Premier League title race as Kevin De Bruyne scored twice in a dominant 4-1 win over leaders Arsenal to close in on retaining their crown as English champions on Wednesday.Arsenal hold a two-point lead at the top of the table but City have two games in hand, meaning Pep Guardiola's men can afford to lose one of their remaining seven matches and still claim a fifth title in six seasons.The Gunners'...
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Dominant US dollar faces challenge from emerging currencies
PARIS: As the top global currency, the US dollar has enjoyed decades as the cash of choice for investors -- but it is now facing a growing challenge to that status. The greenback has been used for almost everything in terms of international trade and global finance, from ordering planes, buying oil, or issuing debt. But a number of developing economies, particularly China, have been leading a drive against over-reliance on the US currency."In...
KUWAIT: Generally smooth traffic on main highways in Kuwait on Wednesday. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Roads, schools empty after Eid
KUWAIT: With the return of employees to work and school students to class after the Eid Al-Fitr holiday, the country’s roads witnessed normal traffic without recording any major bottlenecks or congestion on main or secondary roads. Security sources at the traffic department said all roads were passable at the beginning of the workday and no traffic jams were recorded.They attributed this to the absence of a majority of school students, in...
KUWAIT: Former MP Obaid Al-Wasmi speaks at the National Assembly on Wednesday.
Wasmi demands recounting of votes in 2022 elections
By B IzzakKUWAIT: Former MP Obaid Al-Wasmi on Wednesday reiterated allegations that the Sept 2022 parliamentary elections had been marred with irregularities and demanded a recounting of the votes. Although the entire 2022 election process was annulled by the constitutional court in a ruling on March 19, Wasmi submitted a request to the National Assembly office to oversee the recounting of votes at the Assembly building to establish claims that...
This handout photo made available by the European Southern Observatory on March 5, 2021 shows an artist's impression of how the distant quasar P172+18 and its radio jets may have looked. - AFP
Milky Way's fate? Astronomers reveal what ignites quasars
PARIS: Astronomers said Wednesday that for the first time they have confirmed what ignites quasars, the brightest and most powerful objects in the universe, which put galaxies in their "death throes". These celestial behemoths form when two galaxies smash into each other, the astronomers said, warning that this could be the Milky Way's fate in a few billion years. Quasars are one of the most extreme objects in the universe, some shining with the...
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KFAED contributions KD 4.7 million in combating malaria worldwide
KUWAIT: Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) had contributed KD 4.7 million (around $15.5 million) until April 2023 in the global efforts to combat malaria and other infectious diseases, said a statement on Tuesday. In a press release marking the World Malaria Day, the KFAED affirmed that it was keen on supporting programs and efforts to fight malaria on a global scale. In this regard, the fund revealed that it contributed a sum of...
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UK block leaves Microsoft's $69-bn Activision takeover in peril
LONDON: Britain on Wednesday blocked Microsoft's $69-billion takeover of US video game giant Activision Blizzard, arguing it would harm competition in cloud gaming. The ruling will be appealed but could potentially spell 'Game Over' for the blockbuster deal. Xbox-owner Microsoft in 2022 launched its bid to create the world's third biggest gaming company by revenue with the takeover of Activision, owner of hit games "Candy Crush" and "Call Of...
SAKHIR: In this picture taken on March 28, 2023 racing helmets are displayed at the headquarters of Racing Force Group and its helmet factory on the outskirts of Bahrain International Circuit (BIC) in Sakhir in southern Bahrain. - AFP
After F1 Grand Prix, Bahrain turns to helmet production
SAKHIR: Host of a Formula One Grand Prix, Bahrain is cementing its racing footprint by locally manufacturing top-notch racing helmets for drivers as the Gulf kingdom clinches a manufacturing spot in the sport. At a production facility in Sakhir – a southern desert region that has hosted the Bahrain Grand Prix since 2004 -- the renowned Bell Racing Helmets are displayed inside plastic cases.More than 45,000 helmets were produced there last year,...
BOSTON: Trae Young of the Atlanta Hawks smiles after the game against the Boston Celtics during Round One Game Five of the 2023 NBA Playoffs on APRIL 25, 2023 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. - AFP
Young stunner as Hawks beat Celtics while Nuggets, Suns advance
LONS ANGELES: Trae Young nailed a last-gasp three-pointer as the Atlanta Hawks stunned the Boston Celtics 119-117 to keep their Eastern Conference postseason campaign alive on Tuesday, while Denver and Phoenix booked their places in the next round with series-clinching victories. A nerve-jangling game in Boston was settled when Young drained a 29-footer with 1.8 seconds remaining to silence the Celtics' TD Garden crowd and set up a game six in...
Newcastle: In this file photo taken on April 23, 2023 Tottenham Hotspur's Italian interim head coach Cristian Stellini reacts during the English Premier League football match between Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur at St James' Park in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, north east England. - AFP
Tottenham sack interim coach Stellini after Newcastle thrashing
LONDON: Tottenham sacked interim manager Cristian Stellini on Monday after chairman Daniel Levy branded Sunday's 6-1 defeat at Newcastle "wholly unacceptable". Stellini, who was only put in charge last month after his former boss Antonio Conte left the club, will be replaced by Ryan Mason with immediate effect.Conte's long-term assistant won only one of his four games in charge, dealing what appears a fatal blow to Spurs' chances of Champions...
This composite image released by the Emirates Mars Mission on April 24, 2023, shows Mars’ moon Deimos in the foreground. - AFP
UAE probe offers unprecedented view of Mars moon
PARIS: The United Arab Emirates' Hope space probe on Monday revealed Mars' smaller moon Deimos in unprecedented detail, shedding new light on the origin of the mysterious lumpy satellite. The probe, the Arab world's first interplanetary mission, has been orbiting Mars for two years, regularly flying past Deimos and its big sibling moon Phobos.It came within 110 kilometers (68 miles) from Deimos, a rocky object the shape of a bean just 12...
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ANKARA: HH the Amir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah departs after concluding his state visit to Turkey on May 8, 2024. – KUNA
Kuwait, Turkey reaffirm close ties
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“H.E. Minister of Health Dr. Ahmad Al Awadhi, Bader Al-Kharafi, and Dr. Mona Al-Khawari with top officials from MoH and Zain.”
MoH, Zain kick off awareness campaign to promote Child Protection Helpline 147
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World sweltered as April smashed global heat records
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Kuwait to be celebrated as ‘Arab cultural capital’