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Najib handed 12 years in jail over 1MDB scandal

Najib Razak KUALA LUMPUR: Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak was sentenced to 12 years in jail yesterday after being found guilty in his first trial over the multi-billion-dollar 1MDB scandal. The Kuala Lumpur High Court also ordered him to pay a fine of 210 million ringgit ($49 million) after he was convicted of seven charges related to the looting of sovereign wealth fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad.Najib was found guilty earlier...

MANAUS, Brazil: Aerial view shows a coffin being taken to its grave at the Nossa Senhora Aparecida cemetery in the neighborhood of Taruma, in Manaus, Brazil, during the COVID-19 novel coronavirus pandemic. - AFP

Global virus deaths pass 650,000 as new surges prompt curbs

MANAUS, Brazil: Aerial view shows a coffin being taken to its grave at the Nossa Senhora Aparecida cemetery in the neighborhood of Taruma, in Manaus, Brazil, during the COVID-19 novel coronavirus pandemic. - AFP PARIS: Officials around the world reintroduced a raft of restrictions Monday-from beach closures to quarantine measures-to try to tamp down coronavirus hotspots as the official global death toll passed 650,000. European countries trying...

GIRONDE: A handout picture shows an Indian Air Force Rafale aircraft taking off from Merignac air base, southern France. Five Indian Air Force (IAF) Rafale aircraft, operated by Indian pilots, took off from the Dassault Aviation site in Merignac for their delivery to Ambala air base where they will enter service in the N∞17 'Golden Arrows' squadron of the IAF. - AFP

First five French Rafale fighter jets head to India

GIRONDE: A handout picture shows an Indian Air Force Rafale aircraft taking off from Merignac air base, southern France. Five Indian Air Force (IAF) Rafale aircraft, operated by Indian pilots, took off from the Dassault Aviation site in Merignac for their delivery to Ambala air base where they will enter service in the N∞17 'Golden Arrows' squadron of the IAF. - AFP PARIS: The first five of a batch of French Rafale fighter jets purchased by...

LONDON: The coronavirus crisis may have triggered the long-anticipated tipping point in oil demand and it is focusing minds in OPEC.

OPEC faces an age of dwindling demand

LONDON: The coronavirus crisis may have triggered the long-anticipated tipping point in oil demand and it is focusing minds in OPEC. LONDON: The coronavirus crisis may have triggered the long-anticipated tipping point in oil demand and it is focusing minds in OPEC. The pandemic drove down daily crude consumption by as much as a third earlier this year, at a time when the rise of electric vehicles and a shift to renewable energy sources were...

WASHINGTON: In this file photo taken on June 29, 2020 a Boeing 737 MAX jet comes in for a landing following a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) test flight at Boeing Field in Seattle, Washington. US durable goods orders in June continued their recovery from the COVID-19 hit.-AFP

US factory activity gaining momentum, but rising virus cases threaten recovery

WASHINGTON: New orders for key US-made capital goods increased by the most in nearly two years in June and shipments accelerated, but the gains were likely insufficient to avert the deepest plunge in business investment and economic activity since the Great Depression in the second quarter because of the COVID-19 crisis. The improvement in manufacturing reported by the Commerce Department on Monday was driven by pent-up demand following the...

A staff member gives a presentation in the showroom at Nissan's global headquarters in Yokohama on July 28, 2020. - The Japanese auto maker was expected to announce the company's first quarter earnings results later in the day. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP)

Nissan forecasts $6.4bn annual net loss as virus bites

YOKOHAMA: A staff member gives a presentation in the showroom at Nissan's global headquarters in Yokohama yesterday.-AFP TOKYO: Crisis-hit Japanese automaker Nissan yesterday warned of a massive $6.4 billion net loss for the current fiscal year as it reels from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Nissan, which had delayed an annual forecast because of ongoing uncertainty, issued the warning as it reported a first-quarter net loss of 285.6...

A health worker carries out a COVID-19 coronavirus test on a child at a makeshift testing center in Dalian, in China's northeast Liaoning province on July 27, 2020. - China recorded 61 new coronavirus cases on July 27 -- the highest daily figure since April -- propelled by clusters in three separate regions that have sparked fears of a fresh wave. (Photo by STR / AFP) / China OUT

New coronavirus cluster spreads to China regions

DALIAN: A health worker carries out a COVID-19 coronavirus test on a child at a makeshift testing center in Dalian, in China's northeast Liaoning province. - AFP BEIJING: A new coronavirus cluster in a port city in northeast China has spread to other provinces and prompted fresh restrictions, authorities said yesterday, as Beijing scrambles to prevent a second wave of infections. China had largely brought the virus under control since it first...

(FILES) In this file photo former Chinese communist leader Chairman Mao Zedong (L) welcomes former US President Richard Nixon at his house in the Forbidden City in Beijing on February 22, 1972. - For half a century, Richard Nixon's opening to communist China has been viewed by many Americans as a diplomatic masterstroke, with successive presidents of both parties following his course. US hawks have now revived an alternative view -- that normalization was a mistake that, in the view of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, set the stage for an aggressive China and soaring tensions between Washington and Beijing.It all began in 1971 with secret trips to Beijing by Henry Kissinger, Nixon's national security advisor. (Photo by Handout / XINHUA / AFP)

Half century on, US hawks revive criticism of China normalization

BEIJING: In this file photo, former Chinese communist leader Chairman Mao Zedong (left) welcomes former US President Richard Nixon at his house in the Forbidden City in Beijing on February 22, 1972. - AFP WASHINGTON: For half a century, Richard Nixon's opening to communist China has been viewed by many Americans as a diplomatic masterstroke, with successive presidents of both parties following his course. US hawks have now revived an alternative...

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Cabinet decides to move to third phase, eases curfew

Farwaniya lockdown to be lifted on July 26 at 5 am By B IzzakKUWAIT: The Council of Ministers on Thursday decided to move to the third phase of the five-phase return to normal life, starting from July 28, and also eased curfew restrictions to be from 9 pm to 3 am from the same date.At an extraordinary meeting, the Cabinet also decided to lift the 57-day total lockdown on Farwaniya from 5 am on Sunday, ending the isolation of the last residential...

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Amir to travel to United States for medical treatment

Minister of Amiri Diwan Affairs Sheikh Ali Jarrah Al-Sabah said Wednesday His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah will leave for the US early Thursday for completing medical treatment following his recent successful surgery, as advised by the medical team.The minister prayed to Allah the Almighty to bestow cure, wellbeing and recovery on His Highness the Amir and to protect him from any harm. — Kuna

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Enjoy best Android experience with defense-grade security by Samsung Knox

Samsung once again takes security updates to a new peak as it introduced defense-grade security from Samsung Knox. It's a best experience one can ever imagine when the best of Samsung meets the best of Android. The Android devices can receive and install over-the-air (OTA) updates to the system, application software and time zone rules. Every mobile or smartphone user wants to ensure that everything they care about is 100 percent protected,...

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Crown Prince to take over some Amiri responsibilities

KUWAIT: Minister of Amiri Diwan Sheikh Ali Jarrah Al-Sabah has announced Saturday evening that an Amiri decree has been issued for the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah to exercise some of the prerogatives of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed AlJaber AlSabah temporarily, reports KUNA. The Amir was admitted to hospital earlier in the day for tests according to the state-run news agency.

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KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah receives Crown Prince of Jordan Al-Hussein bin Abdullah II at Bayan Palace on Dec 15, 2024. - Amiri Diwan

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SEATTLE: Kuwait's Undersecretary of Finance Aseel Al-Munifi and Microsoft's Executive Vice President of Public Sector Angela Heise sign a memorandum of understanding during a meeting in the presence of officials. — KUNA

Ministry of Finance, Microsoft sign deal to advance digitization