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Kim Yo: North Korean leader’s powerful sister

File photo shows South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in (left) welcoming North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s sister Kim Yo Jong (right) before their meeting at the presidential Blue House in Seoul. —AFP SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s sister warned at the weekend that a Korean liaison office would soon be seen “completely collapsed”. On Tuesday, Pyongyang reduced it to rubble. Kim Yo Jong is one of her brother’s most trusted...

BEIJING: Travellers wearing face masks inspect their tickets after conducting self check-in procedures at the Beijing International Airport yesterday. Beijing’s airports cancelled more than 1,200 flights and schools in the Chinese capital were closed again as authorities rushed to contain a new coronavirus outbreak linked to a wholesale food market. — AFP

Beijing imposes partial travel ban, closes schools over virus outbreak

BEIJING: Travellers wearing face masks inspect their tickets after conducting self check-in procedures at the Beijing International Airport yesterday. Beijing’s airports cancelled more than 1,200 flights and schools in the Chinese capital were closed again as authorities rushed to contain a new coronavirus outbreak linked to a wholesale food market. — AFP BEIJING: Beijing has urged its residents to not leave the city and closed schools again...

SANAA: Smoke billows following an airstrike by Saudi-led coalition in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, on June 16, 2020. Yemen is wracked by a war which has killed tens of thousands of people and led to the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, according to the United Nations.— AFP

Saudi-led Yemen coalition pulled from blacklist

SANAA: Smoke billows following an airstrike by Saudi-led coalition in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, on June 16, 2020. Yemen is wracked by a war which has killed tens of thousands of people and led to the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, according to the United Nations.— AFP UNITED NATIONS: Campaigners have reacted angrily to the removal of the Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen from a list of groups violating children’s rights, in a...

LIMA: Workers carry a bag with the body of a COVID-19 victim out of a refrigerated container before its cremation at the El Angel crematorium in Lima. —AFP

‘Hunger pandemic’ threatens Latin America

LIMA: Workers carry a bag with the body of a COVID-19 victim out of a refrigerated container before its cremation at the El Angel crematorium in Lima. —AFP GENEVA: The coronavirus crisis is pushing 40 million people into food insecurity in South and Central America and the Caribbean, the UN warned Tuesday, calling for urgent action to avert a “hunger pandemic”. The UN’s World Food Program says that in the 11 countries where it...

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Kuwait reports 527 new COVID-19 infections, 5 deaths, 675 recoveries

KUWAIT: The Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday 527 new infections with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) raising the total number of cases tested positive with the disease to 36,958. Meanwhile, total deaths climbed to 303 as five new fatalities were reported in the past 24 hours.Official spokesperson of the Ministry of Health Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad said in his daily news conference that the new cases included persons who contracted the virus...

SANTA CLARA: File photo taken on October 23, 2016, Colin Kaepernick (C) and Eric Reid (R) of the San Francisco 49ers kneel in protest during the national anthem prior to their NFL game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California. — AFP

NFL chief encourages clubs to sign Kaepernick

SANTA CLARA: File photo taken on October 23, 2016, Colin Kaepernick (C) and Eric Reid (R) of the San Francisco 49ers kneel in protest during the national anthem prior to their NFL game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California. — AFP LOS ANGELES: NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said Monday he would welcome exiled quarterback Colin Kaepernick back into the league in any capacity, including as a...

MELBOURNE: File photo taken on October 3, 2018 shows Cricket Australia’s CEO Kevin Roberts speaking during a press conference after being appointed to the top position in Melbourne. Roberts resigned on June 16, 2020 after the troubled organisation’s board demanded a leadership “reset” as anger simmers over its handling of the coronavirus crisis. — AFP

Cricket Australia chief resigns

MELBOURNE: File photo taken on October 3, 2018 shows Cricket Australia’s CEO Kevin Roberts speaking during a press conference after being appointed to the top position in Melbourne. Roberts resigned on June 16, 2020 after the troubled organisation’s board demanded a leadership “reset” as anger simmers over its handling of the coronavirus crisis. — AFP SYDNEY: Cricket Australia chief executive Kevin Roberts resigned yesterday after the...

Carlos Sainz (ESP) of Bahrain JCW Team is seen at the finish line of Rally Dakar 2020 from in Qiddiya, Saudi Arabia on January 17, 2020 // Marcelo Maragni/Red Bull Content Pool // AP-22TYC961H2511 // Usage for editorial use only //

2021 Dakar Rally plunges offroad stars down Saudi Arabian Dunes

Carlos Sainz (ESP) of Bahrain JCW Team is seen at the finish line of Rally Dakar 2020 from in Qiddiya, Saudi Arabia on January 17, 2020 // Marcelo Maragni/Red Bull Content Pool // AP-22TYC961H2511 // Usage for editorial use only // RIYADH: The planet’s toughest test of motorsports endurance returns to Saudi Arabia in the New Year as a brand-new Dakar Rally route will push committed petrolheads to the limit over diverse landscapes. Here is all...

Key UEFA meeting to decide on way forward for suspended Champions League

NYON: File photo taken on March 17, 2020 in Nyon shows the Euro 2020 logo at the headquarters of UEFA, the European football’s governing body, amid spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19). D-365 before Euro-2020, which should have started on June 12, 2020, and has been rescheduled to 2021 after UEFA postponing the European Championship due to the novel coronavirus. —AFP PARIS: As football around Europe returns after a long suspension, UEFA...

Venus Williams

Not fade away: Trailblazing Venus Williams still dreaming at 40

Venus Williams LOS ANGELES: When Venus Williams first stepped onto a tennis court in Oakland for her professional debut in 1994, the Rolling Stones were playing a concert next door at a neighbouring stadium. Twenty-six years later, Williams, like Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, is in no mood to simply fade away.The trailblazing American star celebrates her 40th birthday today with the tennis season on pause amid the coronavirus crisis which...

Bollywood actor Rajkummar Rao (left) and producer, director Dinesh Vijan (right) attend the funeral of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput, in Mumbai.—AFP

Bollywood stars attend Rajput’s funeral as death sparks mental health debate

Bollywood actor Rajkummar Rao (left) and producer, director Dinesh Vijan (right) attend the funeral of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput, in Mumbai.—AFP Bollywood stars joined family members for the funeral Monday of actor Sushant Singh Rajput, whose death aged 34 has sent shock waves through the Indian film industry and rekindled a national debate about mental health. Rajput was found dead on Sunday in his Mumbai apartment, with police...

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Behave, cooperate

I was in sixth grade when the 1967 war broke out between Arab countries and Israel. When the situation began to return to normal and schools reopened, we were asked to gather in the playground, and as we always did in the morning, we stood in lines. Then officials started to hand each student two bags - one contained biscuits and the other sardine cans. Both were really heavy. When we reached home, we discovered that the biscuits were really...

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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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