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Two of the four faces of the Great Clock of the Elizabeth Tower, commonly referred to as Big Ben, are pictured at the Houses of Parliament in central London.-AFP
Britain's Big Ben to fall silent for four years
Two of the four faces of the Great Clock of the Elizabeth Tower, commonly referred to as Big Ben, are pictured at the Houses of Parliament in central London.-AFPLONDON: Britain's much-loved Big Ben will fall silent for four years from next week as conservation work is carried out on the famous 19th century bell in a clock tower next to the Houses of Parliament. "Big Ben falling silent is a significant milestone in this crucial conservation...
ISLAMABAD: An aerobatic team performs during celebrations to mark the country’s Independence Day. —AFP
Pakistan marks 70 years of independence with air show
Military's top brass vowed to wipe out terrorists ISLAMABAD: An aerobatic team performs during celebrations to mark the country’s Independence Day. —AFPISLAMABAD: Pakistan yesterday celebrated 70 years of independence from British India with a patriotic display including a giant flag and a show of airpower, as the military's top brass vowed to wipe out terrorists days after a deadly blast. Celebrations began at the stroke of midnight with...
BARCELONA: In this photo taken on Sunday, referee Ricardo de Burgos, right, shows a red card to Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo during the Spanish Supercup, first leg, soccer match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain.
Ronaldo banned for 5 games
BARCELONA: In this photo taken on Sunday, referee Ricardo de Burgos, right, shows a red card to Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo during the Spanish Supercup, first leg, soccer match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain.BARCELONA: Cristiano Ronaldo lost his cool, and now Real Madrid has lost its main man for five matches at the start of the Spanish season. Ronaldo was banned for five games yesterday...
PALLEKELE: Indian cricketers pose for photographers after victory in the third day of the third and final Test match between Sri Lanka and India at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Pallekele yesterday. — AP
Virat Kohli hails ‘special’ Pandya after series sweep
PALLEKELE: Indian cricketers pose for photographers after victory in the third day of the third and final Test match between Sri Lanka and India at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Pallekele yesterday. — APPALLEKELE: India’s captain Virat Kohli heaped praise on Hardik Pandya for his maiden century in the third Test after the visitors inflicted a crushing series defeat on Sri Lanka yesterday. Pandya’s 96-ball 108 paved the way...
GUINGAMP: Paris Saint-Germain’s Brazilian forward Neymar (L) vies with Guingamp’s French midfielder Lucas Deaux during the French L1 football match Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) vs En Avant Guingamp (EAG) at the Roudourou stadium in Guingamp on Sunday. — AFP
Neymar shines on debut, says he’s ‘more alive than ever’
GUINGAMP: Paris Saint-Germain’s Brazilian forward Neymar (L) vies with Guingamp’s French midfielder Lucas Deaux during the French L1 football match Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) vs En Avant Guingamp (EAG) at the Roudourou stadium in Guingamp on Sunday. — AFPGUINGAMP: Declaring he was "more alive than ever," Neymar did not disappoint on his debut for Paris Saint-Germain. The world's most expensive player provided a pulsating evening's...
KUWAIT: (Left to right) Hendrik Vorster, Zarrar Khan and Daaij Al-Oud.
Zain, Ooredoo, and VIVA launch first local VoLTE interconnection in MENA
A better connected Kuwait KUWAIT: (Left to right) Hendrik Vorster, Zarrar Khan and Daaij Al-Oud.KUWAIT: Zain, Ooredoo, and VIVA, Kuwait's leading telecom operators, jointly announced the launch of the first local Voice Over LTE (VoLTE) interconnection in the Middle East and North Africa region. The service is now commercially available between the three operators' networks.This collaboration will offer a seamless and direct local VoLTE-to-VoLTE...
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NREC announces H1 2017 earnings
Operating revenue KD9.6m; Net profit KD7.5m Samuel SidiqiKUWAIT: National Real Estate Company (NREC), a leading regional developer with $2 billion in projects under development in the UAE, Egypt and other markets, yesterday released its financial results for the first half of 2017.H1 2017 Financial Highlights (YoY)* Operating Revenue: KD9.6 million, down 35.7%* EBITDA: KD8.7 million, down 9.5%* Net profit to shareholders: KD7.5 million, down...
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Russia-linked hackers target hotel guests across Europe
FRANKFURT: A cyber-spying group with suspected links to Russian military intelligence was probably behind a campaign targeting hotel guests in eight mostly European countries last month, researchers at security firm FireEye said on Friday. The espionage group, dubbed APT 28, sought to steal password credentials from Western government and business travelers using hotel Wi-Fi networks, in order then to infect their organizational networks back...
The Finnish icebreaker MSV Nordica casts a shadow on the ice while traversing the Northwest Passage through the Victoria Strait in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago Friday, July 21, 2017. —AP
Science says: fast-melting ice sign of bad global warming
'Melting of the Arctic will come to haunt us all' The Finnish icebreaker MSV Nordica casts a shadow on the ice while traversing the Northwest Passage through the Victoria Strait in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago Friday, July 21, 2017. —APWASHINGTON: One of the coldest places on Earth is so hot it's melting. Glaciers, sea ice and a massive ice sheet in the Arctic are thawing from toasty air above and warm water below. The northern polar region...
This image released by Warner Bros Pictures shows Lulu Wilson in ‘Annabelle: Creation.’—AP
Annabelle scares up $35m, jolting sleepy box office
This image released by Warner Bros Pictures shows Lulu Wilson in ‘Annabelle: Creation.’—APThe "Conjuring" spinoff "Annabelle: Creation" scared up an estimated $35 million in North American theaters over the weekend, making it easily the top film and giving the lagging August box office a shot in the arm. The opening came close to matching the film's predecessor, "Annabelle," which opened with $37.1 million in October 2014. Warner Bros....
This handout photograph shows Dennis Muhammad Abdullah, right, of the Netherlands posing with his bride, Princess Tunku Tun Aminah Sultan Ibrahim, left, the only daughter of the Sultan of Johor, after their wedding at Istana Bukit Serene in Johor Bahru. — AFP
Love is in the air on India's first LGBT radio show
This handout photograph shows Dennis Muhammad Abdullah, right, of the Netherlands posing with his bride, Princess Tunku Tun Aminah Sultan Ibrahim, left, the only daughter of the Sultan of Johor, after their wedding at Istana Bukit Serene in Johor Bahru. — AFPOutspoken Indian gay rights activist Harish Iyer is used to fighting for equal rights but over the last month he has turned into a messenger of love. He is the host of "Gaydio", the first...
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This undated imageshows a colorized transmission electron micrograph of mpox particles (green) found within an infected cell (pink and purple) cultured in the laboratory. - AFP
Mpox global health emergency, Kuwait monitoring situation
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VARANASI: Medical students shout slogans and hold posters as they protest the rape and murder of a young medic from Kolkata, in Varanasi on August 15, 2024. -- AFP
Protests sweep India over rape and murder of doctor
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Kuwait Society for Relief’s second relief plane. - KUNA photos
Kuwait sends relief planeload to Sudan
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KUWAIT: People watch pearl diving boats as they arrive at the main beach at the end of the 33rd annual pearl diving festival. Pearl-diving trips are held annually under the patronage of the Kuwaiti Amir in order to keep traditions alive.
Pearl diving trip winds up
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NEW DELHI: India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi inspects the guard of honor to mark the country's Independence Day, at the Red Fort in New Delhi on August 15, 2024. -AFP
Modi renews push for common civil code for India