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Defiant Odinga vows not to back down over 'stolen' Kenya vote
'We are not done yet. We will not give up' NAIROBI: Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga gestures to thousands of supporters gathered in the Mathare area. — APNAIROBI: Kenya's opposition leader Raila Odinga vowed yesterday not to back down over an election he claims was stolen from him and urged his supporters to boycott work until he announces his strategy next week. The 72-year-old told his supporters to stay at home and out of the way of...
Almost 70 dead in monsoon disasters across Nepal, India
JANAKPUR: Passengers walk through the flooded Janakpur airport yesterday. — AFPKATHMANDU: Monsoon floods and landslides have killed at least 66 people across Nepal and India but officials fear that figure could almost double as rescuers search for dozens believed lost under mud and in submerged villages. Authorities yesterday upgraded the death toll from flash flooding across landlocked Nepal to 49 as the water kept rising, forcing thousands...
Outrage mounts over dozens of infant deaths at India hospital
UP chief minister facing resignation calls GORAKHPUR: Children receive treatment at the state-run Baba Raghav Das Medical College Hospital where 35 children died in three days. — APLUCKNOW: A key ally of Prime Minister Narendra Modi was facing calls yesterday for his resignation after dozens of children died at a government hospital in northern India that suffered oxygen shortages. Yogi Adityanath, the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh state...
Lukaku scores 2, Man United outclass West Ham
OLD TRAFFORD: Manchester United’s Romelu Lukaku, centre, scores his side’s second goal of the game during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester United and West Ham United at Old Trafford in Manchester, England, yesterday. — APMANCHESTER: Two summer signings costing $150 million inspired Manchester United to an easy victory in its opening Premier League match of the season. Tottenham hasn't spent a penny in the transfer...
India take charge of the third Test
PALLEKELE: India's Hardik Pandya, left, and Kuldeep Yadav run between the wickets during the second day's play of their third cricket Test match against Sri Lanka in Pallekele, Sri Lanka, yesterday. – APPALLEKELE: India is in a winning position in the third and final cricket Test as Sri Lanka, following on, reached 19 for one at stumps on the second day yesterday. The hosts still need 333 runs with nine wickets in hand to avoid an innings...
Bolt ends stellar career with injury, Farah loses in final
LONDON: Jamaica's Usain Bolt reacts as he pulls up injured in the Men's 4x100 meters relay final at the World Athletics Championships in London. Bolt failed to make it to the finishing line in his last race. The Jamaican great crumpled on the track with a left leg injury as he was chasing gold in the 4x100-meter relay at the world championships in London. – APLONDON: Usain Bolt ended his stellar career in excruciating pain. The Jamaican great...
Kuwait and Kazakhstan shooting clubs join forces
Duaij Al-OtaibiKUWAIT: Kuwait Shooting Club signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) yesterday with its Kazakh counterpart in an effort to further the precision sport in both nations.The deal was sealed on the sidelines of the seventh Asian Shotgun Championship held in Kazakhstan, Duaij Al-Otaibi, the president of the Arab and Kuwaiti shooting clubs, told KUNA. He added that he signed the MoU along with the Kazakh Minister of Sports and...
Saudi budget deficit halved in H1 2017
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s budget deficit halved in the first six months of this year, the finance ministry said yesterday, following sweeping spending cuts and a stabilization in oil prices. The ultra-conservative kingdom has moved to diversify its traditionally oil-dependent economy following a sharp fall in crude prices.The budget deficit dropped by 51 percent to 72 billion riyals ($19.2 billion, 16.2 billion euros) in the first half of 2017,...
Ahli United Bank appoints Tareq Muhmood as Senior Deputy CEO
Tareq MuhmoodKUWAIT: Ahli United Bank (AUB) has announced the appointment of Tareq Muhmood in the position of Senior Deputy CEO - Banking Group. The role covers Corporate Banking, Treasury, Retail Banking, and Private Banking and Wealth Management. Muhmood will report direct to the Chief Executive Officer.With a Bachelor of Science degree in Management Science from The University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, Muhmood...
Huawei announces launch of coveted ICT Skill Competition
Program to unearth and nurture Mideast talent Charles YangDUBAI: Huawei has announced the launch of its Middle East ICT Skill Competition 2017. Aimed at universities and students, the program seeks to unearth and nurture the region's finest ICT talent. In line with Huawei's mandate to support governments' digitization strategies, national visions and plans for growth of critical industries, the competition will foster development for the next...
Bangladesh hopes to rekindle passion to save rare crocodiles
DHAKA: This picture shows gharials in Dhaka, Bangladesh. —AFPDHAKA: Bangladeshi conservationists introduced two rare river-dwelling crocodiles to potential mates yesterday in a last-ditch attempt to save the critically-endangered species from extinction. A 36-year-old female gharial-a fish-eating crocodile once native to rivers across the Indian subcontinent-was brought from a zoo in northeast Bangladesh to the capital Dhaka, where it is hoped...
Elvis: 40 years since the death of 'the King'
‘Elvis tribute artists’ Luiz Romagna of Brazil, left, and Jim Cardwell, right, of Jefferson, Indiana are seen backstage before taking part in the “Images of the King” contest at the New Daisy Theatre in Memphis, Tennessee. — AFP photosElvis Presley, American icon and King of rock 'n' roll, transformed popular culture, sold over a billion records and is idolized as ever on the 40th anniversary of his tragic death. His Graceland mansion...
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