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CARSON: Manchester United Romelu Lukaku (C) kicks the ball against Los Angeles Galaxy during the second half of a national friendly soccer game at StubHub Center on Saturday in Carson, California. Manchester United won 5-2. — AFP

Mourinho rules out Ronaldo move after United rout Galaxy

CARSON: Manchester United Romelu Lukaku (C) kicks the ball against Los Angeles Galaxy during the second half of a national friendly soccer game at StubHub Center on Saturday in Carson, California. Manchester United won 5-2. — AFPLOS ANGELES: Jose Mourinho ruled out any attempt to bring Cristiano Ronaldo back to Old Trafford after Manchester United opened their US tour here Saturday with a 5-2 rout of the Los Angeles Galaxy. United manager...

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan cricketer Dimuth Karunaratne (L) dives for the ball as Zimbabwe cricketer Sikandar Raza looks on during the third day of a one-off Test match between Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe at the R Premadasa Cricket Stadium in Colombo yesterday. — AFP

Raza 97 puts Zimbabwe on top in S Lanka Test

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan cricketer Dimuth Karunaratne (L) dives for the ball as Zimbabwe cricketer Sikandar Raza looks on during the third day of a one-off Test match between Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe at the R Premadasa Cricket Stadium in Colombo yesterday. — AFPCOLOMBO: Sikandar Raza hit a gritty 97 not out to help Zimbabwe recover from a top-order collapse and stretch their second innings lead over Sri Lanka to 262 in the one-off Test yesterday. The...

SILVERSTONE: Winner Mercedes’ British driver Lewis Hamilton (2R) celebrates with his trophy on the podium next to second placed Mercedes’ Finnish driver Valtteri Bottas (C) and third placed Ferrari’s Finnish driver Kimi Raikkonen (R) after the British Formula One Grand Prix at the Silverstone motor racing circuit in Silverstone, central England yesterday. — AFP

Hamilton reigns at Silverstone to cut Vettel lead

SILVERSTONE: Winner Mercedes’ British driver Lewis Hamilton (2R) celebrates with his trophy on the podium next to second placed Mercedes’ Finnish driver Valtteri Bottas (C) and third placed Ferrari’s Finnish driver Kimi Raikkonen (R) after the British Formula One Grand Prix at the Silverstone motor racing circuit in Silverstone, central England yesterday. — AFPSILVERSTONE: Lewis Hamilton swept to his fourth consecutive victory at the...

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) meets with Canada’s Governor General David Johnston (not pictured) at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse. — AFP

US-China rifts widen despite economic headway

Ambitious economic plans fail to hide issues between superpowers BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) meets with Canada’s Governor General David Johnston (not pictured) at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse. — AFPWASHINGTON: Three months after US President Donald Trump hosted a lavish welcome for his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping at his Florida resort, the powers have made headway on an ambitious economic plan even as diplomatic rifts...

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KD 81.6 million net profit for KFH shareholders in H1 2017

Profits affirms successful strategy of focusing on Core Banking Business Hamad Abdulmohsen Al-MarzouqKUWAIT: Chairman of Kuwait Finance House (KFH) Hamad Abdulmohsen Al-Marzouq said that "KFH has, by the grace of Allah, realized a KD 81.6 million net profit for the first half of 2017 for KFH shareholders compared to KD 70.9 million for the same period last year i.e. an increase of 15.2%. Net finance income for H1 this year reached KD 210.8...

BANGKOK: The messaging app Telegram is displayed on a smartphone, in Bangkok, Thailand. —AP

Telegram blocks terror content after Indonesia threatens ban

BANGKOK: The messaging app Telegram is displayed on a smartphone, in Bangkok, Thailand. —APJAKARTA: The encrypted messaging app Telegram is forming a team of moderators who are familiar with Indonesian culture and language so it can remove "terrorist-related content" faster, its co-founder said yesterday, after Indonesia limited access to the app and threatened a total ban. Pavel Durov, who with his brother Nikolai founded the app in 2013,...

MUMBAI, Maharashtra: This photo show Dolly Singh, 34, doing yoga at a park in Mumbai. —AFP

The Indian woman defying body stereotypes through yoga

MUMBAI, Maharashtra: This photo show Dolly Singh, 34, doing yoga at a park in Mumbai. —AFPMUMBAI: A plus-sized Indian woman is challenging body stereotypes and defying internet trolls with a series of yoga videos that are proving a hit on social media. Dolly Singh, 34, has gained something of a fan following online for promoting body positivity by showing that size is no barrier to mastering complex yoga moves. "To say 'You can't do this...

(From left) Actors Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, Benedict Cumberbatch, Josh Brolin, Chris Hemsworth, and Robert Downey Jr, producer Kevin Feige, and actors Mark Ruffalo, Tom Holland, Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Bettany, and Don Cheadle of Avengers: Infinity War took part in the Walt Disney Studios live action presentation at Disney’s D23 EXPO 2017 in Anaheim, Calif. — AFP

Marvel stuns fans with giant Avengers gathering

(From left) Actors Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, Benedict Cumberbatch, Josh Brolin, Chris Hemsworth, and Robert Downey Jr, producer Kevin Feige, and actors Mark Ruffalo, Tom Holland, Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Bettany, and Don Cheadle of Avengers: Infinity War took part in the Walt Disney Studios live action presentation at Disney’s D23 EXPO 2017 in Anaheim, Calif. — AFPMarvel brought thousands of fans to their feet on Saturday as...

Bollywood actor Salman Khan (center) performs on stage.

Bollywood superstars dazzle at India film awards

Bollywood actor Salman Khan (center) performs on stage.India's biggest Bollywood stars led a triumphant celebration of dance, music and fashion at the International Indian Film Academy awards Saturday, cheered by thousands of ecstatic fans just outside New York. The five-hour show at an American football stadium in New Jersey, where the glittering Manhattan skyline was visible from the parking lot, was a riot of color, glitz and stunning dance...

Ecuadorean Lucia Guillin, a Puruha-style fashion designer, shows one of her hand-embroidered creations.

Ecuador designers reinvent indigenous style for modern age

'We must put a stop to the idea that Indians are closed off' Ecuadorean Lucia Guillin, a Puruha-style fashion designer, shows one of her hand-embroidered creations.After years of taking a backseat to Western style, indigenous fashion is re-emerging in Ecuador, thanks to a new generation of designers who are re-imagining traditional clothes. "Make the turn snappy!" says Juana Chicaiza, who founded the modeling agency "Awkis y Nustas"-"Princes and...

Bangladeshi customers take selfie with a cutout US President Donald Trump at the Trump Cafe in Dhaka. — AFP photos

Trump cafe lures Bangladeshis keen for pics, not politics

Bangladeshi customers take selfie with a cutout US President Donald Trump at the Trump Cafe in Dhaka. — AFP photosA cafe in Dhaka named after Donald Trump has been luring Bangladeshis undeterred by his controversial politics and more interested in snapping selfies with a life-size cutout of the US president. The cafe was opened in January by a self-professed Trump fan who rejects the notion that the US president is 'anti Islam', saying diners...

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