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HYDERABAD: Indian traders and vendors negotiate prices of vegetables at a wholesale vegetable market in Hyderabad. India’s economic growth slowed to 7.1 percent for the 2016-17 financial year, according to official data released yesterday. — AFP

India’s new tax hurts small firms, informal workers

MUMBAI: India’s biggest ever tax reform excludes tens of thousands of small businesses and millions of workers, risking an increase in unemployment and social unrest, analysts say. The goods and services tax, the biggest tax reform in the 70 years since independence, replaces more than a dozen federal and state levies. Officials say it will bring millions of businesses into the tax net, boosting government revenues. But critics say the tax is...

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Saudi Arabia starts levying tax on expats

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia yesterday said it had begun taxing foreigners working in the private sector as part of fiscal reforms aimed at coping with a drop in oil revenues. Long a tax-free haven for expatriates, the Saudi economy was dealt a serious blow in 2014 when global crude prices plummeted.The kingdom, the world’s largest exporter of oil, has since launched an economic diversification plan and slashed state spending in an attempt to cope with...

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Qatar Airways joins Mideast rivals in lifting laptop ban

DUBLIN/DUBAI: Qatar Airways said yesterday passengers travelling to the United States can now carry their laptops and other large electronics on board, ending a three month in-cabin ban on devices for the Doha-based airline. Qatar Airways joins Emirates, Turkish Airlines and Etihad Airways, which have also announced this week a lifting of the ban on their US flights.In March, the United States imposed the ban on direct flights originating at 10...

PARIS: French Minister of Ecological and Inclusive Transition Nicolas Hulot delivers a speech to present his plan on climate yesterday. —AFP

France to end sales of petrol, diesel vehicles - Paris plans to attain target by 2040

PARIS: French Minister of Ecological and Inclusive Transition Nicolas Hulot delivers a speech to present his plan on climate yesterday. —AFPPARIS: France will end sales of petrol and diesel vehicles by 2040 as part of an ambitious plan to meet its targets under the Paris climate accord, new Ecology Minister Nicolas Hulot announced yesterday. "We are announcing an end to the sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2040," Hulot said, calling it a...

WIMBLEDON: Japan’s Naomi Osaka serves against Czech Republic’s Barbora Strycova during their women’s singles second round match on the third day of the 2017 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Lawn Tennis Club. — AFP

Teen Osaka ‘preparing whole life’ to finally face Venus Williams

WIMBLEDON: Japan’s Naomi Osaka serves against Czech Republic’s Barbora Strycova during their women’s singles second round match on the third day of the 2017 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Lawn Tennis Club. — AFPLONDON: Japanese teenager Naomi Osaka wasn’t even born when Venus Williams made her Wimbledon debut 20 years ago, but she believes her life has been building towards the moment they meet on a tennis court. That time...

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Lukaku set for Man U, Rooney to Everton

SOUTHAMPTON: This file photo taken on November 27, 2016 shows Everton’s Belgian striker Romelu Lukaku chasing the ball during the English Premier League football match between Southampton and Everton at St Mary’s Stadium. — AFPLONDON: Everton’s Belgian international striker Romelu Lukaku is set to join Manchester United instead of champions Chelsea for a fee of £75 million ($97m, 85.5m euros), according to the British media. Both the...

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“FCB Remuntada” arrive in Brazil for Neymar Jr’s Five World Final

FCB RemuntadaFCB Remuntada team arrived to Brazil to compete in the World Final of Neymar Jr’s Five. The champions will be representing Kuwait and competing against the winning teams from more than 50 countries. Neymar Jr’s Five by Red Bull is the world’s first and only unique five-aside championship with Neymar Jr’s signature.This year, the fast-paced game opened its doors to participants between the ages of 16 and 25, and for the first...

Bahraini Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed al-Khalifa (left), Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir (second left), UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Abdullah bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (second right) and Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shukri (right) meet in the Egyptian capital Cairo yesterday. (Inset) Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed Al-Thani speaks at the Chatham House think tank in London yesterday. - AFP

Bloc regrets 'negative' Qatar response, boycott to remain

German FM, UN envoy in Kuwait - Turkey adamant on base Bahraini Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed al-Khalifa (left), Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir (second left), UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Abdullah bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (second right) and Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shukri (right) meet in the Egyptian capital Cairo yesterday. (Inset) Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed Al-Thani speaks at the...

JEDDAH: A man works at a construction site in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. - AP

Midday work ban still in force: PAM

KUWAIT: The decision to ban laborers from working in outdoor areas during noon hours is still being enforced, said Deputy Director Manager of the Public Authority of Manpower Abdullah Al-Mutoutah yesterday.He noted the decision, in force since June 1, aims to prevent workers from carrying out tasks under the scorching heat of the sun. Regarding the authority's efforts to enforce the decision, Mutoutah said that some 56 sites with 132 laborers...

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Tabtabaei warns against ties with Israel

MP Waleed Al-TabtabaeiKUWAIT: Islamist opposition MP Waleed Al-Tabtabaei yesterday warned Gulf governments against normalizing relations with Israel, saying any such measure will be opposed by the people of the Gulf. He said on his Twitter account that dealing with the Zionist entity is totally rejected and will be opposed.The lawmaker also sent a series of questions to acting information minister Sheikh Mohammad Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah after the...

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Are you over 30?

Badrya Darwish Hi guys, it's been a long time! But it's my habit not to write during Ramadan - to leave the holy month away from criticism and conspiracy theories and instead focus on worshipping and fasting. The funniest part was that many of the most serious issues and news erupted in Ramadan, as if they were timed. Nevertheless, the holy month is over, and a belated Eid Mubarak to you all. Let's start with local issues only - away from...

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E-media compliance deadline on July 25

KUWAIT: The legal time allotted to adhere to Kuwait's electronic media (e-media) law will run out on July 25, an official said yesterday. Speaking to the press, Mohammad Al-Awash, the Ministry of Information's official spokesman and Assistant Undersecretary for Planning and Knowledge Development, said all media outlets covered by the e-media law are required to be in compliance with the law. He pointed out that those seeking permits should do so...

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AUCKLAND, New Zealand: Boats are moored in waters in front of the Auckland city skyline, New Zealand. People are leaving New Zealand in record numbers as unemployment rises, interest rates remain high and economic growth is anemic, government statistics show. – AFP

People leave New Zealand amid rising economic crisis

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Chalet rental scams continue throughout summer in Kuwait

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BAGRAM: Taleban military vehicles parade to celebrate the third anniversary of their takeover of Afghanistan at Bagram Air Base on Aug 14, 2024. - AFP

Military show marks 3 yrs of Taleban rule

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KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah preside over a Cabinet weekly meeting on Tuesday at Bayan Palace. - KUNA

Cabinet mourns Sheikh Salem Al-Ali

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LONDON: Pedestrians walk in the winter sunshine down Oxford Street in central London. Britain’s unemployment rate has unexpectedly dropped to 4.2 percent and wage growth has slowed to the lowest level in nearly two years, official data showed Tuesday. – AFP

UK wages growth tumbles; German investor morale falls