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Bill Cosby, center, gestures while exiting the Montgomery County Courthouse with his publicist Andrew Wyatt, second from left, after a mistrial was declared in his sexual assault trial in Norristown.—AP photos
Bill Cosby faces 2nd sex assault trial after jury deadlocks
Bill Cosby, center, gestures while exiting the Montgomery County Courthouse with his publicist Andrew Wyatt, second from left, after a mistrial was declared in his sexual assault trial in Norristown.—AP photosProsecutors found themselves back to square one Saturday after the jury in Bill Cosby's sexual assault case declared itself hopelessly deadlocked, resulting in a mistrial for the 79-year-old TV star facing accusations he first drugged...
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Killing Bengali's - Aung San Suu Kyi meets Pope
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Weekly roundup of Kuwait relief efforts
KUWAIT: Living up to its status as a 'humanitarian center,' Kuwait continued offering assistance to needy people in the Middle East and beyond throughout the just-ended week. On Wednesday, the United Iraqi Medical Society for Relief and Development (UIMS) doled out a new batch of food aid provided by Kuwait to displaced Iraqis in Anbar province, west of Iraq. Head of UIMS Dr Ahmad Al-Haity said that the aid was distributed as part of the "Kuwait...
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Warba Bank highlights the role of financial institutions in oil investments
KUWAIT: Warba Bank, the best investment bank in Kuwait and the best corporate advisory institution, organized a lecture under the title 'Oil Industry in Kuwait: Reality and Challenges,' in the headquarters of the bank in Sanabil Tower. The lecture dealt with many vital issues related to the oil industry in terms of investments and developments witnessed by such sector.The lecture was given by Abdul-Aziz Al-Jaber, a member of the Board of...
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Kuwait wins advanced positions in GII due to Amir's support
KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir's support for the Kuwait Science Club (KSC) has helped the country get advanced positions in the Global Innovation Index (GII), affiliated to World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), KSC Chairman Talal Al-Kharafi stressed on Friday. In a press statement, Kharafi said Kuwait came first in the Middle East region and second in the world in backing scientific innovations, jumping 11 positions from 2016 to 2017 to...
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Multiple fires reported; no injuries
KUWAIT: Flames coming out from a seventh floor apartment in Khaitan.KUWAIT: A fire broke out on the seventh floor of an eight floor building in Khaitan. Firemen rushed to the scene where they evacuated the building, controlled the fire and managed to rescue five people who were trapped by the flames, Kuwait Fire Service Directorate (KFSD) said in a statement. No casualties were reported.Another fire broke out in the second floor of an Ardhiya...
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Good Samaritan robbed
KUWAIT: An Indian man stopped to help a young man whose car appeared to have broken down, but was robbed of KD 440 by the youngster. The money was the income of a car rental company that the victim works for, and which he was on his way to deposit in the company's bank account. The suspect reportedly pulled him out of the car and drove away with it for a short distance, then stopped and ran away on foot. When he came back to his vehicle, the...
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Oil and gas
Muna Al Fuzai Oil prices went down markedly last week - Brent crude fell below $50 a barrel. What is happening? Is it due to the crisis in the GCC, US oil shale, or what? Traders had been expecting crude prices to remain stable, and the market had gained recently due to rising tensions in the Middle East and some indicators of a gradual decline in huge US oil shale reserves. It seems to me that it is becoming increasingly difficult to...
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Trump rolls back 'terrible, misguided' Obama policies
MIAMI: President Donald Trump has ordered tighter restrictions on Americans traveling to Cuba and a clampdown on US business dealings with the Caribbean island's military, saying he was canceling former President Barack Obama's "terrible and misguided deal" with Havana. Laying out his new Cuba policy in a speech in Miami, Trump signed a presidential directive rolling back parts of Obama's historic opening to the Communist-ruled country after a...
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Riyadh rejects Turkish base
A handout picture provided by the Saudi Royal Palace on June 16, 2017, shows Saudi's King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud (R) meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu in the holy city of Mecca. Cavusoglu held talks with King Salman as part of Ankara's efforts to resolve the Gulf crisis. - RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / SAUDI ROYAL PALACE / BANDAR AL-JALOUD" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS -...
People sign a condolences book for former German Chancellor and party chairman Helmut Kohl at the headquarter of the German Christian Democratic Party (CDU) in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, June 17, 2017. Kohl died on Friday, June 16, 2017 at the age of 87. (Maurizio Gambarini/AP via dpa)
Kohl, father of German reunification, dies at 87
People sign a condolences book for former German Chancellor and party chairman Helmut Kohl at the headquarter of the German Christian Democratic Party (CDU) in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, June 17, 2017. Kohl died on Friday, June 16, 2017 at the age of 87. (Maurizio Gambarini/AP via dpa)BERLIN: Former Chancellor Helmut Kohl, the architect of Germany's 1990 reunification and mentor to Angela Merkel, has died at age 87, his Christian Democratic...
TOPSHOT - People watch as smoke billows from houses after aerial bombings by Philippine Airforce planes on Islamist militant positions in Marawi on the southern island of Mindanao on June 17, 2017. Philippine troops pounded Islamist militants holding parts of southern Marawi city with air strikes and artillery on June 17 as more soldiers were deployed and the death toll rose to more than 300 after nearly a month of fighting. / AFP / Noel CELIS
Philippine war babies to live with 'Martial' law legacy
TOPSHOT - People watch as smoke billows from houses after aerial bombings by Philippine Airforce planes on Islamist militant positions in Marawi on the southern island of Mindanao on June 17, 2017. Philippine troops pounded Islamist militants holding parts of southern Marawi city with air strikes and artillery on June 17 as more soldiers were deployed and the death toll rose to more than 300 after nearly a month of fighting. / AFP / Noel...
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