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LONDON: Anti-Conservative Party and anti-Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) demonstrators gather with placards in Parliament Square in front of the Houses of Parliament yesterday. —AFP
Fuming over Brexit, youth help swing UK vote
LONDON: Anti-Conservative Party and anti-Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) demonstrators gather with placards in Parliament Square in front of the Houses of Parliament yesterday. —AFPLONDON: A surge in youth turnout fuelled by last year's shock Brexit vote played a pivotal role in stripping British Prime Minister Theresa May of her parliamentary majority, observers said yesterday. An energizing campaign by Labour's firebrand leader Jeremy Corbyn...
PARIS: Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko, right, holds the trophy after winning the women’s final match of the French Open tennis tournament against Romania’s Simona Halep, left holding the runner-up trophy, at the Roland Garros stadium, in Paris, France, yesterday. — AP
Ostapenko stuns Halep to win French Open
PARIS: Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko, right, holds the trophy after winning the women’s final match of the French Open tennis tournament against Romania’s Simona Halep, left holding the runner-up trophy, at the Roland Garros stadium, in Paris, France, yesterday. — APPARIS: Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko stunned third seed Simona Halep 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 yesterday to win her maiden Grand Slam title and become the lowest-ranked champion in French Open...
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KIB holds sevent Ramadan football tourney for staff
.KUWAIT: Kuwait International Bank (KIB) recently concluded its 7th Ramadan Football Tournament, which the Bank organizes annually for its staff. As part of its leading social responsibility program taking place throughout the Holy Month of Ramadan, KIB has organized a number of activities and initiatives, covering a wide range of different areas, such as sports, culture, religion, as well as various humanitarian initiatives. In this year’s...
CARDIFF: Bangladesh’s Mahmudullah (R) celebrates their victory in the ICC Champions Trophy match between New Zealand and Bangladesh in Cardiff on Friday. Bangladesh beat New Zealand by five wickets in their Champions Trophy Group A match. — AFP
Shakib, Mahmudullah stun New Zealand
CARDIFF: Bangladesh’s Mahmudullah (R) celebrates their victory in the ICC Champions Trophy match between New Zealand and Bangladesh in Cardiff on Friday. Bangladesh beat New Zealand by five wickets in their Champions Trophy Group A match. — AFPCARDIFF: Shakib Al Hasan and Mahmudullah both made superb centuries as Bangladesh kept their hopes of a Champions Trophy semi-final alive with a stunning five-wicket victory over New Zealand at Cardiff...
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Zain: More surprises to come at Al Roudhan Tournament
KUWAIT: Zain, the Diamond sponsor of the 38th edition of Al Roudhan Ramadan Football Tournament, announced the continuation of its daily participation in the event’s many activities and programs. Zain is organizing a number of competitions with valuable prizes for the attending thrill-seeking crowds on a daily basis in Martyr Fahad Al Ahmad Hall in Daiya Area. Al Roudhan Ramadan Football Tournament, sponsored by Zain for the second consecutive...
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Iranian airline to buy 30 Boeing 737 MAX jets - Boeing, Iran's Aseman finalize $3bn deal
TEHRAN: Iran's Aseman Airlines has finalized an agreement to buy 30 Boeing 737 MAX jets for $3.0 billion, the company said yesterday, with an option to buy 30 more. The deal, announced in April, was signed at a ceremony in Tehran and the first 30 planes are due for delivery between 2022 and 2024."I'm glad that we can... upgrade the air fleet in an appropriate manner so they can take over regional markets," said Labor Minister Ali Rabii at the...
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UAE blacklist may squeeze liquidity of Qatari banks
DUBAI: A move by four Arab states to blacklist dozens of figures with alleged links to Qatar could squeeze liquidity at Qatari banks which get a significant amount of their funding from the region.Qatari banks have around 60 billion riyals ($16 billion) in funding in the form of customer and interbank deposits from other Gulf states, Chiradeep Ghosh, banking analyst at SICO Bahrain, said.But the United Arab Emirates central bank has ordered local...
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Boursa Kuwait equities face selling pressure
.KUWAIT: Boursa Kuwait ended last week in the red zone. The Price Index closed at 6,783.42 points, down by 0.44 percent from the week before closing, the Weighted Index decreased by 1.45 percent after closing at 400.23 points, whereas the KSX-15 Index closed at 906.77 points declining by 1.30 percent. Furthermore, last week's average daily turnover decreased by 36.63 percent, compared to the preceding week, reaching KD 6.91 million, whereas...
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Zika birth defects in 5% of infected women in US
FLORIDA: This file photo shows Barrington Sanders, left, and Joseph Blackman with the Miami-Dade County mosquito control department inspecting a neighborhood for any mosquitoes as the county works to eradicate mosquitoes carrying the Zika virus in Miami Beach, Florida.—AFPMIAMI: Five percent of women in the US territories who were infected with the Zika virus while pregnant had fetus or babies with defects, including microcephaly, government...
Afghan comedian Ibrahim Abed (C), Gholam Nabi Roashan (L) and Ahmad Siar Matin (R) perform humorous songs while filming a scene. — AFP photos
Condoms, bribery, warlords: Afghans find truth in comedy
Afghan comedian Ibrahim Abed (C), Gholam Nabi Roashan (L) and Ahmad Siar Matin (R) perform humorous songs while filming a scene. — AFP photosThey are a thorn in the side of abusive Afghan warlords, corrupt policemen and double-dealing politicians, skewering them on television-with laughter. Comedy can be a dangerous business in Afghanistan, but the stars of TV show "Shabak-e-Khanda"-or Laughter Network-are unabashed even in the face of threats...
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Hollywood seeks to scare new generation with shark thriller
More than 40 years ago, Americans were afraid to go into the water as "Jaws" scared the daylights out of a generation of ocean swimmers. Hollywood is hoping for a repeat this summer with the movie "47 Meters Down." There have been more than 50 shark movies since Steven Spielberg made cinematic history with "Jaws" in 1975. This year's shark movie, which will open in the US on June 16, takes place almost entirely under water.Sisters Lisa and...
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Palestinian violinist brings music to young refugees
.As a boy, Ramzi Aburedwan found himself caught up in the first Palestinian uprising, a well-known photo at the time showing him holding stones to throw at Israeli soldiers. He has since become a respected musician and composer, who gives back to children from Palestinian refugee camps, like himself. Today, he provides musical training to around 2,000 of them through his project called Al-Kamandjati, or The Violinist, in Arabic.Aburedwan, now 38...
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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
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