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NEW DELHI: A student activist holds a placard during a protest denouncing the killing of a 52-year-old Muslim farmer Mohammad Akhlaq by villagers upon hearing rumors that the family was eating beef, a taboo for many among India's majority Hindu population, in New Delhi, India. - AP

Modi's cow slaughter ban to be challenged

NEW DELHI: A southern Indian state announced yesterday it would go to the supreme court to challenge a federal ban on the sale of cows for slaughter, stepping up a showdown with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Cows are considered sacred by some Hindus in India and the prime minister has pushed for greater protection of the animals since taking power in 2014. On Friday the federal environment ministry issued a nationwide order banning the sale and...

Officers arrest suspect Cory Godbolt yesterday following several fatal shootings Saturday in Lincoln County, Mississippi, officials said. -AP

8 dead in Mississippi shooting rampage

Officers arrest suspect Cory Godbolt yesterday following several fatal shootings Saturday in Lincoln County, Mississippi, officials said. -APBROOKHAVEN, Miss: A man who apparently got into a dispute with his wife and in-laws was arrested in a house-to-house shooting rampage in rural Mississippi that left eight people dead, including a sheriff's deputy. "I ain't fit to live, not after what I done," a handcuffed Willie Corey Godbolt, 35, told...

MOSUL: Iraqi forces advance in Mosul’s western Al-Saha neighborhood during their ongoing battle to retake the area from Islamic State (IS) group fighters yesterday. —AFP

IS snipers, suicide bombers slowing advance in Mosul

MOSUL: Iraqi forces advance in Mosul’s western Al-Saha neighborhood during their ongoing battle to retake the area from Islamic State (IS) group fighters yesterday. —AFPBAGHDAD: The advance of government troops slowed yesterday in the last push to drive Islamic State group militants from remaining pockets of Mosul, two Iraqi military officers said. On Saturday, US-backed Iraqi forces began a new offensive to recapture the Old City from three...

PORTLAND: Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler speak at a news conference on Saturday after a man fatally stabbed two men Friday on a light-rail train when they tried to stop him from yelling anti-Muslim slurs at two young women. (Inset) This police booking photo shows the suspect Jeremy Joseph Christian. —AP

Two killed in Oregon after anti-Muslim rant

Portland shocked by stabbings, suspect's extreme views eyed PORTLAND: Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler speak at a news conference on Saturday after a man fatally stabbed two men Friday on a light-rail train when they tried to stop him from yelling anti-Muslim slurs at two young women. (Inset) This police booking photo shows the suspect Jeremy Joseph Christian. —APPORTLAND, Oregon: The mayor of Portland, Oregon, hailed as "heroes" two men who were...

JOLO: Philippines’ President Rodrigo Duterte gives a speech to soldiers of the Joint Task Force (JTF) Sulu at Camp Teodulfo Bautista on Saturday. — AFP

Duterte vows to ignore top court on martial law

Philippines president meets soldiers JOLO: Philippines’ President Rodrigo Duterte gives a speech to soldiers of the Joint Task Force (JTF) Sulu at Camp Teodulfo Bautista on Saturday. — AFPJOLO, Philippines: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has said he will ignore the Supreme Court and congress as he enforces martial law across the southern third of the country, even though the constitution gives them oversight. Duterte on Tuesday imposed...

DHAKA: A statue denounced by religious hardliners as “un-Islamic” is pictured on the grounds of the Supreme Court in Dhaka after it was reinstalled yesterday. —AFP

Divisive Bangladesh statue reinstalled after outcry

Opponents protest sculpture's return DHAKA: A statue denounced by religious hardliners as “un-Islamic” is pictured on the grounds of the Supreme Court in Dhaka after it was reinstalled yesterday. —AFPDHAKA: Bangladesh yesterday reinstalled a controversial statue deemed un-Islamic by religious hardliners on the grounds of the Supreme Court, just days after its removal had sparked angry protests by secular groups. The sculpture of a...

COLOMBO: People wade through a flooded street yesterday. —AP

Sri Lanka steps up relief as monsoon toll exceeds 150

COLOMBO: People wade through a flooded street yesterday. —APCOLOMBO: Emergency teams rushed food and water yesterday to half a million Sri Lankans displaced by the island's worst flooding for more than a decade, as the death toll climbed to 151. Government spokesman Rajitha Senaratne said relief operations had intensified following a break in the monsoon rains, with medical teams reinforcing hospitals in affected districts. The official death...

DHAKA: This picture taken on May 24, 2017 shows a shopper browsing in a gold jewelry shop. —AFP

Bangladesh customs hit gold bonanza in unlikely places

DHAKA: This picture taken on May 24, 2017 shows a shopper browsing in a gold jewelry shop. —AFPDHAKA: Bangladesh detectives hit the jackpot when they stopped Mohammad Belal at Chittagong airport carrying some surprising excess baggage. Under questioning, the 37-year-old admitted he had a dozen chunks of gold weighing 1.4 kilograms, or three pounds, stashed in his rectum. Gold smuggling in Bangladesh is at a record high, officials say, with the...

MADRID: Barcelona players and staff pose with the trophy at the end of the Spanish Copa del Rey (King’s Cup) final football match FC Barcelona vs Deportivo Alaves at the Vicente Calderon stadium in Madrid on Saturday. Barcelona won 3-1. — AFP

Barcelona win Copa del Rey in Luis Enrique’s last game

MADRID: Barcelona players and staff pose with the trophy at the end of the Spanish Copa del Rey (King’s Cup) final football match FC Barcelona vs Deportivo Alaves at the Vicente Calderon stadium in Madrid on Saturday. Barcelona won 3-1. — AFPMADRID: The Luis Enrique era in Barcelona came to an end with the coach lifting one last trophy. The coach raised the Copa del Rey after Barcelona defeated Alaves 3-1 in the final on Saturday. Lionel...

LONDON: India’s captain Virat Kohli bats during the ICC Champions Trophy Warm-up match between India and New Zealand at The Oval in London yesterday. — AFP

India ‘to enjoy’ Champions Trophy after money row

LONDON: India’s captain Virat Kohli bats during the ICC Champions Trophy Warm-up match between India and New Zealand at The Oval in London yesterday. — AFPNEW DELHI: Virat Kohli says India will go out “to enjoy” their cricket as they aim to defend their Champions Trophy crown against the backdrop of a row over money with the international board. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) backed out of a threat to boycott the...

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Trading Places: Europe Strong and Stable - NBK WEEKLY REPORT

UNITED STATESForget TrumpflationIt was all about oil prices this week as the OPEC and non-OPEC producers agreed to extend the production cut deal by nine months into 2018. Even though this was the widely expected scenario, the disappointment reflected in the price reaction appeared to be twofold with cuts not being deepened and no new producers joining the agreement. Nonetheless, it kept some optionality open for cuts being extended beyond the...

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Digital Shadows research reveals password, username reuse as threat

Rick HollandDUBAI: Digital Shadows, the industry leader in digital risk management, today unveiled research into some of the main techniques cybercriminals are using to target organizations using stolen credentials which have been reused across a variety of sites and online forums. The report "Protect your customer and employee accounts: Seven Ways to Mitigate the growing risks of account takeovers" also outlines what measures organizations can...

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