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Volunteers help survivors and retrieve victims from a passenger bus that fell in a ravine killing dozens in Carranglan township, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines yesterday. - AP
At least 26 die as bus plunges into ravine
Volunteers help survivors and retrieve victims from a passenger bus that fell in a ravine killing dozens in Carranglan township, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines yesterday. - APMANILA: At least 26 people were killed and 21 injured when a passenger bus crashed into a deep ravine in the mountainous northern Philippines yesterday, authorities said. The bus plunged about 24 meters in the upland province of Nueva Ecija before noon after its...
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Thwarted attack rattles France days before polls
Two arrested over plot This combination of two handout documents released by the French Police yesterday shows the wanted notices for Clement Baur (left) and Mahiedine Merabet arrested in Marseille, southern France, on suspicion of preparing an attack just days ahead of the first round of France’s presidential vote. — AFPPARIS: French security services yesterday swooped on two men accused of plotting an attack just five days before the first...
ANKARA: People queue outside the High Electoral Board in Ankara yesterday, in order to submit their personal appeal for annulment of the referendum as Turkish policemen stand guard at the entrance. —AFP
Erdogan's new powers become reality
Trump Turkey President; Opponents seek to annul vote ANKARA: People queue outside the High Electoral Board in Ankara yesterday, in order to submit their personal appeal for annulment of the referendum as Turkish policemen stand guard at the entrance. —AFPANKARA: Turkey's main opposition began a battle yesterday to annul a referendum handing President Tayyip Erdogan sweeping new powers, while the bar association and an international monitor said...
MIDDLESBROUGH: Arsenal's Olivier Giroud (left) and Middlesbrough's Daniel Ayala battle for the ball during the English Premier League soccer match at the Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough on Monday April 17, 2017. - AP
Sanchez, Ozil strike to end Arsenal away woes
MIDDLESBROUGH: Arsenal's Olivier Giroud (left) and Middlesbrough's Daniel Ayala battle for the ball during the English Premier League soccer match at the Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough on Monday April 17, 2017. - APMIDDLESBROUGH: Goals from Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil ended Arsenal's run of four successive away defeats with a scratchy 2-1 victory over struggling Middlesbrough in their Premier League clash on Monday. The Gunners' performance...
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Bowling Championship
KUWAIT: The Commercial bank of Kuwait (CBK) recently sponsored the Bowling Championship organized by the Civil Aviation Employees Syndicate's PR and the media office. In this regard, CBK's Corporate Credit General Manager Sahar Abdul Aziz Al-Rumaih said that this sponsorship comes as part of CBK's support for various NGO establishments, sports, cultural and social activities. The head of Civil Aviation Syndicate's PR and media office Mona...
DHARAMSALA: In this file photo, India's cricket captain Virat Kohli (left) and Ajinkya Rahane (right) receive the Border-Gavaskar trophy from Sunil Gavaskar during the fourth day of the fourth and final cricket Test match between India and Australia at The Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala. Batting great Sunil Gavaskar has slammed the use of the term 'Mankaded' when a bowler runs out a non-striker before his delivery, saying the onus in such dismissals is on the batsman. - AFP
Australia's pace attack could decide Ashes: Lee
DHARAMSALA: In this file photo, India's cricket captain Virat Kohli (left) and Ajinkya Rahane (right) receive the Border-Gavaskar trophy from Sunil Gavaskar during the fourth day of the fourth and final cricket Test match between India and Australia at The Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala. Batting great Sunil Gavaskar has slammed the use of the term 'Mankaded' when a bowler runs out a non-striker before his delivery,...
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Lampard lauds Terry as 'greatest EPL defender'
LONDON: Former Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard has hailed John Terry as the Premier League's greatest ever defender after the club announced their captain will leave Stamford Bridge at the end of the season. The 36-year-old former England international, who made his Chelsea debut in 1998, played more than 700 games for the club and has been their most successful captain. He won the 2012 Champions League, four Premier League titles, five FA Cups,...
RABAT: Ministers of Economy and Finance of the Arab countries attend the opening of the annual joint meetings of Arab financial institutions in Rabat yesterday. The two-day financial meetings bring together many organizations to network on social and economic development, as well as decide on major investment issues for the coming year. — AP
IMF warns of risks to global recovery
Eurozone growth forecast up but Brexit dampens outlook RABAT: Ministers of Economy and Finance of the Arab countries attend the opening of the annual joint meetings of Arab financial institutions in Rabat yesterday. The two-day financial meetings bring together many organizations to network on social and economic development, as well as decide on major investment issues for the coming year. — APWASHINGTON: The global economic recovery is...
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Tehran helps planemakers solve 'orphan jet' problem
PARIS: Iran's return to the world economy is helping planemakers cope with a downturn in global demand, providing homes for airplanes orphaned by reversals in the growth plans of airlines elsewhere. Planemakers are also gambling that the early delivery of such aircraft could help prop up a nuclear sanctions deal between Iran and world powers, threatened by conservative opponents in both Washington and Tehran, Western sources said.Since sanctions...
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Kuwait's corporate earnings remain soft in 2016
KUWAIT: The financial results of Kuwaiti exchange-listed companies for 2016 reflected the softness seen in business activity especially in the first half of the year. The corporate sector has felt the heat of the current low oil price environment with signs of weakness more prevalent in real estate, consumer and non-bank financial sectors. Profit announcements may have weighed on Kuwaiti equities in recent weeks, especially after a remarkable...
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GE to supply power generation equipment for Kuwait plant
Additional energy to meet needs of 100,000 Kuwaiti householdsKUWAIT: GE will supply a steam turbine generator set and two heat recovery steam generators (HRSG), along with associated engineering and other services for the Kuwaiti Ministry of Electricity's Sabiya Power Plant. The equipment will allow the conversion of the plant from simple-cycle to combined-cycle configuration, helping it to generate more than 260 megawatts (MW) of extra power...
LOS ANGELES: Hands type on a computer keyboard in Los Angeles. News that Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s rarely used Twitter, LinkedIn and Pinterest accounts were briefly compromised should serve as a reminder that we’re all susceptible to hacking. — AP
Bangladesh trains teenage girls to fight cyber crime
DHAKA: Bangladesh yesterday began training thousands of teenage girls to fight cyber crime, citing an “alarming” rise in social media-related abuses mostly targeting adolescents. Police said online harassment had grown alarmingly with the rise in smart phone use in Bangladesh, and teenage girls were the main targets.More than 10,000 school-age girls will take part in government workshops around the country in April and May to teach them what...
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BELFAST: Protestors attend a "unity over division" protest called to oppose an anti immigration demonstration in Northern Ireland on Aug 9, 2024. - AFP
N Ireland violence shocks Muslims amid sectarianism
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DHAKA: A Hindu shopkeeper (left) helps a woman put on a traditional conch shell bangle at a shop selling traditional prayer items in Shakhari Bazar, a Hindu majority area, in Dhaka on August 9, 2024. — AFP
Misinformation from India, vandalism frighten Hindus in Bangladesh
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Drilling Rig (Oriental Phoenix)
Marine region a ‘promising area’ for hydrocarbon resources: KOC
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His Highness Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah
Sheikh Salem Al-Ali passes away
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PARIS: Gold medallists USA pose during the podium ceremony after the women's gold medal basketball match against France during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Bercy Arena on Aug 11, 2024. - AFP
US pip China in medals table as Games end