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PARIS: Paris Saint-Germain's Argentinian forward Angel Di Maria celebrates after scoring a goal during the UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg football match between Paris Saint-Germain and FC Barcelona on Tuesday at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris. -- AFP
Angel reborn in Champions League thrashing of Barca
PARIS: Paris Saint-Germain's Argentinian forward Angel Di Maria celebrates after scoring a goal during the UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg football match between Paris Saint-Germain and FC Barcelona on Tuesday at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris. -- AFPPARIS:  One month ago, Angel di Maria was an outcast on the Paris Saint-Germain substitutes’ bench, but the striker was reborn in the Champions League demolition of Barcelona....
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Root vows to captain England 'his way'
LEEDS: England's newly-announced cricket Test captain Joe Root poses for photographers ahead of a news conference at Headingly stadium in Leeds, north-east England, yesterday. Root said he felt "privileged, humbled and very excited" after being given the "huge honour" of being named England's new Test captain. - AFPLEEDS:  Joe Root insisted he would captain England "his way" as he gave his first insight into how he would lead the Test side. Two...
Ravichandran Ashwin
Ashwin 'Bradman of bowling': Steve Waugh
Ravichandran AshwinNEW DELHI:  Former skipper Steve Waugh has warned that Australia's only hope of beating India in their upcoming series is by taming Ravichandran Ashwin, branding the record-breaking spinner "the Bradman of bowling".After the off spinner became the fastest bowler to claim 250 Test wickets last weekend, Waugh paid Ashwin the ultimate Australian compliment by comparing him to the game's greatest batsman, the late Donald...
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Kuwait Tennis Federation U-18 tournament concludes
Kuwait Tennis Federation U-18KUWAIT: Kuwait Tennis Federation U-18 tournament concluded earlier in the week at Qadisiya Sports Club Courts. The final match saw Tamim Al-Hallaq from Kuwait Sports Club defeat Kazima’s player 6/1 - 6-1, winning first place, while Kazma’s Abdallah Maayouf took second while third place went to Essa Qabazard from Yarmouk Club. In the doubles Tamim Al-Hallaq and Ali Al-Harz from Kuwait S.C. won first place, while...
KUWAIT: Mohamed Naser Al-Sayer, Executive Board Member (left) Al- Sayer Group Holding and Farid AlFozan of ATAHUB.
Al-Sayer renews social commitment with Atahub partnership
KUWAIT: Mohamed Naser Al-Sayer, Executive Board Member (left) Al- Sayer Group Holding and Farid AlFozan of ATAHUB.KUWAIT: As part of the ongoing Corporate Sustainability and Responsibility (CSR) efforts, Al-Sayer Group Holding has announced partnership agreement of ATAHUB 'Believer Package' membership. The official signing ceremony held recently at the Group Headquarters in the presence of Faisal Bader Al-Sayer Chairman, Mohamed Naser Al-Sayer...
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IBS becomes an accredited ACI examination centre
.KUWAIT: Prof Yaqoub Alrefaei, Director General of the Institute of Banking Studies announced that the IBS became an accredited examination centre in Kuwait for the “ACI-Financial Markets Association Examinations” which are coordinated by Frankfurt School of Finance and Management, Germany.Frankfurt School hosts the ACI Global Education Centre of ACI - The Financial Markets Association (ACI) which is considered as a prestigious world...
VERTOU: This file photo shows logos of US online social media and social networking service Facebook in Vertou, western France. — AFP
Facebook pushes video onto TV screens with new apps
VERTOU: This file photo shows logos of US online social media and social networking service Facebook in Vertou, western France. — AFPSAN FRANCISCO: Facebook on Tuesday announced it was rolling out apps to allow people to view videos posted on the social network on connected televisions. The new apps-for Apple TV, Amazon's Fire TV and Samsung Smart TV-will provide a more convenient way for users of the social network to view videos on a large...
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Could gene editing help avoid disease? Maybe
Altering human heredity to fight genetic diseases .WASHINGTON: Don't expect designer babies any time soon - but a major new ethics report leaves open the possibility of one day altering human heredity to fight genetic diseases, with stringent oversight, using new tools that precisely edit genes inside living cells. What's called genome editing already is transforming biological research, and being used to develop treatments for patients...
MUNICH: (L-R) Bayern Munich's Chilian midfielder Arturo Vidal, Arsenal's Swiss midfielder Granit Xhaka, Bayern Munich's Dutch midfielder Arjen Robben and Bayern Munich's defender Mats Hummels jump for the ball during the UEFA Champions League round of sixteen football match between FC Bayern Munich and Arsenal in Munich, southern Germany, yesterday. – AFP
Whirlwind Bayern crush Arsenal 5-1
MUNICH: (L-R) Bayern Munich's Chilian midfielder Arturo Vidal, Arsenal's Swiss midfielder Granit Xhaka, Bayern Munich's Dutch midfielder Arjen Robben and Bayern Munich's defender Mats Hummels jump for the ball during the UEFA Champions League round of sixteen football match between FC Bayern Munich and Arsenal in Munich, southern Germany, yesterday. – AFPMUNICH:  Bayern Munich crushed Arsenal 5-1 in their Champions League round of 16 first...
Gore Verbinski
Gore Verbinski-born to be a horror director
Gore VerbinskiA conversation starter for bored dinner party guests, "nominative determinism" is the theory that someone's name destined them for whatever they ended up doing with their lives. Think Bulgarian hurdler Vania Stambolova, BBC weather forecaster Sara Blizzard, singer Bill Medley or lavatory impresario Thomas Crapper. So there was a certain inevitability in Oscar-winning American filmmaker Gore Verbinski becoming a horror...
Tunisian fashion designer Olfa Mhaoued, who is inspired by adding modern touches to the North African country's traditional garbs, is applauded at the end of a fashion show in Tunis. — AFP photos
Tunisian fashion designers look to past for inspiration
Tunisian fashion designer Olfa Mhaoued, who is inspired by adding modern touches to the North African country's traditional garbs, is applauded at the end of a fashion show in Tunis. — AFP photosTraditional embroidery on modern dresses, men's robes turned into women's jackets-Tunisian designers are making their mark with outfits inspired by their country's heritage. Drawing on a diverse range of regional styles, designers like Zeineb Chiboub...
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GAZA: Palestinians surround bodies lying on the ground at the Al-Maamadani hospital after they were killed in a Zionist strike on a school used as a refuge by displaced Palestinians in Gaza City on Aug 8, 2024. - AFP
Iran says Zionists seeking war
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DHAKA: Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus (center) takes the oath of office as the chief adviser of Bangladesh's new interim government, administered by President Mohammed Shahabuddin (left) on August 8, 2024. - AFP
Yunus sworn in as Bangladesh leader
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Abdullah Al-Sanousi
Digital nomads: New-age employees freely roaming around ever-changing job market
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Minister of Information and Bahrain's Minister of Tourism sign an executive program of tourism cooperation agreement for 2024, 2025, and 2026. – KUNA photos
Kuwait and Bahrain ink executive program for tourism cooperation
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KUWAIT: Workers take shelter from the sun under a tree in Kuwait City amidst a heatwave. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
‘Inadequate’ heat protection for Gulf migrant workers