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Bangladesh Cricket player Arafat Sunny arrested over photos of girlfriend

DHAKA: Bangladesh police yesterday arrested national cricketer Arafat Sunny for allegedly breaching strict internet laws after his girlfriend accused him of uploading sensitive photos on social media. Police raided the home of the 30-year-old slow left-arm bowler in the Dhaka suburb of Aminbazar after his longtime girlfriend filed a complaint two weeks ago, said local police chief Jamaluddin Mir.“She said Sunny opened up a fake Facebook account...

MELBOURNE: Coco Vandeweghe of the US hits a return against Germany’s Angelique Kerber during their women’s singles fourth round match on day seven of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne yesterday. —AFP

Top-ranked Murray, Kerber crash in day of upsets

MELBOURNE: Coco Vandeweghe of the US hits a return against Germany’s Angelique Kerber during their women’s singles fourth round match on day seven of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne yesterday. —AFPMELBOURNE, Jan 22, 2017 (AFP) - World number ones Andy Murray and Angelique Kerber both crashed out of the Australian Open on a day of major upsets yesterday, as Roger Federer fought his way closer to an 18th Grand Slam...

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Kuwait oil price up 15 cents to $50.28 pb

KUWAIT: The price of Kuwaiti oil went up by 15 cents to $50.28 per barrel Friday as oppose to $50.13 pb the day before, said Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) on Saturday. At the global level, the price went up due to expectations that OPEC and Non-OPEC members will fulfill their deal to reduce their oil output despite news regarding the increase in US petroleum excavation activities. The price of the Brent crude went up by $1.33 to $55.49 per...

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Barclays reinforces growth ambitions throughout 2017

Three new senior bankers appointed in MENA Cedric LizinKUWAIT: Barclays announced yesterday the appointment of three new senior bankers in its Wealth and Investment Management division for Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Antoine Roger Chemali and David Stephan both join Barclays Wealth and Investment Management division as directors, while Owen Dayson joins as a Vice President. All three bankers will cover MENA with the specific objective of...

KAMPALA: Telecommunications engineer Olivia Koburongo holds a baby in front of pneumonia-diagnosing “smart jacket” at the Makerere University of Public Health. —AFP photos

Ugandans invent 'smart jacket' to diagnose pneumonia

KAMPALA: Telecommunications engineer Olivia Koburongo holds a baby in front of pneumonia-diagnosing “smart jacket” at the Makerere University of Public Health. —AFP photosKAMPALA: A team of Ugandan engineers has invented a "smart jacket" that diagnoses pneumonia faster than a doctor, offering hope against a disease which kills more children worldwide than any other. The idea came to Olivia Koburongo, 26, after her grandmother fell ill, and...

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Sundance Film Review: 'Before I Fall'

Before I FallTo a film critic, reviewing YA movies can feel like being forced to relive the horrors of high school over and over again. But to a teenager, that doesn't sound like such a bad thing, especially when the characters are pretty and potentially more fabulous than you are. That's basically the appeal of "Before I Fall," Ry Russo-Young's impressively stylish adaptation of the popular Lauren Oliver novel, in which the most beautiful girl...

Stills from the play ‘Ningalenne Communistakki’.

KALPAK reproduces 65-year-old play

Theatre of the 1950s revisited Still from the play ‘Ningalenne Communistakki’.KALPAK Kuwait, a well-known theatre troupe of the expat community, staged 'Ningalenne Communistakki' in Kuwait, a blockbuster Malayalam drama of the 1950s that transformed Kerala's social arena. By staging the three-and-half-hour play three times on a single day in Kuwait, KALPAK has not only created a milestone for the troupe, but took many theatre-lovers for a...

Director Dee Rees, from left, actors Garrett Hedlund, Rob Morgan, Mary J. Blige, Carrey Mulligan, center, and Jason Mitchell, bottom pose for a portrait to promote the film, “Mudbound”, at the Music Lodge during the Sundance Film Festival on Saturday in Park City, Utah. — AP

Sundance Film Review: 'Mudbound'

Director Dee Rees, from left, actors Garrett Hedlund, Rob Morgan, Mary J. Blige, Carrey Mulligan, center, and Jason Mitchell, bottom pose for a portrait to promote the film, “Mudbound”, at the Music Lodge during the Sundance Film Festival on Saturday in Park City, Utah. — APSome folks look out on the world, and all they see are the differences between people, the things that set us apart. "Mudbound" is a hymn to what we all share-the human...

Models present creations by Hermes, during men’s Fashion Week for the Fall/Winter 2017/2018 collection in Paris.

Boy George talks politics at Paris menswear, Dior goes dark

Models present creations by Hermes, during men’s Fashion Week for the Fall/Winter 2017/2018 collection in Paris.Music maestro Boy George got political at Paris Fashion Week as Dior Homme went to the dark side, creating a hard, brooding fall-winter collection. Here are the highlights of Saturday's menswear shows. Dior pulls in the stars, Boy George defends MelaniaA demure and relaxed Paris Jackson dodged journalists as she arrived at the Dior...

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UK: Attack 'very likely' in Kuwait

KUWAIT: In an advisory, Britain warned its nationals travelling to Kuwait that attacks in Kuwait are "very likely", adding they should "take care" if they plan to travel in "conservative" areas like Jahra and Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh. "Attacks in Kuwait are very likely and could be indiscriminate, including in places frequented by expatriates and foreign travellers. You should be especially vigilant at this time and follow the advice of the local...

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