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MELBOURNE: Germany's Angelique Kerber eyes on the ball to make a forehand return to compatriot Carina Witthoeft during their second round match at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, yesterday. - AP

No cakewalk for birthday girl Kerber, Federer

MELBOURNE: Germany's Angelique Kerber eyes on the ball to make a forehand return to compatriot Carina Witthoeft during their second round match at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, yesterday. - APMELBOURNE: Roger Federer was made to work by 200th-ranked Noah Rubin at the Australian Open yesterday-and it was no cakewalk for birthday girl Angelique Kerber either. In what could be ominous signs for Federer, America's...

PORT-GENTIL: Egypt's goalkeeper Ahmed El-Shenawy punches the ball away from the goal during the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations group D football match between Mali and Egypt in Port-Gentil yesterday. - AFP

Egypt held on Cup of Nations return

PORT-GENTIL: Egypt's goalkeeper Ahmed El-Shenawy punches the ball away from the goal during the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations group D football match between Mali and Egypt in Port-Gentil yesterday. - AFPPORT-GENTIL: Essam El Hadary became the oldest player ever to appear at the Africa Cup of Nations as Egypt drew 0-0 with Mali on their return to the tournament on Tuesday. The 44-year-old goalkeeper came off the bench in the first half to...

MIAMI: Miami Heat forward James Johnson, left, drives past Houston Rockets forward Trevor Ariza during the first half of an NBA basketballngame, Tuesday, in Miami. – APnnn

Miami beat Rockets, Raptors stun Nets

MIAMI: Miami Heat forward James Johnson, left, drives past Houston Rockets forward Trevor Ariza during the first half of an NBA basketballgame, Tuesday, in Miami. – APMIAMI: Goran Dragic had 21 points and eight assists while Wayne Ellington scored 18 off the bench as the Miami Heat overcame another triple-double from James Harden to beat the Houston Rockets 109-103 on Tuesday night. Dion Waiters scored 17 and Tyler Johnson had 16 while James...

ROUEN: Saudi Arabia's pivot Mahdi Alsalem (C) passes the ball during the 25th IHF Men's World Championship 2017 Group C handball match Saudi Arabia vs Hungary yesterday at the Kindarena in Rouen. -- AFP

Germany, Qatar surge into last 16 at Worlds

ROUEN: Saudi Arabia's pivot Mahdi Alsalem (C) passes the ball during the 25th IHF Men's World Championship 2017 Group C handball match Saudi Arabia vs Hungary yesterday at the Kindarena in Rouen. -- AFPPARIS: Germany and Qatar battled into the knock-out round of the World Handball Championships with pool-phase wins over Saudi Arabia 38-24 and Argentina 21-17 respectively on Tuesday as holders France beat Russia 35-24 to take pole position in...

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Nissan drifts to podium dominance in storming Red Bull season finale

The three winners of Red Bull CPD 2016.DUBAI: Nissan has once again demonstrated its legendary motorsport prowess, with the three podium finishers at the Red Bull Car Park Drift Final 2016 all driving Nissan Silvia sports cars."This company's heritage when it comes to motorsport is the envy of the world," says Samir Cherfan, Managing Director of Nissan Middle East. "And as the motorsport scene continues to evolve, so do we. To be successful at...

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IMF REPORT ON KUWAIT - Concluding statement of 2016 Article IV Mission

Click To View LargerKUWAIT: Kuwait's fiscal and external accounts have been adversely affected by the lower oil prices, and financing needs have emerged. Resilient nonoil activity and strong oversight by the Central Bank of Kuwait have kept the financial sector sound. The key challenge for policymakers is to implement the government's comprehensive six-pillar reform plan, which aims at promoting fiscal consolidation and boosting private sector...

TOKYO: A woman walks past an electronic stock board showing world market indexes at a securities firm. — AP

China growth slides to new 26-year low

TOKYO: A woman walks past an electronic stock board showing world market indexes at a securities firm. — APBEIJING: China's growth slipped to its slowest rate in more than a quarter of a century in 2016, an AFP survey has forecast, as analysts see mounting risks for the world's number two economy with Donald Trump heading for the White House. While the Asian giant is a key engine of the global economy, affecting businesses and employment...

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Boursa Kuwait: Official Member in the ICMA

KUWAIT: Boursa Kuwait is proud to announce that it has been accorded the official membership to join the International Capital Market Association (ICMA) on 1 January 2017. Commenting on this occasion, Boursa Kuwait Vice Chairman and CEO, Khaled Abdulrazzaq Al Khaled said in a press statement that: "Joining the ICMA is a major step for Boursa Kuwait. This puts us on the international map as contributors to the capital market as a whole and as...

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Al-Sayer takes top honor: Litmus wins at Arab Media Forum Awards

Recognition for efforts in unique and creative advertising Al-SayerKUWAIT: Litmus Advertising, Kuwait based creative agency and one of the Al-Sayer Group Holding Companies recently won first place in the print category for its work on Toyota at the 2016 Arab Media Forum Creativity Awards which was conducted under the patronage of Sheikh Salman Al-Homoud Al-Sabah, Minister of Information and Minister of State for Youth Affairs. The event was...

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For driverless cars, a moral dilemma: Who lives or dies?

Human choice in machine hands driverless carBOSTON: Imagine you're behind the wheel when your brakes fail. As you speed toward a crowded crosswalk, you're confronted with an impossible choice: veer right and mow down a large group of elderly people, or veer left into a woman pushing a stroller. Now imagine you're riding in the back of a self-driving car. How would it decide?Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are asking...

DAMASCUS: Syrian Lamis al-Haffar (Left), 82-year-old general manager of Dar al-Saada retirement home, moves with the help of a walker at the home, in the Syrian capital Damascus.

At Syria retirement home, elderly left behind by war

'Feels humiliated by his solitude' DAMASCUS: Syrian Lamis al-Haffar (Left), 82-year-old general manager of Dar al-Saada retirement home, moves with the help of a walker at the home, in the Syrian capital Damascus.DAMASCUS: Alone in her room at an overcrowded retirement home in Damascus, Naz Ashiti thumbs through photographs of her daughters overseas, her eyes lingering on features she has not seen in years. Sending aging family members to a...

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Review: In 'The Founder' backstabbing with fries on the side

This image released by The Weinstein Company shows Michael Keaton, center, in a scene from, "The Founder." — APKetchup, mustard, two pickles. In John Lee Hancock's "The Founder," about Ray Kroc and the making of McDonald's, the ingredients for success are ruthlessly simple. When Kroc (Michael Keaton), a struggling traveling salesmen selling milkshake mixers, first beelines to San Bernardino, California, in 1954 to get a look at Dick (Nick...

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Ahmed Al-Basat celebrating his birthday at the office.

A forgotten courtesy: The silent struggle of Kuwait’s expatriates

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KUWAIT: First Deputy Prime Minister and Interior and Defense Minister Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousef Al-Sabah holds talks with senior defense ministry officials on Aug 7, 2024. - KUNA

Kuwait army alert, govt prepared

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PARIS: Bangladesh's finance pioneer Muhammad Yunus is escorted by French police personnel as he arrives at Roissy-Charles de Gaulle Airport on Aug 7, 2024, enroute to Bangladesh, where he is set to lead a caretaker government. - AFP

Yunus: Get ready to build Bangladesh

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The second phase of the Avenues Roads Project, the exit leading to the Fifth Ring Road towards Jahra and the opposite U-turn. – KUNA photos

Second phase of roads project leading to The Avenues mall opened

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