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Congolese M23 rebels cross over from Uganda, take village
KINSHASA: Congolese rebels who had taken refuge in neighboring Uganda crossed the border overnight armed with weapons, the DR Congo government said yesterday. About 200 former members of M23, an ethnic Tutsi group defeated by the Congolese army in 2013, arrived from Uganda and took over the village of Ishasha, in North Kivu province, government spokesman Lambert Mende said."How could our Ugandan neighbors, with whom we are bound by very serious...
DAVAO, PHILIPPINES: Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte delivers a speech at the Davao international airport terminal building early on September 30, 2016, shortly after arriving from an official visit to Vietnam.—AFP
Philippines' Duterte threatens martial law
MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened to impose martial rule to prosecute his deadly war on drugs, three decades after the nation shed dictatorship with a famous "People Power" revolt. "If I wanted to, and it (the illegal drugs problem) will deteriorate into something really very virulent, I will declare martial law if I wanted to. No one will be able to stop me," Duterte said in a speech on Saturday night. The 71-year-old...
INDIA: This picture shows Indian rescue workers carrying the body of a man who drowned in a boat accident on the river Ganges near Patna, as the bodies of other victims lay in the water. —AFP
India boat accident toll rises to 26 - 'More dead feared'
INDIA: This picture shows Indian rescue workers carrying the body of a man who drowned in a boat accident on the river Ganges near Patna, as the bodies of other victims lay in the water. —AFPNEW DELHI: The death toll from a boat accident in eastern India rose to 26 yesterday, a senior official said, warning of more casualties with rescue workers still scouring the waters. The non-motorized wooden boat, packed beyond capacity with revelers...
LIVERPOOL: Manchester City's Chilean goalkeeper Claudio Bravo puts out a hand but cannot stop Everton's Belgian striker Kevin Mirallas's shot beating him for their second goal during the English Premier League football match between Everton and Manchester City at Goodison Park in Liverpool, north-west England yesterday. - AFP
Guardiola rocked as Everton crush City
LIVERPOOL: Manchester City's Chilean goalkeeper Claudio Bravo puts out a hand but cannot stop Everton's Belgian striker Kevin Mirallas's shot beating him for their second goal during the English Premier League football match between Everton and Manchester City at Goodison Park in Liverpool, north-west England yesterday. - AFPLIVERPOOL: Pep Guardiola suffered the largest league defeat of his managerial career as Manchester City slumped to a 4-0...
MELBOURNE: Australia's Josh Hazlewood (C) appeals for an LBW decision against Pakistan batsman Mohammad Hafeez (R) as fellow batsman Sharjeel Khan (L) looks on during their one-day international (ODI) cricket match at the MCG in Melbourne yesterday. – AFP
Pakistan record first ODI win in Australia in 12 yrs
MELBOURNE: Australia's Josh Hazlewood (C) appeals for an LBW decision against Pakistan batsman Mohammad Hafeez (R) as fellow batsman Sharjeel Khan (L) looks on during their one-day international (ODI) cricket match at the MCG in Melbourne yesterday. – AFPMELBOURNE:  Pakistan beat Australia by six wickets in the second one-day international at the Melbourne Cricket Ground yesterday, their first ODI win on Australian soil for 12 years.  The...
PUNE: India's captain Virat Kohli celebrates after India won the first one-day international cricket match against England at The MCA International Cricket Stadium in Pune yesterday. – AFP
Kohli, Jadhav hundreds help India eclipse England's 350
PUNE: India's captain Virat Kohli celebrates after India won the first one-day international cricket match against England at The MCA International Cricket Stadium in Pune yesterday. – AFPPUNE:  Virat Kohli and Kedar Jadhav hit centuries and combined in a 200-run stand to help India comfortably chase down a steep target of 351 against England and win the first one-day international by three wickets yesterday.  India's chase seemed over when...
MELBOURNE: Angelique Kerber of Germany hits a return during a practice session ahead of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne yesterday. - AFP
Kerber lurks as Serena chases record Slam
MELBOURNE: Angelique Kerber of Germany hits a return during a practice session ahead of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne yesterday. - AFPMELBOURNE:  Serena Williams has vowed to make life difficult for top seed Angelique Kerber and a host of dangerous players out to derail her at the Australian Open, warning she is in Melbourne to win.  The American gets her quest for an Open-era record 23rd Grand Slam title underway in a...
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KUWAIT: Traders follow stock market activity at the Kuwait Stock Exchange yesterday. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Kuwait outperforms as Saudi stalls, Dubai slips
DUBAI: Stock markets in the Gulf diverged yesterday with Saudi Arabia stalling near a six-week low and Dubai retreating on profit-taking, while Kuwait continued to outperform. Kuwait's stock market gained 1.9 percent with the largest logistics firm in the Gulf, Agility, and National Bank of Kuwait each climbing 3.0 percent.Kuwait's index is up 8.2 percent since Jan. 1, outperforming the region after a long period of sluggish performance....
Abdulwahab Essa Al-Roshood
KFH Group traded $11.4bn in sukuk market in 2016
Al-Roshood: KFH primary dealer in IILM, global market maker Abdulwahab Essa Al-RoshoodKUWAIT: "Kuwait Finance House Group (KFH-Group) volume traded in the Sukuk market reached $11.4 billion for the year 2016. Such volume is yet another outstanding achievement to be added to KFH record as a primary dealer and a global Sukuk market maker" said Abdulwahab Essa Al-Roshood, Group Chief Treasury Officer at KFH.He added, in a press release, that the...
JAKARTA: A customer browses through used electronic items at a market on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia. The waste from discarded electronic gadgets and appliances has increased by two-thirds in East Asia over five years, posing a growing threat to health and the environment unless proper disposal becomes the norm. —AP
E-waste is rising in Asia dangerously: UN study
Gadget mountain threatening health, environment JAKARTA: A customer browses through used electronic items at a market on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia. The waste from discarded electronic gadgets and appliances has increased by two-thirds in East Asia over five years, posing a growing threat to health and the environment unless proper disposal becomes the norm. —APMANILA, Jan  15, 2017 (AFP) - Electronic waste is rising sharply across ...
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Seniors with memory problems may struggle with driving
NEW YORK: Seniors with memory problems and related attention and decision-making issues may struggle with driving tasks, according to a Canadian study. Not all patients with mild cognitive impairment, the early stage of memory loss, have issues with driving, the researchers write in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. However, patients with added impairments, such as difficulty with multi-tasking or making quick decisions, are particularly likely...
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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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Ahmed Al-Basat celebrating his birthday at the office.
A forgotten courtesy: The silent struggle of Kuwait’s expatriates
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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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Mansour Al-Khashti
Why fighting drug trafficking and consumption alone isn’t enough