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BEIJING: Figurines sit in front of a check-in desk for the ninth Chinese Catholic representative conference in Beijing yesterday. China said yesterday it will restart a conference of local Catholics, ending a years-long hiatus, as it expressed goodwill towards the Vatican after six decades of estrangement. —AFP

China to hold Catholic conference after 6-year hiatus

BEIJING: Figurines sit in front of a check-in desk for the ninth Chinese Catholic representative conference in Beijing yesterday. China said yesterday it will restart a conference of local Catholics, ending a years-long hiatus, as it expressed goodwill towards the Vatican after six decades of estrangement. —AFPBEIJING: China said yesterday it will restart a conference of local Catholics, ending a years-long hiatus, as it expressed goodwill...

MANILA: Vehicles navigate a flood-prone area caused by rains from Typhoon Nock-Ten in Quezon city, north of Manila yesterday. —AP

Christmas typhoon leaves four dead in Philippines

8 ferry crewmen still missing as storm leaves archipelago MANILA: Vehicles navigate a flood-prone area caused by rains from Typhoon Nock-Ten in Quezon city, north of Manila yesterday. —APLIGAO, Philippines: A powerful typhoon left at least four people dead and eight missing as it crossed the Philippine archipelago yesterday, spoiling the Christmas holidays with strong winds, heavy rains and destructive flooding. Nock-Ten made landfall on...

LONDON: Chelsea's Spanish midfielder Pedro (CR) slides into Bournemouth's Polish goalkeeper Artur Boruc (L) during the English Premier League football match between Chelsea and Bournemouth at Stamford Bridge in London yesterday. - AFP

Man City wears down Hull to win 3-0 in EPL

LONDON: Chelsea's Spanish midfielder Pedro (CR) slides into Bournemouth's Polish goalkeeper Artur Boruc (L) during the English Premier League football match between Chelsea and Bournemouth at Stamford Bridge in London yesterday. - AFPHULL: Manchester City wore down last-placed Hull to win 3-0 in the English Premier League, thanks to late goals by Yaya Toure and substitute Kelechi Iheanacho as well as an own-goal yesterday.Toure converted a...

MANCHESTER: Manchester United’s Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic (C) lifts the ball over Sunderland’s English goalkeeper Jordan Pickford (R) to score their second goal during the English Premier League football match between Manchester United and Sunderland at Old Trafford in Manchester, north west England, yesterday. — AFP

Ibrahimovic keeps Man United motoring

MANCHESTER: Manchester United’s Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic (C) lifts the ball over Sunderland’s English goalkeeper Jordan Pickford (R) to score their second goal during the English Premier League football match between Manchester United and Sunderland at Old Trafford in Manchester, north west England, yesterday. — AFPMANCHESTER: Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored his 17th goal of the season as Sunderland manager David Moyes was condemned...

CHRISTCHURCH: New Zealand’s Mitchell Santner attempts to catch Bangladesh’s Imrul Kayes during the one-day international cricket match between New Zealand and Bangladesh at Hagley Park in Christchurch yesterday. — AFP

Latham’s ton leads NZ to comprehensive win

CHRISTCHURCH: New Zealand’s Mitchell Santner attempts to catch Bangladesh’s Imrul Kayes during the one-day international cricket match between New Zealand and Bangladesh at Hagley Park in Christchurch yesterday. — AFPCHRISTCHURCH: Opener Tom Latham’s career best 137 set New Zealand up for a crushing 77- run victory over Bangladesh in their opening one-day international at Hagley Oval yesterday. With Latham in commanding form and Colin...

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VIVA concludes Real Madrid & Man Utd soccer schools ceremony

A group photoKUWAIT: VIVA, Kuwait’s fastest-growing and most developed telecom operator, organized a closing ceremony for VIVA Real Madrid and VIVA United Soccer Schools 2016. Ceremony included an exciting friendly match between both academies at Corner field near Kuwait Towers. Players’ parents, relatives and friends were present amid large audience. Field’s exciting atmosphere was similar to the Old Trafford stadium and the Santiago...

Kuwait Team seen in action at the GCC wheelchair basketball championship.—KUNA

Kuwait Wheelchair basketball team honored as champions

ABU DHABI: Kuwait’s Wheelchair team was honored on Sunday as champion in the concluding ceremony of the 8th GCC Wheelchair Basketball Championship, hosted in New York University’s Abu Dhabi, after defeating last night Saudi Arabia 62-56. The Kuwaiti team with eight points won the championship, followed by Bahrain with six points after beating UAE 52-47, while Oman took fifth place with four points. Kuwaiti player Yosif Ahmad Khalaf won best...

Noor Capital Markets holds seminar on financial markets

Professional analysis to the markets' movement .KUWAIT: As a part of Noor Capital Markets (NCM) mission to raise the awareness about the global markets and its sophisticated mediums, an educational seminar was conducted about the international economics, markets activities and related topics that concern the investors. The seminar was presented by Dr Yousef Al-Hadhoud along with Noor CM team and lasted for two days at Radisson Blue Hotel."We...

Markaz successfully closes a 5-year KD 25m bond issue

Markaz successfully closes a 5-year KD 25m bond issue

Markaz successfully closes a 5-year KD 25m bond issueKUWAIT: Kuwait Financial Centre "Markaz" and Gulf Bank announced in a joint statement the successful completion of "Markaz" 5 years bond issue with a nominal value of KD25 million, which was oversubscribed. This extensive demand reflects the investors' trust in "Markaz", the quality of the issue, and the high creditworthiness of "Markaz," in addition to the effectiveness of the joint...

Alargan CEO talks about sustainability and growth

Alargan CEO talks about sustainability and growth

Alargan CEO talks about sustainability and growthKUWAIT: Speaking at the second Dal Talks held at Al-Shaheed Park on Saturday, ALARGAN International Real Estate Company CEO and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, Khaled Al-Meshaan, emphasized on the notion of sustainability in career, entrepreneurship and business to drive long-term growth. He further highlighted the importance of quality, building on strengths and evolving over time to...

KFH launches 'investment plans marketing' campaign

Solutions for education, marriage, projects and retirement .KUWAIT: Kuwait Finance House (KFH) has launched a new marketing campaign dedicated for the long term saving and investment plans as part of the bank's continuing effort to cater for customers' banking needs and future aspirations, yet to educate them on the benefits of those plans that encompass 'Jameati' for education, 'Rafaa' for marriage, 'Enjaz' for youths' projects, and 'Themar' for...

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Iran culls birds after avian flu outbreak

TEHRAN: Iran has killed hundreds of thousands of birds in recent weeks as avian flu spreads across seven provinces of the country, officials have reported. More than 1,000 wild birds, mostly geese, have been found dead in the Mighan wetland in central Iran, the environmental protection organization told state news agency IRNA yesterday. IRNA said 63,000 chickens, along with 800,000 fertilized eggs and day-old chicks, were culled at a farm in...

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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

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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

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GAZA: In this March 25, 2017 photo, Hamas leaders Yahya Sinwar (right) and Ismail Haniyeh attend the funeral of slain Hamas official Mazen Faqha in Gaza City. - AFP

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