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50 bodies unearthed from Mexican mass grave

GUADALAJARA, Mexico: The bodies of at least 50 people have been unearthed from a mass grave at a farm outside Mexico's western city of Guadalajara, local authorities said. The grim site was discovered just over three weeks ago in Jalisco - a state hard-hit by violence linked to organized crime. The local prosecutor's office said Saturday 13 of the dead - 12 men and a woman - have been identified and the remains given to their families. The...

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Child killed as quake strikes S Philippines

MANILA: A powerful earthquake hit the southern Philippine island of Mindanao yesterday, killing a child, injuring dozens and damaging buildings in an area still recovering from a string of deadly quakes in October. Police said a rescue operation had been launched at a heavily damaged market building in Padada near the 6.8 magnitude quake's epicentre, which is about 90 km south of the major city of Davao. Patients were evacuated from hospitals as...

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14 killed in Nepal pilgrimage crash

KATHMANDU: At least 14 people died after a bus carrying pilgrims veered off a highway and rolled down a steep slope in central Nepal yesterday, officials said, the latest deadly traffic accident in the Himalayan nation. Police said the bus carrying 32 passengers plunged 70 m onto a lower stretch of the winding road in Sindhupalchowk district, around 80 km north-east of the capital Kathmandu. "We have recovered the bodies of 12 passengers from the...

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Late Sheikh Abdallah Al-Sabah shooting tourney concludes

KUWAIT: The tournament of Late Sheikh Abdallah Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah, which was held at Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Olympic Shooting Complex came to a conclusion on Saturday evening, with the awarding ceremony, to the winners. The tournament lasted three days with the participation of more than 100 shooters of both genders. Results of the tournament are as follows: 10 meter air pistol men: Ali Saad Al-Mutairi, Hassan Abdelmajid, Hamad Al-Namshan. 10...

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Spain, Greece in q-finals in FINA Polo Championship

KUWAIT: Kuwait National Water Polo team will conclude the first round of FINA World Men's Junior Polo Championship with a touch match against the Italian team, which won the championship three times previously, and a strong candidate to win the current one at 2:50 pm today as part of the fifth and final round in Group C of the championship being held at HH Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad Swimming Pools Complex, as Greece was the first to qualify for...

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NBK Capital: $3 billion in expected passive inflows to Boursa Kuwait

KUWAIT: The year 2017 will be remembered as a watershed year for Boursa Kuwait during which its journey to achieve Emerging Market (EM) status started. FTSE was the first to reclassify Kuwait as a Secondary EM market in September 2017, which was implemented in two phases in September and December of 2018. We estimate that Kuwait's inclusion into FTSE EM index attracted passive flows in the range of USD 950 million - USD 1.1 billion. Kuwait...

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KAMCO completes legal execution of merger with Global

KAMCO’s CEO Faisal Sarkhou KUWAIT: KAMCO Investment Company KSC (Public), a regional non-banking financial powerhouse with one of the largest AUMs in the GCC, announced the successful completion of the legal execution of the merger by amalgamation with Global Investment House (Global), whereby KAMCO is the merging company and Global the merged. This announcement comes after the cancelation of treasury shares and the successful completion of...

INDIA: In this file photo, a health worker administers a polio drop to an infant in Kolkata, India. —AP

Malaysia to work with UNICEF on polio vaccination

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's health authorities yesterday said they are working with UNICEF to bring polio vaccines to the state of Sabah in Malaysian Borneo, where the country's first polio case in nearly three decades was detected last week. A three-month-old infant was diagnosed with polio on Dec 6 after being admitted to hospital with a fever and muscle weakness, the first such case since 1992. It comes after the Philippines, north of Borneo,...

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Behind the glitz, Nigerian entertainers struggle to cash in

Fake eyelashes fluttered, bespoke suits were on display and slick music videos played at the inaugural edition of The Entertainment Fair and Festival in Nigeria's economic hub Lagos in late November. But behind the glitter, the reality of the film and music sectors in Africa's most populous nation can often be far less glamorous: wages are low, there are no social protections and copyright law is rarely enforced. That comes despite the country...

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Miss Jamaica crowned Miss World

Jamaican psychology student Toni-Ann Singh was crowned Miss World 2019 Saturday at a ceremony in London, with Miss France and Miss India runners-up in the beauty pageant. "To that little girl in St. Thomas, Jamaica and all the girls around the world - please believe in yourself," Singh, 23, tweeted. "Please know that you are worthy and capable of achieving your dreams. This crown is not mine but yours. You have a PURPOSE," she wrote. Singh was...

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Kuwait women weightlifters win medals

AMMAN: Al-Mayyas and Al-Hasan both clinched Kuwait’s first-ever medals. — KUNA AMMAN: Bashayer Al-Mayyas and Tofool Al-Hasan both clinched Kuwait's first-ever medals in women's weightlifting amid a newly-formed national team at an Arab event in Jordan on Friday. The duo won a total six medals, including three silver in the 55kg weight categories going to Al-Mayyas, and three bronze medals across various 49kg events for Al-Hasan, at an Arab...

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Kuwait suffers second loss as USA defeat Iran

KUWAIT: Kuwait National Water Polo team hopes to restore its balance when it plays against the USA at 21:50 pm today in the fourth round of Group C in the FINA World Men's Junior Water Polo Championship being held in Kuwait at HH Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad Swimming Pools Complex with 20 countries participating. Kuwait's team suffered its second loss in front of Montenegro, a team expected to win the championship, with the score of 7-42 of the...