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DAVAO CITY: This handout photo taken on yesterday and released by the Presidential Photographers Division (PPD) shows President Rodrigo R Duterte gesturing as he speaks during a press conference at the presidential guest house. —AFP
Duterte threatens to pull Philippines out of UN
DAVAO CITY: This handout photo taken on yesterday and released by the Presidential Photographers Division (PPD) shows President Rodrigo R Duterte gesturing as he speaks during a press conference at the presidential guest house. —AFPMANILA: President Rodrigo Duterte threatened yesterday to withdraw the Philippines from the United Nations, as he launched another profanity-laced tirade against the organization for criticizing his bloody war on...
RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil's forward Neymar celebrates scoring the winning goal during the penalty shootout of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games men's football gold medal match between Brazil and Germany at the Maracana stadium on Saturday. - AFP
Neymar crowned samba king, hosts end on high - Farah seals double-double
RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil's forward Neymar celebrates scoring the winning goal during the penalty shootout of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games men's football gold medal match between Brazil and Germany at the Maracana stadium on Saturday. - AFPRIO DE JANEIRO: Neymar sent Brazil into ecstasy as he clinched Olympic football gold and Mo Farah sealed a rare distance double-double in a pulsating final evening of track action in Rio on Saturday. Neymar swept...
COLOMBO: Australian cricketer Aaron Finch (L) and Australian cricket captain Steven Smith (R) run between the wickets during the first One Day International (ODI) cricket match between Sri Lanka and Australia at the R Premadasa International Cricket Stadium in Colombo yesterday. —AFP
Aussies beat Sri Lanka by 3 wickets in 1st ODI
COLOMBO: Australian cricketer Aaron Finch (L) and Australian cricket captain Steven Smith (R) run between the wickets during the first One Day International (ODI) cricket match between Sri Lanka and Australia at the R Premadasa International Cricket Stadium in Colombo yesterday. —AFPCOLOMBO: Half-centuries from Aaron Finch and skipper Steve Smith helped Australia pull off a tricky chase to defeat a resilient Sri Lanka by three wickets in the...
SAO PAULO: Brazil’s Marta, right, and Canada’s Jessie Fleming compete for the ball during the bronze medal match of the women’s Olympic football tournament between Brazil and Canada at the Arena Corinthians stadium in Sao Paulo. —AP
Solo, Marta and bugs: Olympic women’s soccer had it all
SAO PAULO: Brazil’s Marta, right, and Canada’s Jessie Fleming compete for the ball during the bronze medal match of the women’s Olympic football tournament between Brazil and Canada at the Arena Corinthians stadium in Sao Paulo. —APRIO DE JANEIRO: It started with “Zika!” taunts from the Brazilians and wound through the Amazon before a surprising exit for the United States. It ended with heartbreak for the hosts and first-time gold...
FILE - In this Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2016, file photo, United States' Ryan Lochte checks his time in a men's 4x200-meter freestyle heat during the swimming competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Lochte and three other American swimmers were robbed at gunpoint early Sunday, Aug. 14, by thieves posing as police officers who stopped their taxi and took their money and belongings, the U.S. Olympic Committee said. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File)
‘Immature behavior’ got him into a mess: Lochte
FILE - In this Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2016, file photo, United States' Ryan Lochte checks his time in a men's 4x200-meter freestyle heat during the swimming competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Lochte and three other American swimmers were robbed at gunpoint early Sunday, Aug. 14, by thieves posing as police officers who stopped their taxi and took their money and belongings, the U.S. Olympic Committee said. (AP...
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Barbra Streisand gushes over handsome husband
Barbra StreisandBarbra Streisand finds her husband attractive even when they argue. Although the 74-year-old actress has been blissfully happy with James Brolin, 76, since they married 18 years ago, she admitted that they do have their squabbles but she often gets distracted by how good looking he is. Barbra told The Sunday Times Magazine: "I love beauty, whether it's in a piece of furniture or a man. My husband has the perfect forehead, the...
People who could not get a ticket gather in Springer Market square to listen to the Tragically Hip in downtown Kingston, Ontario. — AP photos
Canadians bid adieu to beloved band whose singer is dying
People who could not get a ticket gather in Springer Market square to listen to the Tragically Hip in downtown Kingston, Ontario. — AP photosThe rock concert did not begin with a rock song. Instead, it started with flag-waving fans breaking into a national anthem, "O Canada." The impromptu tribute by an emotional sold-out crowd that included Prime Minister Justin Trudeau began what was expected to be the final performance Saturday by...
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IOC: Kuwait 'aggravating' tensions after Olympic ban - Committee claims new sports law tightens govt control
RIO DE JANEIRO: The International Olympic Committee on Friday accused Kuwait’s government of “aggravating” the tensions that led to the country’s ban from the Rio Olympics.New and proposed laws on state controls over sporting bodies have led the IOC and world football body FIFA to suspend Kuwait since last October.The Kuwait government has in turn condemned the IOC and recently sought $1 billion in damages in a Swiss court, which was...
KUWAIT: The Public Authority of Manpower’s expatriate labor shelter. — KUNA
New procedure to identify human trafficking victims - ‘Electronic’ birth certificates planned
KUWAIT: The Public Authority of Manpower’s expatriate labor shelter. — KUNAKUWAIT: The Public Authority for Manpower (PAM) began implementation of a new procedure at its labor shelter that will significantly help the shelter's management identify the victims of human trafficking among the female inmates there.This was announced by the Center Supervisor Falah Al-Mutairi, saying in a statement yesterday that new indicator that will be added to...
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Unemployed expats pose security threat: Committee
KUWAIT: The increasing number of unemployed expatriates poses social and security risks in Kuwait, the parliament’s budgets committee warned in a recent statement. It based its conclusion on official statistics which estimated the number of foreigners in Kuwait without a job at 17,498, compared to 11,670 unemployed Kuwaitis.The number of expatriate manpower in the public and private sectors reached 2,138,163 compared to 435,904 Kuwaiti...
Majeda Al-Naqeeb, Deputy Director General and Assistant Undersecretary of the National Project Sector.
E-Gov offers services to commercial, citizens and residents sectors - 'The Google of Kuwait'
Majeda Al-Naqeeb, Deputy Director General and Assistant Undersecretary of the National Project Sector.KUWAIT: Kuwait continues progressing in its endeavor to improve efficiency and effectiveness of management performance and reducing errors arising from conventional methods in the work of government departments. In this regard, Kuwait established the Central Agency for Information Technology (CAIT) in 2006 by an Amiri decree, and in 2014, the...
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(Left) Demonstrators brandish placards and flags of Palestine during a rally in Rabat on Aug 3, 2024, protesting the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. (Right) Protesters rally in London during the "National March for Gaza", calling to end the genocide, stop arming the Zionist entity and no Middle East war on Aug 3, 2024. - AFP photos
Fears of Middle East war grow
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Late Information Minister Bader Al-Ya'agoub checking the damage.-KUNA
Invasion could not confiscate KUNA’s will, national role
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DHAKA: Anti-Discrimination Student Movement held a rally at Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka on August 3, 2024, to demand justice for the victims killed in the recent countrywide violence during anti-quota protests. -- AFP
Bangladesh students call for nationwide civil disobedience
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Stop smoking, Quit smoking for health.
Many smokers quit as ‘chests cannot stand two fires’