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PASAY CITY: Released communist rebel leaders, from left, Renante Gamara, Alan Jasminez, Benito Tiamzon, Wilma Tiamzon and Adelberto Silva, pose with clenched fists, as they wait for their departure for Oslo, Norway for peace talks with the Government yesterday at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. —AP
Philippines, rebels declare a ceasefire ahead of talks - Hoping to end one of Asia's longest insurgencies
PASAY CITY: Released communist rebel leaders, from left, Renante Gamara, Alan Jasminez, Benito Tiamzon, Wilma Tiamzon and Adelberto Silva, pose with clenched fists, as they wait for their departure for Oslo, Norway for peace talks with the Government yesterday at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. —APMANILA: The Philippine government and communist guerrillas have agreed to ceasefires from yesterday, both sides said, ahead of crucial peace...
RIO DE JANEIRO: Spain’s Carolina Marin, center, holds her gold medal as India’s V. Sindhu Pusarla, left, holds her silver medal and Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara, right, holds her bronze medal during the medal ceremony for the women’s badminton singles gold medal match at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday. —AP
India cheers first woman to win silver
RIO DE JANEIRO: Spain’s Carolina Marin, center, holds her gold medal as India’s V. Sindhu Pusarla, left, holds her silver medal and Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara, right, holds her bronze medal during the medal ceremony for the women’s badminton singles gold medal match at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday. —APNEW DELHI: India swelled with pride yesterday after badminton champion P.V. Sindhu became the first woman in...
RIO DE JANEIRO: The United States team from left, English Gardner, Tori Bowie, Tianna Bartoletta and Allyson Felix celebrate winning the gold medal in the women’s 4x100-meter relay final during the athletics competitions of the 2016 Summer Olympics at the Olympic stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday. —AP
Felix hits gold record as US women win relay
RIO DE JANEIRO: The United States team from left, English Gardner, Tori Bowie, Tianna Bartoletta and Allyson Felix celebrate winning the gold medal in the women’s 4x100-meter relay final during the athletics competitions of the 2016 Summer Olympics at the Olympic stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday. —APRIO DE JANEIRO: Allyson Felix became the first woman athlete with five gold medals as she powered the US sprint relay team to victory...
MASON: Rafael Nadal, from Spain, returns a serve during a match against Borna Coric, from Croatia, at the Western & Southern Open tennis tournament, in Mason, Ohio. — AP
Nadal knocked out at Cincinnati
MASON: Rafael Nadal, from Spain, returns a serve during a match against Borna Coric, from Croatia, at the Western & Southern Open tennis tournament, in Mason, Ohio. — APMASON: Right from the start, Rafael Nadal was running on empty. Nadal showed the effects of his long layoff from a wrist injury Thursday, losing to Croatia’s Borna Coric 6-1, 6-3 at the Western & Southern Open. The 30-yearold Spaniard has a lot of work to do before the US...
BURNLEY: Liverpool’s Philippe Coutinho, right and Burnley’s George Boyd battle for the ball during their English Premier League soccer match at Turf Moor, Burnley, England, yesterday. —AP
Forwards Vokes, Gray cut Liverpool down to size
BURNLEY: Liverpool’s Philippe Coutinho, right and Burnley’s George Boyd battle for the ball during their English Premier League soccer match at Turf Moor, Burnley, England, yesterday. —APBURNLEY: Burnley forwards Sam Vokes and Andre Gray each scored their first Premier League goals as the promoted club inflicted a surprise 2-0 defeat upon Liverpool yesterday. Liverpool had edged Arsenal 4-3 in a ding-dong opening fixture, but they were cut...
Gulfnet launches advanced security solutions with top global partners
Gulfnet launches advanced security solutions with top global partners
Gulfnet launches advanced security solutions with top global partnersKUWAIT: Gulfnet has announced that it will be providing the latest and most advanced cybersecurity platform to the Gulf region through global strategic partnerships with leaders in cybersecurity. Through this new partnership with iboss Cybersecurity and FICO Cyber Analytics, Gulfnet aims to increase the level of security in the organizations' networks and protect against the...
Boursa Kuwait hosts informative session for diplomatic delegates
Boursa Kuwait hosts informative session for diplomatic delegates
Boursa Kuwait hosts informative session for diplomatic delegatesKUWAIT: Boursa Kuwait, the official operator of the Kuwait Stock Exchange, recently hosted an informative session for a team of 24 diplomatic delegates, in support of the Saud Al Nasser Al Sabah Diplomatic Institute training program, under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The session falls in line with the institutes training program which focuses on organizing field visits for its...
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FireEye launches cybersecurity risk assessment service for M&As - Tool to identify risks in M&A target's IT environment
Stuart DavisDUBAI: FireEye, Inc, the leader in stopping today's advanced cyberattacks, recently announced the launch of Mandiant Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Risk Assessment, a service designed to help organizations in an M&A process to understand the acquisition target's cybersecurity posture and risk profile, and address the cybersecurity risks. The new service has been launched with FireEye law firm partner Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman and...
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FDA tests confirm hepatitis A in scallops from Philippines
HONOLULU: US Food and Drug Administration tests found hepatitis A in scallops from the Philippines, which have been identified as the likely source of an outbreak of the virus in Hawaii. The Hawaii Department of Health announced Thursday the FDA laboratory test results of frozen Sea Port Bay Scallops. They're produced by De Oro Resources Inc. Messages left with the company's main office in the Philippines weren't immediately returned. The...
QAMISHLI, Syria: A wounded child lies in a hospital bed in this northeastern city yesterday, a day after he was wounded in an airstrike by Syrian government forces against Kurdish positions over the flashpoint northeastern city of Hasakeh. — AFP
Syria warplanes fly over city despite US warning
QAMISHLI, Syria: A wounded child lies in a hospital bed in this northeastern city yesterday, a day after he was wounded in an airstrike by Syrian government forces against Kurdish positions over the flashpoint northeastern city of Hasakeh. — AFPHASAKEH, Syria: Syrian government warplanes took to the skies again yesterday over the flashpoint northeastern city of Hasakeh, despite a US warning against new strikes that might endanger its military...
ST. LAWRENCE, CANADA: In this March 9, 2010 photo released by the International Fund for Animal Welfare, a seal hunter aims at harp seals.— AP
Rated 'S' for slaughter? New film questions Canada seal hunt
ST. LAWRENCE, CANADA: In this March 9, 2010 photo released by the International Fund for Animal Welfare, a seal hunter aims at harp seals.— APBOSTON: It's not an easy movie to watch: Hunters clubbing seals to death and bloodying the otherwise pristine ice of the Canadian Arctic. But for the Cape Cod-based International Fund for Animal Welfare, "Huntwatch" - a new documentary about the fight to end commercial seal hunts - is a story that needs...
LONDON: In this Nov. 3, 2011 file photo, US actors Johnny Depp, left, and Amber Heard arrive for the European premiere of their film, “The Rum Diary,” — AP
Amber Heard says she’s donating $7m Depp divorce settlement
LONDON: In this Nov. 3, 2011 file photo, US actors Johnny Depp, left, and Amber Heard arrive for the European premiere of their film, “The Rum Diary,” — APAmber Heard said Thursday she is donating her entire $7 million divorce settlement from Johnny Depp to a pair of charities that will use the money to benefit women who have been abused and sick children. Heard writes in a statement released Thursday that the money will be split between...