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WASHINGTON: In this June 10, 2016 file photo, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gives a thumbs-up while addressing the Faith and Freedom Coalition’s Road to Majority Conference. —AP

Trump e-mails: Can you spare $10 to help elect a billionaire? - Nominee in desperate need for more money

WASHINGTON: In this June 10, 2016 file photo, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gives a thumbs-up while addressing the Faith and Freedom Coalition’s Road to Majority Conference. —APWASHINGTON: The billionaire running for president now seeks to convince millions of Americans to give him money. With the simple tap of the "send" button one day last week, Donald Trump collected $3 million in campaign contributions - as much as he...

NEW DELHI: Indian Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar, left, receives membership papers for the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) from French Ambassador Alexandre Ziegler, second left, Netherlands’ Ambassador, Alphonsus Stoelinga, third left, and Luxembourg’s Charge d’Affaires, Laure Huberty. —AP

India joins elite missile tech group controlling global sale

NEW DELHI: Indian Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar, left, receives membership papers for the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) from French Ambassador Alexandre Ziegler, second left, Netherlands’ Ambassador, Alphonsus Stoelinga, third left, and Luxembourg’s Charge d’Affaires, Laure Huberty. —APNEW DELHI: India yesterday joined an exclusive club of countries controlling exports in missile technology, just a day after bemoaning its...

PESHAWAR: In this May 25, 2016 photo, Pakistani transgenders mourn the death of their colleague Alisha. — AP

Pakistan clerics affirm transgender marriages legal under Islamic law

LAHORE: A group of clerics in Pakistan has declared marriage between transgender individuals permissible in Islam, saying they have a right to be buried in Muslim ceremonies, according to a copy of a religious edict Reuters obtained yesterday. Transgender people also have full rights under Islamic inheritance law, the Tanzeem Ittehad-i-Ummat Pakistan, a little-known clerical body in the eastern city of Lahore, said in its fatwa."It is permissible...

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Messi exit leaves Argentinian football in turmoil - Chile stun Argentina to win Copa

EAST RUTHERFORD: Lionel Messi put his penalty kick over the crossbar, grabbed his shirt, clenched his teeth and covered his face with both hands. A few minutes later he walked off the field, a dazed, pained look on his bearded face. The greatest player of his generation, perhaps soccer's best ever, he was still without a title on Argentina's national team - one he says may never come."The national team is over for me," he told the Argentine...

LONDON: Commuters heading into the City of London walk in the rain across London Bridge in front of the Shard skyscraper in central London yesterday. —AFP

Gulf appetite for UK property strong - Brexit vote unlikely to dampen interest in real estate

LONDON: Commuters heading into the City of London walk in the rain across London Bridge in front of the Shard skyscraper in central London yesterday. —AFPDUBAI: Harrods, the Savoy, the Shard - London property has long been a magnet for Gulf investors and Britain's vote to leave the European Union is unlikely to dampen their interest, analysts say. In fact, the Brexit vote could even see a surge in activity as wealthy Gulf buyers look to take...

Haider Al-Mosawi

Startup Story: Ghinwa’s mission to showcase musical talents

Haider Al-MosawiMohammed Al-Munaikh and Bader Al-Tahous first met during The Protégés, a program encouraging the youth to ask themselves: "If money isn't an issue, what would you pursue in your life?" This mindset - and the mentorship that came with The Protégés - has had a lasting impact on the two cofounders of Ghinwa, an app looking to offer a platform for users to be recognized for their singing talents.The Startup SparkIn April 2015,...

Evonik

Evonik and GCC BDI sign partnership agreement

EvonikKuwait: Evonik, one of the world’s leading specialty chemicals companies, and the GCC Board Directors Institute (BDI), the pre-eminent organisation for Boards and directors in the Gulf, have signed a three-year partnership agreement designed to help develop highperformance boards in the Gulf. Headquartered in Germany, the conglomerate has maintained a strategic role in the MENA for more than four decades and in partnership with Tasnee...

Mike Weston, Vice President, Cisco Middle East

Cisco Tetration Analytics provides data center visibility and analysis in real time

Mike Weston, Vice President, Cisco Middle EastKUWAIT: Cisco announced Cisco Tetration Analytics, a platform designed to help customers gain complete visibility across everything in the data center in real time- every packet, every flow, every speed. Cisco Tetration Analytics gathers telemetry from hardware and software sensors, and then analyzes the information using advanced machine learning techniques. Tetration addresses critical data center...

ISLAMABAD: In these photographs taken on May 9, 2016, Pakistani students and team members of Robotics and Intelligence Systems Engineering (RISE) program their robot football players in the engineering department of the National University of Sciences and Technology. — AFP

Rise of machines: Pakistan roboteers hunt soccer glory

ISLAMABAD: In these photographs taken on May 9, 2016, Pakistani students and team members of Robotics and Intelligence Systems Engineering (RISE) program their robot football players in the engineering department of the National University of Sciences and Technology. — AFPISLAMABAD: The little striker wearing a crescent moon and star jersey lines up his penalty and kicks right, netting his goal as the keeper dives the wrong way and hits the...

Marc Difazio, MD, Neurology

Everything You need to know about neurological disorders

Marc Difazio, MD, NeurologyKUWAIT: Marc DiFazio, MD, is the Medical Director of the Montgomery County Outpatient Center, and Director of Ambulatory Neurology at Children's National Health System. He served as Chief of Child Neurology at Walter Reed Army Medical Center until 2005 before transitioning to private practice in Rockville, Md. He is well-known to the community for his service, leadership, and expertise in clinical child neurology, with...

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Beyonce, left, and Kendrick Lamar perform “Freedom”.

Politically charged BET Awards honor Prince, Muhammad Ali

Beyonce, left, and Kendrick Lamar perform “Freedom”.A politically charged BET Awards delivered an exciting night of tributes for Prince and Muhammad Ali between calls for action over gun violence, civil rights and presidential politics. These are the top moments from Sunday's awards show held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.Prince partyAfter BET dissed the Billboard Music Awards for their Prince tribute in May, the cable network...

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