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KOLKATA: In this March 16, 2012 file photo, Indian bodybuilder Manohar Aich flexes his muscles as he poses for a photograph at a gymnasium in Kolkata, India. Aich, a celebrated Indian bodybuilder and former Mr Universe, has died in the eastern city of Kolkata at the age of 104. — AP

India’s ‘Pocket Hercules’ dead

KOLKATA: In this March 16, 2012 file photo, Indian bodybuilder Manohar Aich flexes his muscles as he poses for a photograph at a gymnasium in Kolkata, India. Aich, a celebrated Indian bodybuilder and former Mr Universe, has died in the eastern city of Kolkata at the age of 104. — APKOLKATA: Manohar Aich, the bodybuilder who became the first Indian to take the Mr. Universe title in 1952 and won the nickname 'Pocket Hercules' for his tiny...

GLENDALE: Uruguay’s Diego Godin, second from left, heads the ball to the goal for a score, sending it past Mexico’s Diego Reyes (5), Rafael Marquez (4) and teammate Abel Hernandez as Mexico’s Hector Moreno (15) looks on during the second half of a Copa America group C soccer match at University of Phoenix Stadium Sunday, in Glendale, Ariz. Mexico defeated Uruguay 3-1. — AP

Mexico down Uruguay after anthem blunder

GLENDALE: Uruguay’s Diego Godin, second from left, heads the ball to the goal for a score, sending it past Mexico’s Diego Reyes (5), Rafael Marquez (4) and teammate Abel Hernandez as Mexico’s Hector Moreno (15) looks on during the second half of a Copa America group C soccer match at University of Phoenix Stadium Sunday, in Glendale, Ariz. Mexico defeated Uruguay 3-1. — APGLENDALE: Mexico defeated Uruguay 3-1 in a stormy Copa America...

GEORGETOWN: Australia’s David Warner plays a shot during a One-day International (ODI) cricket match between the West Indies and Australia in the Tri-Nation Series in Georgetown, Guyana on Sunday.— AFP

Warner half century as Aussies thrash Windies

GEORGETOWN: Australia’s David Warner plays a shot during a One-day International (ODI) cricket match between the West Indies and Australia in the Tri-Nation Series in Georgetown, Guyana on Sunday.— AFPPROVIDENCE: David Warner scored an unbeaten half century as Australia romped to a six-wicket thrashing of West Indies in their opening Tri-Nation Series day-night game at the Guyana National Stadium on Sunday. Warner's 55 not out saw Australia...

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Why Mark Cuban values time over money - Q&A with a billionaire entrepreneur

NEW YORK: After working his way up from selling garbage bags door-to-door as a teen in Pittsburgh, Mark Cuban, 57, is now climbing the ranks of the wealthiest Americans.Cuban's holdings are varied and his media personality is huge, ranging from his role on ABC's "Shark Tank," to film ventures to his ownership of the National Basketball Association's Dallas Mavericks. The entrepreneur, who lives with his wife and three children in Dallas, speaks...

Asaad Al-Banwan

'Building the Future' - Zain publishes fifth annual sustainability report

Asaad Al-BanwanKUWAIT: Zain Group, a leading mobile telecom innovator with a presence in eight markets in the Middle East and Africa, announces the publication of its fifth annual sustainability report, entitled 'Sustainability Report 2015: Building the future'. The availability of this latest report makes Zain Group one of the most consistently transparent mobile operators in the MENA region given the detail of information it shares in the...

SEATTLE: A JetBlue plane takes off in view of the air traffic control tower at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, in Seattle. —AP

No room for old technology in new airport towers: Union - Prototype e-strip system is too unstable and crashes too often

SEATTLE: A JetBlue plane takes off in view of the air traffic control tower at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, in Seattle. —APWASHINGTON: Two state-of-the-art airport towers due to go into operation this fall in San Francisco and Las Vegas will first need extensive remodeling to make room for technology that dates backs to the early days of air traffic control, according to union officials.The new rooms on top of the towers where...

NORTH CAROLINA: In this photo, Dr. Ronald C. Chen poses for a photo in his office at the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Chen is the lead author on a new study of aggressive cancer treatment in the last month of a patient’s life. —AP

When to give up: Treatment or comfort for late-stage cancer?

NORTH CAROLINA: In this photo, Dr. Ronald C. Chen poses for a photo in his office at the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Chen is the lead author on a new study of aggressive cancer treatment in the last month of a patient’s life. —APCHICAGO: Two months before Joe Clark died of colon cancer at age 31, a doctor gently told him it was time to stop treatment. He had suffered through more than a year of...

A flower and an image of Muhammad Ali are seen as people leave items to pay their respects to boxing legend Muhammad Ali at the Muhammad Ali Center in Louisville, Kentucky. — AFP

In Louisville, Ali seen as face of 'real Islam'

A flower and an image of Muhammad Ali are seen as people leave items to pay their respects to boxing legend Muhammad Ali at the Muhammad Ali Center in Louisville, Kentucky. — AFPAt a time when Muslims in America are facing scorn and bigotry, the late boxing legend Muhammad Ali should be remembered as the true, peaceful face of Islam, residents of his hometown say. On Sunday, two days after the three-time heavyweight champion known simply as...

Miss District of Columbia USA 2016 Deshauna Barber (left) reacts as she is crowned Miss USA 2016 by Miss USA 2015 Olivia Jordan during the 2016 Miss USA pageant on June 5, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. — AFP

Army officer crowned Miss USA

Miss District of Columbia USA 2016 Deshauna Barber (left) reacts as she is crowned Miss USA 2016 by Miss USA 2015 Olivia Jordan during the 2016 Miss USA pageant on June 5, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. — AFPThe newly crowned Miss USA is a 26-year-old Army officer from the District of Columbia who gave perhaps the strongest answer of the night when asked about women in combat. "As a woman in the United States Army, I think ... we are just as tough...

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Only KD 238m budgeted for fuel and gas subsidies - Allocation for treatment abroad slashed in new budget

KUWAIT: Head of the National Assembly's budgets committee MP Adnan Abdulsamad said yesterday the budget for the 2016/2017 fiscal year includes KD 238 million for subsidies for petroleum and gas products. The amount is far less than the "billions of dinars" which used to be allocated in fuel subsidies in previous years, when the oil price was well over $100 a barrel. The new announcement comes amid reports that the government plans to partially...

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Fuel prices might be increased next month

KUWAIT: The government could issue a decision to increase fuel prices next month; that is during the parliamentary summer break after, informed sources said. It was earlier expected that the decision, which does not require to be passed in the parliament, would be put into practice last month.The sources added that according to technical committees studying the new fees, price increases would vary between 14 and 83 percent, which would save...

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