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SOCHI: Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton, of Britain, walks in the paddock after the qualifying session for today’s Formula One Russian Grand Prix at the Sochi Autodrom racetrack, in Sochi, Russia
More misery for Hamilton as Rosberg takes pole in Russia
SOCHI: Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton, of Britain, walks in the paddock after the qualifying session for today’s Formula One Russian Grand Prix at the Sochi Autodrom racetrack, in Sochi, RussiaSOCHI: Formula One championship leader Nico Rosberg seized pole position for the Russian Grand Prix yesterday after a power unit failure piled more misery on Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton. The German, chasing his seventh successive win and fourth of...
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Government steps up deportation of expats - Most deportations ‘administrative’, Traffic offenders included
KUWAIT: Kuwait has stepped up deportations of expatriate workers this year, a newspaper reported yesterday, with most expelled for outstaying their residency permits but others sent home for traffic offences. In the first four months of the year, authorities deported 14,400 expats, compared with 26,600 in the whole of 2015, Al-Anbaa newspaper reported.Expatriates make up some 70 percent of Kuwait’s 4.3 million population, greatly outnumbering...
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Premier returns home
KUWAIT: After representing His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al- Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah in signing the Paris Climate Agreement (PCA) in New York, His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al- Sabah and his accompanying delegation returned home late Thursday.Upon arrival, His Highness the Premier was received by First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, Deputy Prime Minister...
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LNG prices for May announced
KUWAIT: The Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) announced yesterday the new prices of Liquefied Petroleum Gas products (propane or butane) for May. Propane will be sold at $325 per metric ton, up $5 compared with that of April, KPC said. Butane is priced at $380 per metric ton, up $30 compared to April sales.Propane and butane prices are affected by the price of crude oil, and the value of the US dollar, along with geopolitical factors and natural...
KUWAIT: Neurosurgical consultant Dr Hisham Al-Khayat (right) with his team. — KUNA
Kuwaiti doctor uses advanced technique to reconstruct skull
KUWAIT: Neurosurgical consultant Dr Hisham Al-Khayat (right) with his team. — KUNAKUWAIT: A craniofacial team led by a Kuwaiti neurosurgical consultant has succeeded in the reconstruction the skull of a six-year-old boy using an advanced technique. The critical surgery employed a new technique, used for the first time in the Middle East, and was conducted with an American medical team, neurosurgical consultant Dr Hisham Al-Khayat said on...
ALEPPO: A Syrian family runs for cover amid the rubble of destroyed buildings following an airstrike on the rebelheld neighborhood of Al-Qatarji in this northern Syrian city yesterday. — AFP
Violence rocks Aleppo - City left out of ‘freeze’ ; ‘Loveliest doctor’ killed
ALEPPO: A Syrian family runs for cover amid the rubble of destroyed buildings following an airstrike on the rebelheld neighborhood of Al-Qatarji in this northern Syrian city yesterday. — AFPALEPPO: Regime aircraft yesterday pounded rebel areas of Syria’s second city Aleppo, which was left out of a deal to freeze fighting despite international outrage over renewed violence. Shelling and air raids in the city over the past week have killed...
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Fugitives arrested in Mubarak Al-Kabeer, Taima
KUWAIT: Two men, Kuwaiti and bedoon (stateless) were arrested by Mubarak Al-Kabeer detectives, the former on theft charges and the other for attempted murder. Both were sent to concerned authorities. A security source said a patrol suspected the two in car, and when they stopped them, they smelled liquor and the two were in an abnormal condition. Separately, Taima detectives arrested an ex-convict wanted to serve jail sentences. The bedoon...
RIVERSIDE, California: An unidentified US Marshall court security officer escorts Rafia Farook, the mother of Syed Raheel Farook, out of federal court on Thursday. — AP
Three linked to Calif terror attack arrested - Charges include conspiracy, marriage fraud
RIVERSIDE, California: An unidentified US Marshall court security officer escorts Rafia Farook, the mother of Syed Raheel Farook, out of federal court on Thursday. — APLOS ANGELES: The FBI arrested three people on Thursday, including the older brother of San Bernardino shooter Syed Farook, on charges of marriage fraud and lying to investigators, authorities said. Syed Raheel Farook, 31, was arrested in the early morning at his home in the...
BAKERSFIELD: Oil pumping jacks and drilling pads at the Kern River Oil Field where the principle operator is the Chevron Corporation in Bakersfield, California. US energy firm Chevron reported yesterday a loss of $725 million in the first quarter, joining the growing list of petroleum giants that finished the period in the red. — AFP
OPEC oil output near record high in April - Iran-Iraq growth offsets outages, strike hits Kuwait output
BAKERSFIELD: Oil pumping jacks and drilling pads at the Kern River Oil Field where the principle operator is the Chevron Corporation in Bakersfield, California. US energy firm Chevron reported yesterday a loss of $725 million in the first quarter, joining the growing list of petroleum giants that finished the period in the red. — AFPLONDON: OPEC’s oil output rose in April to close to the highest level in recent history, a Reuters survey...
Amazon boxes in Phoenix. Amazon reported financial results on Thursday. — AP
How Amazon convinced you to pay up for shopping
Amazon boxes in Phoenix. Amazon reported financial results on Thursday. — APNEW YORK: Amazon is clearly entering its Prime. Meaning, of course, its $100 annual membership program, now a decade old, which has accomplished the remarkable feat of convincing millions of people to pay an annual fee for the privilege of, well, shopping. Prime is now central to Amazon’s strategy of dominating the world of commerce. What started as a yearly fee for...
United Nations’ Independent Expert on the Enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism Ikponwosa Ero addresses a press conference at the end of her official visit to Malawi yesterday. — AFP
Witchcraft threatens Malawi albinos with extinction: UN expert
United Nations’ Independent Expert on the Enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism Ikponwosa Ero addresses a press conference at the end of her official visit to Malawi yesterday. — AFPLILONGWE, Malawi: Malawi’s estimated 10,000 albinos face “systematic extinction” if they continue to be murdered for their body parts for use in witchcraft, a UN expert warned yesterday. Ikponwosa Ero told journalists at the end of a 12-day...
VILLARREAL: Villarreal’s players celebrate a goal during the UEFA Europa League semifinal first leg football match Villarreal CF vs Liverpool FC at El Madrigal stadium on April 28, 2016. — AFP
Villarreal dent Liverpool Europa hopes
VILLARREAL: Villarreal’s players celebrate a goal during the UEFA Europa League semifinal first leg football match Villarreal CF vs Liverpool FC at El Madrigal stadium on April 28, 2016. — AFPLONDON: Villarreal’s Adrian Lopez produced a stinging sucker punch in stoppage time to leave Liverpool reeling and move the Spaniards closer to a maiden European final after their Europa League last four first leg clash finished 1-0 on Thursday....
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