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CHICAGO: Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert leaves the Dirksen Federal Court House in a wheelchair after his sentencing yesterday. — AFP
Ex-US House speaker gets 15 months for sex abuse
CHICAGO: Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert leaves the Dirksen Federal Court House in a wheelchair after his sentencing yesterday. — AFPWASHINGTON: Former US House speaker Dennis Hastert was sentenced to 15 months in prison Wednesday for paying hush money to a victim who said the former high school wrestling coach abused him as a boy, US media reported. As part of a sentence that also includes two years of supervised release, US District...
LONDON: Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron leaves 10 Downing Street for the House of Commons to attend his weekly Prime Ministers Questions in London yesterday. — AP
Surge in EU immigrants fuels Brexit campaign - No integration - they have their shops, speak their language
LONDON: Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron leaves 10 Downing Street for the House of Commons to attend his weekly Prime Ministers Questions in London yesterday. — APPETERBOROUGH: In cities like Peterborough, a recent surge in immigration by mainly East European workers is giving momentum to "Brexiters" in the campaign ahead of Britain's referendum on EU membership in June. "The EU won't stop all the immigrants coming in and we can't...
FIFA President Gianni Infantino
FIFA boss wants North-South Korea friendly
FIFA President Gianni InfantinoSEOUL: FIFA President Gianni Infantino said yesterday he was willing to try and set up a football match between North and South Korea as a way of easing hostility on the divided peninsula.On a visit to South Korea which coincided with a recent upsurge in tensions between Seoul and Pyongyang, Infantino said such a match would highlight the spirit of football as a game "beyond borders" that can unify rather than...
South Africa’s bowling coach Allan Donald
Australia eye S Africa great Donald as bowling coach
South Africa’s bowling coach Allan DonaldMELBOURNE: South Africa fast bowling great Allan Donald will join Australia as bowling coach for their tour of Sri Lanka this year, local media reported yesterday.The 49-year-old, who took 330 test wickets at an outstanding average of 22.25, could then stay on as part of the top-ranked test nation's coaching team for series against Pakistan and South Africa in the coming home summer, News Ltd media...
ATHENS: Hellenic Olympic Committee President Spyros Kapralos (C) holds the torch with the Olympic flame prior to passing it to the Rio 2016 organising committee president during the handover ceremony at Panathinean stadium in Athens
Rio gets Olympic flame
ATHENS: Hellenic Olympic Committee President Spyros Kapralos (C) holds the torch with the Olympic flame prior to passing it to the Rio 2016 organising committee president during the handover ceremony at Panathinean stadium in AthensATHENS: The Olympic flame was handed to organizers of the Rio de Janeiro Games yesterday, 100 days before the opening ceremony. Dressed as a high priestess, actress Keterina Lechou led the brief ceremony at the...
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Ooredoo and PSG host football academies in Middle East, N Africa and SE Asia
KUWAIT: Ooredoo and Paris Saint-Germain are successfully conducting the third annual “Paris Saint-Germain Academy brought to you by Ooredoo” coaching programme, reaching out to more countries than ever before. Started in 2014, the “Paris Saint-Germain Academy brought to you by Ooredoo” initiative is designed to encourage young people to get involved in sport, offering training and development opportunities for aspiring young...
RATNAPURA, Sri Lanka: A Sri Lankan gem dealer holds a palmful of rough precious and semi precious stones in Ratnapura district, some 100 kilometers southeast of Colombo. — AFP photos
Fake stones threaten to undermine Sri Lanka's gem trade
RATNAPURA, Sri Lanka: A Sri Lankan gem dealer holds a palmful of rough precious and semi precious stones in Ratnapura district, some 100 kilometers southeast of Colombo. — AFP photosRATNAPURA: From the Queen of Sheba to Britain's Duchess of Cambridge, Sri Lanka's sapphires have adorned royalty through the ages, but a flood of cheap imitations is threatening the island's reputation for the precious stones. Ceylon sapphires, known after the...
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Jazeera Airways net profit up 33 percent
KUWAIT: Jazeera Airways yesterday announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2016. The company registered a net profit of KD 4.0 million, an increase of 33.0% from the same quarter last year. Q1 2016 Highlights: Operating revenue: KD11.9 million, less 7.8% from Q1 2015; Net profit: KD4.0 million, up 33.0% from Q1 2015; Passengers: up 5.1% from Q1 2015; Load factor: up 2.4% from Q1 2015; On-time Performance: 90.9%.Jazeera Airways...
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Kaspersky Lab experts discover why it's so easy to make an ATM obey hacker commands
DUBAI: Almost any ATM in the world could be illegally accessed and jackpotted with or without the help of malware. According to research conducted by Kaspersky Lab experts, this is because of the widespread use of outdated and insecure software, mistakes in network configuration and a lack of physical security for critical parts of the ATM.For many years the biggest threat to the customers and owners of ATMs were skimmers - special devices...
A leaflet on a table at a McDonald’s outlet in Shanghai
Junk food is fattening rural Chinese children
A leaflet on a table at a McDonald’s outlet in ShanghaiPARIS: Researchers raised the alarm yesterday about an obesity explosion among children in rural China as a Western-style diet high in sugar and carbohydrates starts taking its toll. A 29-year survey of kids in China's eastern Shandong province revealed that 17 percent of boys younger than 19 were obese in 2014, and nine percent of girls-up from under one percent for both genders in...
AMMAN: Hamed Sinno, 24, lead singer and song writer of the Lebanese group Mashrou’ Leila performs with the band in the ancient Roman amphitheater on Sept. 14, 2012.
Jordan bans Lebanese band, says songs contradict religion
AMMAN: Hamed Sinno, 24, lead singer and song writer of the Lebanese group Mashrou’ Leila performs with the band in the ancient Roman amphitheater on Sept. 14, 2012.Jordan has banned a performance by a popular Lebanese rock band on religious grounds, spurring criticism of the Western-allied kingdom, which portrays itself as an island of tolerance in a turbulent region. The band Mashrou' Leila ("Leila's Project") is known internationally for...
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DIY remedies for better skin
How annoying is it when you're getting ready for a huge occasion, let's say your friend's wedding, birthday dinner or whatever it is, and you get yourself the most beautiful gown and booked your appointment at the salon to get all dazzled up and a day or two before your event you notice a huge zit appearing on your face, or worse,on your nose or forehead, so obvious and out there that no makeup can hide that bump! I hate when that happens...
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