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Dafne Schippers of the Netherlands celebrates after winning the women's 200m final at the World Athletics Championships at the Bird's Nest stadium in Beijing, Friday, Aug. 28, 2015. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Schippers wins 200 metres gold
BEIJING: Dutch sprinter Dafne Schippers smashed a European record which has stood since the 1970s as she won world 200m gold with an electrifying run yesterday. The 100m silver-medallist ran 21.63sec, the fourth fastest time in history, as she lunged at the line to beat Jamaica's Elaine Thompson, who clocked a personal best of 21.66sec.It was a remarkable win for Schippers, 23, who eclipsed the European record of 21.71sec set by Marita Koch in...
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5 of Egyptian family killed in Khaitan fire - Concern over 'lack of fire safety measures' in buildings
KUWAIT: Five members of an Egyptian expat family died in a major fire that broke out at their Khaitan apartment yesterday. The victims, a man, his wife and their three children were found dead inside their studio apartment by the neighbors, a source at the Kuwait Fire Services Directorate (KFSD) said. The source said that the deaths may have occurred due to smoke inhalation though the exact cause of the deaths could not be immediately...
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10,500 visitors to Kuwait pavilion at Expo Milano
MILAN: The Kuwaiti pavilion at Expo Milano 2015 is recording high daily turnout of visitors, making it one of most attractive pavilions at the international fair. Kuwait's Delegate to Expo Milano and Assistant Undersecretary for External Media Sector at the Information Ministry Faisal Al-Mutallaqem said in a statement that over 10,500 people visited the pavilion on Wednesday.The number of visitors is steadily growing since the opening of the Expo...
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Kuwait Airways allocates 17 Hajj flights to Saudi
KUWAIT: Kuwait Airways allocated 17 flights with a total of 3,000 seats this Hajj season, regional director of the national airlines Nasser Khurshaid announced. The takeoff date to King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah will be on September 14, while the return date will be on September 27, Khurshaid said in a press conference on Thursday.He added that 6,400 pilgrims from Kuwait will perform Hajj this season, pointing out that...
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New 4X set to spearhead honor's growth in Middle East
KUWAIT: Huawei Honor, the world's No. 1 smartphone e-brand has announced the launch of its second device to the Middle East market, Honor 4X, which will be sold exclusively on Souq.com from 25th August at 54.9 KWD. Honor has also revealed that the first 6000 users to buy the phone will get a free 16 GB SD memory card.The latest release firmly establishes the brand's intention to revolutionize the industry with its brave new factory-to-consumer...
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Djokovic routs Wawrinka for semi spot
CINCINNATI: World number one Novak Djokovic brushed aside Switzerland's Stan Wawrinka in straight sets to advance to the semi-finals of the ATP and WTA Cincinnati Masters yesterday.The top-seeded Serb breezed past Wawrinka with little difficulty in just over an hour, winning 6-4, 6-1 to avenge his defeat to the Swiss in the French Open final.Djokovic will face either Ukrainian qualifier Alexandr Dolgopolov or Czech sixth seed Tomas Berdych in the...
In this Aug. 18, 2015, photo, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks with people at a town hall meeting in North Las Vegas, Nev. Clinton's campaign is facing fresh worries among congressional Democrats about her use of a private email account while serving as secretary of state. Poll results suggest the inquiry may be taking a toll on her presidential campaign. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Clinton facing fresh worries over emails - 'I don't think the campaign has handled it very well'
In this Aug. 18, 2015, photo, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks with people at a town hall meeting in North Las Vegas, Nev. Clinton's campaign is facing fresh worries among congressional Democrats about her use of a private email account while serving as secretary of state. Poll results suggest the inquiry may be taking a toll on her presidential campaign. (AP Photo/John Locher)WASHINGTON: Hillary Rodham Clinton is...
People leave flowers at a shopping plaza across from the Erawan Shrine at Rajprasong intersection, the scene of Monday's bombing, for a multi-denominational religious service for victims in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, Aug. 21, 2015. Religious ceremonies were held to honor the victims of the deadly bombing at a Bangkok shrine four days ago. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
Thai police chief hails bomber hunt 'progress' - Reward for information tripled to three million baht
People leave flowers at a shopping plaza across from the Erawan Shrine at Rajprasong intersection, the scene of Monday's bombing, for a multi-denominational religious service for victims in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, Aug. 21, 2015. Religious ceremonies were held to honor the victims of the deadly bombing at a Bangkok shrine four days ago. AP BANGKOK: Thailand's police chief yesterday insisted his officers were making "a lot of progress" in the...
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Kim puts troops on war footing with S Korea
North Korea's General Reconnaissance Bureau Director Kim Yong Chol, bottom, takes his seat prior to the start of a briefing for foreign diplomats regarding the latest situation at the border between the two Koreas at the People's Cultural House in Pyongyang, North Korea, Friday, Aug. 21, 2015. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Friday declared his frontline troops in a "quasi-state of war" and ordered them to prepare for battle a day after the...
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Macedonian troops fire stun grenades at migrants - Greek ferry carrying migrants heads to Piraeus
A young girl and boy cry as police block a group of migrants trying to cross the Macedonian-Greek border near the town of Gevgelija on August 21, 2015. Macedonia said on August 20 that it had declared a "state of emergency" on its southern border with Greece and would draft in the army to help control the influx of migrants crossing the frontier. AFP PHOTO / ROBERT ATANASOVSKIIDOMENI: Macedonian special police forces fired stun grenades...
FILE - This Aug. 1, 2015, file photo shows Polish President-elect, Andrzej Duda at the Pilsudski square on the 71st anniversary of the insurgency, in Warsaw, Poland. Itís been a dream of some Polish leaders for nearly a century: an alliance of Eastern European countries running from the Baltic Sea down to the Black Sea that would keep Russia at bay. Polandís conservative new president, Duda, who took office two weeks ago, has already signaled that building such an alliance under Warsawís leadership will be a priority of his presidency. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz, File)
Poland's new leader seeks greater regional unity - Alliance with E European states to keep Russia at bay
FILE - This Aug. 1, 2015, file photo shows Polish President-elect, Andrzej Duda at the Pilsudski square on the 71st anniversary of the insurgency, in Warsaw, Poland. Itís been a dream of some Polish leaders for nearly a century: an alliance of Eastern European countries running from the Baltic Sea down to the Black Sea that would keep Russia at bay. Polandís conservative new president, Duda, who took office two weeks ago, has already signaled...
Ranil Wickremesinghe, right, takes oath as Sri Lankaís prime minister in front Sri Lankaís president Maithripala Sirisena, center, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, Aug. 21, 2015. Wickremesinghe's victory in Monday's election thwarted a political comeback bid by the country's former strongman president, Mahinda Rajapaksa, seven months after he lost his presidential re-election bid. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)
Wickremesinghe sworn in as Sri Lankan PM - Opposition party joins government
Ranil Wickremesinghe, right, takes oath as Sri Lankaís prime minister in front Sri Lankaís president Maithripala Sirisena, center, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, Aug. 21, 2015. Wickremesinghe's victory in Monday's election thwarted a political comeback bid by the country's former strongman president, Mahinda Rajapaksa, seven months after he lost his presidential re-election bid. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)COLOMBO: Ranil Wickremesinghe was...
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