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LAHORE: A boy shows a placard supporting Kashmir as supporters and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan walk during a Kashmir Azadi (‘Freedom for Kashmir’) march in Lahore. —AFP
The transported: Kashmiri prisoners sent faraway
Authorities moving hundreds of Kashmiri prisoners across IndiaSRINAGAR: One is a 19-year-old construction worker charged with aiding militants against Indian troops, the other is one of Kashmir's most prominent lawyers, accused of being "an incorrigible secessionist". Despite their different backgrounds, Uzair Maqbool Malik and Nazir Ahmad Ronga have something in common: they are among hundreds of people who have been detained without trial by...
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Bangladeshi shaved his wife's head after finding hair in food
DHAKA: A Bangladeshi who forcibly shaved his wife's head after finding a hair in his breakfast has been arrested, police said yesterday, as rights groups warned violence against women was rising in the conservative Muslim nation. Police raided a village in the northwestern district of Joypurhat and arrested Bablu Mondal, 35, after villagers told officers about the incident. "He found a human hair on the rice and milk breakfast his wife prepared...
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Social media outrage; Pakistan official buys burqas for students
PESHAWAR: Pakistani social media was fuming yesterday after pictures showing girls in burqas bought for them by local authorities went viral, igniting anger in a deeply patriarchal country where women have fought for their rights for decades. A district councilor in the small village of Cheena, in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, used some 90,000 rupees ($570) of local government funds to buy around 90 burqas for students at the...
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CBK's conditional approval for KFH acquisition of AUB
Dr Mohammad Al-Hashel KUWAIT: Kuwait Central Bank has agreed with strings attached to Kuwait Finance House's acquisition of Bahrain's Al-Ahli United Bank, the country's top banker said yesterday. The agreement comes with a number of technical and legal provisos to ensure that the procedure is transparent and adheres to Islamic principles, Dr Mohammad Al-Hashel said in a statement. -KUNA
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Boursa Kuwait participates in 59th WEF meetings
Naser M Al-Sanousi KUWAIT: Boursa Kuwait attended the 59th General Assembly and annual meeting of the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE), the trade association of publically regulated exchanges. The event, held in Singapore from October 8 to 10, 2019, marked Boursa Kuwait's first participation after receiving a unanimous vote to become a full-fledged member of the federation in October 2018. Boursa Kuwait's Director of Marketing and...
CARACAS: Colombian Carmen Teresa, a Venezuelan resident, explains how she prepares a fig leaf tea as an alternative medicine for diabetes during an interview in Caracas. Venezuelans turn to alternative treatments and the use of herbs to alleviate the disease conditions due to the lack or high cost of medicines.— AFP
Venezuelans turn to alternative medicine amid severe shortages
CARACAS: The small waiting room at the home of self-styled healer "Brother Guayanes" in Caracas' rundown Petare district fills up quickly with patients -- business has never been better. With Venezuela's chronic medicine shortages and hyperinflation, more and more people are turning to alternative medicine to treat common ailments in the crisis-wracked South American country. "We go to the hospital and there's nothing there. They don't have...
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Film fest highlights tumultuous life of 'South Korea's Liz Taylor'
One of the most prolific actresses of all time, Kim Ji-mee has been dubbed South Korea's Elizabeth Taylor for her looks, popularity, and a string of high-profile marriages which challenged social taboos. As an actress and producer she featured in more than 700 films before retiring in the 1990s, but her personal life was equally groundbreaking at a time when divorce in South Korea carried enormous stigma for women. Now 79, her extraordinary life...
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'I've never raped a woman,' says French director Besson
French film director Luc Besson on Monday denied raping or drugging a young actress -- the first time the maker of "The Fifth Element" has spoken publicity about the sex allegations against him. A judge reopened a rape investigation into the movie mogul on Friday, eight months after Paris prosecutors had dropped a case brought by the Dutch-Belgian actress Sand Van Roy, who claimed that Besson had repeatedly raped her over a two-year period. She...
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Sony's PlayStation 5 launch set for late 2020
Sony said yesterday its next-generation PlayStation 5 console, with new immersive features giving players the tactile experience of virtual worlds, would launch for the 2020 holiday season. The Japanese electronics firm, which had teased its new console earlier this year, said a major new feature of the updated console would be its immersive controller. "One of our goals with the next generation is to deepen the feeling of immersion when you play...
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Illness, injury hinder Germany for Messi-less Argentina
Angel Di Maria, Sergio Aguero left out of Argentina squadDORTMUND: Germany are set to hand out several debuts with Joachim Loew missing a host of first-choice names for today's friendly against an Argentina without Lionel Messi. Like the Germans, Argentina must do without some big names in Dortmund, where only two thirds of tickets have been sold for the friendly. The match is a repeat of the 2014 World Cup final, but Argentina's Manchester...
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HH the Crown Prince shooting tournament
KUWAIT: Tournament of HH The Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah will start today at Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Olympic Shooting Complex with official training of the 10m air pistol and rifle for men. The tournament will continue until Saturday when the closing ceremony will be held, caps and prizes will be distributed. Kuwait Shooting Sport Club Assistant Secretary Eng Mohammad Al-Ghurba said that board members and shooters must...
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Huawei Middle East Innovation Day 2019 reaffirms digital as the driving force behind today’s economy
Government, enterprise, and technology pioneers discuss gearing up for 5G expansion, the burgeoning ecosystem for AI innovation, and support for local developers Alaa ElShimy, Managing Director and Vice President, Huawei Enterprise Bu… Dubai, UAE - October 8, 2019: During its fourth annual Middle East Innovation Day, Huawei, a leading global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices, explored...
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KUWAIT: Interior ministry officials have monitored and conducted several inspection campaigns across the country.
MoI continues crackdown on traffic, residency law violators
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LONDON: Britain's incoming Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his wife Victoria wave as they pose on the steps of 10 Downing Street on July 5, 2024. - AFP
‘Restless’ Starmer seeks ‘reset’, axes Rwanda scheme
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Row erupts over foreign scholarships
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HATHRAS, India: Mourners gather as the deceased who died in a stampede during a sermon are kept at a mortuary at Hathras in India's Uttar Pradesh state on July 3, 2024. -- AFP
‘Miracles’ and hope: Fatal stampede spotlights India’s craze for godmen
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Scholarship acceptance rates: By the numbers