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NEW DELHI: Members and supporters of the National Federation of Indian Women hold placards as they take part in a demonstration against the Indian government’s move to revoke the special autonomy of the region guaranteed under Article 370 and 35A in New Delhi. — AFP

Thousands detained in Kashmir crackdown under Public Safety Act

India says detentions necessary to maintain order, prevent violence NEW DELHI: Members and supporters of the National Federation of Indian Women hold placards as they take part in a demonstration against the Indian government’s move to revoke the special autonomy of the region guaranteed under Article 370 and 35A in New Delhi. — AFP SRINAGAR: Authorities in Kashmir have arrested nearly 4,000 people since the scrapping of its special status...

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Root dropped twice as England make steady start in fifth Ashes Test

LONDON: Joe Root was dropped twice as England made a steady start on the opening day of the final Ashes Test at the Oval yesterday, reaching 86-1 at lunch. Visiting captain Tim Paine asked the home side to bat, hoping his bowlers could take advantage of early overcast conditions in south London but will rue the two bad fumbles. Joe Denly and Rory Burns had to dig deep to keep lively Australian pace pair Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood at bay in...

SEVILLE: File photo taken on November 29, 2008 Barcelona's Samuel Eto'o (R) celebrates after scoring against Sevilla's with Lionel Andres Messi (L) during their Spanish league football match at Sanchez Pizjuan stadium in Seville. – AFP

Still missing Messi, Barca challenged to 'make things click' against Valencia

BARCELONA: With Lionel Messi still injured, faltering La Liga champions Barcelona host Valencia tomorrow needing to prove they can produce big performances without their talisman. Messi has not played a minute of football this season due to a calf injury and without him Barca have made their worst start to a campaign since 2008, taking four points from three games. While they thrashed Real Betis 5-2 in their previous home game, they stumbled to a...

Spaniard actor Javier Bardem poses for AFP during the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival Day 7, in Toronto, Ontario. — AFP

'Little Mermaid' can help save oceans, says Bardem

Javier Bardem is deep in talks to play King Triton in "The Little Mermaid"-but the Spanish actor has already gone under the sea for his new ocean documentary premiering at the Toronto film festival. In "Sanctuary," cameras follow Javier and his brother Carlos to Antarctica as they learn about-and drum up support for-Greenpeace's campaign to save the southern ocean from human activity. At one point a visibly alarmed Bardem clambers into a tiny...

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Taylor Swift signs up for 'race that stops a nation'

Taylor Swift is heading to Australia to perform at the "race that stops a nation", with the pop superstar strutting her stuff before the Melbourne Cup, organizers announced yesterday. The Grammy Award-winner will sing two songs from her latest hit album "Lover" before witnessing the famous horse race that has been run on the first Tuesday of November since 1876. The Victoria Racing Club made the announcement on social media, saying it was "super...

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At NY Fashion Week, robotic dresses take on a life of their own

In this file photo Sophia the Robot delivers a speech at the National Auditorium in the framework of the ‘Mexico siglo XXI’ (Mexico XXI Century) forum organized by the Telmex foundation, owned by Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim, in Mexico City Fashion and technology have often gone hand in hand, improving supply chains and bringing the world's runways to the masses, but at this week's shows in New York, robotic designs took center stage. The...

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Oil producers pledge to respect output cuts

Abdulaziz stresses urgency to restore stability to market as prices plunge ABU DHABI: Saudi Arabia’s Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman (center), OPEC’s Secretary General Mohammed Sanusi Barkindo (left) and Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak attend a Opec-JMMC meeting in the UAE capital Abu Dhabi yesterday. —AFP ABU DHABI: OPEC kingpin Saudi Arabia yesterday led calls for oil producers to comply with output cuts aimed at...

Google to pay $1bn in France to settle fiscal fraud probe

PARIS: Google agreed to pay close to 1 billion euros ($1.10 billion) to French authorities to settle a fiscal fraud probe that began four years ago in a deal that may create a legal precedent for other large tech companies present in the country. French investigators have been seeking to establish whether Google, whose European headquarters are based in Dublin, failed to pay its dues to the state by avoiding to declare parts of its activities in...

Increasing oil output, in particular by the United States, is putting pressure on OPEC and its allies to restrain production to keep prices stable. — AFP

US briefly overtakes Saudis as top oil exporter, says IEA

Oil demand subdued on global economic uncertaintyLONDON: Global oil demand is weathering economic headwinds, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said yesterday, buoyed by lower prices brought on by abundant supply as the United States briefly dethroned Saudi Arabia as the world's top exporter. "With oil prices currently about 20 percent lower than a year ago, there will be support for consumers," the IEA said in its monthly report. "Booming...

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MP proposes stiff fines for wearing pajamas in public

KUWAIT: MP Majed Mousa Al-Mutairi yesterday submitted a draft law for safeguarding law and order by proposing to ban wearing pajamas (pyjamas) in public along with a string of other measures, or risk a fine of between KD 500 and KD 1,000. The lawmaker asked that the bill, which prohibits a large number of behaviors and practices, be given urgency in debate at the concerned committee and then in the National Assembly. Among other things, the bill...

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MoI officials accused of covering up for fake social media accounts

KUWAIT: MP Ahmed Al-Fadhl yesterday stressed that some MoI officials have been covering up for owners of fake social media accounts, adding that the public prosecution had detained a senior official over suspicions of involvement with the owners of such accounts. As of now, he has been released pending further investigations. MP Ahmed Al-Fadhl "We adopted this issue to track down rumormongers and discovered very sensitive and dangerous...

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Smart meters are now operational

Dr Meshan Al-Otaibi KUWAIT: The ministry of electricity and water had installed 5,000 smart meters by June, which started operating this month. These smart meters are for both water and electricity and will help conserve these resources. The infrastructure for the smart meters is ready. "This infrastructure was completed with Zain and includes computer systems, communications and electronic payment systems. Now we are in the tender award phase...

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