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SURIGAO CITY, Philippines: This aerial photo taken on Friday shows destroyed houses caused by Super Typhoon Rai. — AFP

Philippines typhoon toll passes 30

SURIGAO CITY, Philippines: This aerial photo taken on Friday shows destroyed houses caused by Super Typhoon Rai. — AFPSURIGAO CITY, Philippines: More than 30 people were killed in the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year, official figures showed yesterday, with a charity reporting “alarming” destruction on islands that bore the brunt of the storm. Hundreds of thousands fled their homes and beachfront resorts as Typhoon Rai...

AL KHOR: Algeria’s players celebrate winning the FIFA Arab Cup 2021 final at the Al-Bayt stadium in the Qatari city of Al-Khor yesterday. — AFP

Algeria crowned Arab champions

AL KHOR: Algeria’s players celebrate winning the FIFA Arab Cup 2021 final at the Al-Bayt stadium in the Qatari city of Al-Khor yesterday. — AFPDOHA: Algeria scored two goals in extra-time to beat neighbors Tunisia 2-0 and win the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup. Amir Sayoud scored in the ninth minute of extra-time while Yacine Brahimi scored with the final kick of the game at the Al-Bayt stadium in Al Khor city to take Algeria to the title yesterday. It...

BERGAMO: Atalanta’s Colombian forward Duvan Zapata (hidden 91) scores during their Italian Serie A football match Atalanta Bergamo versus Rome yesterday. — AFP

Roma thump Atalanta 4-1

BERGAMO: Atalanta’s Colombian forward Duvan Zapata (hidden 91) scores during their Italian Serie A football match Atalanta Bergamo versus Rome yesterday. — AFPBERGAMO: Tammy Abraham struck twice as Roma ran out 4-1 winners at fancied Atalanta yesterday, in the biggest win for Jose Mourinho since returning to Serie A. English striker Abraham opened the scoring with less than a minute on the clock at the Gewiss Stadium and rounded off the...

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First refresher Futsal Soccer tournament

By Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: The first refresher Futsal Soccer tournament for school girls in the intermediate and secondary stages concluded yesterday with the participation of more than 412 players. The tournament was held at Mariam Abdelmalek Al-Saleh in Khaldiyah, under the patronage and organization of the Schools and High Education Sports Federation, Assistant Education Ministry Undersecretary for Educational Development Faisal Al-Maqseed...

NEW YORK: Laura A Menninger and Jeffrey S Pagliuca, defense attorneys for Ghislaine Maxwell, arrive at the Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse on Friday. —AFP

Maxwell says sex crimes charges ‘not proven’ as defense rests

NEW YORK: Laura A Menninger and Jeffrey S Pagliuca, defense attorneys for Ghislaine Maxwell, arrive at the Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse on Friday. —AFPNEW YORK: A defiant Ghislaine Maxwell said Friday that prosecutors had failed to prove her guilty of sex crimes, as her defense wound up in a trial that heard lurid claims she groomed minors for abuse by the late financier Jeffrey Epstein. Speaking for the first time since her...

PARIS: France’s Prime Minister Jean Castex gives a press conference on the latest COVID-19 update yesterday. —AFP

PM says Omicron to be ‘dominant’ in France

PARIS: France’s Prime Minister Jean Castex gives a press conference on the latest COVID-19 update yesterday. —AFPPARIS: French Prime Minister Jean Castex on Friday likened the spread of the Omicron variant in Europe to “lightning”, adding it would be the dominant strain in France from the start of 2022. Castex added that while much remains unknown about the variant “it does not seem to be more dangerous than the Delta variant and the...

VIENNA : Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani arrives at the Coburg Palais, venue of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) meeting aimed at reviving the Iran nuclear deal, in Vienna. — AFP

European powers warn Iran nuclear talks nearing ‘end of road’

VIENNA : Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani arrives at the Coburg Palais, venue of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) meeting aimed at reviving the Iran nuclear deal, in Vienna. — AFPVIENNA: Western powers on Friday reported some progress in talks to save the landmark Iran nuclear deal, but European diplomats warned that they were “rapidly reaching the end of the road”. In a blow to European mediators, Iran...

SHREWSBURY, England, United Kingdom: Liberal Democrat candidate Helen Morgan speaks after being elected as Member of Parliament for North Shropshire at the by-election count centre in Shrewsbury, in the west of England. —AFP

Johnson suffers by-election disaster

SHREWSBURY, England, United Kingdom: Liberal Democrat candidate Helen Morgan speaks after being elected as Member of Parliament for North Shropshire at the by-election count centre in Shrewsbury, in the west of England. —AFPLONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday he took “personal responsibility” for a crushing by-election defeat in a constituency never previously lost by his Conservative party, which has prompted...

LONDON: Members of the public queue to receive a dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, at a temporary vaccination center set up at Walthamstow library in north east London on Friday. —AFP

UK hospitality businesses reel from Omicron surge

LONDON: Members of the public queue to receive a dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, at a temporary vaccination center set up at Walthamstow library in north east London on Friday. —AFPLONDON: Britain’s pandemic-weary hospitality businesses have taken a fresh hit from soaring coronavirus cases fueled by the Omicron variant, as anxious customers curtail socializing and cancel bookings over the Christmas period.Pubs, restaurants and bars-already...

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Drone technology becoming the way of the future for militaries

Dr Scott Crino and Abdulaziz Al-AnjeriKUWAIT: During a recent visit to Kuwait as a guest for Reconnaissance Research, Retired US Army Lieutenant Colonel Scott Crino had a candid interview with Abdulaziz Al-Anjeri, the Founder and CEO of Reconnaissance Research, to discuss the threats of drones in the Middle East and Kuwait. Dr Crino has three decades of experience as an Army officer, pilot, operations research analyst, senior manager and...

FRANKFURT: The Bundesbank expected Germany to grow by 4.2 percent in 2022 on a seasonally adjusted basis, down from a previous forecast of 5.2 percent, made in June this year, said Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann said.

COVID, bottlenecks shroud German economic outlook

FRANKFURT: The Bundesbank expected Germany to grow by 4.2 percent in 2022 on a seasonally adjusted basis, down from a previous forecast of 5.2 percent, made in June this year, said Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann said.FRANKFURT: The German central bank on Friday lowered its outlook for growth in Germany next year and upped its inflation forecast, as supply chain bottlenecks and the pandemic put Europe’s biggest economy under pressure. The...

LAURIERVILLE, Canada: An employee helps to identify and sort empty barrels returned by producers at one of two maple syrup reserves at the Quebec Maple Syrup Producers storage facility in Laurierville, Quebec. —AFP

Sticky situation: Canada taps maple syrup reserves to meet high demand

LAURIERVILLE, Canada: An employee helps to identify and sort empty barrels returned by producers at one of two maple syrup reserves at the Quebec Maple Syrup Producers storage facility in Laurierville, Quebec. —AFPLAURIERVILLE, Canada: Pancake lovers, fear not. Strong demand for maple syrup after a poor Canadian harvest has created supply-side woes, but Quebec province is tapping its strategic reserves to keep the world awash in the sweet,...

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DAMASCUS: Syria's interim prime minister Mohammad Al-Bashir addresses worshippers during Friday prayers at Umayyad Mosque on Dec 13, 2024. - AFP (See Page 5)

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KUWAIT: Exam proctors search students before they enter the exam hall to take their final exams in this file photo. — KUNA

MoE forms new exam printing press committee after violations found

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KUWAIT: Health Minister Ahmad Al-Awadhi poses for a photo with a delegation from the University of Houston during their visit to Kuwait.

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LYON: A photo shows containers being loading and unloading onto barges on the Rhone at the Edouard Herriot Port in Lyon, eastern France. A new French cargo fret shipowner CMA-CGM is established in the port of Lyon. - AFP

Credit ratings agency hands France surprise downgrade