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(FILES) In this file photo The Lordstown Motors factory where GM once operated, in Lordstown, Ohio is viewed on October 16, 2020. - Shares of Lordstown Motors dove on June 14, 2021 as it announced its top executive had resigned after an investigation concluded some of the company's statements about auto pre-orders were inaccurate. After warning last week that it lacked sufficient capital to begin commercial production, the electric truck startup said Chief Executive Steve Burns and Chief Financial Officer Julio Rodriguez had both resigned. (Photo by MEGAN JELINGER / AFP)

Electric auto startups hit speed bumps

In this file photo The Lordstown Motors factory where GM once operated, in Lordstown, Ohio is viewed. — AFPNEW YORK: Several electric auto startups that raised large sums from investors in the wake of Tesla’s ascent are hitting potholes as they pursue next-generation vehicles. The most recent crisis occurred at Lordstown Motors, which announced Monday the sudden departure of two top executives after warning last week it needed more capital...

SOWETO: Seth Mazibuko gesturing while standing along a line that points to where Hector Pieterson was shot down in the street during the June 16, 1976 student uprising. —AFP

Newest Boeing 737 MAX makes first test flight

SOWETO: Seth Mazibuko gesturing while standing along a line that points to where Hector Pieterson was shot down in the street during the June 16, 1976 student uprising. —AFPNEW YORK: The newest version of Boeing’s 737 MAX made its first test flight over Washington state on Friday, just months after the plane returned to service following a worldwide grounding after two fatal crashes.Boeing said the 737 MAX 10 departed Renton, Washington at...

The largest airplane in the 737 MAX family, taking off for his successful first flight from Renton Field, Washington Friday. — AFP

Despite apartheid’s end, S Africa’s young grapple joblessness

The largest airplane in the 737 MAX family, taking off for his successful first flight from Renton Field, Washington Friday. — AFPSOWETO: Thirty years ago apartheid laws in South Africa were formally struck down, bringing a dizzying jolt of hope to millions of disenfranchised citizens. But today that optimism has all but fizzled out, particularly among the young. The “Born Frees”-those who came into the world after the end of apartheid and...

A biologist at OSE Immuno-therapeutics pharmaceutical lab works on a program to develop a vaccine against COVID-19 in Nantes. —AFP

Study highlights gender gap in health innovations

A biologist at OSE Immuno-therapeutics pharmaceutical lab works on a program to develop a vaccine against COVID-19 in Nantes. —AFPWASHINGTON: Harvard business professor Rem Koning studies how bias hurts innovation. But three years ago, his research hit too close to home when his wife, suffering from a rare post childbirth condition, couldn’t find treatments designed with new moms in mind. “It came out of nowhere. And the whole thing was a...

LONDON: British retail sales fell last month on easing lockdown curbs, as people dined at bars and restaurants instead of buying food at supermarkets, data showed Friday.

UK retail sales drop as consumers eat out

LONDON: British retail sales fell last month on easing lockdown curbs, as people dined at bars and restaurants instead of buying food at supermarkets, data showed Friday.LONDON: British retail sales fell last month on easing lockdown curbs, as people dined at bars and restaurants instead of buying food at supermarkets, data showed Friday.Sales by volume declined 1.4 percent in May after a 9.2-percent bounce in April, the Office for National...

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Griezmann rescues draw for France

BUDAPEST: France’s midfielder Paul Pogba and Hungary’s midfielder Laszlo Kleinheisler vie during the UEFA Euro 2020 Group F match at Puskas Arena yesterday. — AFPBUDAPEST: Antoine Griezmann salvaged a 1-1 draw for France against Hungary in Budapest as the world champions missed the chance to clinch a place in the Euro 2020 last 16 yesterday. Hungary threatened to blow Group F wide open when Attila Fiola gave the hosts a shock lead in...

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Clippers rally to oust top seeded Jazz, Sixers set stage for game 7

LOS ANGELES: Paul George #13 of the Los Angeles Clippers hugs Terance Mann #14 of the Los Angeles Clippers after he scored a basket against Utah Jazz during the first half in Game Six of the Western Conference second-round playoff series at Staples Center on Friday in Los Angeles, California. — AFPLOS ANGELES: Terance Mann poured in a career-high 39 points as the Los Angeles Clippers advanced to their first NBA semi-finals in franchise...

Kuwait national tennis team members.

Kuwait tennis team off to Tunisia

Kuwait national tennis team members.By Abdellatif SharaaTUNIS: Kuwait national tennis team players Bader Abdelaziz Antar, Essa Salman Qabazard and Ali Abdelredha Al-Shatti left for Tunisia to participate in a series of international Futures championships that will continue until July 26. The participation of the team comes at the instructions of President of Kuwait and Arab Tennis Federations Sheikh Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah following...

BRASILIA: Uruguay’s Luis Suarez (right) is challenged by Argentina’s Guido Rodriguez during their Conmebol Copa America 2021 football tournament group phase match at the Mane Garrincha Stadium in Brasilia, on Friday. — AFP

Rodriguez gives Argentina Copa edge in tense derby win over Uruguay

BRASILIA: Uruguay’s Luis Suarez (right) is challenged by Argentina’s Guido Rodriguez during their Conmebol Copa America 2021 football tournament group phase match at the Mane Garrincha Stadium in Brasilia, on Friday. — AFPBRASILIA: Guido Rodriguez scored the only goal of the game as Argentina edged past fierce local rivals Uruguay in a disappointing Copa America clash on Friday. The victory sent Argentina joint top of Group A with Chile on...

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Kane’s England place in question after Scotland flop

Harry KaneLONDON: Harry Kane’s lackluster form at Euro 2020 has left Gareth Southgate facing a selection dilemma as England look to bounce back from their limp 0-0 draw against Scotland on Friday. Southgate’s side missed a chance to book their place in the last 16 as they were frustrated by a determined Scotland side who could easily have beaten their old rivals for the first time since 1999.England managed just one shot on target at Wembley...

ROME: Manuel Locatelli (front) celebrates with Lorenzo Insigne after he scored Italy’s first goal during the UEFA EURO 2020 Group A match vs Switzerland at the Olympic Stadium in Rome on June 16, 2021. — AFP

‘Unfinished’ Locatelli comes of age for Italy at Euro 2020

ROME: Manuel Locatelli (front) celebrates with Lorenzo Insigne after he scored Italy’s first goal during the UEFA EURO 2020 Group A match vs Switzerland at the Olympic Stadium in Rome on June 16, 2021. — AFPROME: Italy midfielder Manuel Locatelli started Euro 2020 as a replacement for injured Marco Verratti but the once-promising youngster who fell out of favor with former club AC Milan has finally come of age. The 23-year-old’s impressive...

REDON: Participants take part in an illegal rave party in a field in Redon, north-western France, yesterday. Five police officers were injured overnight in western France as they broke up a 1,500-strong illegal rave, authorities said yesterday, —AFP

Several hurt as French police break up mass rave

REDON: Participants take part in an illegal rave party in a field in Redon, north-western France, yesterday. Five police officers were injured overnight in western France as they broke up a 1,500-strong illegal rave, authorities said yesterday, —AFPREDON: Five police officers were injured overnight in western France as they broke up a 1,500-strong illegal rave, authorities said yesterday, with one partygoer losing a hand in the clashes....

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