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This picture taken on January 31, 2021 shows car owners posing for a photo during a gathering of auto enthusiasts in Urayasu, an eastern suburb of Tokyo. - A loose club of fans rolls up most weekends in central Tokyo to show off their Cadillacs, Chevrolets and other modern classic vehicles from the mid to late 20th century. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP)
Old but gold: Tokyo's retro car owners revel in modern classics
This picture taken on Jan 31, 2021 shows car owners posing for a photo during a gathering of auto enthusiasts in Urayasu, an eastern suburb of Tokyo. — AFPFast and furious they aren’t, but for a group of Japanese retro car enthusiasts the sleek lines and high shine of their old-school models hold a much more special charm. A loose club of fans rolls up most weekends in central Tokyo to show off their Cadillacs, Chevrolets and other modern...
Skateboarder Dallis Thompson (background) watches the action while awaiting his turn at a skate park in Houston, Texas, on Jan 26, 2021. — AFP photos
Skateboarding seeks to flip image of whiteness
Skateboarder Dallis Thompson (background) watches the action while awaiting his turn at a skate park in Houston, Texas, on Jan 26, 2021. — AFPWheels whir and clatter as  and his skateboarding friends land tricks on the streets of downtown Houston, each success bringing broad smiles to their faces. Passers-by at nearby taco stands seem oblivious to their skill - but it doesn’t matter to Thomas. “What we’ve been through those last months,...
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will deliver a pandemic response update during the closed portion of the summit Saturday, according to a draft program.
African leaders tackle COVID and conflict at virtual summit
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will deliver a pandemic response update during the closed portion of the summit Saturday, according to a draft program.ADDIS ABABA: African leaders opened a two-day virtual summit yesterday to discuss the continent’s COVID-19 response as well as security issues that have been overlooked during the pandemic. The African Union summit comes almost exactly one year after Egypt recorded the first coronavirus...
In this February 1, 2021 file photo, debris remain at the blast site from a suicide car bombing attack from the day before at the side of Afrik Hotel in Mogadishu. — AFP
Somalia leaders fail to reach deal on elections
In this February 1, 2021 file photo, debris remain at the blast site from a suicide car bombing attack from the day before at the side of Afrik Hotel in Mogadishu. — AFPMOGADISHU: Emergency talks between Somalia’s divided political leaders have ended without agreement on how to proceed with elections, a government minister has announced just days before the president’s mandate expires. Somalia is likely to miss a February 8 deadline to...
YANGON: Protesters take part in a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon yesterday. —AFP
Myanmar anti-coup protests grow as army broadens Internet crackdown
YANGON: Protesters take part in a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon yesterday. —AFPYANGON: Myanmar saw its largest anti-coup protests yet yesterday with young demonstrators spilling on to the streets to denounce the country’s new military regime, despite a nationwide internet blackout aimed at stifling a growing chorus of popular dissent. Soon before nearly all lines of communication in and out of the country went dark. An...
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China media tributes mark anniversary of whistleblower doctor’s death
Li WenliangWUHAN: Thousands of Chinese social media users paid tribute to Li Wenliang yesterday, marking the one year anniversary of the death of the doctor who first blew the whistle on the coronavirus outbreak. Li, one of a group of doctors in Wuhan who shared posts on social media warning of a SARS-like virus spreading in the central city in December 2019, was reprimanded by police for spreading “rumors”.His death in February last year...
US President Joe Biden makes his way to board Air Force One before departing from Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland. Biden on Friday seized on feeble US employment data to argue the world’s largest economy needs his $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package, which cleared a key Senate hurdle without support from the Republican opposition. —AFP
Biden pledges to ‘act fast’ on US stimulus amid weak January hiring
US President Joe Biden makes his way to board Air Force One before departing from Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland. Biden on Friday seized on feeble US employment data to argue the world’s largest economy needs his $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package, which cleared a key Senate hurdle without support from the Republican opposition. —AFPWASHINGTON: President Joe Biden on Friday seized on feeble US employment data to argue the world’s...
GENEVA: A picture taken on July 15, 2020, in Geneva shows Nigerian former Foreign and Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala facing a TV camera during an interview following her hearing before World Trade Organization 164 member states’ representatives. —AFP
Path clears for Okonjo-Iweala as first woman WTO chief
GENEVA: A picture taken on July 15, 2020, in Geneva shows Nigerian former Foreign and Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala facing a TV camera during an interview following her hearing before World Trade Organization 164 member states’ representatives. —AFPGENEVA: US President Joe Biden’s administration on Friday offered its “strong support” to Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to lead the World Trade Organization (WTO), clearing a path...
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US stocks scale new heights as jobs data boosts stimulus odds
HANGZHOU: The logo of Chinese video sharing company Kuaishou is seen at its company in Hangzhou, in eastern China’s Zhejiang province on Friday. — AFPNEW YORK: Wall Street stocks scaled new heights Friday as a lackluster US jobs report was seen as bolstering the case for US President Joe Biden’s $1.9-trillion stimulus plan. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq ended at records for a second straight day following the jobs data. Analysts also cited...
Liverpool's Egyptian midfielder Mohamed Salah (2nd R) shoots past West Ham United's English defender Aaron Cresswell (2nd L) to score the opening goal of the English Premier League football match between West Ham United and Liverpool at The London Stadium, in east London on January 31, 2021. (Photo by Justin Setterfield / POOL / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. /
Liverpool back in business with win
LONDON: Liverpool’s Egyptian midfielder Mohamed Salah shoots past West Ham United’s English defender Aaron Cresswell to score the opening goal at The London Stadium yesterday. — AFPLONDON: Mohamed Salah scored twice as Liverpool muscled their way back into the Premier League title race with a 3-1 win at West Ham yesterday after Thomas Tuchel celebrated his first victory as Chelsea boss. Jurgen Klopp’s injury-hit champions appeared to...
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North Korean envoy to Kuwait defects to South
SEOUL: A senior North Korean diplomat who was acting ambassador to Kuwait has defected to the South with his family, reports said yesterday. Ryu Hyun-woo reached South Korea in Sept 2019 and sought asylum, according to the Maeil Business daily, but his arrival was kept secret until now. About 30,000 North Koreans have fled repression and poverty under the communist regime and settled in the capitalist South, mostly by first secretly crossing over...
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National Guard's Deputy Chief visits personnel at Info Ministry
KUWAIT: Kuwait National Guard's Deputy Chief Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah visited the critical infrastructure protection unit responsible for protecting the Ministry of Information's building yesterday.Sheikh Ahmad praised the personnel's role in providing protection to the critical site, urging them to stay vigilant at all times. Sheikh Ahmad also conveyed greetings of Kuwait National Guard's Chief His Highness Sheikh Salem...
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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)
Syria too exhausted for Zionist conflict amid Hezb warning
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Kuwait, US reaffirm strong ties
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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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Dr Intisar Al-Hatlani
Kuwaiti academic urges support for scientific research
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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.
MoH taps University of Houston for medical scholarships, training