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LIVERPOOL: Manchester United’s Spanish goalkeeper David de Gea controls the ball during an English Premier League football match between Liverpool and Manchester United at Anfield yesterday. — AFP
Man United hold on to top spot
LIVERPOOL: Manchester United’s Spanish goalkeeper David de Gea controls the ball during an English Premier League football match between Liverpool and Manchester United at Anfield yesterday. — AFPLONDON: Manchester United held onto top spot in the Premier League after grinding out a dour 0-0 draw at title rivals Liverpool, while Tanguy Ndombele’s stunning strike sealed Tottenham’s 3-1 win at Sheffield United yesterday. Ole Gunnar...
WUHAN: A woman wearing a face mask holds a baby that wears a protective shield during rush hour on a street outside of a shopping mall complex in Wuhan yesterday. A team of WHO experts will land directly in Wuhan today, China’s foreign ministry said. — AFPn
US COVID-19 deaths hit daily record
WUHAN: A woman wearing a face mask holds a baby that wears a protective shield during rush hour on a street outside of a shopping mall complex in Wuhan yesterday. A team of WHO experts will land directly in Wuhan today, China’s foreign ministry said. — AFPWASHINGTON: The United States has endured its worst day of the pandemic, with three Americans dying every minute, as China took decisive steps yesterday to stamp out a tiny coronavirus...
In this file photo taken, a supporter of Pakistani Islamic political party Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) holds a placard reading “Stop” during a protest against an alleged gang rape of a woman, in Lahore. — AFPn
Pakistan virginity tests block justice for victims
In this file photo taken, a supporter of Pakistani Islamic political party Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) holds a placard reading “Stop” during a protest against an alleged gang rape of a woman, in Lahore. — AFPLAHORE: Raped at 14, Shazia took the rare and courageous step of reporting the crime to Pakistani police, only to face a traumatic “virginity test”-a long-standing practice that denies justice to victims. The teenager was still in a daze...
TAIPEI: Taiwan’s Presidential Office building is seen in Taipei yesterday, as a planned trip to Taiwan by the United States’ UN ambassador Kelly Craft was scrapped in line with the US State Department cancelling trips abroad ahead of Joe Biden’s inauguration. —AFP
Turbulent Trump diplomacy ends with scrapped Europe, Taiwan trips
TAIPEI: Taiwan’s Presidential Office building is seen in Taipei yesterday, as a planned trip to Taiwan by the United States’ UN ambassador Kelly Craft was scrapped in line with the US State Department cancelling trips abroad ahead of Joe Biden’s inauguration. —AFPU-turn encapsulates turbulent transition period in WashingtonWASHINGTON: The United States called off last-minute trips by top envoys to its allies in Europe and Taiwan on...
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No flying drones without permit
KUWAIT: Amateurs who fly remote-control drones and gliders cannot practice the sport without permits from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and other competent authorities, the military announced yesterday. These amateurs must adhere to navigation safety measures to spare themselves legal action. — KUNA
BRISTOL: Boxes of vials of the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine are seen in a refrigerator at Ashton Gate Stadium. — AFP n
India readies coronavirus vaccine rollout
BRISTOL: Boxes of vials of the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine are seen in a refrigerator at Ashton Gate Stadium. — AFPNEW DELHI: India aims to begin vaccinating its 1.3 billion people against coronavirus from Saturday, a colossal and complex task compounded by safety worries, shaky infrastructure and public skepticism. In one of the world’s biggest rollouts, the planet’s second-most populous nation hopes to inoculate 300 million...
JAKARTA : Rescuers lay out body bags containing human remains recovered from the crash site of Sriwijaya Air flight SJ182 at the port in Jakarta on Sunday. — AFP n
Crew on crashed Indonesian jet did not declare emergency: Investigator
Divers search plane wreckage for black boxes JAKARTA : Rescuers lay out body bags containing human remains recovered from the crash site of Sriwijaya Air flight SJ182 at the port in Jakarta on Sunday. — AFPJAKARTA: The crew of an Indonesian passenger jet that crashed off Jakarta at the weekend with 62 people aboard did not declare an emergency or report technical problems before it suddenly plunged into the sea, an investigator said yesterday....
NEW ORLEANS: Drew Brees #9 of the New Orleans Saints dives in the end zone to score a one yard touchdown against the Chicago Bears during the fourth quarter in the NFC Wild Card Playoff game at Mercedes Benz Superdome Sunday in New Orleans, Louisiana. — AFP
Browns stun Steelers in NFL playoff return, Brees sets up Brady clash
NEW ORLEANS: Drew Brees #9 of the New Orleans Saints dives in the end zone to score a one yard touchdown against the Chicago Bears during the fourth quarter in the NFC Wild Card Playoff game at Mercedes Benz Superdome Sunday in New Orleans, Louisiana. — AFPLOS ANGELES: The Cleveland Browns ended their NFL playoff drought in spectacular style, exploding for 28 first-quarter points in a stunning 48-37 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers on...
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Two dead in vacuum tanker explosion
KUWAIT: Two people died and a third was injured in an explosion reported near Jahra Road Friday night. The explosion reportedly happened while workers were welding a vacuum tanker used to transport fuel.The blast was strong enough that it blew the truck 30 meters away before it crashed into the Jahra Road Bridge. The incident left two expatriates, Arab and Asian, dead, while a third worker was rushed from the scene to the hospital with injuries...
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Kuwait lists 922 COVID cases, four deaths in two days
KUWAIT: Kuwait listed 427 new coronavirus infections and two virus-related deaths on Saturday to raise the total to 153,900 and 942 respectively, the health ministry said. Kuwait had registered 495 new infections and two deaths on Friday.Meanwhile, Kuwait reported 245 recoveries yesterday, which raised the total to 148,728, while 244 recoveries were announced on Friday. The number of hospitalized patients stood yesterday at 4,230, with 51 of them...
KUWAIT: Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Sheikh Hamad Jaber Al-Ali Al-Sabah is seen during his tour at the Mohammad Al-Ahmad Kuwait Naval Base. — Defense Ministry photon
Defense Minister visits Mohammad Al-Ahmad Kuwait Naval Base
KUWAIT: Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Sheikh Hamad Jaber Al-Ali Al-Sabah is seen during his tour at the Mohammad Al-Ahmad Kuwait Naval Base. — Defense Ministry photoKUWAIT: Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Sheikh Hamad Jaber Al-Ali Al-Sabah visited yesterday the Mohammad Al-Ahmad Kuwait Naval Base, where he met Kuwait Army Chief of Staff Lt Gen Khaled Saleh Al-Sabah, Deputy Chief of Staff Lt Gen Fahad Al-Nasser and top...
KUWAIT: Minister of Oil and Minister of Electricity and Water Dr Mohammad Al-Fares in a group photo with South Zour Power Plant’s workers and operators. — KUNA
Minister tours South Zour Power Plant
KUWAIT: Minister of Oil and Minister of Electricity and Water Dr Mohammad Al-Fares in a group photo with South Zour Power Plant’s workers and operators. — KUNAKUWAIT: Minister of Oil and Minister of Electricity and Water Dr Mohammad Al-Fares visited the South Zour Power Plant yesterday to examine the process of work there. Senior Ministry of Electricity and Water officials, plant directors and department managers accompanied the minister in...
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NAVI MUMBAI, India: Billionaire tycoon Mukesh Ambani (front third left) along with his family attends a mass wedding ceremony at Reliance Corporate Park in Navi Mumbai on July 2, 2024. -- AFP
Ambanis celebrate son’s nuptials with mass wedding
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KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Al-Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah presides over a Cabinet weekly meeting on Tuesday at Bayan Palace. – KUNA
Only Kuwait banner and anthem are allowed in state functions
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Ants perform limb amputations on injured comrades to save their lives, research finds
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KASGANJ, India: Sudha (center), mother of a victim who died in a stampede during a sermon in Hathras of India's Uttar Pradesh state, mourns at her residence in Kasganj on July 3, 2024. -- AFP
Terror, ‘chaos’ as India’s deadliest stampede in a decade kills 121