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Nazaha has received 300+ corruption UN marks 75th anniversary In California, wi-fi minivans Black gymnast says career 2 reports, referred 40 to prosecution 7 facing world split by COVID 12 help disadvantaged students 15 derailed by racism in Brazil

Trump decorates Amir with rare and prestigious honor

Deputy Amir congratulates Amir, thanks US president for award

KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al- relations between both nations. diplomat, having served as his nation’s Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah has been hand- “A leader in the Middle East for Foreign Minister for 40 years. His tireless ed a rare prestigious decoration by US decades, (HH) the Amir has been a truly mediation of disputes in the Middle East President Donald Trump for his leading unwavering friend and partner to the has bridged divides under the most chal- regional and global diplomatic efforts, an United States,” the White House said in a lenging circumstances,” the White House Amiri Diwan official said on Friday. The statement. It added that HH the Amir “pro- statement noted, affirming that Trump “is Legion of Merit, Degree Chief vided indispensable support to the United ve ry pleased to award this honor to his Commander was accepted, on behalf of States throughout Operation Iraqi dear friend, the Amir”. According to the HH the Amir, at a private ceremony in the Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, White House, “the Legion of Merit, Oval Office by Sheikh Nasser Sabah Al- and the Defeat-ISIS campaign”. Degree Chief Commander, is a rarely- Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, according to Operation Iraqi Freedom refers to the awarded, prestigious decoration that can Minister of Amiri Diwan Affairs Sheikh Ali 2003 US invasion of Iraq to oust former only be bestowed by the president, typi- Jarrah Al-Sabah. Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein; cally to chiefs of state or heads of govern- The honor comes in recognition of HH Operation Enduring Freedom to the 2001 ment of other countries. The honor was the Amir’s tireless efforts and significant US-led military operation that drove the last awarded in 1991.” leadership role in the region and the Taleban from power in Afghanistan; and Sheikh Nasser said upon directions world, and as a culmination of the historic the Defeat-ISIS campaign to the coali- from HH the Deputy Amir and Crown WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump honors HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al- and distinguished partnership between tion effort to end the Islamic State mili- Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah with the Legion of Merit, Degree Chief Commander, which Kuwait and the US spanning decades. The tant group’s control of territory in Syria Al-Sabah, he received the awa rd from was accepted on the Amir’s behalf by Sheikh Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al- award also coincides with the upcoming and Iraq. Trump on behalf of HH the Amir. Sabah at a private ceremony in the Oval Office on Friday. — KUNA (See Page 3) 60th anniversary of the establishment of “The Amir is also an unparalleled Continued on Page 2

ronment for all. Director General of the Environment 5,000 take part in Public Authority Sheikh Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al- Sabah confirmed the importance of such an initia- tive, which will help in extending the public’s envi- Kuwait’s biggest ronmental awareness. Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for cleanup campaign International Organizations Nasser Abdullah Al- Hein said the ministry is keen to participate in this KUWAIT: Coinciding with World Cleanup Day, the event due to the importance of the issue locally and biggest cleanup drive in Kuwait took place yesterday internationally. He praised the distinguished efforts at Khuwaisat Beach near the Jahra desert. Around by Sheikha Intisar over the years to preserve the 5,000 people of various nationalities participated in environment. Deputy Chief of Staff of the Supply the campaign, according to Al-Nowair, a private Authority at the Defense Ministry Maj Gen Ali nonprofit organization that organized the event. Abdul Hadi Al-Shanfa said the ministry’s higher Head of Al-Nowair Sheikha Intisar Salem Al- leadership is keen to participate in this campaign. Sabah expressed her pride and happiness at the US Ambassador Alina Romanowski said that the launch of the campaign titled “Kuwait is Clean”, embassy was eager to join the international commu- pointing out that Kuwait is participating in this his- nity in its responsibility to preserve a clean environ- toric event for the first time, which will strengthen ment, indicating that participation in yesterday’s its international position in the field of environmen- event was part of global efforts in this regard. tal preservation. Canadian Ambassador Wes Pierre Edmond indicat- Minister of State for Municipal Affairs Waleed ed that both countries are interested in addressing Al-Jassem thanked Al-Nowair, stressing the climate change and environment preservation, Municipality constantly supports such volunteer praising at the same time government bodies and KUWAIT: Participants clean trash on Khuwaisat Beach near Jahra yesterday to coincide with World campaigns aiming to create a safe and healthy envi- Continued on Page 2 Cleanup Day. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat (See Page 4)

Education Minister Saud Al-Harbi congratulated Grade 12 results: the students and their parents on the conclusion of the 2019-2020 academic year and announcement of China hits back the results. “I hope God blesses the students with Some students lasting success and excellence, and that their after US curbs achievement today will enlighten the path of their score full 100% aspirations during the next stage of their lives,” Harbi said. He said the ministry of education is able TikTok, WeChat By Nawara Fattahova to continue its responsibilities during the coming SHANGHAI: China yesterday launched a period with confidence and steadfastness. mechanism that would allow it to sanction for- KUWAIT: The education ministry yesterday “We live today in the digital age, which has eign companies, upping the ante in a tech war announced the results of grade 12 students of public changed all aspects of life, so we had to prepare with the United States a day after Washington and private Arabic schools in the science, arts and the younger generation for what this era moved to curb popular Chinese apps TikTok religion streams for the 2019-2020 academic year. requires. We are preparing a generation with sci- and WeChat. China’s long-expected “unreliable The success (passing) rate was 99.7 percent in the ence and technology capable of building the entities list” is seen as a weapon for Beijing to science field, 97.89 percent in arts and 96 percent future of Kuwait - this is our only and ultimate KUWAIT: Grade 12 students Maya, Jana, Raghad, Yara retaliate against the United States, which has in religious education. Some students even attained goal at the ministry of education and ministry of and Fatima celebrate their graduation on their own at used its own “entity list” to shut Chinese tele- a full 100 percent result, which was never possible higher education,” stressed Harbi. Nearly 41,000 Shaheed Park on Friday, as the usually grand gradua- com giant Huawei out of the US market, while in previous years. The 2019-2020 academic year students in grade 12 in all sections - science, arts, tion celebrations have been cancelled due to the also moving against TikTok and WeChat. took place in exceptional and unprecedented cir- and religion - were registered for the 2019-2020 COVID-19 pandemic. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat Its implementation comes just a day after the cumstances as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. academic year. US Commerce Department stepped up the pressure by ordering a ban on downloads of any move by President Donald Trump to well into the night to pay tribute to the video app TikTok and effectively blocking use Fierce battle nominate her replacement before the Nov iconic liberal jurist, battle lines were form- of WeChat, the Chinese super-app. An 3 presidential election. ing. Supreme Court appointments require announcement by China’s Ministry of Ginsburg, the senior liberal justice, died Senate confirmation, and Trump’s fellow Commerce did not mention any specific foreign looms after on Friday night at age 87 of complications Republicans control the chamber, holding entities that could be targeted. from metastatic pancreatic cancer after 27 53 seats of the 100 seats. Democrats lack But it said the new system would consider Ginsburg dies years on the court. Her death gives Trump, the votes to block any Trump nominee sanctions on entities whose activities “harm who is seeking re-election on Nov 3, a unless some Republican senators join them. China’s national sovereignty, security, and WASHINGTON: A fierce political battle chance to expand the court’s conservative With the assistance of Senate Majority development interests” or violate “international- was shaping up yesterday over the selec- majority to 6-3 at a time of a gaping politi- Leader Mitch McConnell, who has made ly accepted economic and trade rules”. That tion of a successor to trailblazing liberal US cal divide in America. confirmation of Trump’s federal judicial language closely tracks wording that Beijing has Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Even as large crowds of mourners gath- nominees a top priority, the president Continued on Page 2 Ginsburg, with top Democrats opposing ered outside the Supreme Court building Continued on Page 2 Ruth Bader Ginsburg 2 Established 1961 Sunday, September 20, 2020 Local Nazaha received 300+ corruption reports, referred 40 to prosecution Watchdog maintains cooperation with NGOs to detect corruption

By Nawara Fattahova Nazaha cooperates with NGOs and sup- “The duties of the institutions may ports them,” he said. include addressing any missing legislation KUWAIT: During the past few years, “We also hold symposiums and work- at an institution, so it has to issue a decree. corruption has become one of the most shops with them to spread awareness on If the institution is holding training courses discussed topics in Kuwait. Due to the the dangers of corruption. On Monday for employees, it has to inform us. Also, all increasing number of graft cases, the (Sept 21), we are holding a workshop public institutions should have codes of Kuwait Anti-Corruption Authority titled ‘Democratic Labor Governance’. conduct and codes of ethics,” Buzubar (Nazaha) was established four years ago Participation in this workshop is open to said. according to law no. 2/2016. the public,” Buzubar told told Kuwait “Over 300 reports of corruption have Times. “Furthermore, we have various Whistleblower protection been made to Nazaha since 2016, and 40 memorandums of understanding with dif- Nazaha provides protection to whistle- were referred to the public prosecution. ferent public institutions including the blowers. “There are three types of protec- Out of these, seven final verdicts have ministry of awqaf, ministry of youth, min- tion - personal, administrative and legal. been issued, while the rest are still in istry of education, ministry of commerce Currently, we are providing administrative court. The final verdicts stipulated finan- and others.” and legal protection, which guarantees the cial penalties, in addition to forcing those Financial disclosures were mandated whistleblower anonymity and their per- convicted to return double the amount of by the anti-corruption law, according to sonal data are confidential during investi- funds misappropriated,” Dr Mohammed which a person discloses all their real and gations at Nazaha and outside it (at the Buzubar, Assistant Secretary General for movable property within the legal period, prosecution), in case the whistleblower Detection and Investigation at Nazaha, whether they are working in a public posi- faces problems or abuse at their work- told Kuwait Times. KUWAIT: Mohammed Buzubar, Assistant Secretary General for Detection and tion or have left this position. The disclo- place related to reporting corruption,” “Nazaha only accepts reports of cor- Investigation at Nazaha, speaks to Kuwait Times. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat sure includes their bank accounts, real highlighted Buzubar. ruption by employees in the public sector estate, movable property, debts and oth- A whistleblower has to submit proof. in positions starting from manager till the and European organizations such as the review every five years of the commit- ers. “This disclosure helps us in controlling “He should have some documents proving prime minister, according to article 2 of Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and ments of each member. We also have very the performance of the public employee, his statement, or at least he should inform law no. 2/2016. These include around others. Nazaha is in regular contact with close relations with the United Nations so he cannot illegally benefit or profit from us where we can find such documents. We 40,000 positions. Exceptions can be Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). We his public position. We are able to control have the legal authority to get any docu- made if misappropriated amounts are very exchange information with other mem- his illegally inflated bank accounts. If an ment we need from any public institution large, but usually the public prosecution bers, which helps us when searching for accusation is proven, we will refer him to to use for our investigations at Nazaha,” deals directly with those in lower posi- Protection information outside our borders. We have the prosecution,” stressed Buzubar. he told Kuwait Times. tions. Article 22 of the same law also men- for many examples of such cooperation,” “The national strategy for combating The law sets sanctions for malicious tions the crimes to which it applies,” he stated Buzubar. corruption is our long-term project. This reports, but they haven’t been activated till added. whistleblowers strategy is a roadmap for the cooperation now. “Sanctions for false or malicious “Nazaha was founded based on the Community role of the community with Nazaha in combat- reports are mentioned in the corruption United Nations Convention Against Nazaha also plays an awareness role in ing corruption. Nazaha leads this effort law, but until today, Nazaha hasn’t Corruption (UNCAC), which today has them in order to combat corruption the community. “According to the conven- and the community supports it. This strat- imposed any sanction as we assume the 187 members. Becoming a member in this crimes,” Buzubar pointed out. tion, it is part of our duty to have channels egy was set for the period from 2019 to goodwill of the whistleblowers. But sanc- convention resulted in making a commit- Nazaha has close relations with these of communication with non-governmental 2024, and it includes priorities and activi- tions are included in the law to protect ment to establish relationships with all organizations. “We are cooperating with organizations, as these institutions usually ties addressed to all public institutions, persons accused of corruption if they are international organizations including UN them in various issues. UNCAC sets a are the ones to detect corruption. So which have to respond to us,” he noted. innocent,” concluded Buzubar.

Highness and Kuwait high, thanks to your wise pol- Trump decorates icy and your sincere efforts to promote dialogue Moroccans protest for resolving disputes and conflicts as well as to your internationally-respected diplomacy and Amir with rare... humanitarian role,” the Deputy Amir stated. He ‘Arab normalization’ Continued from Page 1 underlined the Amir’s humanitarian march, which is full of generous initiatives to aid people affected by with Israel natural or manmade disasters in every part of the He said that during the event, he voiced much RABAT: Hundreds of Moroccans demonstrated globe, will remain a source of inspiration to the thanks and appreciation to the US president for Friday against the “Arab normalization” of ties with whole world. He also wished HH the Amir speedy this good gesture, which showed that HH the Amir Israel, following US-backed agreements week recovery and everlasting wellbeing. and the State of Kuwait are held in high esteem by between the Jewish state, the United Arab Emirates HH the Deputy Amir and Crown Prince also sent the US administration. and Bahrain. Demonstrators in the North African a cable on Friday to Trump expressing his appreci- It also reflected recognition of the great role and nation’s capital Rabat waved Palestinian flags, criti- ation and thanks on behalf of the Kuwaiti people unremitting efforts of HH the Amir for building and cizing the “treacherous countries” and “their and government for awarding HH the Amir the promoting strategic cooperation relations with the American and Zionist allies”. US, based on the bonds of partnership and friend- highest military honor given to a non-American The UAE and Bahrain on Tuesday signed deals ship between both countries and peoples over sev- commander in recognition of his relentless efforts with Israel at the White House, breaking decades of eral decades. and distinguished achievements. In his cable, Arab consensus that there would be no relations RABAT: Moroccans wave Palestinian flags during a HH the Deputy Amir and Crown Prince Sheikh Sheikh Nawaf said he “highly appreciates such with the Jewish state until it had made peace with demonstration in the capital on Friday to denounce Nawaf on Friday sent a cable to HH the Amir tremendous honor in recognition of His Highness the Palestinians. Before the deals, the only Arab the Israeli normalization deals with the UAE and Sheikh Sabah to congratulate him. In his cable, HH the Amir’s contributions and efforts to promote countries to establish relations with Israel were Bahrain. —AFP the Deputy Amir expressed his, the Kuwaiti gov- regional and international peace, including sup- Egypt in 1979 and Jordan in 1994. ernment’s and people’s sincere congratulations to porting development as well as His Highness’ well- “We demand the criminalization of any normal- but has unofficial links, especially due to Jewish HH the Amir on this well-deserved honoring. He known humanitarian initiatives around the world”. ization” with Israel, demonstrators shouted. “We communities of Moroccan origin. Israeli media noted that this decoration comes in recognition of HH the Deputy Amir also affirmed that this honor are here to remind people that the Palestinian recently cited Morocco as one of the Arab coun- HH the Amir’s leading role to bolster regional and has become a source of pride and praise for the cause is also ours,” said Taib Madmad, a member of tries that could also potentially normalize ties. A international peace and security. entire Kuwaiti people, as it is a living symbol and the Moroccan Association for Human Rights. Moroccan official told AFP such reports were “This notable honoring of Your Highness shows an embodiment of the deep historical and solid ties Morocco does not have formal relations with Israel, “completely unfounded”. — AFP how the international community places Your between the two nations. — Agencies ed were Neil Gorsuch in 2017 and Brett Kavanaugh unclear, the sweeping ban raises concerns about the Fierce battle in 2018. Kavanaugh’s confirmation process was par- China hits back US government’s ability to regulate free expression. ticularly heated, as he faced accusations by a “It’s a mistake to think of this as (only) a sanction on looms after... California university professor, Christine Blasey after US curbs... TikTok and WeChat. It’s a serious restriction on the Ford, that he had sexually assaulted her in 1982 First Amendment rights of US citizens and resi- when the two were high school students in dents,” said Jameel Jaffer, director of the Knight Continued from Page 1 Maryland. Kavanaugh angrily denied those accusa- Continued from Page 1 tions and was narrowly confirmed. First Amendment Institute at Columbia University. potentially could announce a nominee and move Republicans risk the possibility of liberals Some analysts say Trump’s moves are motivated used to repeatedly denounce US actions against rapidly through the confirmation process, which embracing more radical proposals should Trump Chinese companies. more by reasons for business competition than usually takes at least two months. Even before replace Ginsburg but Democrats win November’s Punitive measures may include fines against the security concerns. The moves would effectively dis- Ginsburg’s death, Trump had made public a list of election, with some activists on the left suggesting foreign entity, banning it from conducting trade and able US use of WeChat - a so-called super-app potential nominees. even before Ginsburg’s death that the number of jus- investment in China, and restrictions on the entry of used for messaging, shopping, payments and other Trump’s Democratic opponent in the presidential tices on the court should be expanded in order to personnel or equipment into the country. It covers services - and TikTok from the online marketplaces race, Joe Biden, on Friday night said the winner of counter Trump’s appointees. “foreign enterprises, other organizations and indi- operated by Apple and Google. the election should be the one to make the selection Confirmation votes could also put more pressure viduals”, the ministry said. After today, services on WeChat will be “degrad- and that Trump should not move forward with a on incumbent Republican senators in highly compet- itive election races, including Maine’s Susan Collins Under Friday’s US order against the Chinese ed”, said a senior US Commerce Department offi- nominee. Chuck Schumer, the Senate’s top cial, who added that existing users may retain some Democrat, agreed. McConnell pledged that the and Arizona’s Martha McSally, at a time when apps, Tencent-owned WeChat would lose function- Democrats are eyeing a chance to win control of capability. WeChat is widely used among Chinese Senate would vote on any Trump nominee. If he ality in the United States from today. TikTok users that chamber. Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski also expats to keep in touch with people back home. A wins, Biden would be sworn in to replace Trump on will be banned from installing updates but could Jan 20. Trump focused his initial remarks on praising could play a pivotal role. court challenge to the ban by US-based WeChat keep accessing the service through Nov 12. That Ginsburg, who he previously had derided, without Democrats are still seething over the Republican timeframe potentially allows for a tie-up between users is pending. The US ban on WeChat does not specifying his next steps. Senate’s refusal to act on Democratic President Barack TikTok, owned by China’s ByteDance, and a US affect its service in China where the app is much For liberals who considered her a heroine, the Obama’s Supreme Court nominee, Merrick Garland, in company to safeguard data for the wildly popular more widely used. grief they have expressed over her death was tinged 2016 after conservative Justice Antonin Scalia died app to allay Washington’s security concerns. Existing TikTok users will be able to continue using with fear over what happens next. Conservative during that election year. McConnell in 2016 said the With President Donald Trump facing a tough re- the app until Nov 12 - when it would also face a full activists for years have sought to get enough votes Senate should not act on a court nominee during an election campaign, US officials have described the ban on its US operations if no deal is reached, accord- on the Supreme Court to overturn the 1973 Roe v election year, a stance he has since reversed. measures as essential to safeguard national security ing to officials. TikTok’s brand of brief, quirky phone Wade ruling that legalized abortion nationwide. Many court-watchers expect Trump to attempt to replace Ginsburg with a woman. One from potential Chinese espionage through the plat- videos has become hugely popular, especially among During the 2016 campaign, Trump promised to young people, with 100 million users in the US alone. appoint justices who would overturn that landmark possible contender on Trump’s list is Amy Coney forms. But in a response to the US steps, China’s Barrett, a conservative judge on the Chicago- The move ramps up pressure on ByteDance to decision. But the court in July, even with its conser- Commerce Ministry yesterday condemned what it vative majority, struck down a restrictive Louisiana based 7th US Circuit Court of Appeals who was conclude a deal to sell all or part of TikTok to allay called US “bullying”, saying it violated international abortion law on a 5-4 vote. under consideration in 2018 before Trump picked US security concerns. A potential deal would allow trade norms and that there was no evidence of any The two justices who Trump already has appoint- Kavanaugh. —Reuters security threat. Silicon Valley giant Oracle to become the tech part- “If the US insists on going its own way, China ner for TikTok, but some US lawmakers have will take necessary measures to resolutely safe- objected to allowing ByteDance to keep a stake. Representative and Resident Coordinator to Kuwait guard the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese Trump said Friday a deal could happen quickly. 5,000 take part in Tareq Al-Sheikh, UN Ambassador to Kuwait companies,” it said, without specifying the potential “For ByteDance, their back is against the wall to Christian Tieu Dunn, and member of the Municipal measures. A short time after that statement, the accept the terms of the deals outlined over the past Kuwait’s biggest... Council Maha Al-Baghli expressed appreciation ministry announced the new sanctions regime. few days,” Daniel Ives at Wedbush Securities said in and pride to participate in such an international a research note. “We still believe a deal can be event. World Cleanup Day is an annual global social TikTok vowed to fight the Trump crackdown in Continued from Page 1 reached and this shutdown averted although it’s a action program aimed at combating the global solid court, saying it impedes a tool “for entertainment, critical 48 hours ahead for deal negotiations waste problem, including the problem of marine self-expression and connection”. the private sector for their contributions to this debris. It is coordinated by the Estonian organiza- between all parties involved.” — Reuters Critics said that while the security risks were global event. UN Secretary General’s tion Let’s Do It! World. — KUNA Established 1961 3 Sunday, September 20, 2020 Local US award recognition of Amir’s role to enhance int’l peace, help the vulnerable Kuwait expresses pride in Amir’s balanced policies, humanitarian initiatives, wise vision

KUWAIT: His Highness Deputy Amir and Crown tions of all lawmakers to His Highness the Amir, Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah expressing their pride and admiration for such received a congratulatory cable from chief of the recognition to His Highness’ efforts. In turn, His Kuwait National Guard (KNG) His Highness Sheikh Highness Sheikh Nawaf sent a letter thanking the Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah on the occasion of US Speaker and all lawmakers for their kind and sincere President Donald Trump’s awarding of His Highness sentiments. His Highness Sheikh Nawaf received the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al- similar letters from His Highness Sheikh Nasser Al- Sabah the prestigious US Legion of Merit, Degree Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah and His Highness Chief Commander. In the cable, Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah as expressed the KNG commanders and forces’ greet- well. ings to His Highness the Amir on receiving the award. It is one of the most prestigious medals Pioneering role granted to the senior leaders all over the world, he Meanwhile, His Highness the Deputy Amir said. He added that this American decoration is a received a congratulatory cable from His Highness recognition of His Highness the Amir’s remarkable the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al- efforts. He wished good health, well-being and a Hamad Al-Sabah, who expressed his pleasure to safe return to His Highness the Amir as well as fur- convey sincere greetings and congratulations to His ther prosperity and progress to Kuwait. Highness the Amir. This honoring shows His Deputy Chief of the Kuwait National Guard Highness the Amir’s efforts and pioneering role on Sheikh Meshaal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah sent both regional and international levels, Sheikh Sabah WASHGINTON: This photo released by the Amiri Diwan Friday shows US President Donald Trump, a similar cable to His Highness the Deputy Amir, in Al-Khaled said. The US decoration reflects His Sheikh Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Kuwait’s Ambassador to the US Sheikh Salem which he expressed greetings and congratulations Highness the Amir’s prominent political and diplo- Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, and other Kuwaiti and US officials attending a private ceremony in of all commanders and matic role in enhancing the Oval Office to award His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah with personnel of the KNG on stability, and international the US Legion of Merit, Degree Chief Commander. the occasion. “We con- peace and security, as well gratulate ourselves and the One of the most as efforts to help vulnera- Kuwait people on this ble people all over the Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and to His Amir has worked hard over decades to establish the honoring,” Sheikh Meshaal prestigious world, he noted. Highness Deputy Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al- name of Kuwait internationally through immortal said. “We are proud of His He voiced his pride for Jaber Al-Sabah to congratulate them on the US works that have been translated by global organiza- Highness the Amir, his medals granted the balanced policies, honoring of His Highness the Amir. In his cables, tions into international decorations. efforts and great role in to world leaders humanitarian initiatives Sheikh Ahmad Nasser expressed pleasure for the Moreover, Minister of Social Affairs Mariam Al- the region and the whole and wise vision of His award, and also expressed, on behalf of the entire Aqeel congratulated His Highness the Amir, saying world, especially to but- Highness the Amir as well foreign ministry’s staff best wishes and a speedy that he deserved this fresh honoring just as he was tress relations with friend- as his achievements in recovery to His Highness the Amir. He noted that awarded the UN title of a Humanitarian Leader ly and sisterly countries, in serving the country, such recognition was a testament to the Amir’s years ago thanks to his great humanitarian and particular the historic strategic partnership between defending Muslim and Arab issues, and disseminat- relentless efforts and work throughout the years. In altruistic efforts and role regionally and globally. Kuwait and the US,” Sheikh Meshaal said. He ing peace across the globe. Under the leadership of turn, His Highness Sheikh Nawaf sent a letter thank- Aqeel, who doubles as Minister of State for wished good health, well-being and a safe return to His Highness the Amir, unprecedented accomplish- ing the foreign minister for his sincere sentiments. Economic Affairs, wished His Highness the Amir His Highness the Amir, and further prosperity and ments have been made, the premier pointed out. He swift recovery and return to his nation. progress to Kuwait under the leadership of His wished good health, well-being, a speedy recovery Unforgettable feats Minister of Education and Minister of Higher Highness the Amir supported by His Highness the and a safe return to His Highness the Amir as well as Furthermore, Minister of Information and Minister Education Dr Saud Al-Harbi said meanwhile that Deputy Amir and Crown Prince. In return, His further prosperity and progress to Kuwait. In of State for Youth Affairs Sheikh Mohammad Al-Jabri the honoring of His Highness the Amir was reflec- Highness Sheikh Nawaf sent cables of thanks to His return, His Highness the Deputy Amir sent a cable of said that His Highness the Amir’s different unforget- tive of his great status, adding that the award also Highness Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah and Sheikh thanks to His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh table feats had earned him numerous international displayed His Highness’ crucial role on the regional Meshaal Al-Sabah for their and KNG staff’s sincere Sabah Al-Khaled for his sincere congratulations and decorations. The US President’s honoring of His and international arenas. The minister congratulat- congratulations and sentiments. sentiments to His Highness the Amir. Highness the Amir adds a fresh award to a set of his ed His Highness the Amir on this achievement, His Highness the Deputy Amir also received a Foreign Minister and Acting Defense Minister humanitarian, diplomatic and political decorations expressing hopes for prosperous health and a congratulatory letter from Parliament Speaker Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah and promotes Kuwait’s international status, the min- swift return for His Highness from his medical Marzouq Al-Ghanem, who conveyed congratula- also sent cables to His Highness the Amir Sheikh ister said on Twitter. He added that His Highness the checkup trip abroad. —KUNA

appreciations to Kuwait’s support including shelter materi- KRCS establishes als, hygiene supplies, food aid, kitchen tools and others, he noted. The society will head to River Nile State, north of Sudan, to offer further assistance to people there, he said. second shelter camp Earlier, Kuwait sent humanitarian aid via an air bridge to Khartoum, and the KRCS established a camp to host for affected Sudanese the affected people in northern Khartoum, as part of a plan to establish five camps to accommodate 500 families KHARTOUM: The Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) affected by the floods in Sudan. Sudan’s authorities cau- founded a second shelter camp for the Sudanese people tioned of the consequences of the floods and declared a affected by the floods in southeastern Khartoum. In a press state of emergency throughout the country for a period of statement on Thursday, head of the society’s mission more than three months. They also considered Sudan a Abdulrahman Al-Oun said they, in cooperation with natural disaster area following increased rains and water Sudanese Red Crescent Society, stared distributing food levels in the River Nile. According to Sudan’s official fig- and shelter aid in Singa, the capital of Sennar State, to about ures, more than 557,000 people in 17states out of 18 were 100 families. He added that Singa is one of the most areas affected by the downpours that killed 100 people and affected by the downpours, noting that they used boats to injured dozens others as well as destroyed more than distribute aid. Authorities in Sennar State expressed their 111,000 houses. —KUNA Kuwait pledges $20 million in aid to war-torn Yemen KUWAIT: Kuwait said it would provide $20 million in emergency aid to Yemen, amid its “great concern” over the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the war-torn nation. Given the “extremely alarming” conditions in Yemen, Kuwait remains committed to political dialogue as the only way out of the country’s war of attrition, Foreign Minister and Acting Defense Minister Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah told a ministe- rial-level conference via videoconference on Thursday. Collectively hosted by the foreign ministers of Kuwait, the United Kingdom, Germany and Sweden, on the sidelines of the 75th annual UN General Assembly, the talks aimed to push for political progress in Yemen, amid ongoing friction between the country’s warring parties. Reiterating his country’s unflinching support for Yemen, Kuwait’s foreign minister said it was incumbent upon the international community to “lift the Yemeni people out of misery,” subsequently restoring peace and stability there. In the midst of the world’s “worst human- itarian crisis,” exacerbated by the coronavirus pandem- ic, he said high-level international talks held regularly over the years encapsulated global support for Yemen. The minister acknowledged Saudi Arabia’s “admirable efforts,” to end the crisis, saying Riyadh, which has seen the conflict spill across its border, was Yemen’s “largest benefactor.” He went on to equally thank UN bodies for their role to help end the conflict as well, urging for “unimpeded access” to all people in dire need of humanitarian aid across a country battered by years of war and months of a raging pandemic. —KUNA

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KUWAIT: The Public Authority for Civil Information (PACI) informed local authorities that expat passengers can use the Kuwait KUWAIT: High school students throw their caps in the air while they celebrate their graduation on their own at the Shaheed Park in Kuwait City on September 18, 2020, as the Mobile ID application as proof of having resi- usually grand graduation celebrations have been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat dency permit while traveling. Official letters were sent to the foreign ministry to inform embassies abroad and foreign embassies in Kuwait, the interior ministry to inform border outlets and the airport, and to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to inform air- Indian ambassador Kuwait COVID cases lines, travel agencies and international airports’ authorities to allow expats to enter Kuwait rise to 99,049 using the smartphone app. Any person who has looks to build on a digital civil ID can use the application to prove his residency and enter Kuwait, in addi- ‘excellent’ relations KUWAIT: Kuwait’s confirmed novel coronavirus tion to using it for all transactions, PACI said in cases increased by 521 to 99,049 with one person By Ben Garcia a statement. having succumbed to the disease, raising the death Meanwhile, Kuwait on Thursday expanded toll to 581 in the past 24 hours, the health ministry KUWAIT: Newly-appointed Indian Ambassador to its COVID-19 ban on incoming commercial said yesterday. The figures include people, who Kuwait Sibi George met members of the local press flights from “high-risk” nations to include on Thursday and thanked His Highness the Amir KUWAIT: Indian Ambassador to Kuwait Sibi George. have come into contact with infected individuals, Argentina, France and Yemen, but has removed Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and the — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat and others whose source of infection is currently Singapore from the list. This decision comes in people of Kuwait for the warm welcome accorded being investigated, read a ministry statement. In accordance with the instructions of health terms of health zones, 131 cases were reported in to him. George arrived in Kuwait in the first week of very happy to be here and delighted to serve our Hawally, 114 in Farwaniya, 111 in the Capital, 96 in authorities, DGCA said in a press statement. August and presented his credentials to His people. I am thankful that today I am here to serve Al-Ahmadi and 69 in Jahra, the ministry added. The list now includes a total 34 countries. The Highness the Deputy Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad our Indian diaspora in Kuwait and to further There are 96 people currently receiving intensive remaining countries are Afghanistan, Armenia, Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on Sept 8, 2020. strengthen our bilateral ties. I am thankful to the Bangladesh, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, He said one of his main objectives in his tenure as leadership of His Highness the Amir, the government care for the virus out of a total 8,970 patients being Chile, China, Colombia, Dominican Republic, ambassador of India to Kuwait is to build on and the people of Kuwait, especially for welcoming hospitalized. Some 3,545 swab tests were conduct- Egypt, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Hong already-excellent bilateral relations. “We have our people in this country in this time of difficulties ed in the last 24 hours, out of a total of 705,029 so Kong, Hungary, Lebanon, Mexico, Moldova, excellent multifaceted cooperation covering various when people are working together in the fight far, the added ministry in a statement. Earlier, the Montenegro, Nepal, North Macedonia, sectors including high-level political engagement against COVID-19. The Indian Embassy is working ministry said 722 people have recovered from the Pakistan, Panama, Peru, the Philippines, Serbia, and people-to-people exchanges,” George said. with everyone in this fight - we will fight and we will virus, upping the total number of those to have Spain, Sri Lanka, and Syria. — KUNA “This is my first meeting with the press - I am win,” the ambassador affirmed. overcome the disease to 89,498. — KUNA

KUWAIT: People participate in a major cleaning campaign carried out in Kuwait yesterda, to coincide with the World Cleanup Day. — Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat International SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2020 Thousands rally in Thai capital UN marks 75th anniversary facing world split by Covid-19 against government Page 7 Page 6 US mourns ‘titan of the law’ Ginsburg Trump pays tribute to ‘amazing life’ of the 87-year-old justice

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Friday ing woman who led an amazing life,” he added. “I’m hailed the late US Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader actually saddened to hear that.” Ginsburg as a “titan of the law” whose legal expertise US flags at the White House were lowered to half and historic decisions inspired generations of staff Friday “in honor of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Americans. Bader Ginsburg, a trailblazer for women,” press secre- “Today, our nation mourns the loss of a titan of the tary Kayleigh McEnany said on Twitter. Flags were law” who was “renowned for her brilliant mind and her also lowered at the US Capitol at the direction of powerful dissents at the Supreme Court,” Trump said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the top Democrat and in a statement. Trump’s chief nemesis in Washington. “Her opinions, including well-known decisions “Justice Ginsburg embodied justice, brilliance and regarding the legal equality of women and the dis- goodness, and her passing is an incalculable loss for abled, have inspired all Americans, and generations of our democracy and for all who sacrifice and strive to great legal minds,” he added. build a better future for our children,” Pelosi said in a “May her memory be a great and magnificent statement. blessing to the world.” While Trump offered warm words for Ginsburg, Earlier in the evening, in learning of the liberal he has made no secret of his interest in further shap- icon’s death while he was on the campaign trail, ing the court’s ideological leanings. As he battles for Trump paid tribute to the “amazing life” of the 87- reelection, Trump has told supporters he will pack year-old justice. Trump was on stage at a rally in the court with conservative-leaning justices for a Minnesota when news broke of the death of the jus- generation to come if he defeats his Democratic rival WASHINGTON: In this file photo taken on October 08, 2018 (From L) White House Counsel Don McGahn, Chief Justice of tice known in popular culture as “the Notorious Joe Biden in November. In August Trump told con- the US Supreme Court John Roberts, Associate Justices Clarence Thomas, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer, RGB,” and was informed of her passing by reporters servative radio talk show host Hugh Hewitt that he Samuel Alito and Sonia Sotomayor listen to Brett Kavanaugh (R) during his swearing-in ceremony as Associate Justice after his speech. “absolutely” would fill a high court vacancy should of the US Supreme Court at the White House in Washington. — AFP “She just died?” he told reporters. “I didn’t know an opportunity present itself before his first term that.” “Whether you agreed or not, she was an amaz- expired. — AFP

told reporters in Istanbul after Friday prayers. “The use of offensive language is contrary to our be violated. Of course in this area nobody should Erdogan willing to “We can meet if there is goodwill. We can talk country’s political culture and can only be con- try to prevail by force.” via videoconference or meet in a third country,” demned.” At the centre of the Greece-Turkey row He added Greece was “always open to a dialogue Erdogan said, adding that Turkey would not be the was Ankara’s deployment last month of a seismic with Turkey as regards coastal waters in the exclu- meet Greek PM over party fleeing the table. research vessel, the Oruc Reis, and an accompany- sive economic zone, provided that Turkey stops its Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu later ing fleet of warships in disputed waters near the provocative acts in the area.” east Med tensions on Friday said the Greek ambassador Michael- Greek island of Kastellorizo. Turkish officials ended Turkey’s Yavuz drillship, meanwhile, will continue Christos Diamessi was summoned to the foreign the month-long mission and ordered the vessel back it search for oil and gas off Cyprus until October 12 ministry in Ankara over an item in Dimokratia news- to shore last weekend for maintanance and replen- despite international calls to withdraw. ISTANBUL: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on paper, seen atop its website. ishment. Ankara’s dispute with Athens has sparked a crisis Friday said Turkey was ready to meet Greece’s “A Greek newspaper had a vile front page,” Erdogan also signalled that Oruc Reis would that has drawn in some EU member states, particu- leader to resolve the standoff over energy explo- Cavusoglu said in Ankara. “We summoned the return to its work, while also saying that its with- larly France which sent navy vessels and fighter jets ration in contested waters in the eastern Mediterranean. Greek ambassador to the ministry,” he added, quot- drawal was deliberate. to the region in support of Greece. EU leaders are The search for gas and oil in the region has ed by state news agency Anadolu. In Athens, the “If we pulled Oruc Reis back to the port for due to discuss possible sanctions against Ankara at sparked a row that has seen the two NATO neigh- Greek foreign ministry said: “Freedom of expression maintenance, it has a meaning,” he said. “It means their meeting on September 24-25. “We would like bours stage rival air and navy drills in strategic waters and freedom of the Press are fully protected in ‘let’s give a chance to diplomacy, let’s show a posi- our partners and friends in the EU to draft a list of between Cyprus and the Greek island of Crete. Greece. - ‘Refrain from insulting’ leader tive approach’.” sanctions which should not be imposed on Turkey “Could there be a meeting with Greek Prime “This fact does not negate the obligation to refrain Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias in immediately but rather serve as an example of sanc- Minister (Kyriakos) Mitsotakis? What’s essential is from insulting the personality of any individual, par- Prague on Friday said Greece believed “a dialogue tions that could be imposed on Turkey if it doesn’t what we discuss and in what framework,” Erdogan ticularly a foreign leader,” the Greek ministry added. should start and that international law should not stop its unlawful acts,” Dendias said. — AFP 6 Established 1961 Sunday, September 20, 2020 International Thousands rally in Thai capital against government Calls for reform of monarchy repeated by protesters

BANGKOK: Thousands of protesters in Thailand’s and grandchildren. I hope that by the time I die, capital demonstrated against the government of they will become free,” said 68-year-old Tasawan former coup leader and Prime Minister Prayuth Suebthai, a redshirt with amulets round her neck Chan-ocha yesterday, with many also demanding to ward off bullets. reforms to the powerful monarchy. So far the protests have been peaceful. The “Down with feudalism, long live the people,” biggest to date drew more than 10,000 people was one of the chants. last month, but organisers expect more this time. Protests have been building since mid-July to call for the removal of the government, a new con- Establishment under fire stitution and elections. They have also broken a Thai politics has for years been marked by long-standing taboo by criticising the monarchy challenges to the royalist and military establish- of King Maha Vajiralongkorn. ment by politicians backed by poor urban and Police said at least 5,000 people had gathered at rural voters, and more recently by the student the campus of Thammasat protesters. University, long seen as a The military, which hotbed of opposition to proclaims itself the the military and royalist defender of the country’s establishment, and scene core institutions, in par- of a massacre of protest- ticular the monarchy, has ers in 1976. Under light Biggest stepped in to overthrow rain, protesters spilled civilian governments onto Sanam Luang, a protest numerous times, most public space opposite the recently in 2014, citing the Grand Palace where state need to maintain stability. ceremonies are tradition- Prayuth has said the ally held. government would allow BANGKOK: Pro-democracy protesters shout slogans during an anti-government rally in Bangkok “Today the people will demand back their pow- protests as a form of free speech but that yesterday. A youth-led pro-democracy movement made a stand in Bangkok yesterday, with pro- testers calling for Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha to step down and demanding reforms to er,” Arnon Nampa, a human rights lawyer who has demands for reform of the monarchy were not the monarchy. —AFP emerged as a leading figure in the protest move- acceptable. ment, said on Twitter. “We are fighting to put the monarchy in the Sept. 19 is the anniversary of the coup against right place, not to abolish it,” one protest leader, Protesters demand the scrapping of a lese coronavirus and urged them to put the health cri- the populist then-prime minister Thaksin Panupong “Mike” Jadnok, told the crowd. majeste law against criticism of the monarchy. sis before politics. Shinawatra in 2006. Among the protesters were A 20-year-old student, who gave her name They also seek to reduce the king’s constitutional Protesters jeered when a police officer told a many of his red shirt followers, veterans of clash- only as Waan for fear of reprisals, said it was time powers and his control over the palace fortune group of them that they could only stay for an es a decade ago with pro-establishment yellow to reform the monarchy. “It’s a problem that’s been and units of the army. hour because of the risk of transmitting the virus. shirts. swept under the rug for so long. This must end On Thursday, Prayuth warned the protesters Police said they were deploying 10,000 officers “I’m here to fight for the future of my children right here.” against raising the risks of spreading the novel on Saturday. —Reuters

and Germany, accusing them of “siding with Iran’s tions are back up and running,” said one European Iran sanctions: US Ayatollahs,” and on August 20 announced a contro- diplomat. But “this action will have no legal founda- versial move known as the “snapback,” which aims tion” and therefore “cannot have legal conse- to re-establish all sanctions against Tehran a month quences.” “I don’t see anything happening,” said versus the world over later. The sanctions were lifted in 2015 when Iran another UN diplomat. “It would be just a statement. The art of non-deal? signed on to an international agreement not to seek It’s like pulling a trigger and no bullet coming out.” ‘snapback’ option to build nuclear weapons. Scepticism over Trump ‘shock’? WASHINGTON: The United States will unilaterally A legal pirouette Another diplomat deplored the “unilateral” US declare this weekend that UN sanctions against But Trump said that the landmark accord, nego- act, saying that “Russia and China are sitting, hap- Trump’s Balkan pact Iran are once again in force, a move that risks tiated by his predecessor Barack Obama, was py, eating popcorn, watching” the “huge destabiliz- increasing Washington’s diplomatic isolation while insufficient and withdrew the US from the agree- ing fallout” between Washington and its European BELGRADE: ‘Truly historic’, ‘a real breakthrough’ and also stoking international tensions. ment in 2018, then renewed and even strengthened partners. The US is, however, demanding that the ‘very big’ — US President Donald Trump let the “Virtually all UN sanctions on Iran will come Washington’s bilateral sanctions. arms embargo be prolonged “indefinitely,” and that superlatives flow when he announced a deal between back into place this weekend at 8:00 p.m. Eastern At the moment, the United States is insisting it is numerous other activities linked to Iran’s nuclear Serbia and Kosovo, earning himself a second Nobel Time (midnight GMT) today the 19th,” said Elliott still a participant in the agreement that it stormed and ballistic programs be subject to international Peace Prize nomination this year. Abrams, the Trump administration’s special repre- out of, but only so that it can activate the “snap- sanctions. Pompeo said this week the US will “do But those familiar with decades-old Balkan conflicts sentative for Iran. back” option. all the things we need to do to make sure that those have a different take on the agreements, which they say But on this point, Washington is almost alone in Virtually every other member of the Security sanctions are enforced. are thin on substance, non-binding and already show- the world: all the other great powers — China, Council disputes Washington’s ability to execute “We are going to act in a way — and we have ing signs of unravelling. Russia and also the US’ own European allies — this legal pirouette, and the council has not taken acted in a way — that will prevent Iran from being “I don’t see how it’s going to help either Serbs or have challenged the claim. How did the UN arrive the measure any further. able to purchase Chinese tanks and Russian air Kosovars,” Olivera Radovanovic, a 88-year-old pen- at this spectacular stand-off between the leading But this dialogue of the deaf has gone on defense systems,” he said sioner from Belgrade, told AFP, capturing the collective superpower and the rest of the planet? To answer unabated: the Trump administration acts as if the “We expect every nation to comply with UN shrug among many ordinary people in the region. that, one has to go back at least one month. international sanctions were coming back, while the Security Council resolutions — period, full stop,” “It looks political to me. Trump does not inspire In mid-August, President Donald Trump’s rest of the international community continues to act he added. That is where the issue risks stoking up peace, I don’t see why he should get (the prize),” she administration suffered a resounding defeat at the as if nothing has changed. international tensions. Trump could announce sec- added. More than 20 years since they fought a war, UN Security Council when it tried to extend the So is this a symbolic gesture designed to recall ondary sanctions to punish any country or entity the neighbours’ relationship is tense and complicated embargo on conventional weapons being sent to Washington’s hard line against Tehran, or are there that violates UN sanctions, blocking their access to — particularly because Serbia refuses to accept the Tehran, which was due to expire in October. more concrete measures in the offing? US markets and financial systems, even though the 2008 declaration of independence by Kosovo, a for- Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made an The Americans will “pretend that they have acti- US is one of the only countries to believe that the mer province home mainly to ethnic Albanians. unusually vehement attack on allies France, Britain vated the snapback and that therefore the sanc- sanctions are actually in force. —AFP While long-running EU-led negotiations have tried to untangle their many political feuds, Trump claimed that his administration’s economic-focused deal led to sovereignty and seriously damaged the status quo “a major breakthrough — something that nobody Senior US diplomat of peace and stability in the strait and the region,” it thought was going to be possible.” said. It later became clear that the documents signed by wraps up Taiwan visit Krach attended the memorial service for Lee, sit- Kosovo Prime Minister Avdullah Hoti and Serbian ting next to former Japanese prime minister Yoshiro President Aleksandar Vucic were separate “letters of Mori, before he is due to leave Taiwan later intent”. Trump, meanwhile, inked a cover letter as China flexes muscle Saturday after a three-day visit. “acknowledging that the two sides are going to work Krach did not make any remarks at the service together”, his advisor said. That effectively leaves the TAIPEI: A top US diplomat attended the funeral for while in a pre-recorded video the Dalai Lama agreements without any enforcement mechanism, for- former Taiwan president Lee Teng-hui yesterday praised Lee’s commitment to democracy. mer Serbian ambassador to the United Nations Pavle which featured a eulogy by Tibetan spiritual leader “I admire his commitment to democracy and Jevremovic told AFP. the Dalai Lama before wrapping up a visit over- freedom ... as his close friend I always remember “It can’t be seen as an internationally legally binding shadowed by Chinese military exercises. him and as a Buddhist I always pray,” he said. document”, Jevremovic added, even though Keith Krach, undersecretary of state for eco- Like Lee, the Dalai Lama is also branded a “split- Washington’s involvement lends it political weight as nomic growth, energy and the environment, was the tist” by Beijing which accuses him of seeking Tibet’s TAIPEI: This handout picture taken on September 18, long as Trump is in office. highest-ranking State Department official to visit independence from China. 2020 and released by Taiwan’s Presidential Office Taiwan since 1979 when Washington switched Lee, who died in July aged 97, was a towering shows Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen (C) interacting Middle East twist diplomatic recognition to Beijing. figure in Taiwan’s history, helping the once authori- with Keith Krach (L), US Under Secretary of State for The contents of the 16-point letters have also raised Economic Growth, Energy and the Environment, and The trip, the second high-ranking US visit in as tarian island transition to a vibrant democracy and eyebrows. While the agreement was billed as an eco- Morris Chang (R), founder of Taiwan Semiconductor many months, sparked an immediate rebuke from nomic normalisation pact that would create jobs and later angering China by pushing for it to be recog- Manufacturing Company (TSMC), at the president resi- China, which baulks at any recognition of Taiwan nised as a sovereign country. dency in Taipei. —AFP make the region “safer”, its most eye-catching part and has mounted a decades-long policy of margin- China considers self-ruled Taiwan part of its ter- turned out to be about the Middle East. alising the democratic island. ritory, to be absorbed into the mainland — by force In a surprise twist, Kosovo agreed to mutually US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accused if necessary. Taiwan’s premier and other top officials before join- recognise Israel, while Serbia was to follow China of “military blustering” as Beijing conducted Beijing has ramped up diplomatic, economic and ing President Tsai for dinner at her official resi- Washington’s controversial lead and move its embassy military exercises on Friday near the Taiwan Strait military pressure on Taiwan since the 2016 election dence. “I’m sure the productive discussions we had to Jerusalem. Trump, who has recently touted new during Krach’s visit. of President Tsai Ing-wen, who rejects its view that today will bring Taiwan & the US even closer accords between Israel and its Arab neighbours, hailed Chinese fighters and bombers crossed the so- the island is part of “one China”. together & open the door to further collaboration,” “another great day for peace with Middle East”, called median line dividing the Strait and entered Washington’s increased outreach to Taiwan Tsai tweeted. sparking cheeky reactions online about whether the Taiwan’s southwest air defence identification zone under President Donald Trump has become yet Trump has embraced Taiwan more closely as a president had his geography straight. (ADIZ) for a second straight day on Saturday, another flashpoint with China as the countries clash way to hit back at Beijing, especially as he seeks re- Fron Nahzi, senior director at McCain Institute for Taiwan’s defence ministry said as it scrambled fight- over a range of issues of trade and security issues, election in November. He has also approved some International Leadership, said it was clear the presi- ers in response. as well as the coronavirus pandemic. major arms sales, something his recent predeces- dent was focused on his re-election campaign. “The China’s “provocative actions have violated our On Friday, Krach held closed-door meetings with sors were more reluctant to do. —AFP intended audience is a sub-section of voters in swing states; namely, Jewish communities in Florida and Pennsylvania and ethnic Albanians who live in the country’s main counter-terrorism arm said in a Pakistan has often denied giving material support to Michigan”, Nahzi wrote in an opinion piece for the India arrests nine statement. militants. India has stepped up an offensive against local outlet Balkan Insight. Those arrested “were motivated to undertake militants in the Muslim-majority region of Kashmir Analysts have also noted that many of the points attacks at multiple places” including the capital and elsewhere. that do relate to Kosovo and Serbia’s relationship are Al-Qaeda militants region. Last year, Indian forces killed the leader of an al hardly new. Some were repeats of previous US-bro- Six of the militants were arrested in the eastern Qaeda-affiliated militant group in Kashmir, trigger- NEW DELHI: India’s National Investigation Agency kered agreements — such as deals to increase air and state of West Bengal and while three in the southern ing protests in parts of the disputed region. (NIA) said yesterday it has arrested nine al Qaeda rail links — while others were promises and projects state of Kerala, the NIA said, adding the individuals In the latest raids, the NIA seized sharp militants who were planning attacks in several loca- from the EU-led talks. “The truth is that the agreement were “associated with Pakistan sponsored module weapons, domestically made firearms and locally tions including the capital New Delhi. is very thin in terms of details and has no clear of al Qaeda”. fabricated body armour. The nine militants will be “The group was planning to undertake terrorist enforcement mechanisms in place,” Pristina-based A spokesman for Pakistan’s foreign office did not produced in court for police custody and further attacks at vital installations in India with an aim to political commentator Blerim Vela told AFP. —AFP immediately respond to a request for comment. investigation, the agency said. —Reuters kill innocent people and strike terror in their minds,” Established 1961 7 Sunday, September 20, 2020 International The UN marks 75th anniversary facing world split by COVID-19 Anniversary will kick off global body’s annual General Assembly

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations will Missed opportunity mark its 75th anniversary tomorrow, celebrating the The event kicks off with a joint declaration full of mantra that “multilateralism is not an option but a good intentions and a call to combat unilateralism. necessity,” even as the coronavirus underscores the But that belies the reality of what has happened fragility of international cooperation. since Covid-19 erupted early this year, with borders The anniversary will kick off the global body’s closed, cooperation limited and countries forced to annual General Assembly, when normally the leaders go it alone. and representatives of nearly 200 countries gather Bertrand Badie, professor at the Paris Institute of en masse to sound off about the world’s problems Political Studies, said the great powers missed a and offer myriad solutions. chance with the coronavirus to strengthen global But this year, a part of Manhattan will not be cooperation. Instead, cooperation broke apart amid sealed off for the “UNGA”; there will be no endless allegations that China and the World Health limousine convoys, and no busy beehive of diplo- Organization moved slowly on the initial outbreak, mats, journalists and translators in the halls of the and the US declared it would act alone and pulled UN. Instead, with Covid-19 still limiting global out of the WHO. movement, just one representative from each of the The superpowers’ behavior has “caused the fail- 193 UN members will be allowed, and only someone ure, even the collapse, of the UN Security Council,” already in the United States. which was set up to lead on such world-shaking Everyone else will have to appear by videocon- challenges as a pandemic, Badie said. ference, including some 160-170 heads of state and The powers have clung to a “very conservative government planning addresses. vision of security, that humanity is only threatened Appearing by video on Tuesday will be Russia’s by rivalries between countries,” Badie told AFP, Vladimir Putin and China’s Xi Jinping, who in the calling it “a very bad sign for the future.” past have let their top diplomats speak for them; and US leader Donald Trump. ‘Moments of disappointment’ On Wednesday, Venezuela’s president Nicolas The declaration admits that, over seven and a GENEVA: Belarus opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya is seen speaking via video message before a Maduro, who much of the world sees as illegitimate, half decades, the UN “has had its moments of dis- meeting of the United Nations Human Rights Council on allegations of torture and other serious violations in will address the assembly by video. Missing as appointment.” her country in Geneva. — AFP speakers are the leaders of Syria and North Korea. “Our world is not yet the world our founders “Diplomacy, to be effective, requires personal envisaged 75 years ago,” it says, citing growing through humanitarian action and provided millions “Everyone has been too focused on the domestic contacts, and I am very sorry that we are not going inequality and the persistence of poverty, hunger, of children with the education that every child impact of the pandemic to really look at the global to have the opportunity to bring together leaders of armed conflicts, terrorism and climate change. deserves,” the declaration says. picture,” said Richard Gowan of the International countries,” said UN Secretary General Antonio However, the declaration also notes the United In the wake of coronavirus, it says, “we have a Crisis Group. “I am frankly deeply pessimistic about Guterres. Even so, he said, there would be “many Nations has helped bring about decolonization, historic opportunity to build back better and green- the chances for real UN reform or innovations in virtual meetings” on the sidelines of the assembly, promote freedom, set standards for development er.” Yet the coronavirus has placed a spotlight on global governance. I cannot see China and the US convening by teleconference on subjects such as and eradicate disease. the paralyzing rivalry of the superpowers, especially agreeing on big reforms now,” Gowan said. Badie climate change, biodiversity and the conflicts in “The United Nations has helped mitigate dozens between the United States and China, rapidly erod- said the organization was immobilized by a power Libya and Lebanon. of conflicts, saved hundreds of thousands of lives ing Washington’s global leadership. rivalry that dates back to the UN’s creation. — AFP

center for refugees and a US-funded soup kitchen Maduro has to run by a local Catholic church for hungry and homeless Venezuelans living on the streets of Boa leave: Pompeo Vista. He announced another $348 million to help Trump, Biden Venezuelan refugees and the countries hosting them, bringing total US contribution to more than BOA VISTA: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo $1.2 billion. make dueling trips used a South American tour Friday to tell He later met with far-right President Jair Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro he “has to Bolsonaro’s foreign minister, Ernesto Araujo. to Minnesota leave,” drawing a furious accusation of “war-mon- The two reiterated their support for Guaido, who gering” from the leftist leader. is recognized as president by around 50 countries, led by the United States. Backing Guaido as presi- WASHINGTON: Touring a refugee center in the town of Boa US President Donald Trump Vista, Brazil, on the border with Venezuela, Pompeo dent “doesn’t just mean supporting a courageous and his challenger Joe Biden made dueling trips young leader, it means supporting the Venezuelan emphasized the plight of the nearly five million BOA VISTA: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (R) to the battleground state of Minnesota on Venezuelans who have fled the country’s economic constitution and its legitimate authorities,” said Friday, rapidly upping the tempo — and harsh talks with Chancellor Ernesto Araujo (L) and Governor Araujo at a joint news conference. meltdown under Maduro. of Roraima, Antonio Denarium (C) as he arrives at tone — ahead of their first debate. “Those people I talked to today are desperate to The US Justice Department has put a $15-million With the two candidates also fresh from Brazilian Air Base in Boa Vista Air Base, Roraima state, bounty on Maduro’s head, accusing him of oversee- return home,” he said of the refugees being Brazil, on September 18, 2020. — AFP holding televised town hall sessions, the 2020 processed at the center — among the estimated ing massive drug trafficking into the United States. contest is finally starting to look more like a tra- 260,000 Venezuelans who have fled to Brazil. However, Maduro has steadfastly refused to back Maduro responded with an angry salvo of his ditional battle for the White House, six weeks “They want what all human beings want — dig- down and retains the support of the armed forces, own. “Mike Pompeo is on a war-mongering tour as well as key allies in Russia and Iran. before voting day November 3. nity, they want a democratic, peaceful, sovereign against Venezuela, but it has backfired on him... and Iran has clashed with the United States over its Biden has spent much of the year locked Venezuela to call home, one where they and their he has failed in all his attempts to get the govern- attempts to ship gasoline to Venezuela, whose own down, along with the rest of the country, to children can find jobs.” ments of the continent to organize themselves in a refining capacity has collapsed so badly it now avoid exposure to Covid-19. But with a CNN He called Maduro “a leader who’s destroyed his war against Venezuela,” he said on state TV. needs to import gasoline. town hall in Pennsylvania on Thursday and a vis- own country, a man-made disaster of massive pro- it to a trade union facility in Duluth, Minnesota Venezuela, home to the world’s biggest oil Last month, the United States confirmed it had portions,” as well as “a drug trafficker” — referring reserves, has seen its economy shrink by more than seized the cargo of four Venezuela-bound tankers on Friday, he is now hitting the campaign trail in to charges the US Justice Department filed against earnest. Trump, who appeared on an ABC town half under Maduro, the political heir to late leftist sent by Iran. Maduro and his inner circle earlier this year. firebrand Hugo Chavez after his death in 2013. Responding to reports that three more tankers of hall Tuesday, arrived in Minnesota shortly after “We know that the Maduro regime has decimat- Biden to speak to supporters in the small north- But Maduro has so far survived attempts to oust Iranian fuel are now en route, Pompeo did not say ed the people of Venezuela, and that Maduro him- him, including when National Assembly speaker whether the United States would attempt to seize ern town of Bemidji. self is an indicted narcotics trafficker. That means he The state’s Democratic governor, Tim Walz, Juan Guaido declared himself acting president in them. “But, as I think the world has seen, we’ve has to leave,” Pompeo said earlier in Guyana during January 2019, claiming Maduro had stolen the 2018 stopped previous shipments from coming to urged both teams to respect the measures in a joint press conference with President Irfaan Ali. effect throughout Minnesota to slow the spread election. In Brazil, Pompeo also toured a processing Venezuela,” he said. — AFP of Covid-19. Although Trump has campaigned far more intensely than Biden, he is also ramping up the pace and scale of his trademark rallies after being forced mostly to shelve them during Peru President Vizcarra the worst months of the pandemic. The former vice president slammed Trump’s survives impeachment vote handling of the Covid-19 pandemic during his LIMA: Peru’s President Martin tary assurances for a bid to succeed speech in Duluth, speaking directly to the miners Vizcarra survived an impeachment him. Vizcarra’s cabinet petitioned the in the region who voted for the Republican bil- vote in Congress on Friday as his Constitutional Court this week on the lionaire in 2016 after decades of Democratic opponents failed to win the votes nec- grounds the legislature had exceeded victories. “How many people across the Iron essary to remove him from power. its powers and was not competent in Range, how many empty chairs around those Congress had voted last week to open seeking to rule on the president’s dinner tables, because of his negligence and his impeachment proceedings against the moral capacity. selfishness?” Biden asked. 57-year-old president for “moral inca- But the Court ruled by five votes to “Times are hard. Unemployment is way up,” pacity” over accusations he incited two to allow the vote. Vizcarra, in he added. The day before, Biden had called on aides to lie to anti-graft investigators. power since 2018, came under fire Trump to resign over his management of the After a 10-hour debate, only 32 leg- after audio recordings were leaked, in global health crisis, which has killed nearly islators voted for his dismissal, while which he is heard telling aides to hide 200,000 people in the US and torpedoed the 78 voted against and 15 abstained. The details from congressional investiga- world’s leading economy. opposition needed 87 votes of 130 to tors of his office’s controversial hiring Biden also on Friday took a new line of attack dismiss the popular leader. of a popular singer as a paid cultural against his opponent, highlighting his own mod- “Peru’s great challenges require us advisor. est origins compared to Trump, who was the heir to act sensibly and responsibly,” Public support for the president to a fortune. “I don’t respect people based on Vizcarra tweeted after the vote. “Let and his anti-corruption campaign has how big the house they live in is,” Biden said. “I us all continue working together for been evident in opinion polls, with don’t look down my nose at people busting their what really matters to Peruvians.” eight out of 10 Peruvians wanting him necks for just making a living.” Minnesota is a During a statement at the start of to continue until the end of his man- historically Democratic state. However, Trump the Congressional debate, he had date in July 2021. only narrowly lost there by less than two per- remained defiant. “I’m not running. I Peruvians also made their support centage points in 2016 against Hillary Clinton. didn’t do it before and I’m not going clear on social networks and in pot- Despite polls showing Biden ahead now — to do it now,” he said before leaving banging street protests. The presi- the latest Morning Consult poll had Biden at 48 his defense to his lawyer Roberto dent’s main rival, Keiko Fujimori, has percent support and Trump at 44 percent — the Pereira. publicly acknowledged that “there are real estate mogul thinks he can flip it this time. The heated session was opened by not enough elements” to remove him “Sleepy Joe doesn’t have a clue” how to han- Marino, who would have replaced from power. dle a pandemic, Trump tweeted before taking off Vizcarra as Peru’s leader had the “The speed at which this process for Minnesota. Biden’s trip reflects that the impeachment carried. He began by has been played out reflects a crisis in Democrats are taking that threat seriously, with calling on members present in the the institutions,” said political analyst Trump likely to push his twin messages of pro- chamber to avoid any intolerant ges- Augusto Alvarez Rodrich. tecting blue collar jobs and clamping down after tures towards the head of state, “No one wins here, the executive a summer of sometimes violent street protests although most of the 130 lawmakers loses as does Congress, because peo- nationwide against police brutality and racism. joined the debate by video link due to ple see there are two branches of Heavily criticized by voters for his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, which has government locked in a political battle the Covid-19 crisis, Trump has seized on stoking taken a heavy toll in the South while a pandemic is killing Peruvians fears of leftwing violence as a way to refocus his American country. and creating a shocking level of campaign in the final weeks. — AFP Vizcarra had accused Marino of unemployment that will take five years “conspiracy” by trying to secure mili- to recover from.” — AFP Established 1961

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2020 Business US TikTok users prepare for a platform shift Most American users of TikTok react with a collective shrug NEW YORK: American TikTok users reacted with social network-such as star Addison Rae, who a collective shrug Friday to the US move to ban new boasts 60.9 million followers and earned $5 million downloads of the video-sharing app-but many are between June 2019 and June 2020, according to already planning an exit to other platforms should Forbes magazine-the financial stakes are high. the clampdown lead to an outright ban. For weeks now, many TikTok users have been “Oh my God! Ok! It’s happening! Everybody stay sharing their Instagram and YouTube accounts on calm!” TikToker Nick Foster told his 577,000 fol- their profiles, preparing their fans for a jump to lowers, dubbing a video of himself with audio of greener pastures. actor Steve Carell’s character on the series “The Office” panicking during a fire alarm. Although young users on the platform, who make up its pri- mary base, don’t seem to have paid much attention to the government’s announcement, the older ones have reacted. “Thank you for the fun times,” posted Competitors The Buyin King, a 22-year-old investor with 438,000 followers. Some users were pragmatic, lying in wait pointing out that for those who already had the app little would change between Sunday, when the gov- ernment ban on downloads will go into effect, and November 12, the cutoff date set by President Donald Trump’s administration. The administration has targeted TikTok, owned Competitors The TikTok logo is displayed in front of a TikTok in Culver City, California. US officials on Friday ordered a by Chinese tech giant ByteDance, over national Even TikTok’s gold standard, Charli D’Amelio- ban on downloads of the popular Chinese-owned mobile applications WeChat and TikTok from today security, escalating a fight with Beijing over the dig- who, with 87.5 million followers at just 16 years old, saying they threaten national security. — AFP ital technology. The November 12 deadline poten- is the platform’s most popular creator-announced tially allows for a tie-up between TikTok and a US Tuesday a non-exclusive partnership with Triller, a downloaded 250 million times since it was created, as Likee-which Apptopia says was downloaded 7.2 company to safeguard data to allay Washington’s similar platform, where she already has 1.1 million a figure that was disputed by analytics firm million times in the US between February and security concerns. “This is posturing,” said Jeff subscribers. Bryce Hall, Nessa Barrett and Chase Apptopia, which put the number of downloads clos- August-and Dubsmash. Not to mention Instagram Couret, a consultant with 376,000 TikTok followers. Hudson-largely unknown among the over-20-year- er to 52 million. and YouTube, which have extended their tentacles “For Trump it’s a way of showing TikTok that he olds but with more than 10 million TikTok followers The app is not the only one positioning itself to with Reels and YouTube Shorts, respectively, the means business but without hurting them too each-have also started Triller accounts. rise from the ashes of titan TikTok, which has been test versions of which launched opportunely in the much.” However, most of those who have built a fol- In a sign of the times, Trump himself, who never downloaded two billion times worldwide and has past few months. The winner “will be the one that lowing on TikTok are getting ready to pack their dipped his toe into TikTok’s waters, has made his 100 million users in the US alone. Also lying in wait the loyal TikTok users perceive as being the ‘cool’ bags, regardless of the ultimate outcome. For peo- debut on Triller, where he already has 953,000 fol- are Byte (no relation to TikTok’s parent company place to be,” said James Mourey, a marketing pro- ple who make a living off of their presence on the lowers. In August, Triller announced it had been ByteDance), which was launched in January, as well fessor at DePaul University. — AFP

ular offering is a one kilogram (2.2 pound) gold bar- Singapore metals setting them back more than US$60,000. Foo is, however, keen to stress you can start much smaller. exchange touts For around US$70 you can buy one gram-a wafer WeChat, TikTok the size of an SD memory card-while mini-bars weighing five, ten, 50 and 100 grams are also avail- gold to masses able. SGPMX says it is the world’s first precious ban is test for metals exchange entirely backed by physical bul- open internet SINGAPORE: Fancy owning your own gold bars lion, and investors can turn up whenever they like to that you can admire and take selfies with? With the admire their trove. coronavirus fuelling demand for safe-haven assets While virus-related travel curbs have halted most visits from overseas for now, there is a steady WASHINGTON: The US ban on Chinese- for investors to park their cash, a Singapore exchange is offering mom-and-pop investors what it stream in usual times-with Japanese particularly owned apps WeChat and TikTok sets up a piv- keen to check out their investments. otal legal challenge on digital free expression says is an easier way to get their hands on the pre- cious metal. The Singapore Precious Metals “They visit us once a year, they see their thing, with important ramifications for the global inter- take pictures, ‘wefie’, then they go,” Foo said. The net ecosystem. President Donald Trump’s Exchange is seeking to do away with the notion trading in bullion is only for professional investors or bullion is stored at Le Freeport, a fortified, Fort administration cited national security concerns, Knox-like vault near the city-state’s main airport set claiming the popular applications could be “sub- the super-rich, by offering small amounts for reason- able prices that can be bought using a phone app. up to house treasures from around the world and ject to mandatory cooperation with the intelli- private art collections. Security is tight-the gold is gence services” of Beijing. “When we first started our business a decade ago, obviously we attracted the elite group, people kept inside vaults protected by massive metal doors Critics said that while the security risks were and thick walls that block mobile phone signals. unclear, the sweeping ban of popular online who had money,” chief executive Victor Foo said. “But it’s our aspiration to be able to reach the mass Most investors are from Europe and the United platforms raises concerns about the govern- States, but Foo predicts the number from Asia will ment’s ability to regulate free expression under market.” The price of an ounce of gold topped US$2,000 for the first time last month-fuelled by increase in the coming years. It may be hard to the US constitution’s First Amendment. SINGAPORE: Victor Foo, chief executive of the Singapore worries about the economic impact of the virus as change age-old habits however. While gold is popu- “It’s a mistake to think of this as (only) a lar among many Asian communities, it is typically Precious Metals Exchange (SGPMX), holding 1kg gold bars sanction on TikTok and WeChat. It’s a serious well as future inflation-and Foo says sales have risen. during a media tour at his office in Le Freeport, a private, But 80 percent of his customers are still high- bought in the form of jewelry to give as gifts at spe- restriction on the First Amendment rights of US cial occasions, rather than in bars and coins. — AFP maximum-security vault in Singapore.—- AFP citizens and residents,” said Jameel Jaffer, direc- net-worth individuals and the exchange’s most pop- tor of the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University. Hina Shamsi of the American Civil Liberties Union agreed that the is scheduled to address lawmakers at three separate they would likely boost their fourth-quarter GDP order poses constitutional questions and called Fiscal fizzle saps hearings, where he will undoubtedly make the same forecast if Biden wins and Democrats retake the US it an “abuse of emergency powers” by Trump observation he has repeatedly made for months, Senate, because Democrats would approve a that creates more security issues than it solves US economic including after this week’s policymaking meeting: spending package larger than the $1 trillion by blocking app fixes and updates. more stimulus “is likely to be needed” for the recov- Goldman has penciled in. ery to continue. Limited functionality recovery The House, controlled by Democrats, and the Voters focused on virus The ban set to take effect Sunday prohibits Senate, controlled by Republicans, are deadlocked Despite overall concerns about the strength of the downloads of TikTok, a popular video-sharing WASHNGTON: This week’s economic data offers on any stimulus bill, and there’s little chance of it recovery, and millions out of work since the pandemic app with some 100 million US users, and fresh hints that the US recovery will slow without passing before the election. Eventually, Congress hit, a recent Reuters/Ipsos poll found that 45 percent WeChat, a Chinese super-app used for messag- new federal aid, a possible blow to President will pass some pandemic relief, no matter who wins of US adults think Trump is the better candidate for ing, shopping, payments and other services, with Donald Trump’s reelection bid, especially since any the presidential contest. But it’s likely to be less rebuilding the economy. That’s compared with 36 per- some 19 million users in the United States. new spending before the Nov 3 presidential elec- under Trump, a Republican, than under Democratic cent who say Biden would be better. But the same poll Officials said WeChat’s functionality would be tion seems unlikely. A slowdown in US consumer presidential nominee Joe Biden. showed that likely voters were much more concerned affected immediately after the ban takes effect, spending in August provided the clearest evidence “If Trump wins and (Republicans) retain control about a candidate’s ability to fight the coronavirus and even though some services might still work. this week that as millions of Americans lost the extra of the Senate and the president says he wants more restore trust in government, both issues on which vot- TikTok is expected to function through unemployment benefits that had sustained their stimulus, Republicans will find a way to go along ers gave Biden a lead. COVID-19 has killed more than November 12, the deadline set under an execu- finances in the early months of the COVID-19 with that,” said Eric Winograd, senior economist at 197,000 in the United States since the pandemic tive order by Trump, but users would not be able recession, they have begun to cut back. AllianceBernstein. “If Biden wins, you would get began. New daily cases are now averaging about to download updates to the video app. The In an economy where consumer spending bigger stimulus.” Goldman Sachs economists said 40,000, about 60 percent of the July peak. — Reuters move ratchets up the pressure on TikTok parent accounts for two-thirds of the total output, less firm ByteDance to strike a deal with a US part- shopping means less overall growth. The number of ner that would allay Washington’s data security Americans filing new claims for unemployment concerns, with Silicon Valley tech giant Oracle in dropped less than expected, and applications for talks to be part of a group that would put the week before were revised up, suggesting the TikTok in American control. labor market recovery has plateaued. The latest ban, critics say, could create more Meanwhile, a Fed survey released Friday showed cracks in a fragmenting global internet system that American households were better off financially by allowing governments freer rein in blocking in July than they were in the first months of the cri- services. “Trump’s decision is likely further to sis, in large part because of their access to govern- splinter the internet,” said Darrell West, director ment aid. Other data this week indicate the recovery of the center for technology innovation at the is ongoing in some parts of the economy. Brookings Institution. US factory production increased for a fourth “It will encourage other countries to retaliate straight month in August, and confidence rose to a against American companies and raise their own record among single-family homebuilders, who saw security concerns against foreign firms. The a boost to demand from low interest rates and pan- result could be several different internets based demic-fueled demand for homes suited to remote on the country of origin.” Facebook-owned work. Broad consumer sentiment also picked up in Instagram chief Adam Mosseri voiced similar September, a report showed Friday. Democrats concerns, tweeting that “a US TikTok ban would grew more upbeat about the economy’s outlook be quite bad for Instagram, Facebook, and the while Republicans’ enthusiasm dipped, but overall internet more broadly.” consumer optimism is still down compared with Mosseri added that “most of the people who before the crisis. A slowdown in US consumer spending in August provided the clearest evidence this week that as millions of use Instagram are outside the US, as is most of Americans lost the extra unemployment benefits that had sustained their finances in the early months of the our potential growth. — AFP Stimulus is coming, eventually COVID-19 recession, they have begun to cut back. — Reuters Next week Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell 9 Business Sunday, September 20, 2020 US Fed official warns against ‘ghost stories’ about inflation Only 30% of laid off workers have returned to work: Survey

WASHINGTON: The Federal Reserve has been survey released Friday showed the greatest share of too cautious in its recent policy shift allowing higher layoffs during the pandemic hit families earning less prices to boost employment, one US central banker than $40,000 a year, at 28 percent, while half of all said Friday, warning against heeding “ghost stories” people laid off were either Black or Hispanic. about inflation. But the data also showed that families felt better As the United States faces the world’s worst about their economic situation due to government COVID-19 outbreak and is approaching 200,000 support programs, and 70 percent would be able to deaths, tens of millions of workers still have not face a $400 emergency expense, an improvement returned to their jobs and the unemployment rate, from October. though down from its peak, is at 8.4 percent, more than double the pre-pandemic level. US inflation ghost The Fed on Friday released a survey showing only During the recovery from the global financial 30 percent of workers who were laid off early in the crisis over the past decade, US inflation rarely hit 2 crisis have returned to work, while 22 percent do not expect to return to their jobs. Neel Kashkari, presi- dent of the Fed’s Minneapolis branch, dissented from the Fed’s decision Wednesday, which pledged to allow inflation to rise above 2 percent “for some Fed makes time” to achieve the central bank’s goal of maximum employment. cautious NEW YORK: In this file photo, FOX Business Network’s Maria Bartiromo (left) interviews Minneapolis The statement reflects the policy shift first policy shift Federal Reserve president Neel Kashkari at FOX Studios in New York City. Kashkari said on Friday, the announced by Fed Chair Jerome Powell in August, Federal Reserve has been too cautious in its recent policy shift allowing higher prices to boost employ- but Kashkari said the Fed should have made a ment, and warned against heeding “ghost stories” about inflation. — AFP “stronger commitment to not raising rates until we were certain to have achieved” the full employment objective. He stressed that economists and central that is hard to counteract. Many central bankers ing challenges to advanced economies around the bankers have long been proven wrong in their con- percent and then only briefly as unemployment believed that “once inflation started climbing, it world,” and if the new policy helps to generate high- cerns about the threat of low joblessness sparking continued to fall, reaching a historically low 3.5 might accelerate, requiring a very strong policy er inflation that led to a rate hike “I think we would higher prices. And if the new policy had been in percent prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Fed’s response to control it,” Kashkari said. He referred to consider that a high-class problem,” Kashkari said. place in 2012, the Fed would have delayed increasing preferred inflation index, personal consumption such theories as “ghost stories, because there was Kashkari was one of two members of the Fed’s the benchmark lending rate by at least a year and expenditures, was up 1.0 percent for the year end- no evidence they were true but they also couldn’t be policy committee to dissent from the vote allowed even greater employment gains, he said. ed in July. ruled out.” Wednesday. The other, Dallas Federal Reserve Bank Official payroll data show only half of the more While central banks generally worry about The Fed has tools to address rising inflation, but President Robert Kaplan, has not issued a statement than 22 million workers who lost jobs in March and uncontrolled price increases, low inflation is a con- little in its arsenal to counteract the current cycle of explaining his decision, but indicated he wanted April have returned to work. The Fed’s household cern as well since it can cause a downward cycle low inflation, he said. “Persistent low inflation is pos- greater “flexibility” in the policy. — AFP

price was one of several elements LSE had taken LSE picks Euronext into consideration. Boujnah said Euronext had always considered as favored bidder Borsa “a natural fit” and contacts had accelerated since July after years of informal discussions with all Indonesia and US for Borsa Italiana relevant stakeholders. “It’s a natural enlargement of Euronext within a ink infrastructure framework that already existed, clearly with an unprecedented size. It’s the first time we’re welcom- LONDON/MILAN/PARIS: London Stock finance agreement Exchange entered exclusive talks to sell Borsa ing within Euronext a G7 economy, the third econo- Italiana to Euronext on Friday, with the French my of the European continent with everything that operator seeing off Deutsche Boerse and is related to that,” Boujnah added. Euronext had moved to win round both the LSE and Rome by JAKARTA: Indonesia has signed an agree- Switzerland’s Six as it bids to add another bourse to ment with the United States to strengthen its pan-European network. teaming up with Italy’s state investor Cassa Depositi e Prestiti and Italian bank Intesa Sanpaolo infrastructure financing through private sec- Dubbed “Project Botticelli”, the LSE’s sale of the tor investment, Indonesia’s Finance Ministry in order to gain Italy’s buy-in. Milan stock exchange is sensitive in Rome due to LONDON: Commuters walk past the London Stock and the US Treasury Department said on Both CDP and Intesa will become shareholders concerns about who takes control of its bond plat- Exchange in the City of London. The London Stock Friday. USTreasury Secretary Steven in the French exchange operator, if the bid for form, which handles trading of Italy’s 2.6 trillion Exchange Group said on Friday that it has entered Mnuchin signed the agreement with Borsa succeeds, by subscribing to a proposed euros ($3.1 trillion) of government debt. The LSE is “exclusive” talks to sell Milan’s Borsa Italiana to pan- Indonesia’s Finance Minister Sri Mulyani selling Borsa as part of regulatory remedies to see capital increase. European stock market operator Euronext. — AFP Indrawati remotely on Friday, according to a through its $27 billion purchase of data provider statement posted on the US Treasury Refinitiv, which is 45 percent owned by Thomson ‘Italian ecosystem’ Department’s website. Reuters , parent company of Reuters News. Under the proposed deal, CDP would have a seat “Key businesses and central functions of the new Rahayu Puspasari, spokeswoman for It was not immediately clear what Euronext had on Euronext’s supervisory board, with a second group would be based in Milan and Rome,” Indonesia’s Finance Ministry, said in a sepa- offered to gain exclusive talks, but investors wel- Italian candidate proposed as an independent Euronext said. The deal would give Euronext much- rate statement that the agreement would comed the move and its shares were up 5 percent at board member who would become chairman, in a needed scale, ownership of a clearing house with bolster the development of capital markets 0946 GMT. LSE stock was up 0.7 percent. nod to how Milan would be the largest contributor critical mass, and scope to scale the business inter- and financial instruments to “facilitate and Offers for Borsa valued it at up to 4 billion to Euronext revenue at roughly 35 percent of a nationally, analysts at Jefferies said. reduce the barriers to private sector invest- euros, sources said before the LSE board combined group. Borsa would join exchanges under It would also bring Milan under euro zone own- ment in infrastructure.” Puspasari added that reviewed the bids on Thursday. Chief Executive the Euronext banner that span Dublin and Oslo to ership after Britain left the EU, a move likely to the agreement would help improve asset Stephane Boujnah declined to comment on the Brussels, Amsterdam and Paris, and add significant please Brussels policymakers who want to buttress recycling capacity, impact assessment for value of Euronext’s bid, but told Reuters that bond trading, clearing and settlement capacity. the bloc’s capital market. —Reuters the financing already given, and credit enhancement. “The engagement supports the broader cent although Sweden and Norway saw larger US Government Indo-Pacific Strategy by Tech savvy, flexible hits of 8.3 percent and 6.3 percent respective- complementing ongoing efforts under the $65bn cash mystery ly. “Better digital infrastructure means we were Enhancing Development and Growth workers boost quicker at being able to work from home. The through Energy (Asia EDGE) and the puzzles Britain’s infrastructure is there and we are used to using Infrastructure Transaction and Assistance Nordic economies it,” said Robert Bergqvist, chief economist at Network (ITAN),” said the US Treasury Swedish bank SEB. “That has helped hold up Department. — Reuters audit office production and consumption.” Denmark, Sweden, Finland and the STOCKHOLM: Helen Balfors, a project Netherlands had the most advanced digital leader at Norwegian conglomerate Orkla, has economies in the EU in 2018, a research paper been working from home for longer than most from the European Commission showed, based EU looks to fast 5G, of her colleagues after returning from a skiing on connectivity, human capital, internet use trip to Italy in February as the new coronavirus and extent of e-commerce. took hold in Europe. supercomputers The mother of three said that while the Flexibility company had always encouraged a good The Nordics - home to telecoms infra- work-life balance, some managers had structure firms Ericsson and Nokia - topped to boost economy required their employees to be in the office the EU table for home-working even before before the pandemic hit. “But now they realize the pandemic. Sweden, in first place, had just BRUSSELS: The European Commission on it works just as well to be at home,” she said. “I under a third of workers working from home, The notes are not being used for transactions or identi- just needed an extra screen and an extra key- Friday urged the 27-country bloc to work togeth- fied as savings at least occasionally, in 2019, according to er to speed up the rollout of fiber and 5G net- board from the office, which I got in a couple the European Foundation for the of days.” Well-developed digital infrastructure works to boost the region’s virus-hit economy and Improvement of Living and Working secure its technology autonomy. EU countries LONDON: As cash declines in day-to-day transac- has helped the Nordic economies weather the Conditions (Eurofound), an EU agency. The tions, Britain’s National Audit Office has uncovered a pandemic better than most of Europe. should develop a best practices toolbox by March EU average was around 10 percent. 30 with the aim of cutting cost and red tape, pro- mystery: the number of pound notes in circulation has Britain’s economy contracted by around a Long-term flexible employment practices, soared, so who is holding around 50 billion pounds fifth in the second quarter, Spain registered an vide timely access to 5G radio spectrum and allow such as allowing parents to stay home with for more cross-border coordination for radio ($65 billion) in cash? 18.5 percent drop, while the euro zone econo- sick children and an emphasis on a healthy In July 2020, the number of notes in circulation my as a whole shrank 11.8 percent. spectrum for 5G services, the EU executive said. work-life balance have encouraged remote The coronavirus outbreak showed how impor- reached a record high of 4.4 billion, with a monetary In contrast, Finland’s GDP fell just 4.5 per- working. — Reuters value of 76.5 billion pounds, up from 24 billion tant internet services and 5G are, European digi- pounds in 2000. But the National Audit Office said tal chief Margrethe Vestager said. “We have seen the Bank of England in 2018 estimated only about 20 the current crisis highlight the importance of percent-24 percent of the value of notes in circulation access to very high-speed internet for businesses, were being used or held for cash transactions, with public services and citizens, but also to accelerate UK households holding a further 5 percent as savings. the pace towards 5G,” she said in a statement. “Little is known about the remainder, worth “We must therefore work together towards fast approximately 50 billion pounds,” The National Audit network rollout without any further delays.” Office, Britain’s independent public spending watch- The Commission also proposed a recommen- dog, said in a report. “Possible explanations include dation to boost research and activities to develop holdings overseas for transactions or savings and new supercomputing technologies. “Keeping up in possibly holdings in the UK of unreported domestic the international technological race is a priority, savings or for use in the shadow economy.” and Europe has both the know-how and the polit- The Audit Office said the Bank of England and oth- ical will to play a leading role,” Internal Market er institutions should improve their understanding of Commissioner Thierry Breton said in a statement. The Commission is investing 8 billion euros why demand for cash has increased. The Bank of HELSINKI: Well-developed digital infrastructure has helped the Nordic economies weather the England declined to comment. — Reuters ($9.46 billion)in the next generation of super- pandemic better than most of Europe. computers.— Reuters 10 Established 1961 Sunday, September 20, 2020 Business Ooredoo Kuwait partners with Nutanix to launch VDI-as-a-Service for businesses SMBs in Kuwait to get fully supported solution for desktop virtualization

KUWAIT: Ooredoo Telecom, the first to introduce by both public and private organizations in the Companies will now be able to spin up and pro- innovative digital services in Kuwait, has signed a country as they realize that technology workers vision desktops in record time without having to partnership with Nutanix, Inc (NASDAQ: NTNX), are going to increasingly demand workplace flexi- provide new hardware to users spread across a leader in enterprise cloud computing, to offer bility in future.” the country.” Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)-as-a-Service Aaron White, Regional Sales Director, Middle Ooredoo will offer VDI-as-a-Service on a sub- to businesses in Kuwait. The telecom service East, at Nutanix says, “COVID-19 has made Work scription basis out of its state-of-the-art data cen- provider has implemented Nutanix Enterprise from Home a necessity over the last couple of ter facilities that offer integrated networking, secu- Cloud Platform combined with Citrix Virtual months and even post-pandemic, this remote work- rity, service SLA’s and a host of other solutions to Desktops software in its data center with a view to ing trend will most likely continue and gain momen- business in Kuwait. Physical desktops and laptops provide a fully supported solution for desktop vir- tum. Most organizations in Kuwait are faced with are becoming a poor fit for today’s dynamic, digital tualization to small and medium businesses (SMBs) the challenging task of setting up their employees workplace. Intelligent digital workspaces, delivered and enterprise customers. Bilal Agha Aaron White to work remotely, while still maintaining access to by VDI, enable users to access applications and Speaking about the launch of the new solution, the same tools and applications they require to be information from anywhere while data remains Bilal Agha, at Ooredoo Kuwait says, “Our productive. Many of these companies are just not secure, making them ideal for end-user computing Company is at the forefront of technology innova- world leading vendors - Nutanix, that delivers a fully equipped with the technology, tools and needs. The advantages of VDI-as-a-Service are tion and we are proud to be the first telecom web-scale, hyper converged solution purpose- processes to make this a reality.” around flexibility, scalability, security and cost sav- service provider in Kuwait to introduce VDI-as- built for virtualization and cloud environments and “We are pleased to partner with Ooredoo to ings with the OPEX model being highly favored by a-Service, in response to the needs of our busi- Citrix, a leader in virtual desktop infrastructure. help organizations speed up their digitization businesses looking to save on high up-front infra- ness customers. We have partnered with two We believe that this solution will find great uptake efforts through the VDI-as-a-Service offering. structure costs.

ABK launches self pin generation through ATMs

KUWAIT: In line with its ‘Simpler Banking’ strategy, Al-Ahli Bank of Kuwait (ABK), announced the launch of its new digital service - ‘Self Pin Generation Ashish Tandon - KAICO, Kuwait - Best Dealer for Uptime Initiatives in Middle East through ABK Branch ATMs’. The distinc- Region - FY 2020 tive feature enables customers to gener- ate new PIN numbers for their recently issued cards within seconds of inserting the cards into an ABK ATM. Obtaining these awards year after year is the ABK’s card Self PIN Generation serv- Eicher, Kaico Al-Shaya natural outcome of the continuous efforts to reach- ice is a three-step process. On insertion, ing perfection through exceptional aftersales serv- the machine recognizes the card as new & Al-Sagar receives ices & supporting project owners to create suc- and instantly sends a one-time authenti- cessful investment. Ashish Tandon, General Manager of Kaico, stat- cation code to the customer’s registered best dealer award ed “this award is the result of our work during 2019 contact number. Customers then enter to enhance our services in all fields, including the the authentication code into the ATM exceptional Aftersales services and enhancements KUWAIT: and complete the PIN selection process, Kuwait Automotive Imports Company, applied to our service facilities and the develop- registering it across the Bank’s records Kaico Al-Shaya and Al-Sagar, the exclusive distrib- ment of our online platforms, we witnessed an and making it effective for use across all uters of Eicher trucks and busses in Kuwait, unprecedented rise in our customer base. banking transactions immediately. received the award for “Best uptime initiative” for “We believe that this success was achieved ABK is constantly upgrading its digi- the year 2019-2020 during the Annual dealers con- through the efforts and initiatives of the Service tal services including cardless with- ference held on August 2020 in the category of best Consultants and Aftersales teams throughout the drawal transactions, a service that exclusive international distributer as a result of its year. The achievement of this award is the best defi- allows clients to withdraw cash without services during the year 2019 in the Kuwaiti market. nition of our motto that the customer comes first the need of their debit cards, ITM’s in In their statement, Kaico expressed great pleas- and customer satisfaction is our primary goal,” key locations to avoid having to visit a ure in winning this award which is a new achieve- added Mohammad Abou El-Aoun, Senior Executive branch and a number of other digital ment added to their collection of excellence tro- Manager-Aftersales. products & services, which can be seen phies. Additionally, Kaico emphasized that this Incorporated in 1982, Eicher Motors Limited is on the Bank’s website, eahli.com. award shows its continued growth and interest in the flagship company of the Eicher Group in India cial vehicle space, and in other developing coun- Customers are also encouraged to providing the highest standards in exceptional & and a leading player of the Indian automobile tries. VECV has a complete range of trucks and update their civil ID information through innovative services that meet the aspirations of its industry. In addition to motorcycles, Eicher has a buses from 5-55 tons, and its integrated manufac- the Bank’s ATMs. customers and shows endeavors and efforts pur- joint venture with Sweden’s AB Volvo - Volvo turing plant in Pithampur, Madhya Pradesh is the sued by the management to add value to its share- Eicher Commercial Vehicles Limited (VECV) - global hub for medium duty five- and eight-liter holders and owners in all its activities. which is driving modernization in India’s commer- engines for Volvo Group.

Apple to open Investors ignored a report that showed US consumer Lagarde: Business Equities sink sentiment increased in early September, with Democrats more upbeat about the economy’s outlook compared its first India needs more with Republicans ahead of the Nov. 3 presidential elec- on virus angst, tion. A decision by Republican President Donald online store Trump’s administration to ban WeChat and video- women leaders Fed aftermath sharing app TikTok from US app stores starting FRANKFURT: European Central Bank President Sunday night raised concerns about a new front in MUMBAI: Apple will launch its first online Christine Lagarde said Friday that there are still too NEW YORK: continuing China-US political tensions. “The diplomat- store in India next week, the Silicon Valley giant Global equity markets slid on Friday as few women in top jobs, and that the coronavirus ic tug of war is not being resolved,” said Boris said Friday, hoping to cash in on the country’s investors sought direction after this week’s US Federal pandemic has exacerbated the problem. “There are Schlossberg, managing director of FX strategy at BK festive season and grow its tiny share of the Reserve meeting and a jump in coronavirus cases in still too few women in management worldwide, par- Asset Management. “The tensions are heightening booming market. Europe rattled sentiment, while gold rose and safe- ticularly in the economic and financial spheres, rather than easing. That’s not something the market The company is a small player in India, haven buying lifted the Japanese yen. The dollar posted including central banks,” she said in an interview likes to see.” where sales of its smartphones lag those of its fifth straight day of declines against the yen as with French economics weekly Challenges. The Japanese yen strengthened 0.12 percent versus South Korean rival Samsung, with the iPhone Japan’s monetary policy of yield curve control pushes Lagarde, the first the greenback at 104.60 per dollar, after earlier gain- maker pricing itself exclusively at the luxury up real interest rates. female chief in the ECB’s ing to 104.270 - its strongest level against the US cur- end of the market. US technology-related stocks reversed early gains on history, lamented that the rency since July 31. The dollar index rose 0.058 per- Its renewed push into India comes as Asia’s Wall Street to extend their losses to a third day, while the cent, with the euro unchanged at $1.1847. US Treasury 19 eurozone central S&P 500 and Nasdaq posted a third straight week of third-largest economy has hit a record slump due yields edged higher but remained within recent trading banks are all run by men, declines. The big tech names that have fueled the US rally to a months-long coronavirus lockdown. India’s ranges as government-bond investors took their cue and that she and her from a pandemic-induced slump in March - Apple Inc, busiest shopping season usually kicks off in from equity markets. The benchmark 10-year US German colleague Isabel Microsoft Corp, Amazon.com Inc and Alphabet Inc - led October, with stores offering steep discounts and Treasury note rose 1.3 basis points to 0.6953 percent. Schnabel were the only equities lower. freebies to customers looking to splurge on big- Eurozone government bond yields traded little women on the ECB’s 25- Rising coronavirus cases and a dim economic out- ticket items as they celebrate popular Hindu festi- changed on expectations of more central bank policy vals including Dussehra and Diwali. member governing coun- look weighed on sentiment. The biggest threat to the cil. “That’s not how it euro zone economy is a resurgent pandemic, accord- easing. Safe-haven German 10-year bond yields were Apple’s online store, which will open for busi- Christine Lagarde up 0.1 basis points at -0.482 percent. Investors piled ness on September 23, will offer “a range of should be!” she said. ing to a Reuters poll of economists, who say growth Arguing for changes and inflation are more likely to cause negative sur- into emerging markets assets, giving developing coun- affordability options” including discounts on try debt funds their 11th straight week of inflows. Macs, iPads and tech accessories for students, in the workplace, Lagarde said men should be prises in the coming year than positive ones. encouraged to take paternity leave, and it should European countries from Denmark to Greece Copper touched its highest in more than two years the company said in a press release. Shoppers as speculators extended their buying spree on the be granted to them for “longer periods than their announced new restrictions on Friday to curb surging will be able to get their AirPods, iPads and Apple economic recovery in top metals consumer China current entitlement of a few days or weeks.” coronavirus infections in some of their largest cities, Pencils engraved in English, Hindi and a range of while the dollar weakened. Noting that the gender wage gap was still 13 per- while Britain was reported to be considering a new other Indian languages. China has been a major beneficiary of investment cent among the wealthy OECD countries, Lagarde national lockdown. Apple currently sells through third-party flows as the country is the most attractive market for also pointed out that “gender inequality still exists “The COVID-19 infection rate in Europe has gotten retailers in India including Amazon, and the coun- asset managers with cash to allocate, according to in terms of access to the job market”. And the pretty bad,” said Tom Martin, senior portfolio manager try is seen as a huge potential market for the firm fund flow tracker EPFR. Stocks overnight in China coronavirus has worsened inequality, she said. at Globalt Investments in Atlanta. “The implications are due to its giant 1.3-billion population and rela- that it’s difficult to curtail the virus.” MSCI’s benchmark made their strongest gains in three weeks, with the “During lockdown, (women) have been active on tively low number of smartphone owners. The for global equity markets fell 0.62 percent to 566.62, CSI300 index adding 2.2 percent, led by financial all fronts, forced to work while caring for their chil- company has only a two-percent share of the while in Europe, the broad FTSEurofirst 300 index companies. Gold prices gained, buoyed by a weaker dren, not to mention coping with the threat of Indian market, according to industry estimates. closed down 0.62 percent at 1,429.67. On Wall Street, dollar and concerns over the economic recovery. An application to open Apple Stores in India in domestic violence. As in every economic crisis, they the S&P 500 lost 37.55 points, or 1.12 percent, to Spot gold prices rose 0.39 percent to $1,950.08 an 2016 was reportedly rebuffed because of a rule are at greater risk of losing their jobs or of having 3,319.46 and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 117.00 ounce, and US gold futures settled up 0.6 percent at that states foreign retailers must source 30 per- their wages cut.” Although Lagarde said men were points, or 1.07 percent, to 10,793.28. The Dow Jones $1,962.10. Oil prices settled little changed after a cent of their products locally. more accepting than before of women in senior Industrial Average fell 244.56 points, or 0.88 percent, to Libyan commander said a blockade of Libya’s oil New Delhi has since relaxed the rules, giving positions, the real change in mentality will come 27,657.42. For the week, the S&P 500 fell 0.65 percent, exports would be lifted for a month, while the decline companies up to eight years to meet the sourcing “when nobody, male or female, questions the legiti- the Dow slipped 0.03 percent and the Nasdaq declined in US equities weighed on futures. requirements, as part of a push to attract foreign macy of a woman holding a position of power”. 0.56 percent. Still, both the US and Brent crude benchmarks were investment and create jobs. On Twitter, Schnabel praised Lagarde for raising A big rotation into value stocks from growth and set for weekly gains after Saudi Arabia pressed allies Some of its smartphones, including the iPhone her voice. “It is hard to overstate how hugely impor- momentum has yet to materialize, said Yousef Abbasi, to stick to output quotas, Hurricane Sally cut US pro- 11, are assembled at facilities operated by tant it is to have leaders like Christine Lagarde who global market strategist at StoneX. “There really isn’t a duction, and banks including Goldman Sachs predicted Taiwanese manufacturers Foxconn and Wistron openly speak out on these issues in spite of all the value sector that’s positioned to take the reins and a supply deficit. Brent crude futures slid 15 cents to in the southern Indian cities of Chennai and dreadful, misogynist comments that will certainly lead,” Abbasi said. “There’s a lack of a catalyst to force settle at $43.15 a barrel. US crude futures rose 14 Bangalore. — AFP follow. #EmpowerWomen,” she wrote.—AFP people to look more seriously at value as leadership.” cents to settle at $41.11 a barrel. — Reuters Classifieds Sunday, September 20, 2020

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A van from JFK Transportation equipped as a mobile Wifi Hotspot is used in A van from JFK Transportation equipped as a mobile Wifi Hotspot is used in Angel, 13, stands outside of his home trying to connect his computer to the Santa Ana to help some students access internet to remotely attend their Santa Ana. Wifi Hotspot provided by a parked van from JFK Transportation in order to fol- classes. — AFP photos low his online classes.

minivan with a Wi-fi router er,” Reyna said. of the best and very quick,” said Watson, tech companies. A recent report estimat- to two percent of the defense budget. Aattached to the dashboard and a As many schools began the year with who is African-American and grew up in ed that 25 percent of students in the In Santa Ana, it is estimated that some satellite antenna on the roof is teaching online, the head of the compa- neighborhoods of Santa Ana where state - about 1.5 million - did not have 10,000 students do not have access to helping 200 disadvantaged students in ny, Kevin Watson, came up with the idea many immigrant families live and often adequate internet access or computing Wi-fi, said local councilman Vincent Santa Ana, close to Los Angeles, cope of equipping some of his vans with inter- struggle to make ends meet. Each van is devices needed for distance learning. Sarmiento. He said the city had been try- with the rigors of distance learning dur- net relays and parking them at strategic able to connect some 200 students, and The same applies in other US states, ing to create as many hotspots as possi- ing the coronavirus pandemic. “When points in the city where students with no seven have already been deployed as in part because of high internet costs - ble, and initiatives such Watson’s had the school district launched the new Internet at home can stay on top of their part of the project. Watson said financial which average about 60 dollars a month helped relieve the pressure. For the stu- school year last month, some of the par- school work. “We park the van, and negotiations are ongoing with the school - and poor infrastructure. In the southern dents, the relay vans offer a chance to ents had challenges,” said Roman we’re here about eight hours to ensure district and the hope is to have a fleet of state of Mississippi, for example, half of keep up with school work. “I had Wi-fi Reyna, who is overseeing the “Wi-fi on that the students are connected during about 50 of the vehicles. students do not have access to Wi-fi or trouble ... and sometimes I would go to wheels” project launched by JFK the day,” Watson said. “The Wi-fi signal laptops, according to a study by the my friend’s house and they let me work Transportation, which organizes school will reach approximately three and a half ‘Up to speed on homework’ NGO Common Sense Media and the there,” said 13-year-old Angel, who now runs in the district. “A lot of our students football fields, that’s about 350 yards.” The project has highlighted inequali- Boston Consulting Group. The study said has a “Wi-fi on wheels” parked near his don’t have access to Wi-fi. So it’s difficult The connection is secured via a pass- ties in a state that boasts the fifth-largest it would take between $6 billion and $11 home. “Now, it’s working good and I’ve for them to hear some of the messages word and accessible only to students, he economy in the world and is home to billion to eradicate this digital divide returned all my assignments.”— AFP or learning lessons behind the comput- added. “The Wi-fi routers are 5G, it’s one Silicon Valley and some of the biggest across the country, the equivalent of one

contact and sharing” when neighbors would join his family-butchered animals French butcher at their farm in the rolling hills east of Lyon in southeast France. His job was to crank the hand grinder for making sausages. seeks to carve “When we would kill a pig, it was our annual party,” he said. “It was incredibly festive, and in one day we would fill the out Unesco entire larder.” distinction

ictor Dumas is convinced that his Vfellow French butchers wield their knives unlike any others, and is hoping the UN will agree they deserve pride of place at the global culinary table. Dumas, 21, has been touring France for the past year in a campaign to win recog- nition of his skills from the Unesco cultural agency, which curates a list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. This file photo shows meat during the best “There’s a really distinct way of carving apprentice butcher contest. — AFP in France,” he told AFP this week in Paris, where he met with chefs as well as fellow He began his studies at 15 and is now butchers known for their dedication to apprenticing to learn the secrets of char- using everything from “nose to tail”. cuterie and other pork delicacies in Aix- Travelling to Belfast for the World les-Bains in the French Alps. These days, Butchers’ Challenge in 2018, where he wearing his crisp white jacket embroi- took third prize in the apprentice catego- dered with “Victor a l’Unesco”, he can ry, made him realise the French had ele- carve and mount a rack of lamb, the vated the age-old craft of carving up ani- quintessential centrepiece of a fancy Fireworks explode around the London Eye during New Year’s celebrations in central London just after midnight. — AFP mals to an art. “In a beef carcass, we’re Sunday lunch, in under 10 minutes. He is going to come up with 40 different cuts... already preparing to compete in the whereas others aren’t going to make the world championships in California next most of the meat” and settle for just five or year, when he also aims to officially sub- six pieces, Dumas said. mit his Unesco application. He wants French butchering to be hon- “Victor represents all the butchers ored alongside Chinese calligraphy, who adapt according to tastes and sea- Tinian marble-carving and Kazakh yurt sons,” said Mathieu Pecqueur, head of construction on the Unesco list. The dis- the Culture Viande industry body. “The tinction would bring a welcome boost as French art of preparing meat is recog- ondon’s New Year’s Eve fireworks safety of their living rooms on TV”. Labor party, strongly opposed Brexit the number of French artisan butchers nized in countries worldwide,” added Ldisplay, which annually attracts Britain has been the worst-hit country but it was championed by his predeces- has been dwindling, in part reflecting a Dominique Langlois, president of the tens of thousands of spectators, in Europe by the coronavirus pandemic, sor as mayor, Conservative Prime social shift towards eating less meat. But Interbev meat and livestock association. will not go ahead on December 31 due with nearly 42,000 deaths from Covid- Minister Boris Johnson. The decision to Dumas does not think his profession is in “In China, where French beef has just to the coronavirus pandemic, mayor 19. The government has warned it could cancel the London fireworks was up to danger. “People will always need to eat, entered the market, we’re being asked Sadiq Khan said on Friday. “There will re-impose a national lockdown across the mayor, Johnson’s spokesman told and more and more are seeking out quali- to help train people,” he said, referring not be fireworks on New Year’s Eve this England if new social curbs in the worst- reporters. Asked if Downing Street ty-we saw this during the virus lockdown,” to Beijing’s recent lifting of a longstand- year like in previous years,” he told LBC affected areas fail to stem a resurgence planned to mark the Brexit landmark when getting dinner on the table every ing ban in the wake of the “mad cow” radio. “We simply can’t afford to have in cases. Midnight on December 31 also with its own celebration, pyrotechnic or night suddenly became a preoccupation disease scare. He hailed Dumas’s cam- the numbers of people who congregate marks the moment when the UK regains otherwise, he said any plans would be for millions. paign, vowing to support the Unesco on New Year’s Eve congregating.” Khan full sovereignty, at the expiry of a transi- announced nearer the time, “but I’m not bid “for the next several years if we added his administration was working tion period following its Brexit divorce aware of any for now”.— AFP ‘Incredibly festive’ have to.” — AFP on creating a celebratory event that from the European Union in January. Dumas says he knew his destiny when people could “enjoy in the comfort and Khan, from the main opposition he was just five, recalling the “human

uman remains found in a tomb revealed a wooden coffin with the word Laboratory research, including using car- heart was removed after his death” at the year. There has long been confusion over Hwhere Michel de Montaigne is said “Montaigne” written in large brown letters. bon 14 dating, will now be carried out by request of his widow, noting that “opera- the location of the remains of de to have been buried may indeed The lead coffin was opened this week, about twenty scientists. They will particu- tion leaves its traces”. Other techniques Montaigne, after the body was shifted belong to the 16th-century French revealing “a well-preserved skeleton” and larly be on the lookout for evidence of the set to be used in the follow-up include between numerous sites after his death in philosopher but more work is needed to a skull “with almost all of its teeth” as well kidney stones from which the writer was “facial reconstruction” and genealogical 1592 at the age of 59.— AFP solve the mystery, experts said on Friday. as the remains of tissue, pollens and known to have suffered. research on possible descendants, The Musee d’Aquitaine in the southwest- insects, according to the archaeologist. Reveillas added: “We know that his Reveillas said. Results are expected next ern city of Bordeaux had in November launched work to examine the remains in the tomb a basement of the museum, which occupies the premises of a con- vent where Montaigne, famed for his lofty but highly readable “Essays”, was buried. The bones found are those of a “single individual. It is an adult and it is probably a man,” Helene Reveillas, an archaeo- anthropologist for the Bordeaux region, told reporters. “We have elements which do not go against the idea that this is de Montaigne. But we also have nothing which allows us affirm it with certainty”, she added. “The mystery remains,” she said. Montaigne was one of the city’s most famous sons, and served as its mayor from 1581 to 1585. Speculation that his remains are housed already with- in a museum in Bordeaux had caused huge excitement last year. The cenotaph of late French writer Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592) is displayed following Photo shows the cenotaph of late French writer Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592). The opening of the tomb last year restoration works at the Musee d’Aquitaine in Bordeaux. — AFP photos Established 1961 13 Lifestyle Features Sunday, September 20, 2020 Five things to watch for on Emmys night ollywood will honor the best in tele- vision at the Emmys on Sunday, but Hthe awards show-like most things in the pandemic-era world-will look totally different. And maybe that’s a good thing. Here are five things to watch for on Sunday night:

How will it all work? Late night funnyman Jimmy Kimmel will take the stage at a nearly empty venue in Los Angeles to host the Emmys, as the The LA Live Xbox Plaza usually crowded during the Emmys time is closed to the public amid Tables are set up outside the Staples center, at LA Live, where part of the Emmy was set in Los stars will be... elsewhere. Producers have the coronavirus pandemic in Los Angeles California. — AFP photos Angeles California. sent camera equipment to about 130 A- list nominees in multiple countries around the world-and the winners will accept their awards live. Technical difficulties, F- bombs dropped on air, wardrobe mal- functions: the set-up seems tailor-made for at least a few hiccups, but experts say that could be a boost overall. “I think it’s got the potential to actually be a breakthrough for award shows, and actually shake up the whole format, make it interesting,” said Deadline awards columnist Pete Hammond. Kimmel is the o red carpet, no star-studded audi- that’s really all you ask for in 2020.” amassed 18 nominations this time. series and television movie categories host who had to handle the notorious ence and no “Game of Thrones”- Capturing this year’s somewhat anar- But it is tied with “Ozark,” a dark mon- this year, more than a third of them went best picture Oscar bungle in 2017, so Nthis year’s Emmys honoring the chic zeitgeist, “Watchmen” leads the ey-laundering tale set in the American to black actors-a new record. Aside from industry observers say if anyone is pre- best in television promise to be radically charge with a whopping 26 nominations, heartland from Netflix, which despite the awards themselves, the night will pared to deal with the unknown, he’s the different as producers scramble to cre- primarily in the limited series categories. landing a record 160 nominations this honor the career achievement of Tyler man. “I really think he’s going to be able ate Hollywood’s first major pandemic-era The eerily prescient comic book adapta- year is still desperate to win its first major Perry. The African-American entertain- to roll with the punches better than awards show. The coronavirus has tion that debuted last October confronts series Emmy. Lurking in the background ment mogul has championed greater maybe anyone else who could be in that turned Tinseltown upside down, bringing historic US racism, police violence and are British royals saga “The Crown” and diversity in Hollywood, and this year paid position,” IndieWire TV awards editor productions to a halt even as stay-at- even mask-wearing. It also wowed critics Star Wars tale “The Mandalorian,” which funeral costs for black victims of police Libby Hill told AFP. home orders around the world send and audiences alike. “‘Watchmen’ boasts lavish Thrones-esque production violence including George Floyd. binge-watching through the roof. Now speaks so specifically in so many values and has already scooped five The theme of tackling racism is What about the fashion? late night funnyman Jimmy Kimmel will unprecedented ways to the moment in Emmys in technical categories this week expected to feature prominently through- There is no red carpet, of course, so host the 72nd Emmys live today from an which we’re living right now,” said Hill. “I for newcomer Disney+. out the night, while many stars in famous- how the stars will appear on camera is empty theater in Los Angeles-which think people will probably get pretty tired Comedy this year appears to be a ly liberal Hollywood are likely to have a anyone’s guess. Organizers have encour- remains under strict lockdown-with win- of hearing Watchmen’s name getting toss-up between previous serial winner wary eye on President Donald Trump’s aged participants to embrace comfort ners beaming in from the safety of their called... it’s as much of a lock as we “The Marvelous Mrs Maisel”-Amazon’s re-election bid. And then of course over couture. “Our informal theme for the homes due to Covid-19. have right now.” quirky tale of a 1950s housewife who there’s the pandemic itself to address. night is ‘Come as you are, but make an Adding to the unpredictability on a becomes a standup comic-and “Schitt’s With nominees given “unprecedented effort!’” said a letter sent to nominees by night of firsts, 130-odd nominees who ‘Last chance’ Creek.” The latter, a Canadian comedy freedom” as they broadcast from loca- organizers in July, according to Variety. “If were sent cameras to hook up in their With HBO’s record-breaking Emmys about a privileged family forced to live in tions of their choosing, winners’ speech- you want to be in formal wear, we’d love own living rooms have been encouraged juggernaut “Game of Thrones” having a rundown motel, failed to earn a single es on a night billed by Kimmel as “the that, but equally if you’re in the UK and it’s to get creative with their speeches (and finally mounted a dragon and soared off nomination in its first four years, but Emmys meet Big Brother” are likely to 3 am, perhaps you want to be in designer comfortable-A-listers are invited to trade to Westeros, the awards in the drama became a sleeper hit after airing on have surprises in store. “It’s a crap- pajamas and record from your bed!” So gowns and tuxedos for pajamas). series categories promise to be more Netflix and signed off with a heartwarm- shoot,” said Hammond. “That’s the one will stars don glamorous gowns anyway, “Ratings have been flagging for award fiercely contested this year. “It’s a relief ing final season. Emmy voters “know it’s thing you can’t predict.”— AFP hoping for a winning fashion moment, or shows for years... This is, if nothing else, for HBO that they have ‘Succession’ hit- the show’s last chance... that’s the one instead go for the tie-dye loungewear that an opportunity to mix things up, to do an ting at the right time,” said Deadline that’s got big momentum,” said has become the ubiquitous version of award ceremony in a way unlike any oth- awards columnist Pete Hammond. The Hammond. lockdown chic? Stay tuned. er that’s been done,” said IndieWire TV critically adored show about a powerful awards editor Libby Hill. “Even if Sunday family’s back-stabbing battle for control ‘Crapshoot’ Can Netflix win a major award? night is a complete disaster, it’s at least of a dynastic media empire won a writing Of the more than 100 acting nomina- Since entering the fray with its flagship going to be an interesting disaster. And Emmy in its first season, and has tions in the drama, comedy, limited original dramas like “House of Cards” and “Orange Is The New Black,” streaming giant Netflix has scooped up a ton of Emmys-but never one for best drama, best comedy or best limited series. Is this the year? Dark crime series “Ozark” is leading the nominations in the drama cat- egories with 18, but it is tied with HBO’s family business hit show “Succession.” he upcoming release of a ninth gen- amount of its competitor the Xbox One. And while Netflix prevailed in terms of eration of games consoles by Sony “For Microsoft, the challenge is to not to let total nominations with 160 to HBO’s 107, it Tand Microsoft is set to be a sales Sony get too far ahead, maybe even the has yet to pull in a major prize. HBO slam dunk with consumers seeking enter- game with it,” Planade said. Taking into meanwhile has done it many times before tainment during pandemic confinement, account the growing number of players, with “The Sopranos,” “Game of Thrones,” but could it also be their swan song as the the analyst believes it possible they could “Sex and the City” and “Veep.” This year, habits of gamers change? Both compa- match their previous success. Others beyond “Succession,” it also has nies have been dripping out information aren’t so sure given the changes in the “Watchmen,” the overall top Emmy nomi- for months about the PlayStation 5 (PS5) industry, which is already beginning to nation getter with 26, and a major con- and the Xbox Series X to build excitement, move away from big expensive machines tender this year for best limited series and and now have announced the consoles to cloud gaming, where the play is hap- beyond. “What Netflix has going for it is it will hit shelves-and living rooms-in mid- pening online. has just the bulk amount of nominations,” November. “This generation could be the last Hill said. “And sometimes it’s not quantity- physical consoles. It’ll be the last time we’ll here talk of teraflops,” said Audrey it’s quality of nominations. And I think A Steinway grand piano owned by the late Jewish-Polish composer Wladyslaw Szpilman, is that’s where HBO is at right now.” Leprince, co-founder of the independent game studio The Game Bakers. A teraflop displayed in Warsaw. Emmy newcomers refers to the capacity of a processor to The absolute glut of original content calculate a trillion operations, and both now available to television viewers is Sony and Microsoft have been vaunting astounding. From traditional broadcast the speed and power of their new con- and cable networks, to new streamers like soles. Leprince said there haven’t been Disney+ and Apple TV+, to short-form any major innovations with game inter- video platform Quibi, there is something faces or with the games themselves. for everyone. Who will break through this But “the stone in the pond... is the shift fountain pen, silver pocket watch port line at the last minute. year? So far, in the Emmys handed out to the subscription model” which means and other prized possessions of Szpilman managed to escape the before the main ceremony in technical the console makers are becoming a The Sony Playstation logo is seen during the the late Jewish-Polish composer ghetto the following year, just before the categories, Disney+ and Quibi are going “Netflix of video games”, she said. The A Tokyo Game Show in Makuhari, Chiba Wladyslaw Szpilman, the real-life hero of Germans liquidated and abolished the strong. subscriptions-Game Pass for Microsoft Prefecture. Sony’s eagerly awaited the Oscar-winning film “The Pianist,” go Jewish district. He survived the rest of Disney has snared five statuettes so far and PlayStation Plus for Sony “are going PlayStation 5 will be launched in November under the hammer in Warsaw next the war, thanks to the help of friends, by for its “Star Wars” original series “The to completely revolutionize the industry as 2020, taking on a new offering by console week. “This watch and pen that he Mandalorian.” Could Apple TV+ be shut was the case for films and music,” said going from hideout to hideout, until he rival Xbox as video game play booms during out despite the high-wattage cast of “The Leprince. bought on a trip to Paris in 1937 sur- ended up at an empty apartment, totally the pandemic. — AFP Morning Show” starring nominees Jennifer The Game Pass already operates vived his whole stay in the Jewish ghet- cut off from the outside world. “The Aniston, Steve Carell, Billy Crudup and much like a Netflix for video games by to, then kept him company in the ruins watch, an Omega, held special signifi- Mark Duplass? Apple TV+ “wanted to be Pre-orders for the PS5 quickly maxed offering access to a catalogue of titles, of Warsaw,” said Szpilman’s son cance for my father,” Andrzej Szpilman this place for prestige television but I think out at several retailers, showing many while PlayStation Plus offers other services Andrzej, who is organizing the auction told AFP. “My father wrote that he would behind the scenes, it didn’t necessarily gamers are indeed raring to upgrade and that are attractive to gamers such as play- with his brother Krzysztof. wind it up to know what time it was, have people knowledgeable in television setting up a sales battle just in time for the ing online with friends. “The challenge for The renowned musician, who died in because he lived in total solitude and making the decisions,” Hill said. “It can holiday season. And it will be a major the console manufacturers is to hold onto 2000, came to the world’s attention in had lost all sense of time. “The watch take streamers a while to break through. upgrade in terms of hardware as the cur- their subscribers so as not to give an Roman Polanski’s film based on helped him put up with the passing But that Disney+ did it with such relative rent generation of machines were opening to challengers” such as Google Szpilman’s autobiography-available in time,” the son said, before winding the ease is really salt in the wound.” released all the way back in 2013. Both or Amazon, said Planade. some 40 languages. The black watch and holding it up to his ear to new consoles will offer much more power- Montblanc Meisterstuck pen, the pocket hear it tick. —AFP The category to watch ful central and graphics processors, sup- Cloud gaming watch and a tie that is now part of the Of course, the Emmy nominee list port 4K televisions, as well as offer ray The two web giants are betting on collection at the Polin Museum of the reads like a who’s who in Hollywood, but tracing, which allows for better rendition of cloud gaming which allows them to dis- History of Polish Jews are the only one category stands out for its competi- how light behaves. All of this will all make pense with consoles. Games can run on a Szpilman possessions to have survived tiveness-best actress in a limited series or for more fluid and vivid play. variety of devices such as smartphones the war. TV movie. Three Oscar winners-Regina “When one looks at the technical speci- and tablets. As it is the servers in the King (“Watchmen”), Cate Blanchett (“Mrs fications of the new consoles, there 10 cloud that do the heavy lifting in terms of Sole survivor America”) and Octavia Spencer (“Self times above the current generation. We’re processing, there is no need for powerful Like every Jewish resident of the Made”) will battle for the title. Their com- going to have games that are more beau- and costly consoles. Polish capital, the pianist and his family petition? A major debut from Shira Haas in tiful, more realistic, more immersive. But both firms have also take a step were forced into the Warsaw Ghetto the critically acclaimed “Unorthodox” and People are going to be blown away,” said towards cloud gaming by offering lower established by the Nazis in 1940. He Kerry Washington’s tour de force in “Little Charles-Louis Planade, a video game priced versions of their new consoles with- made ends meet by playing the piano at Fires Everywhere.” King is the favorite for expert with Midcap Partners. out drives. Games have to be down- whatever cafes remained open. In 1942, her starring role in “Watchmen”-HBO’s loaded from the web or streamed, and his relatives were sent to their deaths at comic book adaptation that takes on US Dark cloud in the sky? have dedicated xCloud and PlayStation the Treblinka extermination camp, but racism and police violence-but anything Sony has the 110 million PS4 consoles Now services. —AFP Szpilman was spared after a Jewish Crockery of the late Jewish-Polish composer can happen on Emmys night. — AFP it has sold over the past seven years as a police officer recognized him from a Wladyslaw Szpilman, are displayed in gauge of success, more than double the concert and pulled him from the trans- Warsaw. — AFP photos 14 Established 1961 Sports Sunday, September 20, 2020 Angels’ Pujols passes Mays for 5th on the MLB all-time home run list Athletics overpower Giants 6-0; Rays beat Orioles

LOS ANGELES: Albert Pujols hit two homers and moved playing at home. Phil Gosselin and Alex Bohm each duced his second scoreless start of the season and got a into sole possession of fifth place on the major league added two hits, and Eflin (3-2) allowed just four hits and season-high seven strikeouts before Boston blew the career home run list, leading the Los Angeles Angels to a two walks against nine strikeouts in his third career lead. New York left-hander Jordan Montgomery allowed 6-2 win against the Texas Rangers in the opener of a shutout. Cavan Biggio had two hits for the Blue Jays, who four runs on five hits in 4 2/3 innings, six relievers com- four-game series on Friday night in Anaheim, Calif. Pujols dropped their fourth in a row. Robbie Ray (2-5) took the bined to allow one run the rest of the way. hit a line drive over the left field fence in the fifth inning loss after giving up five hits and five runs in 4 1/3 innings. off Wes Benjamin (1-1) for the 661st home run of his Padres 6, Mariners 1 career, moving him past Willie Mays on the all-time list. Phillies 8, Blue Jays 7 (Game 2) Manny Machado hit two home runs and Chris The 40-year-old designated hitter lifted another solo Rafael Marchan homered, singled and drove in three Paddack pitched six scoreless innings of one-hit ball as shot to left in the seventh for Los Angeles. Angels starter runs, Andrew McCutchen homered and host Philadelphia San Diego defeated Seattle. The Padres won for the ninth Jaime Barria allowed two runs and six hits and no walks rallied past Toronto to sweep their doubleheader. The time in the past 11 games and they are on the verge of in 6 1/3 innings while matching his career high with eight Phillies also won the first game 7-0 for their first twin bill clinching a National League playoff berth. The Mariners strikeouts. Barria (1-0) was 0-7 since his last major sweep since Sept 9, 2012, against the Colorado Rockies. took their fourth straight loss. Seattle left-hander Yusei league win on July 24, 2019, against the Los Angeles Bryce Harper stayed hot with a pair of doubles, one sin- Kikuchi (2-4) struggled with his control, allowing five Dodgers. Anderson Tejeda had two hits and Willie gle, one walk and two RBIs. Phillies starter David Hale runs on four hits with six walks and three strikeouts in Calhoun drove in both runs for the Rangers. was effective in a bullpen start as he threw 34 pitches in four innings. He also threw three wild pitches. 3 1/3 innings. Hale allowed four hits and two runs. Connor Athletics 6, Giants 0 Brogdon (1-0) earned his first major league win and Brewers 9, Royals 5 Oakland clinched its third consecutive trip to the Hector Neris earned his fifth save with a scoreless ninth Jacob Nottingham smacked his first career grand slam postseason, riding Matt Olson’s three-run homer and despite walking two. and Orlando Arcia belted a three-run shot to power right-hander Chris Bassitt’s strong pitching to blank vis- Milwaukee to a victory over visiting Kansas City. Christian iting San Francisco in the opener of a three-game series. Cubs 1, Twins 0 Yelich hit his 150th career homer to help Milwaukee win The win, coupled with third-place Seattle’s loss to San Kyle Hendricks recorded a season-high 10 strikeouts for the fourth time in six games. Arcia had four RBIs while Diego, assured the American League West-leading A’s in eight scoreless innings, and host Chicago held on to going 2-for-3 with a walk and scoring twice. Salvador will finish no worse than second in the division. The A’s, a trim Minnesota. Chicago won its fifth game in a row, Perez was 4-for-5 with a homer and four RBIs for the wild-card team each of the last two seasons, also low- which is one shy of its best streak of the season. Royals, who had 11 hits while losing for just the second ered their magic number to win their first division title Minnesota lost for the fourth time in five games. The time in nine games. Perez’s homer, his seventh of the sea- since 2013 to three over Houston. Bassitt (5-2) took a high-powered Twins lineup was shut out for only the son, was a solo shot in the ninth off left-hander Josh Hader. shutout two outs into the seventh before exiting in favor second time this season. Cubs right-hander Jeremy of right-hander Yusmeiro Petit with two on and two out. Jeffress pitched a scoreless ninth to record his eighth Indians 1, Tigers 0 Bassitt gave up three hits and three walks in his 6 2/3 save. Hendricks (6-4) held the Twins to three single and Zach Plesac tied a career high with 11 strikeouts, and innings. He struck out seven. walked only one. The Cubs scored the game’s only run in Delino DeShields tripled and scored the game’s only run BALTIMORE: Andrew Velazquez #13 of the Baltimore the bottom of the first, when Anthony Rizzo drew a lead- as Cleveland edged host Detroit. Plesac (4-2) pitched 7 Orioles forces out Michael Brosseau #43 of the Tampa Reds 7, White Sox 1 off walk, stole second, and scored two batters later on 2/3 innings and gave up five hits and one walk for Bay Rays at second base on in the third inning during Jesse Winker’s three-run homer highlighted a five-run Willson Contreras’ single to center. Cleveland. Brad Hand notched his 13th save despite a baseball game at Oriole Park on September 18, third inning, and the surging Cincinnati extended its sea- allowing a one-out triple in the ninth. Detroit starter 2020. —AFP son-high winning streak to six games with a win over Nationals 5, Marlins 0 (Game 1) Michael Fulmer held the Indians to one hit in three visiting Chicago. Tucker Barnhart and Joey Votto also Erick Fedde pitched six scoreless innings, and innings while recording two strikeouts. The Tigers were homered in the third, and Nick Castellanos delivered a Washington was able to figure out Miami starter Sixto shut out for the second time in three games and the last of seven Los Angeles pitchers on a bullpen night, got solo shot in the first for Cincinnati. Sitting .500 for the Sanchez, in the opening game of a doubleheader. Fedde fourth time in 10 games. his first major league win after throwing two scoreless first time since Aug. 3, the Reds have worked themselves (2-2) picked up his first win since Aug. 14 after holding innings. Josh Fuentes homered and finished with three into postseason position. Cincinnati’s Tyler Mahle (2-2) the Marlins to just one hit and striking out six. Will Harris Cardinals 6, Pirates 5 (Game 1) hits and Kevin Pillar had two hits for the fading Rockies, allowed a run, four hits, struck out eight and walked one pitched a scoreless seventh to close it out for the last- Kolten Wong and Tyler O’Neill hit home runs to help who have lost eight of their past 10. over 5 2/3 innings. The American League Central-leading place Nationals. Miami, vying for a playoff spot for the visiting St. Louis defeat Pittsburgh in the first game of a White Sox, who clinched their first postseason berth first time since 2003, has lost three of its last four. doubleheader. Paul Goldschmidt added an RBI double for Braves 15, Mets 2 since 2008 with Thursday’s win over Minnesota, loaded Sanchez (3-2) had the worst game of his young career St Louis, which built a 6-2 lead and was forced to hang Ozzie Albies hit two of Atlanta’s six home runs and the the bases against Mahle with nobody out in the sixth, but after giving up career highs of eight hits and five runs in on from there. St Louis starter Carlos Martinez pitched 3 Braves ripped host New York. Marcell Ozuna, Austin managed only a run on Eloy Jimenez’s RBI groundout. a career-low four innings. 2/3 innings, giving up five runs and three hits, with four Riley, Travis d’Arnaud and Ronald Acuna Jr. also homers walks and a strikeout. Pittsburgh’s Trevor Williams (1-8) for the Braves, who began the day with a three-game Rays 2, Orioles 1 Marlins 14, Nationals 3 (Game 2) allowed six runs, five of them earned, and seven hits in 4 lead over the Miami Marlins in the NL East. Max Fried Nate Lowe and Brandon Lowe each contributed RBI Brian Anderson homered three times and drove in 1/3 innings, with three strikeouts and no walks. (7-0), making his first start since Sept. 5, allowed one run singles, and Tampa Bay got strong pitching from starter seven runs, and host Miami salvaged a doubleheader on three hits and two walks while striking out three over Tyler Glasnow and four relievers to clip host Baltimore. split by taking the second game from Washington. It was Cardinals 7, Pirates 2 (Game 2) five innings for Atlanta. Amed Rosario went 3-for-4 with The Lowes came up with their run-scoring hits early in the first career three-homer game for Anderson, who hit Dylan Carlson hit a three-run homer in a six-run sixth an RBI infield single, and Jeff McNeil had an RBI double the game, and Glasnow and the bullpen made it stand up. a solo shot and a pair of three-run blasts. His third homer inning filled with Pittsburgh mistakes as St. Louis swept for the Mets. Steven Matz (0-5) allowed six runs on eight Glasnow (4-1) has pitched well against Baltimore-he came off of infielder Brock Holt with Miami holding a big the doubleheader. Paul DeJong added an RBI single for hits and three walks with five strikeouts over 2 2/3 entered 3-0 with a 2.12 ERA in five career starts against lead in the sixth inning. Reliever Yimi Garcia (3-0) got St Louis, which was playing its third doubleheader in five innings while taking the loss. the Orioles. He gave up one run on four hits in five the final two outs in the fifth to pick up the win. Starter days. Cardinals starter Daniel Ponce de Leon, pitching on innings while striking out 10 and walking two. Wil Crowe (0-2) took the loss for the Nationals, allowing short rest, struck out nine in five innings. He allowed two Diamondbacks 6, Astros 3 Collectively, the Rays’ bullpen quartet gave up just one six runs in 2 1/3 innings. Juan Soto, Kurt Suzuki and Josh runs and three hits, and walked two. Bryan Reynolds hit a Kole Calhoun recorded his second multi-homer game hit over four shutout innings, struck out four without a Harrison had RBIs for Washington. two-run homer for the Pirates, who have lost nine of their of the week to support a quality start from Zac Gallen as walk, and saw Ryan Sherriff work a perfect ninth for his past 10. Pittsburgh starter Chad Kuhl (1-3) pitched five- Arizona rallied past host Houston. Calhoun bashed a first career save. Tampa Bay has won the first three Yankees 6, Red Sox 5 (12 innings) plus innings. He gave up four runs, with just one earned, three-run homer into the upper deck in right field off games of this five-game series. DJ LeMahieu hit a tiebreaking double with two outs struck out six and walked two. right-hander Zack Greinke in the fourth inning to allow in the 12th inning, and New York outlasted host Boston to the Diamondbacks to erase a 2-0 deficit, then added a Phillies 7, Blue Jays 0 (Game 1) run its winning streak to a season-high nine games. The Dodgers 15, Rockies 6 solo shot in the eighth. Gallen (2-2) gave up three runs, Bryce Harper hit a two-run homer and Zach Eflin Yankees beat the Red Sox for the 11th straight time by Cody Bellinger homered and had three hits, Mookie one earned, on six hits and one walk with six strikeouts tossed a seven-inning complete game shutout to lead chipping away at a four-run deficit. Gary Sanchez forged Betts also went deep and added a triple, and Los Angeles over six innings. Greinke didn’t factor in the decision Philadelphia past Toronto in the first game of a double- a 4-4 tie by hitting a solo homer with two outs in the beat Colorado in Denver. Gavin Lux homered among his after giving up three runs and six walks, with a season header. Andrew Knapp added a two-run triple and Didi ninth off Matt Barnes. Yankees reliever Jonathan Loaisiga two hits and Chris Taylor, Corey Seager, Austin Barnes high nine strikeouts, over five innings. George Springer, Gregorius had three hits for the Phillies, who were the (3-0) pitched a scoreless 12th to close out the 4-hour, and Edwin Rios also had two hits for the Dodgers, who Kyle Tucker and Michael Brantley each had two hits for road team for the first game of the doubleheader despite 55-minute marathon. Red Sox starter Martin Perez pro- collected a season-high 17 hits. Mitch White (1-0), the the Astros.—Reuters

Infantino, in charge of world football’s governing FIFA purged of ‘toxic’ body since 2016, is the subject of an investigation over suspected collusion between him and Swiss corruption: Infantino attorney general Michael Lauber, who resigned in Tiger misses cut July over his handling of a corruption investigation LAUSANNE: FIFA president Gianni Infantino on targeting FIFA. Friday defended his fight “against corruption” in “So why was I meeting the Swiss attorney gen- as Reed grabs US football in spite of being under criminal investigation eral? Because it was my duty as FIFA president in Switzerland since the end of July. Infantino said because I wanted to liberate FIFA from those old, Open halfway lead Friday at the opening of the 70th FIFA Congress toxic values.” “We will be able to convince the held by videoconference with delegates from 211 sceptics eventually. (The meetings with Lauber) MAMARONECK: Former Masters champion member federations that he believed he had restored were meant to define that the new FIFA was miles Patrick Reed put his sterling short game on display the integrity of the body after a wave of scandals. away from the old FIFA.” Infantino also met on to grab the US Open halfway lead on Friday while “We will never again have corruption in football... Wednesday in Washington with the US Minister of ZURICH: FIFA President Gianni Infantino delivers a Tiger Woods finished well outside the cut in windy We have excluded it and we will not let it come Justice, William Barr, while the United States is still speech during the 70th Congress of the World football conditions that humbled many of the game’s top back,” promised a bullish Infantino who also refer- investigating several South American football lead- governing body held online, on September 18, 2020 in golfers. Reed only hit five fairways on a tough enced his predecessor Sepp Blatter, ousted in 2015. ers and marketing officials for “racketeering” or Zurich. —AFP scoring day at Winged Foot but made a slew of “FIFA became victim to corrupt officials — corruption. stunning recoveries and needed only 25 putts en Infantino, a lawyer by training, claimed his route to an even-par 70 that left him at four under that’s not what I say, that’s what courts say all over the world, and FIFA is still suffering from that. “In reforms introduced since his first election in 2016, pandemic. “We have the money (to help) because in on the week and one shot clear of Bryson the new FIFA, the money doesn’t disappear,” he said. DeChambeau (68). 2015 FIFA was toxic, was pronounced dead. An were the reason why FIFA has been able to release “We will know exactly where (the money) goes, and “I feel like the game is where it needs to be. I organization that had served itself from football, $1.5 billion (1.3 billion euros) in grants and loans to feel good,” said world number 10 Reed. “I just need had used football, instead of serving football.” help federations to face the consequences of the why it goes there. It will be fully transparent.” —AFP to tighten a few things up here or there, but the short game is sharp, and when I play around a place like this, that’s what you need.” Reed, who 21-year-old Pogacar has vowed to topple Roglic. The started the day one shot back of overnight leader Roglic retains Tour younger man did just that recently in the Slovenian Justin Thomas, grabbed the outright lead with a national time-trials. “So far so good. Better even birdie on his final hole, the par-five ninth, where his because I kept my energy for the big day,” Roglic said. shot from a greenside bunker settled five feet from lead as Andersen “I know how I’ll handle tomorrow. I’m feeling okay the cup. health-wise and I’m quite excited about it.” Unlike the first round when 21 players finished wins stage 19 under par in soft conditions, Winged Foot proved a Bad news much sterner test on Friday as DeChambeau, CHAMPAGNOLE: Primoz Roglic kept his lead in the Jumbo’s assistant manager Merijn Zeeman will not be Bubba Watson (69) and Hideki Matsuyama (69) Tour de France on Friday with just two stages remaining there for Roglic. Zeeman was thrown off the Tour on were the only players from a 144-player field to as Denmark’s Soren Kragh Andersen burst clear to victo- Thursday for threats and insults to the control team break par. DeChambeau, who has turned heads this ry on stage 19. Sam Bennett inched further ahead in the checking Roglic’s bike. “We are not happy with that, It’s year with his new physique and prodigious length struggle for the green jersey by beating rival Peter Sagan, not good for us. “I wasn’t there when all this happened, CHAMPAGNOLE: Team Jumbo rider Slovenia’s Primoz off the tee, went out in the morning wave and mus- who failed in two bids to shake off the Irishman. Sunweb but it’s not nice as he cannot be here anymore,” Roglic Roglic (center) wearing the overall leader’s yellow jer- cled his way around a scorecard-shredding rider Andersen also won the stage at Lyon last week in said. After three days going up and down Alpine moun- sey rides during the 19th stage of the 107th edition of Winged Foot course like few others can. similar style, striking from 3km out, this time he attacked tains, stage 19 had been described as an easy day for the the Tour de France cycling race on September 18, The world number nine finished his round with a overall contenders, and so it proved. This was not the 2020. —AFP monstrous eagle at the par-five ninth hole where, with 16km to go. “I have proved myself in the greatest case for Deceuninck-Quick Step sprinter Bennett howev- after a 380-yard drive, he stuffed a pitching wedge race in the world,” said Andersen. “I just thought ‘holy to six feet. “Confidence is at an all-time high right shit’ I’ve won two stages in the same Tour.” “This is a er, who fended off the seven-time green jersey Sagan in now, driving it well, iron play is fantastic, wedging result of all the work we have done at Sunweb over the their close-run contest for the remaining sprint points. the head of the main pack, Bennett won the dash for the is getting better each and every day, and I’m put- past two or three years,” he said. intermediary sprint points taking 11, to Sagan’s seven. ting it like I know I can,” said DeChambeau, whose In the race for overall Tour de France victory Bennett v Sagan Sagan made a bid for glory from 20km out, but Bennett best major finish was a share of fourth place at this Jumbo’s dominant leader Roglic retained a 57 second By the time the peloton reached the Jura vineyards of was able to keep up. As an escape group formed, the year’s PGA Championship. —Reuters advantage over his Slovenian compatriot Tadej Chateau-Chalon for climb at halfway, Remi Cavagna was peloton slowed to a snail’s pace as many of the lesser rid- Pogacar. That duo face a much-awaited individual time a minute ahead on a solo break rolling through what ers realized their contribution to this Tour was essentially trial, which features a Category 1 mountain where the guides describe as one of France’s prettiest villages. At over due to the nature of the final two stages. —AFP 15 Sports Sunday, September 20, 2020 Lakers dominate Nuggets in NBA Western finals opener Heat burn Celtics again for 2-0 NBA series lead MIAMI: Anthony Davis scored 37 points But their efforts were hampered with lowed up two free throws with a three- and pulled down 10 rebounds as the Los star Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray and Paul pointer over Boston big man Daniel Theis Angeles Lakers dominated the Denver Millsap all in early foul trouble, and that that put the Heat ahead 100-95 with 1:42 Nuggets 126-114 on Friday in game one was the closest they would get in the remaining and Miami powered to the fin- of the NBA Western Conference finals. second half. Jokic and Murray both ish line. “We came here to these playoffs LeBron James added 15 points with 12 scored 21 points to pace the Nuggets. trying to win a championship,” Adebayo assists and six rebounds for the Lakers, Michael Porter added 14 off the bench. said. “We keep stacking these wins and who shot out of the gate after dropping But Denver coach Mike Malone said the hopefully we get to that point. “Right their opener in each of their previous two Nuggets did not do enough on defense. now, 2-0, we’ve got to keep stacking playoff series in the NBA’s coronavirus “Even in that first quarter we didn’t guard those ‘W’s.” Dragic finished with 25 quarantine bubble in Orlando, Florida. anybody,” said Malone, whose team shot points, and Duncan Robinson added 18, After a close first quarter ended with better than 63 percent from the field in all on three-pointers. the Nuggets up by two, the Lakers seized an opening period punctuated by Adebayo added 10 rebounds and four control in the second quarter, out-scor- Murray’s three-pointer as time expired. assists, Jimmy Butler had 14 points, four ing Denver 34-21 to take a 70-59 lead “Our offense was able to score the ball rebounds, three assists and four steals. into halftime. Lakers reserve Alex Caruso but there was little defense.” “We like to make it hard for ourselves,” converted a three-point play to spark a Butler said of the Miami “comeback kids.” 17-1 scoring run, the Nuggets going Heat burn Celtics In fact, the Heat got off to a brisk start without a basket for more than five min- Meanwhile, the Miami Heat turned it making five of their first six three-point utes to start the second quarter. “It took up in the second half, rallying again for a attempts. After a close first quarter the a quarter for us to kind of figure it out,” 106-101 victory over the Boston Celtics Celtics surged ahead in the second peri- James said. “I’m not saying we fully fig- and a 2-0 lead in the NBA Eastern od, only for the Heat to make the needed ured them out because it’s too early in Conference finals. Trailing by 17 in the adjustments at halftime. “You get to the the series to say that. second quarter and down 60-47 at half- conference finals, it’s not all about you,” “but we started to get a better feel, time, Miami thrashed the Celtics 37-17 Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. “Boston just started to get in a better rhythm in the third quarter and held on for the had a lot to say about how that first half defensively and we started to get some victory. Bam Adebayo scored 15 of his was going. That was them putting us on stops in that second quarter and we were 21 points in the Heat’s blistering third our heels.” Kemba Walker broke out of able to build that lead up going into half- quarter. The Celtics, who let a big lead his scoring slump with 23 points for the time.” Well aware that the Nuggets had slip in a 117-114 game one overtime Celtics. Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum proved their resilience with some big defeat on Tuesday, regained the lead in scored 21 apiece. But Brown missed a second-half comebacks against the Los the fourth quarter and were up 94-89 three-pointer that would have tied it with Angeles Clippers in the previous round, with 4:25 left to play. 15 seconds to play and 20 Celtics FLORIDA: Anthony Davis #3 of the Los Angeles Lakers shoots against Nikola the Lakers kept the pressure on after the But the Heat chipped away with a turnovers led to 26 Miami points. “They Jokic #15 and Paul Millsap #4 of the Denver Nuggets during the third quarter in break. Denver trimmed the deficit to nine hook shot from Adebayo and a steal and out-played us,” Walker said of the Heat’s Game One of the Western Conference Finals on September 18, 2020. — AFP points midway through the third quarter. dunk by Jimmy Butler. Goran Dragic fol- third-quarter surge. — Agencies

Antetokounmpo named NBA News in brief MVP for 2nd straight year Toothless Lyon held by Nimes PARIS: Lyon’s slow start to the Ligue 1 season LOS ANGELES: Milwaukee Bucks Last year, Antetokounmpo won the continued when they were held to a 0-0 draw at star Giannis Antetokounmpo said MVP only for eventual champion home by Nimes on Friday. Memphis Depay, who Friday he’ll treasure his second Toronto to oust the Bucks in the has been linked with a move to Barcelona, and straight NBA Most Valuable Player Eastern Conference finals. Moussa Dembele were both in the Lyon starting award and redouble his efforts to cap- “Obviously I would love to be still line-up but neither figured strongly in a lackluster ture a league crown. The 25-year-old in the bubble playing games, fighting,” performance. “It was an awkward game,” said from Greece became just the third Antetokounmpo said. “But at the end midfielder Bruno Guimaraes. “We missed player in history to earn MVP and of the day I won the award. I’m chances, some easy ones in particular. We need to Defensive Player of the Year honors in extremely blessed. “It’s been a long work more because we can’t lose points like that.” the same season, after Michael Jordan journey,” Antetokounmpo added. “The The home side have not won since the opening in 1988 and Hakeem Olajuwon in 1994. people that know me, the people that round of games and looked a shadow of the side “Michael Jordan, one of the best play- know my story, you can never take that reached the semi-finals of the Champions ers who’s ever done it, if not the best,” these moments for granted.” League and lost to Paris Saint-Germain in the Antetokounmpo said, speaking from a Antetokounmpo won in a landslide, Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo French League Cup final in August. — AFP rooftop in Athens during the televised receiving 85 first-place votes from a announcement of the award. “Hakeem, global panel of sports reporters and a guy that I look up to, he came from broadcasters, the league announced son record in the pandemic-disrupted extension from the Bucks. where I’m from, Nigeria, where I have on Friday. Los Angeles Lakers star season. But he had to watch from the The Bucks reportedly plan to Liverpool sign Thiago Alcantara roots. “Just being in the same sentence James received 16 first-place votes sidelines as the Heat won game five of extend that offer as soon as they can- with them, that means a lot to me.” and the third finalist, James Harden of their semi-final series, nursing a after the 2019-20 season officially LONDON: Thiago Alcantara vowed to emulate The player dubbed the “Greek the Houston Rockets, did not receive sprained ankle suffered in game three ends. There has been widespread his Bayern Munich success at Liverpool after the Freak” became the 12th player to win any first-place votes. and aggravated in game four. speculation as to whether a player of Spain midfielder joined the Premier League back-to-back MVPs, joining Jordan, The voting was based on perform- Antetokounmpo’s stature will be hap- champions for a reported fee of £20 million ($26 Stephen Curry, LeBron James, Steve ance from the start of the season ‘I want to be a champion’ py to remain in the small market of million) on Friday. The Spanish international Nash, Tim Duncan, Magic Johnson, through March 11, when play was shut “Obviously, I am disappointed to Milwaukee. He met with Bucks owners agreed a “long-term contract” with Liverpool Larry Bird, Moses Malone, Kareem down in the face of the coronavirus not be able to help our team go to the including Marc Lasry before heading after deciding to end his seven-year stay with Abdul-Jabbar, Wilt Chamberlain and pandemic. It did not included the third round,” he said. “That feeling to Greece and has indicated he’d be Bayern. The 29-year-old moves to Anfield after Bill Russell. But, once again, the MVP “seeding games” played when teams cannot take away from this award. open to staying. Providing he’s con- helping Bayern win the Bundesliga, the German award carries a bittersweet tinge after in contention for playoff spots once “I’m happy for this award, but I want vinced the team is determined to Cup and Champions League last season. “I think the top-seeded Bucks fell in five play resumed in Orlando. more,” he said. “I want to be a cham- invest the resources to pursue a title, it’s an amazing feeling. I was waiting for this games to the Miami Heat in the Antetokounmpo averaged 29.5 points, pion.” As a veteran entering his eighth Antetokounmpo said Friday, “I don’t moment for a long time and I am very happy to Eastern Conference semi-finals in the 13.6 rebounds and 5.6 assists in lead- season, Antetokounmpo will be eligi- see why not to be in Milwaukee for be here,” Thiago told Liverpool’s website. — AFP quarantine bubble in Orlando, Florida. ing the Bucks to the best regular-sea- ble to receive a supermax contract the next 15 years.” — AFP Green grabs share of lead

Black gymnast says Djokovic, Nadal into LOS ANGELES: Australia’s Hannah Green launched her LPGA Portland Classic title defense last 8; Italian Open with a six-under par 66, sharing the first-round career derailed by lead with American Cydney Clanton. Green had prepares for fans seven birdies before her lone bogey of the day at racism in Brazil the 18th, in fading light at Columbia Edgewater, where thunderstorms halted play for an hour and ROME: World number one Novak Djokovic and a half. The tournament has been reduced to 54 SAO PAULO: Brazilian gymnast Angelo Assumpcao defending champion Rafael Nadal welcomed the holes because of poor air quality due to wildfires. still wonders how far he could have gone if not for decision to allow a limited number of fans to watch While Green was able to complete her round, the decision he says derailed his career: speaking out the Italian Open as the top men’s seeds advanced to more than a dozen other players were on the against the racism he was subjected to by his white the quarter-finals on Friday. Italy’s government have course when darkness fell, and will return to com- teammates. Could he have made the Olympics? Won said that 1,000 spectators can be present at the plete the first round on Saturday morning. “I a medal? At 24 years old, he may never get the SAO PAULO: Brazilian gymnast Angelo Assumpcao Foro Italico from Sunday’s semi-finals, with matches missed quite a lot of greens compared to my chance to find out. “Some people think racism trains at his home on the outskirts of Sao Paulo, so far being played in empty courts. score, so the only putt I really missed was the one doesn’t exist. I wonder where my career would be Brazil. —AFP “If it’s safe enough, fantastic,” said Nadal after on the last, so to say that is pretty good,” Green without it,” he said. sweeping past Serb Dusan Lajovic 6-1, 6-3 in his said. “I’m super-happy that we finished and Assumpcao’s career was as short as it was prom- third round match. Djokovic battled past fellow Serb super-happy with my round.” —AFP ising. A muscular dynamo with an exuberant afro, he tics. Days later, though, his celebration was cut short. Filip Krajinovic 7-6 (9/7), 6-3, to remain on a colli- grew up on the outskirts of Sao Paulo, Brazil’s eco- Nory put a video on social media in which he and sion course for a final showdown with Nadal for a nomic capital, where he developed a love for gym- two other young white gymnasts cracked racist jokes second conscutive year. “A thousand people is bet- Lebanese footballer dies nastics that soon landed him at the revered Pinheiros with a visibly uncomfortable Assumpcao. “When ter than no people, for sure, because we all miss the Sporting Club. Located in the upscale neighborhood your cell phone’s working, the screen is white. When fans,” said Djokovic. BEIRUT: A prominent Lebanese footballer has from which it takes its name, Pinheiros is a veritable it breaks, what color is it?” a snickering Nory asks in Men’s fourth seed Matteo Berrettini, the only died of a bullet wound sustained last month dur- institution in Brazilian sport. Founded in 1899 - just the video. “Black!” comes the answer. “The plastic Italian remaining in the tournament, regretted he ing a funeral for one of the victims of the Beirut 10 years after Brazil became the last country in the bags at the supermarket are white. What color are could not benefit from spectators for his quarter- port blast, his club said Friday. Mohamed Atwi, 32, Americas to abolish slavery - it has trained some of garbage bags?” final against Norway’s Casper Rudd. “A thousand played as a midfielder for a number of Lebanese the country’s best athletes, including 12 Olympic The video went viral online, triggering outrage in people isn’t insignificant, it’s a thousand motiva- clubs and won the national league three times medalists. Assumpcao came of age in its elite training Brazil, a country of 212 million people where 54 per- tions,” said Berrettini. Nadal proved too strong for with Beirut’s Ansar, his club for almost a decade. academy, a lone black boy learning backflips and dis- cent of the population is black or mixed race. The 25th-ranked Lajovic, who had valiantly but vainly “A sad day for sport... a great loss for Lebanese mounts surrounded by white gymnasts. Brazilian Gymnastics Federation suspended the three launched a fightback after trailing 4-0 in the sec- football,” Wael Chehayeb, an official with his lat- white gymnasts for a month. They later apologized. ond set to the Spaniard. But Krajinovic made est club Al-Akhaa al-Ahly, posted on social ‘New sensation’ But Assumpcao says it was not an isolated incident. long-time friend Djokovic work hard to reach the media. Tributes poured in for the player, who was He got his big break in 2015, when he took the He was regularly mocked for his skin color, hair and quarter-finals for the 14th time, just one fewer also capped three times for his country. Atwi was place of injured teammate Arthur Nory on the vault Afro-Brazilian heritage, he says. He pinpoints his than Nadal. hit in the head by a bullet as he walked on a street at the Gymnastics World Cup stage event in his decision to speak out against such behavior as the Djokovic double faulted on the first of his three in a Beirut neighborhood last month. Initial hometown, Sao Paulo. Assumpcao won gold, upset- moment his career started to unravel. He was not set points in the first-set tiebreak but a quick break reports suggested he was struck by a falling bul- ting Brazil’s leading gymnast at the time, veteran selected for the 2016 Olympics, held in Brazil’s sec- in the second put him through in a tournament he let fired in the air from a nearby procession Diego Hypolito, who won bronze. Globo Sports, part ond city, Rio de Janeiro. Hypolito and Nory were, has won four times. “Never easy, I think, emotionally mourning one of the firefighters killed in the of Brazil’s biggest media house, proclaimed taking home medals - silver and bronze, respectively, to play against someone that is one of my best August 4 port explosion. — AFP Assumpcao “the new sensation” of Brazilian gymnas- in the floor competition. — AFP friends for many years,” said Djokovic. — AFP Established 1961 Sport

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Everton crush 10-man West Brom Calvert-Lewin treble fires Everton; Leeds win thriller

LIVERPOOL: Everton’s English striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin (center) heads the ball to score their fifth goal during the English Premier League football match between Everton and West Bromwich Albion at Goodison Park in Liverpool yesterday. — AFP

LONDON: Dominic Calvert-Lewin hit a hat-trick Everton’s lead and Calvert-Lewin sealed the points James, who is doing really well. I’m satisfied in front, restored Leeds’ advantage with a 40th minute as Everton crushed 10-man West Bromwich Albion with his second and third goals. we have to do better at the back.” If West Brom are spot-kick. In the 51st minute, Klich’s fine pass into 5-2, while Leeds earned their first Premier League Ar 23, Calvert-Lewin is the youngest Englishman to avoid an immediate return to the Championship, the area carved Fulham’s defense open and win since 2004 with a 4-3 victory over Fulham yes- to score a Premier League hat-trick for Everton. they will have to improve their defense rapidly after Patrick Bamford steered a right-footed finish into terday. On the second weekend of the new cam- After a summer spending spree, Ancelotti is under shipping eight goals in successive defeats. the bottom corner. paign, Carlo Ancelotti’s side fell behind to Grady pressure to deliver a big improvement on last sea- Leeds struck again six minutes later with a Diangana’s early goal at Goodison Park. But son’s 12th place finish and the early signs are prom- Free-scoring Leeds superb second goal for Costa, who slammed home Calvert-Lewin equalised and James Rodriguez put ising. Having beaten Tottenham in their opening At Elland Road, promoted Leeds were involved following Bamford’s superb run and cross. Fulham Everton ahead with his first Premier League goal game last weekend, Everton have started a Premier in another eye-catching encounter in their first top- pulled one back in the 62nd minute through Bobby before Albion imploded. League season with consecutive victories for the flight home match for 16 years. After losing 4-3 at Decordova-Reid and Mitrovic’s towering header Kieran Gibbs was dismissed for pushing James in first time since 2012-13. champions Liverpool on the opening weekend, four minutes later set up a tense finale, but the pro- the face in first half stoppage-time, a rash reaction Calvert-Lewin already has four goals and Helda Costa fired Marcelo Bielsa’s free-scoring side moted Cottagers fell to a second successive defeat. that prompted him to issue a post-match apology Colombia midfielder James, making his first home ahead in the fifth minute, blasting home from a tight Leeds’ opening games have seen 14 goals, which is taking “full responsibility” for his mistake. Then appearance since his £12 million ($15.5 million) from angle following Kalvin Philips’ corner. the most for a top-flight side’s first two matches Albion boss Slaven Bilic was sent to the stands after Real Madrid, looks a quality addition. “Of course Fulham striker Aleksandar Mitrovic equalised since Wolves in 1962-63. Later yesterday, storming onto the pitch for a furious rant at referee today Dominic was the top scorer but also from the penalty spot in the 35th minute after a Manchester United played their first game of the Mike Dean. Matheus Pereira equalised for Albion Richarlison did really well, the combination in front foul on Joe Bryan. Bryan was penalized himself for season against Crystal Palace before Arsenal hosted after the interval, but Michael Keane restored was good,” Ancelotti said. “They are supported by his shove on Patrick Bamford and Mateusz Klich West Ham.— AFP

Bayern finished their season in August Bayern deliver message when they added the Champions League to German team Ripdorf their Bundesliga and German Cup titles and then had only a short preparation for the with 8-0 rout in opener new season. Last season’s top scorer thrash opponents 37-0 Robert Lewandowski found the net with a BERLIN: German amateur side SG Patrick Ristow told ESPN. “That’s a lot of MUNICH: Bayern Munich delivered a challengers. With the biggest opening win 31st-minute penalty to become the first Ripdorf/Molzen II sacrificed a tight money for us, especially amid the pan- message to the rest of the Bundesliga that in Bundesliga history, Bayern showed they player to score in 10 successive appear- defense for social distancing as they demic.” Holdenstedt showed no mercy the treble winners are in superb form, had lost none of sharpness that helped them ances against the same Bundesliga oppo- fielded only seven players as a coron- and scored a goal nearly every two min- coach Hansi Flick said on Friday following to lift the Champions League trophy less nents. Gnabry then scored twice from avirus precaution in a 37-0 loss to local utes, while their opponents watched on an 8-0 demolition of Schalke 04 in their than a month ago in dominant fashion. Sane’s assists in the 47th and 59th before rivals SV Holdenstedt II. The prepara- from a safe distance. season opener. Bayern started their league Gnabry grabbed his first goal for the Thomas Mueller made it half a dozen after tions for the match in Lower Saxony’s 3 “When the game kicked off, one of campaign with a bang as they scored three hosts with a fine turn and shot in the fourth Lewandowski set him up with an impressive Kreisklasse - the 11th tier of German our players passed the ball to the oppo- times by the 31st minute to kill off the game minute in what turned out to be a one-sided rabona kick. football - were complicated when it nent and our team walked to the side- with their stunning pace and deadly finish- affair that stretched Bayern’s unbeaten run to Sane then capped his superb Bayern emerged that Holdenstedt players had lines,” Ristow said. “The Holdenstedt ing. “It was superb from us. Before the 31 games this year, having now won the last debut with a fine finish from a counter been in contact with an opponent infect- players did not understand. But we did game we wanted this to be a game that 22 matches in a row. Schalke, without a attack in an empty Allianz Arena, after the ed with COVID-19 in a previous match. not want to risk anything. For the rest of would define where we are at this stage and league win in 17 consecutive matches since city banned spectators due to rising coro- While all members of the Holdenstedt the match, our players returned to the my players did it very well,” Flick said. “We January, were helpless against Bayern’s light- navirus infection numbers in the region. A squad later tested negative for the virus, field but they only stood on the pitch.” wanted to show that in this season again we ning-quick game and Leon Goretzka found little later substitute Jamal Musiala drilled Ripdorf, from Uelzen in Lower Saxony, The match result has since created a stir are here.” plenty of space to drive a low shot past in goal number eight to become the did not feel the conditions were safe and on social media but Ristow said Ripdorf The treble winners Bayern Munich keeper Ralf Faehrmann in the 19th minute. youngest ever Bayern scorer in the league were able to field only seven players - the only focused on what was best for the crushed Schalke 04 with a hat-trick from “You can see that the team was already at 17 years old. The result piled more minimum number required for a match. wellbeing of all the players on the pitch. Serge Gnabry and a superb debut from strong last season,” said Sane, who joined pressure on already-embattled Schalke “We are thankful those seven players “There is no perfect solution for it. Leroy Sane on Friday as they made a sen- from Manchester City. “The team is still hun- coach David Wagner, who has been under volunteered, otherwise the club would And we went down this route,” he sational start to the new Bundesliga season gry despite winning the treble last season intense scrutiny during their winless run have faced a 200 euros ($235.88) fine for added. “We wished Holdenstedt no and sent an ominous warning to potential and to have such a start is outstanding.” this year. — Agencies abandoning the match,” Ripdorf co-chair harm.” — Reuters