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KUWAIT CITY, Jan 30, (Agencies): The Kuwaiti Ministry of Health has autho- rized the emergency use of Oxford-As- traZeneca vaccine to protect people from the novel coronavirus. The authorization was issued after a detailed re- view of all relevant scientific data and reports and after conducting a comprehensive evaluation of the vaccine’s safety, efficacy and quality, Assistant Un- dersecretary for drug and food control Dr. Abdullah Al-Bader said in a press statement on Friday. He added that a ministry technical committee also re- viewed the results of the vaccine clinical trials, particu- larly those related to the effectiveness and safety aspects of the vaccine. Al-Bader emphasized that the ministry will closely monitor the vaccine’s safety after using it and will take all necessary measures to ensure safety of people. The ministry official also unveiled that Kuwait will re- ceive the first batch of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine doses within days to help accelerate the vaccination cam- paign. The Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, manufactured by the Serum Institute of India under a license from AstraZeneca, was approved for emergency use by the European Medi- cines Agency and Britain’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, he noted. Al-Bader, moreover, added Serum Institute of India is an accredited vaccine manufacturer by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). The first one-shot COVID-19 vaccine provides good In this July 30, 2013 file photo, people walk along a corridor at the headquarters of Johnson & Johnson in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Johnson & Johnson’s long-awaited protection against the illness, Johnson & Johnson reported vaccine appears to protect against COVID-19 with just one shot — not as strong as some two-shot rivals but still potentially helpful for a world in dire need of more doses. (AP) in a key study released Friday, offering the world a poten- tially important new tool as it races to stay ahead of the rapidly mutating virus. The pharmaceutical giant’s preliminary findings sug- UAE offers citizenship gest the single-dose option may not be as strong as Pfiz- Opinion er’s or Moderna’s two-dose formula, and was markedly weaker against a worrisome mutated version of the virus in South Africa. PAM hikes cancellations; But amid a rocky start to vaccinations worldwide, that Mullahs of Iran, read this story may be an acceptable trade-off to get more people inocu- lated faster with an easier-to-handle shot that, unlike rival vaccines that must be kept frozen, can last months in the ‘Sanitation’ chases illegals refrigerator. By Ahmed Al-Jarallah rorist gangs in some Arab countries, “Frankly, simple is beautiful,” said Dr. Matt Hepburn, Editor-in-Chief, the Arab Times and that all Iranian weapons that are KUWAIT CITY, Jan 30, (Agencies): According to of- the US government’s COVID-19 vaccine response leader. demonstrated in military parades are ficial figures issued by the Public Authority for Man- I HOPE Iran’s supreme leader Ali empty structures. Therefore, Wash- power (PAM), the number of cancelled work permits Plans Khamenei, Iran’s President Hassan ington will not get involved in a of expatriates increased by 44 percent within just three Day by Day J&J plans to seek emergency use authorization in Rouhani, and Iran’s Foreign Minis- war with Tehran, and it will main- working days (72 hours) from January 25 to January the US within a week. It expects to supply 100 million ter Muhammad Javad Zarif will read tain the policy of suffocation until 27, reports Al-Rai daily. doses to the US by June - and a billion doses globally The number of work permits cancelled on Janu- by year’s end - but declined to say how much could be this article because it has a lesson it achieves its goals of freeing the ABDUL LATIF AL- ready if the Food and Drug Administration gives the for them. world from the evil of these terrorist ary 27 increased to 5,215, compared to 3,627 work ROUDHAN, may God permits cancelled on January 24, thus the increase bless you for your dis- green light. In 1990 when Saddam Hussein’s gangs. in cancellation of work permits was 1,588 in three Defeating the scourge that has killed more than 2 mil- forces invaded Kuwait, the Iraqi tinguished efforts. You If Iran’s leaders are betting on days. lived in the Office of the lion people worldwide will require vaccinating billions. leadership informed some leaders the world to open its treasures for According to the figures, this indicates a new accel- Presidency of the Coun- The shots being rolled out in different countries so far all that it would pay them huge money them because of their obstinacy and eration in the cancellation of work permits for expatri- cil of Ministers for many require two doses a few weeks apart for full protection. from the Kuwaiti future generation their persistence in violating inter- ates. The reasons for the cancellation are focused on important years and Nearly 23 million Americans have received a first dose funds, which at that time was worth national decisions, and proceeding four main aspects - cancellation of work permit for the you were not just Sec- of Pfizer or Moderna shots since vaccinations began last $100 billion. Jordan was told it expatriate’s final exit from the country, cancellation retary General but you month, but fewer than 5 million have gotten their second with the nuclear project and ballis- sometimes gave advice; dose. would be given $30 billion to wipe tic missiles, then their bets are no of work permit due to expiry of residency for expatri- ates outside the country, revocation of the work permit however your advices Also Friday, regulators cleared a third option, Astra- out its debt. The same applied to different from the Iraqi lie in 1990 fell on deaf ears, and Zeneca’s vaccine, for use throughout the European Union. Yemen. However, when it came to due to the expatriate’s death, and transfer of the work and the empty temptations of some permit to family visa. they remained ‘silent as The decision came amid criticism that the 27-nation bloc the then President of Egypt Hosni countries. graves’. is not moving fast enough, as well as concern that there’s The number of work permits cancelled due to You could have Mubarak, he laughed at the idea and This is happening at a time when expatriate’s final exit from the country increased not enough data to tell how well the vaccine works in older at those who attempted to sell it to played an important people. the economic power of the Arabian by 30 percent during the last three days, as the and useful role, but him. The stances taken by Jordan Gulf states is increasing along with number on January 27 reached 2,415 compared to J&J studied its one-dose option in 44,000 people in the they confined you to the US, Latin America and South Africa. Interim results found and Yemen were based on this Iraqi the prosperity of its people. This is 1,859 work permits cancelled for the same reason boundaries which they the shot 66% effective overall at preventing moderate to deception. despite Iran’s continuous provoca- on January 24. had drawn, and many of The number of work permits cancelled due to the them now recollect that severe COVID-19, and much more protective - 85% - During one of my visits to Sa- tions and harm to these states. At against the most serious symptoms. There were no serious naa following the liberation of Ku- the same time, 80 million Iranians death of the worker increased by 49 percent, reach- what you said ‘yester- ing 342 work permits cancelled on January 27, day’ is very much vivid side effects. wait, and given my good relations continue to suffer from starvation, ‘today’. Unfortunately, “Gambling on one dose was certainly worthwhile,” Dr. with the then Yemeni President Ali compared to 230 work permits cancelled on Jan 24. unemployment and international Meanwhile, the Tripartite Committee tasked to they turned a deaf ear Mathai Mammen, global research chief for J&J’s Janssen Abdullah Saleh, I asked him about isolation. track down expatriates who violated the Residency and did not regret any- Pharmaceutical unit, told The Associated Press. the truth behind the story about one Throughout the 40 years of the and Labor laws, in cooperation with the Sanitation thing when they left. The vaccine worked better in the US - 72% effective of his ministers who had found a so- This is the way of life. against moderate to severe COVID-19 - compared with Mullahs’ rule, its leaders have been and Road Works Department at the Kuwait Munici- We are left to regret our lution to his country’s stifling eco- pality branch in Farwaniya Governorate, on Wednes- 66% in Latin America and 57% in South Africa, where a looking for a needle in the haystack yesterday, nothing else more contagious mutant virus is spreading. nomic problem as the popular pro- of illusions. This bragging regime day carried out an intensive inspection campaign in ... The important thing, Farwaniya and Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh, reports Al-Qabas The reduced protection against that mutation is “really a tests continued daily. greatly cheered the new American Abu Abdullah, let the fu- wake-up call,” said Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top US infec- daily quoting sources. During one of the Yemeni Cabi- administration, believing it will be ture take its course. tious-disease expert. net’s sessions, this minister said, different from the Trump adminis- The United Arab Emirates on Saturday announced … Yet, tomorrow is The more the virus is allowed to spread, the more op- “The best solution to our crisis is to plans to grant some foreigners citizenship to this oil- another day. portunities it has to mutate. Vaccine makers are looking tration. However, their cheers did rich nation home to Abu Dhabi and Dubai, part of ef- attack the United States of America. not last for long, as Joe Biden’s Zahed Matar into how to alter their shots if necessary. forts to stimulate its economy amid the coronavirus For now, the findings are an incentive “to vaccinate as And because it is stronger than us, it administration started with taking pandemic. will defeat us. It will then come up many people as we possibly can,” Fauci stressed. solid positions against Iran, and Data is mixed on how well other vaccines being used with the “Marshall Plan” for us as it affirmed that its threats to the al- did for Europe after World War II in Kuwait fi nds around the world work, but the Pfizer and Moderna shots lied countries of the region will be were 95% protective in large US studies. order to rebuild Yemen”. confronted with force. Indeed, this MP calls for KU (2) It’s not fair to compare studies done before the record The late President Saleh, who was administration will coordinate with another fee surges of recent months and discovery of new mutants chairing the meeting, said to the it for any new negotiations on the By Saeed Mahmoud Saleh - they might not turn out the same today, cautioned Dr. minister sarcastically, “Suppose we nuclear agreement. Arab Times Staff KUWAIT CITY, Jan 30: The Jesse Goodman of Georgetown University, a former FDA defeat America, where will we get Perhaps the American slap that State Ministry for Services Af- vaccine chief. the money to revive its economy?” KUWAIT CITY, Jan 30: Chairman of the parliamentary fairs has imposed new fees on Novavax Inc. said Thursday that its COVID-19 vaccine the Mullahs’ regime received is appears 89% effective based on early findings from a Brit- It seems the Mullahs’ regime is sufficient to awaken it from its de- Financial and Economic Affairs Committee MP Ahmed passengers traveling through operating according to the afore- Al-Hamad submitted a proposal to establish a public sec- Kuwait International Airport ish study and that it also seems to work - though not as lusions, and for it to realize that no tor university to compete with Kuwait University. well - against new mutated versions of the virus circulat- mentioned rumor released by the one in this world is willing to accept for the services provided to He suggested that the new public university should them, reports Al-Seyassah dai- ing in that country and South Africa. Iraqis or the idea presented by the the blackmail and terror that it prac- The announcement comes amid worry about whether a Yemeni minister. be established according to the latest global criteria ly. ticed. and to recruit experienced and competent national and variety of vaccines being rolled out around the world will Iran is challenging the United The State Minister for Ser- be strong enough to protect against worrisome new vari- With each passing day, its repudi- foreign academic professionals for this university. vices Affairs and the State Min- States, and its leaders are declaring ation is increasing, because there is He also proposed linking the amount of subsidy ants - and as the world desperately needs new types of daily that they will defeat it and de- ister for Housing Affairs Dr. shots to boost scarce supplies. no sane person in this world willing granted to private companies with their contributions Abdullah Marafie issued a min- stroy Israel. And while Israel is con- to deal with a system mired in dark- to the diversification of the economy and recruitment of The study of 15,000 people in Britain is still underway. stantly bombing the Revolutionary isterial Resolution No. 23/2021, But an interim analysis found 62 participants so far have ness of medieval mentality. national workers. He recommended lifting the subsidy as per which these fees will be Guard forces in Syria, Tehran main- of companies with excessive import of materials and been diagnosed with COVID-19 - only six of them in the tains silence. However, Washington Email: [email protected] commodities and those functioning as commercial deal- KD 3 for each passenger leav- group that got vaccine and the rest who received dummy ing Kuwait, and KD 2 for each shots. responds to Iran with a more painful Follow me on: ers between the foreign producer and local customer. He recommended as well the formation of a com- arriving passenger. The charges weapon, which is sanctions and in- will be added to the ticket start- Also: ternational isolation. mittee consisting of academic staff from the Ministry KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait said 514 people were tested posi- of Education and Higher Education, as well as Kuwait ing from the beginning of June. The US is well aware that the The resolution affirmed the tive for coronavirus with no related deaths reported on Mullahs’ regime has nothing but ter- [email protected] University, to develop the curricula to be in line with Saturday taking the total cases up to 164,622 as deaths in- the actual manpower needs of the local labor market. amendment of the process with the introduction of operational creased to 959 respectively, the health ministry said. fees for airport operations man- The number of people hospitalised with the virus cur- agement services and passenger rently stands at 6,259, with 52 of them in intensive care units, according to ministry spokesman Dr. Abdullah Biden presses Iran diplomacy ... New envoy tapped services following the review Al-Sanad, who revealed that some 8,336 swab tests were of Decree No. 272/2017 con- conducted over the last day out of a total of 1,520,587. WASHINGTON, Jan 30, (AP): The Biden nounced the appointment of a new special envoy tion’s goal is to put Iran’s nuclear program “back cerning the supervision of civil The ministry had earlier reported that some 501 more administration says it’s going to revamp and for Iran on Friday, President Joe Biden’s nation- into a box” and then to confront other problem- aviation affairs as well as min- people had been cured of the virus over the past day, raising enhance diplomacy toward Iran as the U.S. al security adviser said that restoring limits on atic Iranian activity in the Middle East. President isterial Resolution No. 1/2019 the total of those to have overcome the disease to 157,404. looks at restoring constraints on the country’s the Iranian nuclear program is a top priority and Donald Trump cited Iran’s “malign behavior” in issued on January 15, 2019 He went on to urge nationals and expatriates alike that nuclear program and reining in its regional that the administration would work to build on the Middle East as one reason for withdrawing regarding fees for the services abiding by health precautions, mainly, following social ambitions. whatever restrictions it could negotiate. from the 2015 nuclear deal that Sullivan helped provided by the Directorate distancing rules, is the only way to halt the spread of the As Secretary of State Antony Blinken an- Jake Sullivan said Friday that the administra- negotiate for the Obama administration. General of Civil Aviation. virus. ARAB TIMES, SUNDAY, JANUARY 31, 2021 2

Anwar Alsaeedi sits with his children at his home in Sanaa, Yemen, on Jan 28. Alsaeedi, who had hoped to provide his two children with a better future, said he rejoiced in 2017 when he was picked for the lottery’s ‘diversity visa,’ interview. Then he was ineligible due to the Trump administration’s travel ban that affected several Muslim-majority nations. ‘Our country is embroiled in wars and crises and we’ve lost everything,’ he said. ‘Making it to America is a big dream.’ Inset: Mohammed Al Zabidi holds his canceled U.S. visa at his home in Sanaa, Yemen, on Jan 28. (AP) ‘My family pinned their hopes on me … my mother wept’ Hope, uncertainty after travel ban lift on Muslims ohammed Al Zabidi celebrated in 2017 when he learned he had Mbeen selected in the US green card lottery, which picks people at random from a large pool of applicants. It was a chance to escape his Al Hol a horrifi c situation war-torn homeland of Yemen and pursue his dreams in the United States. “I won! I won!” Al Zabidi cheered. He borrowed money to fi nance his trip, bought clothes for his new life in America and packed souvenirs for friends there. With no US Embassy in Yemen, he made a grueling Too many children … bring them ‘home’ journey to Djibouti for his visa interview. But there, after he had been initially approved, his luck ran out: “can- he UN counterterrorism chief is urging countries in the camps who are the responsibil- “Every eff ort should be made to ensure chil- celled without prejudice,” read the bold, black, all-caps stamp on the countries to repatriate the 27,000 children unused visa in his passport with a Trump administration travel ban on T ity of their member states, not of Syria or the dren are not kept in institutions but allowed to several Muslim-majority nations, including his, in place. stranded in a massive camp in northeastern groups that control the camps. Kurdish fi ghters reintegrate with family members within their “My family pinned their hopes on me. ... My mother wept; this sad- Syria, many of them sons and daughters of are guarding Al-Hol and other camps as well communities,” he said. dened me the most,” he said. Islamic State extremists who once controlled as thousands of Islamic State fi ghters and boys Virginia Gamba, the UN special representa- President Joe Biden’s repeal of the ban on Inauguration Day brought large swathes of Iraq and Syria. in prisons. tive for children and armed confl ict, told the a sigh of relief from citizens in the countries covered by the measure. Vladimir Voronkov told an informal meet- He said a number of countries — including Security Council that children catalogued as But amid the celebrations are tales of dreams broken, families separated, ing of the UN Security Council on Friday that Russia and Kazakhstan that convened the vir- being associated with armed groups including savings used up and milestones missed, from births to graduations. And “the horrifi c situation of the children in Al Hol tual meeting — “have collectively repatriated the Islamic State and al-Qaida “are the children for some, there are worries about whether their opportunities may be (camp) is one of the most pressing issues in the nearly 1,000 children and their family mem- who have been left adrift by confl ict, like fl ot- gone forever. world today.” bers.” sam in the sea.” The lottery system requires winners be vetted and have their visas Th e 27,000 children “remain stranded, aban- Voronkov said the experiences of the return- She echoed Voronkov’s call that they be in hand by Sept. 30 of the year they are chosen, or they lose out. So Al doned to their fate,” vulnerable to be preyed on ees are being compiled “and what we see thus treated “primarily as victims, not as security Zabidi is left wondering whether he’ll ever make it to the States to start by Islamic State enforcers, “and at risk of radi- far is that fears of security risks have been un- threats, and that detention be used as a meas- working there and repay what he borrowed. calization within the camp,” he said. founded.” ure of last resort and for the shortest possible “Can we get our visas back? Can we be compensated?” he said. “We Al Hol, the largest camp for refugees and Th e executive director of the UN Counter- period.” don’t know.” displaced Syrians in the country, is currently terrorism Center stressed that children “must Th e mental health, safety and overall devel- Many of those whose lives were upended must now navigate ques- home to almost 62,000 residents, according be treated primarily as victims” and youngsters opment of foreign children held for a long time tions about backlogs, paid fees and travel restrictions due to the pan- to UN humanitarian offi cials. More than 80% under the age of 14 should not be detained or “in dramatic conditions” in camps in northeast demic. Advocates for immigration and the rights of Muslims in the US are women and children, many who fl ed there prosecuted. Syria and Iraq “are at stake,” Gamba said. hail Biden’s decision, but also point to the work ahead to get lives back aft er Islamic State militants lost their last Syr- History has shown that children are resilient “Th ey’re exposed to further trauma and on track and roll back the ban’s legacy. ian stronghold in 2019. Th ere are a number of and can recover from violent experiences if stigmatization and are at risk because of their “The ban advanced the narrative that Muslims, Africans and other other camps in the northeast as well. they are supported in reintegrating into com- proximity to members of designated terrorist communities of color do not belong in America, that we are dangerous Voronkov said there are children from 60 munities, Voronkov said. groups,” she said. (AP) threats,” said Mary Bauer, legal director of Muslim Advocates. “Ending the ban was just the fi rst step towards changing that narrative. Next, the Biden administration must clear away other administrative immigration so there’s that piece of it,” Waheed said. “But also we’ve seen so many arship to study business administration in the US after his country’s civil obstacles that are preventing families from reuniting.” parts of our immigration system stalled and truly eviscerated by the war drove the family to fl ee to Jordan. Just days before he was to travel, More than 40,000 were refused visas because of the ban, according Trump administration, so it is about building those systems back up.” the US Embassy in Amman summoned him and cancelled his visa. to US State Department fi gures. They included not only lottery winners What is variously known as the “Muslim ban” or the “travel ban” was He ended up studying in Italy instead, and he’s not sure if he will ap- but people trying to visit family, those traveling for business or personal fi rst imposed in 2017, then retooled amid legal challenges, until a ver- ply again for a US visa even though his brother now lives there. reasons and students accepted to US universities. sion was upheld by the Supreme Court in 2018. It affected various cat- “It is not always easy,” Kossa said, “to try to open a door that was Biden has commissioned a report to address a number of issues, in- egories of travelers and immigrants from Iran, Somalia, Yemen, Syria closed.” cluding a proposal ensuring reconsideration of immigrant visa applica- and Libya, plus North Koreans and some Venezuelan government of- Also: tions denied due to the ban. The proposal will consider whether to reopen fi cials and their families. In 2020, immigration curbs affecting several denied applications. He also called for a plan to expedite consideration other nations were added. The United States extended the temporary legal residency status Fri- Syria of those applications. Trump and others have defended it on national security grounds, argu- day for nearly 7,000 people from because of the country’s civil Many who were affected by the ban are also being blocked by an April war. order by former President Donald Trump halting the issuance of green ing it would make the US safer from terrorism. Supporters of the policy Acting Department of Homeland Security Secretary David Pekoske cards to protect the US labor market amid the pandemic. rejected the argument that it was rooted in anti-Muslim bias, saying it said Friday that temporary protected status would be extended for 18 Biden has not indicated whether he will lift it, and ending the travel was aimed at protecting the country. months. It was set to expire on March 31. ban will mean little if he doesn’t, said Rafael Urena, a California attorney. In reversing the ban, the new administration says it intends instead to Temporary status allows foreign citizens to stay in the US if they lack “Most of my clients don’t have any reason to celebrate because they strengthen information-sharing with other countries and apply a rigor- some other form of legal residency and come from a country that meets are still stuck,” Urena said. ous, individualized vetting system for visa applicants. certain criteria that makes it dangerous to return. They include Mania Darbani, whose 71-year-old mother in Iran was It’s not clear whether it’ll come too late for Anwar Alsaeedi, also from The renewal order covers Syrian citizens and people without other denied a tourist visa to visit her in Los Angeles. In recent days she Yemen, who had hoped to provide his two children with a better future. nationalities who last resided there. It also allows about 1,800 additional checked and was told she still can’t go, because of the pandemic order. He rejoiced in 2017 when he was picked for the lottery’s “diversity visa” new applicants to the program. “I’m so exhausted by this situation,” said Darbani, 36. “I want to ask Pres- interview only to be deemed ineligible due to the ban. Pekoske said Syria continues to meet that criteria because of the civil ident Biden to lift all travel bans and help us. Just please, please, help us.” “Our country is embroiled in wars and crises and we’ve lost every- war. He cited factors that include the deliberate targeting of civilians, the Many people are concerned about long wait times for visas, said Ma- thing,” Alsaeedi said. “Making it to America is a big dream.” use of chemical weapons and the scarcity of food and water. nar Waheed, senior legislative and advocacy counsel at the American Some whose dreams were dashed ended up seeking them elsewhere. The Trump administration had sought to end TPS for several coun- Civil Liberties Union. Moayed Kossa, a Syrian pharmacy university graduate who hoped to tries, including Haiti, El Salvador and Nicaragua, but extended it for “There are embassies closed all over the world because of COVID, start a cosmetics company bearing his family name, had landed a schol- Syrians. (AP)

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Interior Minister visits Wafra, Sabah Al-Ahmad areas Deal seriously with all complaints, police stations urged

KUWAIT CITY, Jan 30: Minister of Interior Sheikh Thamer Al-Ali, Friday toured the Sabah Al-Ahmad and Al-Wafra Residential and Agricultural areas and the Sabah Al-Ahmad and Al-Wafra police stations to inspect the security situa- tion and determine the needs, says a statement issued by the Directorate-General of Public Relations and Security Media Department of the Interior Ministry, reports Al-Anba daily. During the tour, the minister stressed on the importance of dealing with reports received by police stations with what he called ‘total seriousness and discipline’ in accordance with the law and the need for vigilance and paying attention to the security situation in the country to achieve security and stability. He also stressed on the need for vigilance at security points, stressing their importance in facing outlaws and deterring violators and recklessness is of vital importance while at the same time appreciating the efforts exerted by the security men to provide better services and provide security and safety for citizens and residents. He expressed his appreciation for the efforts made by the public security sector, praising them for implementing the tasks and duties entrusted to them with dedication and sincerity. The statement stated the Minister of Interior was briefed during the tour on the mechanism of field work, the readiness of the security teams during holidays, the scope and spread of the security patrols, and what they lack Sheikh Thamer in terms of needs to perform the re- quired work to the fullest extent. The statement also said the minister inspected all the out- posts and made note of a number of observations and ob- stacles facing the work of the security men at the police sta- tions, and called on the concerned security officials to solve them as soon as possible. He also listened to a number of complaints and observa- tions made by citizens and residents in Sabah Al-Ahmad and Al-Wafra regions especially the defect in distribution of investigators, and brought to the notice of the minister that there is no investigator at the Sabah Al-Ahmad City Police Station, as a result of which the citizens are forced to visit the Mina Abdullah Police Station, and the residents of Al-Wafra have to go to the Al-Zour Police Station.

Corona cuts traffi c citations KUNA photo to almost 3 million in 2020 Kuwait Relief Society distributed 1,762 ‘shelter bags’ in several Yemeni governorates. By Muneef Nayef Kuwait continues to provide humanitarian aid Al-Seyassah Staff The State of Kuwait, through its various agencies and and blankets to be delivered to the Lebanese people. In Yemen, KRCS, through a campaign titled “Kuwait KUWAIT CITY, Jan 30: The COVID-19 pandemic and the through practical steps and effective actions, continues In a statement to KUNA, Director of Disaster and is by your side”, distributed 476 shelter bags in Taiz consequent measures and procedures taken by the govern- to provide qualitative responses in an effort to alleviate Emergency Management Unit at the Kuwait Red Cres- Governorate as part of a project that includes the distri- ment to prevent and limit its spread, including the imposition the severity of humanitarian crises and offer relief for cent Society (KRCS) Yousef Al-Maraj bution of 1,762 bags in several governorates of Yemen. of total and partial lock down lasting 161 days and the com- the affl icted. stressed that KRCS will coordinate with the Leba- In a press statement, Deputy Governor of Taiz Gov- In this context, Kuwait sent a relief plane to Lebanon nese Red Cross to deliver medical aid to hospitals on ernorate Abdul Hakim Aoun commended the generous plete isolation of some areas, led to a decline in the number from Abdullah Al-Mubarak Air Force Base. It was load- an urgent basis in order to support their efforts in treat- humanitarian support and continuous donation from of traffi c citations registered in the year 2020. ed with medical equipment, medicines, health supplies ing patients in light of the spread of the COVID-19 virus. the State of Kuwait and KRCS to the people of Yemen. Director of the Violations Investigation Department at the General Traffi c Department Brigadier Mohammad Al-Otai- bi revealed that the number of violations that were recorded in 2020 was 2,993,510, which was 1,175,200 violations less than the number of violations recorded in 2019 which was 4,168,710. Pakistan, Kuwait to solidify relations He explained that the General Traffi c Department referred a large number of violations to the Traffi c Court, and many of the violators were convicted and imprisoned. However, their criminal record will affect them when they apply for a Boost eyed in trade, oil & gas, agriculture, IT, health fi elds government job, as it is a sentence of imprisonment. An expatriate who commits more than one serious viola- tion or two-three offenses shall be deported from the country. ISLAMABAD, Jan 30, The Foreign Minister lauded the the Interior Ministry and Ministry of The grave offenses that result in deportation include driving (KUNA): Pakistan and Ku- positive and constructive role played Overseas Pakistanis and Human Re- a vehicle without driver’s license, and illegally transporting wait have expressed their by the Kuwaiti leadership towards source Development. MPW launches GPI to passengers. If the violator is a Gulf national, the vehicle will resolve to move forward for the resolution of differences among The Secretary Economic Affairs be impounded and he will be sent back to his country. the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) during the meeting with the delega- Brigadier Al-Otaibi revealed that the number of expatri- enhancing cooperation in eco- countries. tion emphasized upon enhancing bi- gauge output & graft ates deported last year for grave traffi c violations reached nomic, trade, oil and gas, en- The Assistant lateral economic relation for mutual 35, and in 2019, it was 61. ergy, investment, agriculture, Foreign Minister benefit of both the countries. KUWAIT CITY, Jan 30: The Ministry of Public Works Grave Information Technology and reciprocated the He appreciated the generous sup- (MPW), in cooperation with the Supreme Council for Foreign Minis- port of Kuwait in development proj- Regarding the mechanism for dealing with grave viola- health sectors. Planning, the Civil Service Commission and the Govern- The resolve is expressed during ter’s views on ects in Pakistan and the debt suspen- ment Performance Follow-up Agency, launched the Gov- tions, he said, “The adjudication in this case is for the judici- further fortify- sion facility provided by the Kuwait ary, as there are rulings issued against violators. The high- the visit of a high level Kuwaiti ernment Performance Index (GPI) project, which aims to est percentage (about 90 percent) among those referred to delegation led by Assistant For- ing the bilateral Fund for Arab Economic Develop- evaluate the performance of the Ministry and the devel- the court are young people of ages between 18 and 20. The eign Minister on Asian Affairs, Ali relationship. ment to overcome Covid-19 situation. opment projects it implements and combat corruption as courts may decide on imprisonment for a week, two weeks Suleiman Al-Saeed to Islamabad. He said his Both sides took a review of bilat- Kuwait embarks on the path of the new Kuwait Vision or a month. Prison sentences are recorded in the person’s fi le According to the Pakistan Foreign Al-Saeed visit reflected eral economic relations and resolved 2035, says Al-Seyassah. and affect him when he applies for an important and sensi- Office, during the visit, the Kuwaiti the keenness of to move forward for enhancing co- The inauguration ceremony was attended by the Minis- tive job and the employment process. It would even affect delegate called on Foreign Minister the leadership of Kuwait to enhance operation in economic, trade, oil and ter of Public Works, Minister of State for Municipal Af- him socially, as a sentence of imprisonment would be re- of Pakistan, Shah Mehmood Qureshi cooperation and collaboration with gas, energy, investment, agriculture, fairs, Dr Rana Al-Faris, and number senior offi cials of corded against him. in Islamabad. Pakistan in diverse arenas. IT and health sector. the ministry and representatives of the concerned govern- “Grave violations that are referred to the judiciary include Qureshi reaffirmed Pakistan’s de- During the meeting, the two sides The secretary EAD underscored ment agencies reckless driving, and holding car races on public roads. Usu- sire to forge stronger bilateral rela- expressed satisfaction at mutual col- the need to sign a Framework Agree- For his part, Secretary-General of the Supreme Council ally the violator is not referred to the court the fi rst time but the laboration in multilateral organiza- ment with Kuwait Fund for financing for Planning Khaled Al-Mahdi said the culture of indicators, vehicle is impounded for a maximum of two months and the tions with Kuwait. He stressed the importance of tions, in particular the United Na- the various projects in infrastructure, management and goals within government agencies is an driver’s license is withdrawn as a preliminary procedure. If the tions and the Organization of Islamic energy and social sector. important issue to achieve effective government administra- act is repeated, the violation is referred to the Traffi c Court.” deepening and diversifying bilateral Brigadier Al-Otaibi clarifi ed that it is not permissible to cooperation; in particular, in the ar- Cooperation (OIC). Both sides agreed to hold the next tion by measuring these indicators and assessing the goals. withdraw a driver’s license just because the car’s windows eas of trade, investment, manpower Views were also exchanged on Session of Joint Ministerial Com- The Undersecretary of the Ministry of Public Works, are tinted, affi rming that the driver of the vehicle, in case export, and food security. regional developments, including mission in near future. The Assistant Eng Ismail Al-Failakawi, said the performance measure- such a situation happens, must go to the relevant department He also underscored the impor- stability in the Gulf, Middle East and Foreign Minister of Kuwait hoped ment indicator project is a new system and it is a global to report the withdrawal of his license. tance of facilitating travel between China-Pakistan Economic Corridor that the forthcoming meeting of the experience that countries and international institutions He revealed that 452 juveniles had been referred to the the two countries, which could be in- (CPEC), said Foreign Office. Joint Commission will be instrumen- have tried to achieve the desired goals of their projects Public Prosecution due to traffi c cases in 2020, which is an strumental in significantly enhancing The Kuwaiti delegation also visit- tal in paving the way for future co- and provide services in accordance with the aspiration of increase of 17 juveniles compared to 2019. bilateral interactions in myriad fields. ed the Ministry of Economic Affairs, operation between the two countries. the citizen. mp profile getting to know you Who gets bonus?

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Al-Mudaf has no voting record KUWAIT CITY, Jan 30: Chairperson of the Civil as he is a first-time MP. Service Commission (CSC) Ahmad Al-Jassar sent Mehalhal Khalid Al-Mudaf an official letter to interim Minister of Social Af- fairs, Awqaf and Islamic Affairs Issa Al-Kandari in Sunni on the fourth spot. Third Constituency In the 2020 elections, he won response to the letter of the Social Affairs Ministry 2,904 votes which put him in 10th which includes information about the employees en- MEHALHAL KHALID place in the Third Con- titled to the incentive for workers on the frontline of AL-MUDAF was born in stituency. the fight against coronavirus in accordance with the 1971. He was a lecturer at the Industrial Institute Statement mechanism implemented by the Council of Ministers, in the Public Authority Al-Mudaf once af- reports Al-Jarida daily. for Applied Education and firmed that Kuwaitis The daily obtained a copy of Al-Jassar’s letter stat- Training (PAAET). are highly qualified and ing that some employees in the list of the ministry He served as chairman the capable of leading the were included in the second category of those eligible Board of Directors of Ku- country back to its pio- for the incentive. He reiterated that as per the deci- wait Society for Protecting neering role in the region Public Funds and Kuwait but the problem is that sion of the Council of Ministers, the second category Environment Protection So- Al-Mudaf they live in a corrupt en- includes workers on the frontline of the fight against ciety from 2002 to 2006. vironment, which kills coronavirus who are assigned at the borders or quar- He contested the 2016 parlia- ambition and puts obstacles on the antine centers and that the beneficiaries are deter- mentary elections but he lost as he road towards progress. He pointed mined by the CSC. ranked 19th in the Third Constitu- out that combating corruption is the ency. He also lost in the 2019 by- key solution and this is his top prior- Al-Jassar clarified that “in light of the nature of the elections during which he landed ity during his parliamentary term. work of the employees in the ministry, they should be under the third category, not second.” ARAB TIMES, SUNDAY, JANUARY 31, 2021 LOCAL 4

KU Council to discuss scholarship plan on Monday KUWAIT CITY, Jan 30: The Kuwait ship teaching assistant positions in the members in the colleges and scientific Decision to ‘re-open’ play areas, University Council will discuss Monday scientific departments. departments. the scholarship plan for academic year Sources disclosed that according to Sources revealed some colleges have 2020/2021 that the Scientific Affairs the plan, the colleges requested for 114 not submitted applications for scholar- Sector submitted recently, reports degrees for this position and to accept ship teaching degrees; while the admin- entertainment centers canceled Al-Qabas daily quoting sources. students in different specializations, but istration reduced the applications of Sources confirmed the university will the sector specified 92 degrees only some colleges, especially literature and soon receive applications for the scholar- based on the actual need for faculty humanities. ‘Opening nurseries before entertainment facilities a priority’

KUWAIT CITY, Jan 30: The decision to allow the re-opening of entertain- ment centers and halls and children’s play areas did not stand up to the popular campaign that lasted for more than a few hours and forced the concerned gov- ernment agencies to retract their directives and cancel the decision to reopen such activities, reports Al-Rai daily. The announcement of the reo- pening of children’s play areas was met with popular shock in light of the continued closure of schools and nurseries. The cam- paign resulted in the revocation of the decision in this regard by the relevant government agencies. Of- fi cials of entertainment centers and halls were then instructed not to open their doors to the public, and to close the halls that had started operating. Recreational gaming centers, both in commercial complexes and enter- tainment facilities, eagerly received the decision and they had dusted their gaming and entertainment facilities. Some of them opened its doors to the public just before the government re- voked its decision. Photos by Rizk Taufi q Decision Top and above: Maintenance being done on entertainment facilities over Educators criticized the decision to decision to receive visitors. allow the opening of entertainment centers and games, in light of contin- tions to receive visitors to the parks workers to ensure they are fi t and ued closure of schools and nurseries, and leisure places which face the bur- healthy and are free from the Corona especially since the latter are more den of making good their losses of virus and other infectious diseases, capable of implementing the health more than 10 months. wishing for a full return to life in all measures to protect children with the One of the offi cials of the ‘Hawalli entertainment facilities. presence of specialists and educators. Park’, who preferred to remain anon- He pointed out that the company’s They stressed that the priority is to ymous, says the company lost huge restaurants have lost during a lot of open nurseries before entertainment sums of money during the closure pe- business during the crisis, as well as centers due to several reasons given riod that began at the end of February the investments in the Hawalli Park, the importance of the educational and 2020, because the company continued and other stores. psychological benefi ts on children’s paying the salaries of 66 employees An offi cial at a recreation hall, who health. and workers regularly during the cri- identifi ed himself Abd al-Rahman Earlier, Al-Seyassah daily reported sis without interruption. Abdullah, said the facility is ready that the entertainment circles have In terms of ‘back to business’ he to receive visitors after a long break breathed a sigh of relief and dusted stated the company will implement all as a result of the outbreak of the pan- off the games in preparation for the the health requirements and decision demic. return of activity after a 10-month issued by the government authorities He pointed out all the conditions shutdown (since late February). including temperature checks on visi- that are and that will be announced The Al-Seyassah daily monitored tors, adhering to wearing face masks by the Ministry of Health will be en- the preparations made by some enter- and gloves, social distancing for eve- forced to protect the visitors and in- tainment outlets, as the maintenance ryone who enters the park. dicated it is a new beginning for the companies have begun lubricating He pointed out the entry process company owners and workers who the machines that have remained idle will also be restricted to and social have had to survive the ‘onslaught’ of over the past months, while cleaning distancing will be strictly implement- the virus. workers have rolled up their sleeves ed and for this reason only a limited One of the stores offi cials inside to clean the fl oors and sterilize the number of visitors will be allowed theme parks, who identifi ed himself as surroundings with disinfectants along every day. A.H., stated the shops inside the theme with some repairs and all that is re- This is in addition to sterilizing the parks had stopped their activities com- quired to be done. park and the all the games and rides pletely following the decision to close The daily at random spoke to offi - before and after use and adopt con- which lasted for several months, as the cials and all those concerned with the tact-less payment methods. shops, restaurants and libraries invested recreation activities for their opinions He indicated that the company has in those parks depend primarily on the as they continue with their prepara- carried out adequate checks on the visitors to these parks. PAAET inks MoU with KOC Govt’s apartments distribution in Feb KUWAIT CITY, Jan 30: Minister of State for Hous- ing Affairs and Minister of State for Services Affairs, Dr Abdullah Ma’arafi said the process of distributing government apartments in Jaber Al-Ahmad residential city will be from early February, reports Al-Qabas daily. Minister Ma’arafi explained he has instructed the offi cials of the Public Authority for Housing Wel- fare during a meeting which was held at the PAHW in South Surrah, to set a timetable for the distribution of apartments in Jaber Al-Ahmad City to ‘deserving’ citizens, indicating that the announcement will be made on Wednesday, Feb 3, and the fi rst lottery will be drawn on Feb 10. The minister said all employees are working to their full capacity to begin implementing the plan according to the schedule and that about 350 Kuwaiti families stand to benefi t. Meanwhile, the Public Authority for Applied Education and Training (PAAET) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) to link the outputs of the Col- lege of Nursing affi liated to the PAAET with the employment plan at Ahmadi Hospital, reports Al- Jarida daily. Extension This comes as an extension of the memorandum of understanding that was signed in the past between the two sides. The Acting Director-General of PAAET, Dr Jas- sem Al-Ansari said, “This constructive cooperation between PAAET and KOC is in the interest of the PAAET students and the company’s employees.” He affi rmed the authority is looking forward to more cooperation with the company in various disciplines it provides, to achieve sustainable development for both parties. For his part, the CEO of the KOC Imad Al-Sultan, stressed the company is keen to train and develop the skills of its employees, pointing out that this coopera- tion is only an extension of previous joint agreements signed with the authority. Al-Sultan stated, “the College of Nursing is one of the basic building blocks for the training of nurses, and that the real construction of the national workforce comes from the concerted efforts of the authority to train and prepare students, and its keenness on human investment in national cadres.” The Dean of the College of Nursing, Dr Ali Al- Hajraf, expressed his happiness at the signing of this agreement, which complements the agreement that was signed in 2014 for 5 years, which has been re- newed for another fi ve years. ARAB TIMES, SUNDAY, JANUARY 31, 2021 LOCAL 5 REMEMBER WHEN

Photograph courtesy CORAL, MUD MIX TO KEEP OUT INVADERS of The Center for Re- search and Studies on A wall once surrounded Kuwait City. It was built in 1920 Kuwait and the work to keep desert invaders out. Made of coral rock and mud brick, its 6.5 kilometers were interspersed with thirty- of Dr Yacoub Al- one towers. (From the book ‘Old Kuwait: Memories in Hijji in the book Old- Photographs’) Kuwait: Memories in Photographs fi rst published in 1996.

Courtesy of The Center for Research and Studies on Kuwait diwaniya A DIGEST OF PUBLIC OPINION ‘Public losers in commercial, turf wars made to look political’ “I WAS and I am still fully convinced that the confl ict raging in the country “The commercial war by proxy is always launched by parties and tools, “We often fi nd that the parking area near a building is crowded. Any over the years appears to be political in nature but primarily a commercial as usual — the MPs and the media — who will be motivated to thwart these visitor has no hope of getting a parking space no matter how many times war and struggle for infl uence, through which various types of tools are projects.” he goes around, so he is forced to stand in the wrong place and he may get used to promote individual agendas and interests which has led to con- Also: citation for a traffi c violation,” columnist Dr Naji Saoud Al-Zaid wrote for tinued stumbling and confusion in all areas,” columnist Oweid Al-Sulaili Al-Jarida daily. wrote for Al-Shahed daily. “After a long wait, the health authorities decided to allow the domestic “If we look into the matter, we usually discover that the residents in the “If we go back to modern history, we will fi nd that the ongoing political labor offi ces to resume work and bring in domestic workers, but according building occupy the parking spaces along the street! Why do they do that struggle between successive governments, political currents and the Na- to acceptable health conditions and unreasonable hotel fees for the citizen even if the landlord of the building is required to allot parking spaces for tional Assembly is done in the name of fi ghting corruption, nepotism and who sponsors any expatriate. This condition confi rms that there are offi - tenants in the basement? favoritism, and its tools are the media owned by merchants, deputies, politi- cials deliberately issuing unpopular decisions that benefi t some merchants, “The law mandates the landlord to allot parking spaces for tenants and cians and senior offi cials who are working day and night to implement what without taking into account the fi nancial situation of the citizen who groans specify the number of parking spaces for each apartment in order to avoid is being asked of them without taking into account the real interest of the from the burden of loan installments and demands that they be dropped, crowding and to ensure the safety of everyone. however nobody cares for alleviating the citizens’ sufferings,” columnist nation and the people. “As usual, what happens is circumvention of the law as the landlord uti- “There are many examples of the struggle for infl u- Misfer Al-Naees wrote for Al-Rai daily. “Not only am I surprised with the silence of the MPs but also because lizes the whole basement and divides it into stores, offi ces or sometimes ence in the country, including, for example, but not fl ats that he rents out even if it is against the law. limited to, what happened when some infl uential peo- they claim to be helpless in the face of government decisions, as if an MP’s life is linked to Twitter and does not have constitutional tools and is un- “The tenants are helpless, because no one listens to their complaints. If ple participated in the attempt to thwart Kuwait Air- ever they dare to complain, they would be evicted and harassed until they ways through senior government offi cials and other able to ask parliamentary questions, which — at the very least — make the citizen know his orientation from popular issues and some unfair decisions. withdraw the complaint.” government agencies to implementing the agendas ❑ ❑ ❑ of some merchants, when the government presented “Here I will try to shed light on decisions and laws issued by some offi - a plan to develop the Kuwait Airways by purchas- cials that have harmed — and continue to harm — the citizen who suffers a “His Excellency the interim Minister of Health Sheikh Dr Basel Al-Sa- ing new aircraft so the merchants through their media lot, for he is caught up between the anvil of MPs and their shaky positions, bah reported in late 2018 that the new Amiri Hospital building consists of weapon launched a systematic attack on the govern- and the government hammer that broke his back and burdened him with 415 beds and integrated laboratories on an area measuring 5,000 square fees and debts, such as the decision to bring in domestic workers which ment’s approach and began to talk about favoritism Al-Sulaili meters,” columnist Professor Dr Bahija Bahbahani wrote for Al-Qabas and bribes, and some of the MPs and politicians were compels the sponsor to pay 490 dinars for corona tests and a 14-day hotel daily. quarantine for workers who do not know what a hotel is, and have not lived fooled. This ultimately led to the rejection of the development plan and “His Excellency added: ‘The building also consists of all kinds of testing resulted in huge losses of public money. in one all their life. “This decision, which benefi ts some hotel owners makes us wonder how equipment such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computed tomog- “It is not possible to overlook projects that have been disrupted under raphy scan (CT scan), X-rays and ultrasound of larger areas, in addition to the pretext of fl imsy arguments, including the development of the northern expatriate teachers, corporate workers and others are not quarantined just like the domestic workers needed by the citizen. outpatient surgery, pediatric clinic and various internal medicine speciali- fi elds and the fourth refi nery, and the partnership with the Dow Chemical zations, as well as expansion in the aspect of physiotherapy.’ Company, which was the focus of a political struggle. “There are also decisions known to those who have houses under construc- tion which favor engineering offi ces, while the government obliges the citi- “’This is one of the smart buildings as it includes an electronic system “There are other examples, including the North Oil Field and Island De- that connects the pharmacy, clinics, radiology and laboratories,’ he dis- velopment Project, which was adopted by Sheikh Nasser Al-Sabah, may zen to submit the application through an engineering offi ce even though the God have mercy on him, as it was a state project and it would make a big transaction is submitted electronically, which makes the citizen pay dinars in closed. shift in the country’s economy if it were implemented. fees to the engineering offi ce, and another 150 for the municipality’s approv- “Here, I commend what he mentioned about the hospital building and “However the merchants and the infl uential people who only care for their al, as well as 250 dinars for any modifi cation in the building permit that the the medical equipment that His Excellency during my daily visit to the own interests intervened by using their tools (the MPs and the media) to at- offi ce receives from the citizen, and this unfair situation must be addressed. hospital where my dear sister was confi ned as she suffered from severe ill- tack that project with repeated arguments related to sovereignty and violation “I am satisfi ed with these examples perhaps one of the deputies will turn ness. Initially, she stayed at a private hospital for a month, but her health of the law, which are arguments that are used to deceive those who are gul- and adopt these suggestions and demand the amendment of these unfair condition deteriorated and she transferred to the new Amiri Hospital as per lible until a public opinion is formed opposing this project because that class decisions.” the request of the private hospital.” of merchants wants that project to be at its disposal and must fi t their agenda. ❑ ❑ ❑ — Compiled by Ahmad Al-Shazli

Top MoI offi cials, B’deshi jailed, fi ned heavily Youth survives stabbing in fi ght KUWAIT CITY, Jan 30: A 12-year- The court also sentenced Under- old Kuwaiti child died, while his secretary of the Kuwaiti Interior 50-year-old father who sustained Ministry Maj Gen Mazen Al Jar- injuries is receiving treatment at rah; Hassan Al Khedr, a manpower the Jahra Hospital, reports Al-Anba director; and ex-parliamentarian daily. Nawaf Al Muteiri to four years in The daily quoting security sourc- prison each in the same case. Both es said the accident happened on offi cials were charged with receiv- the Sixth Ring Road and acting on ing bribes in return for illegally fa- information paramedics and police cilitating the Bangladeshi lawmak- rushed to the spot and pulled out er’s transactions. the victims from the overturned The court ordered Al Jarrah and vehicle. Al Muteiri to pay a fi ne of KD 1.9 The cause of the accident is not million each while it fi ned Al Khedr known. The remains of the victim KD 180,000. The court ordered Al have been referred to Forensics. The vehicle in which the child died lies overturned at accident site. Jarrah and Al Khedr be dismissed On the other hand, a 50-year-old from their government jobs. Kuwaiti and his 17-year-old son the users of these vehicles and the tails. A fugitive Syrian man and a were taken to Al-Jahra Hospital for general public. ❑ ❑ ❑ Bangladeshi defendant were also ❑ ❑ ❑ treatment after their vehicle over- Jail for top offi cials: A Kuwaiti handed down three years in jail each turned on the Salmi Road towards Youth survives stabbing: An criminal court has sentenced a Bang- and ordered their deportation from Kuwait. unidentifi ed 23-year-old Kuwaiti ladeshi lawmaker to four years in Kuwait after serving the sentencing. Meanwhile, a motorcycle rider youth who was allegedly stabbed prison and ordered him to pay a fi ne Meanwhile, sitting MP Saadoun died and the pillion rider who was by a compatriot with a knife during of KD1.9 million on charges of hu- Hamad and ex-lawmaker Salah severely injured was taken to the a quarrel between him and another man traffi cking and bribery in a high- Khurshed were acquitted of charges hospital by paramedics, reports Al- juvenile, has been admitted to the profi le case, local media reported, ac- of infl uence peddling and receiving Rai daily. intensive care unit of the Amiri Hos- cording to Gulfnews report . bribery from the Bangladeshi de- The accident happened in Kabd. pital, reports Al-Anba daily. The lawmaker, named in the me- fendant. The cause of the accident is not The victim was allegedly dia as Mohammad Shahid Islam, All the rulings can be appealed. known. stabbed on the right side of the was charged with receiving money During the court hearings, the de- The remains of the victim have waist and the wound caused by the from dozens of workers in return fendants had denied charges of hu- been referred to Forensics. knife is believed to be four centim- for bringing them in from Bangla- man traffi cking, bribery and power In other news the Ministry of In- eters deep. desh to Kuwait through a company abuse. terior has increased the indicative One of the suspects is 22 years he managed with illegal assistance Al Qabas newspaper quoted an signs banning the use of motorcy- old and the other is 18. The security from Kuwaiti offi cials charged in unnamed source close to investiga- cles and all-terrain-vehicles (ATVs) sources said the two suspects have the case. tions as saying that the defendants in many public roads and pedestrian sustained cuts on the head and bruis- He has reportedly amassed KD 5 are still connected to a separate case areas to warn of the danger of using es to the eye. million worth of assets in the Gulf of money laundering that prosecu- such vehicles in the best interest of The daily did not give more de- country. tors are still investigating. ARAB TIMES, SUNDAY, JANUARY 31, 2021 LOCAL 6

CEF-ATI webinar tackles ‘The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Commodity Price Shock’ ‘Mideast and Africa face heavy fiscal burden, require prudent expenditure policy’ KUWAIT CITY, Jan 30: The IMF- Arvanitis, Deputy Director, IMF’s the global COVID-19 pandemic and the importance of reforms to bolster Angola in addressing the COVID-19 citizens through schemes like UBI or Middle East Center for Economics and Middle East and Central Asia the fall in oil and commodity prices transparency, productivity, fair com- pandemic and strategies going for- direct cash transfers. Finance (IMF-CEF) in Kuwait, and Department; His Excellency Ibrahim Arezki discussed success stories, petition, and digitalization, which are ward, highlighting lessons for other Professor Robinson discussed the the Africa Training Institute (IMF- Elbadawi, Managing Director, including the Republic of Korea, of especially important to the informal resource-rich countries. political economy consequences of the ATI) in Mauritius, held a high-level Economic Research Forum; Nikolay containing the virus and providing tar- sector to gain access to services and Gueorguiev discussed fiscal policy pandemic, explaining how political bi-regional webinar on “The Impact of Gueorguiev, Division Chief, IMF’s geted assistance to those in need. He markets. He concluded that having a responses by oil exporters to the considerations can constrain economic the COVID-19 Pandemic and Fiscal Affairs Department; His indicated that the COVID-19 crisis more efficient and accountable public decline in oil revenue. He highlighted policies in the two regions. Commodity Price Shock: The Way Excellency Jose de Lima Massano, brought to light the underlying vulner- administration would put an end to the the consequences of the fact that The floor then opened for a discus- Forward for Africa and the Middle Governor, Banco Nacional de Angola; abilities of the two regions, which rent-seeking behavior and help spur although oil prices have recovered sion with a diverse audience from both East”. His Excellency Khaled Mehdi, warrant decisive reforms. Recognizing growth in the Middle East and Africa. somewhat recently, the medium-term regions, including participants from The webinar was moderated by His Secretary General, Kuwait Supreme the importance of moving to more Arvanitis then examined the key trend seems down, demand for oil the public sector, academia, the busi- Excellency Yousef Al-Ebraheem, Council for Planning and Development; inclusive societies, Rabah made the policy priorities for the MENA region remains subdued, and overall revenue ness community, and representatives Kuwait Amir Court’s Economic Ms. Catriona Purfield, Deputy case that countries must simplify topave the way for more sustainable still lower relative to 2019. from civil society and international Advisor Rabah Arezki, Vice- President Director, IMF’s African Department; social safety nets by promoting a uni- and inclusive growth. Ms. Purfield dis- Elbadawi explained that countries in organizations. and Chief Economist, African and Professor James Robinson, versal social protection system to cussed the way forward for Sub- the Middle East and Africa are faced In closing, Al-Ebraheem thanked Development Bank, kicked off the University of Chicago. replace the current fragmented sys- Saharan African countries, bringing to with a heavy fiscal burden, which will the CEF and ATI for the novel bi- panel with a presentation on the chal- Al-Ebraheem highlighted the novel tems that benefit few and exclude the fore ways to “build back better” require a prudent expenditure policy regional approach. “This webinar was lenges faced by both regions and the bi-regional approach to bring to the many. He argued that countries would once the pandemic is overcome. going forward. He discussed the chal- indeed very revealing in the richness way forward, followed by discussions fore common traits and differences of need to provide Universal Basic Turning to concrete country cases lenges and opportunities for the two of this approach, and I look forward to with eminent panelists including (by the two regions regarding the policy Income (UBI) schemes and universal from both regions, Mehdi and Massano regions to graduate from subsidizing more such events,” Al-Ebraheem told alphabetical order) Athanasios responses to the adverse twin shocks - health systems. Arezki underscored shared lessons from Kuwait and commodities to directly empowering the audience. Kuwait banks adopt strict policies especially in terms of credit cards ‘Risks of default still threaten some sectors’

KUWAIT CITY, Jan 30: than six months, and have not returned the untapped ones, in order to reduce when the card was granted, which to the rates based on which the values the risk of unseen default, especially if required the amendment. According to informed of credit cards granted to them were it appears that the customer will be The employees also refused to sources, some banks have estimated. outside the country for a long period renew their cards despite proving that recently adopted a tighter The new banking policy allows without receiving his salary. Another they are still employed, but they made some banks to freeze credit cards in bank has adopted the policy of reserv- an offer regarding the possibility of KUNA photo policy with their clients, the event that the holder’s salary has ing insurance in exchange for renewal granting new credit cards, provided Kuwait’s Minister of Health Dr Sheikh Basel Al-Sabah during a virtual specifically expatriates not been deposited for more than 90 of credit cards upon expiry. that the customer presents a balance meeting of the GCC Health Ministers’ Committee. whose salaries have been days. Through this, the bank would In this regard, customers explained first to the bank with the value of his apparently have indications of the that, when they were outside the coun- cards, in exchange for reactivating the suspended for more than growing possibility of his dismissal try recently for about five consecutive credit card. MoH partakes in GCC meeting three months. from his job. In this case, there is an months, they were surprised to dis- The customers indicated that the These measures are not limited increase in the risks of the bank’s cover that their credit cards were sus- employees, despite this condition, Kuwait’s Minister of Health Dr. in a press statement. continued exposure to the customer pended despite not exceeding the stressed that the amount of credit that Sheikh Basel Al-Sabah on Sheikh Basel expressed his full to just suspending the granting of Thursday took part in an irregular satisfaction about coordination and new loans to clients who have even from the window of his credit validity date and despite the continued was previously permitted will be virtual meeting of the GCC Health cooperation among health sectors cards. deposit of their salaries. reduced by nearly 50 percent. Ministers’ Committee to study of the GCC states, particularly in been “fired”, but also include stop- Some banks have resorted to a more As soon as they returned to the They said, “If some banks relaxed ping their credit cards, especially health resolutions of the 41st sharing the best-practiced policies cautious policy in recent times, spe- country, they visited the bank, and the their credit tightness towards expatri- summit of the GCC Supreme and programs. MasterCard and Visa, reports cifically with expats who have been bank employees informed them that it ates, it will be based on reservations Council. He also extolled sincere and dis- Al-Rai daily. outside the country for a long time, by was done due to the fluctuation in their about financing some professions for The minister lauded the GCC tinguished efforts by health work- They explained that the new bank- freezing their credit cards even if they salary movement during the past non-Kuwaitis, who are expected to Secretariat’s efforts led by ers, military, security and civil ing trend of some banks also includes still retain their full credit balance. months, and that the amounts trans- resume work. This is in an effort to Secretary General Nayef Al-Hajraf defense personnel and volunteers customers whose salaries have been There are banks that prefer to freeze ferred to their accounts per month reduce the risks of default that still to prove that the meeting was suc- to combat the novel coronavirus. reduced by a large percentage for more all potential credit windows, including were less than what was determined threaten some sectors.” cessful, the Ministry of Health said (KUNA)

AUB supports CBK ‘Diraya’ Awareness Campaign Greece taps bonds

Jehad Al-Humaidhi, Acting CEO In a press statement, Al-Humai- the campaign through the Bank’s all Greece has raised 3.5 billion euros ($4.2 bil- of Ahli United Bank participated in dhi emphasized AUB’s support to means of communication, in order to lion) at a record-low interest rate through a the press conference on launching Diraya Campaign as it is a excellent achieve a wider spread of the cam- 10-year bond issue, the fi rst of 2021. “Diraya” Financial Awareness Cam- initiative of CBK geared to increase paign’s mission and objectives and Finance Minister Christos Staikouras said Jehad Al-Humai- paign initiated by the Central Bank the level of fi nancial and banking ensure that the public interacts with the yield at Wednesday’s auction was 0.8%, dhi, Acting CEO of Kuwait (CBK). Diraya Campaign awareness and enhance social its content. while demand for the bond was “very high.” of AUB is an initiative overseen by CBK and fi nancial culture, which will be re- Al-Humaidhi praised the cam- With a bond issue expected each quarter, managed by the Kuwait Banking As- fl ected in increasing customer pro- paign’s role in enhancing the sav- Greece is planning to raise between 8 and 12 sociation (KBA), with the aim to edu- tection against any potential risks on ings culture across a wider segment billion euros ($9.6-12.1 billion) from money cate customers about their rights one front and enhancing their trust of society and encouraging them markets this year. Global fi nancial turmoil and to increase their awareness in in banking institutions on the other to deal with the banking sector in a caused by the pandemic has pushed Greece fi nancial institutions role and how to front. way that contributes to achieving the back into a major recession just two years af- benefi t from the services provided Al-Humaidhi pointed out that Ahli fi nancial inclusion. ter the country completed its third successive by the banks. United Bank will endeavor to support international bailout program. (AP)

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Hedge funds, Wall Street and the 1% are fi nally getting their comeuppance Why GameStop’s stock surge is shaking Wall Street NEW YORK, Jan 30, (AP): It’s treme swings in price this week. not just you. What’s going on with What about the broader mar- GameStop’s stock doesn’t make ket? sense to a lot of people. Critics used to dismiss the moon- US ‘employment’ costs The struggling video game retail- shots for GameStop and others as a er’s stock has been making stupefy- sideshow, saying the excess was con- ing moves this month, wild enough fi ned to a few corners of the market. to raise concerns from professional But Wednesday’s broader-market investors on Wall Street to the hall- tumble gives some caution. Sharp ways of regulators and the White losses for short sellers may have rise modestly in Q4 ’20 House in Washington. pushed them to sell some of their The frenzy hit new heights Thurs- other stock holdings to raise cash, day when several trading platforms and several investors say that con- New home sales rise in Dec limited their customers from making tributed to Wednesday’s 2.6% slide certain trades with GameStop. for the S&P 500. It was the worst day It’s all forcing hard questions for the market since October. SILVER SPRING, Mary- looking for new jobs. The pay raises of new homes to a seasonally adjusted about whether the stock market is Did anyone see this coming? land, Jan 30, (AP): Wages don’t necessarily mean employers annual rate of 842,000, the Commerce in a dangerous bubble and whether Maybe not to this degree. But boosted pay during the pandemic, but Department reported Thursday, though a new generation of traders should brokerages have been making it ev- and benefi ts for US work- more likely that many of the increases that was fewer than analysts had pro- be allowed to take full advantage of er-easier for novices to get into the ers rose in the last quarter were already baked into existing con- jected. And the big drop reported ear- all the tools and free trades available market and trade. Commissions have tracts. lier for November’s was revised down- on their phones, regardless of how A customer wears a face mask as dropped to zero, and people can trade of the year, putting all of “Overall, compensation costs are ward further, from 841,000 to 829,000 2020 in somewhat of a nor- reckless they may seem to outsiders. he leaves a GameStop store in on their phones. As each barrier to likely to remain subdued going for- new homes sold. That’s a decline of At the same time, champions of the Vernon Hills, Illinois. (AP) trading has fallen, consumer advo- mal range as the pandemic ward, refl ective of a high level of un- 12.6% from October. cates cheered the broadening playing employment that will restrain wages,” After a spring slump due to the coro- 99% are cheering louder from the “This is for making us work on continued to rankle the said Rubeela Farooqi, economist with navirus outbreak, housing came back sidelines, saying the moves mean Thanksgiving night all the way fi eld. But they also warned it’s possi- economy. High Frequency Trading. strong in the summer and fall until last that hedge funds, Wall Street and the through black friday at 9.50 an ble to have too much of a good thing. Total US workers compensation Economists say moderate gains in month’s signifi cant drop. Commerce 1% are fi nally getting their comeup- hour,” another user wrote on Reddit . Too-easy trading could encourage wages and salaries, which make up estimated that 811,000 new homes pance. What’s this about options and people to make too many trades that rose 0.7% in the October-Decem- are too risky for them. ber quarter, an increase over the 70% of employment costs, are gener- were sold in 2020, an increase of nearly Here’s a look at how we got here: margin trading? ally not threatening to trigger infl ation- 19% over 2019’s 683,000. What is happening with They’re ways that investors can Can regulators do anything previous two quarters, the Labor about this? ary pressure. Historically low mortgage rates are GameStop’s stock? make a big profi t with relatively Department said Friday. Growth The job market has stumbled this helping nudge buyers into the market, It’s been maniacal this month. The Securities and Exchange was 0.5% in the second and third small payments up front, if the stock Commission has said it’s noticed all winter as colder weather and the raging but there is still a lack of inventory, After sitting around $18 three Fri- moves in the right way. Many of the quarters, down from 0.8% in the pandemic have discouraged Americans which is pushing prices up. days ago, it doubled in four days. It the volatility in the market and is tak- fi rst three months of the year. traders pushing up GameStop are ing a closer look. It’s the SEC’s job from dining out, traveling, or going out The median price of a new home kept shooting higher, before nearly smaller-pocketed or novice inves- For the year, wages and benefi ts to bars or movie theaters. Employers sold in December jumped to $355,900 doubling on Tuesday and then more to protect investors, and the expecta- tors. grew 2.5%, with wages and salaries up shed jobs in December for the fi rst time up more than 8% from a year ago. than doubling again on Wednesday to tion across Wall Street is that inves- 2.6% and benefi ts, which include So- in six months, and the unemployment Soaring lumber prices are also add- $347.51. On Thursday, it gave back a When they buy stocks “on mar- tors holding GameStop at these lofty cial Security, grew 2.3%. rate was stuck at 6.7% for the second ing thousands of dollars to the cost of chunk of those gains and fi nished the gin,” they’re using borrowed money, prices are likely to be hurt when its Wages and salaries grew 0.9% in the consecutive month. The economy still new homes. Framing lumber prices day at $193.60, down 44%. But it’s which can supercharge their gains price falls. fi nal quarter of 2020 while benefi ts rose has 9.8 million fewer jobs than before more than doubled over the summer still up an amazing 928% through the and losses. With options, an investor What sets this case apart is all the 0.6%. the pandemic, more than were lost in due to pandemic-related declines in do- fi rst few weeks of 2021. can buy the right to buy the stock at communication going on between in- Compensation costs for private in- the 2008-2009 recession. mestic production, according to the Na- And the company itself? a later date at a certain price. If the vestors on Reddit, as they goad each dustry workers rose 0.5% in the quarter Even though the wage gains were tional Association of Home Builders. It’s still struggling. GameStop, stock hits that target, investors can other to push GameStop higher, said and 2.6% in 2020. modest last year, they still outpaced Although lumber prices retreated in the based in Grapevine, Texas, sells vid- reap a bigger return than if they sim- Chester Spatt, a former chief econo- The data comes from the Labor 2020 infl ation of 1.4%, which is well fall, they are back up again near their eo games at more than 5,000 stores, ply bought a share. But if it doesn’t, mist at the SEC and a fi nance profes- Department’s Employment Cost In- below the Federal Reserve’s 2% target. August peak when NAHB estimated it and the pandemic has been keeping it can mean a total loss. sor Carnegie Mellon University’s dex, which measures pay changes for Analysts believe infl ation will remain was adding nearly $16,000 to the price customers away. More worrisome Where does Wall Street see Tepper School of Business. But he workers that keep their jobs. The data subdued as the US economy struggles of a new home. gamestop’s stock ending up? said it’s diffi cult to declare it a clear isn’t affected by the mass layoffs in the to break out of a pandemic-induced Regionally sales were uneven in is the long-term shift by customers away from brick-and-mortar stores Much, much lower. Over the case of market manipulation. spring. downturn. December, with the biggest movement long term, a stock’s price tends to In the end, there may be no way to While employers are limiting in- In a separate report, sales of new in the Midwest where sales jumped and toward buying games online. Enthusiasm has grown for track with the company’s profi ts, prevent people from pushing a stock creases in compensation, most are re- homes rose 1.6% in December after a more than 30%. Sales in the Northeast and GameStop’s prospects for earn- luctant to cut pay outright. Companies big decline in November that was even and South fell between 5% and 6%, GameStop’s prospects after the com- too high and potentially burning pany said earlier this month that a co- ings remain cloudy. Many Wall themselves. Instead, Spatt said it may generally avoid slashing pay because it worse than previously thought. while the West saw sales increase al- Street analysts have price targets for can demoralize workers and send them The increase last month pushed sales most 9%. founder of Chewy, the online seller be better fi rst to properly educate all of pet supplies, was joining its board. GameStop at $15 or below. these novice investors about the risks Investors see Ryan Cohen helping Is it just GameStop swept up in of bubbles and overzealous trading. GameStop’s digital transformation. this? “A lot of people now feel like But analysts still expect GameStop No. Other heavily shorted stocks they’re empowered, and they don’t to keep losing money in its next fi s- have been seeing a surge of inter- have to go through the traditional cal year. est recently as investors look for players” of Wall Street to invest, Reddit is involved, right? the next GameStop. American Air- Spatt said. “And in fairness, they Yes, particularly those in a group lines, BlackBerry and other formerly didn’t do that great going through the called “WallStreetBets.” Their dis- downtrodden stocks have had ex- traditional players.” cussions are full of ideas for the next big trade to jump on, self deprecation and an appreciation of both winning $90 a barrel is the new equilibrium and losing bets, as long as they’re bold. They’ve recently been encour- aging each other to keep buying GameStop and push it ever higher, or Further defi cit in Kuwait’s “to the moon.” That alone pushed the stock up more than 1,000%? budget for next fi scal year No. A big reason for that is how deeply hated GameStop’s stock was By Kamel Al-Harami year, starting with annual by hedge funds and other profession- Independent Oil Analyst expenses, and increase on crude al investors on Wall Street. Many oil production cost? This is espe- WITH an oil price level of $90 cially with less income at a crude were betting on GameStop’s stock to per barrel being the new equilib- fall by “shorting” it. price of $45 per barrel and less rium number, expenditures and oil production at 2.2 million What’s a short? deficits in Kuwait’s budget are It’s how investors can make mon- when compared to the govern- increasing ment figure of 2.4 million, ey off a stock falling. In a short sale, further, lead- they borrow a share of GameStop knowing well that such an esti- ing to a high- mate was based on the OPEC and then sell it. Later, if the stock er deficit of price does as they expect, they can decision and quota. KD 12 bil- Meanwhile, the government buy the stock at a lower price and lion ($36 bil- keep the difference. GameStop is has not given any answer regard- lion) for the ing ways to handle and tackle one of the most heavily shorted budget of stocks on Wall Street. our ongoing yearly shortage of What’s a short squeeze? next year cash, and its short-term or long- It’s what happened with ending in term solutions. It is simply guess GameStop’s stock. When a stock March 2022. working and plugging in num- is very heavily shorted, a rise in its Despite Al-Harami bers, and following the copy- price can force short sellers to get this, our gov- paste method. out of their bets. To do that, they ernment is not moving forward Furthermore, the government have to buy the stock, which pushes to curtail our expenses, which is not proposing possible solu- the stock even higher and can cre- are still growing at a rate of KD tions of outside borrowing or ate a feedback loop. As GameStop’s one billion per annum. Its esti- selling some of its local assets short sellers have gotten squeezed mate for Kuwait’s crude oil for generating cash, or devaluing this month, smaller and fi rst-time price is $45 a barrel, while the the value of our currency. These investors have been egging each cost of production is increasing are real and realistic options and other on to to keep the momentum to KD 3.167 billion or $9 billion, must be fought for inside the going. or about $12 per barrel. parliament. Do we have the Do these smaller investors be- The budget for next year, stamina for it or do we leave to lieve in GameStop’s business? which will start from April 1, the next one, while failing to There’s been a fl avor of that in does not show any sign of aus- correct our downgrading econo- the discussions. But lately it’s been terity or consideration for the my? current difficult financial situa- Certainly, this is another more about infl icting pain on short expensive budget with an sellers, hedge funds and other big tion. At the same time, all our neighboring countries are work- increase in every section and fi nancial fi rms. Many talk about it in reduction in most important ele- terms of evening the ledger with the ing on cutting down expenses and introducing difficult mea- ments of oil by value and vol- fi nancial elite, who benefi ted from ume. Kuwait is continuing with years of gains as other people fell sures to avoid any shortage in government income and opting its eighth year of deficit with no further behind. solutions. With that, Kuwait Buying GameStop “isn’t about for the hard choice of introduc- ing taxes and reducing subsidies. needs a net price of $ 90 a barrel greed,” one user wrote on Reddit, to balance this budget, which is after citing all the recessions “they” How could our parliament approve such a budget when its impossible to achieve. Alas! caused and the times “they” got ❑ ❑ ❑ bailed out with taxpayers’ dollars. most important elements are on “It’s about taking back what’s ours, the rise and escalating year after Email: [email protected] what we’ve already paid for.” ARAB TIMES, SUNDAY, JANUARY 31, 2021 BUSINESS 9 GameStop soars as Wall St bends under the pressure Global indices decline on virus worries

NEW YORK, Jan 30, ers have been looking for other downtrodden stocks in the market (AP): Another bout of where hedge funds and other Wall selling gripped the U.S. Street fi rms are betting on price stock market Friday, drops. The smaller investors, mean- as anxiety mounts over while, have been crowing about whether the frenzy be- their empowerment and saying hind a swift, meteoric the fi nancial elite are simply get- ting their comeuppance after years rise in GameStop and a of pulling away from the rest of handful of other stocks America. will damage Wall Street Global stock prices tumbled overall. amid worries about rising coronavi- The S&P 500 dropped 1.9%, rus cases, Wall Street volatility and giving the benchmark index its U.S. economic aid plans. biggest weekly loss since Octo- Markets in London, Paris and ber. The Dow Jones Industrial Frankfurt all dropped 1% or more Average and Nasdaq each fell In this photo provided by the New York Stock Exchange, trader Ashley while the Tokyo exchange saw a Lara works on the floor, Friday, on Jan 29. (AP) nearly 2% decline. 2%. “We are still moving towards a GameStop shot up nearly 70%, ment. the market. Johnson & Johnson recovery from the pandemic, just a clawing back much of its steep loss Meanwhile, calls for regulators to fell 3.6% after it said its vaccine heck of a lot bumpier than anyone from the day before, after Robin- step in are growing louder on Capi- appears to protect against CO- had expected,” said Stephen Innes hood said it will allow customers to tol Hill, and the Securities and Ex- VID-19, though not as powerfully of Axi in a report. start buying some of the stock again. change Commission says it’s care- as rivals. Analysts said the results, In midday trading, the FTSE 100 GameStop has been on a stupefy- fully monitoring the situation. which would require just one shot in London fell 1.3% to 6,440.25 ing 1,600% run over the last three “You’ve seen a lot of volatility instead of the two required by while Frankfurt’s DAX lost 1.4% weeks and has become the battle- this week, so when you have some other vaccine makers, were below to 13,470.33. The CAC 40 in Paris ground where swarms of smaller unknowns like what you’re seeing expectations. tumbled 1.6% to 5,421.64. investors see themselves making an in the retail trading world, people Elsewhere, investors watched vi- In Asia, the Shanghai Compos- epic stand against the 1%. are a little concerned at record highs rus infection spikes in Europe and ite Index lost 0.6% to 3,483.70 and The assault is directed squarely at here and taking some money off Asia, renewed travel curbs and ne- the Hang Seng in Hong Kong sank hedge funds and other Wall Street the table,” said Megan Horneman, gotiations in Washington over Pres- 0.6% to 28,369.67. titans that had bet the struggling director of portfolio strategy at Ver- ident Joe Biden’s proposed $1.9 tril- After trading closed, the Hong video game retailer’s stock would dence Capital Advisors. lion economic aid package. Hopes Kong government announced pre- fall. Those fi rms are taking sharp The S&P 500 fell 73.14 points to for such stimulus for the economy liminary estimates showed the terri- losses, and other investors say that’s 3,714.24. It ended the week with a have carried the S&P 500 and other tory’s economy contracted by 6.1% pushing them to sell other stocks 3.2% loss, its worst week in three major indexes back to record highs in 2020. It said output fell 3% in the they own to raise cash. That, in turn, months. It ended January with a recently, along with enthusiasm fi nal quarter compared with a year helps pull down parts of the market 1.1% loss, its fi rst monthly decline about COVID-19 vaccines and the earlier. completely unrelated to the revolt since October. The S&P 500 is still Federal Reserve’s pledge to keep In Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 in To- underway by the cadre of smaller up 13.6% since the end of October. the accelerator fl oored on its help kyo shed 1.9% to 27,663.39 after and novice investors. Some of the heaviest weights on for the economy. Low interest rates the government reported Decem- The maniacal moves for Game- the index were Apple, Microsoft from the Fed can act like steroids for ber factory output fell 1.6% from Stop and a few other formerly and other Big Tech stocks that have stocks and other investments. the previous month in the second beaten-down stocks has drowned been big winners for professional “We are still moving towards a straight decline. out many of the other issues weigh- and other investors over the last recovery from the pandemic, just a The Kospi in Seoul tumbled 3% ing on markets, including the virus, year. heck of a lot bumpier than anyone to 2,976.21 and the S&P-ASX 200 vaccine rollouts and potential aid The Dow lost 620.74 points to had expected,” said Stephen Innes in Sydney lost 0.6% to 6,607.40. for the economy. 29,982.62, while the tech-heavy of Axi in a report. In energy markets, benchmark “Our consideration is whether Nasdaq composite slid 266.46 Wall Street’s focus remains U.S. crude rose 35 cents to $52.69 this is something that is a long- points to 13,070.69. The Russell squarely on GameStop and other per barrel in electronic trading on term infl uence or contained within 2000 index of smaller companies moonshot stocks. AMC Entertain- the New York Mercantile Exchange. a handful of companies,” said Tom gave up 32.97 points, or 1.6%, to ment jumped 53.7%, and headphone Brent crude, the price standard for Hainlin, national investment strate- 2,073.64. company Koss vaulted 52.5%. After international oils, shed 6 cents to gist at U.S. Bank Wealth Manage- Other forces also weighed on their success with GameStop, trad- $55.04 per barrel in London.

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ARAB TIMES, SUNDAY, JANUARY 31, 2021 SCIENCE 11

COVID-19

EU tightens vaccine export WHO visits 2nd Wuhan hospital in virus probe WUHAN, China, Jan 30, (AP): Members of a World Health Organization team investigating the origins of the coronavirus pandemic visited another Wuhan hospital that had treated early COVID-19 patients on their second full day of work Saturday. Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital was one of the fi rst in the Chinese city to deal with patients in early 2020 suffering from a then- unknown virus and is a key part of the epidemiological history of the disease. “Just back from visit at Jinyintan hospital, that specialised in infectious diseases and was designated for treatment of the fi rst cases in Wuhan,” Dutch virologist Marion Koopmans said in a post on Twitter. “Stories quite similar to what I have heard from our ICU doctors.” Zoologist Peter Daszak of the US group EcoHealth Alli- ance, who is a member of the team, said in a tweet that the visit was an “important opportunity to talk directly” with medics who were fi ghting the virus at the criti- cal time. The team’s fi rst face-to-face meet- ings with Chinese scientists took place on Friday, before the experts who specialize in animal health, virology, food safety and epidemiology visited another early site of the outbreak, the Hubei Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine Hospital. The Geneva-based WHO said late Thursday on Twitter that its team plans Ursula to visit hospitals, markets like the Hua- nan Seafood Market that was linked to many of the fi rst cases, the Wuhan Institute of Virology, and laboratories at facilities including the Wuhan Center for Dis- ease Control. “All hypotheses are on the table as the team follows the sci- ence in their work to understand the origins of the COVID19 virus,” WHO tweeted. It said the team had already requested “detailed underlying data” and planned to speak with early re- This 2020 electron microscope image provided by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases — Rocky Mountain Laboratories shows SARS-CoV-2 sponders and some of the fi rst patients. virus particles which cause COVID-19, isolated from a patient in the US, emerging from the surface of cells cultured in a lab. Viruses are constantly mutating, with The mission has become politically charged, as China seeks coronavirus variants circulating around the globe. (AP) to avoid blame for alleged missteps in its early response to the outbreak. A single visit by scientists is unlikely to confi rm the vi- rus’s origins. Pinning down an outbreak’s animal reservoir is COVID-19 typically an exhaustive endeavor that takes years of research including taking animal samples, genetic analysis and epide- miological studies. Theories Fauci sees vaccination for kids by late spring One possibility is that a wildlife poacher might have passed the virus to traders who carried it to Wuhan. The Chinese gov- ernment has promoted theories, with little evidence, that the outbreak might have started with imports of frozen seafood ‘New strain to be dominant in US’ tainted with the virus, a notion roundly rejected by interna- tional scientists and agencies. WASHINGTON, Jan 30, (Agen- A possible focus for investigators is the Wuhan Institute of cies): Anthony Fauci, director of the ‘Not every mutation is created equal’ Virology. One of China’s top virus research labs, it built an ar- US National Institute of Allergy and chive of genetic information about bat coronaviruses after the Infectious Diseases (NIAID), on Fri- 2003 outbreak of SARS, or severe acute respiratory syndrome. day expected that the new strain of Meanwhile, the European Union introduced tighter rules novel coronavirus (COVID-19) will be How many COVID variants are there? Friday on exports of COVID-19 vaccines that could hit ship- “dominant” in the US sooner or later. ments to nations like the United Kingdom, deepening a dis- “The fact is, when you have a virus NEW YORK, Jan 30, (AP): There One of the three main variants pute with London over scarce supplies of potentially lifesaving that has ability to transmit more effi - are many circulating around the experts are watching was discov- ciently than the wild type in the com- world, but health experts are pri- ered in the United Kingdom late shots. marily concerned with the emer- last year and has been detected in But amid an outcry in Northern Ireland and the UK, the munity - sooner or later, by pure viral dynamics itself - it will become more gence of three. dozens of countries since. Health European Commission made clear the new measure will not As a virus infects people, it can officials initially said it didn’t seem trigger controls on vaccines shipments produced in the 27-na- Syringes with the Moderna vaccine dominant than the wild type,” Fauci against COVID-19 disease are ready said during a White House coronavirus mutate as it makes copies of itself. to cause worse disease, but some tion bloc to the small territory that is part of United Kingdom Some mutations can be harmful to newer information suggests it might bordering EU member Ireland. to use at a vaccination center in Schil- briefi ng. tigheim, eastern France, Jan 28. (AP) a virus, causing it to die out. Others - that remains unknown at the mo- Under the post-Brexit deal, EU products should still be able “We have a situation where there can offer an advantage and help it ment. It does appear to spread to travel unhindered from the bloc to Northern Ireland. have now been reported in very spe- spread. more easily, which could lead to “In the process of fi nalization of this measure, the Commis- cifi c places, in South Carolina for ex- “Not every mutation is created more hospitalizations and deaths. sion will ensure that the Ireland/Northern Ireland Protocol is ample, the isolate or the mutant that is equal,” said Mary Petrone, who The variant might become domi- unaffected,” the EU’s executive arm said in a statement late the 351 (B.1.351, the Covid-19 vari- studies infectious diseases at Yale nant in the U.S. by March, accord- Friday. ant fi rst spotted in South Africa),” he University. “The virus is going to get ing to the Centers for Disease Con- Amid a dispute with Anglo-Swedish drugmaker AstraZene- added. lucky now and again.” trol and Prevention. ca, EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and Brit- That seems to have a very good Monitoring variants is important Other variants first detected in ish leader Boris Johnson had an unexpected phone call, during fi tness for spread, so whether or not because of the possibility that they South Africa and in Brazil also ap- which the UK prime minister “expressed his grave concerns that’s going to ultimately take over in could make vaccines and treat- pear more contagious, experts say. about the potential impact which the steps the EU has taken the sense of being dominant is unclear ments less effective, or change the Data so far suggests current by now, he noted. way they infect people. vaccines should still protect against today on vaccine exports could have,” a statement from the A mutation early in the pandem- these variants, though there’s British government read. “The projection that is made with regard to the UK (variant) is that prob- ic fueled the spread of the virus some concern their effectiveness The EU unveiled its plans to tighten rules on exports of cor- Crutzen Stratmann around the world, but there had may be slightly diminished. There is onavirus vaccines produced inside the bloc amid fears some ably by the end of March, the begin- been no notable changes since - some evidence that some antibody of the doses it secured from AstraZeneca could be diverted ning of April, it actually will become until recently, said Ohio State Uni- treatments may be less effective elsewhere. The measure could be used to block shipments to more dominant in this country,” he versity biologist Daniel Jones. against certain variants. many non-EU countries and ensure that any exporting com- Discovery pointed out. pany based in the EU will fi rst have to submit their plans to Furthermore, Dr. Rochelle Walen- national authorities. sky, director of the US Centers for tists will be working to keep pace with Two cases of the variant that origi- The UK and Northern Ireland governments immediately ‘Retrieving radio delayed’: The Disease Control and Prevention, said: virus mutations. nated in South Africa has been detect- “By the time someone has symptoms, lashed out at the move, saying the bloc invoked an emergency company that owns the salvage rights ed in South Carolina. There is concern clause in its divorce deal with Britain to introducing controls to the Titanic shipwreck has indefi nitely gets a test, has a positive result and Evolution we get the sequence, our opportunity if it continues to spread, it could be- on exports to Northern Ireland. Goods are supposed to fl ow delayed plans to retrieve and exhibit the The nature of viruses is to change come dominant in a few months. freely between the EU and Northern Ireland under special ar- vessel’s radio equipment because of the for doing real case control and contact tracing is largely gone”. in ways that promote their spread, Walensky says contact tracing ef- rangements for the U.K. region designed to protect the peace coronavirus pandemic, according to a Fauci says. The evolution of mutant forts in the US are not yet up to the task process on the island of Ireland. court fi ling made by the fi rm Friday. “So I think and I believe that we RMS Titanic Inc cited the “increasing should be treating every case as if it’s versions means scientists need to be of containing the potential breakout of But the EU later said it was not invoking Article 16 of the “nimble” and ready to make tweaks to new mutations. Northern Ireland Protocol allowing either side to override diffi culty associated with international a variant during this pandemic right travel and logistics, and the associated now,” she added. vaccines. So far, the mutants haven’t White House coronavirus adviser parts of their deal. overwhelmed the protective power of “The Commission is not triggering the safeguard clause,” health risks to the expedition team.” “The US is rapidly ramping up sur- Andy Slavitt says Congress must move it said in its statement, adding that the restricting regulations The Atlanta-based company also said veillance and sequencing activities as vaccines. quickly to pass President Joe Biden’s have yet to be fi nalized and won’t be adopted before Saturday. that it’s gone nearly a year without its pri- we work to closely monitor and iden- Fauci says its important to vaccinate coronavirus relief bill, which contains mary source of revenue after virus restric- tify variants as they emerge.” as many people as quickly as possible money to expand efforts to track and The phone call between von der Leyen and Johnson some- tions closed exhibits of its vast collection what eased what was quickly becoming a diplomatic fl ash- Dr. Anthony Fauci says the emer- to keep new mutations from develop- identify mutations. of Titanic artifacts. Only some of the ex- ing. Meanwhile, US government’s top point. hibitions, which are scattered across the gence and increasing spread of coro- navirus mutations means that vaccine The head of the CDC says doctors infectious disease expert said Friday Restrictions country, have reopened. But they’re see- and public health offi cials should ap- he hopes to see some kids starting to ing limited attendance. makers must be ready to make new “We agreed on the principle that there should not be restric- The company, however, maintained shots to stay ahead of the public health proach each new case of the coronavi- get vaccinated for COVID-19 in the tions on the export of vaccines by companies where they are that it’s fi nancially secure. The fi rm said crisis. rus as if it is a mutation. next few months. It’s a needed step to fulfi lling contractual responsibilities,” von der Leyen said in the radio expedition remains a top priority The government’s top infectious “I do believe we should be treating securing widespread immunity to the a statement. and will “take place as soon as reasonably disease expert spoke Friday during a every case as it if it’s a variant during virus. The EU hit out at AstraZeneca this week after the company practicable.” White House coronavirus briefi ng. this pandemic right now,” Dr. Ro- Vaccines are not yet approved for said it would only supply 31 million doses of vaccine in ini- The company has argued that exhibit- “This is a wake-up call to all of us,” chelle Walensky said during a White children, but testing already is under- tial shipments, instead of the 80 million doses it had hoped to ing the radio will help sustain the ship’s says Fauci, noting government scien- House coronavirus briefi ng. way for those as young as 12. deliver. Brussels claimed AstraZeneca would supply even less legacy while honoring passengers and than that, just one-quarter of the doses due between January crew. Known in 1912 as a Marconi wire- and March - and member countries began to complain. less telegraph machine, the radio sent dis- of the Max Planck Society, said in a state- Stratmann said that Crutzen’s work rare example of fundamental scientifi c The European Commission is concerned that doses meant tress calls to nearby ships that helped save ment. “He was the fi rst to show how hu- helped lay the basis for the worldwide research leading to a global political de- for Europe might have been diverted from an AstraZeneca 700 people in lifeboats. man activities damage the ozone layer.” ban on ozone-depleting substances, a cision within just a few years. Thanks to plant on the continent to the UK, where two other company RMS Titanic Inc fi led its update with concerted international efforts, the ozone a US District Court in Norfolk, Virgin- hole over Antarctica has been shrinking sites are located. The EU also wants doses at two sites in Brit- ia, which presides over Titanic salvage ain to be made available to European citizens. steadily. matters. The company said it will con- “Paul Crutzen was a giant among “The UK has legally-binding agreements with vaccine sup- tinue to work on an expedition funding pliers and it would not expect the EU, as a friend and ally, to scientists, and his work proves that it is plan, which the admiralty court has re- possible to do science at the very highest do anything to disrupt the fulfi lment of these contracts,” the quired. UK said. level, while also attending to the moral, But even without the pandemic, the political, and cultural ramifi cations of AstraZeneca CEO Pascal Soriot told Germany’s Die Welt expedition has been far from guaranteed. your work,” said Harvard science histo- newspaper this week that the UK government helped create The fi rm has been in an ongoing court bat- rian Naomi Oreskes. “His name and leg- the vaccine developed with Oxford University and signed its tle with the US government over whether acy will live on, but his presence will be contract three months before the EU did. Soriot said that under the undertaking is legal. sorely missed.” the British contract, vaccines produced at UK sites must go to Lawyers for the US government have Crutzen was awarded the Nobel Prize the UK fi rst. argued that the mission is barred under in 1995 together with American chem- To head off similar disputes and allay fears that vaccines might federal law and an international agree- ist F. Sherwood Rowland and Mexican be diverted, the Commission introduced the measures to tighten ment with Britain. (AP) chemist Mario J. Molina. rules on the exports of shots produced in EU countries. The “vac- ❑ ❑ ❑ “Along with Sherry Rowland, whom cine export transparency mechanism” will be used at least until Dutch scientist Crutzen dies: Paul we sadly lost some years ago, and Mario the end of March to control shipments to non-EU countries. J. Crutzen, a Dutch scientist who won Molina whom we lost just months ago, The EU insisted that’s not an export ban, although it could the Nobel Prize for chemistry for his work Crutzen alerted the world to the danger of be used to block shipments to the UK or many other non-EU understanding the ozone hole and is cred- ozone depletion caused by the pollutants countries. Many poorer nations and close neighbors are ex- ited with coining the term Anthropocene known as chlorofl uorocarbons from spray empt. to describe the geological era shaped by cans,” said Penn State climate scientist Offi cials said it is intended to ensure EU member nations get mankind, has died. Michael Mann. the shots they bought from producers. The World Health Or- The Max Planck Institute for Chem- Mann said Crutzen’s coining of the term ganization criticized the new EU export rules as “not helpful.” istry in Mainz, Germany, where Crutzen Members of the World Health Organization team including Ken Maeda (right), ‘Anthropocene’ - based on the ancient Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and other was the director of atmospheric chemistry Peter Daszak, (third from left) and Vladmir Dedkov, (fourth from left), leave af- Greek word for human - in an article for WHO offi cials warned of supply-chain disruptions that could from 1980 until his retirement in 2000, ter attending an exhibition about the fight against the coronavirus in Wuhan in Nature in 2002 “so elegantly but simply ripple through the world and potentially stall the fi ght against confi rmed that he died Thursday at the central China’s Hubei province on, Jan 30. The World Health Organization team captured the sobering notion that human COVID-19. age of 87. investigating the origins of the coronavirus pandemic visited another Wuhan impacts on our planet can, in just decades, “Paul Crutzen was a pioneer in many hospital that had treated early COVID-19 patients on their second full day of rival the geological forces that led to mass ways,” Martin Stratmann, the president work on Saturday. 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Pioneering actress was active to the end Cicely Tyson paved way for Black actors to follow footsteps LOS ANGELES, Jan 30, (AP): Cicely girls like me,” actor Tika Sumpter said. she had more to offer with a desire to ate Widow Tells All.” Tyson was a Black actor who knocked Tyson’s death was announced by direct a project in the future. At the age of 88, Tyson won the down doors so other women of color her family, via her manager Larry Tyson was active to the end, in the Tony for best leading actress in a play could walk through them. Thompson, who did not immediately middle of promoting her memoir “Just for the revival of Horton Foote’s “The Tyson strategically selected power- provide additional details. The actor’s As I Am” when she died at age 96. Trip to Bountiful.” ful roles with an intent to elevate how passing comes just a few days after the “This was not a doddering old lady The revival was the actor’s first time Black actors were perceived. With dig- release of her memoir “Just As I Am.” that I’ve heard many older people say, back on Broadway in three decades. nified grace, she starred in films such A onetime model, Tyson began her ‘You know what? I’m just tired. I’m She refused to turn meekly away when as “Sounder” and on TV with “The screen career with bit parts but gained just tired. I’m ready to go. I’m done. the teleprompter told her to wrap up Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman.” fame in the early 1970s when Black I’m just tired,’” King said. “That was her acceptance speech. She strived to shatter stereotypes and women were finally starting to get starring not Cicely Tyson. She was talking A new generation of moviegoers inspired many Black actresses along roles. Tyson refused to take parts simply about her desire to direct. She said, ‘I saw her in the 2011 hit “The Help.” the way to follow her footsteps. A for the paycheck, remaining choosey. may have something to share later on.’” More recently, she was seen on TV in younger generation of Black actors - Tyson desired to get away from the Tyson earned an Oscar nomination a recurring role on “How to Get Away Viola Davis, Kerry Washington and negative portrayals of Black women for her role in “Sounder,” where she with Murder,” which starred Davis. Zendaya among them - all paid hom- with the hopes of highlighting them played a Depression-era loving wife And in roles in Tyler Perry films - age to Tyson after learning of her death with powerful prestige. of a sharecropper who is confined in ”Diary of a Mad Black Woman’’ and at age 96 on Thursday. “Cicely decided early on that her jail for stealing a piece of meat for his “Madea’s Family Reunion” -- her Davis said Tyson made her feel work as an actor would be more than family. She is forced to care for their character gave sage advice on forgive- “valued in a world where there is still a a job,” Oprah Winfrey said in a state- children and attend to the crops. Cicely Tyson arrives at the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards on Sept 20, ness and living with integrity. cloak of invisibility for us dark choco- ment. “She used her career to illuminate In the 1974 television drama “The 2009, in Los Angeles. Tyson, the pioneering Black actress who gained Like many, former First Lady Mi- late girls.” Washington felt Tyson was the humanity in Black people. The roles Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman,” an Oscar nomination for her role as the sharecropper’s wife in ‘Sounder,’ chelle Obama acknowledged that she a “foretaste of glory,” while Zendaya, she played reflected her values; she based on a novel by Ernest J. Gaines, a Tony Award in 2013 at age 88 and touched TV viewers’ hearts in ‘The will miss Tyson’s presence, but she who made Emmy history last year as never compromised. Her life so fully Tyson is seen aging from a young Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman,’ has died. She was 96. (AP) will smile “knowing how many people the youngest lead drama actress win- lived is a testimony to Greatness.” woman in slavery to a 110-year-old she inspired, just like me, to walk a ner, called the actor “one of the great- Gayle King, who interviewed Tyson who campaigned for the civil rights to a “whites only” water fountain and two Emmys. She also won a support- little taller, speak a little more freely, est to ever do it.” last week, said the actor was still full movement of the 1960s. In the touch- takes a drink as white officers look on. ing actress Emmy in 1994 for her char- and live a little bit more like God in- “Thank you for kicking doors down for of life. She said Tyson expressed that ing climax, she laboriously walks up That role in “Pittman” earned Tyson acter in the “Oldest Living Confeder- tended.” ARAB TIMES, SUNDAY, JANUARY 31, 2021 SPORTS 14

Italian team face Britain’s INEOS Team UK in best-of-seven race Luna Rossa beat American Magic 4-0 in Prada Cup semifinal WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Jan Terry Hutchinson said. “It would have 30, (AP): American Magic’s ill-fated been easy to stop. America’s Cup campaign ended ”It’s obviously disappointing. Saturday not with a bang but with a There’s not a person inside our team whimper, dogged by mechanical fail- that likes losing, so in that you have ure as it lost twice to Italy’s Luna 135 Type A personalities all pushing Noël gets 1st slalom win Rossa which swept the best-of-seven for the same goal, the same result.” challengers semifinal 4-0. Both Saturday’s races were sailed in The New York Yacht Club team’s light winds - mostly around 10 knots involvement in the regatta might have – and it didn’t seem appropriate that ended two weeks ago when their race such a dramatic campaign should end boat Patriot capsized and came close on such a balmy, sun-soaked afternoon to sinking during a round-robin race on Auckland’s Hauraki Gulf with lei- against Luna Rossa. That Patriot was sure boats and children in racing din- of season on home snow saved, then returned to the race course ghies framing the course. for the semifinal series was a triumph universally applauded by its rivals. But there the comeback ended. SAILING Trailing Luna Rossa 2-0 after two races sailed in boisterous winds on the first day of the semifinal series, with Luna Rossa will now face Britain’s the possibility of another boat-break- INEOS Team UK in the best-of-seven ing accident always present, American race Prada Cup final and the winner of Magic was never in a good position. that series will go on to race defender When Patriot left its base near Team New Zealand in the 36th downtown Auckland on Saturday, America’s Cup match in March. sailing under a giant American flag “We are sniffing revenge on and raucously cheered by family and INEOS,” Luna Rossa helmsman fans, the American team knew unless Francesco Bruni said. “We are very they could win one race Saturday this happy obviously. I’m very proud of was the final day of their campaign. the team because we made some huge It wasn’t to be. Luna Rossa showed steps forward compared to last week- outstanding tactical judgement and end. In five days the boat is completely sailing ability to win the third race by transformed, we are sailing better. The 33 seconds and a cruel mechanical whole team is at a different level.” failure cost American Magic any The British team has held a slight favor- chance of winning the fourth race with itism after winning the Prada Cup round- the series at match point. robin series with an unbeaten record. But “I just have the highest praise for Luna Rossa has made great improvements the whole American Magic team for since that series and showed its versatility what we did to get the boat back out on in the semifinals by winning races at both the water,” American Magic skipper ends of the wind range. Pakistan win by 7 wickets in 1st Test against South Africa KARACHI, Pakistan, Jan 30, (AP): Spinners Nauman Ali and Yasir Shah rattled South Africa to help Pakistan win the first Test by seven wickets inside four days. Nauman, a 34-year-old left-arm spinner making his Test debut, returned 5-35 and Shah took 4-79 to Switzerland’s Noel Von Grueningen speeds down the course during an alpine ski, men’s World Cup slalom, in Chamonix, on Jan 30. (Inset): Noel cel- dismiss South Africa for 245 in the ebrates on the podium after winning an alpine ski, men’s World Cup slalom. (AP) second innings before lunch on day four.

Gut-Behrami speeds to third straight super-G victory CRICKET

CHAMONIX, France, Jan Feller, who previously led the slalom The Canadian, wearing bib No. 29, It set up a small target of 88 and standings, failed to finish for a second bumped Sofia Goggia off the podium. despite Anrich Nortje’s (2-24) twin 30, (AP): Clément Noël got straight race. Feller earned his first The Italian, who is on a four-race win- strike in one over, Pakistan reached his first World Cup win in career win in Flachau two weeks ago ning streak in downhill, finished 90-3 before tea in 22.5 overs. Pakistan’s Abid Ali is bowled by a year on Saturday, tri- but has recorded a 17th place and two fourth, ahead of Austria’s Christine Azhar Ali remained unbeaten on 31 South Africa’s Anrich Nortje during DNFs since. Scheyer and Olympic super-G cham- while Fawad Alam raised the victory the fourth day of the first cricket umphing in the penulti- Overall World Cup leader Alexis pion Ester Ledecka. with a boundary off left-arm spinner Test match between Pakistan and mate slalom before the Pinturault finished 0.89 behind in Gut-Behrami was seven-hundredths Keshav Maharaj. South Africa at the National eighth. Schwarz climbed to second of a second behind Lie at the first split It was only Pakistan’s fifth victory Stadium, in Karachi, Pakistan, on world championships. Jan 29. (AP) The French skier won three slaloms place in the standings, trailing the but charged down the Kandahar in 27 Test matches against South Frenchman by 266 points. course, sticking to the ideal race line in Africa, which had won at the same in each of the last two seasons but had Maharaj had Babar (30) trapped leg been waiting for another victory since a clean run. venue when it last toured in 2007. prevailing in Chamonix in February. Gut-Behrami previously won three Nauman and Shah shared 14 wick- before wicket when only two needed Returning to the same course SKIING consecutive World Cup super-G ets in the match as South African bats- for victory. Saturday, Noël improved from third events in the 2016-17 season, when men struggled against spinners in both Pakistan had been in control since position after the opening leg as the she was the defending overall cham- innings. taking a 158-run first-innings lead, top two lost time in similar mistakes Henrik Kristoffersen, who won the pion. The win also earned Babar Azam when its lower order rallied from 27-4 halfway through their final runs. slalom season title for a second time She has won silver and bronze in success in his first Test as Pakistan to reach 378, helped by Alam’s gritty On a course softened by persistent last year, continued his disappoint- super-G at previous world champion- skipper. Babar was due to lead the side century. rain, first-run leader Marco Schwarz ing campaign, skiing out after a few ships but is lacking a gold medal. in the last series in New Zealand but South Africa resumed Friday on dropped to third, 0.19 seconds behind seconds into his opening run as the Several racers were sitting out the missed it because of a fractured thumb. 187-4 and things immediately got worse Noël, while Ramon Zenhäusern Norwegian straddled the second races in Germany in order to prepare Nortje clean bowled Abid Ali (10) for the tourists when fast bowler Hasan remained in second and trailed by The winner, Switzerland’s Lara gate. for the worlds in Italy, most notably and then had Imran Butt (12), playing Ali bowled night-watchman Maharaj 0.16. Gut-Behrami celebrates on podium Another slalom is scheduled for Mikaela Shiffrin and Michelle Gisin. his first Test, caught behind before with the first delivery of day four. Schwarz had been fastest in a tight reacts after completing an alpine Sunday. opening run, leading Zenhäusern by ski, women’s World Cup super-G In Germany, Lara Gut-Behrami 0.02 and Noël by 0.03. race in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, won her third straight World Cup Casey eagles 18th for 64, leads by 1 at Dubai Desert Classic Zenhäusern’s Swiss team-mate Germany, on Jan 30. (AP) super-G on Saturday, 10 days before Luca Aerni posted the fastest time in the world championship race in the DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Jan before finishing birdie-eagle for the because there are always errors,” the the final run and climbed from 29th iconic venues in Wengen and discipline. 30, (AP): Paul Casey hit a 3-iron to 10 low round of the day that lifted him 43-year-old Casey said of his round, position to fourth. Kitzbühel the following year. The Swiss skier confirmed her dom- feet and holed the eagle putt to com- “but it was very controlled. I’ve said The result marked Noël’s seventh Schwarz, who leads the discipline inance with another clear victory, a plete a bogey-free 8-under 64 in the many times this week I’m enjoying career win in his fifth season on the standings ahead of Sebastian Foss- week after she won her home race in third round of the Dubai Desert Classic GOLF my golf and that was an example World Cup tour. Solevåg of Norway, was on the podi- Crans Montana by 0.93 seconds. on Saturday, giving the Englishman a today.” The French slalom specialist had his um in seven of this season’s eight sla- On Saturday, Norway’s Kajsa one-stroke lead as he seeks a 15th win And nowhere was that more evident breakthrough when he claimed gold at loms and remained the only skier to Vickhoff Lie trailed by 0.68 in second on the European Tour. above Scotland’s Robert MacIntyre than on the approach to the par-5 18th the junior worlds in 2018, and he have won more than once. and Marie-Michele Gagnon came 0.93 Casey made four birdies in his first (67) onto 15 under par overall. hole, which Casey called “one of the started winning on the top level at the His Austrian teammate Manuel behind in third. seven holes at Emirates Golf Club “You can never say it was flawless, iconic shots in golf.” ARAB TIMES, SUNDAY, JANUARY 31, 2021 SPORTS 15 Jazz rout Mavericks for 11th straight victory

Wizards fall Korpisalo shines

SALT LAKE CITY, Jan 30, (AP): Bojan Bogda- Jackets beat novic scored 32 points and the Utah Jazz ran their Blackhawks NBA-best winning streak CHICAGO, Jan 30, (AP): The Co- to 11, routing the Dal- lumbus Blue Jackets had tired legs las Mavericks 120-101 to and a fresh Joonas Korpisalo. sweep the two-game series. Korpisalo made 31 saves and With Donovan Mitchell miss- Oliver Bjorkstrand had a goal and an assist, sending Columbus ing his second game because of to a 2-1 victory over the Chicago concussion protocol, the Jazz Blackhawks. improved to 15-4 with their “We weren’t as sharp as we like 10th victory by double digits in to be, but Korpisalo was easily our the streak. best player,” coach John Tortorella Mike Conley added 22 points, said. Jordan Clarkson had 18 and Rudy The Blue Jackets have one of the Gobert added 17 points and 12 re- NHL’s best goaltender tandems in bounds. Juwan Morgan had career Korpisalo and Elvis Merzlikins, highs of 12 points, seven rebounds and that duo played a key role in and three steals. consecutive wins. A night after Luka Doncic scored 25 points Merzlikins had 33 saves in a 3-2 for Dallas. The Mavericks have shootout victory over Florida, Ko- lost four in a row. rpisalo took over. Hawks 116, Wizards 100 In Washington, Trae Young ICE HOCKEY scored 41 points, Atlanta held NBA scoring leader Bradley Beal He stepped up as Chicago to a season-low 26 points and the pushed for the tying goal, deny- Hawks beat Washington in a game ing Patrick Kane in front about that saw Rajon Rondo, Russell seven minutes into the third. He Westbrook and Robin Lopez get also caught a break when Carl ejected. Soderberg’s shot through the goal- tender’s legs was just wide with a BASKETBALL couple minutes left. “Korpy made some huge saves,” Bjorkstrand said. The subject of trade speculation, Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert (27) blocks the shot from Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic (77) during the second half of an NBA basketball game, on Eric Robinson also scored for Beal came in averaging 35.4 points Jan 29, in Salt Lake City. (AP) Columbus, helping Korpisalo get for a last-place Wizards team that the win against good friend and has been short-handed because fellow Finn Kevin Lankinen. The of COVID-19 issues, recently NBA Results/Standings Greene carries UC Irvine past Hawaii 53-51 Blue Jackets extended their point had a half-dozen games in a row streak to seven. postponed and is now 3-12. Beal Lankinen made 25 saves in his missed all eight attempts from fifth career start - all this season. WASHINGTON, Jan 30, (AP): Re- Dosunmu, Frazier lead Illinois over Iowa 3-point range Friday and had just sults and standings from the NBA Dylan Strome scored for Chica- 13 points in the first three quarters. games on Friday. CHAMPAIGN, Ill., Jan 30, (AP): Ayo Justin McCall scored a career-high go, which had recorded at least one Beal drew one of no fewer than Charlotte 108 Indiana 105 Atlanta 116 Washington 100 Dosunmu scored 25 points, Trent Fra- 20 points for the Roadrunners (10-6, point in five straight games. six techs whistled on Washington. New York 102 Cleveland 81 zier had 24 and No. 19 Illinois upset 6-3). Taze Moore added 16 points and The Blue Jackets jumped in front Westbrook, who scored 26 points New Orleans 131 Milwaukee 126 No. 7 Iowa 80-75. seven rebounds. Justin Edler-Davis Sacramento 126 Toronto 124 on Bjorkstrand’s power-play goal but repeatedly jawed with Rondo, LA Clippers 116 Orlando 90 In one of the most entertaining had 14 points. 8:53 into the first period. Mattias and Lopez each drew a pair and Brooklyn 147 Oklahoma C 125 games of the Big Ten season, the teams Ca. Baptist 89, Dixie St 74 Janmark had a chance to clear the were sent to the locker room in the Philadelphia 118 Minnesota 94 traded leads for most of the game. Illi- In Riverside, Calif., Ty Rowell San Antonio 119 Denver 109 nois finally took command in the final puck out for Chicago, but Colum- second half. Rondo was ejected in Utah 120 Dallas 101 scored 18 points as California Bap- bus kept it in and Cam Atkinson the fourth quarter after his second Eastern Conference two minutes but was up by only three tist topped Dixie State 89-74. Reed Atlantic Division points when Iowa’s Jordan Bohannon found Bjorkstrand in the left circle technical of the game. W L Pct GB Nottage and Elijah Thomas added 16 missed a hurried 3 pointer with 11 sec- points each for the Lancers. Nottage for a one-timer. John Collins added 17 points for Philadelphia 14 6 .700 - onds left. The Blackhawks pushed for the Atlanta. Brooklyn 13 8 .619 1-1/2 also had six rebounds, while Thomas Boston 10 7 .588 2-1/2 posted eight rebounds. tying goal early in the second, but 76ers 118, Timberwolves 94 New York 9 11 .450 5 Toronto 7 12 .368 6-1/2 BASKETBALL Tre Armstrong had 14 points for Strome had a wraparound attempt In Minneapolis, Joel Embiid had Southeast Division California Baptist (8-4, 3-2 Western knocked away by Blue Jackets de- 37 points and 11 rebounds in 27 W L Pct GB Athletic Conference), which earned its Atlanta 10 9 .526 - The Illini’s Kofi Cockburn was im- fenseman Vladislav Gavrikov. minutes, leading Philadelphia past Charlotte 8 11 .421 2 fifth straight win. After Chicago had an extended mediately fouled and missed his free Hunter Schofield tied a season high depleted Minnesota. Orlando 8 12 .400 2-1/2 throw but grabbed the rebound. Cock- stay in Columbus’ zone, the Blue Tobias Harris added 17 points Miami 6 12 .333 3-1/2 with 23 points and had nine rebounds Washington 3 12 .200 5 burn was fouled again with 2 seconds for the Trailblazers (4-8, 0-5), who Jackets got it out and the speedy and 11 rebounds to help the East- Central Division left and sank both shots to seal the win. W L Pct GB have now lost seven straight games. Robinson skated out on a break- ern Conference-leading 76ers im- Milwaukee 11 7 .611 - UC Irvine 53, Hawaii 51 Frank Staine added 17 points. Cam- away. He beat Lankinen on the prove to 14-6. Embiid made 16 for Indiana 11 8 .579 -1/2 In Honolulu, Brad Greene had 18 Iowa’s center Luka Garza (55) eron Gooden had 17 points and five glove side for his second goal of 18 free throws. Cleveland 9 10 .474 2-1/2 shoots as Illinois forward Giorgi Chicago 7 10 .412 3-1/2 points and 14 rebounds to carry UC steals. the season and a 2-0 lead at 3:39. Malik Beasley led Minnesota Detroit 5 14 .263 6-1/2 Irvine to a 53-51 win over Hawaii, the Bezhanishvili defends in the first half of an NCAA college basketball Wright St. 79, Robert Morris 70 Bjorkstrand got the only assist with 22 points. Western Conference Anteaters’ seventh consecutive vic- In Dayton, Ohio, Grant Basile had a on the play. He has three goals and Southwest Division tory. game, on Jan 29, in Champaign, Ill. Clippers 116, Magic 90 W L Pct GB (AP) career-high 29 points plus 11 rebounds five assists in his last seven games. San Antonio 11 8 .579 - Green was 9 of 16 from the floor as Wright State topped Robert Morris In Orlando, Florida, Paul Memphis 7 6 .538 1 with six offensive boards and five He almost picked up another goal George had 26 points, nine re- Houston 8 9 .471 2 added 21 points for the Titans. 79-70. in the third, but Lankinen used his blocks for the Anteaters (9-4, 5-0 Big Latrell Wrightsell Jr. had 18 points Tanner Holden had 16 points and bounds and five assists, Kawhi Dallas 8 11 .421 3 West Conference). glove to push away his shot from Leonard added 24 points and Los New Orleans 7 10 .412 3 for Cal State Fullerton (5-5, 4-5 Big six assists for Wright State (12-4, 10-3 Northwest Division Casdon Jardine had 14 points for the West Conference). Josh Hall added 14 Horizon League), which won its fourth right in front. Angeles routed Orlando in the W L Pct GB Rainbow Warriors (4-5, 2-5). James Utah 15 4 .789 - points and nine rebounds. straight game. Jaylon Hall added 10 Chicago got on the board when two All-Stars’ returns following Denver 11 8 .579 4 Jean-Marie added 12 points. Both teams set season records for points. Loudon Love had three assists. Kane found Strome in the slot for two-game absences because of Portland 9 8 .529 5 CS Fullerton 90, CS Bakersfield scoring in the second half. Cal State Kahliel Spear had 18 points, eight the center’s third goal, making it Oklahoma City 8 10 .444 6-1/2 COVID-19 protocols. Minnesota 4 14 .222 10-1/2 84 Fullerton totaled 58 second-half rebounds and three blocks for the Co- 2-1 midway through the second. The first NBA team to reach Pacific Division In Bakersfield, Calif., Dante Mad- points, a season best for the visitors, lonials (3-8, 2-6), whose losing streak The connection gave the Black- 15 victories, the Clippers beat the W L Pct GB dox Jr. scored a season-high 22 points while the 54 second-half points for Cal stretched to five games. Kam Farris hawks at least one power-play goal LA Clippers 15 5 .750 - as Cal State Fullerton beat Cal State State Bakersfield were the best of the added 16 points. Jon Williams had 14 Magic for the 14th straight time - a LA Lakers 14 6 .700 1 in eight of their nine games this streak that dates to Nov. 6, 2013. Phoenix 9 8 .529 4-1/2 Bakersfield 90-84. Tray Maddox Jr. season for the hosts. points and six assists. Golden State 10 9 .526 4-1/2 season. Leonard made 8 of 15 shots, had Sacramento 8 10 .444 6 a buzzer-beating 3-pointer at the zan had 30 points and 10 assists, Domantas Sabonis led Indiana end of the first half and passed to Dejounte Murray scored 26 points with 22 points, 11 rebounds and Reggie Jackson for another buzz- Gilgeous-Alexander also had 24 and San Antonio ended Denver’s six assists. er-beater at the end of the third points. winning streak at five. Knicks 102, Cavaliers 81 quarter. George made 10 of 19 Pelicans 131, Bucks 126 San Antonio held Denver to 23 In New York, rookie guard Im- shots and 3 of 9 3-pointers. In New Orleans, Lonzo Ball points in the final quarter for its manuel Quickley scored 25 points Terrence Ross led Orlando with highlighted a season-best 27-point third straight victory, all at home. off the bench, helping New York 24 points. Once 6-2, the Magic lost performance with seven 3-pointers The Spurs and Nuggets are tied for beat Cleveland to snap a three- for a 10th time in 12 games. and New Orleans held off a furious fourth in the Western Conference game losing streak. Nets 147, Thunder 125 Milwaukee rally. at 11-8. R.J. Barrett added 24 points, and In Oklahoma City, James Hard- Brandon Ingram scored 28 Nikola Jokic had 35 points and Julius Randle had 16. en and Kyrie Irving each scored points, and Zion Williamson had 10 rebounds for Denver. Jamal Darius Garland scored 24 points 25 points and Brooklyn rolled past 21 points, nine rebounds and a ca- Murray added 20 points. for Cleveland. The Cavaliers lost Oklahoma City with Nets star for- reer-best seven assists to help New Hornets 108, Pacers 105 for the third time in four games. ward Kevin Durant resting. Orleans prevent the Bucks from In Charlotte, N.C., P.J. Wash- Kings 126, Raptors 124 Brooklyn made the move work erasing a 28-point deficit in the fi- ington had 19 points and nine re- In Tampa, Florida, Harri- - the team shot 57% from the nal 17 minutes. Eric Bledsoe also bounds to help Charlotte avenge a son Barnes scored 26 points, field and scored a season-high hit seven 3s and scored 25 points. loss to Indiana two nights earlier. De’Aaron Fox added 24 and point total. Giannis Antetokounmpo had 38 Terry Rozier also scored 19 Sacramento beat Toronto for its Theo Maledon, a 19-year-old points and 11 rebounds for Mil- points for the Hornets, and LaMelo third straight victory. rookie, scored 24 points and was waukee. Ball had 16 points, seven assists Pascal Siakam scored 32 points perfect on six shots from 3-point Spurs 119, Nuggets 109 and six rebounds. Charlotte won for Toronto. Fred VanVleet had 26 range for Oklahoma City. Shai In San Antonio, DeMar DeRo- for the second time in eight games. points and six assists.

Stanford rallies past Wash State 77-49 Chicago Blackhawks left wing Dominik Kubalik, (left), and Columbus Blue Jackets center Alexandre Texier battle for the puck during the third period No. 5 UCLA holds off Arizona State of an NHL hockey game in Chicago, on Jan 29. (AP) LOS ANGELES, Jan 30, (AP): Charis- gave UCLA a 60-57 lead with 15 sec- ma Osborne scored 27 points and No. onds remaining. Arizona State had a NHL Standings 5 UCLA survived Arizona State’s sec- chance to send it into overtime, but ond-half comeback in a 60-57 victory. Hanson missed a 3-pointer. Hanson led Osborne scored 20 or more points Arizona State with 12 points. for the fifth straight game. The sopho- Stanford 77, Wash St 49 WASHINGTON, Jan 30, (AP): Standings from the NHL games on Friday. more guard is second in the Pac-12 In Pullman, Wash., Hayley Jones NHL East Division West Division with six 20-point games. GP W L OT Pts GF GA GP W L OT Pts GF GA UCLA (10-2, 8-2) led by 18 points and Kiana Williams each scored 16 Washington 8 5 0 3 13 31 26 Vegas 7 5 1 1 11 23 17 points and Stanford beat Washington Boston 7 5 1 1 11 22 13 Colorado 8 5 3 0 10 28 18 in the second quarter and 33-21 at half- Philadelphia 8 5 2 1 11 28 26 Minnesota 8 5 3 0 10 24 20 time before Arizona State roared back. State for its 69th consecutive victory Pittsburgh 8 4 3 1 9 24 30 St Louis 7 4 2 1 9 22 27 The Sun Devils (8-5, 4-5) scored in the series. Buffalo 8 3 3 2 8 23 24 Los Angeles 8 3 3 2 8 25 26 Ashten Prechtel added 11 points for New Jersey 7 3 3 1 7 15 19 Anaheim 8 3 3 2 8 14 17 13 straight points in a 17-2 run in the NY Islanders 7 3 4 0 6 14 17 Arizona 8 3 4 1 7 20 22 third quarter. Taya Hanson’s jumper Stanford (14-2, 11-2 Pac-12). The Car- NY Rangers 7 2 4 1 5 18 20 San Jose 8 3 5 0 6 22 31 with 1:59 remaining in the period put dinal have never lost to the Cougars in Central Division North Division a series that dates to 1983. GP W L OT Pts GF GA GP W L OT Pts GF GA Arizona State up 40-38 before a layup Columbus 9 4 2 3 11 23 25 Toronto 9 7 2 0 14 30 25 by UCLA’s Michaela Onyenwere tied Bella Murekatete scored a career- Dallas 4 4 0 0 8 19 6 Montreal 7 5 0 2 12 33 20 it at 40 going into the final 10 minutes. high 17 points for Washington State Nashville 7 4 3 0 8 17 20 Winnipeg 7 5 2 0 10 28 21 (8-6, 6-6). Florida 4 3 0 1 7 16 12 Vancouver 10 5 5 0 10 36 36 Osborne scored 13 points in the fourth, Tampa Bay 5 3 1 1 7 15 11 Edmonton 9 3 6 0 6 26 33 including a 3-pointer with 7:39 remain- The teams played back-to-back Chicago 9 2 4 3 7 23 30 Calgary 6 2 3 1 5 18 17 ing to give UCLA a 46-44 advantage. games in Pullman because local CO- Carolina 4 3 1 0 6 10 6 Ottawa 8 1 6 1 3 17 36 The Bruins were up by six a couple times VID-19 protocols have prevented Detroit 8 2 5 1 5 16 29 Arizona State forward Katelyn Levings, (left), defends against UCLA for- in the fourth quarter, but were never able Stanford from playing home games for Note: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. The top four teams in each ward Lauryn Miller (33) during the fourth quarter of an NCAA college bas- to shake the Sun Devils. two months. Stanford beat Washington division will qualify for playoffs under this season’s temporary realignment. ketball game, on Jan 29, in Los Angeles. (AP) Emily Bessoir hit a free throw that State 71-49 on Wednesday night. ARAB TIMES, SUNDAY, JANUARY 31, 2021 16

Austria’s Marco Schwarz crosses the fi nish line to place third at an alpine ski, men’s World Cup slalom, in Chamo- nix, on Jan 30. (AP) — See Page 14 Sports Latest sports scores at — http://sports.arabtimesonline.com Dortmund end three-game winless run Lewandowski fi res Bayern to victory over Hoffenheim BERLIN, Jan 30, (AP): Bundesliga top-scorer Robert Lewandowski took his tally to 24 goals and had an assist as Bayern Munich beat Hoffenheim 4-1 on Saturday. Bayern was beaten by Hoffenheim – also 4-1 – in its only defeat of 2020 and was in no mood for a repeat despite the absences of midfi elders Leon Goretzka and Javi Martínez due to coronavirus infections. New signing Marc Roca made a rare start. Jérôme Boateng opened the scoring with a header in the 32nd before Le- wandowski set up Thomas Müller in the 43rd. Andrej Kramaric pulled one back a minute later for Hoffenheim, but Le- wandowski scored for the ninth con- secutive game in the 57th, and Serge Gnabry made sure with Bayern’s fourth in the 63rd. Borussia Dortmund ended its three- game winless run with a 3-1 victory over Augsburg. Dortmund coach Edin Terzić made three changes to the team that lost 4-2 to Gladbach, with goalkeeper Marwin Hitz coming in for the injured Roman Bürki, who was heavily criticized for his per- formance in the Gladbach defeat. But Hitz was picking the ball out of his net in the 10th minute when André Hahn fi red the visitors in front. SOCCER

Erling Haaland struck his penalty off the crossbar in the 21st, and Rafa Gik- iewicz saved his header two minutes later, but Thomas Delaney fi nally made the home side’s pressure count when Manchester City’s Gabriel Jesus scores his side’s opening goal during the English Premier League match between Manchester City and Sheffi eld United at the the City of Manchester Stadium he headed in the equalizer in the 26th. in Manchester, England, on Jan 30. (AP) Jadon Sancho scored in the 63rd and an own-goal from Felix Uduokhai in the 75th extended the lead. Sevilla move up Pál Dárdai’s return as Hertha Berlin coach ended in a 3-1 loss at Eintracht Frankfurt, Union Berlin held Borussia Jesus ‘secures’ Man City Mönchengladbach 1-1, and last-place Schalke drew at Werder Bremen 1-1. Madrid slip Earlier, Silas Wamangituka sealed a 2-0 win for Stuttgart over Mainz on Friday for the promoted team’s fi rst victory at home in the Bundesliga. in title race The Congolese striker completed a BARCELONA, Spain, Jan 30, (AP): one-man counterattack by running 80 Real Madrid stumbled again in the win over Sheffi eld United meters from the edge of his own pen- Spanish league title race after losing alty area, beating two opposing players 2-1 at home to Levante on Saturday and scoring his 11th goal of the season. with the defending champions reduced Newcastle end 5-game losing streak It was Stuttgart’s fi rst win at home in to 10 men shortly after kickoff. nine attempts. The loss left second-place Madrid MANCHESTER, England, West Brom 2, Fulham 2, draw The home side’s players wore a spe- seven points behind leader Atlético In West Bromwich, Ivan Cavaleiro cial commemorative jersey. The usual Madrid, which has played two fewer Jan 30, (AP): Gabriel Je- came off the bench to snatch a point for red stripe across the front and back was games. sus scored his fi rst Premier Fulham in a 2-2 draw at West Bromwich replaced by a rainbow stripe to deliver a Éder Militão, starting in place of the message in favor of diversity and toler- League goal since early No- Albion in a thrilling match between the ance. The club’s crest and kit manufac- injured Sergio Ramos, was sent off Premier League relegation rivals. eight minutes into the match with a di- vember to lead Manches- turer’s logo were also in rainbow colors. Cavaleiro scored off a diving header Saša Kalajdžić broke the deadlock rect red card for fouling Sergio León ter City to a 1-0 win over in the 77th, within five minutes of with only the goalkeeper to beat. 10 minutes after the break, beating last-place Sheffi eld United, coming on as a substitute. Moussa Niakhaté to Borna Sosa’s cross Despite losing a player, Marco keeping Pep Guardiola’s Goals from Kyle Bartley in the 47th to head inside the left post. Asensio put Madrid ahead in the 13th and Matheus Pereira in the 66th had Sosa injured himself in the process when he was launched on a counterat- team atop the standings on turned the game in West Brom’s favor and had to go off for the game’s third tack with Toni Kroos’ excellent pass. Saturday. after the hosts looked doomed follow- injury-induced substitution. Stuttgart It was an eighth straight win in ing a poor start to the game. captain Gonzalo Castro and Mainz SOCCER the league – and 12th in a row in Bobby De Cordova-Reid’s 10th- midfi elder Robin Quaison went off in minute opener helped the Cottagers all competitions – for City, which the fi rst half. is showing the consistency its title Karim Onisiwo came closest to scor- But Levante imposed its numerical SOCCER ing for Mainz when his header struck advantage the rest of the way and en- rivals cannot match. the crossbar in the 61st. joyed all the clear scoring chances. One failing of City’s this season has The visitors kept pushing but were Levante forward José Morales been the lack of goals from its strikers, dominate before the break, with the made to pay for losing the ball on the equalized in the 33rd with an exquisite with Jesus and Sergio Aguero only Newcastle’s Allan Saint-Maximin tackles Everton’s Seamus Coleman, (fore- striker also hitting the post in one of edge of the penalty area when Waman- volley to blast a pass from Jorge Mi- managing two between them in the ground), during the English Premier League soccer match between Everton many great chances for Fulham. gituka took the ball and set off to score ramón inside the far post. league ahead of Sheffield United’s and Newcastle United at Goodison Park, Liverpool, England, on Jan 30. (AP) Palace 1, Wolves 0 in the 72nd. Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois saved visit. In London, Eberechi Eze’s powerful Madrid from falling behind in the Jesus had both of them but his last ished strongly and showed enough nature of the performance at Goodison second-half strike helped Crystal Pal- 64th when he stretched to parry Roger came in the 1-1 draw with Liverpool on fight to suggest relegation is not a Park. ace end a four-game winless run with a Martí’s penalty kick after substitute Nov. 8, so it would have been easy to certainty despite being 10 points from Everton was restricted to only half- 1-0 victory over Wolverhampton. Vinícius Júnior fouled Charles Leclerc snatch at the chance offered to him by safety. chances unlike Newcastle, which – in The offseason signing let the ball roll near the edge of the box. Ferran Torres in the ninth minute after Newcastle 2, Everton 0 Wilson – had the game’s most lively across him to fool Wolves midfi elder Martí made up for his wasted spot the Spain winger battled through two In Liverpool, Newcastle ended its player. Leander Dendoncker before unleash- kick in the 78th when he rifl ed in a shot challenges near the byline. five-match losing streak in the Premier The striker’s powerful header from a ing a shot past goalkeeper Rui Patricio following a smart move by Levante af- Instead, Jesus controlled the ball, got League as two second-half goals by corner was tipped onto the crossbar by from just inside the area in the 60th ter a corner. it out of his feet, and slammed home Callum Wilson earned a 2-0 win at Jordan Pickford in the first half, before minute. Assistant coach David Bettoni was his finish from close range. Everton to ease the pressure on man- he side-footed wide soon after halftime It was his third goal since his move in the dugout for a second straight Guardiola predicted it would be an ager Steve Bruce. after being played in by winger Ryan from Queens Park Rangers and lifted match for Madrid as Zinedine Zidane uncomfortable game for his players, Wilson headed in a right-wing cor- Fraser. spirits at Palace after a run of one win continued his self-isolation after test- with the visitors coming off a 2-1 win ner in the 73rd minute before slotting After giving Newcastle the lead with in 10 matches in all competitions. ing positive for COVID-19. at Manchester United on Wednesday, home a finish on the counterattack in his ninth league goal this season, It was also Palace’s fi rst triumph over Sevilla eased to a 2-0 win at Eibar but City was always in control despite stoppage time to hand Newcastle its Wilson had an opportunity to make it Wolves in fi ve attempts and increased to move ahead of Barcelona and into Sheffield United defending stoutly and first victory in the league since Dec 12. 2-0 after rounding Pickford, but his the woes of Nuno Espirito Santo, who Dortmund’s Thomas Delaney (top), third place - one point behind Madrid. a fifth straight clean sheet in the league Two points in the intervening nine shot from a tight angle struck the post. has not seen his players taste success in heads the ball past Augsburg’s Florian Lucas Ocampos opened for the visi- was hardly in doubt. games had plunged Newcastle toward He eventually doubled his tally for the Premier League for six weeks after Niederlechner during the German Bun- tors in the 28th from the penalty spot John Fleck did flash a powerful the relegation zone and although it is the afternoon after receiving a cross- this latest toothless showing. desliga soccer match between Borus- after Pedro Bigas fouled Youssef En- shot just wide of the post in the 85th still in fifth-to-last place, Bruce will be field pass from Jamal Lewis and beat- Palace, which is in 13th place, sia Dortmund and FC Augsburg in Nesyri. for Chris Wilder’s team, which fin- pleased not just with the result but the ing Pickford with a low shot. moved three points above Wolves. Dortmund, Germany, on Jan 30. (AP) Zlatan misses penalty, Milan bounce back MILAN, Jan 30, (AP): Zlatan Ibrahimović missed a penalty but AC Milan won 2-1 at Bologna on Saturday Japan prime minister determined to hold Olympics to bounce back from a disappointing TOKYO, Jan 30, (AP): Japanese at a virtual meeting of the World countries acquire coronavirus week and remain top of Serie A. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, Economic Forum, also called vaccines. Ante Rebić fi red home the rebound af- despite growing uncertainty as for a transparent investigation “We are holding the Olympics ter Ibrahimović’s penalty kick was saved coronavirus cases rise at home, by the World Health Organiza- and Paralympics this summer,” and Franck Kessié doubled Milan’s lead renewed his determination to tion into the pandemic, saying Suga said. “I am determined to early in the second half. Former Milan host the postponed Tokyo Olym- it is key to learning lessons to achieve the games as a proof of midfi elder Andrea Poli reduced the defi - pics this summer as a symbol prepare for future pandemics. human victory against the pan- cit nine minutes from time. of human victory over the pan- He also promised to expand demic, a symbol of global soli- Milan moved fi ve points clear of demic. an initial $130 million contribu- darity and to give hope and cour- second-place Inter Milan, which hosts Suga, speaking from Tokyo tion to a fund to help developing age around the world.” Benevento later. Juventus is also play- ing later, at Sampdoria. the Italian Cup quarterfi nals which saw crossbar. netted the follow-up to give his side the Bologna remained six points off the Ibrahimović sent off. The Bologna goalkeeper then pulled lead in the 26th minute. Milan’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic, (right), and Bologna’s Adama Soumaoro vie for relegation zone. Milan almost took an early lead in off a sensational double save against Bologna defender Mitchell Dijks had the ball during the Italian Serie A soccer match between Bologna and Milan Milan had lost its last two matches, Bologna but Łukasz Skorupski did well Ibrahimović and managed to parry the conceded the penalty by blatantly haul- at the Renato Dall’Ara Stadium in Bologna, Italy, on Jan 30. (AP) including a midweek defeat to Inter in to tip Theo Hernández’s effort onto the Milan forward’s spot kick but Rebić ing over Rafael Leão.

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