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CBK report tough Opinion KUWAIT CITY, June 13, (KUNA): Governor of the Central Bank of Kuwait, Dr. When the head of the house is fond of gambling, its Mohammad Y. Al-Hashel announced the publication of the 49th issue of the Eco- leaders become fun lovers despite people’s sufferings nomic Report, published an- nually by the Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK). By Ahmed Al-Jarallah The 2020 Economic Report covers key Editor-in-Chief, the Arab Times economic developments, including the most recent data and statistics available THE French monarchy, particularly dur- on various aspects of economic perfor- ing the period between 1661 and 1789, is mance in the State of Kuwait during said considered to present the most important year. The report addresses these develop- lesson in political history in terms of its ments in six parts, each covering a major rise and fall. Observers stop at this point topic in detail. in their attempts to study and draw les- The global economy suffered an excep- sons from it. tionally tough year due to the COVID-19 The story of the rise and fall of the em- pandemic that caused the worst economic pire began during the reign of King Louis shock in a century. XIV, who was called the Sun King. His Precautionary and preventative mea- rule lasted for 54 years, during which he sures went as far as total shut down of was able to move his country from a state many economic activities in the first and of chaos and ignorance, into becoming a second waves of the pandemic, putting a beacon of knowledge. He managed to es- hard stop to a considerable portion of eco- tablish a state that was strong internally, nomic activity locally and abroad, shock- externally active, and economically solid. ing supply and demand. He came to power at the age of five. Due to the pandemic and its serious A regent was appointed, who at that time ramifications, the International Monetary was the prime minister Cardinal Mazarin, Fund (IMF) estimates that the global from 1661 until the king reached the le- economy had retracted by 3.3% in 2020 gal age. When he took over, the fate of compared to a growth of 2.8% in 2019. France was imprinted in its character to As global and regional economies suf- such an extent that its history cannot be fered recessions, a retraction in both overlooked at any point. His rule was glo- global demand for oil and in oil prices, rious, and the foundation of his political directly or indirectly affected aspects of work was based on obedience at home economic activity in the State of Kuwait. and a good reputation abroad. He con- Initial estimates indicate that Gross sidered himself as the source of powers, Domestic Product (GDP) at constant based on which came his famous phrase, prices for the Sate of Kuwait has dropped “I am the state and the state is me”. by an average of 9.9% in 2020 compared He was not keen about having fun and to an average growth of 0.4% in 2019. messing around. He learned from a very The value of GDP at current prices also young age to work hard and struggled. dropped by almost 23.2%, mainly driven Following the death of Mazarin, he han- by a drop in the average price of Kuwait’s dled the government strongly. He was Export Crude (KEC) per barrel to USD fully convinced that he could manage 41.5 in 2020, slipping 35.2%. the rule himself and no one could replace The inflation rate measured by the him, due to which he decided to remove The Sheikh Abdullah Al Salem Cultural Centre is seen in this aerial shot. Kuwait’s world-class museum, Sheikh Abdullah Al Salem Cultural Centre, is pleased to announce an exciting month of live and virtual events. — See Page 5 Consumer Price Index (CPI) came up to his first minister, princes and public fig- 2.1% in 2020 compared to an increase of ures in the palace from the center of deci- 1.1% in 2019. Available data also indi- sion-making. He abolished many admin- cate a drop in the total population by end istrative institutions and reduced the role EU talks up N-hopes of 2020 by 2.2% compared to a growth of of those responsible for them. Newswatch 3.3% at end of 2019. Versailles Palace was built in 1682, making it a symbol of absolute monarchy. Responded About 100 years later, it was inhabited by KUWAIT CITY: The Amiri Di- In terms of monetary and banking the last king, King Louis XVI, and his wife wan on Sunday issued the follow- Debate shows Iran fi ssures developments in 2020, Central Bank of Queen Marie Antoinette, who were forced ing: On behalf of His Highness the Kuwait (CBK) swiftly and decisively re- to leave the French Revolution in 1789. Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad TEHRAN, June 13, (AP): Iran held a sanctions. sponded through monetary and prudential This glory began to wane with the Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and the gra- final presidential debate Saturday that The debate took on the pattern policies since the onset of the pandemic. rule of King Louis XV for a period of 59 cious Al-Sabah Family, the Amiri showed the fissures within the Islam- of the previous ones, with hard- The Bank dedicated its efforts and re- years. Despite enjoying a good reputation Diwan extends deepest thanks ic Republic’s politics, as hard-liners liners focusing their criticism on Confidants 2 to the citizens and residents for sources to counteract the negative effects at the beginning of his reign, his internal referred to those seeking ties to the Hemmati as a stand-in for Rouhani. of the pandemic, and did not hesitate to and foreign policies led him to lose popu- partaking in the extension of con- West as “infiltrators” and the race’s Hard-liner Alireza Zakani went as dolences on demise of Sheikh face sedition utilize all tools at its disposal without lar support. two other candidates brought up the far to accuse Hemmati of commit- abandoning its goals aimed at maintain- In addition, he loved amusement and fun Mansour Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber unrest that surrounded Tehran’s dis- ting a “huge treason” by sharing Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah. AMMAN, June 13, (AP): The ing the atmosphere of monetary stability so much that a number of historians wrote, puted 2009 election. financial information to the Inter- and financial stability. The CBK adopted “Wealth was made for years and wasted “We implore His Almighty Analysts and state-linked polling national Monetary Fund. Hard-line prosecutor of Jordan’s state secu- to grant them goodness, protect rity court on Sunday filed sedition extraordinary accommodative policies to in one night in Versailles on the gambling them against any harm and be- put hard-line judiciary chief Ebrahim former Revolutionary Guard chief support sectors of the economy and help tables that abounded in the seat of govern- Raisi as the clear front-runner in Fri- Mohsen Rezaei described the Rou- and incitement charges against two stow mercy upon soul of the de- confidants of King Abdullah II’s them weather the storm, focusing on the ment. While poverty was ravaging most of ceased.” (KUNA) day’s upcoming vote, with the pub- hani government as being run by need to provide an environment that the people, the king and his entourage were ❑ ❑ ❑ lic now largely hostile to the relative “infiltrators.” half-brother Hamzah, marking the latest step in a rare, intrigue-filled builds confidence in the national econo- indulging more in gambling. Many times moderate President Hassan Rouhani Hemmati, who raised eyebrows in my and its ability to recover. King Louis XV used to leave important KUWAIT CITY: Cultural centers after the collapse of Tehran’s nuclear recent days after telling The Associ- palace drama that has rattled the and museums re-opened Sunday Western-backed kingdom. The Bank took a swift pre-emptive meetings to go deer hunting or to have fun deal with world powers. ated Press in an interview he’d be po- monetary decision in March 2020 lower- with women. Bribery, corruption and all and started receiving visitors, in But that didn’t stop Rouhani’s for- tentially willing to speak with Presi- The affair erupted into the open line with a a Cabinet’s decree stip- in early April when Hamzah was ing the Discount Rate to a historical low kinds of graft became widespread”. mer Central Bank chief Abdolnasser dent Joe Biden, said his government of 1.5%, followed with a reduction in the All this led to the turn of public sen- ulating that visitors are obliged to Hemmati from harshly criticizing would not view Saudi Arabia and the placed under house arrest and adhere to health precautions. two senior associates — Bassem Repo Rate as well as monetary market in- timent against the French crown. The Raisi, at one point getting up from his United Arab Emirates as enemies. He tervention price. This resulted in a drop opposition expanded, and hopes were The centers were completely chair to hand him a list he described also warned that without deals with Awadallah and Sharif Hassan bin prepared to receive visitors. Zaid — were arrested, amid alle- in all indicators of local interest rates for placed on King Louis XVI, who was However, All guests must wear as naming individuals who haven’t the wider world, Iran’s economy 2020 compared to the year before. crowned in 1774. However, the reputa- their face masks, as a protection paid back huge loans from state would see no growth. gations that they tried to destabi- lize Jordan with foreign help. On the supervision and banking regula- tion of Versailles could not be redeemed against the communicable dis- banks. He again tried to link Raisi “What will happen if the hard- tion front, in support of individuals and of Bin Zaid is a member of the during his reign after the news spread ease, COVID-19. to former President Donald Trump, liners have power?” Hemmati asked. small and medium enterprises and compa- about King Louis XV and his affairs with They will be also subject to whose decision to unilaterally with- “I tell you there is going to be more royal family, and Awadallah, a nies negatively affected by the crisis, and his mistresses, in addition to his bank- checking their fever before entry, draw America from Iran’s nuclear sanctions with global consensus.” former head of the royal court, to help the banking sector counter shocks ruptcy of the state due to the losses he and inside the facilities, they are deal has seen the country crushed by It remains unclear if the debates reportedly has close ties to Saudi experienced in 2020, the CBK adjusted sustained when gambling. compelled to keep social distanc- sanctions. will affect voters’ opinions. The Arabia’s powerful crown prince. its instructions and its macro-prudential The condition of King Louis XVI, who ing to ensure safety. (KUNA) “Mr. Raisi, you and your friends state-linked Iranian Student Polling The state news agency Petra instruments by reducing regulatory ratio ruled for 18 years, was not better than his ❑ ❑ ❑ have played in Trump’s ground with Agency suggested just 37% of Irani- said Sunday that the trial of the requirements in terms of liquidity, capital predecessor. He inherited an empire that your extremist policies,” Hemmati an adults watched the second debate. two will begin next week before adequacy, and lending ratios. was on the path of collapse, and did not KUWAIT CITY: The Ministry of said. European Union negotiators said the state security court. Health announced shifting Sun- This policy relaxation as well as the work to fix it. So, he continued to live a day’s coronavirus vaccination For his part, Raisi called Hemma- international talks that resumed Sat- Hamzah’s fate remains un- banks’ resilience, capitalization and li- leisurely life with his wife Queen Marie appointments from Sheikh Jaber ti’s move a stunt and said he’d make urday on the Iran nuclear agreement clear, including whether his quidity, owing to prudent CBK monetary Antoinette whom he married at the age Bridge’s center to Kuwait Inter- sure the government returns to the were on track to revive the deal, movement and ability to com- and supervisory policies, enabled them to of 15 when she was about a year younger national Fairs Ground in Mishref. nuclear deal. which crumbled after the United municate remain restricted. Sev- fulfill their vital role in the economy and than him. They made the rule absolute The shift was made to ensure The deal “would not be executed States withdrew in 2018. eral days after Hamzah’s house encouraged them to extend more loans teenage, indulging more in pleasure, so it people’s safety due to the dust by you, it needs a powerful govern- Senior diplomats from China, Ger- arrest, Abdullah said he had re- and financing. was not surprising that the famous phrase storm across the country, the ment to do this,” Raisi said. many, France, Russia, and Britain solved the matter with his half- As for the exchange rate, the Ku- “let them eat cake” haunted her when she ministry said in a statement. The election Friday will see voters concluded a 90-minute meeting with brother through mediation within waiti Dinar remained relatively stable was told that people are demonstrating The ministry called on all pick a candidate to replace Rouhani, Iranian representatives at a hotel in the royal family and that Hamzah citizens and expats who have ap- against main currencies within its peg because of hunger, and there was no loaf who is term limited from running the Austrian capital. was in his own home under the to a special weighted basket of curren- of bread in the market. pointments today to head directly again. The vote comes amid ten- “We are making progress, but the king’s protection. to Mishref center in the set timing cies of Kuwait’s main trade and finance In 1789, these causes came together in sions with the West as negotiations negotiations are intense and a num- At the time of his initial house partners. Stimulatory monetary policy the hands of opposition leaders who sought for their vaccination. (KUNA) continue to try and resuscitate the ber of issues (remain), including on arrest, Hamzah alleged that he was ❑ ❑ ❑ nuclear deal, which saw Iran agree how steps are to be implemented,” interventions and CBK prudential po- to overthrow the monarchy. Their inspira- being silenced for exposing what lices boosted confidence and warded off tion, among other leaders, was Jean-Paul KUWAIT CITY: There are no to limit its enrichment of uranium in EU representative Alain Matton told he said was incompetence and cor- exchange for the lifting of economic reporters in Vienna. credit crises, and also provided sufficient Marat, who was a writer interested in proven cases in Kuwait thus far ruption of the “ruling system.” liquidity to support economic recovery. criticizing the executive force and the king of the coronavirus Delta variant, Indicators reflected the banking sec- himself. His articles helped in inciting the more commonly known as the tor’s performance, most especially for French to revolt against the regime. Indian variant, the Ministry of the second half of 2020, with the credit In addition, Maximilian Robespierre, Health underlined on Saturday. Patchwork ‘prime’ The announcement is based on awarded to the private sector growing by the most important leader to the revolu- end of year. The growth tempo tion, defended the poor and controlled the Ministry of Health fi ndings after an ongoing in-depth laboratory review, for Biden, Erdogan in local liquidity levels for said year prices of commodities, as well as abol- increased. Money Supply in the broad ished slavery and servitude in the French according to a ministry statement. An announcement will be ANKARA, June 13, (AP): President sense (M2) went up 3.8% compared to camps. its drop of 1.2% the year before. Four years after the success of the made in the event of the presence Joe Biden and Turkish counterpart Re- of any new variants, added the Residents’ deposits with local banks revolution, i.e., in 1793, Louis XVI tried cep Tayyip Erdogan have known each continued to make faster growth, going up to flee abroad with his wife Marie Antoi- ministry. (KUNA) ❑ ❑ ❑ other for years, but their meeting Mon- 3.8% compared to 0.3% the year before. nette but they were captured and executed day will be their first as heads of state. And despite slower growth in the balance through guillotine in Paris, thus bringing KUWAIT CITY: The Interior And it comes at a particularly tense of local credit in 2020, growth remained an end to the story of an empire that was Minister Sheikh Thamer Al-Ali moment for relations between their two positive reaching 3.5% despite the lock- lost by fun-loving, deer-hunting, and has issued a decision to extend the period to amend the status for countries. down. The continued positive growth rate gambling, as well as not listening to the of credit facilities is undoubtedly indica- sufferings of people. violators of residence law to June The list of disagreements is unusu- 25, 2021, reports Al-Anba daily. ally long for the two NATO allies: tive of the efficacy of the CBK accommo- Email: [email protected] The decision states violators of There’s U.S. support for Kurdish fight- dative monetary policy measures. Follow me on: the residence law has until June Looking at the Current Account of the ers in Syria, as well as Turkey’s pur- State of Kuwait’s Balance of Payments, 25 to rectify their situation. Those In this Jan 23, 2016 file photo, then US Vice-President Joe Biden, chase of a Russian weapons system. who fail to rectify their situation (left), poses for photographers with Turkish President Recep the figures show a realized surplus of KD will be subjected to the legally Tayyip Erdogan, (right), prior to their meeting at Yildiz Mabeyn And in April, Biden infuriated Ankara 6,849.9 million for the first three quarters by declaring that the Ottoman-era mass [email protected] prescribed penalties, be expelled Palace in Istanbul. President Biden and Turkish counterpart Er- of 2020, at a drop of KD 390.6 million or from the country and not allowed dogan have known each other for years, but their meeting June killing and deportations of Armenians 5.4% against the corresponding period of to return again. 14, 2021, will be their first as heads of state. (AP) was “genocide.” the previous year. ARAB TIMES, MONDAY, JUNE 14, 2021 2

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Humansoft Holding jumps 58 fils, NAPESCO dips Kuwait stock market heads north as volume rebounds By John Mathews ▲ UUS$/KDS$/KD 0.30080/900.30080/90 Arab Times Staff KUWAIT CITY, June 13: Kuwait stocks headed north on ▼ Euro/KD 0.3649 Sunday extending last week’s gains. The All Shares Index climbed 23.66 points in choppy session to close at 6,328.90 ■ Yen/KD 0.0027 pts paced by some of the blue chips and mid-caps. Banks were largely muted. ▼ British £/KD 0.4251 The Premier Market scaled 19.70 points to close at 6,866.33 pts while Main Market rallied 33.75 pts. The BK ■ Indian Rs/KD 0.0041 Main 50 jumped 33.46 points to 5,549.28 pts. The volume turnover meanwhile rebounded past the 400 million mar- ■ Philippines Peso/KD ket to hit the month’s highest level. Over 474 million shares 0.0063 changed hands – a 29 pct surge from Thursday. All sectors, barring two, closed in green turf. Insurance ▲ FTSE +45.88 pts at closing June 11 outperformed the rest with 1.63 percent gain whereas En- ergy slipped 0.42 pct, the biggest loser of the day. Vol- ume wise, Financial Services topped with 212.6 million ▼ Nikkei -9.83 pts at closing June 11 shares while Banking was ahead in value with KD 31.9 million. Among the prime movers, Humansoft Holding soared 58 ▲ Gold $1891.95 per oz (London) fi ls to KD 3.580 partly recouping last session’s losses while Mabanee Co added 3 fi ls before ending at 725 fi ls. Gulf ▲ NYMEX crude $70.81 per barrel Investment House jumped 25 fi ls to 293 fi ls on back of 7.3 KUNA photo million shares and Gulf Insurance Group sprinted 29 fi ls. ▼ Brent crude $72.62 per barrel His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah receives His Highness the Prime Min- Advanced Technology Co climbed 30 fi ls to 485 fi ls. ister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah in his office. Zain fell 2 fi ls to 589 fi ls after pushing 2.6 million shares LIBOR rate 0.11888% and Ooredoo was up 4 fi ls at 640 fi ls. stc gave up 9 fi ls to close at 850 fi ls and logistics major Agility dialed down 2 HH Crown Prince meets top govt officials fi ls. Mezzan Holding climbed 9 fi ls to 648 fi ls whereas In- United Bank BSC paced 7 fi ls with brisk trading. Al Ahli tegrated Holding and Aznour stood pat at 446 fi ls and 239 Bank took in 1 fi l and Ahli United Bank Kuwait gained 4 His Highness the Crown Prince Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Minister Sheikh Thamer Ali Sabah fi ls respectively. Boursa Kuwait Securities was up 3 fi ls at fi ls. Boubyan Bank and Kuwait International Bank dialed Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al- Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, Dep- Al-Salem Al-Sabah. KD 1.222. down 2 fi ls each. Jaber Al-Sabah received at Seif uty Prime Minister and Defense His Highness the Crown Prince National Industries Group inched 1 fi l higher to 219 fi ls KIPCO dialed up 1 fi l on back of 1.6 million whereas Palace on Sunday National As- Minister Sheikh Hamad Jaber Al- then received Deputy Prime Min- on back of 7.3 million shares while Gulf Cable closed 3 fi ls National Investment Co each 1 fi l. Al Imtiaz Investment sembly Speaker Marzouq Ali Al- Ali Al-Sabah, Foreign Minister and ister, Minister of Justice and Min- in green. Boubyan Petrochemical Co eased 1 fi l to 909 fi ls slipped 3 fi ls to 123 fi ls and Kuwait Investment Co was up Ghanim. Minister of State for Cabinet Af- ister of State for Nazaha (Integrity) whereas Al Qurain Petrochemical Co added 2 fi ls. Jazeera 4 fi ls at 187 fi ls. International Financial Advisors added 2 His Highness the Crown Prince fairs Sheikh Dr. Ahmad Nasser Al- Enhancement Abdullah Yousef Al- Airways saw a 7 fi ls ascent to 649 fi ls and ALAFCO tripped also received His Highness the Mohammad Al-Sabah and Interior Roumi. (KUNA) fi ls whereas Arzan Financial Group and KMEFIC trimmed 1 fi l after moving 2.8 million shares. NAPESCO dipped 22 1 fi l each. fi ls to 885 fi ls. Noor Financial Investment fell 2 fi ls to 221 fi ls whereas The market opened fi rm and swung higher in early trade. Tamdeen Investment and Osoul Investment held ground at Travel in EU restricted despite ‘Schengen’ visa The main index fl ipped and fell sharply to bottom at 6318 247 fi ls and 85.5 fi ls respectively. Ayaan Leasing slipped 4 points and gyrated thereafter between small losses and gains. fi ls to 176 fi ls whereas KFIC and KAMCO added 1 fi l each. By Shawki Mahmoud mean the traveler’s freedom of movement between the coun- It scaled the day’s highest level of 6328 pts well past the Bayan Investment crept 0.3 fi ls higher to 55.5 fi ls. tries of the European Union, but they must check the list of Al-Seyassah Staff mid-session and see-sawed again before closing with mod- Kuwait Cement Co rose 3 fi ls to 260 fi ls and Kuwait conditions set by each country regarding travel restrictions est gains. Portland Cement was up 4 fi ls at 884 fi ls. Kuwait Foundry KUWAIT CITY, June 13: The French Ambassador to Ku- and quarantine. Top gainer of the day, KGL rallied 12 pct to 61.6 fi ls Co was unchanged at 330 fi ls whereas Shuaiba Industrial wait, HE Anne-Claire Legendre, said beginning of next July Speaking about Kuwait’s placement on the list of coun- while Fujairah Cement sprinted 9.33 percent to stand next. slipped 7 fi ls to 162 fi ls. ACICO Industries added 3 fi ls the embassy will start receiving visa applications for Ku- tries concerning entry to France in the context of the pan- Kuwait Hotels skidded 9.71 percent, the steepest decliner of while Metal and Recycling Co dialed up 2 fi ls before ending waitis and residents wishing to travel to France, after her demic, the French envoy explained that her country places the day and Ahli United Bank BSC topped the volume with at 185 fi ls. Kuwait National Cinema Co tripped 1 fi l with country announced the opening of borders to receive tourists Kuwait on the orange list, meaning all those who wish to 55.7 million shares. thin trading. and travelers. enter France must have received the two vaccination doses Refl ecting the day’s gains, the winners outnumbered the United Projects Co took in 1 fi l and Educational Hold- In a press conference which was held at her residence last approved by the European Union and a PCR test issued not losers. 77 stocks advanced whereas 43 closed lower. Of the ing Co added 2 fi ls. NICBM rose 4 fi ls to 159 fi ls whereas Thursday evening, the French envoy said, the embassy has more than 72 hours prior to the travel date. 138 counters active on Sunday, 18 closed fl at. 14,278 deals YIACO slid 44 fi ls. Combined Group Contracting Co was received since the end of last May requests for student visas She pointed out travelers between 12 and 16 years old are worth KD 71.5 million were transacted during the session. up 3 fi ls at 344 fi ls while Automated Systems Co and KCPC and the renewal of visas that expired last year because the excluded from vaccination, provided that their parents have In the banking sector, National Bank of Kuwait ticked 1 paused at 109 fi ls and 560 fi ls respectively. PAPCO fell 3 visa holders were unable to travel due to the closure of the received both doses of approved vaccines. fi l higher to 840 fi ls on back of 5.5 million shares whereas fi ls to 61 fi ls and Mashaer Holding dialed up 1.3 fi ls. airspace and the travel ban due to the ‘Corona’ pandemic. Regarding the possibility of direct travel from Kuwait Kuwait Finance House stood pat at 750 fi ls. Gulf Bank took The market was buoyant during the previous week. The The envoy noted the Visa Center at the embassy works to France, Ambassador Legendre said there are no direct in 1 fi ls on back of 8.4 million shares and Burgan Bank fol- main index closed higher in all the fi ve session’s rallying 47 from eight in the morning until four in the evening, every airlines so far, but it is possible to travel to France through lowed suit to close at 244 fi ls. points week-on-week. It has gained 109 points from start of day, except on weekends, and receives between 50 and 80 many destinations, hoping that the children of the French Warba Bank inched 1 fi l higher to 253 fi ls and Ahli the month and is up 780 points year-to-date. visa requests per day. community residing in Kuwait will return soon after discuss- She stressed that obtaining a ‘Schengen’ visa does not ing this issue with the competent Kuwaiti authorities. ‘Mutated Indian, UK strains cause of infections increase’

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By Marwa Bahrawi Al-Seyassah Staff KUWAIT CITY, June 13: The consultant of internal and epidemiological diseas- es at the Al-Adan Hospital, member of the American Society of Infectious Dis- eases, Dr. Ghanem Al- Hujailan, has called on the Ministry of Health to bring in new PCR examination equipment to monitor the mutated strains of the “Co- vid 19” virus, especially the British and Indian strains. KUNA photo Al-Hujailan said in a press state- Firemen struggle to extinguish the blaze. ment the high number of infections in Kuwait and the Gulf states in- No casualties in Jleeb fire dicates that the Indian and British strains have spread in the GCC Acting on information six fire- The Public Relations and Me- countries on a large scale and said fighting engines rushed to Jleeb dia Department of the Kuwait Fire he expects the mutated strains to Al-Shuyoukh and put out fire to six Services Directorate (KFSD) said Arab-style houses, reports Al-Rai in a press statement these houses reach between 40 and 50 percent daily. were built without permission from of infections in Kuwait. Six firefighting teams managed the concerned authorities and used He said he is concerned about the in- to control a fire that broke out yes- as workshops or as stores in viola- crease in the number of mutated coro- terday morning in 4 “violating” Arab tion of Municipality regulations and navirus infections daily in neighboring houses in the Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh did not adhere to preventive re- countries, pointing out that the num- area. quirements. ber of infected cases in the Kingdom of Bahrain doubled during May from 1,063 to about 3,000 cases per day. Curfew ruled out in infection hike Al-Hujailan stressed on the urgent need to import accurate testing devices to KUWAIT CITY, June 13: The recent Supreme Committee will soon discuss detect the main mutants British, African, increase in the number of corona cases the most important indicators of the Brazilian, Indian or any other strains that including those confi ned in the intensive epidemiological situation in the coun- may be more deadly, saying the efforts care unit (ICU) resulted in a state of pes- try, which has become volatile. of the Ministry of Health to confront the simism in the country, prompting high- They added the committee will look Covid 19 virus from the beginning of its ranking government offi cials to present into the possibility of opening chil- emergence until now has been satisfac- several scenarios to deal with the epide- dren’s play stores, closing malls and tory, but it needs to do more and harness miological situation in case the upward restaurants at 11:00 pm or continua- the capabilities to monitor and confront trend continues, reports Al-Qabas daily. tion of the current decisions. They af- the mutated strains, especially with the The offi cials pointed out that since fi rmed that the committee will submit inability of current laboratory reagents to some establishments have reopened, its recommendations to the Council of detect them. there should be emphasis on the need Ministers on Monday. He valued the keenness of many coun- to comply with health regulations; They cautioned about the situation tries to provide specialized tests to detect while prohibiting gatherings like the in neighboring countries, stressing the mutated strains, including the Kingdom celebration of various events and wed- need for the government to be careful of Saudi Arabia and the Sultanate of dings that requires a strict stance by the in taking any decision regarding the Oman, since they were quick to raise the concerned authorities, and further ex- return to normal life. They pointed out level of approved tests with high effi cien- pansion of the vaccination campaign. that the key step now is gradual tran- cy, according to approved international They ruled out the implementation sition to normal life in order to avoid standards to limit the spread of more in- of curfew due to the availability of going back to square one in the fi ght fectious strains of the “Covid-19” virus. vaccines and the rising number of vac- against coronavirus, considering the He stressed on the need to raise the cinated people; indicating the Corona mutations of the virus. effi ciency of the tests approved in the country, especially after doing away increase after prolonging the period of the infections although clinical studies indi- with the partial and opening all air, second dose for more than 12 weeks, Al- cated that acquired immunity after giving land and sea ports to travelers to and Hujailan stressed the policy of extending the second dose of the Oxford vaccina- from the country. the duration of vaccination against the tion three months later is better, all inter- Although the Ministry of Health an- virus and giving the second dose after a national experts and specialists agree that nounced that the effectiveness of the fi rst long time after the fi rst dose, is one of the the longer the aforementioned period, the dose of the Oxford vaccine will gradually most important reasons for the increase in more the virus can spread and mutate. ARAB TIMES, MONDAY, JUNE 14, 2021 LOCAL 3 diwaniya A DIGEST OF PUBLIC OPINION ‘Islamic currents and the American policies towards our region’ “THE book ‘Devil’s Game’ by American journalist Robert Dreyfuss, is Also: signment as head of the Public Secondary Certifi cate Examination Committee considered one of the most important references that show how the United “The Ministry of Public Health launched several campaigns to raise aware- that I undertook in Youssef Bin Issa High School Committee in Daiya area. I States of America helped unleash fundamentalist Islamic movements, and ness of the importance of vaccination against the Coronavirus, and when had chaired this committee by chance for three successive years”, columnist expresses in its content the stages of development of the American project people responded, those who took the initiative to register were implicated Tareq Idriss wrote for Al-Anba daily. in the Middle East,” columnist Dr Ali Al-Zuabi wrote for Al-Shahed as they received half of the vaccine while still waiting for the second dose,” “Those years are stuck in my memory and will remain because the team daily. Dahim Al-Qahtani Al-Qabas that worked with me was an elite group of educational pioneers, led by Osama columnist wrote for daily. Al-Sultan, the current Assistant Undersecretary for Public Education Affairs. “The nine chapters in the book deal with historical events and very interest- “Those who received the two doses of the American Pfi zer vaccine without ing facts, and among the most important titles in the book, which frankly ex- The memories of that era and those good days are remembered today because delay were the least responsive to the calls of the Ministry of Health. we used to bear the most important trust, which is the secrecy of dealing with pose the American relationship with the currents of political Islamism: are the “The picture became obscure for the ‘Oxfordians’ when several countries Imperial Islamic Unity Movement, Islam against the Nationalists, the Secret examination boxes, starting from receiving them from the Examination Depart- announced that they would not receive a single dose of any vaccine so many ment in the Ministry of Education and until storing them in the “secret room” Service of the Brotherhood, Islam and the Cold War, Islam A Fortress and were prevented from traveling even though some of these were businessmen Defense Wall Against Communism, the war against of the committee, which is tight and closed and has no openings or windows. or who had interests and property abroad. “Some of the committees used to receive exam boxes, which are guarded by Nasser and Mosaddeq, the CIA and Khomeini’s great- “Health Minister Dr Basil Al-Sabah is making great efforts in leading the grandfather, the Brotherhood are refugees in Saudi the police cars because of their importance in order to secure those important Ministry of Health teams to confront the Corona virus but the current crisis is boxes! However, recently after 26 years, the Assistant Undersecretary for Public Arabia, the charlatan boy Sadat releases the Brother- much larger than he can manage and it is necessary to change the minister and hood, the rise of economic Islam: The Kuwait experi- Education met with a group of offi cials in the ministry who are concerned with his staff in the second six months of the crisis to search for different solutions. exams, and with a military leader from the Kuwait Army entrusted with the task ence is an example of how Islamic banks can change “The great mistake was to put the economic decision related to the Corona the Middle East, Israel trains Hamas, and others. of transporting exam boxes on exam days daily under the leadership of the Com- pandemic more into the hands of or linked to the decisions issued by the Min- mander of the National Military Service Major General Imad Sultan Aman. “The book, as described by my colleague Suad Al- ister of Health and the assessment of the Ministry of Health, and the result, Moajil is a necessity in defi ning the unknown or little- “This move comes within the framework of cooperation and responsibility. of course, was the destruction of part of the Kuwaiti economy, especially the It is also the fi rst task entrusted to a military force for transporting exam boxes known US foreign policy that has prevailed for six small and medium enterprise sector. decades and has succeeded to unleash the emergence in the history of the Ministry of Education due to the importance of this event. “It was possible to take decisions that were not subject to exaggerated panic It may be the beginning of an annual cooperation between both sides for such of terrorism and extremist Islamic groups. and did not depend on the idea of intensive caution which are the methods “Robert Dreyfus concludes his book by asking sev- a national mission! Dr. Ali Al-Zuabi that slaughtered the Kuwaiti economy, and it was later proven that most of “The idea of this cooperation has achieved many advantages that can de- eral questions about the current situation, beginning the decisions to close businesses were taken according to the methods which with what If the Cold War which ended in 1991 was a third world war, does velop in the future to secure the educational and security aspect of the impor- were not necessary. tance of the exams on which the future of students’ relies, especially since this mean that the United States is now on the brink of a fourth war against “The late Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad -- may God have mercy Islam? the process of announcing the results of high school has evolved more than on him – had laughingly described the minister of health during a meeting before, and has today reached the recipient with just a touch without the need “Does this mean Islam is the new communism? And how serious is the with the then cabinet that was broadcast on Kuwait TV as the dictator, to draw danger posed by Islam? And also a question about how the relationship be- to go to the school. the attention of the importance of the decisions taken by whoever holds this “All thanks to information technology, which in the future will certainly be tween the United States and political Islam transformed after the end of the position during the diffi cult times. Cold War. a means by which the Ministry of Education will be able to conduct the tests “Unfortunately, the Amiri message has not reached the minister, so the in a safe and smooth manner without the need for this ‘logistical’ support “Many facts and more questions posed by Robert Dreyfus in his book “The closure procedures were strictly enforced which damaged the situation during from the military sectors. Devil’s Game”, which undoubtedly deserve to be viewed in order to more the Corona crisis and many families were destroyed, and they would not have “Perhaps today’s experience is an entry point for the fl urry of ideas to de- clearly identify the American policies towards our region including deliberate been exposed to that if the government had taken a different approach. velop this national cooperation between the civil and military state institu- operations or confusions and fl uctuations depending on what arises, either “This is a bitter reality that must be learned in the future.” tions! A salute of appreciation to the Ministry of Defense represented by the agreeing or opposing the policy of the White House, and the discovery also of ❑ ❑ ❑ civil service force, which mobilized its capabilities for the mission!” the relationship of currents of political Islamization -- the policy and orienta- tions of Uncle Sam.” “In June 1995, which was about 26 years ago, was my last educational as- — Compiled by Ahmad Al-Shazli

Other Voices 635 expats deported for carrying, Gross injustice, darkness doing drugs; Kuwaiti kills himself By Ahmad alsarraf of this category, both males and fe- males, who number nearly eight hun- ow would you feel if you did not dred with sympathy and respect, but Egyptian dies protecting his car from fire Hhave an uncle? rather consider them as a burden, that It probably wouldn’t mean much to is why the Ministry is strict in accept- you even if there were no cousins but ing adoption requests, and this contrib- By Munif Nayef what if you never knew your grandfa- utes to complicating the situation of Al-Seyassah Staff and Agencies ther and never met your grandmother? these people, and damages their fl ow- What if you are alone, no brothers or ering youth at much later stage, who KUWAIT CITY, June 13: An Egyptian, sisters? Here the issue becomes worri- end up in care homes which lack the who is believed to be in his fi fties lost his some. requirements for their upbringing in a What if you never knew your fa- healthy environment. life when he attempted to protect his vehi- ther, never heard your mother’s voice, Therefore these children grow up cle from fi re which had engulfed a vehicle or do not know with their psychological complexes, which was parked next to his vehicle in the her name or how and with time they become a burden she looked like? on the society. The increase in their suburb of Farwaniya. Here the issue problems and the addiction of some of According to a security source, the Operations Room becomes a psy- them prompted the Ministry to force of the Ministry of Interior received a report about the chological dis- them to leave their homes, by cutting fi re and immediately securitymen, fi refi ghters and per- aster and a great off power supply and other services, sonnel from the Emergency Medical Services affi liated calamity. but some of them refused to leave be- to the Ministry of Health rushed to the site and found This is exactly cause of their low monthly incomes the situation of two vehicles ablaze, which resulted in the death of an that do not allow them, especially Egyptian who was trying to move his vehicle away from the foundlings girls, to obtain suitable and independ- who lack all ent housing. the vehicle which had caught fi re. these human con- alsarraf The security sources said he was overcome by the heat and In an interview with a former Under- became unconscious and died allegedly of asphyxiation. nections, emotional security, and the secretary of the Ministry, the undersec- family dimension necessary for human His corpse has been referred to Forensics. retary stated that the ministry provides ❑ ❑ ❑ happiness. a lot for those people and no country It is not diffi cult to underestimate Ahmadi governor donating blood during the campaign. in the world does the same and this is a Kuwaiti commits suicide: A Kuwaiti, who is believed to be the feelings of bewilderment and pain crude exaggeration, as the issue of these that surrounds the hearts of those who in his 20s, committed suicide by hanging inside his house in people is not material to be proud of the Jahra Saturday morning. belong to this group if society or rather material facilities. its laws and the opinion of others about According to a security source, when the Operations Room These people need fair, humane and of the Ministry of Interior received a report that a young man ‘Drop of your blood, life for others’ people with unknown parents were social treatment and a natural environ- more merciful and understanding, as is was hanging from a rope, paramedics police and paramedics ment they grow up with more than they rushed to the spot and took the man to the Jahra Hospital, but KUWAIT CITY, June 13: Ahmadi Al-Khaled stressed that the cam- the case in developed countries where need an apartment or efforts of the min- Governor Sheikh Fawaz Al-Khaled paign translates the governorate’s we fi nd that their situation has never the young man was declared dead upon arrival. istry to get them married or fi nd jobs for The source added the victim’s corpse has been referred to expressed his happiness to participate continued efforts to achieve its constituted an obstacle to their access them, and what he said about the sons in the second Ahmadi Governorate effective presence in the health to leadership positions in countries and Forensics. Police are investigating why the man ended his life. of this group should not be mentioned ❑ ❑ ❑ blood donation campaign held under arena and various fields, stressing their great success in their business, but in this article as if these people do not his patronage at the Tawniya Center, that the availability of blood and our societies are unjust, and the hearts watch TV, and their feelings can be 635 expats deported: The Criminal Security Sector of the to provide blood to the Al-Adan plasma in our hospitals and health of the majority do not know mercy to- hurt. His words also showed the low General Department for Drugs Control (GDDC) upon direct Hospital, reports Al-Seyassah daily. centers is a pillar of health and safe- wards the sons and daughters of this level of those responsible for this op- instructions from the Assistant Undersecretary of the Ministry group often because of the laws related The campaign was held under the ty for the homeland, the citizen and pressed category. of Interior for Criminal Security Affairs, Major-General Mu- slogan ‘A drop of your blood, a life the resident, and “we hope that we to how to deal with them. The issue requires changing the min- hammad Al-Sharhan said the 635 expatriates who were caught The laws of Kuwait like other Arab either for possessing or consuming drugs have been deported, for others’ with the support of the succeed through our campaign in istry’s policy towards this category, Burgan Bank, which he described as contributing to strengthening the and Islamic countries, with a few ex- drawing on the experiences of other reports Al-Jarida daily quoting reliable security sources. ceptions do not allow the adoption of countries, and accelerating the process The sources told the daily, since the past two years the a “humane epic.” It coincides with strategic stock of the Central Blood a foundling and it is not permissible of their assimilation in society by facili- GDDC has followed the policy of immediate deportation of the anniversary of the World Blood Bank whose importance is evident to establish his lineage with those who tating adoption procedures and follow- every foreigner arrested on charges of using or possessing drugs. Donor Day. in saving the life of every citizen or adopted him/her or to inherit him. When ing humane methods instead of strict Expatriates who are caught traffi cking or attempting to smuggle During the campaign Governor resident who needs it. he dies leaving behind no children or a adherence to religious texts. narcotic substances into the country are referred to court and Al-Khaled praised the efforts of the The director of Al-Adan Hospital, wife his money and property go to the It is assumed that the messages of the based on the verdict are sent to prison before being deported. participants in organizing the cam- Dr. Tariq Dashti thanked the Ahmadi state. Also some countries do not even prophets are in the interest of humans ❑ ❑ ❑ paign for the second year in a row, Governor for this noble campaign record the foundlings in their national- and their welfare, not to steal their mon- Fire in illegal erections: Acting on information six fi re- and thanked the sponsors and sup- and his participation in donating ity records. Is there a more severe in- ey to build museums for them. Do you porters. blood. justice and a more tragic situation like fi ghting engines rushed to Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh and put out fi re understand what I mean? to six Arab-style houses, reports Al-Rai daily. this? ❑ ❑ ❑ The offi cials in the Ministry of So- Six fi refi ghting teams managed to control a fi re that broke cial Affairs do not look at the children e-mail: [email protected] out yesterday morning in 4 “violating” Arab houses in the Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh area. The Public Relations and Media Department of the Kuwait Fire Services Directorate (KFSD) said in a press statement these Municipality issues 53 warnings houses were built without permission from the concerned author- ities and used as workshops or as stores in violation of Munici- ‘Get permits before construction’ pality regulations and did not adhere to preventive requirements.

KUWAIT CITY, June 13, (KUNA): Ku- fouhi, a committee was formed from the wait Municipality has issued 53 warnings Legal Department to list violations of the ‘Educate youths as per to obtain building permits in all gover- construction of the fourth fl oor in the pri- norates since the start of the campaign vate housing areas in all governorates. needs of local market’ to detect building violations and monitor He pointed out that the current Law No. violating properties in Kuwait. 2016/33 differs from the earlier Law No. KUWAIT CITY, June 13, (KUNA): Minister of Oil and Minis- On the sidelines of the fi eld tour that the 2005/5, indicating that the previous law ter of Higher Education Dr Mohammad Al-Faris chaired a meet- team carried out in Farwaniya Governo- imposed a fi ne on the person for the viola- ing of the Private Universities Council on Sunday. rate, Saeed Al-Azmi, Director of the Engi- tion, while the current law contains an ex- The council plays a big role in boosting sustainable devel- neering Audit and Follow-up Department plicit and clear text indicating the removal opment in the country, as well as supporting creative youth, in the Farwaniya Municipality Branch, of violations by a court ruling. He pointed Al-Faris said in a press statement. explained that 4 warnings were directed out that the municipality, after the judicial He underlined the need to provide proper education so that to produce building permits to ensure ruling, has powers that allow cutting off students can fi t into national and international standards, in- cluding the job markets needs in accordance with the Kuwait that the property conformed to the license electricity, as well as a daily fi ne for those 2035 vision, to turn the country into a fi nancial and commer- granted by the municipality. violations. cial center. Al-Azmi added that the campaign aims Al-Azmi called on real estate owners On his part, the council’s Secretary General Omar Al- to ascertain the extent of real estate own- to cooperate with the supervisory teams, Kandari said that the council presented the internal scholar- ers’ commitment to engineering licenses abide by the building licenses granted to ships plan for 2021/2022. and the number of fl oors allowed accord- them by the municipality and remove their He noted that they also discussed Kuwait College of Sci- ing to the licenses granted to them by the violations, pointing out that the superviso- ence and Technology’s request to approve expansion permit Municipality. He indicated that, based on ry team’s fi eld tours continue in all areas and add new programs. The council also presented a memo- the directives of the Director General of of the governorate and their failure to take randum on starting the new academic year in the faculty, Al- Kuwait Municipality Ahmad Al-Man- all legal measures against violators. Kandari added. ARAB TIMES, MONDAY, JUNE 14, 2021 LOCAL 4 PAS in bid to prep for development of sports strategy for next fi ve years

Authority launches its first dialogue sessions, workshops

KUWAIT CITY, June KUNA photo 13, (KUNA): The Ku- HH the Amir with HH the Crown Prince. waiti Public Author- ity for Sports (PAS) on Audiences of HH the Amir Sunday launched its His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Ham- fi rst dialogue sessions Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received ad Al-Sabah. His Highness the Amir also Sunday at Seif Palace His Highness received Deputy Prime Minister and Min- and workshops with the Crown Prince Sheikh Meshaal Al- ister of Defense Sheikh Hamad Jaber Al- the authority’s employ- Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. His High- Ali Al-Sabah and Deputy Prime Minister, ees in order to explore ness the Amir also received the Speaker Minister of Justice and Minister of State of the National Assembly Marzouq Ali for Nazaha Enhancement, Abdullah their opinions and sug- Al-Ghanim and His Highness the Prime Youssef Al-Roumi. (KUNA) gestions in preparation for the development of a sports strategy Condolences for the next fi ve years (2021-2026). The head of the strategy development team at the KUWAIT CITY, June 13, (KUNA): His State of Kuwait, asking Almighty Al- Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al- lah to bestow mercy upon his soul. authority, Mahmoud Abel, Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on Sunday In return, His Highness the Crown said in a statement to report- received a cable of condolences from Prince Sheikh Meshaal expressed ap- ers on the sidelines of the His Highness Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al- preciation for the sincere sentiments, sessions held at the authori- Sabah, Chief of the National Guard, on wishing good health and wellness to ty’s headquarters that the demise of Sheikh Mansour Al-Ahmad Crown Prince Mohammad. authority seeks to contribute Al-Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah. In the meantime, His Highness the His Highness the Amir reciprocated Crown Prince received Saturday a to this strategy, which comes with a message, expressing deep grat- telephone call from Bahraini Crown from the directives of the itude to His Highness Sheikh Salem Prince and Premier Sheikh Salman Minister of Information and Al-Ali for the sincere sentiments of Bin Hamad Al-Khalifa on the demise Culture and Minister of State solace on the distressing occurrence. of Sheikh Mansour Al-Ahmad Al- for Youth Affairs Abdul Also, His Highness the Amir re- Jaber Al-Sabah. Rahman Al-Mutairi in devel- ceived on Sunday a phone call from In the call, Sheikh Sheikh Salman Jordan’s King Abduallah II bin Al- expressed deepest condolences to His oping all elements of the Hussein. Highness Sheikh Meshaal and the rul- sports system. King Abduallah II expressed his ing family on the sad occasion, asking Abel added that the strategy majesty’s deepest sorrow and con- Almighty Allah to bestow mercy on aims to keep pace with the dolences over death of late Sheikh the deceased’s soul. global sports renaissance in the Mansour Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al- His Highness Sheikh Meshaal also field of competitive sports, as Sabah, praying to Allah Almighty to received a similar call from Tabuk it focuses on the development have mercy upon him, grant him the Governor Prince Fahad Bin Sultan of community and recreational highest status in paradise and bestow Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud. KUNA photos sports to encourage members patience and solace on His Highness In return, His Highness the Crown Top and above: Part of the dialogue session and workshops with the authority’s employees. of society to practice sports for the Amir and his family. Prince expressed appreciation for the its important role in public His Highness the Amir expressed sincere sentiments, wishing both good health. deepest thanks and appreciation for health and wellness. King Abduallah’s sincere sorrow His Highness the Crown Prince Explained and condolences, praying to Allah also received Saturday a telephone KOTC only entity authorized to import He explained that this step will Almighty that his majesty would not call from Amir of Qatar Sheikh create the reasons for the launch grieve a beloved one. Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani on the and achievement of Kuwaiti ath- Meanwhile, His Highness the Crown demise of Sheikh Mansour Al-Ahmad letes internally and externally, Prince Sheikh Meshaal Al-Ahmad Al- Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. gas cylinders and regulators – KGAC especially that “Kuwait has an Jaber Al-Sabah received on Sunday a In the call, Sheikh Tamim ex- phone call from Saudi Crown Prince, pressed deepest condolences to His KUWAIT CITY, June honorable sporting history and heritage, as well as a wide sports Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Highness Sheikh Meshaal and the rul- 13: Kuwait General Ad- Defense Prince Mohammad Bin Sal- ing family on the sad occasion, asking ministration of Customs base, modern facilities, capabili- ties, ingredients, cadres, experi- man Al-Saud, expressing condolences Almighty Allah to bestow mercy on (KGAC) has banned the on demise of Sheikh Mansour Al-Ah- the deceased’s soul. ences and systems that enable it mad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. In return, His Highness the Crown import of gas cylinders to develop and excel.” and regulators except In the call, the Saudi Crown Prince Prince expressed appreciation for He stated that these workshops Mohammad expressed deepest con- the sincere sentiments, wishing good those imported by Kuwait will continue until the seventh of Oil Tankers Company dolences to His Highness the Crown health and wellness to His Highness July as the team has devoted this Prince and the Ruling Family of the Sheikh Tamim. (KOTC), reports Al-Rai week to meeting with the author- daily. ity’s employees, provided that its KGAC decision number sessions and meetings with ath- 61 of 2021 is based on an letes from officials of the Kuwait Expenses from June 6-10 hits over KD 7mn offi cial letter that KOTC Olympic Committee, clubs and sent in May, affi rming it is sports federations and experts the only entity authorized will begin next week. CSC adopts new mechanism in to import and distribute Abel expressed his hope that liquefi ed gas cylinders and these sessions and workshops their accessories. will result in the best formula, bid to speed up appointments The administration af- that it will be characterized by fi rmed that the liquefi ed participation among all sectors KUWAIT CITY, June 13: Undersecretary Credit Bank (KCB) revealed that the gas regulators and pipes of the state, and that it will be of the Civil Service Commission Bader expenses from June 6-10 reached KD approved by the company comprehensive in its service to Al-Hamad revealed the CSC has adopted 7,420,349; while the number of loan pay- comply with international the entire sports system and a new mechanism and urges the govern- ments transferred online totaled 1,251, safety standards and are meet the aspirations of Kuwaiti ment institutions to speed up appoint- reports Al-Anba daily. subject to several checks youth. ments of national cadres who are regis- The statistics indicated that 53 custom- In this regard, he valued the tered in the central employment system, ers benefited from the ‘smart loan’ ser- to ensure their suitabil- support of the General Director vice through artificial intelligence tech- ity for safe use, while the reports Al-Qabas daily. of the General Sports Authority, Al-Hamad told the daily the number of nology; and the number of customers company’s logo is affi xed Hammoud Fleiteh, who attend- who benefited from the service related to to these products to pro- the unemployed has decreased to nearly a ed part of the session. He also third in recent years, as a result of a series creating an account on the credit bank tect consumers from the praised the cooperation of the of measures taken by the CSC. portal using the ‘My Identity’ application risk of trading with unac- work team and the Authority’s The CSC stated at the moment there of the Public Authority for Civil credited entities. Strategic Planning Department are 6,169 Kuwaitis of both sexes who are Information (PACI) reached 1,184. Accordingly, the com- represented by the Director of registered in the system and are waiting The bank implemented 690 engineer- pany requested for the the Department, Suad Al-Athbi, for a job. ing statements, issued 118 decisions, abovementioned ban to and the interaction of all sec- ❑ ❑ ❑ responded to 258 inquiries through social protect lives and public tors and departments of the media and received 1,037 calls through properties. authority. The latest statistics released by Kuwait the call center.

Photo by Rizk Taufi q Algerian Ambassador Bouheddou, casts his vote in the legislative elections of his country. 60th ’versary an opportunity to boost ties: Algerian envoy By Shawki Mahmoud Al-Seyassah Staff KUWAIT CITY, June 13: The Algerian Ambassador to Kuwait, HE Abdelmalek Bouheddou revealed coordina- tion between Kuwait and Algeria to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between both countries through a program that will be agreed upon later. He expressed his hope that this precious anniversary will constitute a favorable opportunity to give a new impetus to the deep-rooted relations and take them to a higher pedestal at all levels and all areas. This came in a press statement made by the Algerian en- voy on the sidelines of the elections at the Algerian embassy to elect members to the National People’s Assembly (the lower chamber of the Algerian Parliament). The ambassador added: “For this purpose, the embassy harnessed all material and logistical capabilities to ensure the smooth conduct of the electoral process under the super- vision and control of the Independent National Election Au- thority, and also took all the health and preventive measures required during the poll at the embassy and inside the voting offi ce, in accordance with the health protocol and preventive requirements put in place by Kuwait to prevent the spread of COVID-19 infection. He went on to say, “I take this occasion to extend my sincere thanks and gratitude to the Kuwaiti authorities, who provided us with all the assistance and facilities in order to organize this election date in the best conditions. I also ex- pressed our satisfaction for the distinguished level of rela- tions between Algeria and Kuwait.” ARAB TIMES, MONDAY, JUNE 14, 2021 LOCAL 5

Virtual edition of programmes, workshops, talks and seminars as well as annual summer camp Sheikh Abdullah Al Salem Cultural Centre reopens with exciting events KUWAIT CITY, June 13: Kuwait’s and the 2021 launch of three new as- world-class museum, Sheikh Ab- teroid missions, among others. dullah Al Salem Cultural Centre, is The sessions can be accessed pleased to announce a special virtual via zoom application or viewed on edition of programmes, workshops, Sheikh Abdullah Al Salem Cultural talks and seminars as well as its an- Centre’s Youtube channel and will nual summer camp that will be held continue until 30 June 2021. Partici- on the premises. Designed to enthrall pants have the choice to sign up for all age groups, the sessions will deep their preferred sessions on the Sheikh dive into a world of historical events Abdullah Al Salem Culture Centre and future explorations, new-age art Website. and inventions, foundational literacy Delivered by the Centre’s Acad- across different subject matters and emy, children between the age group the latest innovations that are shap- of 8–12 years old, can practice their ing the nature of the world today. creativity and engage in different and The month of June will host sev- new learning experiences at the sum- eral activities including lectures by mer camp, at Sheikh Abdullah Al Sa- renowned Professors who will take lem Cultural Centre. their viewers on a journey through Sheikh Abdullah Al Salem Cul- time and some of the greatest sci- tural Centre is one the many projects entifi c discoveries in the ‘The Man- developed by the Amiri Diwan to agement of Architectural Heritage facilitate the exchange of knowledge in the Mamluk Sultanate’: the rise and promote critical, creative, and of proto-urban studies in the Middle interpretive thinking within Kuwaiti East with examples from Cairo and society through world-class exhibi- Syria to different types of ecosys- tions and educational public pro- tems in our planet, followed by the grammes. use, signifi cance and symbolism be- To learn more about the pro- hind the appearance of the Elephant gramme’s and register, please visit in Arabic culture and also celebrate www.ascckw.com the 25th launch anniversary of NA- For more inquiries, please email SA’s NEAR-Shoemaker spacecraft at: [email protected] Sheikh Abdullah Al Salem Cultural Centre. Find your mind behind you Unstable, dusty weather to continue By Dr Asok Bihari Deb disorder of either of them is bound Senior General Practitioner, to affect the other. This may give Medical Director rise to many psychosomatic ill- City Clinic, Murqab nesses like bronchial asthma, ar- until end of the week, says Al-Qarawi thritis, allergy, and Irritable Bowel KUWAIT CITY, June 13: Every- Syndrome. one knows our body is vulnerable Sometimes in our lifetime we to morbidity then why is not our face such situations when we are Air traffi c normal as sea ports halt ship ops mind! Despite being the best crea- compelled to accept those things ture in the world and living in a which we usually avoid or dislike super-advanced era of science and at normal times. technology some parts of our soci- For example we dislike our chil- By Faris Al-Abdan ety are still skeptical of accepting dren spend long hours behind the Al-Seyassah Staff and Agencies the fact that disorders of mind are computer screen, tabs, laptops, or of equal importance to the disor- mobile phones as this makes them KUWAIT CITY, June 13: ders of soma. idle and addicted to cyber world. The weather forecast ob- Unacceptable nurturing a mental They lose their play and fun-time server at the Meteorologi- taboo is the only reason why we are with their friends. But, as we are not prepared to expose our mental passing through an exceptional tor- cal Department, Abdulaziz disorder even to our near and dear rid time due to the pandemic, we Al-Qarawi, confi rmed the ones, even along with our children are com- when we can unstable weather will con- feel the disor- pelled to stay inside our homes. tinue until end of the week, der within us. We cannot meet people and There is still a friends and are forced to keep so- with dust laden winds blow- large section cial and physical distance. Even ing at up to 70 km/h, espe- of the soci- our children are unable to go to cially in the open and desert ety which can school for months together. In this easily defi ne situation they are forced to use tabs areas. a person to be or laptops to follow online classes, Al-Qarawi told Al-Seyassah dai- ‘Mad’ if they to chat with friends and play some ly the weather Saturday was hot and notice unu- video games. dusty, with northwesterly moderate Dr Deb sual behavio- Orientation to strong winds, blowing at inter- ral change in vals, as the temperature reached be- a person. Unfortunately, this is a In fact, we also get depend- tween 44-46 degrees Celsius. The harsh reality. ent upon social networking sites like Facebook, WhatsApp etc to sea condition was light to moder- We must accept the fact that ate, with waves sometimes reach- our knowledge about mind is keep connected with our friends and relatives. Do we really accept ing between 2 to 6 feet high. Photo by Rezk Tawfi k much limited in comparison to our Unstable and dusty weather in Kuwait enters its 4th day. knowledge about our physic or this situation? The answer is a big Al-Qarawi, said in a statement to soma. So far as we relate our mind ‘No’. Though orientation of our Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) that with our brain, thoughts, feelings, conscious mind adapts the situation the weather Sunday would be hot and Celsius, and the state of the seas being the sea is moderate to high, with waves mally, despite fl uctuations in weather emotions, intelligence, memory temporarily we all are waiting ea- dusty and will continue till evening. moderate to high, with waves between between 4 and 8 feet. The weather on conditions and the wave of dust that the and with some chemicals which gerly to get back to our normal life. Northwesterly active winds are expect- 3 and 7 feet. He added that the weather Thursday evening is expected to be hot country is currently witnessing. are called neurohumoral transmit- Sometimes accidents, crimes, ed to be between 40 and 70 kilometers on Tuesday evening will be hot, with to hot and dusty, with northwesterly The Deputy Director-General for ters discharged at the end plates of persistent mental stress, natural per hour, with maximum temperatures northwesterly moderate to active moderate to active winds, with speeds Planning and Projects Affairs and the the neurons; mind is still an undis- calamities, and war produce deep between 43 and 45 degrees Celsius, and winds, with speeds between 20 and 55 between 20 and 55 kilometers per hour, offi cial spokesman for Civil Aviation covered entity. impact on our mind. We get de- the sea condition moderate to waves kilometers per hour, causing dust, and and the expected minimum temperature Saad Al-Otaibi said in a statement to All our feelings and expressions pressed, anxious, panicky, or may between 4 and 8 feet high. the expected minimum temperature be- between 33 and 31 degrees Celsius, and KUNA that the movement of aircraft tween 33 and 31 degrees Celsius, and the state of the sea being moderate to was not affected by the current weather like love, affection, hatred, anger, show signs of aggression. Temperature sympathy, joy, sorrow, respect, Prolonged solitary confi nement, the state of the sea is moderate to high, high, with waves between 3 and 7 feet. Al-Otaibi added that the level of vis- jealousy is said to be arising from loneliness, gross lack of entertain- He explained that the weather on with waves between 3 and 7 feet. The Ministry of Interior has ad- ibility allowed at takeoff and landing our mind. But has anybody seen ment, monetary defi ciency, confl ict Monday will be hot and dusty, with Regarding the weather on Wednes- vised citizens and residents to exer- depends on what is allowed by the what is in our mind? Certainly not, in love and relationship, getting ob- northwesterly moderate to brisk day, he indicated that it will be hot and cise caution because of the unstable standards adopted at the airport, in ad- mind is not an organ or a viscera. sessed by any specifi c idea are the winds, with strong speeds at inter- dusty, with northwesterly moderate to weather conditions that the country is dition to the aircraft’s license and the Mind may be hidden somewhere or usual causes of depression. vals between 25 and 65 kilometers active winds, speed between 25 and 55 witnessing in some areas, especially pilots’ licence. everywhere in our body. Depression may lead a person to per hour and the expected maximum kilometers per hour, and the expected the open areas. He indicated that the visibility rate temperatures between 44 and 46 de- minimum temperature between 32 and that affects air traffi c when it reaches We have past and recent memo- get addicted or dependent to some Emergency ries of different audio, visual or or other drugs. There are two kinds grees Celsius, and the state of the 33 degrees Celsius, and the state of the less than 300 meters according to the audio-visual experiences in our life. of depressions -- endogenous or sea is moderate to high, with waves sea moderate to high, with waves be- In a statement the Directorate-Gen- standards followed, stressing that all These memories give us a standard exogenous. When a person thinks between 3 and 8 feet. He indicated tween 3 and 7 feet. He pointed out that eral of Public Relations and Security relevant measures are taken to ensure concept about the words spoken and his associates and surroundings are that the weather Monday evening the weather on Wednesday evening Media Department of the Interior Min- the safety of air traffi c. attitude shown by a common person. responsible for his or her poor state will be hot with northwesterly light will be hot to hot, with northwesterly istry urged everyone not to hesitate, In related news, the Kuwait Ports Repeated unusual drift from this, like and gets depressed then the person to moderate winds, active at inter- moderate to active winds, with speeds when necessary, to call the emergency Corporation announced Sunday the unusual anger, unusual sorrow, and is said to be suffering from exog- vals between 15 and 45 kilometers between 20 and 50 kilometers per hour, phone (112) or civil defense operations temporary suspension of maritime traf- unusual expression of joy or fear enous depression. per hour, and the expected minimum and the expected minimum temperature (1804000) for any humanitarian, secu- fi c in the ports of Shuwaikh, Shuaiba raise questions about sanity of a par- When a person blames himself/ temperature is between 33 and 31 de- between 34 and 32 degrees Celsius, rity or traffi c assistance. and Doha due to fl uctuations in weather ticular person is unfortunate as sanity herself to be the reason for his/her grees Celsius, and the state of the sea and the state of the sea is moderate to The ministry also appealed to citi- conditions. cannot be easily defi ned. misfortune and gets depressed then is light to moderate, and the waves high, with waves between 3 and 7 feet. zens and residents who go to the sea The Corporation said in a statement he/she suffers from endogenous sometimes rise between 2 and 6 feet. Al-Qarawi said that the weather on to contact the Coast Guard operations to KUNA that the entry and exit opera- Memory depression. Endogenous depres- On Tuesday, weather is expected to Thursday will be hot and dusty, with (1880888) when faced with any emer- tions of ships in the three ports stopped We have hypothetically classifi ed sion is the main cause of suicidal be hot, with northwesterly moderate to northwesterly moderate to brisk winds, gency. Sunday at eight o’clock in the morning. the two steps of mind -- conscious attempts as the person thinks that it brisk winds, with a speed of between with speeds of severe between 25 and Meanwhile, the Kuwaiti General She attributed the suspension of and the subconscious. It can be said is not worth living any more. 25 and 50 kilometers per hour, caus- 65 kilometers per hour, and the expect- Administration of Civil Aviation said maritime traffi c to an increase in wind grossly that our conscious mind Most uncommon conditions ing dust, and expected maximum tem- ed maximum temperatures between 44 on Sunday that air traffi c at Kuwait In- speeds of 30 knots (about 55 kilom- deals with recent and old important seen in our society are severe de- peratures between 45 and 47 degrees and 46 degrees Celsius, and the state of ternational Airport is proceeding nor- eters) per hour and high waves. and signifi cant incidences which are pression, severe anxiety, panic, encrypted, and subconscious mind mania, and ruthless outrageous has a huge store of mainly old sig- behavior. All this may not be ac- Economic cooperation boost on agenda nifi cant and insignifi cant experiences counted as mental disorders but sculpted in our memory. It is said when the person is unaware of this that many of the disorders of mind kind of persistent change of be- arise from stray memories hidden in havior, associated with delusion, Kuwaiti and Mauritanian offi cials hold formal talks subconscious mind. illusion, obsession and even hal- Sleep is an essential and integral lucination then the others who are KUWAIT CITY, June 13, (KUNA): ister, Minister of State for Cabinet Foreign Minister Ismael Ould Cheikh operation in various domains, namely part of our life and it is closely re- around should be concerned about The State of Kuwait and the Islamic Affairs Sheikh Dr. Ahmad Nasser Ahmed. avenues fo enhance the coordination lated to the rate of metabolic activi- possible disease of mind. We must Republic of Mauritania held offi cial Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah, with attend- The Kuwaiti and Mauritanian of- for serving mutual interests. ties, regulated discharge of differ- keep in mind that all these forms of talks on Sunday at the Kuwaiti Foreign ance of the Minister of Finance and fi cials discussed means of boosting Moreover, they examined latest de- ent essential chemicals in our body. disease are not the result of organic Ministry headquarters. Minister of State for Economic Affairs further the solid relations between velopments on the regional and inter- Sleep refreshes our body, mind, brain damage. Most of the ailments The discussions were chaired from and Investment Khalifa Hamadah. The the State of Kuwait and the Republic national arenas. and soul. This is the time when may disappear permanently by the Kuwaiti side by the Foreign Min- Mauritanian side was headed by the of Mauritania, explored the close co- The talks have been held as part of our subconscious mind comes into changing attitude towards the per- the offi cial visit to the country by the play. Persistent lack or excess of son, changes in the surroundings; Mauritanian offi cial and his accompa- sleep may lead to depression, anxi- change of place, good music, enter- nying delegation (from June 11 to June ety and other disorders. tainment and by the timely advice 15). Our physique and psyche are of a good psychiatrist. Mind your Meanwhile, Finance Minister and closely knit and any long-standing mind before it is too late. Minister of State for Economic Affairs and Investment Khalifa Hamadah held talks on Sunday with his Mauritanian Transactions by phone counterpart Mohamed Al-Amin Ould Al-Thahabi on issues of joint concern, means of boosting cooperation in vari- ous spheres namely the economic and MEW expands towards automation technical sectors. The Kuwait Ministry of Finance of services with its call center ‘153’ said in a statement that the Mauritani- KUWAIT CITY, June 13, (KUNA): statement that the ministry, within its an side, during the meeting, endorsed a The Minister of Electricity, Water and orientations towards digital transfor- number of economic and fi nancial ac- Renewable Energy and Minister of mation through the automation of its cords that had been previously worked Social Affairs and Community services electronically and the diversi- out between the two countries. Development Dr Mishaan Al-Otaibi fication of the sources of providing The State of Kuwait had unilaterally announced Sunday, the start of the electronic services, has adopted and endorsed the agreements. The accords, service of completing customer ser- implemented this project to facilitate one dealing with economic coopera- vice sector transactions by phone procedures for various customer seg- tion, another with averting double tax- through the customer services call cen- ments and complete their electricity KUNA photo ation and a deal on boosting and pro- ter at 153. and water transactions without the State of Kuwait and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania holding offi cial talks on Sunday at the Kuwaiti Foreign Min- tecting mutual investments, have now Minister Al-Otaibi said in a press need to attend in person. istry headquarters. become in the execution phase. ARAB TIMES, MONDAY, JUNE 14, 2021 LOCAL 6

KSE presents four recommendations to World Bank Stop recruiting non-Kuwaiti engineers: Al-Atl KUWAIT CITY, June 13: The Kuwait presented an initiative to the Kuwaiti World Bank will include in its recom- the society’s initiative which was pre- Society of Engineers (KSE) has pre- government to oblige government mendations a strategy to develop a job sented several years ago, under the title sented four recommendations to the agencies to evaluate and approve the strategy in Kuwait, and pointed to a “Young Engineers, Future Leaders,” World Bank regarding regulating the engineering qualifi cations of non-Ku- second recommendation made by the which provides for the rehabilitation labor market inside Kuwait. waiti workers in government sectors KSE, which is its initiative presented and training of newly-graduated Ku- The Chairman of the KSE Board of and made a recommendation in this re- in the government to solve the problem waiti engineers to work in the private Directors, Faisal Al-Atl, said the fi rst gard to the World Bank, indicating that of employing Kuwaitis in the public sector to qualify them to work in the recommendation relates to obligating this is a major initiative of the associa- and private sectors during the next two government sector, while allowing government institutions to evaluate tion and a recommendation it submit- decades, adding, “We recommended them to continue in the private sector. and approve the qualifi cations of non- ted to the economic advisory team of stopping the recruitment of newly- The virtual meeting was attended by Kuwaiti workers in the engineering the World Bank to Kuwait government graduated engineers from outside the Abdullah Al-Amir from the General fi eld in various government sectors during the meeting was held virtually country” until employment of all Ku- Secretariat of the Kuwait Center for and projects and to fi nd solutions to the in the presence of the representative of waiti engineers in the public and pri- Public Policy, the World Bank Chief problem of employing Kuwaitis in the the General Secretariat of the Kuwait vate sectors and stopping the recruit- Economist Venktesh Sundharaman, public and private sectors during the Center for Public Policies in the Public ment of those with less than 5 years of and economist Sangeeta Goyal, senior next two decades. Planning Authority. experience to work in Kuwait.” economist at the World Bank and the He explained the society had earlier Al-Atl added the KSE hopes the He stressed the need to work on economist Rami Zaid. Faisal Al-Atl during his participation in the meeting. ‘Start receiving bids’ Demand for pets, number of Mishref Cooperative to begin implementing major projects KUWAIT CITY, June 13: Chair- He added the current administra- strays spike due to COVID-19 man of the Board of Directors of the tion is working hard to implement Mishref Cooperative Society, Ali the projects whose task is to develop Al-Fahd, announced work will start the coop and the region. soon on the infrastructure develop- These projects are only the begin- ‘People resort to compensation when deprived’ ment projects of its facilities that ning of several other projects that the the society will undertake for the cooperative society is preparing to Mishref Cooperative Society and the implement, especially the new clinic KUWAIT CITY, June 13: pets for children by parents is aimed Mubarak Al-Abdullah area, reports for the region. At a time when the CO- for entertainment and pleasure, given Al-Seyassah daily. The project has got the approv- that all entertainment facilities have Al-Fahd said in a statement, “we als from the concerned authorities VID-19 pandemic changed been closed, in addition to schools. have obtained approvals from the and is waiting to begin work. A the usual lifestyle and im- Al-Mousawi stressed that the clo- concerned authorities and govern- large area of up to 1,000 square sure of entertainment centers for chil- ment institutions, and it has already meters has been allocated to build posed compulsory or op- dren and restaurants, and the lack of tional isolation to prevent travel contributed to the desire to have been announced in the offi cial news- the clinic to solve what he called its spread, the situation pets at home. papers to start receiving bids from ‘the congestion crisis’, whether She explained that the total and par- companies to launch the projects. for patients inside the clinic or for generated a new trend of tial curfews in the country extended The project will kick off with the car parks, for which an area of ap- acquiring pets such that for nearly a year. They contributed to construction of the new administra- proximately 2,500 square meters the demand for pets in the an increase in the number of depres- tive building and parking lots for has been identified. sion-related cases, and also caused the the Mishref Cooperative Society in Al-Fahd concluded that the market has doubled, re- spread of various types of obsessive- Block 4 and comprehensive renova- Mishref Cooperative is aware of the ports Al-Qabas daily. compulsive disorder and cases of panic tion and maintenance of the board size of its social and service respon- Various psychologists have de- disorder and anxiety. These symptoms of directors building, as well as the sibility towards the people of the increased during the total curfew in long-awaited project of the demoli- region and the shareholders, which scribed this trend as a “kind of addition to the effect of rumors in in- psychological compensation” due tion and rebuilding of the grocery is no less important than providing creasing tension and impacting the store in Block 4, taking into account basic and luxury goods. He added, to the repercussions of the COV- psychological state negatively. the modern architectural character to the administration spares no effort ID-19 pandemic. On the other hand, the phenomenon add an aesthetic shape to the build- to consolidate the leading position They indicated that the curfew and of dumping pets on the street has in- ing in addition to the high technical that the cooperative society and the the long hours spent at home led a creased, as confi rmed by Noura Al- large segment of Kuwaiti society to specifi cations. Mishref region has acquired. Al-Qabas photo Haddad, an animal rights activist and resort to buying pets in order to spend One of the scenes in a pet shop in Kuwait. founder of “Nadia’s Shelter in Ku- their time caring for them and for en- wait” for the care of stray pets. tertainment. cies such as Shirazi cats that are much types of dogs and cats reached KD 1,000, She said, “Many people dump ani- The daily toured the pet stores in desired and available at various prices while the unknown or unpopular types of mals on the streets in different areas to several areas, and discovered that the to meet the customers’ desires. pets are less expensive”. get rid of them for several reasons. sales of cats, dogs and birds in the vari- An increase was noted in the licens- From a psychological perspective, We are trying to educate the pub- ous outlets of the pet market increased the psychological consultant Zahra Al- lic and doing what we can to save the by up to 200 percent since the begin- es of commercial activities for incubat- ing these types of animals or training Mousawi explained that the high rate animals left on the streets, especially ning of the COVID-19 pandemic. dogs, by taking care of their health and them and providing them with special of demand for the acquisition of dogs Pet shop owners affi rmed that the vol- or cats is a new phenomena in Kuwaiti providing the necessary vaccinations ume of sales has increased signifi cant- services. and care they need. It is important for According to the accounts of sellers society. It is considered as compensa- ly compared to what it was during the tion for human feelings, such as em- individuals to understand that an ani- previous years, because of the partial in pet stores, most popular sales were bracing people or being unable to meet mal has the right to live in peace with- and total curfew imposed in the coun- for small dogs that are between 3 to 5 with family and friends. Many individ- out being left on the street and being try, the frequent closures, and the lack months old. In second place are cats, uals felt lonely in light of the repeated abandoned or poisoned to die. of places to go for entertainment, all of followed by birds. Many Kuwaiti fam- closures and the total and partial cur- Most of the stray cats and dogs we fi nd which doubled the demand for pets. ilies acquire pampered cats, and girls fews. People resort to compensation have been abandoned by their owners They highlighted that the increase in are more attached to them. when deprived. There are studies all who lack experience in raising them. the percentage of sales of pets and their One of the owners of pet shops said, over the world that have shown the Some people sell stray animals in breeding is one of the reasons for open- “Due to the high volume of demand for seriousness of the curfews and their the market in light of the non-imple- ing the door to importing dogs and cats purchase and the lack of supply, prices of negative effects on mental health. mentation of local laws and regulations from abroad, especially pampered spe- pets have increased. The prices of some She indicated that the purchase of regarding the possession of animals. Blueprint of the Mishref co-op building. ‘Qamar Al-Kuwait’ satellite launch into space June 24 KUWAIT CITY, June 13: The General Manager of the Orbital Space Company, Dr Bassam Al-Faili an- nounced the fi rst Kuwaiti satellite; ‘Qamar Al-Ku- wait’ will be launched into space on June 24 from the rocket launching pad in Florida in the United States of America, reports Al-Qabas daily. Al-Faili told the daily this is purely a Kuwaiti pro- duction, saying, ‘I installed it myself and it cost me 50,000 dinars of my money.” He said he did not get any support from any party. Al-Faili said he opted for government support, not to design and assemble the satellite, but to obtain the necessary approvals to request the allocation of frequencies for broadcasting from the satellite and to register the satellite in the name of Kuwait with the International Telecommunication Satellites Or- ganization. Al-Faili pointed out the Emirates Space Agency and the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center re- ceived him and provided him with all the facilities and even the necessary location for the educational ground station, stressing that through the Emirates station, the satellite will be available to all. He indicated that the Turkish Institute for Space Technology also offi cially invited him to the meet- ing to discuss ways of cooperation. Al-Faili indicated the Abdullah Al-Salem Cultural Center has taken the initiative, through the Space Museum, to cover the launch in the media.

TGS features Tarek Aleryan

On Thursday, The Guest Show will present Tarek Aleryan - Kuwait’s TV prominent host in English. He is also the Head of Public Relations & Media at Das- man Diabetes Institute. Over the years, Tarek has built a reputation as an affable and unflappable live show host, who interviews guests from different walks of life making them super comfortable while facing the lights & camera. On The Guest Show, our listeners will get to understand the person behind the persona. Tarek will speak of his journey in media, his career in public rela- tions, and the way he balances things in his life. He will speak of his experience in hosting Hala Kuwait Show and how his work has shifted during the pandemic. ARAB TIMES, MONDAY, JUNE 14, 2021 INTERNATIONAL 7

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1b vaccine doses to poor nations Leaders agree on China and ‘taxing’ corporations

CARBIS BAY, England, June and resort that became a traffi c- 13, (AP): The leaders of the clogged fortress for the meet- world’s richest countries have ing. The last G-7 summit was in pledged more than 1 billion coro- France in 2019, with last year’s navirus vaccine doses to poorer event in the United States scut- nations, endorsed a global mini- tled by the pandemic. mum tax on multinational corpo- The leaders mingled with rations and agreed they will work Queen Elizabeth II at a royal re- together to challenge China’s ception on their fi rst evening and “non-market economic prac- were served steak and lobster at a tices” and to call on Beijing to beach barbecue after watching an respect human rights in Xinjiang aeronautic display by the Royal and Hong Kong. Air Force Red Arrows on their Speaking at the end of a G-7 second. leaders’ summit in southwest America’s allies were visibly England relieved to have the U.S. back as on Sun- an engaged international player day, Brit- after the “America First” policy ish Prime of the Trump administration. Minister “The United States is back, Boris John- and democracies of the world are son said the standing together,” Biden said as promised he arrived in the U.K. on the fi rst vaccine foreign trip of his 5-month-old doses would presidency. After the G-7 sum- come both mit, the president will have tea directly and with the queen on Sunday, attend Biden through the a NATO summit in Brussels on internation- Monday and hold talks with Rus- al COVAX program. The com- sian leader Vladimir Putin in Ge- Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during a press conference on the fi nal day of the G7 summit in Carbis Bay, Cornwall, England, June 13. (AP) mitment falls far short of the 11 neva on Wednesday. billion doses the World Health At the G-7, Johnson described Organization said is needed to Biden as a “breath of fresh air.” News in Brief America vaccinate at least 70% of the French President Emmanuel Ma- world’s population and truly end cron, after speaking one-to-one the pandemic. with Biden, said, “It’s great to Shootings stir fears: Two people were The decision to support a have a U.S. president part of the killed and at least 30 others wounded in minimum corporate tax had been club and very willing to cooper- mass shootings overnight in three states, ‘Policing policy’ widely anticipated after fi nance ate.” authorities said Saturday, stoking concerns ministers earlier this month em- The re-energized G-7 made that a spike in U.S. gun violence could braced placing a global tax of at ambitious declarations during continue into summer as coronavirus re- least 15% on large multinational their meetings about girls’ edu- strictions ease and more people are free to GOP ups misleading attack on Dems companies to stop corporations cation, preventing future pan- socialize. The attacks took place late Friday or ear- DES MOINES, Iowa, June 13, create an alternative public safety port the dangerous idea of defund- from using tax havens to avoid demics and fi nancing greener ly Saturday in the Texas capital of Austin, taxes. infrastructure globally. Above Chicago and Savannah, Georgia. (AP): When Minnesota Republican department to hit Democrat Mela- ing the police.” The minimum rate was cham- all, they vowed to share vaccine In Austin, authorities said they arrested Tyler Kistner announced his candi- nie Stansbury. But Stansbury won Neither statement is fully accu- pioned by the United States and doses with less well-off nations one of two male suspects and were searching dacy for the U.S. House in April, he easily, with a larger share of the rate. dovetails with the aim of Presi- that urgently need them. John- for the other after a shooting early Saturday asked voters to ponder two ques- district’s votes than President Joe It’s true that violent crime has dent Joe Biden to focus the sum- son said the group would pledge on a crowded pedestrian-only street packed tions: “What America will we leave Biden garnered last year. risen. The FBI’s National Incident- mit on ways the democracies can at least 1 billion doses, with half with bars and restaurants. Fourteen people for our children?” and “Will they be Stansbury’s district is over- Based Reporting System recorded support a more fair global econo- of that coming from the United were wounded, including two critically, in taught to hate their police?” whelmingly Democratic, making it 25% more homicides in 2020 than in my by working together. States and 100 million from the gunfi re, which the city’s interim police Across the Mississippi River in an imperfect test case. The National 2019, and 12% more violent assaults. Biden also wanted to persuade Britain. chief said is believed to have started as a dis- Wisconsin, Republicans in the 3rd Republican Congressional Com- But the increase in homicides is na- fellow democratic leaders to World Health Organization pute between two parties. (AP) Congressional District aired a digital mittee, the party’s House campaign tionwide, including in some cities present a more unifi ed front to Director-General Tedros Adha- ❑ ❑ ❑ ad this spring to demand that their arm, believes the issue will have that increased police spending and in compete economically with Bei- nom Ghebreyesus and other pub- Democratic congressman “stand up a larger impact in swing districts, some cities led by Republicans. Greens endorse Baerbock: Germany’s to attacks on law enforcement.” Other crimes such as burglaries, jing and strongly call out China’s lic health offi cials commended environmentalist Greens formally endorsed where the party plans to tie moder- “nonmarket policies and human the vaccine pledge but said it’s Annalena Baerbock as their candidate for And in Iowa, a Republican gov- ate Democratic incumbents to their drug offenses and other categories, rights abuses.” not enough. To truly end the pan- chancellor Saturday, amid a slip in the par- ernor who had promised additional more liberal colleagues who have however, have decreased. In the group’s communique demic, he said, 11 billion doses ty’s poll ratings fueled in large part by its checks on police conduct after supported the “defund the police” It also is not accurate to describe published Sunday, the group are needed to vaccinate at least own mistakes. George Floyd was killed by a Min- movement. That term is used to Democrats as uniformly supportive said: “With regard to China, and 70% of the world’s population Baerbock, 40, was offi cially nominated neapolis police offi cer plans to sign describe diverting money from po- of “defund the police” efforts. competition in the global econo- by mid-2022. by a broad majority of the delegates at a a law making it harder for police to lice budgets to other social services, The Democratic-controlled my, we will continue to consult “We need more and we need party convention in Berlin. Due to the pan- be sued on the job. such as mental health support and House passed a sweeping police on collective approaches to chal- them faster,” Tedros said. demic, the convention took place in a hybrid As rising murder rates gain at- drug addiction mitigation. overhaul bill in March that did not lenging non-market policies and format, with several hundred party members tention in American cities, Repub- include a provision to allow divert- practices which undermine the Climate attending in person while others participated licans have ramped up a misleading Focus ing money away from police de- fair and transparent operation of Climate change is a key fo- online. campaign to cast Democrats as anti- The GOP focus is on places such partments. Kind was one of only the global economy.” cus of the leaders’ fi nal day of In a speech after her nomination, Baer- police and lax on public safety. It’s as Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional two Democrats to oppose the bill. The leaders also said they will talks on Sunday, and the group bock said that Germany should not hesitate a message they believe helped them District, where 13-term Democratic He said it did not include suffi cient promote their values by call- is expected to announce new fi - to tackle global warming even though it is a stave off greater Democratic gains incumbent Ron Kind is being cast as protections for police. Craig voted ing on China to respect human nancing measures to help poorer worldwide issue. (AP) in last year’s elections and one with insuffi ciently supportive of law en- for the measure. rights and fundamental freedoms countries reduce carbon emis- ❑ ❑ ❑ renewed potency as cities consider forcement, though he does not sup- The bill has stalled in the evenly in Xinjiang, where Beijing is sions. Swiss to vote on taxes: Swiss voters cuts to department budgets as part port defunding police departments. divided Senate, where Republicans accused of committing serious The “Build Back Better for the are casting ballots in a referendum on a pro- of an effort to revamp policing. It also includes Democratic Rep. oppose it. human rights abuses against World” plan will promise to of- posed “carbon dioxide law” that would hike It’s not at all clear that the GOP Angie Craig of Minnesota, who beat Like Emmer, U.S. House Mi- the Uyghur minority, and in the fer fi nancing for infrastructure - fees and taxes on fuels that produce green- strategy, which stretches back to Kistner in 2020 and represents the nority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R- semi-autonomous city of Hong “from railways in Africa to wind house gases, as their Alpine country experi- President Richard Nixon and was Minneapolis and St. Paul suburbs Calif., tried to preemptively blame Kong. farms in Asia” - to help speed ences an outsized impact from the fallout of used by President Donald Trump, is where rioting broke out last year af- Democrats - in this case, Biden - for Johnson, the summit’s host, up the global shift to renewable climate change. a winning one. But it may be promi- ter Floyd’s death. what McCarthy claimed is wide- said there was a “fantastic de- energy. The plan is a response The proposal would revise and strength- nent as Republicans search for ways Since then, several cities have spread rising crime caused by cuts gree of harmony” among the G-7 to China’s “belt and road” ini- en an existing law that aims to reduce CO2 to gain ground in suburban areas struggled with the police funding to police budgets. leaders to demonstrate the value tiative, which has increased Bei- emissions by 2030. It’s one of several meas- critical to winning control of the debate, while experiencing rising “We are concerned about wheth- of democracy and human rights jing’s worldwide infl uence. ures facing voters nationwide on Sunday in U.S. House next year. gun violence. er the Biden Administration is to the rest of the world and help Climate activists and analysts the latest referendums in Swiss democracy, A recent special election in New The NRCC chair, U.S. Rep. Tom prepared to address the surge of “the world’s poorest countries to say fi lling a $100 billion annual which gives the public a direct say in poli- cymaking. Mexico wasn’t a good sign for the Emmer of Minnesota, said he be- violent crime in American cities,” develop themselves in a way that fund to help poor countries tack- Many in Switzerland, home to melting strategy. GOP candidate Mark lieves the message will resonate McCarthy wrote in a letter Friday is clean and green and sustain- le the effects of global warming glaciers and high-altitude towns, sense it Moore used Albuquerque’s rising with voters because “crime is rising to U.S. Attorney General Merrick able.” should be at the top of the G-7’s needs to act fast: The country has faced a crime and city offi cials’ decision to in America, yet Democrats still sup- Garland. The G-7 nations are Canada, list. rise in temperatures that is twice as fast as France, Germany, Italy, Japan, All G-7 countries have the global average, the government says. the United Kingdom and the pledged to reach net zero carbon Greenhouse gases - notably carbon-dioxide United States. emissions by 2050, but many en- - are seen as the primary culprit. (AP) vironmentalists say that will be ❑ ❑ ❑ Summit too little, too late. The Group of Seven leaders Naturalist David Attenbor- Afghan IS claims attacks: The Islamic aim to end their fi rst summit in ough addressed the leaders by State group has claimed responsibility for two years with a punchy set of video Sunday, warning that hu- bombing two minivans in a mostly Shiite promises Sunday, including vac- manity is “on the verge of desta- neighborhood in the Afghan capital that cinating the world against corona- bilizing the entire planet.” killed seven people. Among the dead were two employees of Afghanistan’s state-run virus, making huge corporations “If that is so, then the deci- fi lm company, a colleague said Sunday. pay their fair share of taxes and sions we make this decade - in In a statement issued late Saturday, Af- tackling climate change with a particular the decisions made by ghanistan’s IS affi liate said its operatives blend of technology and money. the most economically advanced blew up two minivans carrying “disbeliever They want to show that inter- nations - are the most important Shiites” using sticky bombs. Sticky bombs national cooperation is back after in human history,” the veteran slapped onto cars trapped in Kabul’s chaotic the upheavals caused by the pan- documentary fi lmmaker said. traffi c are the newest weapons terrorizing Af- demic and the unpredictability Max Lawson, head of inequal- ghans in the increasingly lawless nation. (AP) of former U.S. President Donald ity policy for Oxfam Interna- ❑ ❑ ❑ Trump. And they want to convey tional, welcomed plans to boost that the club of wealthy democra- investment to help poor countries French far-left chief fl oured: A cies - Canada, France, Germany, reduce their carbon footprints French far-left leader got a face full of fl our Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom but said “it doesn’t help the poor at the start of a Paris march Saturday against “the ideas of the far and the United States - is a better people that are being hit by cli- right,” days after the friend to poorer nations than au- mate change right now.” French president thoritarian rivals such as China. “So, yes, it’s probably a good was slapped while But it was uncertain how fi rm thing but is it enough? Absolute- greeting a crowd. the group’s commitments will ly not,” he said. Unions, associa- be on coronavirus vaccines, the Large crowds of surfers and tions and left-wing economy and the environment kayakers took to the sea in a political parties in when the leaders issue their fi nal mass protest Saturday to urge France called for communique. Also unclear was better protections for the world’s demonstrations whether all of the leaders would oceans, while thousands beat around France a back the United States’ call to drums as they marched outside week before local elections and ahead chastise China for repressing the summit’s media center in Melenchon its Uyghur minority and other Falmouth. of next year’s presi- abuses. “G-7 is all greenwashing,” the dential election, which is widely expected U.K. Prime Minister Boris protesters sang. “We’re drown- to once again put far-right candidate Marine Johnson, the summit’s host, ing in promises, now’s the time Le Pen in the fi nal round. wanted the three-day meeting to to act.” Lawmaker Jean-Luc Melenchon, head of the far-left France Unbowed party, was fl y the fl ag for a “Global Britain,” White House offi cials also said taking part in the event in Paris when he his government’s push to give Biden wants the G-7 leaders to got hit with a sack of flour. Melenchon the midsized country outsized speak in a single voice against the has been at the center of recent controver- global infl uence. forced labor practices targeting sy for statements against Le Pen’s Nation- Yet Brexit cast a shadow over China’s Uyghur Muslims and oth- al Rally and notably raising the specter of that goal during the summit on er ethnic minorities. Biden hopes violence. (AP) the coast of southwest England. the denunciation will be part of a ❑ ❑ ❑ European Union leaders and U.S. joint statement Sunday, but some President Joe Biden voiced con- European allies are reluctant to Indian police kill 4: A heated gunbattle cerns about problems with new split so forcefully with Beijing. between militants and Indian police broke U.K.-EU trade rules that have Canada, Britain and France out Saturday in the disputed region of Kash- heightened tensions in Northern largely endorsed Biden’s posi- mir, killing at least two police and two civil- Ireland. tion on China, while Germany, ians, offi cials said. Anti-India protests later erupted during But overall, the mood has been Italy and the European Union the civilians’ funerals in Sopore, the north- positive: The leaders smiled for showed more hesitancy, accord- western town where the fi ghting took place, the cameras on the beach at cliff- ing to two senior Biden adminis- after local residents alleged police had shot fringed Carbis Bay, a village tration offi cials. and killed one of the civilians after the mili- tants fl ed the scene. (AP) Apple reaffirms privacy stance amid Trump probe revelations

Seeking to protect its image as power to identify leaks tied to an both California Democrats, during pliance with the subpoena In this file photo, a guardian of personal privacy, investigation into former 2018. Both lawmakers were key emerged at a time when the com- an Apple logo Apple maintains it was blindsid- President Donald Trump’s ties figures on the committee looking pany has been ramping up efforts adorns the ed and handcuffed by a Trump to Russia. into Trump’s connections with to frame privacy as “fundamental facade of the administration probe that result- The Justice Department was Russia; Schiff is now the panel’s human right” in its marketing downtown ed in the company handing over able to persuade a federal grand chair. campaigns. Apple also upped the Brooklyn Apple phone data from two Democratic jury to issue a subpoena that Neither Schiff and Swalwell privacy ante in April when it rolled store in New congressmen. culminated in Apple turning over knew some of the information out privacy controls on the iPhone York. (AP) Apple delivered its version of the metadata - information that had been seized until May 5, as part of an effort to make it events Friday in response to can include general records of after a series of gag orders had more difficult for companies such news reports detailing the U.S. calls and texts - about House finally expired, according to the as Facebook to track people’s Justice Department’s aggres- Intelligence Committee members company. online activities to help sell ads. sive attempts to use its legal Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell, The revelation of Apple’s com- (AP)

Market Movements 11-06-2021 Change Closing pts Change Closing pts SAUDI - Tadawul +6.09 10,796.33 JAPAN - Nikkei -9.83 28,948.73 UK - FTSE 100 +45.88 7,134.06 EGYPT - EGX 30 -64.28 9,977.90 EUROPE - Euro Stoxx 50 +30.63 4,126.70 SINGAPORE - Straits Times STI -4.53 3,157.97 UAE - DFM +10.48 2,842.41 PHILIPPINES - All Shares +32.08 6,907.79 INDIA - Sensex +174.29 52,474.76 PAKISTAN - KSE 100 +53.23 48,304.72 Business Leaders unite against China economic policies G7 favors global minimum tax on multinationals CARBIS BAY, England, June 13, (AP): The leaders of the world’s richest countries have agreed to endorse a global minimum tax on multinational corporations. The decision had been widely anticipated after finance ministers earlier this month embraced placing a global minimum tax of at least 15% on large multinational compa- US budget deficit for current nies to stop corporations from using tax havens to avoid taxes and thus robbing some countries of much-needed revenue. The minimum rate was championed by the United States and dovetails with the aim of U.S. President Joe Biden to focus the three-day G-7 summit in England on ways the democracies can support a more fair global economy by year hits record $2.1 trillion working together. The summit ended Sunday with broad agreements for cooperation on fighting the coronavirus pan- demic, challenging China’s economic and human rights policies and other issues. Relief programs drive spending to all-time highs Leaders from the Group of Seven wealthy democracies are calling on China to respect human rights in the semi- autonomous city of Hong Kong and in Xinjiang, where the WASHINGTON, June Uyghur minority lives. The group also lashed out at China’s economic policies in 13, (AP): The U.S. bud- Fight over Canadian oil rages on a statement published Sunday. The group said it would con- get deficit hit a record tinue to “consult on collective approaches to challenging $2.06 trillion through non-market policies and practices which undermine the fair the first eight months of and transparent operation of the global economy.” Keystone XL pipeline project nixed The G7 summit aimed to show that international coopera- this budget year as coro- tion is back after the upheavals caused by the pandemic and navirus relief programs BILLINGS, Montana, June 13, tion of Keystone XL will not the unpredictability of former U.S. President Donald Trump. drove spending to all- (AP): The Keystone XL is dead affect its projects, describing And they want to convey that the club of wealthy democra- after a 12-year attempt to build them as “designed to meet cur- cies - Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United time highs. the oil pipeline, yet the fight over rent energy demand safely and Kingdom and the United States - is a better friend to poorer The shortfall this year is Canadian crude rages on as in ways that better protect the nations than authoritarian rivals such as China. 9.7% higher than the $1.88 emboldened environmentalists environment.” British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the Group of trillion deficit run up over the target other projects and pressure A second TC Energy pipeline Seven wealthy nations will pledge over 1 billion coronavirus same period a year ago, the President Joe Biden to intervene network, known simply as vaccine doses for poorer nations. - all while oil imports from the Keystone, has been delivering Speaking at the end of a G-7 leaders’ summit in southwest Treasury Department said England on Sunday, Johnson said the doses would come Thursday in its monthly bud- north keep rising. crude from Canada’s oil sands Biden dealt the fatal blow to region since 2010. The company both directly and through the international COVAX pro- get report. gram. The report showed that spending the partially built $9 billion says the line that runs from Alberta Keystone XL in January when to Illinois, Oklahoma and the Gulf The commitment falls far short of the 11 billion doses the from October through May totaled a World Health Organization said is needed to vaccinate at record $4.67 trillion, up 19.7% from he revoked its border-crossing Coast has moved more than 3 bil- permit issued by former lion barrels of oil. least 70% of the world’s population and truly end the pan- the same period a year ago. demic. President Donald Trump. On Canada is by far the biggest Government tax revenue was up The International Monetary Fund managing director says 29.1% to $2.61 trillion, compared to Wednesday, sponsors TC foreign crude supplier to the U.S., there’s a moral imperative for the world’s richest countries the same period a year ago. Energy and the province of which imported about 3.5 million to back programs to end the COVID-19 pandemic but the However, this year’s figure was Alberta gave up and declared In this file photo, a Keystone pipeline facility sits in Hardisty, barrels a day from its neighbor in Alberta. (AP) donation of excess vaccines is only the first step. bolstered by tax payments made in the line “terminated.” 2020 - 61% of all U.S. oil imports. Kristalina Georgieva’s comments in a virtual press con- May, a month later than the normal Activists and many scien- ing Enbridge Energy’s proposal to House while protesting the The flow dropped slightly dur- ference at the Group of Seven summit Sunday came after tists had warned that the pipe- ing the coronavirus pandemic but April deadline but a month earlier expand and rebuild its Line 3 Keystone XL in 2011, said its U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he hoped G-7 lead- than last year’s June deadline. line would open a new spigot has largely rebounded. Import ers would agree to provide at least 1 billion vaccine doses on Canada’s oil sands crude - pipeline in Minnesota, the target defeat provides a template to kill volumes have almost doubled Since the COVID-19 pandemic of protests this week that led to the other pipelines, including Line 3 for poorer countries. Humanitarian groups have welcomed hit in March 2020 pushing 22 mil- and that burning the heavily since the Keystone XL was first arrest of some 250 activists. and the Dakota Access Pipeline the donations, but are calling for money, increased produc- lion people out of work, the gov- polluting fuel would lock in proposed in 2008, according to the tion and logistical support to help developing countries ernment has responded even more climate change. As the fight “Don’t expect these fights to go from North Dakota’s Bakken oil U.S. Energy Information away anytime soon,” said Daniel field. where the virus is still raging. forcefully with trillions of dollars escalated into a national debate Administration. Georgieva said the donations are a good step but more in increased spending. over fossil fuels, Canadian Raimi, a fellow at Resources for Describing Keystone XL as “a The Canadian Association of the Future, an energy and environ- carbon bomb,” McKibben said needs to be done to overcome the hurdles needed to deliver That support has included three crude exports to the U.S. Petroleum Producers said shots into arms. rounds of direct payments to indi- steadily increased, driven mental think tank in Washington. Line 3 is the same size and “car- Thursday that it expects no imme- “This is a moral imperative, but it is a necessity for the viduals, with the last payments largely by production from “This is going to encourage envi- ries the same stuff. How on earth diate effect on production from economic recovery to stick, because we can’t have the world authorized in the $1.9 trillion Alberta’s oil sands region. ronmental advocates to do more of could anyone with a straight face Keystone XL’s cancellation, but split into two tracks without negative consequences,’’ relief package that President Joe Even before the cancellation, the same.” say Line 3 passes the climate the group predicted more oil Georgieva said. Biden pushed through Congress in environmentalists had turned their Bill McKibben, an author who test?” would be moved to the U.S. by While almost half of the combined population of the G-7 March. attention to other projects, includ- was arrested outside the White Enbridge said the cancella- rail. nations has received at least one dose of vaccine, the world- wide figure is less than 13%. In Africa, it’s just 2.2%. “The war is not yet won,’’ she said. Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s office has defended coro- navirus arrangements at Saturday night’s G-7 beach bar- beque after criticism that the event did not comply with England’s COVID-19 social distancing requirements. World leaders and their partners were seen mingling on the beach as they were treated to a barbeque dinner includ- ing steak, grilled fish and lobster after a second day of talks in a seaside resort in Cornwall, southwest England. Johnson’s spokesman Max Blain said there were fewer than 30 guests at the barbeque in accordance with the U.K.’s restrictions. It was “done in an entirely COVID-secure way within the existing rules,” he said. “You can see it was a relaxed atmo- sphere and gave the leaders a chance to discuss outside of a formal setting.” Many in the U.K. are concerned about a resurgence of coronavirus infections in the country, driven by the Delta variant. Johnson is widely expected to announce a delay in the next stage of England’s roadmap out of lockdown restrictions. Britain is accusing European Union of holding the “offen- sive” view that Northern Ireland is not fully part of the United Kingdom, as Brexit continues to cast a shadow over the Group of Seven summit. Britain and the EU are in a spat over post-Brexit trade arrangements that could see British sausages banned from entering Northern Ireland, the only part of the U.K. that borders the 27-nation bloc. The dispute is raising political tensions in Northern Ireland, where some people identify as British and some as Irish. British media are reporting that Prime Minister Boris Johnson asked French President Emmanuel Macron when they met at the summit in Carbis Bay, England, how he would feel if sausages from Toulouse could not be moved to Paris. They said Macron replied the comparison did not work because Paris and Tolouse were part of the same country. The French presidency did not deny Macron had made the comments. It said he meant “that Toulouse and Paris were on a geographical unity of territory, Northern Ireland is on an island. The president wanted to stress that the situation was quite different and that it’s not appropriate to hold that kind of comparison.”

President Joe Biden talks with French President Emmanuel Macron during the final session of the G-7 summit in Carbis Bay, England, Sunday, June 13, 2021. (AP) ARAB TIMES, MONDAY, JUNE 14, 2021 BUSINESS 9

Lineage Logistics announces acquisition of Kloosterboer Group

Lineage Logistics, one of the world’s ties across the Netherlands, France, tors in Lineage and rolling a part of their agement team, combined with their state- operations. Kloosterboer’s network fea- leading and most innovative temperature- Germany, Canada and South Africa, sale proceeds into Lineage equity. of-the-art, strategically located facility net- tures nearly 18,000 solar panels, four controlled industrial REIT and logistics totaling 6.4 million cubic meters of capac- “Welcoming Kloosterboer into the work perfectly complement Lineage’s wind turbines that power operations such solutions providers, today announced it ity and 790,000 pallet positions and Lineage family marks a monumental step international footprint and innovative as heavy lift equipment, and an annual has reached an agreement to acquire employing over 900 team members. A toward achieving our vision to become spirit, which will deliver incredible value to reduction of CO2 equaling consumption Kloosterboer Group, a leading indepen- family-owned company with a rich legacy the world’s most dynamic temperature- our combined customers.” of over 4,100 households. dent integrated platform for temperature- as a vegetable trading company dating controlled logistics company with the In line with Lineage’s purpose of trans- Nielen Schuman acted as financial controlled storage, logistics and value- back to 1925, Kloosterboer has grown capability to serve customers in different forming the food supply chain to eliminate advisor to the Kloosterboer family and De added services in Europe. The transac- over generations to become one of countries around the world,” said Mike waste and help feed the world, Brauw Blackstone Westbroek served as tion is subject to regulatory clearance and Europe’s best-known supply chain solu- McClendon, Lineage’s President of Kloosterboer is recognized by BREEAM its legal counsel. Rabobank acted as completion of the employee consultation tions companies. The Kloosterboer family International Operations & EVP of (Building Research Establishment Lineage’s financial advisor and Latham & process. will continue to be involved in the future of Network Optimization. “Kloosterboer’s Environmental Assessment Methodology) Watkins and Nauta Dutilh served as its Kloosterboer consists of eleven facili- the Company, choosing to become inves- strong entrepreneurial culture and man- as a frontrunner in sustainable cold store legal counsel. (Agencies) Pandemic relapse hits India’s middle class Company drops plan for $2.3b methanol plant in Washington SEATTLE, June 13, (AP): A company they argued. backed by the Chinese government “NWIW did everything right, and ended its seven-year effort to build one their understandable decision to pull of the world’s largest methanol plants out of this project is a real loss for along the Columbia River in southwest- families trying to make ends meet, the ern Washington, following a series of future of economic development in our regulatory setbacks and a long debate state, and our environment,” Port of over its environmental footprint. Kalama Commissioner Troy Stariha Northwest Innovation Works pro- said in a written statement. posed a $2.3 billion project to take A review required by the state found fracked natural gas from Canada and that the plant would boost the amount convert it into methanol, which it of greenhouse gases released into the would then ship to China to make atmosphere, but not as much as if the ingredients for plastics used in every- methanol were made elsewhere. thing from iPhones to clothing to med- Environmental groups, including ical devices. Columbia Riverkeeper and the The state Department of Ecology Washington Environmental Council, denied a key permit for the project in as well as tribal activists, vehemently January, saying it would create too opposed it. They celebrated the lease much pollution and have negative termination as the latest in a string of effects on the shoreline. On Friday, the victories that helped block more than a company notified the Port of Kalama it dozen fossil-fuel developments in the was terminating its lease, saying the Pacific Northwest, including fracked regulatory environment had become gas pipelines, liquefied natural gas ter- “unclear and unpredictable.” minals, coal export terminals, and oil- Economic development officials in by-rail developments. southwest Washington blasted the “Projects like this simply cannot go state for dooming the project, saying forward as we fight to save our cli- that the company’s methods of making mate,” Kristen Boyles, an attorney methanol from natural gas would have with the environmental law firm been cleaner than making it from coal, Earthjustice, said in a news release. Bijender and Kanika Gautam, owners of the Ultra Bodies Fitness Studio, take online class from their closed Gyms on the outskirts of New Delhi, India, as is done elsewhere. That would have “The climate-killing emissions from June 10. Gyms were among the last types of venues allowed to reopen from the 2020 lockdown and they were closed again during the latest outbreaks. benefitted the environment while cre- this project would have overwhelmed The Gautams had been thriving on income from their 100 gym members, making enough to rent their two-story space and pay five trainers. Now, they’re ating 1,400 construction jobs and 200 Washington, and we must keep draw- relying on whatever they can scrape together from offering online fitness training, and struggling to afford rent and school fees for their two children. (AP) family-wage permanent positions, ing the line and saying no.” Decades of progress in alleviating poverty imperiled: experts

NEW DELHI, June 13, (AP) Ram are still being ironed out followed. Modi’s India’s vast informal economy. Babu moved from his village to the flagship Make in India program to energize Many people have had to settle for far Indian capital New Delhi in 1980, manufacturing has floundered and unem- more precarious employment than before, ployment has surged. according to the State of Working India to clean cars. Soon, he learned to The poor are suffering the most from the 2021 report by researchers at Azim Premji drive and got a job as a tour bus pandemic. But this is the first time in sev- University. driver. Decades later, he set up his eral decades that India’s middle class has “What this signals is that people in dis- own company, Madhubani Tours taken such a big hit, said Vyas. tress are having to resort to any kind of and Travels. After 40 years of hard work, tour com- employment, even if it pays substantially In March 2020, a stringent nationwide pany owner Babu was taking home about less than what they were making and comes lockdown to fight the coronavirus pandemic $2,000 a month. Business was going so with fewer protections,” said Rosa froze economic activity overnight. Babu’s well he took out a loan to buy his third tour Abraham, one of the report’s lead authors. business collapsed, and he drove his family bus. “It’s clear that the employment recovery back to their village. In May 2020, he used one of those buses we’re seeing now is characterized to a sig- “Since March last year, we haven’t to drive his wife and three children back to nificant extent by far more informality.” earned a single rupee,” he said. “All of my Bhugol village in Bihar, one of India’s That’s true for Bijender and Kanika three buses are standing still for more than poorest states. He could no longer afford Gautam, owners of the Ultra Bodies Fitness a year. We are completely broken.” the rent on their modest one-bedroom apart- Studio on the outskirts of New Delhi. India’s economy was on the cusp of ment in New Delhi. Gyms were among the last types of ven- recovery from the first pandemic shock Estimates of the size of India’s middle ues allowed to reopen from the 2020 lock- when a new wave of infections swept the class vary from 200 million to 600 million, down and they were closed again during the country, infecting millions, killing hun- but all experts agree that its prosperity is latest outbreaks. The Gautams had been dreds of thousands and forcing many peo- crucial for reviving the economy. thriving on income from their 100 gym ple to stay home. Cases are now tapering “They are the primary consumers - if members, making enough to rent their two- off, but prospects for many Indians are their consumption doesn’t revive, growth story space and pay five trainers. Now, drastically worse as salaried jobs vanish, will continue to be slow and the economy they’re relying on whatever they can scrape incomes shrink and inequality is rising. will not recover,” said economist Arun together from offering online fitness train- Decades of progress in alleviating pov- Kumar. ing, and struggling to afford rent and school erty are imperiled, experts say, and getting An analysis from the Pew Research fees for their two children. growth back on track hinges on the fate of Center, published in March, estimates 32 “Earlier, we didn’t have to think twice million Indians had been pushed out of the the country’s sprawling middle class. It’s a about spending money when we went to the powerful and diverse group ranging from middle class by the pandemic. The report defined the middle class as market with our children or went out to salaried employees to small business own- eat,” said Bijender. “But now, the situation ers like Babu: many millions of people people earning $10 to $20 a day. It esti- mated the number of India’s poor -- those is so bad that we are somehow just trying to struggling to hold onto their hard-earned survive. We don’t know if we will be able gains. with incomes of $2 or less a day -- has increased by 75 million because of the cri- to keep our business,” he said. The outbreak of the pandemic triggered On a wider scale, such setbacks on a wide the worst downturn since the Great sis. Depression of the 1930s and as it gradually To cushion the impact, the government scale may undermine confidence and future ebbs, many economies are bouncing back. provided $266 billion in extra spending in growth, said CMIE’s Vyas. The World Bank foresees 5.6% global May 2020, with over $40 billion meant to “You need that aspiration or drive to go growth for 2021, the best since 1973. help small and medium-sized businesses to college, get a good job, save money to India’s economy contracted 7.3% in the through measures like collateral-free loans buy a home -- you need that ambition to fiscal year that ended in March, worsening from banks. Another $36 billion was prom- make your life better than what your par- from a slump that slashed growth to 4% ised in November to help create jobs, boost ents had. This is what makes the economy from 8% in the two years before the pan- consumer spending and support manufac- thrive, and this is a crucial thing that has demic hit. Economists fear there will be no turing, agriculture and exports. taken a big hit,” he said. rebound similar to the ones seen in the U.S. But for many, the measures haven’t been Babu says he fears his life is now moving and other major economies. enough. No relief has yet been announced in reverse. He had hoped his youngest “Coronavirus was the latest in a series of for the tourism sector, so Babu is still pay- daughter, aged 13, might become a pilot. blows to hit India’s economy in recent ing business taxes on his buses. Now that he’s had to pull her out of her years,” said Mahesh Vyas, chief executive Last year’s lockdown destroyed more school in New Delhi, that seems impossi- at the Center for Monitoring the Indian than 120 million jobs, according to the ble. Economy (CMIE). “But the shocks brought CMIE. Many returned soon after the lock- His dreams of buying a home in the city on by the virus have had a very debilitating down ended in June, but the rebound was have been crushed by the loans he can no effect on the economy and I fear it is going mostly of low-paying jobs in sectors like longer repay, he said in a phone call from to be long lasting.” agriculture and construction. his village. The economy was one of the fastest Economists worry about a longer term “I’m not used to living in the village now. growing when Prime Minister Narendra decline in salaried jobs, of which 12.5 mil- Everything we own, everything we are, it’s Modi suddenly yanked most of India’s cur- lion remain lost, according to CMIE data, all in Delhi,” he said. “I should have just rency out of circulation in 2016, targeting and about the fate of small and medium- continued working as a driver, maybe then corruption. A major tax reform whose kinks sized businesses that are the backbone of I wouldn’t be in this mess.” Proton making H2 from oilfields, scaling way up CALGARY, Alberta, June 13, (Agencies): while leaving the carbon locked solidly under- some of this is expected to come out of the Last weekend Proton Technologies began ground. “Our hydrogen should ultimately have North Sea. Proton Technologies has sold loading a trailer with compressed hydrogen a carbon intensity far below zero since we can licences in over 20 countries. from its oilfield. “As we scale up, costs below inject huge volumes of CO2 with oxygen,” “We plan to scale-up and proliferate quickly 25 cents per kg of H2 seem probable,” says added Mr. Strem. as possible because air pollution is a crisis that Chair and CEO, Grant Strem. “Big old oilfields are generally co-located Proton Technologies expects to help eradicate The process involves injecting oxygen and with big infrastructure such as wells, power- while crushing the price of energy and making CO2 into old oilfields like the one Proton pur- lines, roads, towns, and pipelines, so we can great returns. I don’t believe anyone will cure chased out of bankruptcy. Large old oilfields avoid new environmental disturbances and cancer for example, while air pollution reigns. usually still have most of their oil when they costs compared to many alternatives,” says Although decarbonization carrots and sticks all are abandoned. Like in a car engine, oxidizing COO Setayesh Afshordi. align with Proton, compared to how we utilize hydrocarbons releases energy. Proton Canada’s goal is to supply 10% of oilfields for energy today it is simply much This liberates hydrogen within the oil field. humanity’s total energy by 2040 - requiring more efficient to oxidize hydrocarbons in the Injecting ion-rich waste streams turns CO2 almost 10% of Canada’s oil resource, assum- pressure vessels nature put them in,” added into carbonate, producing additional hydrogen ing a 50 year production timeline, although Mr. Strem. ARAB TIMES, MONDAY, JUNE 14, 2021 BUSINESS 10

McDonald’s latest company to be hit by a data breach

McDonald’s has become the latest compa- McDonald’s said its investigation deter- high profile cases in recent weeks. On ny to be hit by a data breach after unauthor- mined that only South Korea and Taiwan Wednesday, JBS SA, the world’s largest meat A sign is dis- ized activity on its network exposed the had customer personal data accessed, and processing company, revealed that it had paid played outside personal data of some customers in South that they would be taking steps to notify the equivalent of $11 million to hackers who a McDonald’s Korea and Taiwan. regulators and also the customers who may broke into its computer system last month. restaurant in McDonald’s Corp. said Friday that it be impacted. No customer payment infor- And Colonial Pipeline, which transports Des Moines, quickly identified and contained the incident mation was exposed. about half of thec fuel consumed on the Iowa. (AP) and that a thorough investigation was done. McDonald’s said it will look at the investi- East Coast, last month paid a ransom of 75 “While we were able to close off access gation’s findings, coupled with input from bitcoin - then valued at roughly $4.4 million quickly after identification, our investigation security resources, to identify ways to fur- - in hopes of getting its system back online. has determined that a small number of files ther enhance its existing security measures. On Monday the Justice Department were accessed, some of which contained Businesses across various sectors are being announced that it had recovered most of the personal data,” the burger chain said. targeted by cybercriminals, including some very ransom payment. (AP)

‘Unregulated tech monopolies have too much power over our economy’ Bills that could force Big Tech breakups unveiled in House WASHINGTON, June 13, (AP): A ers denounce the market dominance group of House lawmakers put for- of Big Tech but don’t support a ward a sweeping legislative package wholesale revamp of the antitrust Friday that could curb the market laws. power of Big Tech companies and Advancing the legislation through force Facebook, Google, Amazon or Congress could be a tough slog. US regulators pledge to seek Apple to sever their dominant plat- Democrats control the House but forms from their other lines of busi- they would need to garner Republican ness. votes in the Senate, which is split The bipartisan proposals are the 50-50 with the Democrats’ one-vote culmination of a 15-month investiga- margin depending on Vice President tion by the House Judiciary Kamala Harris being the tiebreaker. ‘reforms’ for money markets Committee’s antitrust subcommittee, The proposals also would prohibit led by Democratic Rep. David big tech companies from favoring Cicilline of Rhode Island. It con- their own products and services over cluded that the four tech giants have competitors on their platforms. The Yellen supports efforts by SEC to reform current system abused their market power by charg- House antitrust investigation found, ing excessive fees, imposing tough for example, that Google has monop- market funds resulted from and resilient at times of financial cri- Regulators have supported contract terms and extracting valu- oly power in the market for search, WASHINGTON, June 13, able data from individuals and busi- while Facebook has monopoly power (AP): Top regulators in turn exacerbated the liquidity sis. moving from the LIBOR rate to nesses that rely on them. in the social networking market. The pledged Friday to push pressures,” he told the panel. SEC Chairman Gary Gensler the Secured Overnight Financing “Right now, unregulated tech subcommittee said Amazon and reforms in a key corner of Powell said after the Fed cre- told the group during its open Rate, or SOFR, by the end of this monopolies have too much power Apple have “significant and durable ated a Money Market Mutual meeting that he has directed SEC year. over our economy,” Cicilline said in market power” in the U.S. online US financial markets that Fund Liquidity Facility with $10 staff to prepare recommendations But Yellen and other officials a statement. “They are in a unique retail market, and in mobile operat- the Federal Reserve and billion in backing from the that can be voted on by the five- expressed worries that not position to pick winners and losers, ing systems and mobile app stores, Treasury had to rush to destroy small businesses, raise prices respectively. Treasury Department, the “tur- member SEC. Yellen said she enough was being done now to on consumers and put folks out of The proposed legislation also support after it was roiled moil subsided, conditions in fully supported the efforts by the prepare for the switch from work. Our agenda will level the play- would make it more difficult for the during the coronavirus short-term funding markets SEC to reform the current system. LIBOR to SOFR. ing field and ensure the wealthiest, giant tech companies to snap up outbreak in the spring of improved and access to credit Council members also “More must be done to facili- most powerful tech monopolies play competitors in mergers, which they 2020. increased.” expressed concern that the global tate an orderly transition,” Yellen by the same rules as the rest of us.” have completed by scores in recent Members of the Financial The council received a closed- financial system is not moving told the panel. “While important The proposed legislation targets years. And it asks Congress to boost door briefing from the staff of quickly enough to prepare for the progress is being made in some the structure of the companies and the enforcement powers of antitrust Stability Oversight Council dis- could break them up, a radical step regulators, such as the Federal Trade cussed the reforms aimed at the the Securities and Exchange transition away from LIBOR, the segments of the market, other for Congress to take toward a power- Commission. so-called short-term funding mar- Commission on the comments it London interbank offered rate, segments, including business ful industry. The tech giants for The four companies have rejected kets, which include money market has collected on what reforms which has been the interest rate loans, are well behind where they decades have enjoyed light-touch lawmakers’ accusations of abusing mutual funds holding trillions of need to be pursued to make benchmark for trillions of dollars should be at this stage of the regulation and star status in their dominant market position and dollars. short-term funding markets more in financial contracts. transition.” Washington, but have come under have asserted that improper interven- The oversight council is an intensifying scrutiny and derision tion in the market through legislation interagency group headed by over issues of competition, consumer would hurt small businesses and con- Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, privacy and hate speech. sumers. who said the 2020 crisis prompt- As a candidate, President Joe A tech industry group, the Biden said breaking up big tech com- Computer & Communications ed “extreme policy interven- panies should be considered, though Industry Association, said Friday the tions” by the Federal Reserve he hasn’t spoken on the issue as legislation has the aim “of regulating and Treasury to restore order in president. If such steps were man- a selected group of American digital the market. dated, they could bring the biggest service providers.” Federal Reserve Chair Jerome changes to the industry since the “These proposed regulations rep- Powell, also a member of the federal government’s landmark case resent a shift from the market-orient- council, said the 2020 crisis was against Microsoft almost 20 years ed principles that have characterized ago. U.S. economic policy,” the group triggered by a “dash for cash” Rep. Ken Buck of Colorado, the said. “They would have a severe that prompted the Fed to step in senior Republican on the antitrust impact on U.S. economic leadership, with back-up financing to calm panel, is pushing the legislation with and decrease consumers’ ability to the turmoil. Cicilline. Many Republican lawmak- enjoy free digital services.” “Rapid redemptions at money ARAB TIMES, MONDAY, JUNE 14, 2021 SCIENCE 11

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Hungry Americans hit Food allergies impede search for safe meals

SACRAMENTO, California, June 13, (AP): When Emily Brown, a Kansas City mother, couldn’t fi nd foods that her 2-year-old with multiple food allergies could eat at a local food pantry, she mustered up the courage to ask about gluten- free foods or dairy alternatives. The response: “You got something.” The only things her daughter could eat were potatoes and salsa. “It took, really, all of my strength to make it to the car,” she said. “I cried in the car and then I just thought to myself, ’We cannot be the only family, I cannot be the only mother, struggling with this.” For the millions of Americans newly experiencing food insecurity during the pandemic, a particular crisis is hitting those with food allergies and intolerances: Most charitable and government food programs offer limited options. While some pantries maintain glu- ten-free shelves or post allergen in- formation, most were forced to limit clients choices last year, instead turn- ing to contactless models where clients drive up and take a pre-made bag of food. “Everybody deserves an equal op- portunity to select their own foods,” said Carla Carter, director of out- Carter reach and programming at the Nation- al Celiac Association. But, she said, “COVID drastically changed that into: ‘Here’s a box of food, Emily Brown sits with her daughters Hannah, 7, (left), and Catherine, 9, outside her office June 9, in Kansas City, Mo. Brown runs a nonprofit service to help families good luck.’” with food allergies access safe and healthy foods which she started after having difficulty obtaining food for her daughters who have numerous food allergies. (AP) Those signing up for government assistance face similar problems. The program for women, infants and children - known as WIC - offers a substitute for peanut butter: It’s beans, not exactly useful for making sandwiches. Soy milk Coronavirus is a substitute for cow’s milk, but some people, like Brown’s child, can’t have either. Food stamps, or SNAP, let families choose what to buy, but specialized foods - like gluten free bread or sunfl ower seed butter - are often far more expensive. In some stores, the Developing world clamoring for doses to stem infections latter costs triple the cost of store-brand peanut butter, gluten free fl our costs four times a standard bag, and even the cheap- est dairy milk alternatives are often double the price. US vaccine surplus grows by the day Insecure Feeding America, the nation’s largest anti-hunger organi- LOS ANGELES, June 13, (AP): In transferring large quantities of vaccine drug treatment centers. zation, hasn’t gathered data on the overlap between hunger Tennessee and North Carolina, de- to other states and the federal govern- Demand has been especially low for and food allergies or intolerance. But it’s likely millions of mand for the COVID-19 vaccine has ment. the J&J vaccine, a one-shot, easy-to- Americans who are food insecure face some limits on what slowed down so much that they have Amid the glut, the White House has store formula that held great promise they can eat. An estimated 32 million people have a food given millions of doses back to the announced plans to share 80 million because of its convenience but whose allergy, and 85 million people live in a household where federal government, even though less doses globally by the end of June and rollout has been hurt by links to a rare someone has a food allergy or intolerance, according to Food than half of their total populations are also buy 500 million more doses of the blood clot disorder and contamination Allergy Research & Education, which advocates for people vaccinated. Pfi zer vaccine and donate them to 92 problems at a Baltimore factory. with allergies. About 1% of people are diagnosed with Celiac Oklahoma has not asked for new lower-income countries and the Afri- Bibbins-Domingo said that with disease, which means they can’t consume gluten, and about Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vac- doses from the government for more can Union over the next year. many parts of the world desperate for 6% of people have a non-Celiac gluten sensitivity Carter said. cines sit in a refrigerator at a mass- than a month, spurning its 200,000-a- With demand stronger in Maine and doses, the U.S. has a moral obligation Eight years after her food pantry experience, Brown is now vaccination site at the former Citizens week allotment. Around the country, Rhode Island, the two states received not to waste the J&J formula, which one of the few people running a program dedicated to helping Bank headquarters in Cranston, R.I., states are rushing to use up doses be- 32,400 doses each from Mississippi, is especially useful in remote areas, people with allergies and intolerance access safe foods. June 10. The US is confronted with fore they expire this summer. where only about one-third of the state among people who are homeless and Brown’s nonprofi t, the Food Equality Initiative, serves an ever-growing surplus of COVID-19 The US is confronted with an ever- is at least partially vaccinated. Mis- in rural communities. about 200 families with Celiac or food allergies, providing vaccines, looming expiration dates growing surplus of coronavirus vac- sissippi has also transferred 800,000 “At all costs, we need to make sure and stubbornly lagging demand at cine, looming expiration dates and doses to a federal vaccine pool. The that those doses get to people who can them $150 per month to use in an online marketplace with a time when the developing world is allergy-friendly foods. Some of her clients use the benefi t to clamoring for doses to stem a rise in stubbornly lagging demand at a time state has seen demand plunge to levels use them.” she said. supplement government assistance programs. infections. (AP) when the developing world is clamor- not seen since the opening weeks of In West Virginia, demand has Dietician Kate Scarlata is among advocates trying to ing for doses to stem a rise in infec- the vaccine rollout, with only 18,400 nearly dropped off completely for the change the conversation around food insecurity by promot- tions. doses administered there this week. J&J vaccine. About 42% of the total ing what she calls a more dignifi ed approach. She special- Million-dollar prizes, free beer and Mississippi State Health Offi cer Dr. population there has gotten at least one izes in irritable bowel syndrome, which can cause stomach marijuana, raffl ed-off hunting rifl es Thomas Dobbs said Friday that the dose. pain, diarrhea and constipation when people consume certain and countless other giveaways around state health department was more than That’s in spite of a sweepstakes raf- foods including garlic and onion, ingredients found in many the country have failed to signifi cantly happy to help states in the Northeast. fl ing off everything from cash to hunt- shelf-stable products like sauces and soups. move the needle on vaccine hesitancy, “In Mississippi, if people don’t un- ing rifl es to pickup trucks. When Ohio She launched a tour of food pantries in April to raise aware- raising the specter of new outbreaks. derstand how important it is to keep kicked off a trend of million-dollar ness, and she found many of those she visited weren’t asking The stockpiles are becoming more alive, we want to protect other Ameri- prize drawings a few weeks ago, of- people if they had intolerances or special dietary needs. daunting each week. Oklahoma has cans,” he said. fi cials saw a robust 43% increase in Charitable food programs can start with a few simple ques- more than 700,000 doses on shelves Each week, states are allotted a vaccination numbers - but only for the tions she said: “Are you on a special diet? Are there any but is administering only 4,500 a day number of doses from the government fi rst week. foods that bother you?” and has 27,000 Pfi zer and Moderna and are allowed to order shots from In North Carolina, $25 cash cards Brown, meanwhile, is working with Drs. Ruchi Gupta and Bezos Joughin doses that are set to expire at the end that. But more states, including Okla- helped bring people to vaccine clinics, Lucy Bilaver at the Center for Food Allergy & Asthma Re- of the month. homa, Alabama, Utah, Delaware and but even so, the state isn’t ordering any Millions of Johnson & Johnson New Hampshire, have stopped placing new doses from the government for the search at Northwestern University to gather better informa- doses nationwide were set to expire orders for new doses in recent weeks second week in a row. tion on how many people with allergies are food insecure, Discovery this month before the government ex- because they have such a large inven- Instead, the state has given back 1.2 because no comprehensive data exists. tended their dates by six weeks, but tory. That has added to the ballooning million doses. In Tennessee, 2.4 million “The challenge we have is that the way we address food some leaders acknowledge it will be federal stockpile. have been returned to the federal pool. insecurity and food programming here in the U.S. is just so $28m to fl y in space: An auction for a diffi cult to use them up even by then. It’s a disappointing development to general,” Brown said. ride into space next month alongside Jeff “We really cannot let doses expire. Administered William Schaffner, a professor of pre- As the pandemic risks wane, advocates hope to see a return Bezos and his brother ended with a win- That would be a real outrage, given the Those skipping the vaccine include ventive medicine at Vanderbilt Univer- to client choice programs. That’s the model Claudia Monte- ning $28 million bid Saturday. need to get vaccines to some under- Benjamin Schlink of Pearl, Mississip- sity’s medical school in Nashville. negro uses at her San Diego pantry, Porchlight Community The Amazon founder’s rocket com- vaccinated communities in the US and pi, who said he believes he is healthy “If the governor is not making an Services, which is dedicated to serving people with food al- pany, Blue Origin, did not disclose the the glaring gap in vaccinations and the enough to fi ght the illness. impassioned plea - and ours hasn’t - lergies. winner’s name following the live online inequity of vaccinations that we have “The way I look at it, I don’t worry then I look to local leaders of every In 2016, Montenegro was struggling to afford allergy auction. The identity will be revealed in globally,” said Dr. Kirsten Bibbins- about it, because God is in control,” kind,” he said. friendly foods to meet her gluten and dairy intolerances. a couple weeks — closer to the brief up- Domingo, chair of epidemiology and he said. “If God wants you to have it, In Colorado, which has given over She and some friends decided to pool their money so they and-down fl ight from West Texas on July biostatistics at the University of Cali- you’ll have it.” 175,000 back to the federal pool, could buy in bulk and looks for sales. Word of mouth grew, 20, the 52nd anniversary of Neil Arm- fornia, San Francisco. Gayle Charnley, 69, said some of there’s a million-dollar lottery, and and she was soon distributing food from her porch. strong and Buzz Aldrin’s moon landing. The US averaged about 870,000 her neighbors in the small town think drag queens have begun beckoning Today, Porchlight’s grown to a full-fl edged, volunteer- It will be the fi rst launch of Blue Ori- gin’s New Shepard rocket with people on new injections per day at the end of she should get the shot, but she is not people at clinics during Pride Month. run food pantry serving people allergic to nuts, dairy, glu- board, kicking off the company’s space last week, down sharply from a high of planning on it. “They’re just forcing In New Mexico, the nation’s biggest ten and wheat, shellfi sh, egg and soy, and those who are tourism business. Fifteen previous test about 3.3 million a day on average in them on people as fast as they can get lottery grand prize, $5 million, halted diabetic. fl ights of the reusable rocket and capsule mid-April, according to the Centers for them, and we don’t know what the a downward trend in vaccinations and Clients are asked to chip in $35 per week if they can, but since 2015 — short hops lasting about 10 Disease Control and Prevention. long-term effects are going to be,” she may have even caused a slight im- those who can’t pay are still welcome. Volunteers buy all the minutes — were all successful. President Joe Biden wants to have said. provement, offi cials said. Washington food themselves, and shoppers can choose items like coco- Saturday’s auction followed more than 70% of the adult US population at least Hundreds of millions of vaccine state allowed marijuana stores to offer nut-based yogurts, nut butters, lactose-free milk and gluten- a month of online bidding that reached partially vaccinated by July 4. But the doses have been administered around free joints this week. free fl our. $4.8 million by Friday. More than 7,500 US could well fail to meet that target. the world with intense safety monitor- While incentive programs may not Elizabeth Shoemaker turned to Porchlight during the pan- people from 159 countries registered to As of Friday, 64% of Americans 18 ing, and few serious risks have been have sent vaccination rates soaring, demic, after a hip replacement caused her to lose her job, her bid, according to Blue Origin. More than and older had had at least one dose, by identifi ed. they are still a worthwhile tool for relationship and her place to live. At one point, her food as- 20 bidders — the high rollers — took part the CDC’s count. Some of the demand slowdown is a states working through the diffi cult sistance payments decreased from $200 to $20. She devel- in Saturday’s auction. Some states, especially in the North- natural part of the rollout process. In “last mile” of a marathon, said Dr. oped a gluten intolerance but struggled to afford gluten-free Bezos announced Monday that he and east, have already reached that 70% Massachusetts, 68% of people have Nirav Shah, head of the Maine Center his younger brother, Mark, would be on goal for adults, while places like Mis- a fi rst dose and the mass vaccination for Disease Control and Prevention products until she found Porchlight, provides those and caters board New Shepard’s fi rst crew fl ight; the well to her mainly vegetable-based died. sissippi and Alabama are nowhere sites are shutting down as offi cials and president of the Association of news quickly boosted bidding. The win- close. Mississippi, in fact, has been shift to harder-to-reach places, such as State and Territorial Health Offi cers. She can’t afford the fee, so she volunteers at the pantry. ning amount is being donated to Blue Ori- “I know now I can depend on them the next week, so I gin’s Club for the Future, an educational don’t have to hoard food,” she said. effort to promote science and tech among Also: young people. (AP) bergs more than 5 miles (8 kilometers) Sinkhole swallows land: A large depths. ❑ ❑ ❑ long and 22 miles (36 kilometers) wide, sinkhole that appeared in late May at a The government of the central state of ROME: Pope Francis demanded Sunday that humanitarian which then split into lots of littler pieces, farm in central Mexico has grown larger Puebla said it had managed to pull the two aid reach hungry people in the war-torn Tigray region of Ice shelf breaking up faster: A criti- Joughin said. (AP) than a football fi eld, begun swallowing dogs out of the sinkhole, after emotional northern Ethiopia, where Ethiopian and Eritrean soldiers are cal Antarctic glacier is looking more vul- ❑ ❑ ❑ a house and trapped two dogs in its requests from animal lovers to rescue nerable as satellite images show the ice them. They had been trapped for about blocking food deliveries and other assistance. shelf that blocks it from collapsing into Francis called for an immediate end to the fi ghting in Ti- the sea is breaking up much faster than four days on a ledge on the sheer sides of gray, the return of social harmony and for “all food aid and before and spawning huge icebergs, a new the hole dropping 50 feet (15 meters) to health care assistance to be guaranteed.” study says. water. Speaking at his Sunday noon blessing, Francis said he The Pine Island Glacier’s ice shelf loss Because the loose soil at the edges was thinking of the people of Tigray who have been “struck accelerated in 2017, causing scientists to keeps collapsing into the water at the by a grave humanitarian crisis that has exposed the poorest worry that with climate change the glacier’s bottom of the pit, for days it was consid- to famine. Today there is famine! There is hunger!” collapse could happen quicker than the ered too dangerous to try to rescue the The United Nations and aid groups say more than 350,000 many centuries predicted. The fl oating ice animals. shelf acts like a cork in a bottle for the fast- But a fi refi ghter descended into the pit, people in Tigray face famine and 2 million more are a step in part by using a ladder to steady the soil away from the worst famine since 2011 in Somalia. Farm- melting glacier and prevents its much larger ice mass from fl owing into the ocean. on the edge. His colleagues were seen ers, aid workers and local offi cials say food has been turned standing farther back using ropes and a into a weapon of war, with soldiers blocking or stealing That ice shelf has retreated by 12 miles (20 kilometers) between 2017 and 2020, pulley system to haul up cages carrying food aid. according to a study in Friday’s Sci- the two dogs. More than 2 million of Tigray’s 6 million people have al- ence Advances The crumbling shelf was The state government distributed pho- ready fl ed, unable to harvest their crops. The war in Tigray caught on time-lapse video from a Euro- tos of the dogs, named Spay and Spike, started in November, shortly before the harvest season, as an pean satellite that takes pictures every six looking alert and in the care of veterinar- attempt by Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to disarm days. ians. the region’s rebellious leaders. “You can see stuff just tearing apart,” The dogs were apparently playing in On one side are guerrillas loyal to the ousted and now-fugi- said study lead author Ian Joughin, a the farm fi eld surrounding the sinkhole tive leaders of Tigray. On the other are Ethiopian government University of Washington glaciologist. when they fell in. troops, allied troops from neighboring Eritrea and militias “So it almost looks like the speed-up it- The sinkhole is now over 400 feet (125 from Ethiopia’s Amhara ethnic group who see themselves as self is weakening the glacier ... 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Roblox tie-up Gucci digitally outfi ts Gen-Z in ‘metaverse’

MILAN, June 13, (AP): Anyone whose virtual alter ego is wandering around the Roblox online game plat- form these days might run into other avatars sporting Gucci handbags, sunglasses or hats. The digital-only items were part of a limited Gu- cci collection for Roblox, a step by the fashion house that prides itself on Italian craftsmanship to enter an expanding virtual space where many of its youngest admirers already are at home. Players in the metaverse — where virtual worlds, augmented reality and the internet meet — say the big-name fashion collaboration represents a new era of virtual-real world interplay, a space in which smart product placement meets the desire of consumers to express their personalities in the virtual world. While the Gucci Garden space on Roblox was open for two weeks last month, the platform’s 42 million users could spend from $1.20 to $9 on collectible and limited-edi- tion Gucci accessories. Items were hidden in the virtual Gucci Garden, which echoed real-world Gucci Garden ex- hibitions in Florence and other Wootton global cities. Some items were offered for free, and the exclusivity was underlined with limited time releases. The experience allowed Roblox’s core demograph- ic — roughly ages 9 to 15 — a digital entrée to the rarifi ed world of luxury goods that few can dream of in the real world. Now that the space is closed, the Musician Danny Elfman poses in his studio on May 26, 2021, in Los Angeles to promote his 18-track double album ‘Big Mess.’ (AP) limited edition items have even greater cachet. Ac- cording to the developer, more than 4.5 million items were “won.” Many parents may scratch their heads at paying real money to accessorize an avatar, but Generation Music Z players have long been prepped for this evolution. They ran through physical streets and parks to in- tercept and capture Pokemon Go characters, part of an augmented reality mobile game that launched in 2016. Many took the edge off pandemic lockdown by play- Elfman pens solo album with ‘venom’ pouring out ing with real-world friends over gaming platforms. On Roblox, dressing up avatars is old hat. Valuable ‘Big Mess’ is clearly a pandemic diary “Gen Z, they sometimes see virtual products as more valuable than physical products,” Christina NEW YORK, June 13, (AP): When The album had a curious birth. the demos,” said Elfman. Wootton, the vice president for brand partnerships at Danny Elfman started creating mu- Elfman had been approached in 2019 While 17 of the 18 songs are Roblox, said. “We are defi nitely seeing that on Ro- sic during quarantine, what came out by the Dark Mofo festival in Tasma- originals, fans of Oingo Boingo will blox, where it is all about storytelling and self-expres- was a surprise even to him. nia, Australia, and asked to create a notice Elfman has reworked one of sion. There are so many people who come together “When I opened my mouth to sing crazy performance piece. He decided the band’s old songs, “Insects” from and social and connect with their friends, and they more venom than I ever knew that I to combine strings and a rock band, 1982. Not surprisingly, the new one want to represent their digital selves through fashion.” had in me came pouring out,” he said something he calls “chamber punk.” is darker and more political. He While the Gucci items users bought only can be “worn” on the Roblox platform, it is just the tip of the recently. “I didn’t really know what He created a 12-minute instru- had intended it to be part of a set metaverse iceberg. I had to work with other than a lot mental but ran out of time to create at Coachella and was thinking who Similar items made and traded in the metaverse are of frustration and anger. And I think a full hour-long set. He returned to could be the insects of today? His known as non-fungible tokens (NFTs) - digital objects that’s what needed to express itself.” it during lockdown and it became answer: US senators. backed by blockchain technology certifying their au- Actor Alexandra Shipp attends a The result is a sonic howl - part “Sorry,” the album’s fi rst cut. Then “These are my bloodsuckers of thenticity, and often uniqueness. NFTs, which might special screening of ‘Asking For It’ at glam rock, part orchestral, part punk, the other songs came tumbling out. today. These are like the human be anything from personalized “skins,” or costumes, the SVA Theatre on June 12, in New with driving, industrial songs that Laura Engel, the executive pro- insects,” he said. So the new lyrics for avatars to digital art, can be traded ad-infi nitum, York. The film is part of the Tribeca at are liable to disintegrate or tear off ducer of the album, has worked with go: “Old white men, they’re back in potentially growing in value with each trade. Their Home series during the 20th Tribeca into a different direction. The title Elfman for over 40 years, said he al- power again/They’re sucking all the ownership is not limited to any single platform. Festival. (AP) for the ambitious 18-track double al- ways likes moving forward, explor- power and pride.” Even on Roblox, which has its own marketplace bum is perfect: “Big Mess.” It’s his ing new sonic territory and never be- He laughs darkly that the dystopi- where items can be traded, the Gucci Dionysus Bag fi rst solo collection in more than 30 ing tied to a single genre. an America he found himself writing with Bee was resold for over $4,100 worth of Robux - years. about in the 1980s is looking more exceeding the price of a real Gucci Dionysus bag and “I was either writing really heavy Surprise recognizable in the 2020s. “’1984’ a huge premium of the original price of 475 Roblox, or like really hyper energized, fast “I learned early on that anything I seemed a lot closer to me in 2020 roughly $4.75. Only 851 of the bags were available and kind of crazy,” Elfman said. “I do with Danny, it’s never going to be than it did in 1984.” during two releases, making it the rarest piece in the found myself writing personally in a linear,” she said. “It’s always going For the cover artwork, 3D scans collection, compared with the 2.6 million wide-brim way that I haven’t before. And that to surprise me and it’s always going of Elfman were transformed into a denim hats that were snapped up. was also surprising to me.” to be just a little bit more fun, more disturbing digital sculpture by Sa- Unlike NFTs, the astronomically priced Dionysus Grammy- and Emmy-winning interesting and more brilliant than rah Sitkin. It’s an unsettling trio of bag cannot be traded outside of the Roblox platform, most anything else you could ever making it seemingly a vanity investment for a super- Elfman, a former leader of new Elfmans, with one painfully emerg- wave band Oingo Boingo, has for so do.” ing from the head of another. The fan. Polo G Vega The metaverse’s potential for the fashion world long turned his talent to fueling fi lm Elfman wrote much of the album songwriter said it captures how he goes well beyond the world of gaming and extends scores like “Batman,” “Beetlejuice,” in a house outside Los Angeles, felt with various parts of him “liv- into digital ecosystems that are still under construc- “Big Fish,” “Edward Scissorhands,” where he, his wife, Bridget Fonda, ing together, but aren’t good room- tion. So-called decentralized worlds are seeing a huge Variety “Milk,” “Good Will Hunting,” “Men 16-year-old son, Oliver, and their mates.” infl ux of money, with billions being spent to iron out In Black” and “Silver Linings Play- dog fl ed to ride out the pandemic. Elfman, ever the productive technical issues. book,” as well as the opening theme The house didn’t have a record- songwriter, has already moved Boson Protocol, a technology company, is bridging MIAMI: Rapper Polo G has been ar- for “The Simpsons.” ing studio, only a little writing on, finishing a cello concerto and the gap between the metaverse and physical world with rested on charges including battery on He says he had found a balance for room. Elfman had a computer, one working on back-to-back film a new venture designed to allow consumers to pur- a police offi cer, resisting arrest with his racing mind by alternating fi lm handheld microphone, a single elec- scores. He’s also returning to the chase fashion NFTs for their avatars from a platform, violence and criminal mischief. projects and classical music - until tric guitar and a pair of faulty head- stage with a live concert of Tim Decentraland. NFTs, in turn, will contain vouchers Jail records show the rapper, whose lockdown. Then emerged rock. “I phones — not the best equipment for Burton’s “The Nightmare Before redeemable for corresponding real-world items. The name is Taurus Bartlett, was booked think a lot of us kind of found parts putting together a double album. But Christmas” on Oct. 29 at the Banc project is expected to launch in two months. into jail early Saturday on fi ve charges and released on bond hours later. of ourselves that we weren’t expect- he pressed on. of California Stadium. Objects The Miami Police Department re- ing.” He decided not to fi x any of his He hopes to be able to play “Big leased arrest affi davits in which offi cers “Big Mess” is clearly a pandemic vocals when it came time to go to Mess” live one day in some form “If we increasingly are going to exist in these digital stated Bartlett, 22, and others were pulled diary, exploring isolation and aliena- the studio and invited musicians and show off what he learned during spaces, then objects that are scarce, unique and owna- over early Saturday, and the rapper ended tion. Elfman samples Donald Trump — including drummer Josh Freese, quarantine. One thing was to ditch ble, of course, are going to have value in those spac- up in a struggle on the ground with offi c- in “Choose Your Side” and tackles bassist Stu Brooks and guitarists Nili his regular writing for a character es,” London-based Boson Protocol co-founder Justin ers. One of the documents says an offi cer Banon said. “All of these things of social signaling in quarantine in “Love in the Time of Brosh and Robin Finck — to record and just write from the heart. who was trying to handcuff Bartlett was their parts, one at a time, per COV- the real world are just, in fact, perhaps more important struck multiple times. COVID,” which has the lyrics “Liv- “It was scary because I was like, in the digital world.” The documents say Bartlett was ag- ing a life in a nutshell/Staying inside ID-19 protocols. “I just kept most of ‘This is just me. I don’t have any It’s only natural that fashion would pave the way gressive as he resisted arrest in down- is a tough sell.” my original guitars and vocals from protection here,’” he said. for the less digitally savvy consumers, who may shy town Miami. One of the offi cers said he away from Bitcoin and balk at multimillion-dollar had ordered him and all the passengers sales of NFTs that have captured the attention of art- in the car he was traveling in to get out ists and collectors alike. of the vehicle to pat them down for fi re- Club National Championship show best in show. and Connor, an old English sheepdog. “Fashion brands have to go where other people are arms, saying he suspected they carried in December. Another is Wasabi the Both trotted Saturday to slots Sunday’s Three more fi nalists will be selected not going. The whole point of a fashion brand is to weapons because they heard a passenger Pekingese, the AKC show’s 2019 winner fi nal ring, as did Mathew, a French bull- Sunday night, when they all vie for best claim the vehicle was bulletproof. and the grandson of Westminster’s 2012 dog that happens to live with Bourbon, in show. stand out,” Allen Adamson, co-founder of marketing The police department said it was For Bourbon, the honor comes three consultancy Metaforce, said. reviewing the incident that would include months after having her fi rst litter of For Gucci, the biggest return on investment from examining all camera footage, saying the puppies. the Roblox tie-up “is to become part of that genera- arrest was captured on several body-worn “She’s come a long way — as a really tion’s world,” Adamson said. cameras. Police spokesman Michael unruly puppy, and then a really great “No one shares ordinary,” Adamson said. “’My Vega said it also was investigating show career, and then a mom” that doted avatar is wearing a Gucci belt’ is a little different” and several threats received against personnel on her fi ve pups, said handler Cheslie perhaps even catchier for a certain audience than spot- and facilities in response to the rapper’s Pickett Smithey of Sugar Valley, ting a real Gucci bag on the street. arrest. Georgia. Gucci CEO Marco Bizzarri said that more than gen- The Chicago-based artist had just re- She’ll be facing off in the best in erating revenue, the Roblox collaboration was a way leased his newest album “Hall of Fame” show ring against her husband, Justin to tap fresh creative veins and stay apace of an evolv- on Friday. His single “Rapstar” debuted Smithey, who handles Mathew the Frenchie but is one of Bourbon’s breed- ing world where fashion, music, fi lms and technology at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in April. His mother and manager said on ers. As for which dog he’ll be rooting increasingly mashup. for, “when you’re a competitive person, “Who knows what the industry will look like in 10 Instagram that Polo G and his younger brother were riding in a car with security you want to win with whatever you’re years? We want to start before everyone else to get up after an album release party. showing,” he said. to speed,” Bizzarri said at the physical Gucci Garden The mother, Stacia Mac, posted a And Mathew is in it to win it: “He opening in Florence. “Certainly, they are not opera- message on Facebook saying she had thinks he’s very special, and we think he tions that bring a lot of business now, but they could bonded out Polo G and other people who is, too,” Smithey said. be a source of business tomorrow.” were arrested in the same traffi c stop. Jail As for Wasabi, “he’ s just a fantastic Gucci creative director Alessandro Michele de- records did not list an attorney for the dog,” says handler and breeder David scribed the metaverse as new “territory” to explore. rapper. (AP) Fitzpatrick of East Berlin, Pennsyl- “Fashion has become more than a boutique along ❑ ❑ ❑ vania. “He’s got the charisma and the the street in a capital. I think we are in a phase when movement and the showmanship that you maybe the world wants to go beyond the industrialized TARRYTOWN, NY: The Westminster want to have.” Kennel Club dog show fi nals are shaping German actors Mark Waschke, (from left), Jule Hermann, Wanja Valentin Kube Connor, a son of the 2013 Westminster revolution and doesn’t know how to do it,” Michele up to be a clash of canine titans. and director Ronny Trocker pose before the screening of the film ‘Human Fac- runner-up, is “a cool dog, happy — he’s said. “Especially now, in this phase of the pandemic, One is Bourbon the whippet, the pres- tors’ in the ‘Panorama’ section, as part of the film festival ‘Berlinale Summer a goofball,” says handler Colton John- it is a big chance to accelerate changes.” tigious show’s runner-up last year and Special’ at the outdoor cinema in the Kreuzberg district of Berlin, Germany, June son of Colorado Springs, Colorado. the winner of the huge American Kennel 12. 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Blackcaps beat Poms by 8 wickets New Zealand secure rare away Test series win against England BIRMINGHAM, England, June 13, (AP): England endured its first Test series defeat at home since 2014 after Four divers earn meekly surrendering to New Zealand in less than an hour of play on the ‘Olympic berths’ fourth day of the second Test at Edg- baston on Sunday. INDIANAPOLIS, June 13, The result was almost a certainty (AP): Krysta Palmer earned a when the teams arrived at the ground second spot on the U.S. Olym- after the home side’s batting collapse pic diving team, finishing first a day earlier all but assured the touring in women’s 3-meter spring- side of a decisive victory. And it did board. not take long to confirm the result. Palmer and partner Alison Gibson earlier made the team in women’s 3-meter synchro. CRICKET Hailey Hernandez took the second spot in the 3-meter in- Resuming on 122-9, England lost its dividual competition. Bran- final wicket to the very first ball of the don Loschiavo won the men’s morning when Olly Stone poked Trent 10-meter with 1,421 points. Boult timidly to wicketkeeper Tom Jordan Windle finished second Blundell. at 1,401.40 to earn a spot in To- That left a paltry target of 38 to take kyo. the two-match series 1-0 and the Black Caps became the first away side since Tom Latham, captaining what was Sri Lanka seven years ago to win in a weakened side in the absence of top- England with an eight-wicket victory. ranked batsman Kane Williamson, Stuart Broad and Stone took a wicket levelled the scores by nudging Mark apiece as Devon Conway nicked behind Wood for four and won it with a steer and Will Young dragged down his own to the third-man boundary. He finished New Zealand players celebrate with the winners trophy after their win in the second cricket Test match between England and New Zealand at Edgbaston stumps, but there was little more than 23 not out, with Ross Taylor not facing in Birmingham, England, on June 13. (AP) ironic cheering from the stands. a ball at the non-striker’s end. Rosenqvist hospitalized after crash Busch gets 99th career Ericsson scores 1st IndyCar win DETROIT, June 13, (AP): Chip Ga- nassi tells anyone who will listen that “I like winners” whenever one of his Aussie swimmer McKeown ‘breaks’ NASCAR Xfinity victory drivers takes the checkered flag. So when Marcus Ericsson was hired, he worried the team owner would see his 100-meter backstroke world record Nemechek wins truck race 2nd race in row long losing streak and question the ADELAIDE, Australia, June 13, (AP): pick. Swimmer Kaylee McKeown says the Ericsson fixed that problem by scor- death of her father 10 months ago FORT WORTH, Texas, ing his first IndyCar victory in the ac- inspired her to break the 100-meter tion-packed opener of the doublehead- backstroke world record on Sunday at June 13, (AP): Kyle Busch Al-Shaheen wins silver at er at the Raceway at Belle Isle Park. the Australian Olympic trials. stayed in front through two The Swede became the seventh The 19-year-old McKeown had late restarts at Texas with driver to win through seven IndyCar a time of 57.45 seconds at the South World Pool Championship races this season, and he’s the fourth Australian Aquatic Centre to improve pushes from series points first-time winner this year. It was the on the previous mark of 57.57 set by leader Austin Cindric, the KUWAIT CITY, June 13, Al-Mulla also conveyed con- first victory for the former Formula American Regan Smith in 2019. last going into a green- (KUNA): Kuwait’s Deputy Direc- gratulations of Minister of Infor- One driver since a GP2 race at Nurbur- McKeown’s father Sholto died last white overtime finish, to get tor General of the Public Authority mation and Minister of State for gring in 2013. August from brain cancer. of Sports, Dr. Saqr Al-Mulla, con- Youth Affairs Abdurrahman Al- “With COVID and the passing of his 99th career NASCAR gratulated Omar Al-Shaheen on Mutairi to Al-Shaheen. CAR RACING my dad in August last year, it has been Xfinity victory. winning silver medal at the World On his part, Al-Shaheen said a huge, huge build-up to these trials,” she said. Pool Championship, recently held that he tried to snatch the title from It was Busch’s 10th Xfinity win in London. “Chip always says he likes winners Kaylee McKeown, (right), reacts “And I have turned it into a bit of at Texas, where he led six times for In a press release upon Al-Sha- the seeded one player, the Austrian and I came here, haven’t won a race with Minna Atherton after setting a a hunger and motivation behind me. I 94 of the 171 laps and won for the heen’s arrival to Kuwait, Al-Mulla Albin Ouschan, who won 13-9. in eight years, I think when he realized new World Record in the Women’s use it every day that I wake up. I know hailed Kuwait’s players, pointing Al-Shaheen voiced his happi- that, he was like, ‘Oh, you haven’t won 100m Backstroke Final at the Aus- it’s a privilege to be on this earth and second time in two starts this year tralian Swimming Trials for Tokyo - he also won the inaugural race on out that this medal reflects the ness on securing the silver medal in that long? We need to change that,’” walk and talk. So to get up and do that nonetheless, as he is the first Arab Olympic and Paralympic Games tonight is not really for me but my the road course in Austin, Texas. country’s ability to compete in Ericsson said. “I think he’s pretty hap- qualification, at the SA Aquatic various sports, regionally and in- player to do so in a World Cham- family.” He led the final 32 laps, including py that I won this race. He wants driv- and Leisure Centre in Adelaide, on ternationally. pionship. ers that can win.” June 13. (AP) McKeown last month set a then- the four extra because of the 10th It was the first victory for Chip Ga- Commonwealth and Australian record and final caution. nassi Racing’s No. 8 car since 1994 of 57.63. Just before Sunday’s final, Busch already had twice as many as Turn 4, though he quickly regained when Michael Andretti won at To- her coach Chris Mooney signaled the Mark Martin’s 49 career victories that control of the No. 19 Toyota without ronto. The seven different winners world record was a target. are the second-most in series history. hitting anything. through seven races ties an IndyCar re- Busch had said in the past he would re- Busch took the inside line for the fi- cord set in 1958 and matched in 2000 SWIMMING tire from the series after 100 wins, but nal two restarts, taking off both times. and 2017. indicated afterward that Joe Gibbs has Myatt Snider crashed on the back- Hours after Ericsson celebrated his already committed him to races into stretch with 10 laps to go in regulation win by climbing into the James Scott “He did say something to me be- next season. when he was hit behind by Josh Berry, Memorial Fountain and straddling fore I got in for warm-up, it was like who earlier made contact that knocked a lion that was spitting water, the G ‘you know buddy, I believe in you’,” CAR RACING playoff contender Jeb Burton out of anassi organization completed a Satur- she said. “I knew and he knew at that the race. day sweep at Belle Isle. time, that it was go time. He knew On Lap 163 of the scheduled 167, Kevin Magnussen and Renger van something special was about to hap- The win was the 300th overall for Harrison Burton crashed hard after der Zande teamed to win for the first pen. I may not have known it but I was Joe Gibbs Racing in Cup and Xfinity getting loose in the compound traction overall IMSA victory for a Ganassi just trying to keep the nerves down as with Toyota. on the track. Burton won at Texas last car since 2015. Ganassi moved down a much as I could.” Justin Allgaier finished second and October. class in sports cars in 2016 and won its McKeown’s record sets up a highly led 23 laps, never able to regain the Jeb Burton was done after crash- final race in 2019. The team sat out the anticipated showdown with Ameri- lead despite being side-by-side with ing hard into the inside wall on the 2020 IMSA season. can star Smith at next month’s Tokyo Busch on three restarts in the closing 60th lap. He slid out of control af- “Pretty big day, I’d say,” said Ga- Marcus Ericsson, of Sweden, cel- Olympics. stretch. Cindric was third, followed by ter slight contact from behind from nassi. ebrates winning the first race of the Daniel Hemric, Brandon Jones, A.J. Berry, who was heard on the radio Ericsson benefitted from the second IndyCar Detroit Grand Prix auto mid Detroit day. Some drivers wore Allmendinger and Noah Gragson, who taking responsibility and telling racing doubleheader on Belle Isle red-flag stoppage of the race, this one in Detroit, on June 12. (AP) cooling vests or other new technology last October was passed on the final Kyle Busch celebrates after winning his crew to apologize. Burton’s re- with six laps remaining. to help with the heat on the bumpy, turn to miss out on a victory at Texas. a NASCAR Xfinity Series auto race sponse was that he didn’t care and An earlier accident sent Felix race-high 37 of the 70 laps until the rough 2.35-mile, 14-turn circuit con- After a restart with 29 laps left, fol- at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort would see him after the race. final red flag, and he immediately Worth, Texas, on June 12. (AP) Rosenqvist to a hospital for evaluation sidered one of the most physical in lowing a questionable caution involv- Meanwhile, John Hunter Nemechek and caused a 78-minute stoppage to re- screamed over his radio for Team Pen- IndyCar. ing Jones, Busch was on the inside of by time they got back to the line be- won his second consecutive NASCAR pair the tire barrier and concrete wall ske to bring him water and a fan. IndyCar initially stopped the Penske Allgaier, who then had Cindric behind fore Busch finally cleared and stayed truck race, leading the final 22 laps and damaged when what appeared to be a Although IndyCar had mandated the crewmember from going to Power’s him. Busch and Allgaier were side- in front the rest of the race. finishing more than 3.3 seconds ahead stuck throttle sent Rosenqvist smash- use of an aerodynamic device designed car, but the series eventually relented by-side and appeared to bump on the The yellow flag came out when of reigning Cup champion Chase El- ing into the wall. to circulate air in the cockpit, the driv- and the drivers received aid during the backstretch, with Allgaier on the inside Jones got loose and started to spin in liott on a steamy in Texas. Will Power had control and led a ers were overheated on a hot and hu- nine-minute stoppage. ARAB TIMES, MONDAY, JUNE 14, 2021 SPORTS 15

Rangers rout Dodgers, snap 16-game road losing streak Phillies top Yankees for 3rd straight walkoff victory PHILADELPHIA, June 13, (AP): Jean Segura scored Ronald Torreyes with an infi eld single in the 10th inning for his second straight game-ending hit and the Philadelphia Phillies got a third Clippers rout Jazz, consecutive walkoff win with an 8-7 victory over the New York Yankees. After Yankees star DJ LeMahieu hit a tying, three-run homer in the ninth, Archie Bradley (2-1) pitched a perfect 10th to strand the designated runner. cut ‘defi cit’ to 2-1 Travis Jankowski led off the bottom of the inning against Aroldis Chapman (4-2) by reaching on the pitcher’s er- ror. Jankowski bunted, and Chapman Leonard, George shine fi elded the ball, checked Torreyes at second, then huried a throw high to LOS ANGELES, June 13, (AP): fi rst. Torreyes advanced to third. Odubel Herrera popped out, then Se- Clippers coach Tyronn Lue gura hit a hard grounder to third base- was looking for a prime perfor- man Gio Urshela, who dived toward mance from both Paul George the line to catch it but couldn’t relay the ball home ahead of Torreyes. and Kawhi Leonard. They both Bryce Harper doubled, had two sin- delivered Grade A games to get gles and drove in two for the Phillies, who have won fi ve of six. Los Angeles back into its second- Gary Sánchez hit a solo homer and round series against Utah. had an RBI single, and Rougned Odor Leonard scored 34 points and George also went deep for the Yankees, who added 31 in the Clippers’ 132-106 vic- have lost six of eight. tory in Game 3. It is the second time both Rangers 12, Dodgers 1 Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Vince Velasquez (21) throws during the fi rst inning of a baseball have scored at least 30 in the same playoff In Los Angeles, Jonah Heim and game, and helped No. 4 seed LA cut top- Nate Lowe had two-run homers among game against the New York Yankees, on June 12, 2021, in Philadelphia. (AP) their three hits apiece, and Texas seeded Utah’s series lead to 2-1. snapped its 16-game road losing streak. “I don’t go to Mastros to order the ketchup, Jason Martin hit his fi rst major league I go to order the steak,” said Lue when asked if homer and Willie Calhoun had an RBI MLB Results/Standings he expected those types of performances from triple for the Rangers, who hadn’t won his two stars every game. away from Arlington since May 6. The George shot only 34.3% from the fi eld in the fi rst two games but was 12 of 24, including 6 skid matched the longest road losing WASHINGTON, June 13, (AP): Results and standings from the MLB games on Saturday. streak in franchise history, set by the ex- of 10 on 3-pointers. He had 13 points in the Los Angeles Clippers guard Paul George, Tampa Bay 5 Baltimore 4 Texas 12 LA Dodgers 1 second quarter, eight during a 13-2 run when pansion Washington Senators in 1961. Toronto 7 Boston 2 Washington 2 San Francisco (7 Inns) 0 (left), dunks as Utah Jazz center Rudy It was also the AL’s longest road losing Oakland 11 Kansas City 2 NY Mets 4 San Diego 1 LA seized control and took a 57-41 advantage Gobert watches during the second half streak since 2010, and the longest within LA Angels 8 Arizona 7 Miami 4 Atlanta 2 with 2:54 remaining. “I think I just shot my of Game 3 of a second-round NBA bas- Cleveland 5 Seattle (10 innings) 4 Cincinnati 10 Colorado 3 shots, got the shots I’m most comfortable with a single season since 1970. Chicago White Sox 15 Detroit 2 Milwaukee 7 Pittsburgh 4 ketball playoff series, on June 12, in Los Kolby Allard (2-2) pitched fi ve Philadelphia 8 NY Yankees (10 innings) 7 San Francisco 2 Washington (8 innings) 1 and stuck with it,” George said. Angeles. (AP) scoreless innings of fi ve-hit ball, strik- Minnesota 5 Houston 2 Chicago Cubs 7 St Louis 2 ing out four with one walk. Isiah Kiner- American League National League ing plays and they made plays for other peo- Falefa extended his hitting streak to 10 East Division East Division BASKETBALL ple. There’s going to be times where it’s tough W L Pct GB W L Pct GB to stop them from making shots,” Utah coach games with three hits and also stole Tampa Bay 41 24 .631 _ New York 32 24 .571 _ three bases for the Rangers. Boston 39 26 .600 2 Philadelphia 31 31 .500 4 Leonard scored 24 points in the second half. Quin Snyder said. “Some of the breakdowns Indians 5, Mariners 4, 10 Innings New York 33 31 .516 7-1/2 Atlanta 29 33 .468 6 It is his fourth career postseason game with at and the cleaner looks that they get, particu- In Cleveland, César Hernández Toronto 32 30 .516 7-1/2 Miami 29 35 .453 7 least 30 points, 10 rebounds and fi ve assists. larly tonight I thought in transition when we Baltimore 22 41 .349 18 Washington 26 35 .426 8-1/2 attacked the basket there’s got to be urgency scored on a throwing error by pitcher Central Division Central Division Three have come in his two seasons with the Paul Sewald in the 10th inning, com- W L Pct GB W L Pct GB Clippers. to recognize that situation and really get back pleting Cleveland’s rally over Seattle. Chicago 40 24 .625 _ Chicago 37 27 .578 _ “We both understand we’ve got to be ag- and show a crowd where they don’t have clear Cleveland 34 27 .557 4-1/2 Milwaukee 37 27 .578 _ gressive from this point on and do whatever it lanes to the basket.” After scoring three times with two Kansas City 30 33 .476 9-1/2 St Louis 32 32 .500 5 outs in the ninth to make it 4-all, Cleve- Detroit 26 38 .406 14 Cincinnati 31 31 .500 5 takes to win,” George said. “That’s just a men- Donovan Mitchell led Utah with 30 points, land loaded the bases with no outs in Minnesota 26 38 .406 14 Pittsburgh 23 40 .365 13-1/2 tality we had to come out, get this team on the his fi fth straight games with at least 30. The the 10th. West Division West Division right start offensively.” last player to do that was Leonard last year in W L Pct GB W L Pct GB Reggie Jackson and Nicolas Batum added the fi rst round against Dallas. Harold Ramírez hit a comebacker Oakland 39 27 .591 _ San Francisco 40 24 .625 _ to Sewald (2-2), who threw high and Houston 36 28 .563 2 Los Angeles 38 26 .594 2 17 points apiece for the Clippers. Joe Ingles had 19 points for Utah and Jordan wide of the plate. Catcher Tom Mur- Los Angeles 32 32 .500 6 San Diego 37 29 .561 4 Game 4 is Monday night at Staples Center. Clarkson added 14. The Jazz were 19 of 44 on phy jumped to grab the errant throw, Seattle 31 35 .470 8 Colorado 25 40 .385 15-1/2 “I’ve said it the last two games as well. 3-pointers, but 17 of 40 inside the arc as the but automatic runner Hernández slid Texas 25 40 .385 13-1/2 Arizona 20 45 .308 20-1/2 Kawhi and PG, they’re capable of really mak- Clippers’ zone defense caused problems. home with the game-winning run. Parker leads Sky over Fever Pedraza stops Rodriguez in 8th round BASEBALL

Cleveland’s eighth pitcher of the game, James Karinchak (3-2), worked Lynx cruise past Sparks, Stevenson captures WBO interim-title a perfect 10th for the victory. Nationals 2, Giants 0, 1st Game LAS VEGAS, June 13, (AP): Former Nationals 2, Giants 1, WBO featherweight champion Shakur Moreno submits Figueiredo 8 Innings, 2nd Game spoil return of Augustus Stevenson said knockout specialist In Washington, LaMonte Wade Jr. Jeremiah Nakathila was scary at times led off the eighth inning with an RBI MINNEAPOLIS, June 13, (AP): Crys- during their 12-round bout. single that broke a scoreless tie and San tal Dangerfi eld was 4 of 5 from 3-point Judging from his dominating perfor- Adesanya defeats Vittori, Francisco held on to beat Washington range and fi nished with 16 points and mance - and the judges’ scorecards - he to earn a split in the day-night double- Minnesota beat the Los Angeles Sparks certainly didn’t appear scared. header. 80-64, spoiling the return of Lynx great Stevenson unanimously outpointed In the opener, Erick Fedde returned - and current Sparks assistant coach - Jeremiah Nakathila to take the vacant defends title at ‘UFC 263’ after nearly a month on the COVID-19 WBO interim junior lightweight title, injured list and pitched fi ve sharp in- Seimone Augustus. The Lynx announced earlier Satur- winning by identical scores of 120-107 GLENDALE, Ariz., June 13, (AP): fi rst Mexican-born champion in UFC nings that led the Nationals. from all three judges. day the franchise will retire the jersey Israel Adesanya won a unanimous history, using a rear naked choke in the The teams combined for fi ve runs in “I feel like I kind of hurt him early decision in a rematch against Marvin third round in a rematch against Deive- the doubleheader that was scheduled numbers of both Augustus and Rebek- and he kind of got scary for the rest kah Brunson during the 2022 season. Vittori to defend his middleweight son Figueiredo (20-2-1). after Thursday’s rainout. of the fi ght,” said Stevenson, a 2016 championship at UFC 263. The two title fi ghts in the desert San Francisco won with three hits. Brunson’s No. 32 and Augustus’ No. Olympic silver medalist. “I feel like 33 will be the second and third num- Adesanya (21-1) kept out of reach were tainted with bad blood. The Nationals’ bats weren’t much bet- that was an awkward fi ghter in front of from Vittori’s powerful punches most Adesanya and Vettori fought in ter as they mustered just four hits. me. He knew how to do just enough to of the night and used his feet effec- Glendale three years ago, a split-deci- Jack McGee (2-2) struck out three in BASKETBALL keep me from jumping on him ... I feel tively, keeping the Italian fi ghter off sion win by Adesanya that left neither one inning of relief and Caleb Baragar like I could’ve done more.” balance. fi ghter satisfi ed. earned his fi rst save. Kyle Finnegan (2- In what was billed as a battle of the bers offi cially retired in franchise his- Adesanya won 50-45 on all three Vettori believed he won, Adesanya 2) took the loss. organization’s top two contenders, Na- judges’ scorecards in the second full- thought it was too close and the build- Fedde (4-4) limited the Giants to tory, joining Lindsay Whalen’s No. 13. kathila looked anything but a top con- Augustus made her return to Minne- capacity UFC event without coronavi- up to the rematch was contentious, four hits while striking out seven and tender, with the 23-year-old Stevenson rus-related restrictions. including an off-the-rails news confer- walking none in the fi rst game. sota for the fi rst time since announcing (16-0, 8 KOs) dominating from the Adesanya lost to light heavyweight ence Thursday. Marlins 4, Braves 2 her retirement in May. The eight-time outset in his third bout at 130 pounds. In Miami, Zach Thompson pitched All-Star spent 14 of her 15 WNBA champion Jan Blachowicz in his last Vittori (17-4-1), as he did in the fi rst Minnesota Lynx guard Crystal Dan- Stevenson used a methodical ap- fi ght while trying to add a second title fi ght, had some success on the ground fi ve scoreless inning and earned his seasons with the Lynx, where she won gerfi eld (2) drives past Los Ange- proach to pepper Nakathila - who had a belt, but remains undefeated as a mid- in the rematch after a couple of take- fi rst major league win, leading Miami four WNBA titles, before playing last les Sparks guard Te’a Cooper (2) two-inch height advantage - with con- over Atlanta. season with the Sparks. during the fi rst quarter of a WNBA dleweight. downs. Adesanya wriggled free and stant lefts, while occasionally working In the co-main event, fl yweight was effective with his feet, wearing Adam Duvall and Lewin Díaz hit Sylvia Fowles had 15 points, nine re- basketball game, on June 12, in the body. Stevenson, who knocked solo homers for Miami, which won its bounds, a career-high fi ve steals and four Minneapolis. (AP) Brandon Moreno (19-5-2) became the out the Italian’s front leg while dodg- Nakathila down with a short right in ing most of his big punches. third straight overall and second straight blocks for Minnesota (4-5). Te’a Cooper the fourth round, landed 37.5% (114 of over the Braves to claim its fi rst home led the Sparks (4-5) with 17 points. Allie Quigley scored six of her 16 Adesanya snaked out of another points in the fi nal two minutes for the 304) of the punches he threw, accord- series against Atlanta since Oct. 1, 2017. Sky 83, Fever 79 ing to CompuBox stats. takedown and continued to work Thompson (1-1) started the planned In Indianapolis, Candace Parker had Sky (4-7) . over Vittori with his feet to defend bullpen game and limited Atlanta to 20 points and 14 rebounds to help Chi- Teaira McCowan had 20 points and his title. three hits, striking out six. He also got cago beat Indiana. 13 rebounds for Indiana (1-11). BOXING Figueiredo and Moreno fought in his fi rst major league hit when he sin- December, a draw that kept the title belt in Figueiredo’s corner and denied gled in the second. Dylan Floro earned In Detroit, Dylan Cease became the games in a win over Boston. Nakathila (21-2, 17 KOs), who his second save in fi ve chances. struggled to land punches the entire Moreno’s bid to become the UFC’s fi rst White Sox pitcher to win his fi rst Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Bo Bichette, fi rst Mexican-born champion. Freddie Freeman hit his 15th homer eight career starts against an opponent Cavan Biggio and Reese McGuire also fi ght, missing with big, looping right as the Braves lost their fourth straight. went deep for the Blue Jays, who had hooks, lost for just the second time in Athletics 11, Royals 2 in a rout of Detroit. dropped four of their last fi ve. Rafael his career. Nakathila landed 9.2% (28 MIXED MARTIAL ARTS In Oakland, Calif., Matt Olson had Brian Goodwin homered and drove in fi ve runs in his White Sox debut. Devers had an RBI triple for the Red of 305) of his punches, including only four hits, including his 16th home run, one punch in fi ve of the rounds. and Oakland roughed up Kansas City Cease (5-2) allowed two runs on Sox, who had won seven of nine. Like Adesanya and Vittori, the two four hits in fi ve innings. He walked one Angels 8, Diamondbacks 7 “It was times where I could see (an rookie Jackson Kowar. opportunity to) punch, and I didn’t fl yweights verbally jabbed at each Matt Chapman also connected and and struck out seven. He is the fi rst ma- In Phoenix, Anthony Rendon homer- other in the fi ght’s lead-up, the in- jor league pitcher to win his fi rst eight ed and drove in four runs, and Los An- capitalize on it,” Stevenson said. drove in three runs. Skye Bolt added Though Stevenson has made it crystal tense Figueirdo doing his best to get his fi rst career home run as the A’s im- starts against another team since Jamie geles rallied from a fi ve-run defi cit to under the skin of the happy-go-lucky Moyer started 10-0 against the Marlins deal Arizona its ninth straight loss. clear he wants a shot at WBC champi- proved to 11-2 against teams from the on Oscar Valdez, but likely has a date Moreno. AL Central. in 2006-08. Trailing 6-5, the Angels scored three Moreno, the No. 1 fl yweight con- Blue Jays 7, Red Sox 2 runs in the top of the ninth inning off Ar- later this year with WBO titlist Jamel James Kaprielian (3-1) overcame Herring, who was one of the roughly tender, went after the Brazilian from control issues and pitched two-hit ball In Boston, Marcus Semien hit a two- izona closer Joakim Soria. Jose Iglesias the start in the rematch, stunning him and Taylor Ward had RBI singles and 1,800 fans inside The Theater at Virgin over six innings. Cam Bedrosian pitched run homer - one of three longballs by with a big shot in the fi rst round. He Rendon delivered a sacrifi ce fl y. Hotel and Casino. the ninth to complete the fi ve-hitter. Toronto in the fi fth inning - to extend Watching from just behind his Shakur Stevenson holds up the belt reversed a takedown in the second White Sox 15, Tigers 2 his club-record road hitting streak to 25 Reds 10, Rockies 3 In Cincinnati, Wade Miley delivered prodigy’s corner was pound-for-pound after defeating Jeremiah Nakathila in round and forced Figueiredo to sub- on the mound and at the plate, Joey great Terrence Crawford, who helped a WBO interim junior lightweight title mit with a choke 2 1/2 minutes into Votto had a go-ahead two-run single Stevenson prepare for the fi ght with fight, on June 12, in Las Vegas. (AP) the third, sending roars echoing off in the third inning and Cincinnati beat sparring sessions during his training the rafters. camp. round, when Julian Rodriguez’s (21-1) Figueiredo put the bad blood aside slumping Colorado, which has lost cornermen told referee Kenny Bayless each of its road series this season. In the co-featured main event, two- after the fi ght, hugging then picking up Tyler Naquin had three hits and weight world champion Jose Pedraza their fi ghter couldn’t continue with his the emotional Moreno to the delight of Miley was one of four Reds with two, (28-3) won by TKO after the eighth left eye closed. the crowd. including Nick Castellanos. Votto and Eugenio Suárez also added two hits hit an RBI double during a three-run Burnes allowed three runs in the fi rst Nolan Arenado and Paul DeJong hit each for the Reds. fi rst inning and AL East-leading Tampa inning, and loaded the bases with no home runs for the Cardinals, who have Mets 4, Padres 1 Bay handed Baltimore its record-setting outs in the fi fth. Trevor Richards (1-0) lost 10 of 12. In New York, Marcus Stroman 14th consecutive road loss. relieved and struck out three straight to Twins 5, Astros 2 pitched one-run ball into the seventh It is the longest skid since the team end the threat and preserve a three-run In Minneapolis, José Berríos threw inning, Francisco Lindor hit an early moved from St. Louis to Baltimore in lead. seven commanding innings, Jorge Po- two-run homer and New York defeated 1954. The Orioles dropped 13 straight Cubs 7, Cardinals 2 lanco had three RBIs and Minnesota San Diego. on the road in 2018 and also in 1988. In Chicago, Joc Pederson homered beat Houston. Stroman (6-4) pitched 6 1/3 innings, Since the beginning of May, the Rays for the third straight game, Sergio Al- Polanco homered for the fi fth time allowing six hits and walking one are a major league-best 28-10. cántara and Ian Happ also went deep, in 11 games, and Miguel Sanó and Ben while tying a season high with eight Brewers 7, Pirates 4 and Chicago used a fi ve-run second in- Rortvedt each drove in runs with dou- strikeouts. He took a shutout into the In Milwaukee, Christian Yelich hit ning to beat St. Louis. bles to back Berríos (7-2) in his ninth seventh until Fernando Tatis Jr. hit his a three-run double during a fi ve-run Kyle Hendricks (8-4) threw six solid consecutive start without a loss. Texas Rangers’ Jason Martin, (right), hits a two-run home run with Los 18th homer. fourth inning and Milwaukee bailed out innings for his sixth consecutive victory Kyle Tucker and Robel García hit Angeles Dodgers catcher Will Smith watching during the ninth inning of a Rays 5, Orioles 4 starter Corbin Burnes in a victory over and the Cubs won for the seventh time back-to-back home runs in the seventh baseball game in Los Angeles, on June 12. (AP) In St. Petersburg, Fla., Joey Wendle Pittsburgh. in 11 games. for the Astros. ARAB TIMES, MONDAY, JUNE 14, 2021 16

England’s Raheem Sterling reacts after scoring his team’s fi rst goal during the Euro 2020 soccer championship Group D match between Eng- land and Croatia at Wembley Stadium in London. (AP) Sports Latest sports scores at — http://sports.arabtimesonline.com Lukaku sends message to Eriksen as Belgium dominate Russia England begin Euro 2020 with victory LONDON, June 13, (AP): Raheem Sterling grew up in the shadow of Wembley Stadium as it was being rebuilt, even getting a tattoo of its fa- South Korea advance in Asian WC qualifying mous arch on his left forearm. SEOUL, June 13, (AP): Son Heung-min sent a message of way China can add to their sole World Cup appearance in Now playing for his country at the support to former Tottenham Hotspur teammate Christian 2002. A win over Group A leaders Syria on Tuesday will iconic venue, he used his right foot to Eriksen on Sunday after his second-half penalty gave South be enough but a draw will leave the team needing results in give England the start they had been Korea a 2-1 win over Lebanon in Asia’s second round of other groups to go its way. longing for at the European Champi- World Cup qualifying. “We know what we have to do,” said China coach Li Tie onship. Sonny Saad gave Lebanon a surprise lead in Goyang after after his team’s 5-0 thrashing of the Maldives on Friday, The winger’s goal - his fi rst in a just 12 minutes but it was erased early in the second half by their third successive win. “We know that Syria are strong tournament in his 13th match through a Song Min-kyu header. team but the players are looking forward to the challenge. four competitions - gave England a 1-0 Son converted a penalty in the 66th minute and appeared Everything is going as planned.” win over Croatia on Sunday in their to say “Chris, stay strong’’to television cameras in a mes- opening Euro 2020 game. sage of support for Eriksen who collapsed on the fi eld while “I always said to myself ... growing playing for Denmark in a European championship game SOCCER up two minutes down the road, I’ve got against Finland on Saturday. to score,” Sterling said. “It’s a great Son’s goal, his fi rst for his country since 2019, means that feeling doing it.” South Korea are one of the eight group winners who will Iran, seeking a third successive World Cup appearance,are Never before had England made a progress automatically to the third round, scheduled to start also in second place and need a win over Group C leaders winning start to the continental tourna- in September. Lebanon will have to wait until the second Iraq in Bahrain to be sure of advancing. After losing to Iraq Belgium’s Timothy Castagne, (left), and Russia’s Artem Dzyuba challenge ment in nine previous tries. round ends on Tuesday to fi nd out if they go into the next and Bahrain in November 2019, Iran have returned to form for the ball during the Euro 2020 soccer championship Group B match stage as one of the best four runners-up. with three comfortable wins this month, the most recent a between Russia and Belgium at Gazprom arena stadium in St. Petersburg, Far more comfortable than in the Russia. (AP) loss to Croatia in the 2018 World Cup Advancing a one of the top runners-up is also the only 10-0 beatdown of Cambodia on Friday. semifi nals, this was an England side packed with youthful debutants and with Sterling, still only 26, the team’s most experienced tournament player. Sterling, who has struggled for game time at Manchester City in re- cent months, found the breakthrough Resilient Djokovic edges Tsitsipas for England in the 57th minute. It was the vision of Kalvin Phillips, one of fi ve England starters making their tournament debut, that created the opening. The Leeds midfi elder shook of challenges before releasing Sterling, in Paris for 19th Grand Slam title who slipped a shot into the net via a touch off Croatia goalkeeper Dominik Livaković. The sparkling moment for Sterling came two days after he was named in the queen’s birthday honors list for his campaigning against racial injustice. But at the fi rst England game at Wembley with fans since 2019, there was a sour start when players taking a knee were jeered by their own fans. That was despite pleas from the Eng- land team to respect the anti-racism gesture. There was a more unifi ed atmos- phere among the crowd of about 20,000 at the end as fans sang the team’s “Three Lions” anthem while the players applauded them. England’s next game in Group D is against Scot- land on Friday at Lukaku Wembley. Croa- tia will play the Czech Republic in Glasgow. Belgium 3, Russia 0 In St. Petersburg, Romelu Lukaku’s fi rst thought after scoring at the Eu- ropean Championship wasn’t to cel- ebrate with his Belgium teammates. Instead, the striker wanted to send a heartfelt message to a close friend Christian Eriksen who was in the hos- pital.

SOCCER

Lukaku had taken the fi eld in Bel- gium’s 3-0 win over Russia only a short time after seeing Eriksen, his teammate at Italian champions Inter Milan, fall to the ground and require Serbia’s Novak Djokovic kisses the Cup after defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece in their fi nal match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros Stadium in Paris. Djokovic urgent medical attention during Den- won 6-7, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4. (AP) mark’s game against Finland in Co- penhagen. his clash with Castagne but went off Lukaku was watching the match himself a few minutes later, the fi rst of Serb closes in on Federer, Nadal with the rest of the Belgium squad. He fi ve substitutions - the maximum allot- said he cried. ted - made by Russia coach Stanislav PARIS, June 13, (AP): Tal- The top-seeded Djokovic came all The 34-year-old Djokovic elimi- two sets to none in the fourth round “I was scared, obviously,” he said. Cherchesov by the 63rd minute. “You live strong moments together. ented and tenacious as they the way back to beat the fi fth-seeded nated 13-time French Open cham- - is the fi rst man in the professional Belgium center back Jan Vertong- Tsitsipas 6-7 (6), 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 pion Nadal - a challenge the Serb era to win a Grand Slam tournament It was all the more impressive given hen also went off with an apparent leg come, Novak Djokovic was the Belgians were without playmaker injury in the second half but Martinez for his second championship at Ro- likened to scaling Mt. Everest - in a after twice facing a 2-0 defi cit in Kevin De Bruyne, who wasn’t deemed said it wasn’t serious. not about to concede a thing land Garros and 19th Grand Slam semifi nal that lasted more than four sets. Experience could have been a ready after a minor operation on a frac- hours Friday night. factor, too. Finland 1, Denmark 0 after dropping the fi rst two title overall. tured nose and eye socket, and with sets of the French Open fi - Djokovic is now just one major That was only Nadal’s third ca- This was the fi rst major fi nal for captain Eden Hazard only playing the In Copenhagen, Joel Pohjanpalo trophy away from tying the men’s reer loss in 108 matches at the clay- Tsitsipas and 29th for Djokovic, fi nal 19 minutes as a substitute. scored and Lukas Hradecky saved nal against his younger, record of 20 shared by Rafael Nadal court major tournament. who also won the French Open in Belgium also had to deal with the a penalty to give Finland a 1-0 vic- fresher foe, Stefanos Tsit- Djokovic also defeated Nadal 2016, along with nine titles at the withdrawal of right wing back Timo- tory over Denmark. The game was and Roger Federer. And reigning thy Castagne in the 26th minute after suspended for about 90 minutes after sipas. Australian Open champion Djoko- in Paris in 2015 before losing that Australian Open, fi ve at Wimbledon he clashed heads with Russia mid- Eriksen needed urgent medical treat- Djokovic looked diminished and vic now stands halfway to a calen- year’s fi nal, and it appeared as if the and three at the U.S. Open. fi elder Daler Kuzyaev. Belgium coach ment near the end of the first half depleted at the outset Sunday. By dar-year Grand Slam, something no same fate was waiting Sunday. Of just as much, if not more, sig- Roberto Martinez said Castagne had before being taken to a hospital. The the end, he was at his imperious man has accomplished since Rod Djokovic looked drained early, nifi cance to the ultimate outcome sustained a double fracture of his eye Danish soccer federation said Erik- best. Laver in 1969. and the 22-year-old Tsitsipas had Sunday: Djokovic entered the day socket and has been ruled out of the sen was awake and in stable condi- the upper hand for two sets. with a 34-10 record in fi ve-setters - rest of the tournament. tion. “It was not easy for me, both including a men’s-record 31 wins in Castagne’s replacement, Thomas When play resumed, Pohjanpalo put physically and mentally,” Djokovic Grand Slam matches of that length Meunier, scored Belgium’s second Finland ahead against the run of play said, “especially over the past two - while Tsitsipas was 5-4. goal in the 34th minute. in the 60th minute when he rose above or three days.” On a sunny and breezy afternoon, Up to Lukaku’s opening goal in the Joakim Maehle to head home a cross with the temperature approaching 10th minute, it had been a celebratory from Jere Uronen. Goalkeeper Kasper atmosphere among the heavily pro- Schmeichel got his hands on the ball 80 degrees Fahrenheit (over 25 de- Russian crowd of 26,264 spectators. but couldn’t keep it out. It was Fin- TENNIS grees Celsius), Tsitsipas needed just Aside, that is, from just before kickoff land’s only effort on goal in the entire over 100 minutes to grab a big lead when there were loud jeers around the game as Denmark dominated through- Sunday. stadium as Belgium’s players took a out and fi nished with 23 total shots, Eventually, though, Djokovic A supreme returner and imposer knee. although only six were on target. started making fewer mistakes, got of his will, Djokovic grabbed early Lacking his ideal supporting cast, The Danes’ best chance came when his best-in-the-game returning on breaks of serve in each of the third, Lukaku still managed to score in each they were handed a penalty after Yussuf track and served so fl awlessly down fourth and fi fth sets. half, though he was given a helping Poulsen went down under a challenge the stretch that he did not face a sin- Shadows were spreading across hand by Russia’s defense. from Paulus Arajuuri. But Hradecky gle break point over the last three the court as the sun descended in the Another mistake, this time by goal- dived to his left to stop a tame effort from sets. early evening and, though Djokovic keeper Anton Shunin, allowed Meu- Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg in the 74th. nier to double the lead. Thorgan Haz- Finland were making their debut at That enabled him to complete his complained that the artifi cial lights ard’s in-swinging cross was parried a major tournament but what should sixth career comeback from two sets were switched on, he shined when it weakly by Shunin and Meunier slid have been the biggest win in the coun- down - and second of the past week. mattered the most. his shot from the rebound into an un- try’s soccer history was completely Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece reaches for the ball to Serbia’s Novak Djoko- Indeed, the International Ten- This was another match that last- guarded net. overshadowed by Eriksen’s medical vic during their fi nal match of the French Open tennis tournament at the nis Federation said Djokovic - who ed more than four hours, and Djoko- Kuzyaev initially played on after emergency. Roland Garros Stadium in Paris. (AP) trailed 19-year-old Lorenzo Musetti vic was up to the task again.

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