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First of Eid Query on assets By Saeed Mahmoud Saleh on ‘July 20’ Arab Times Staff

KUWAIT CITY, July 4, KUWAIT CITY, July 4: (KUNA): Kuwaiti astronomer MP Hamdan Al-Azmi Dr. Saleh Al-Ujairi said the first intends to file a grilling day of the month of Dhul al-Hi- jjah this year will be on Sunday, motion against Minister July 11, and accordingly, Tues- of Defense Sheikh Ha- day, July 20, will be the first day mad Jaber Al-Ali at the of Eid Al-Adha. Dr. Al-Ujairi said in a state- beginning of the second ment to the Kuwait News Agen- round of the 16th par- cy (KUNA), Sunday according liamentary term. to the Al-Ujairi astronomical Al-Azmi disclosed the calendar the crescent will be seen on Saturday, the 10th of July, at grilling motion will focus on 4:18 am and the sun will set on violations committed by the the same day at 6.51 pm. Defense Ministry and its sub- He stated, Sunday, July 11, sidiaries. He hopes the min- will be the first day of the month ister will face the grilling in of Dhu al-Hijjah, and accord- order to clarify a number of ingly, Monday, July 19, will be issues, hinting that the motion the day of standing on Arafat, on will reveal surprising facts. Tuesday, July, the first day of Eid Meanwhile, MP Mehalhal al-Adha for the year 1442 AH. Al-Mudaf forwarded queries to He pointed out the Al-Ujairi His Highness the Prime Minister Scientific Foundation is calcu- Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid about lating the times and moons ac- the assets of the State, including cording to scientific astronomical the Public Reserve Fund, oil re- standards. On this honorable oc- serve, Future Generations Fund, casion, Al-Ujairi congratulated movables and properties. He HH the Amir, HH the Crown requested for detailed reports on Prince, HH the Prime Minister these assets, compensations and and the honorable Kuwaiti peo- changes in the figures compared ple. to those recorded at the end of fiscal 2020/2021; as well as the qualitative and geographic plans for the Future Generations Fund Newswatch and Public Reserve Fund. He demanded for information about the financial commitments This photo released by the Joint Task Force - Sulu shows the remains of a Philippine military C-130 plane that crashed in Patikul town, Sulu province, southern of the Public Institution for Social Philippines on July 4. The Philippine air force C-130 aircraft carrying troops crashed in a southern province after missing the runway Sunday, killing about 42 military KUWAIT CITY: The Amiri Di- personnel while at least 49 were rescued from the burning wreckage, officials said. (AP) wan on Sunday mourned death of Security (PIFSS), development Sheikh Faisal Mohammad bin enterprises, treasury bill, securi- Abdulaziz Al-Malek Al-Sabah. ties, Military Reinforcement Law Amir offers condolences Sheikh Faisal, who passed away number 3/2016, and budget allot- at the age of 63, would be laid to ted for housing and indemnity. rest at 9 am on Monday. MP Osama Al-Menawer asked (Condolences by phone for Minister of Oil and Higher Edu- men on: 97227144/50894378. For cation Muhammad Al-Fares on women: 92222285). (KUNA) the violations uncovered in Al- Philippine military plane crash kills 45 ❑ ❑ ❑ Shagaya alternative energy project KUWAIT CITY: His Highness the implemented by Kuwait Institute MANILA, July 4, (Agencies): A Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad for Scientific Research (KISR). Philippine air force C-130 aircraft Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on Sunday Tasks carrying combat troops assigned to sent a cable of condolences to Opinion fight Muslim militants crashed and Administrator of the Government He wants to know the names, exploded while landing in the south of Canada Richard Wagner on qualifications and tasks of the Sunday, killing at least 42 army sol- victims of the wildfi res that gutted members of the team in charge of diers on board and three civilians on wooded and residential regions in the project; members of the fact- the ground in one of the worst disas- British Columbia. finding committee tasked to inves- ters in the air force’s history. The fi res that broke out due to tigate the violations, results of the Get the donkeys off the roof before the At least 49 other soldiers were a heatwave has claimed scores of investigation and recommenda- rescued with injuries and sur- lives and injured people inhabiting tions of the committee; if any of the stricken areas. the officials found to be respon- vived the fiery noontime crash His Highness the Amir wished into a coconut grove outside the sible for the violations are still in house collapses on those who live there the injured quick recovery and their respective posts; and reasons Jolo airport in Sulu province, expressed hope offi cials of the including some who managed behind the delayed implementa- friendly country would succeed in tion of penalties and recommenda- to jump off the aircraft before it coping with the natural catastro- By Ahmed Al-Jarallah tailored to his desires. exploded and was gutted by fire, tions in the committee’s report. phe. (KUNA) MP Mubarak Al-Arow for- Editor-in-Chief, the Arab Times In such countries, tribal dictation, sec- Egypt opens ‘base’ military officials said. Three of ❑ ❑ ❑ tarian whims and the fortunes of infl uen- seven villagers who were hit on warded queries to Deputy Prime IT is not surprising for people in the tial people interfere in the enactment of in military build-up the ground died. KUWAIT CITY: Minister of Com- Minister and Minister of Justice land of Waq-Waq to be delighted by the the legislation for which MPs, who do not His Highness the Amir Sheikh merce and Industry and the former and Minister of State for Nazaha chirps of crows due to their oblivion of understand the processes and laws, were Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al- Minister of State for Planning and Enhancement Abdullah Al-Rumi, the melodious nightingales and goldcrest. chosen. CAIRO, July 4, (AP): Egypt’s president Sabah sent a cable of condolenc- Development Dr Amani Bouresli Minister of Defense Sheikh Ha- In such a land, everything ends in ruin be- In advanced countries, the strength and inaugurated a new naval base on the es on Sunday to Philippines Pres- says the current rise in oil prices mad Jaber Al-Ali, Minister of cause the right person was not chosen for development of the administration comes Mediterranean Sea on Saturday, the lat- ident Rodrigo Duterte expressing will contribute to reducing the Awqaf and Isamic Affairs Essa the right place. from the good selection of assistants, ad- est example of the government’s military defi cit of the public budget, reports Al-Kandari, Minister of Oil and sincere grief toward victims of Al-Anba daily. There is an Iraqi folktale about a poor visors and offi cials. On the other hand, in build-up. a military plane that crashed in Higher Education Dr Muham- The base is meant to “secure the coun- In an exclusive press statement, mad Al-Fares, Minister of Health man who dreamt of buying a donkey. The Waq-Waq, clamour and wrangles domi- Jolo, Sulu province. she indicated that the budget defi - man even reduced the food ratio of his nate the scene, given that those in charge try’s northern and western front… and In the cable, His Highness the Dr Basel Al-Sabah, Minister of the maritime shipping routes,” according cit may reach between KD 2 bil- Public Works and Minister of family in order to save money so that he are not appointed based on their academic Amir wished mercy for the de- lion and KD 3 billion during the can buy his dream donkey. He managed qualifi cations or experience in their fi eld to a statement by Abdel Fattah el-Sisi’s ceased and speedy recovery for current fi scal year, which is much State for Communication and to gather enough money and went on to but are instead chosen based on the ori- office. the injured. less than the estimated defi cit of Information Technology Affairs purchase a donkey. Unfortunately, the gin, connections and ability to butter the The inauguration, aired on state TV, His Highness the Deputy Amir KD 10 billion. Rana Al-Fares, Minister of State donkey was of the stubborn type. infl uentials. was also attended by Abu Dhabi’s Crown and Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Dr. Bouresli said, “In conjunc- for National Assembly Affairs Out of delight, the man took the don- In Waq-Waq, those in possession of Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al- Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah tion with the rise in oil prices, there Mubarak Al-Harees, Minister of key to the roof of his frail house in order what it takes to be in a certain position are Nahyan, and Mohammed al-Menfi, head of and His Highness the Prime Min- is less talk about issuing a public Interior Sheikh Thamer Ali Al- to show the donkey the view of the vil- usually banished, while the arrogant and Libya’s ruling presidential council. ister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al- debt law. This law is expected Sabah, Minister of Finance and lage and the roads that the donkey will ignorant are honored. Because of this, The base is located in the Gargoub area, Hamad Al-Sabah sent similar ca- to be issued next year to fi ll the Minister of State for Economic use when leaving and coming back home. enlightened eyes and minds become blind around 255 kilometers (160 miles) west of bles to the Philippines President. budget defi cit that has persisted for and Investment Affairs Khalifa At sunset, he decided to get the don- day by day from the dust of confusion. the Mediterranean city of Alexandria. The aircraft had 96 people on more than six years.” Hamada, Minister of Information key off the roof and put it in the barn. This is due to the fact that any person The base is named after the date July 3, board, including three pilots and ❑ ❑ ❑ and Culture and Minister of State However, the task proved diffi cult as the appointed undeservingly would surround 2013 - the day when el-Sisi, as a defense five crew while the rest were army for Youth Affairs Abdulrahman KUWAIT CITY: Dr Zeinab Al- Badah Al-Mutairi, Minister of donkey refused and turned violent, shak- himself with his crew and delegate for minister, led the military’s overthrow of personnel, the military said, add- Me’raj, Assistant Professor at In- ing the entire house below him. The poor them responsibilities. This creates unstable an elected Islamist president, Mohamed ing only five soldiers remained formation Science Department at Education Ali Fahd Al-Mudaf, man quickly went down and evacuated situations in any given aspect, and disrupts Morsi, amid nationwide protests against unaccounted for late Sunday. The College of Life Sciences, affi liated Minister of State for Municipality his wife and children before the ceiling the interest of the public, as well as leads his divisive rule. pilots survived but were seriously to Kuwait University (KU), gained and Housing Affairs and Urban fell on them. the country to plunge into barrenness. Egypt has in recent years modernized its injured, officials said. membership of the Global Initiative Development Shaya Abdulrah- The donkey continued with its aggres- In those countries, there are many peo- military, purchasing sophisticated weapons The Lockheed C-130 Hercu- for Inclusive Information and Com- man Al-Shaya, Minister of Com- siveness until the ceiling caved in and it ple appointed undeservingly, while those and opening bases across the nation. les was one of two ex-U.S. Air munication Technologies (G3ict). merce and Industry Abdullah fell to its death. Our friend mourned the with proper qualifi cations remain scarce. In 2017, Egypt opened a military base Force aircraft handed over to the KU said in a press statement Essa Al-Salman, and Minister of death of his donkey by blaming himself Therefore, as long as donkeys remain in the country’s northwestern province of Philippines as part of military as- on Sunday that Dr Al-Me’raj’s Electricity, Water and Renewable for taking the donkey on the roof instead on the roof, the ceiling will eventually fall Marsa Matrouh. It said the base, named sistance this year. representation of the university in Energy and Minister of State for on the heads of those living under such a after late President Mohammed Naguib, The aircraft originally took the (G3ict) boosts the approach, Social Affairs and Societal Devel- of putting it where it was supposed to be, in digital environment, toward which is the barn. roof. It is then that the rate of mourning an Egyptian army officer who became the off from Manila with only a few opment Meshaan Al-Otaibi. country’s first president in 1950s, is the passengers, including a two-star achieving rights of people with He asked these ministers about This is how the situation is in the land will spike, and the crows will have a fi eld disabilities in Kuwait and coun- day on the ruins. largest in the Middle East. army general, Romeo Brawner the number and qualifications of of Waq-Waq, where offi cials get appoint- tries of the region. expatriate workers, expatriate ed undeservedly because of their network Jr., who disembarked with his Email: [email protected] wife and three children in Cagay- G3ict is a global initiative that consultants and Kuwaiti consul- of connections. They do not vacate such was launched back in 2006 via the Follow me on: an de Oro city, where he’s set to tants in every ministry; in addi- positions until it gets ruined. If one of United Nations’s Global Alliance tion to the procedures adopted by become the new military region- for Information and Communi- them happens to be transferred or fi red or al commander on Monday. The each ministry to implement the even reaches the retirement age and re- cation Technologies and Devel- army troops then boarded the opment in cooperation with the replacement policy. fuses to make room for others, he hastens C-130 in Cagayan de Oro for the He asked Al-Fares about the to fi le lawsuits, knowing that the law is [email protected] General Secretariat of the United flight to Sulu. Nations (UN) Convention on the number of expatriate and Ku- Brawner said he was stunned Rights of Persons with Disabilities waiti students at Kuwait Uni- to learn that the plane he’d just (CRPD), it added. (KUNA) versity; number of scholarships flown on had crashed. ❑ ❑ ❑ granted to Kuwaiti, foreign and Prices of sheep up as Eid approaches “We’re very thankful that we Arab students; and requirements were spared, but extremely sad RIYADH: An offi cial source at the for obtaining scholarship. KUWAIT CITY, July 4: With the approach the prices of sacrifices are likely to increase that so many lost their lives,” Saudi Ministry of Interior said to- He asked the health minister of Eid Al-Adha, the price of animal sacrifices this year compared to the previous years due Brawner told The Associated day, Sunday, that whoever tries to about the number of cases that (sheep) has increased, especially for the lo- to the lack of supply, and the great demand of Press. reach the Grand Mosque and the the Overseas Treatment Commit- cal mature breed, which has reached KD 150, the Kuwaiti society for live meat. Officials said the injured per- holy sites (Mina, Muzdalifah and tee is currently evaluating; how Maryam Banat, 67, mother of Palestinian Arafat) without a permit from to- while an Iranian Shefali sheep costs reached He urged PAAAFR to change its oversight sonnel were brought to a hos- morrow until the 13th of Dhu Al- long is the processing of overseas Authority outspoken critic Nizar Banat pital in Sulu or flown to nearby treatment applications -- from the KD 100, reports Al-Rai daily. policy on owners of livestock pens that they chants anti-Palestinian Authority slogans Hijjah will be fi ned 10,000 riyals A number of sheep breeders indicated that funded in return to breeding live sheep. during a rally protesting his death, in the Zamboanga city, and troops were ($2,666 ). date of receiving the application the increase in prices was expected consider- Daoud affirmed that the non-compliance West Bank city of Ramallah, July 3. Hun- continuing to search for the miss- In a statement reported by the until the travel date; if this period ing the decrease in the number of sheep in of the owners of the pens with the rate al- dreds of Palestinians gathered to dem- ing. “A number of soldiers were Saudi Press Agency (SPA) today, matches the specified duration Kuwait, and the lack of interest of the Public located to them for breeding sheep is due onstrate against President Mahmoud seen jumping out of the aircraft the source said that if the violation for urgent cases; cost of over- Authority for Agricultural Affairs and Fish to the weakness of PAAAFR’s supervision, Abbas, hoping to inject new momentum before it hit the ground, sparing is repeated, the penalty will be dou- seas treatment from Jan 1, 2019 Resources (PAAAFR) to support livestock in which in turn made the country almost de- into a protest movement sparked by the them from the explosion caused bled, calling on citizens and resi- till date; number of rejected ap- the country. void of livestock and led to increase in the death of an outspoken critic in the cus- by the crash,” a military state- dents to abide by all instructions for plications and reasons behind the One of the sheep dealers Abu Daoud said prices. tody of security forces. (AP) ment said, citing witnesses. this year’s Hajj season. (KUNA) rejection. ARAB TIMES, MONDAY, JULY 5, 2021 2

More confi dent, sociable and able to reach their full potential Eye surgery gives 11-month-old a fresh perspective

orrective eye surgery can help make children more con- These concerns were top of mind with Adam El Jammal’s gery early, we give him the best chance for the right connections to develop Cfident, sociable and able to reach their full academic po- parents when they noticed his eyes weren’t properly aligned between the eyes and the brain, allowing him to take in the world with both tential, in addition to the vision improvements they enjoy, say at just two months old. Concerned that it could be a sign of eyes at once,” continues Dr. Khan. doctors at the Eye Institute at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, an more serious vision problems, they began consulting doctors When Adam was still only 11 months old, he underwent ambulatory eye integral part of Mubadala Health. to find the reason for the misalignment and whether it could muscle surgery. During the 40-minute operation, his eye muscles were reposi- Strabismus, more commonly referred to as crossed eyes, is be corrected. tioned to compensate for the eye turn. By realigning his eyes, the brain would one of the most common pediatric eye conditions identified “At first we thought it might just be that newborn’s eyes be able to lock in the new straight-ahead position as the correct one. by doctors. The condition affects up to 4% of children and aren’t always fully aligned. However, after another month or Following the surgery, the improvement in Adam’s vision was almost im- refers to the eyes not being properly aligned, which leads to so, we were quite concerned it could be more than that. As mediately apparent to his parents. the brain using one eye at a time, rather than both together for a parent, you want your child to have the best chance of un- “Immediately after the surgery, you could feel Adam was happier and more full binocular perception. Left uncorrected, strabismus can derstanding the world around him and not feel isolated or un- relaxed. He was more interactive with us because his field of view became affect fine motor control, depth perception, hand-eye coor- able to interact. That’s when we began consulting doctors and bigger. We really noticed he was quite excited about it for a couple of days. dination and even reading speed. However, potentially more finally met Dr. Khan,” says Mohamad El Jammal, Adam’s Now he’s running around the house, happy with the world around him. I re- damaging are the psychosocial effects strabismus can have on father. ally want to tell parents in a similar situation not to delay or leave it to chance children as their personality develops. Adam’s care team began with a comprehensive eye exam -- the earlier you speak to a doctor, the better,” concludes Mohamad. “The immediate problems children can experience because to determine the extent of his eye turn and rule out any fur- Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi’s Eye Institute employs specialized pediatric of poor binocular vision in terms of things like fine motor ther eye conditions that could be causing it. Not finding any, ophthalmologists and orthoptists able to examine children of all ages for vi- control and academic achievement are generally well un- they began by fitting him for glasses to see if the strabismus sion problems in a child-friendly way and without the need for anesthesia. derstood. However, the psychosocial effects are less talked Adam El-Jammal could be corrected without surgery. Regular follow-ups over When necessary, the team can perform corrective surgery, even for rare con- about. A child with misaligned eyes is seen and treated dif- the next few months confirmed that while the glasses had im- genital disease in newborns. Doctors recommend that all children have an ferently by other children overtly and even by adults, even if proved Adam’s condition, surgery would be required to fully initial eye exam at approximately the age of four. Effective screening enables only at a subconscious level. This affects a child’s self-esteem, confidence and correct it. visual problems to be treated during childhood, when they are most correct- personality development. Beyond the benefits to vision, correcting an eye turn “Adam had good vision but rather than using his eyes together, he was us- able as the visual system is still developing. However, if parents suspect a means giving a child the best possible chance in life,” says Dr. Arif Khan, a ing one at a time. It was crucial that we operated on Adam as early as possible child has an eye problem, the child should be examined as soon as possible, pediatric ophthalmologist at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. while the brain-eye connection was still developing. By performing the sur- regardless of age.

Main picture: A Saudi man fi lms the outside of artwork by Korean artist Do Ho Suh. Inset bot- the King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture, tom: A Saudi exhibition guide walks inside the also known as Ithra, in Dammam, Saudi Ara- “Rainbow Cave,” an installation art work by Pol- bia, on June 27, 2021. The center was built by ish artist Basia Goszczynska, which was built Saudi Aramco and inaugurated by King Salman from approximately 40000 salvaged plastic bags in 2016. Inset above: A Saudi man looks at an to redress the value of discarded objects. (AP)

Many young women unaware of risk factors Cardiovascular disease up among UAE premenopausals he risk of cardiovascular disease in women, once considered a problem and complicated pregnancies among this group. They for heart failure at the hospital. “We initially thought that her condition was Tcommon among those after menopause (45-55), is on the rise in younger are also at risk of suffering from heart attacks due to related to her postpartum status, but on further investigation found that she patients largely because of their unhealthy lifestyle choices, says a cardiolo- less frequent pathologies such as tears in the arteries was genetically predisposed to high cholesterol and her levels were extremely gist at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, an integral part of Mubadala Health. of the heart or spontaneous coronary artery dissection.” high. She had severe blockages in her arteries and had to have a coronary by- According to the Department of Health, cardiovascular disease (CVD) is Dr. Quraini says that many women are still unaware pass in her 30s. She was completely unaware of her condition.” the leading cause of death in Abu Dhabi among men and women. The main of these risk factors and that is why it takes longer to di- Dr. Quraini says another problem that women with families identify is a risk factors for heart disease include diabetes, high blood pressure and choles- agnose heart disease in women when compared to men. lack of time to prioritize their health, including regular exercise. She advises terol, smoking, being overweight or obese, and family history of heart issues. Women who suffer a heart attack are more likely than women to apply small daily changes to their lifestyle and avoid quick fixes About 80 percent of women in the US have at least one risk factor for heart men to die of it. to get fit. disease. Sixty four percent of women who participated in a “Women must avoid fad diets as this does more harm than good because “It was previously believed that premenopausal women are protected from heart health survey of 1,000 residents commissioned they are not sustainable and can restrict key nutrients. This can cause a severe heart disease because of the beneficial effects of estrogen on the arteries and by Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi in 2020 said that they Dr Dima Quraini energy deficit, muscle loss and other deficiencies. Yo-yo dieting can lead to cholesterol. When estrogen is depleted in the post menopausal state, this can did not suffer from the common risk factors for heart poor cardiovascular outcomes.” lead to endothelial dysfunction that can lead to blockages of the arteries. In- disease. But about 59 per cent of those women also said that they had not Instead, she says, eating less processed foods and adopting a Mediterranean deed, classic heart attacks due to plaque formation and rupture in the arteries discussed their heart health with their doctor in the past year. diet, which is high in vegetables, fruits, nuts, grains, fish and unsaturated fats, of the heart are predominantly seen in postmenopausal women, however our “Unfortunately, I see many women who have never had their cardiac risk such as olive oil, along with 150 minutes of moderate to intensive activity a clinic is now seeing an increase in risk factors and heart disease in premeno- assessed. They have not had their cholesterol level checked, been asked about week, can help maintain a healthy heart. pausal women, which echoes a global trend,” says Dr. Dima Quraini, staff their family history of heart disease, or have discussed any adverse outcomes “The most important message that I try to communicate is that women physician at the Heart and Vascular Institute at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. of pregnancies with their physicians. As these risk factors go undetected, they are just as susceptible to heart disease and heart attacks as men. Most “Premenopausal women are at now at a higher risk of developing heart dis- are offered less aggressive treatment options at earlier stages.” heart diseases can be prevented by knowing your risk and addressing them ease because there is a higher incidence of diabetes, high cholesterol, obesity She shares the example of a new mother in her early 30s who was treated early.”

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Boursa Kuwait Securities soars 60 fi ls, Gulf Bank slips Kuwait stock market heads north in lackluster trade

By John Mathews Arab Times Staff ▼ UUS$/KDS$/KD 0.30105/150.30105/15 KUWAIT CITY, July 4: Kuwait stocks ▲ Euro/KD 0.3583 crept higher on Sunday after treading water in previous session. The All Shares ■ Yen/KD 0.0027 Index rose 14.52 points in lacklustre trade to 6,402.55 pts even as the overall mood ▲ British £/KD 0.4175 remained mixed. The Premier Market climbed 16.48 ■ Indian Rs/KD 0.0040 points to 6,963.13 pts after scaling 196 points during whole of June while Main ■ Philippines Peso/KD Market gained 10.44 pts. The BK Main 0.0061 50 index fell 2.83 points to 5,517.52 pts. The volume turnover meanwhile dipped to ▼ FTSE -1.89 pts at closing July 02 a one-month low. Over 221 million shares changed hands – a 27 pct drop from last ses- sion. ▲ Nikkei +76.24 pts at closing July 02 The sectors closed mostly in red. Tech- nology outshone the rest with 2.68 percent ▲ gain whereas Utilities shed 2.19 pct, the Gold $1,783.50 per oz (London) worst perfumer of the day. Volume wise, Financial Services topped with 123 mil- ▲ NYMEX crude $75.11 per barrel lion shares and the sector was also ahead in value with KD 14.5 million. ▲ Brent crude $75.97 per barrel Among the standouts, sector bellwether National Bank of Kuwait rose 4 fi ls to 861 LIBOR rate 0.13788% fi ls on back of 1.4 million shares while Ku- wait Finance House added 3 fi ls with a vol- ume of over 2 million shares and is up 103 fi ls to 248 fi ls after pushing over 2 million fi ls up year-to-date. Boubyan Bank sprinted shares whereas Burgan Bank took in 1 fi l. 9 fi ls to 742 fi ls and Boursa Kuwait Secu- Kuwait International Bank dialed up 2 fi ls rities extended its winning spree with 60 on back of over 3 million shares. Warba fi ls jump to KD 1.431. Humansoft Holding Bank was unchanged at 249 fi ls whereas paced 15 fi ls. Ahli United Bank BSC gave up 3 fi ls with Zain fell 2 fi ls to 586 fi ls after pushing brisk trading. Al Ahli Bank stalled at 212 over 1 million shares while Ooredoo stood fi ls and Ahli United Bank Kuwait clipped pat at 631 fi ls after adding 10 fi ls during 1 fi l. while of June. stc slipped 5 fi ls to 851 fi ls Kuwait Investment Co rallied 10 fi ls to and logistics major Agility darted 8 fi ls to 231 fi ls on back of over 5 million shares 927 fi ls taking its year’s gains to 251 fi ls. and International Financial Advisors ticked Mabanee Co was up 5 fi ls at 718 fi ls and 1 fi l up. Kuwait Financial Centre (Markaz) National Investment Co added 3 fi ls.. KIP- dialed up 1 fi l whereas Arzan Financial CO held ground at 162 fi ls. Group paced 4 fi ls. KMEFIC eased 1 fi l to National Industries Group inched 1 fi l 157 fi ls. higher to 222 fi ls on back of 2.4 million Osoul Investment Co and Gulf Invest- Photo by Rizk Taufi q shares after rallying 50 fi ls during whole Fire Brigade vehicles parked at the mouth of Souk Mubarakiya as fi re broke out in one of the shops in the market. No casualties were reported of June while Gulf Cable dialed up 2 fi ls. ment gave up 2 fi ls each whereas Bayan but material damage was sustained by some outlets displaying heritage items. Boubyan Petrochemical Co gave up 3 fi ls Investment crept 1 fi l into green. KFIC fell before ending at 860 fi ls and Al Qurain Pet- 1.3 fi ls to 92.6 fi ls whereas KAMCO paced rochemical Co paused at 390 fi ls. Jazeera 4 fi ls. Al Deera Holding gained 5 fi ls. Airways rose 3 fi ls to 650 fi ls whereas Kuwait Cement Co inched 1 fi l up to 246 ‘Crime won’t ALAFCO clipped 2 fi ls before settling at fi ls and Kuwait Portland Cement scaled 9 221 fi ls. Mezzan Holding eased 1 fi l to 635 fi ls. Kuwait Foundry Co rose 3 fi ls to 379 Ban on food delivery by fi ls. fi ls whereas ACICO Industries paused at be tolerated’ The market opened fi rm and pulled 129 fi ls. Shuaiba Industrial dialed up 2 fi ls higher in early trade. The main index scaled and HEISC shed 7 fi ls. Kuwait National KUWAIT CITY, July 4: The the day’s highest level of 6,419 points and Cinema Co slid 27 fi ls to 831 fi ls. Advanced Directorate-General of Pub- fl ipped as sentiment turned sour. It bot- Technology skidded 27 fi ls to 447 fi ls with lic Relations and Security tomed at 6,392 pts almost an hour into the razor thin trading. Egypt Kuwait Holding Media Department of the In- bikers from 11-4 mulled session and see sawed thereafter between jumped 25 fi ls to 336 fi ls. Kuwait Gulf Links Transport Co was terior Ministry as part of the small gains and losses before closing with small gains. unchanged at 57 fi ls whereas NAPESCO efforts exerted by the Public Top gainer of the day, EK Holding ral- and KCPC trimmed 1 fi l each. Automated Security Sector to contain ‘Provide boys with AC cars’ lied 8 percent to 336 fi ls while Securities Systems Co crept 3 fi ls up to 115 fi ls while criminal activity said police Holding scaled 5.9 pct to stand next. NCCI United Projects Co gave up 5 fi ls. Mashaer over a period of time have By Faris Al-Abdan skidded 6.4 percent, the steepest decliner of Holding fell 3 fi ls to 67 fi ls whereas Com- bined Group Contracting Co added 4 fi ls. arrested 26 criminals, 62 ci- Al-Seyassah Staff the day and Securities House also topped vilians for various reasons, 8 Kuwait to buy $445 mln the volume with 28.4 million shares. Sultan Centre paced 4 fi ls and Arabi Group reported absconding, 48 resi- KUWAIT CITY, July 4: The Executive Despite the day’s uptick, the losers out- Holding climbed 10 fi ls to 181 fi ls. numbered the winners. 54 stocks advanced The market was mixed during the previ- dence law violations, 112 for worth ‘vehicles’ from US Council of the Labor Gathering said it is un- whereas 62 closed lower. Of the 137 coun- ous week. The main index closed higher in carrying no IDs, 33 vehicles fortunate to see home delivery workers on ters active on Sunday, 21 closed fl at. 137 four of the fi ve sessions but was down 71 wanted by law, recorded 58 KUWAIT CITY, July 4: The US State Department deals worth KD 36.1 million were trans- points week-on-week. It had scaled 176 drug and 7 alcohol cases, re- approved the sale to Kuwait of heavy tactical vehi- motorcycles toiling under the heat of the sun acted during the session. points during whole of June and is up 852 ports Al-Rai daily. cles worth $445 million, reports Al-Seyassah daily. to deliver food orders, calling it an explicit In the banking sector, Gulf Bank fell 3 points year-to-date According to the ‘govconwire’ website, these ve- Citations violation of Resolution No. 535/2015 which hicles are manufactured by the American company bans working in open areas under the direct This is in addition to issu- “Oshkosh Defense”. ‘Health system under pressure’ ing 1,152 citations, impound- The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency heat of the sun from 11:00 am until 4:00 pm. ing 25 vehicles, dealing with indicated that the deal includes the purchase of 517 The council added in a statement, this is crystal clear 595 accidents and 11 cita- tactical trucks for extended heavy mobility and evidence of greed and a desire to reduce costs by not ‘Private sector must help fi ght virus’ tions were issued for parking heavy equipment carriers to support the transport providing a small, air-conditioned delivery vehicle for vehicles in places reserved of goods, vehicle recovery and resupply operations workers to help them protect their health and safety. KUWAIT CITY, July 4: The Ministry of Sources stressed the need to continue for the Kuwaiti land forces. The council stated the General Traffi c Department in- Health has requested for the assistance of the implementation of health regulations for people with disabilities. The agency added that the deal includes “fuel The department explained tends to issue a decision to prevent delivery workers from anesthesiologists and intensive care doc- and to make certain that the entire targeted tanks and guided missile transport” trucks, in ad- driving on highways and allow them to deliver orders only tors in the private medical sector to deal population take two doses of vaccines ap- the public security sector is dition to fl atbed stands for weapons, commercial on internal roads, but this decision is not enough because continuing its efforts to con- with repercussions of the corona pandemic proved in the country to avoid serious com- trailers, and loading system trailers. it will not protect them from exposure to extreme heat in that has been going on for a year and a half, plications resulting from infection with the front crime and achieve se- The proposed deal includes a request to deploy summer, as “we have seen many cases of severe fatigue.” taking into consideration the mounting virus. curity and safety for citizens up to 15 contract employees to provide training, The council demanded the Public Authority for Manpow- pressure on the health system, reports Al- Sources also emphasized the importance and residents by applying the fl eet support, program management, and facility er (PAM) assume its responsibility and expedite the imple- Qabas daily. of postponing social events until further law on everyone without dis- construction supervision services to Kuwait over a mentation of the decision to stop these practices and hold This came after the daily published a notice and until the local epidemiological crimination. period of 5 years. companies that violate the decisions to account. report on Friday with the headline, “The situation improves -- lower number of new In a related context, sources confi rmed there is no real health system is witnessing an unprec- corona cases. control over motorcycles to deliver orders, as neither PAM edented pressure due to the severe coro- ❑ ❑ ❑ nor the Ministry of Interior can inspect them, and therefore navirus outbreak”, considering the rising Fire wrecks 4 cars: The fi refi ghting these bikes remain without any supervision or follow-up. occupancy rate in the intensive care units designated for covid-19 patients. teams put out a fi re that destroyed 4 vehi- The sources added these bikes may not be affi liated to cles in Salmiya, without causing any casu- the delivery party and even the delivery people may not be Sources from the health sector revealed that the mounting pressure on medical and alties, as the damage was limited to mate- sponsored by the company they work for. nursing staff has prompted the ministry to rial. The sources pointed out, it is high time for the concerned cancel non-emergency operations in pub- According to a security source, the Op- authorities – PAM and the Ministry of Interior – to deter- lic and private medical facilities to ensure erations Room of the Ministry of Interior mine the party responsible for these bikes and to control and that health care provided to all patients is received a report of the fi re, and immedi- monitor such activities. not affected by any obstacles in view of ately securitymen and fi refi ghters went to Meanwhile , the Public Authority for Manpower (PAM) the remarkable increase in the number of the site and put out the fi re. The cause of on Sunday issued fi nes for 538 companies during inspection covid-19 patients in intensive care units. the fi re is being investigated. in the countries six governorates for allowing workers to work under scorching sun, reports KUNA. PAM statistics showed that 57 reports were received as 1,118 sites were inspected. The authority team issued fi nes for violating a ban on working in exposed areas between 11 am and 4:00 pm start- KUNA photo ing June fi rst until the end of August. Kuwait National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanim received at his offi ce UAE’s According to the statistics, about 879 workers violating Ambassador to Kuwait Dr. Motar Al-Neyadi on occasion of assuming his new post, the ban, while 425 companies fulfi lled the conditions. the parliament said in a statement. Indian caught stealing iron Corruption detected in MoI activates traffi c law Article 34 multiple departments

KUWAIT CITY, July 4: The Ministry of and issue a report. KUWAIT CITY, July 4: The higher management at Ku- Interior has announced the Public Security The administration indicated that activat- wait Municipality is keen on fi lling up vacant supervisory Affairs Sector has issued 19,944 ‘concilia- ing Article 34 of the Traffi c Law regarding positions, including nine vacancies in various monitoring tion orders’ for minor traffi c accidents after the reconciliation order aims to relieve the departments and one in the Tenders and Contracts Depart- activating Article 34 of the Traffi c Law, parties from the waiting period which is ap- ment, reports Al-Rai daily quoting a reliable source. which contributes to accelerating compen- proximately one year until the verdict is is- After reviewing the periodic reports on the performance of sation and reducing cases before the courts sued to claim compensation. several departments, the Municipality found irregularities in for a period beginning Jan 1 to June 30, The Abdullah Al-Mubarak policemen the work procedures, quality of completed work, and mecha- 2021, made 19,944 reconciliation orders, have arrested an Indian for stealing build- nism for control over workers in these departments, the source reports Al-Seyassah daily. ing material and iron from a construction revealed. The Directorate General of Public Rela- site in West Abdullah Al-Mubarak, reports The source told the daily that the administration reviewed tions and Security Media Department of the Al-Rai daily. the reports of the State Audit Bureau for fi scal 2020/2021 Interior Ministry said in a press statement The man was caught red-handed. Ac- and stressed the need to address the bureau’s comments, the reconciliation order is issued after the cording to security sources a Kuwaiti sus- including the unlawful disbursement of shift allowances to parties to the accident go to the police sta- pected the frightened looking man because seven managers with a total value of more than KD30,000; tion to take measures and issue a traffi c cita- he had not seen him in the area and discov- in addition to 15 inspectors and technicians and one super- tion against the party causing the accident ered he was stealing building material. visor with a total value exceeding KD54,000. ARAB TIMES, MONDAY, JULY 5, 2021 LOCAL 4 ‘Need to reconsider some clauses related to labor rights in contracts’ Meeting discusses strike by workers of cleaning companies

KUWAIT CITY, July 4: African Group bids farewell to Mbaki, Ambassador Lisitide The Municipal Council’s Fact-Finding Committee By Shawki Mahmoud on Cleaning Contracts has Al-Seyassah Staff recommended the need to KUWAIT CITY, July 4: In a touch of reconsider some clauses loyalty and gratitude, the ambassadors related to labor rights in of the African Group bid farewell to National Assembly Speaker Al-Ghanim. the Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, the the contracts, reports Al- Ambassador of Senegal to Kuwait, HE Qabas daily. Abdel al-Ahed Mbaki, and the Deputy Following a workshop held Brigadier, the Ambassador of Botswana one week ago to discuss the rea- HE Manipedza Patrick Lisitide, on the sons behind the sanitation work- occasion of the end of their duties in ers’ strike, Head of the commit- Kuwait, during a ceremony hosted by tee Eng. Abdulsalam Al-Randi the Ambassador of Benin Mujahidu So- manu at his residence recently. said the concerned authorities The ceremony was held with the par- were invited to discuss ways to ticipation of the representative of the eliminate this phenomenon and Ministry of Foreign Affairs Khaled Al- to present Kuwait in a civilized Farsi. The ceremony was held in compli- manner. ance with all the health protocols. He revealed that the main rea- Speaking on the occasion Mbaki ex- Photo by Rizk Taufi q sons for the strike included lack of pressed his pride for the time he spent in adequate housing due to delays in Kuwait, which spanned over 33 years, Mbaki receives a commemorative shield from the Dean of the Arab Diplo- matic Corps Ambassador Mohamed Momen. the procedure for allocating the ac- including 23 years as Dean of the Dip- commodation sites for companies lomatic Corps. Mbaki expressed his hope to meet between his country and Kuwait, ex- contracting with the municipality. He said he made every effort to sup- pressing his pride and pride in the period port and strengthen bilateral relations his colleagues and friends in the near Solutions future in Senegal or in their countries, in which he served as Deputy Dean of between the two friendly countries, and the Diplomatic Corps, praising the coop- Eng. Al-Randi said the members forged friendships. “Relations between wishing the Kuwaiti government and people, headed by His Highness the eration of colleagues from Ambassadors listened to the solutions and the me and the people of Kuwait will con- accredited to the country, indicating that tinue even after my departure from Ku- Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Ah- emergency plan that was prepared mad and His Highness the Crown Prince he will return to the Ministry of Foreign in order to avoid such matters in KUNA photos wait,” he said, stressing that he will visit Affairs in his country. “our beloved Kuwait in the near future.” Sheikh Mishaal Al-Ahmad, continued the future by adopting a fixed plan HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled. success, progress and prosperity. For his part, the Dean of the Arab Dip- in the event of repetition of such He pointed during his tenure in Ku- lomatic Corps, Ambassador of Djibouti, wait, he worked with 3 of Kuwait’s In turn, the Deputy Dean of the Diplo- strikes in the future. matic Corps, Ambassador of Botswana Mohamed Momen, said: “The Dean Meanwhile, one of the members rulers, many heads of government and of the Diplomatic Corps, Ambassador Audiences of HH the Deputy Amir heads of the National Assembly, thanked Manipedza Lisitide, praised the period Eng. Maha Al-Baghli explained he spent in Kuwait, describing it as fruit- of Senegal, Abdel Ahad Mbaki, was a the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the teacher in diplomacy who offered a help- that the committee held its meet- His Highness the Deputy Amir and Sheikh Hamad Jaber Al-Ali Al-Sa- support and assistance given to him dur- ful and successful, as he worked to sup- port and strengthen bilateral relations ing hand to all his colleagues.” ing to verify the reasons behind Crown Prince Sheikh Meshaal Al- bah, Foreign Minister and Minister ing his work in Kuwait. the strikes of cleaners and to find Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received of State for Cabinet Affairs Sheikh radical solutions to eliminate this at Bayan Palace Sunday National Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad issue with the cooperation of the Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al- Al-Sabah, and Minister of Interior executive body in Kuwait Mu- Ghanim. Sheikh Thamer Ali Al-Sabah. His Highness the Deputy Amir His Highness the Deputy Amir nicipality, the Public Authority for and Crown Prince received His and Crown Prince received as well Manpower, the State Audit Bureau Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of and representatives of the relevant Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah. Justice and Minister of State for for cleaning companies. He also received Deputy Prime Nazaha (Integrity) Enhancement The most important observa- Minister and Minister of Defense Abdullah Yousef Al-Roumi. (KUNA) tions and problems that were raised by the cleaning companies are the delay of some parties in MoE collects payments worth KD 7mln offering new tenders, which has caused a stumble in the transfer of laborers from old contracts to the new ones, and the delay in labor Social media reports baseless files in PAM. There is also a prob- lem in requesting the allocation of housing sites for laborers, which rumors, says PAAAFR offi cial has led to companies faltering in receiving sites and executing con- KUWAIT CITY, July 4: Spokesman tribution of fish farms or plots of land tracts. for the Public Authority for Agri- for fish breeding are baseless rumors. The committee concluded that cultural Affairs and Fish Resources He stated if the PAAAFR board of there should be a liaison officer be- (PAAAFR), Talal Al-Daihani, said the directors decides to distribute, it will tween the government agencies, the authority has yet to distribute or allo- be announced in the official bulletine contracting authority, and PAM in cate holdings, whether for agricultural and the media, and the distribution will order to avoid problems. plots, fish farms or animal rearing, call- be regulated in line with the applicable Officials in the authority af- ing what is published in the social me- laws in force. firmed that their offices are open dia ‘baseless rumors’, reports Al-Qabas ❑ ❑ ❑ and ready to extend a helping hand daily. to the companies facing difficulty Al-Daihani added in a statement MoE collects dues: The Financial in transferring their workers due to the Kuwait News Agency, that Sector in the Ministry of Education PAAAFR has not yet carried out any collected payments amounting to KD7 to the conditions of the COVID-19 million from companies, institutions pandemic or any other reasons. distribution or allocation of holdings in implementation of the decision of and individuals — a collection rate Eng. Al-Baghli revealed that of around 70 to 80 percent for fiscal the committee has decided to hold its board of directors, which decided to stop granting any new agricultural 2020/2021, reports Al-Rai daily quot- workshops on three main topics holdings affiliated with the authority, ing a reliable source. regarding the employment prob- until the end of the committee formed In response to a parliamentary query lem, as well as a workshop to de- by the Minister of State for Municipal on the collection of payments; the min- velop cleaning contracts in light of Affairs and Minister of State for Hous- istry explained that the problem with the remaining period of the current ing and Urban Development Affairs debt is it seems to be unending as once contracts, which amount to about Shaya Al-Shaya submits its report and a loan is obtained, other loans will be 18 months, adding, “We need to propose a new clear and transparent taken. The ministry affirmed that the put forward our observations on regulation in the area of privatizing and Financial Sector asked its legal coun- the current contracts in order to enhancing productivity. terpart to file lawsuits against delin- avoid problems in the future con- He stressed all what is being pub- quent debtors — companies, individu- tracts”. lished in the social media about the dis- als and institutions.

The Guest Show poster TGS hosts Dr Amir Ahmed

On July 8, The Guest Show on Radio Kuwait will pres- ent Dr Amir Ahmed, President of The Indian Doctors Forum (IDF), a premier organisation of leading health professionals in Kuwait. The last one and a half years have been an extraordinarily challenging time, espe- cially for health professionals in Kuwait and around the world. The government of Kuwait is engaged in a relentless struggle against the pandemic. And members of the In- dian Doctors Forum including doctors and nurses have played a crucial role in this battle. Not only have they borne the psychological bur- den of fighting an invisible enemy, they are experi- encing the physical stress of working in a risky en- vironment. These doctors and nurses are the true warriors of Covid-19 because of their bravery and commitment. On The Guest Show, Dr Amir Ahmed speaks of his journey as a physician, of the journey of IDF as an organization, the contribution of Indian health workers to the fight against the pandemic, the psy- chological burden and physical challenges of the last one year. ARAB TIMES, MONDAY, JULY 5, 2021 LOCAL 5 diwaniya ‘Drugs abundant on streets’ KUWAIT CITY, July 4, (KUNA): Ku- curity services seized 650 kilograms stimulating pills and 183 bottles of li- wait’s Ministry of Interior announced of hashish, 22 kgs and 831 grams of quor during the same period. A DIGEST OF PUBLIC OPINION on Sunday seizure and confiscation of amphetamine (shabu) pills, 21.851 The ministry added that 864 drug a huge amount of various narcotics in kgs of heroin, between January 1 and cases were registered, including 24 addition to some unlicensed arms and May 31. arrest-warrant cases, 107 cases of pos- ammunition between January 1 and Moreover, security personnel had session with intent to trade and 697 May 31. seized 32.739 kgs of marijuana, 28.646 cases of possession with intent to use. ‘Rifts weaken Palestine cause’ The MoI said in a statement that kgs of chemicals, 25 kgs of raw chemi- Up to 1,099 suspects were arrested the General Administration of Nar- cals, 565 grams of cocaine, more than and 325 of them were deported, the “IN THE wake of the World War II, and the unlimited for Manpower (PAM) not to renew the residence per- cotics Control with the support of se- nine million psychotropic pills, 842 MoI statement added. support that was extended by Britain to establish the mits of the expatriates of those who reached the age of Zionist entity in the heart of Palestine, the Kingdom sixty years and above holding the high school certificate of Egypt in 1946 the monarch Farouk I, hosted the first as of Jan 1, 2021,” columnist Mousa Behbehani wrote Arab summit which was attended by the monarchs and for Al-Rai daily. presidents of seven Arab states,” columnist Oweid Al- “The decision in question contains a specific mecha- Sulaili wrote for Al-Shahed daily. nism indicating that those to whom this decision is ap- “This summit adopted many resolutions, at the top plicable must actually leave the country in accordance of which was the Palestinian cause which represented to the period that had been given to him/her for staying the heart of all Arab national issues. Likewise, the sum- in the country. mit called for stopping the Jew- “However, in my own viewpoint, this decision is ish migration to Palestine, term- something against the divine rule allowing the human ing any policy against Palestine being to migrate to earn a livelihood and decent standard by the United States of America of living or in search for security and safety in any coun- and Britain as an aggressive pol- try other than his/her own country, given the fact that all icy against all Arab League (AL) of these are given by the Almighty Allah. states. “Such being the case, the human being reserves the “But since that time all con- right to shift from one country to another in search of a secutive Arab summits which decent living and this of course, should be realized pursu- happened over 82 years continue ant to the valid laws that have been enacted by the states to adopt the same phrases in their which he/she migrated to, given the fact that a migrant communiqués related to the Pal- will migrate in search of job and eventually stay for a pe- estinian cause without any action riod of time in the new country to earn some money and seen on the ground and this can be Oweid Al-Sulaili improve his/her standard of living and then return to his/ mostly attributed to the aggravation her homeland as per the laws of the relevant hosting state. of the Arab-Arab conflicts and the Arab inability to go “Consequently, the decision in question relates to beyond these conflicts and pay attention to the fateful is- the expatriates in the country is mostly rife with de- sues of the Arabs and this has encouraged Israel and many fects, because such a decision will prevent the country great powers to ignore the statements of the Arab League. to benefit from the skilled manpower and according to “In light of the above, we conclude that the Arab-Ar- this decision, this denomination of people will leave to ab conflicts continue to represent the major factor that other countries where the latter shall benefit from their impedes the joint Arab action in view of the political and technical expertise. economic differences and the borders problems which “In light of the above, we conclude that the expatri- sometimes develop into armed conflicts and declared ates are not the same, as such the relevant process re- and undeclared wars. This scenario has encouraged quires the necessary study and eventually encourage and many states of the world to poke their noses in the Arab reward the expatriates to invest their funds in the coun- affairs and manipulate their agendas in this part of the try, hence the decision in question, should be applied world to serve their own interests. on the new foreign manpower, but not on the old ones, “Anyway, for his part, the late Sheikh Sabah Al-Ah- given the latter should have more rights than those who mad, we pray to Almighty Allah to bestow his mercy came to the country after them. upon him, had earlier realized that a crack had appeared “Apart from the above, we suggest that the decision in the Arab joint action because the differences between should have taken into account that the technical occu- Arabs seemed to deepen and solving these differences pations don’t require university degrees, or a specific needed tremendous efforts and many years. age, because these occupations and the related skills are “Such being the case, the late Sheikh Sabah Al-Ah- acquired through practical work and gained experience mad, had during that time submitted his vision for solv- in the relevant occupations.” ing such a complicated problem through the concentra- “1) From 2017 until now, there have been a hundred tion on the economic summits aiming at achieving the files of suspected theft of public money or forgery of of- economic integration among the Arab states, given the ficial papers and documents,“ columnist Dr Naji Saoud fact that the late Sheikh Sabah was inspired by the Eu- Al-Zaid wrote for Al-Jarida daily. ropean experiment and its successes at economic level “2) This authority has filed 212 cases to recover ille- because although the EU members remained divided at gally spent money and it won most of these cases. political level their economic interests unified them and “3) Until the end of last year, there are cases filed ended their differences. against the authority in which it won 1,241 judgments “When will the Arabs realize that the Arab League is and lost 446 of cases filed against it. nothing but an organization that brings together various “The statistics are official as they are provided by an states to discuss the unsolvable issues and issue inef- official and published in newspapers. This is the Public fective statements, while the world is currently forming Authority for Disabled Affairs. economic blocs to realize their interests without paying “This information indicates the extent to which the attention to useless statements? humanitarian aspects are exploited to obtain privileges Also: for the disabled, and statistics indicate that some dis- abled people won cases against the authority.” “The local arena recently witnessed arguments both in favor and against the decision of the Public Authority — Compiled by Zaki Taleb ARAB TIMES, MONDAY, JULY 5, 2021 LOCAL 6 Minister lauds committee role in annual award honoring talented Kuwaiti youths

‘Honorable image’

KUWAIT CITY, July 4, (KUNA): Minister of State for Youth Affairs Abdul- rahman Al-Mutairi praised Sunday the annual “State award of admiration and Minister of State for Youth Affairs Abdulrahman Al-Mutairi encouragement’, saying it was an honorable image of the talented Kuwaiti youths. In a speech he delivered at a ceremony held at AbdulHussain AbdulRedha Theater, the Minister said, “we are honoring our culture by awarding these talented Ku- waiti youths.” He congratulated the winners of the state awards, wishing them success and further achievements, praising the role of the higher committee of the state award. The Minister expressed the state desire to make a comprehensive and qualitative development at the Nation- al Council for Culture, Arts and Letters (NCCAL). The developing plan includes rais- ing overall quality standards of culture and arts in all fi elds provided by the Kamel Al-Abduljalil, Secretary General of the NCCAL NCCAL, the Minister explained. The technical development is also on the agenda to reach higher standers of creativity and excellence. Secretary General of the NCCAL Kamel Al-Abduljalil said that holding this annual event on its 31st edition despite the (Covid-19) pandemic pre- cautions refl ects the prestige and high value of this award that aims to pro- vide a creative, productive, civilized, and intellectual society. He stressed the role played by NC- CAL in supporting and directing society by building an encouraging environment for more knowledge and learning. NCCAL aspires to provide promis- ing opportunities and investment to enable young entrepreneurs, who own small businesses to activate and de- velop artistic and historic facilities that belong to the Council. The encouragement award fi rst edi- Winners of the State awards tion was held in 1988. Winners are granted a fi gurine de- picting the award and KD 10,000 cash for each. The other category of the award was launched in 2000, granting each winner KD 20,000 cash. See Also Page 7

KUNA photos Winner in the field of literature Audience at the annual State award of admiration and encouragement cer- Abdullah Al-Busais. emony. Kuwait’s Youth Authority launches project to train youth leaders, graduates

KUWAIT CITY, July 4, (KUNA): Director General of Kuwait’s Youth Public Authority (YPA) Dr. Mishaal Al- Rubaie said Sunday that the authority launched a project to train and prepare youth leaders and new graduates in a number of fields. In a statement marking the launch of the training program for lawyers’ assistants, Al-Rubaie said that project aims to create a generation of young leaders in addition to providing job opportunities for young graduates. The project is listed in the state development plan (2021-25), as it works on preparing integrated programs for youth within the national youth policy, approved by the Council of Ministers, he said. Regarding the launch of lawyers assistants program, Al- Rubaie explained that the two-month program being held in cooperation with Kuwait Society of Lawyers, for 54 persons to train them to work in law fi rms and carry out legal advi- sory roles in the country, he added. Skills This training program is the first of its kind in Kuwait, as it will give trainees skills required especially as it is a profession created by Public Authority of Manpower and Supreme Council for Development and Planning with the aim of “Kuwaitization legal jobs in the country,” Al- Rubaie said. In other news, Kuwait’s Youth Public Authority launched last week the fi nal qualifi ers for the Youth Creativity League, which it is organizing for the second season, with the participation of more than 265 young men and women, and includes youth competitions in several scientifi c, cul- tural, religious, literary and artistic fi elds. The offi cial spokeswoman for the authority, Asrar Al-An- sari, said in a press statement that the league includes hold- ing competitions in the fi elds of the Holy Qur’an, robotics, programming, mathematics, arts and short stories, in addi- tion to the art of debates.

KUNA photo Dr. Mishaal Al-Rubaie, Director General of Kuwait’s Youth Public Authority (YPA) ARAB TIMES, MONDAY, JULY 5, 2021 LOCAL 7

Kuwaiti artist among 11 leading artists from UAE, region and the world Kuwait’s Al Qadiri launches Expo’s Public Art Programme with ‘Chimera’ DUBAI, July 4: A gigantic iridescent, “With 191 participating countries oil drill-shaped sculpture by Kuwaiti showcasing their arts and creativity, artist Monira Al Qadiri has launched Expo 2020 will offer an unmissable Expo 2020 Dubai’s striking Public Art opportunity for the public to discover Programme, which brings together 11 a unique global collection of galleries leading artists from the UAE, region and exhibitions in one place, while the and the world. Public Art Programme presents never- Alongside Al Qadiri, the commis- before-seen artworks for visitors to en- sioned artists are Hamra Abbas, Afra gage with during the next World Expo Al Dhaheri, Shaikha Al Mazrou, and beyond.” Abdullah Al Saadi, Asma Belhamar, Monira Al Qadiri, Artist, said: “I Olafur Eliasson, Nadia Kaabi-Linke, am very proud to be among the 11 art- Khalil Rabah, Yinka Shonibare and ists from around the world selected to Haegue Yang. be part of this programme that invites The immersive 11 contemporary visitors to access new perspectives artworks will form a creative journey through art in public space.” around Expo 2020’s public spaces and Located across the Opportunity, will live on as part of the future city Mobility and Sustainability districts of District 2020. As the fi rst curated and Expo 2020’s two parks, the art- permanent open-air art exhibition in works will form landmarks on-site and the UAE, it will leave a lasting im- become a permanent part of District pact as part of the next World Expo’s Monira Al Qadiri’s huge iridescent sculpture ‘Chimera’ showcased on-site at Expo 2020 Dubai. 2020, a model global community for legacy, provide an exciting addition to the future that will evolve from Expo the UAE’s vibrant and thriving artistic (c. 11th century). Ibn Al Haytham of the philosophical aspect of Ibn Al Curator, Expo 2020 Dubai, said: artist attempts to merge the pre- and 2020. scene, and boost Dubai’s position on has been called “the father of mod- Haytham’s theories on visual percep- “We are thrilled to be launching the post-oil eras into one body. She cre- Expo 2020 will run from 1 October the global cultural map. ern optics” for his signifi cant theories tion, including his defi nitions of vi- PublicArt Programme with Chimera ates aesthetic connections between 2021 to 31 March 2022, inviting visi- The Public Art Programme of and foundational principles of optics sion, recognition and the impossibility by artist Monira Al Qadiri. Her bold pearls and oil, through their colour, tors from every corner of the globe to Expo2020 Dubai takes inspiration and visual perception. The concept of of envisioning a full picture of reality sculpture with its magnified size materiality, symbolism, ecology and discover a wide range of cultural and from the famous Arab mathematician, the programme provides a prism to within oneself, without the power of and reflective colour makes it seem economy in order to reimagine the artistic initiatives dedicated to broad- astronomer, and physicist Ibn Al Hay- view contemporary art creations and imagination. like a futuristic creature from outer past, present and future of the wider ening horizons and bringing people, tham’s seminal work, Book of Optics a context that allows an exploration Tarek Abou El Fetouh, PublicArt space.Through this sculpture, the Gulf region”. communities and nations together. Other Voices State’s annual award promotes Stop hate crime and discrimination! cultural development: winners By Attorney Dr. Fawaz Alkha- ideas calling to the excel of any race, teeb, visiting assistant profes- group, color, origin, religious faith, Kuwait effort to encourage creativity hailed sor at Kilaw gender, kinship, broadcast, or publish any content by any means of express- our years ago, I had a strange ing may lead to the imprisonment for a period of seven years and a fi ne that By Shahad Kamal and Wejd Al- Fbusiness meeting with a western Mutairi institution operating in the Educa- may reach one hundred thousand di- tion sector in Kuwait. The meeting nars or by either of these two penal- took place in our law firm. We were ties. KUWAIT CITY, July 4, fully prepared and presented our legal Even though hate is classifi ed (KUNA): Winners of Ku- services as we clearly understood the as a felony which is the most seri- ous type of crimes, yet, enforcing wait’s honorary and en- requirements of the potential client Attorney Dr. Fawaz Alkhateeb and responded to all their questions the unity law is rarely seen as the couragement awards hailed except one; ‘Is there a white person observed in an individual level but government is more focused on so- the country’s effort to en- that works in your law firm!?’. We did also on a state’s level where many cial media accounts that are related to the criticism of government or courage the creativity of not understand the query at first, but countries took self-interest policies artists and talented people. then they clarified that they preferred rather than humanitarian interna- the acts that are against what is so to work with a western person! I sup- tional ones. called the public morals. The annual honoring of talented pose that they used the term ‘White’ The social-media related crimi- Kuwaitis encourages them to exert On a macro level, it is a global phe- nal cases reached 4000 cases last because of the racialized classification nomenon, for example, it can be seen more efforts to develop the cul- that is ideologized in many outdated year; which demonstrate a need in US border policies and Brexit sta- for a change in the strategic pri- tural field, a number of winners mindsets. tus as they had a ‘major infl uence’ in told KUNA in separate statements Anyhow, we did not bag the con- oritization of the Ministry of Inte- racism and hate crime which elevated rior.There is a necessity to switch on Sunday, on the sidelines of the tract. Yet, we witnessed a usual datum as reported by BBC on 20 June 2019. to more pressing priorities during state’s awards 2020 ceremony held that racism is a global ideology based While on a micro-level the local poli- the epidemic such as to stop hate at Abdulhussain Abdulridha The- on the inanity of the superiority belief. cies around the world illustrated a sig- crimes and enhance the equality Hate could be often noticed in the nifi cant partiality in policies between ater. and unity of the people. Winner of a musical award Yousef conversations where it turns to hatred citizens and expatriates. My message is to work on con- talk against a race, gender, religious For example, the policies in Ku- Al-Muhanna noted that the award en- trolling the feelings of anger, hate courages him to do better work in the identity, or sexual orientation etc. wait against residents speaks for and racism, and to rethink more Sometimes it could be deepened in itself. The unequal positioning be- future. about the reality of our inner fi sh; On his part, winner of plastic the system, such as when lawmakers tween the citizens and residents about the journey of the 3.5-billion- criminalize certain sexual preferences can be seen in the different rules on arts award artist Abdulredha Baqer year history of our humankind as expressed his joy over winning the which are predominantly witnessed in basic matters such as the priority of explained by Neil Shubin. the Middle East. vaccinations, the rights to travel af- prize, adding that he had taken part Or at least more recently about in different exhibitions in Kuwait In the past18 months, I have per- ter vaccinating, and even regarding the six dissimilar species of humans ceived a rise in bigotry locally and in- and abroad. the right of speech when it comes to that occupied the earth in the previ- Moreover, Muthafar Rashid won ternationally. Hate speech was raised complaining against the weather as ous one hundred thousand years! by many supremacist people that I a social studies award, while authors a recent Egyptian resident was de- and ended with only one specie (the Abdullah Al-Busais and Abdulwahab thought I knew. A switch in their dia- Photographer: Ahmad Suror - KUNA ported for such behavior! homo sapiens), which was well ex- Al-Hamady won literature awards. logues towards detestation appeared Today,discrimination is motivated plained by Yuval Noah Harari. No The awards were presented to the Flamingos flock at Kuwait coast. tion to know the life cycle of these Different kinds of migratory birds birds and established several re- at the beginning of the pandemic and by hate speech. Overlooking such one has super pure blood, nor spe- winners by Minister of Information grew over time. This made me classify prejudice triggers louder racial hate cial genetic superiority. fly hundreds and thousands of ki- serves in the country to secure a and Culture And Minister of State lometers to find the best ecological safe shelter for them. their problematic behavior as ‘corona- voices against residents. The Kuwait We need to rethink about the for Youth Affairs Abdulrahman Al- virus-related racism!’. Law no. 19/2012 regarding the protec- Pedagogic system and, in the high conditions and habitats for feeding, The United Nations initiated the Mutairi. breeding and raising their young. World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) The classifi cation is based on a tion of the national unity criminalize levels, of our social disorganization. Since the honorary award was fake hope that they would eventu- hate as per article 1 which states that About 400 bird species consider in 2006 as an annual awareness- Until then, let’s just take a deep launched in 1999, 66 Kuwaiti fi gures Kuwait as a safe passage because raising campaign to highlight the eco- ally change to a normal tolerance any hate or contempt, to any category breath and stop hate crimes against have won it, while 201 others have of the innate life and suitable en- logical importance of migratory birds behaviour and a broad-mindedness! of the community, such as to raise sec- each other! won the state’s encouragement award vironment that is why the Kuwaiti and calls for their global conservation The racism behavior is not only tarian or tribal disorder or to propagate [email protected] since 1988. government has given great atten- through international cooperation.

Photo from the event. ‘Kafaa’ initiative aims to build highly qualified national cadres IBS honors Risk Management Leadership Program graduates KUWAIT CITY, July 4: Under the pa- Kuwait and included training pro- of occupying advanced ranks in man- tronage of the Governor of the Central grams and practical lectures in the fi eld aging major economic, fi nancial and Bank of Kuwait and Chairman of the of risk management in cooperation banking institutions. Board of Directors of the Institute of with the London Institute of Banking The Director General of the Insti- Banking Studies, Dr. Mohammad Al- and Finance in the United Kingdom tute congratulated the graduates of this Hashel, the Director-General of the and the “Professional Risk Managers program, wishing them a successful Institute of Banking Studies, Prof. Dr. International Association” in the Unit- career, and urged them to make the Yaqoub Alrefaei, honored the gradu- ed States of America. The third phase most of the practical experiences they ates of the Risk Management Leaders included international training in the gained during their training on this Program (Group I- 15 participants), United Kingdom with an international program, and from the professional which was held from November 11, company specialized in this fi eld, in competence provided by advanced 2019 until March 18, 2021, during addition to an interactive virtual train- simulation programs, workshops and which there was a break due to the ing with a specialized expert for all interactive educational experiences, as Covid-19 pandemic, and it is one of participants in the program. well as from fi eld visits to the most im- the programs of the “Kafaa” initiative. “Kafaa” initiative is a comprehen- portant fi nancial institutions. Launched by the Central Bank of Ku- sive strategic initiative that aims to Professor Alrefaei also thanked His wait in cooperation with Kuwaiti banks build highly qualifi ed national cad- Excellency the Governor of the Cen- and the management of the Institute of res, provide them with the necessary tral Bank of Kuwait, the Chairman of Banking Studies, the program aims to knowledge to advance in their career the Board of Directors of the Institute provide participants with the knowl- path, and arm them with the necessary of Banking Studies, His Excellency Dr. edge and skills necessary to make ap- skills for the labor market, in line with Mohammad Yousef Al-Hashel, and the propriate decisions and develop effec- what is imposed by the tremendous members of the Board of Directors of tive strategies in risk management in and continuous progress and develop- the Institute for their support of this pro- banks and fi nancial institutions. ment witnessed by the fi nancial and gram, as well as the managers of human The program extended over three banking industry. The initiative also resources and training in the member non-continuous phases. The fi rst and aims to provide institutions working banks, for their efforts and follow-up second phases started in the State of in this fi eld with competencies capable to achieve the success of its convening. Walgreens tops fiscal Q3 forecasts as recovery continues

Walgreens earnings surged Overall, the company Analysts expected, on av- there. past Wall Street expectations earned $1.2 billion in the erage, earnings of $1.16 per Drugstores are Walgreens’ for the fi scal third quarter, as quarter that ended May 31. share on $33.49 billion in rev- main focus, but the company This fi le photo shows a the drugstore chain continued That compares to a $1.7 mil- enue, according to FactSet. also is expanding into care sign outside a Walgreens to rebuild sales hurt by the lion loss in last year’s quarter, Deerfi eld, Illinois-based delivery through a partnership Pharmacy in Pittsburgh. COVID-19 pandemic. when Walgreens booked $2 Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. with VillageMD. (AP) Millions of vaccinations billion in pandemic-related runs more than 13,000 stores U.S. sales at Walgreens es- and tests helped pharmacy charges. mainly in the United States tablished stores climbed more sales rebound, and an eas- Total sales climbed 12% to and the United Kingdom. It than 6% in the recently com- ing of pandemic restrictions in more than $34 billion in the also has a presence in China pleted quarter. That included the United Kingdom brought most recent quarter, and ad- through an investment in a a jump in pharmacy sales, some customers back to the justed earnings amounted to company that owns and oper- helped by more than 17 million company’s Boots stores. $1.51 per share. ates several thousand stores COVID-19 vaccinations. (AP)

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Chip shortage cuts US supply New US auto sales, prices CBO projects federal defi cit rise during second quarter NEW YORK, July 4, (AP): US con- chased into the used market, and that sumers continued to spend wildly on drives up used vehicle prices, which will ‘hit’ $3 trillion this year new automobiles in the second quar- accounted for one-third of a large ter, pushing sales up 50.2% over last rise in consumer prices in May. Pric- year despite tight dealer inventories es shot up a record 10% in April and Economy expected to grow at 7.4% this year and record high prices. another 7.3% in May, as infl ation Automakers sold about 4.43 mil- spiked 5%, the biggest 12-month in- lion vehicles from April through crease since 2008. WASHINGTON, July 4, June, a fi gure 0.4% lower than in Some analysts see sales falling in (AP): The Congressional 2019, the last normal year before the the second half of the year as sup- Budget Offi ce says that the coronavirus pandemic hit. plies dwindle. Some dealers are federal budget defi cit will Despite the big jump from a year nearly out of vehicles to sell. again hit $3 trillion this year, ago, there were signs that sales were “Too few vehicles in inventory is slowing toward the end of the quar- preventing the industry from sustain- $745 billion more than its es- ter, mostly because dealers had few ing the phenomenal sales pace seen in timate fi ve months ago, as it vehicles to sell. A global shortage recent months,” said Thomas King, takes into account the cost of computer chips has forced most president of analytics at J.D. Power. of President Joe Biden’s $1.9 automakers to cut production. But Analysts say the chip shortage trillion coronavirus rescue demand is still high as the pandemic will start to ease in the third quarter, plan. wanes and people look to buy vehi- but it won’t be gone completely until In an updated forecast, the CBO cles for family road trips. sometime next year. said the defi cit for the current 2021 “Unfortunately the chipset and Still, the high prices mean big budget year, which ends Sept. 30, inventory shortages really came to profi ts for automakers because they will be the second-largest in his- a head and outstripped supply in don’t have to discount vehicles, and tory, coming in shy of last year’s June,” said Edmunds.com director they’ve all but stopped selling to record shortfall of $3.13 trillion. of insights Jessica Caldwell. “This rental car companies, which tend to Federal debt, meanwhile, will rise isn’t a problem that’s going away pay less due to bulk discounts. to 102.7% of the total economy this anytime soon.” “Automakers are in the unusual year from 100.1% last year, accord- Consumers desperate for new position of having less inventory ing to the CBO forecast. This year’s vehicles often paid over the sticker than demand, which is supporting number would eclipse last year’s as price, pushing the average sales strong pricing that may help offset the highest debt level since the end of price in June above $40,000 for the lower revenue typically associated World War II. fi rst time, according to J.D. Power. with lower sales,” said Stephanie The deficits in both years have been Automakers cut discounts, but still Brinley, principal automotive ana- inflated by the trillions of dollars in sold vehicles. On average they had lyst at IHS Markit. support Congress passed at the urging enough inventory to supply only 39 In the second quarter, General of both the Trump and Biden adminis- days of sales, down from 93 days a Motors sales grew 39.7% from a trations to combat a deep recession year ago, J.D. Power said. year earlier, while Stellantis (for- triggered by the COVID pandemic. In this fi le photo, Minister of Energy and Industry of the is pushing back against a plan by the OPEC oil cartel The CBO estimates that, with the That means automobiles almost merly Fiat Chrysler) sales rose United Arab Emirates, UAE, Suhail Al-Mazrouei, (cent- and allied producing countries to extend the global pact economy improving as vaccines are certainly will again be a big part of 32.2%. Toyota climbed 73.1%, and er), arrives for a meeting of the Organization of the Petro- to cut oil production beyond April 2022. In an interview distributed and the country re-opens, national price infl ation. When new Nissan fell 68.1%. Ford is scheduled leum Exporting Countries, OPEC, and non OPEC mem- with CNBC on Sunday, July 4, 2021, Al-Mazrouei voiced the deficit for the 2022 budget year vehicle prices rise, many buyers are to report sales on Friday. bers at their headquarters in Vienna, Austria. The UAE concerns over the Saudi-led production restraints. (AP) will drop to $1.15 trillion. That would still be $97 billion higher than the Negotiations set to resume Monday deficit the CBO estimate back in February. The updated CBO estimates are the first the agency has issued since Biden UAE rebuffs plan by OPEC, succeeded in pushing a $1.9 trillion relief package through Congress in March. That measure sent economic allies to extend output pact stimulus payments of up to $1,400 per individual to millions of Americans DUBAI, July 4, (AP): The United The UAE said it supported plans for and provided additional help to small Arab Emirates on Sunday pushed output increases over the summer, be- businesses and the unemployed. back against a plan by the OPEC oil lieving the market to be “in dire need of The new CBO report is based on cartel and allied producing countries higher production.” The country sug- current law and does not include the to extend the global pact to cut oil gested deferring the whole discussion impact of two infrastructure measures production beyond April 2022, a rare of the agreement’s extension to a later that Biden is hoping to get Congress to statement revealing the country’s frus- meeting and appealed for an updated enact. The measures include a pro- tration with the group. production quota that “refl ects our cur- posal costing roughly $1 trillion that The Emirati Ministry of Energy rent production capacity.” has bipartisan support to boost spend- called the proposal to extend the agree- OPEC faces confl icting pressures af- ing on traditional infrastructure pro- ment for the entirety of 2022 without ter last year’s plunge in oil prices as the grams such as roads and bridges, and raising its production quota “unfair pandemic wiped out travel and energy another measure Biden and Democrats to the UAE,” according to state-run use. The oil producers’ sharp output are pushing for $1.8 trillion to increase WAM news agency. cuts kept prices from collapsing even spending for such things as early One of the group’s largest oil pro- more than they did. Raising production childhood education and community ducers, the UAE is seeking to increase now, as vaccination campaigns stoke college tuition. its output - setting up a contest with hopes of economic recovery, would The new CBO estimates project that ally and OPEC heavyweight Saudi increase revenues for producing coun- the annual budget deficits will be above Arabia, which has led a push to keep a tries that have seen their budgets hard $1 trillion over the next decade except tight lid on production. hit by lower prices. But pumping too for a brief three-year period from 2023 The combined OPEC Plus grouping much too soon could undermine the re- through 2025 when the annual deficits of members led by Saudi Arabia and bound in energy prices. will come in below that level. non-members, chief among them Rus- In an interview with CNBC on Sun- The CBO sees the economy grow- sia, failed to reach an agreement Friday day, Emirati Energy Minister Suhail ing a strong 7.4% this year when com- on oil output. Negotiations over the Al-Mazrouei voiced concerns over the pared to the fourth quarter of last year, dispute are set to resume Monday. Saudi-led production restraints. up from a February forecast of GDP growth of 3.7% this year.

In this fi le photo, early rush hour traffi c rolls along I-10 in Phoenix. Searching for a vehicle recall just got a little more user- friendly. The National Highway Traffi c Safety Administration on July 1, 2021 unveiled a new online dashboard for vehicle owners, car shoppers, or anyone else to search its massive database for automobile recalls going back 50 years. (AP) NHTSA unveils new auto recall search tool

Searching for a vehicle recall just massive database for automobile re- and graphs. The dashboard will be got a little more user-friendly. calls going back 50 years. updated daily. The National Highway Traffi c The new interface allows users to The agency said the automobile Safety Administration unveiled a new sort and fi lter data, search by key- safety data has always been avail- online dashboard for vehicle owners, word and export data in a variety of able to the public, but users previ- car shoppers, safety advocates, the formats. It also displays data in dif- ously had to download and import media and anyone else to search its ferent visual formats such as charts large fi les. (AP) ARAB TIMES, MONDAY, JULY 5, 2021 BUSINESS 9

Didi told to take app off online stores

Ride-hailing service Didi Glob- control over their infl uential in- comply” but gave no details. A completed. In this fi le photo, visitors al Inc., which made its U.S. dustries. Some have been told statement on its social media Didi raised $4 billion from in- walk past a sign for Chi- stock market debut last week, to collect less information. account said customers who vestors in its New York stock nese ride-hailing service was ordered Sunday by Chi- An investigation found “se- downloaded the Didi app be- offering. Didi Chuxing at the nese regulators to remove its rious violations” in how Didi fore Sunday’s order can keep The company was founded Global Mobile Internet app from online stores while collected and used personal using it normally. in 2012 as a taxi-hailing app Conference (GMIC) in the company overhauls its information, the Cyberspace Beijing. China’s internet Didi shares fell 5.3% on and has expanded into other watchdog has launched handling of customer data. Administration of China an- Friday after the Cyberspace ride-hailing options including an investigation into Dozens of social media and nounced. A statement said Administration of China an- private cars and buses. It says ride-hailing company Didi e-commerce companies have the company was told to “rec- nounced an investigation. The it also is investing in electric Global Inc. (AP) been told to handle customer tify problems” but gave no agency said Didi was barred cars, artifi cial intelligence and information more carefully as details. from accepting new custom- other technology develop- the Communist Party tightens Didi said it would “strictly ers until the investigation was ment. (AP)

Proposal could take effect by next summer US plans to make airlines refund fees if bags delayed WASHINGTON, July 4, (AP): The Transportation Department will pro- pose that airlines be required to re- Fortress-led group fund fees on checked baggage if the bags aren’t delivered to passengers to ‘buy’ Morrisons quickly enough. The proposal, if made fi nal after a LONDON, July 4, (AP): A group led lengthy regulation-writing process, by U.S.-based Fortress Investment has would also require prompt refunds agreed to buy Morrisons, the U.K.’s for fees on extras such as internet ac- fourth-largest supermarket chain, for 6.3 billion pounds ($8.7 billion) as cess if the airline fails to provide the overseas investors look for bargains service during the fl ight. in a market battered by Brexit and the A department offi cial said the pandemic. agency will issue the proposal in the The deal comes just a month after next several days, and it could take Morrisons rejected a 5.5 billion pound effect by next summer. offer from New York-based Clayton, The proposal will require refunds Dubilier & Rice, saying the bid under- if airlines fail to deliver a bag within valued the company. 12 hours of the passenger’s U.S. The Fortress-led group agreed to fl ight touching down or within 25 pay 254 pence a share for Morrisons, hours after an international fl ight. 42% more than the shares were worth Current regulations require refunds before the Clayton Dubilier bid, Mor- only if bags are lost, although airlines risons said Saturday. The group also must compensate passengers for “rea- includes the Canada Pension Plan In- sonable” incidental expenses incurred vestment Board and Koch Real Estate while their bags are delayed. The Investments. government does not know how often U.K. assets are relatively cheap airlines keep fees even when bags are after uncertainty over Britain’s de- signifi cantly delayed. parture from the European Union and widespread COVID-19 restrictions The bag-fee proposal is the fi rst of weighed on stock prices. Britain’s several airline-consumer regulations benchmark FTSE 100 Index has fallen coming from the Biden administra- 7.3% since the beginning of last year, tion, according to a senior Trans- compared with a 26% gain in the S&P portation Department offi cial, who Baggage stacks up from delayed travellers in the baggage claim area in Denver International Airport, June 16, 2021, in Denver. The Biden administration 500. spoke on condition of anonymity to is planning to require that airlines refund fees on checked baggage if the bags get seriously delayed. The proposal would also require refunds for fees on Grocery stores are also racing to ad- discuss a proposal that hasn’t been extras like internet access if the airline fails to provide the service during the fl ight. (AP) just to the shift toward online shopping made public. as many consumers opted for home Last year, more than 100,000 con- deliveries to avoid face-to-face contact sumers complained to the govern- during the pandemic. Almost 29% of ment about airline service. Refunds all retail spending took place online in were the biggest gripe, although May, up from 19.9% in February 2020, How COVID-fueled crowdfunding according to government statistics. most claimed airlines refused to give refunds to consumers who canceled “This signals the biggest shakeup trips because of the pandemic. The in the U.K. grocery sector for over a Transportation Department is seek- decade...,” Richard Lim, CEO of the ing a $25.5 million fi ne against Air independent consultancy Retail Eco- Canada, but has not taken action can help revive small businesses nomics, said of the Morrisons deal. against other carriers over refunds “The shift towards online grocery for canceled fl ights. shopping, the growth of rapid delivery and the cross-over with the takeaway In 2019, the last full year be- Regulation crowdfunding mushrooms in last two years market presents lucrative opportunities fore the pandemic, passengers paid if the transition of ownership becomes U.S. airlines $5.76 billion in fees saying, ‘Hey, I need $25,000, $50,000 that aligns with its mission and goals. seamless.” on checked bags, according to the NEW YORK, July 4, (AP): exceeded the $200 million mark Private equity investors such as Transportation Department. That year to date in 2021, he adds. to reopen, get us up and running,’” he Some crowdfunding platforms cater to A pandemic-fueled boom says. “And the businesses are offering businesses in certain industries; oth- Fortress typically acquire undervalued dropped to $2.84 billion last year, “COVID has been a massive boon to companies then look for ways to cut when travel slumped because of the in crowdfunding has small this market,” Lustrino says. great yields, if you think about it. Many ers focus on geography or businesses of them are 7%, 8%, 9%, which is a of certain sizes. “Look at how much costs and boost profi ts before selling pandemic. The fi gures do not include businesses fl ocking to When the pandemic disrupted tradi- them at a profi t. tional fi nancing options, more small- healthy yield for a short-term loan, and money their companies have raised or fees for carry-on bags. capital-raising platforms people don’t have to pony up $25,000.” are raising right now so you can start Morrisons said Fortress intends for For many years, customers could business owners began looking for the company to remain a standalone that experts say could alternative funding sources; that made The average investment is about $700, to get a sense of how big their investor check one or two bags on almost he says. base might be,” Lustrino adds. operation led by its current manage- any airline without paying a fee. help many companies get them more open to the ideas of crowd- ■ ment. funding and of capital as a commodity, Lustrino expects the interest in Don’t skip the legal work. “This That began to change during a travel crowdfunding small-business reboots isn’t people just giving money to sup- The jobs and pension rights of em- back to normal - as long he says. slump caused by the fi nancial crisis as small-business owners to have long-term effects on how busi- port someone like they do on Kickstart- ployees will be safeguarded, and For- of 2008. Now, most U.S. airlines More investors got comfortable with nesses seek funding. “Once company er and GoFundMe,” Neiss says. “This tress supports a recent decision to pay are able to launch effective crowdfunding during the pandemic, founders and people who run small is a highly regulated activity overseen” all of its staff at least 10 pounds an other than Southwest charge even too, he adds. for a single bag, although fees are campaigns. businesses see that this can actually by the Securities and Exchange Com- hour, Morrisons said. Although crowdfunding is often as- work, I have a feeling they’re going to mission and Financial Industry Regula- “We have looked very carefully usually waived for customers who Regulation crowdfunding, in sociated with raising capital for new buy high-fare tickets or carry the air- double-dip, and they’re going to come tory Authority. at Fortress’ approach, their plans for which companies raise capital businesses, months of lockdowns and back, and they’re going to continue to “And so you have to fi le disclosures the business and their overall suit- line’s credit card. from investors via government- capacity restrictions have many small ability as an owner of a unique British American Airlines generated $2 raise capital from the space,” he says. for investors.” Templates and boiler- monitored online platforms, has businesses exploring crowdfunding as Crowdfunding may not be a good plate language can go a long way, but food-maker and shopkeeper…,” said billion from checked-bag fees over mushroomed in the last two years, a way to get back to normal operations, fi t for small-business owners who are have a lawyer review the fi nal docu- Andrew Higginson, chairman of Mor- the past two years, followed by Delta according to Sherwood Neiss, a princi- strapped for time or energy. Small ments, he adds. risons “It’s clear to us that Fortress has Air Lines and United Airlines, each going from approximately $100 million in 2019 to over $200 mil- pal at Crowdfund Capital Advisors. businesses launching recovery-orient- • Promote your campaign. “Cam- a full understanding and appreciation around $1.5 billion. Because of their “What we’re seeing is a lot of these ed crowdfunding campaigns should paigns that just go up there without any of the fundamental character of Mor- smaller size, discount airlines in- lion in 2020, according to Chris small restaurants, local parlors, beauty keep three things in mind, according to marketing behind them get zero. They risons.” cluding Spirit and Frontier reap less Lustrino, founder and CEO of salons, that type of thing, that were the experts. just get zero traction,” Neiss says. “The Morrisons, which employs about money but get a higher percentage of crowdfunding analytics and rat- struggling during the pandemic are ■ Find a good fi t. A small business people that put the effort in are the peo- 110,000 people, operates 497 stores revenue from the fees. ings fi rm KingsCrowd. It’s already now going up to the customers and may have more success on a platform ple that see the traction.” and 339 gas stations across the U.K. Amazon ‘asks’ for FTC’s new head to step aside WASHINGTON, July 4, (AP): Amazon is asking that the new head of the Federal Trade Commission step aside from antitrust investigations into the e-commerce giant, contend- ing that her past public criticism of the company’s market power makes it impossible for her to be impartial. Amazon petitioned the agency Wednesday to remove Chair Lina Khan from taking part in current probes of the company’s market conduct. Khan has been a fi erce critic of tech giants Facebook, Google and Apple, as well as Ama- zon. She arrived on the antitrust scene in 2017, writing an infl uential study titled “Amazon’s Antitrust Paradox” when she was a Yale law student. FTC offi cials declined comment on Amazon’s motion. The agency could be expected to respond formally at some point. As counsel to a House Judiciary antitrust panel in 2019 and 2020, Khan played a key role in a sweeping bipartisan investigation of the market power of the four tech giants. President Joe Biden recently installed Khan as one of fi ve commissioners and head of the FTC, signaling a tough stance toward Big Tech and its market dominance. At 32, she is the youngest chair in the history of the agency, which polices competition and consumer protection in industry generally, as well as digital privacy. “Due process entitles all individuals and companies to fair consideration of the merits of any investigation or ad- judication by impartial commissioners who have not - and, equally importantly, who do not appear to have - prejudged the issues against them,” Seattle-based Amazon said in the motion. The FTC has been investigating the tech giants. On Mon- day, a federal judge dismissed antitrust lawsuits brought against Facebook by the FTC and a coalition of states, say- ing they didn’t provide enough evidence to prove that Fa- cebook is a monopoly in the social networking market. The judge, however, allowed the FTC to revise its complaint and try again. Amazon, the world’s biggest online retailer, is said by regulators to control 50% to 70% of online market sales. Founded by Jeff Bezos, the world’s richest individual, Ama- zon runs an e-commerce empire and ventures in cloud com- puting, personal “smart” tech and beyond. Some independent merchants who sell products on Ama- zon.com have complained about the company’s practices, such as contract provisions said to prevent sellers from of- fering their products at lower prices or on better terms on any other online platform, including their own websites. ARAB TIMES, MONDAY, JULY 5, 2021 BUSINESS 10

Boeing’s next airplane likely to be delayed by FAA concerns

Federal regulators have indi- that the plane would enter air- system on the plane pushed could introduce new, inadvert- In this fi le photo, a cated they likely won’t certify line service in 2020. the nose down, and pilots ent problems. worker walks near a Boeing’s next airliner until 2023 An FAA offi cial listed 11 were unable to regain control. “Based on our assessment, mural of a Boeing 777 because of questions about concerns in a May 13 letter to Boeing had to overhaul the the FAA considers that the air- airplane at the com- changes the aircraft manufac- Boeing that surfaced over the system. craft is not yet ready” for a key pany’s manufacturing turer is making in software and weekend. Among them: a Dec. The FAA offi cial, Ian Won, step in the process, he told the facility in Everett, Washington, north of hardware on a new version of 8 fl ight in which the plane’s the acting manager for safety company. Won said the FAA Seattle. (AP) the two-aisle 777 jet. nose turned up or down with- at the agency’s Boeing over- might have to increase the The Federal Aviation Ad- out pilots directing it to do so. sight offi ce, said FAA is also number of test fl ights. ministration’s concerns are Another Boeing plane, the concerned that late changes The letter to Boeing was fi rst just the latest setback for Boe- 737 Max, suffered two fatal Boeing proposes to software reported by the Seattle Times. ing, which originally predicted crashes after an automated and hardware on the 777X (AP) US May trade defi cit 130 countries agree on major overhaul of minimum tax Deterring tax avoidance by global fi rms NEW YORK, July 4, (AP): Ne- increases to $71.2b gotiators from 130 countries have agreed on a major overhaul of how the world’s biggest companies are Imports jump 1.3% to $277.3bn taxed in an effort to deter interna- tional avoidance schemes that have WASHINGTON, July 4, (AP): waged a widespread trade war with China cost governments billions in rev- in an effort to reduce that deficit, which he enue. The US trade defi cit widened in said was costing millions of American It’s an attempt to better cope with May to $71.2 billion as a small manufacturing jobs. a world where globalization and an increase in exports was offset The rising trade deficit is acting as a increasingly digital economy mean drag on economic growth, shaving 1.5 that profi ts can move easily from by a bigger rise in imports. one jurisdiction to another. The The Commerce Department reported percentage points from growth in the January-March quarter. Even with that agreement was sealed Thursday in Friday that the defi cit rose 3.1% from talks overseen by the Paris-based the revised April defi cit of $69.1 billion drag, the economy, as measured by the Organization for Economic Coop- The U.S. trade defi cit had hit a monthly gross domestic product, grew at a robust eration and Development, though record of $75 billion in March. 6.4% annual rate in the first three months there are still details to work out of this year. and hurdles to clear before it can In May, exports of U.S. goods and ser- Economists believe trade will be less of vices rose 0.6% to $206 billion. But that take effect in 2023. a drag in the April-June quarter and they was offset by a 1.3% gain in imports The key feature is a global mini- which hit $277.3 billion. are forecasting that GDP growth could hit mum corporate tax of at least 15%, Through the first five months of this a sizzling 10% growth rate in the second endorsing the broad outlines of a year, the U.S. trade deficit totals $353.1 quarter. proposal from U.S. President Joe billion, up a sizable 45.8% from the deficit Biden. during the same period last year when While the tax deal is complex Americans’ appetite for imported goods in its details, the idea behind the was being held back by the pandemic. minimum tax is simple: if a multi- This year the improving U.S. economy national company escapes taxation has increased demand for imports while abroad, it would have to pay the Secretary of Treasury Janet Yellen and Managing Director of the IMF Kristalina Georgieva talk during their the rest of the world has been recovering minimum at home. meeting at the Department of the Treasury in Washington, Thursday, July 1, 2021. (AP) more slowly, dampening demand for U.S. Here’s why it was proposed and how it would work. from spending on pandemic relief. proposal backed by the Group of joined in signing the OECD deal, exports. The trade deficit is the gap The solution: the global mini- Seven wealthy democracies, up to indicating broad agreement, at least between what America sells abroad and The problem: tax havens and the ‘race to the bottom’ mum tax 20% of the profi ts of companies with the outlines. The G-20 could what the country imports. The talks seek to put a fl oor under above a profi t margin of 10%. Gov- give its fi nal blessing at a summit The politically sensitive deficit with Most countries only tax domestic A man watches as the Warnow-Dolphin business income of their multina- corporate tax rates by having coun- ernments would have to roll back Oct. 30-31 in Rome. China rose 1.9% to $26.3 billion in May container ship sails to PortMiami in Mi- tional companies, on the assump- tries legislate a minimum that they their unilateral taxes, defusing the The global minimum tax would and totals $130.7 billion in goods trade so ami Beach, Florida. The US trade defi - would levy on untaxed foreign in- trade disputes with the U.S. be voluntary. So countries would far this year. The trade deficit America cit widened in May as $71.2 billion as a tion that the profi ts of their foreign subsidiaries will be taxed where come. In other words, if Company Biden’s plans have to enact it into their own na- runs with China is the largest with any small increase in exports was offset by X headquartered in Country Y paid The OECD talks play a role tional tax codes on their own initia- country. Then-President Donald Trump a bigger rise in imports. (AP) they are earned. But in today’s economy, prof- no or little tax on profi ts in Country in Biden’s push for changes that tive. The proposal to tax companies its can easily slide across borders. Z, Country Y would tax those prof- would, in his view, make the tax on earnings where they have no Earnings often come from intangi- its at home up to the minimum rate. system fairer and raise revenue for physical presence, such as through bles, such as brands, copyrights and That would remove the reason investments in infrastructure and online businesses, would require patents. Those are easy to move to for using a tax haven, or for setting clean energy. The U.S. already countries to sign up to a written in- where taxes are lowest - and some one up. Biden has proposed a 15% passed a tax on foreign earnings ternational agreement. jurisdictions have been only too fl oor for the global talks, though it under the Trump administration. Some countries that took part in willing to offer reduced or zero tax- could be higher. But Biden wants to roughly double the OECD talks did not sign the ation to attract foreign investment Another problem: taxing ‘digi- the Trump era rate to 21%, and also agreement. They include Ireland and revenue, even if companies do tal’ companies to charge that rate on a country-by- and Hungary, both of which have no real business there. Another focus is what to do country basis so that tax havens corporate tax rates below the 15% As a result, corporate tax rates about companies that make profi ts can be targeted. The president also minimum. Ireland’s fi nance min- have fallen in recent years, a phe- in countries where they have no seeks to make it more diffi cult for ister, Paschal Donohoe, has said nomenon dubbed a “race to the bot- physical presence. That could be U.S. companies to merge with for- Ireland’s 12.5% rate is “a fair rate.” tom” by U.S. Treasury Secretary through digital advertising or on- eign fi rms and avoid U.S. taxes, a Donohoe said Thursday after the Janet Yellen. line retail. Countries led by France process known as inversion. deal was announced that despite From 1985 to 2018, the world- have started imposing unilateral All those changes must be ap- reservations about the rate, he re- wide average corporate statutory “digital” taxes that hit the biggest proved by the U.S. Congress, where mains “committed to the process” tax rate fell from 49% to 24%. From U.S. tech companies such as Goog- the Democratic president has only a and aims “to fi nd an outcome that 2000-2018, U.S. companies booked le, Amazon and Facebook. The thin majority. Biden wanted a dip- Ireland can yet support.” half of all foreign profi ts in just U.S. calls those unfair trade prac- lomatic win at the OECD talks so According to Gabriel Zucman, seven low-tax jurisdictions: Ber- tices, and has threatened retaliation that other countries impose a form an economics professor at the Uni- muda, the Cayman Islands, Ireland, through import taxes. of a minimum tax to prevent com- versity of California at Berkeley Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Sin- The solution: allocating taxing panies from avoiding their potential who has written extensively on tax gapore and Switzerland. The OECD rights tax obligations. havens, the minimum tax will still estimates tax avoidance costs any- Biden’s proposal focuses on the What’s next? work even if some countries don’t where from $100 billion to $240 bil- 100 biggest and most profi table The agreement reached at the sign up. He said in a tweet that “the lion, or from 4% to 10% of global multinationals no matter what kind OECD will be taken up by the fact remains: If some countries re- corporate income tax revenues. of business they are in, digital or Group of 20 countries representing fuse to apply a minimum tax, then That’s money governments not. Countries could claim the right 80 percent of the global economy. other countries will collect the tax- could use as they see defi cits rise to tax part of their profi ts - under a However, all 20 G-20 countries es they refuse to collect.” Union and Volvo reach tentative deal in Virginia VIRGINIA, July 4, (AP): A tentative labor agreement has been reached between Volvo and a union that represents nearly 3,000 workers who have gone on strike twice this year at a truck plant in south- west Virginia, according to United Auto Workers offi cials. Details of the deal were being withheld until UAW members at the assembly operations facility in Dublin could be briefed about the contract ahead of an upcom- ing ratifi cation vote, the union said in a statement Thursday. It’s the third tentative labor agreement after two previous deals were rejected by union workers. The strike and picket lines will continue until the ratifi - cation vote, the union said. Volvo says the 1.6 million square-foot Dublin plant is the largest manufacturer of Volvo tractor-trailer trucks in the world. It is one of the largest private sector em- ployers in the region, with approximately 3,300 employ- ees, some 2,900 of whom are represented by the UAW. The previous contract, reached in 2016, was to have expired in mid-March and ne- gotiations began in February. Unionized workers went on strike from April 17 to 30 and returned to work as negotia- tions resumed. UAW mem- bers rejected a proposed con- tract in May. The company announced another tentative agreement later that month, but it was rejected June 6. “UAW members and their families felt strongly about the need for fi nancial stability gains in this contract and were willing to strike not once, but twice, to achieve those gains,” UAW President and Director of the UAW Heavy Truck Department Ray Curry said in the statement. ARAB TIMES, MONDAY, JULY 5, 2021 SCIENCE 11

Health

‘2030 too long to wait’ Does new Alz’s drug work? Study probes

WASHINGTON, July 4, (AP): When a controversial Alz- heimer’s drug won US approval, surprise over the decision quickly turned to shock at how long it might take to fi nd out if it really works — nine years. Drugmaker Biogen has until 2030 to complete a study confi rming whether its new drug Aduhelm truly slows the brain-destroying disease. That’s under the terms of the Food and Drug Administration’s conditional approval of the drug, a decision that has been praised by patients as overdue and condemned by the agency’s own outside experts. But both camps agree: 2030 is far too long to wait for an- swers on the $56,000-a-year drug. “We think nine years is unacceptable and our expectation is that it will happen in a much shorter time frame,” said Maria Carrillo of the Alzheimer’s Associa- tion, an advocacy group that pushed for approval but now wants the FDA to set a quicker deadline. Other experts warn that the 2030 timeline could slip if patients balk at enrolling in a new study for a drug that’s already available. And the focus on Aduhelm — the fi rst new Alzhei- mer’s drug in 18 years — could steer volunteers away from testing of other promising treatments. Wilcock In this May 17, 2021 fi le photo, a medical worker receives the Sinopharm coronavirus vaccine at the Iran Mall shopping center in Tehran, Iran. Iran announced on “If someone can go to their physician Sunday, July 4, that it was reimposing coronavirus restrictions on major cities as the spread of the highly contagious delta variant spurs fears of another devastating and get the FDA-approved drug, why surge in the nation. (AP) would they go into a trial where they risk getting a placebo?” said Donna Wilcock, an Alzheimer’s researcher at the Uni- versity of Kentucky. To establish a new drug’s safety and effectiveness, research- Coronavirus ers compare results in people who get the treatment to a similar group of people who don’t. That generally means half of the volunteers are randomly assigned to get a fake treatment in- stead of the real thing. Biogen already conducted two such large studies of its drug, Afghanistan fi nds deadly fungal infection in COVID patients which requires monthly IVs. The studies took about four years to run and followed participants for about 1-1/2 years. Both were stopped early when it seemed the drug wasn’t working, and the results were so mired by fl aws and inconsistencies that Germany recommends mixing shots the FDA deemed them too weak to support approval on the basis of slowing the disease. BERLIN, July 4, (AP): Germany is than the nine to 12 weeks the commit- gal infection known as “black fungus’ Approval recommending that all people who get tee recommends between two doses of that fi rst surfaced in Indian COVID-19 Instead, the agency took another approach and gave the drug a fi rst shot of the AstraZeneca corona- AstraZeneca. patients has been detected in Afghani- conditional approval based on a promising sign: its success in virus vaccine switch to a different type The committee, known by its Ger- stan, which is in the middle of a brutal getting rid of a buildup of sticky plaque in the brain that is of vaccine for their second shot. The man acronym STIKO, didn’t detail third wave of the coronavirus, Health thought to play a role in Alzheimer’s disease. aim is to increase the speed and effec- what studies its conclusion was based Minister Wahid Majroh said Satur- Under its so-called accelerated approval program, the FDA tiveness of vaccinations as the more on. Germany’s disease control center day. is requiring Biogen to conduct a new study defi nitively an- This image provided by Biogen on contagious delta variant spreads. noted that it was a draft, and that a fi - Afghanistan has recorded one death swering whether Aduhelm’s effect on plaque truly slows men- Monday, June 7, 2021 shows a vial Health Minister Jens Spahn con- nal recommendation with more detail from the fungus, which has been de- tal decline in patients. Other Alzheimer’s drugs on the market and packaging for the drug Aduhelm. ferred with his colleagues from Ger- and sourcing will follow. Researchers tected in two other patients, he said. only temporarily ease symptoms. Drugmaker Biogen has until 2030 to many’s 16 states on Friday, the day have said that mixing vaccines is likely In Afghanistan, where people rare- The FDA has not detailed how the 2030 target came about, complete a study confi rming whether after the country’s standing committee safe and effective, but are still gather- ly wear masks and there is no social the new drug truly slows the brain- on vaccination issued a draft recom- distancing, the numbers of new cases or why such a distant deadline was granted for a drug that destroying disease. That’s under the ing data to be sure. could be given to millions of patients in the coming years, add- terms of the Food and Drug Administra- mendation. In a statement, the commit- German authorities already decided in have been steadily rising, with 1,272 ing billions to the nation’s health care bill. tion’s conditional approval of the drug, tee said that “according to current study April that under-60s who had received a new cases in the past 24 hours and 92 “Alzheimer’s trials take time to complete,” the FDA said a decision that has been praised by results,” the immune response from a fi rst AstraZeneca shot should as a rule deaths. The testing rate in Afghanistan in a statement responding to questions about the study. The patients as overdue and condemned by mixture of AstraZeneca with an mRNA get a second shot of an mRNA vaccine. is barely 4,000 a day. Since the pan- agency added that it might be possible to answer key questions the agency’s own outside experts. (AP) vaccine was “signifi cantly superior” to The decision came after the AstraZeneca demic began last year, Afghanistan about Aduhelm before the study’s completion and that Biogen that from two doses of AstraZeneca. vaccine was linked to extremely rare has recorded 124,757 cases and 5,199 is expected to submit results “as soon as feasible.” It recommended that the second blood clots in younger people. Germany deaths though the fi gures are believed But the agency’s critics point out that nine years is among the dose with an mRNA vaccine - Ger- recommends that under-60s consult with to be wildly underreported. longest follow-up periods the agency grants drugmakers. Drugs Discovery many uses those made by BioNTech- a doctor before taking it. In the capital Kabul the health min- approved under similar circumstances typically get six years. Pfi zer and Moderna - be administered istry has added hundreds of new beds And, if anything, those studies tend to run behind schedule, not four weeks or more after the fi rst As- Also: for the increase in patients, yet the ca- fi nish early. If follow-up studies don’t have positive results, the traZeneca shot. That is much shorter KABUL, Afghanistan: A deadly fun- pacity rate is still at nearly 100 percent. FDA can withdraw approval, though it rarely does so. Experts track ‘sharks’: The best way “Just because it says nine years doesn’t mean the evidence to avoid great white shark attacks in Cape will be available in nine years,” said Joshua Wallach, a medi- Cod waters is to fi gure out where the cal researcher at Yale’s School of Public Health. “There’s all sharks like to hang out and when they are there, marine biologists said. of this back and forth discussion that can happen with FDA state Division of Marine Fisheries. Dec 17, said Megan Winton, staff scien- that can delay completion.” Experts from the state of Massachusetts and the nonprofi t Atlantic White Shark The last fatal shark attack in state waters tist at the conservancy. Nearly half of their Biogen isn’t scheduled to submit its initial proposal for the occurred in September 2018 when a man time is spent in waters less than 15 feet (4.5 study to FDA until October. The Massachusetts-based com- Conservancy held a news conference in Chatham to outline some of the ways boogie boarding off Wellfl eet was killed. meters) deep, close to shore, she said. pany said in a statement that large Alzheimer’s trials often take Sharks are drawn to the region by an The sharks are tracked in a variety of six or seven years and that FDA-mandated studies can take they are trying to detect patterns in shark movement and habits. The goal is to keep abundance of seals, their favorite meal, ways, including with acoustic tags. even longer. but people can sometimes get in the way. There are currently 179 sharks fi tted “We are working with urgency and putting resources and beachgoers informed and safe. “It’s no secret that the number of nega- Sharks start migrating to the area in with acoustic tracking tags, and when plans in place,” to complete the trial ahead of schedule, the tive interactions between people and May, with peak activity in August, Sep- they get within about 500 meters of a re- company stated. sharks has been increasing,” said Greg tember and October, although white sharks ceiver, the receiver records the date and Skomal, the top shark expert with the have been detected in area waters as late as Skomal Winton time, Skomal said. 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People & Places

Opera

Born to conduct Film charts ‘heroic’ rise of Met director

NEW YORK, July 4, (AP): “Now I will conduct a short excerpt from Ravel’s ‘Bolero,’” the Met- ropolitan Opera’s future music director announces proudly. It’s Yannick Nezet-Seguin, but he’s not the fi g- ure familiar to opera lovers on the podium of one of the world’s great concert halls. Instead, he’s a fourth-grader addressing the talent show at Saint- Isaac-Jogues primary school in Montreal. And then, in Susan Froemke’s new documen- tary, “Yannick: An Artist’s Journey,” the 10-year- old boy launches into an exuberant exhibition of arm-waving to a recording of Ravel’s ferocious masterwork. The scene is among the many amateur video mo- ments that help chart the de- velopment of one of the most gifted conductors to emerge on the classical music scene in years. And Froemke has smartly paired this early mo- ment with a snippet of the mature Nezet-Seguin leading the Met orchestra in the same piece. Yannick “What’s amazing to me,” she said in an interview, “is if you look at the way he’s moving his arms as a child, it’s almost exactly the way he does it today.” Those arms are key to his style of conducting, learned from his idol, maestro Carlo Maria Giulini, In this Oct 17, 2012, file photo, the Philadelphia Orchestra rehearses with its new music director and conductor Yannick Nezet-Seguin at the Kimmel Center, in Philadelphia. A new documentary, ‘Yannick: An Artist’s Journey,’ charts the rise of Metropolitan Opera music director from a school stage to chief conductor at one with whom he spent a year in Italy in his 20s. of the world’s great opera houses. (AP) “He was always saying that the clarity of the conductor comes from the clarity of the thought, and if your thought is clear, then the gesture will be clear,” Nezet-Seguin recalls of Giulini in the fi lm. “You need to imagine that the sound is between your torso and your hands and you’re sort of hold- Music ing the sound.” The other major musical infl uence in his life was pianist Anisia Campos, with whom he studied from ages 13 to 21. He had already set his heart on a Springsteen, Simon, Hudson to headline NYC concert career as a conductor, but she insisted he study as if he were going to be a concert pianist. Discipline 50 yrs after death, fans honor Morrison “That was the best education I could have wished for,” Nezet-Seguin observes. “Because PARIS, July 4, (AP): Paris on Satur- ated Press “it’s very emotional to be and moved to Paris soon afterwards. only through this kind of discipline can a conduc- day was the only place to be for die- here, to remember Jim Morrison ... to There, on July 3, 1971, he was tor address the best orchestras in the world later. I hard Jim Morrison fans. show that he’s not forgotten.” found dead in a bathtub. No autopsy know what they are going through, instrumentally Fifty years after his death at age 27, “We acknowledge his talent and the was performed and accounts of what speaking.” rock music lovers from France and fact that he was a brilliant person, he caused his death are disputed. Froemke, who interviewed Campos at age 92 across the world came to the Pere-La- was really a genius,” she said. He was one of several rock stars - before she died last year, said “she was very frail chaise cemetery in eastern Paris where Like many other fans, Amblard including Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, physically, but the minute she spoke she became The Doors’ frontman is buried. Many was planning to visit other sites Mor- Kurt Cobain and the Rolling Stones’ brought candles and pictures, and rison spent time in while living in Brian Jones - to die at 27. formidable.” some burned incense sticks near his Paris, from his apartment to the former His status as a mythic fi gure for rock Indeed, her personality as both strict disciplinari- grave as police watched nearby. nightclub where some say he died of fans has never waned. On the 20th an- an and proud mentor shines through: “He was a tal- “Jim and The Doors have been he- an heroin overdose. niversary of his death in 1991, the Oli- ent,” she says of her young pupil. “And he worked Edie Falco arrives at the 70th Prime- roes of ours since we were kids. It’s an Born in 1943 in Melbourne, Florida, ver Stone-directed biopic “The Doors” on that talent, and he had a guide who masterfully honor to be here and celebrate the 50th Morrison was the son of a U.S. Navy was released, starring Val Kilmer as guided him. He was the guided student, and I was time Emmy Awards on Sept 17, 2018, in Los Angeles. Falco turns 58 on July anniversary of his death today,” said offi cer and moved constantly as a Morrison. the guiding teacher.” 5. (AP) Dutuar Platzek. child, growing up in Florida, Virginia, The documentary recounts its subject’s rapid The 50-year-old fan made the trip Texas, New Mexico and California. Also: rise to the top ranks of conductors: founder of La from Halle, Germany with his child- He said he witnessed the aftermath NEW YORK: Bruce Springsteen, Paul Chapelle de Montreal, an instrumental and choral hood friend Mathias Barthel. The two of a terrible car accident on a Native Simon and Jennifer Hudson will group, when he was 21; music director of Mon- had not been back to the Pere-Lachaise American reservation as a child, an headline an August concert in Central treal’s Orchestre Metropolitain by age 25, principal cemetery in over 25 years. event that loomed large in his later lyr- Park, marking the city’s comeback conductor in Rotterdam in 2008, music director in Year after year, the place has be- ics and poetry. An avid reader, he was from the coronavirus pandemic, May- Philadelphia in 2012, and now, at age 46, leading come a pilgrimage for fans of Morri- heavily infl uenced by the philosopher or Bill de Blasio announced Thursday. the world’s largest opera house. son, known for his dark lyrics, wavy Friedrich Nietzsche, the poet Arthur “It is going to be a great moment for It’s when Nezet-Seguin was launching his inter- locks, leather pants, steely gaze and Rimbaud and the surrealist dramatist the city, marking our rebirth, marking national career in the early 2000’s that we get a rare theatrical stage presence. He propelled Antonin Artaud. our comeback, and it’s going to be one glimpse of anxiety in this otherwise seemingly su- The Doors to several major hits be- of the greatest Central Park concerts tween 1965 and 1967, including “Light Appearances in history,” the mayor said at a virtual premely self-confi dent man. My Fire,” “Hello I Love You,” “Touch In 1965, while living in Los Ange- news briefi ng “He was 25 and playing with some of the great Grisham Gladwell Me” and “Riders on the Storm.” les’ bohemian neighborhood of Venice De Blasio announced last month European orchestras,” Froemke said. “He would Michelle Campbell was 21 when Beach and frequently taking LSD, he that producer Clive Davis would re- study and study and he would be full of nerves be- Morrison died in 1971, living in Texas and keyboardist Ray Manzarek, a fel- cruit an all-star lineup for a Central fore he would go before these orchestras. There’s a and studying photography. Her fi rst low UCLA fi lm student, founded The Park concert in August. No exact date moment in Rotterdam, Yannick is waiting outside Variety “July 3rd” — the anniversary of Mor- Doors. Guitarist Robby Krieger and has been announced. the stage door to go into the fi rst rehearsal and you rison’s death — was in 1989. Back drummer John Densmore joined soon More performers will be announced see the fear in his face.” then, the grave was unmarked and a after. in the coming weeks, de Blasio said. Froemke said he told her that when he rewatched NEW ORLEANS: A New Orleans book fan had crafted a wooden cross. Morrison and The Doors would burn The concert will come 30 years af- the video of that moment recently, “The fear came festival debut that was canceled by the She’s since moved to Paris and has brightly, releasing albums “The Doors” ter Simon’s memorable Aug 15, 1991 back to him in a profound way.” COVID-19 pandemic has been resched- been coming to Pere-Lachaise almost and “Strange Days” in 1967, “The Soft Central Park concert, which was re- To help him through that period, his parents, uled for October. every year, taking photographs of Parade” in 1968 and “Morrison Hotel” corded and released as a live album Claudine Nezet and Serge Seguin, and his life part- And most of the authors scheduled Morrison’s grave and his fans, many in 1970. Morrison’s dynamic stage pres- and concert fi lm. for March 2020 will be there, Walter of whom have become friends. ence was on full display during appear- Springsteen’s return to Broadway ner, violist Pierre Tourville, spent most of a decade Isaacson, co-chair of the New Orleans traveling with him from city to city. “(It’s like) people sitting around ances on “The Ed Sullivan Show” and at last weekend was itself a step in the Book Festival at Tulane University, told on couches in someone’s apartment, the Hollywood Bowl. city’s recovery from the pandemic. Production The Times-Picayune / The New Orleans But the band would burn out quickly “He is beloved in New York City in an Advocate. rather than a grave’s, just talking and The documentary is bookended by scenes They include journalist Malcolm meeting each other,” she recalled. “It as Morrison sank into alcoholism. He extraordinary way even though he hap- of Nezet-Seguin preparing two productions he Gladwell, legal mystery novelist John was really lovely ... I still come as was twice arrested for his on-stage pens to come from New Jersey — no conducted during the Met’s 2018-19 season, Grisham and humorist Roy Blount, Jr much as I can because it’s just always antics, including a Miami concert that one’s perfect,” de Blasio said. They also include Isaacson, a history and so wonderful.” saw him convicted of indecent expo- The mayor said Hudson, an Oscar his first as music director and the last full sea- Colleen Amblard drove seven hours sure and profanity. He received a post- and Grammy winner is “someone who son before the house shut down because of the ethics professor at Tulane. His most re- cent book, “The Code Breaker: Jennifer from her hometown of Domancy, in humous pardon in 2010. captures the grit and determination that pandemic. Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future the French Alps, to visit the grave. The Morrison made his fi nal album with we’re all feeling as we fi ght through He’s shown working with soprano Diana Dam- of the Human Race,” was a New York 21 year-old student told The Associ- The Doors, “L.A. Woman,” in 1971, this crisis.” rau on Verdi’s “La Traviata,” in which she por- Times nonfi ction No. 1 best-seller when trays Violetta, a courtesan who is dying of tu- it was released in March. berculosis. The festival had scheduled more than In the opening scene, Violetta is throwing a late- 80 authors and was planning for 30,000 lection. The oldest books had copyrights Alvarez will not be charged late fees the books made their way back decades attendees when it was canceled weeks from the 19th century. as the library stopped charging the fees after they were checked out. (AP) night party, and the music on the surface is festive ❑ ❑ ❑ and carefree. But the conductor asks his star to dig before its original date. When he found the books, Alvarez as of July 1. deeper. Offi cials say more than 100 national, contacted the library, saying “I’ve got Some of the returned books are cur- HAMILTON, Mont: A western Mon- regional and local writers will participate some overdue books, am I talking to the rently on display at the West Branch of tana couple were able to save a horse “There is an excitement in this music which is a Oct 21-23 in the festival, which will right people?” the library with a note explaining how little sick, from the start,” he suggests. “Why are from drowning in the Bitterroot River include panel discussions, workshops and may have made a new friend in the they (her friends) asking, ‘Are you well enough’ and book fairs. right away? Maybe there’s something in your voice process. The festival at Tulane is an expansion Matthew and Christina Eickholt of that already signals we’re not sure.” of a free event that started in 2010 and Hamilton were fl oating down the river And during rehearsal for Poulenc’s “Dialogues was held at other venues. The expanded with Matthew’s parents at a spot called des Carmelites,” he urges the singers — portraying festival also is free, but tickets will be Bell Crossing north of Victor when nuns who will soon be guillotined by the French required for some events. (AP) they noticed some splashing near the Revolution — to make their “Ave Maria” sound in- ❑ ❑ ❑ shore. timate and personal rather than like a formal choral SOMERVILLE, Mass: A Massachusetts They soon realized it was a horse that piece. man has returned long overdue books was fi ghting the current as it tried to get “All their fear, love, comfort, longing, it’s all in that were checked out in the 1920s and out of the river near a steep bank in a that prayer,” he tells them. 1930s to the Somerville Public Library. spot where the water was about 10 feet (3 Froemke, who has directed a number of other Bob Alvarez, 63, found the books in meters) deep. the basement of his Methuen home in a “He was breathing super heavy,” Mat- documentaries about the Met, said she would love thew Eickholt told the Ravalli Republic. it if this one found an audience beyond devoted op- wooden box, The Boston Globe reported. The books were stored in a wooden “Its eyes were all bugged out. At times, era lovers. box in the attic of the family’s Somer- all we could see was its teeth above “I’m hoping because he is so young and dynamic ville home until it was sold in 2010. water. It was snorting. I think it may that it will be interesting for younger people and Alvarez moved the box and other items have been 30 seconds to a minute from give them an insight into classical music. The idea into his basement and never examined going under.” that a 20-year-old is interested in Bach’s “St. John’s the contents until June. The Eickholts pulled to shore at a shal- Passion” rather than being in a band on Youtube is The books belonged to his late aunt, lower spot in the river just downstream kind of cool.” Helen Godimis, who died in 1937 at the from the horse. “Yannick: An Artist’s Journey” opens in movie age of 16 from the fl u, the newspaper “We started clapping and yelling,” theaters nationwide on July 7, kicking off a summer reported. Matthew Eickholt said. “We were able to She left behind 39 books. Some of Fred Verheijden, (left), and Hans van Schie of the Netherland wear shirts with coax him to come downstream. When he season of the Met’s Live in HD encore presenta- them were from Somerville schools, the picture of late rock singer Jim Morrison at the Pere-Lachaise cemetery in saw us, I think he knew we were there to tions that runs until August. some from the library and others were Paris, July 3. Fans across Europe gathered at the grave of rock legend Jim Mor- help him. Once he got to us, he was able apparently from his aunt’s personal col- rison to mark the 50th anniversary of his death. (AP) to pull himself out of there.” (AP) ARAB TIMES, MONDAY, JULY 5, 2021 SPORTS 14

DC United rout Toronto FC 7-1 Walker ‘shuts down’ Yanks Crew open Lower.com Field with ‘2-2’ tie with Revolution COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 4, (AP): Gyasi Zardes scored and the Columbus as Mets take series opener Crew rallied to tie the New England Revolution 2-2 in the fi rst game at new Lower.com Field. Zardes slipped a roller between two Tigers end White Sox’s 5-game winning streak defenders and inside the post to make it 2-1 in the 39th minute. He snapped Columbus’ scoreless streak of nearly NEW YORK, July 4, (AP): 270 minutes following back-to-back Taijuan Walker took a no- shutouts. hitter into the sixth inning, An own goal by the Revolution’s An- drew Farrell capped the scoring in the Brandon Nimmo provided 69th. Tajon Buchanan and Gustavo Bou a spark in his return from gave New England (7-2-3) a 2-0 lead. the injured list and the New Columbus (4-3-4) also opened His- toric Crew Stadium against New Eng- York Mets beat the cross- land, winning 2-0 on May 15, 1999. town Yankees 8-3 to open a D.C. Utd 7, Toronto FC 1 three-game Subway Series. In Washington, Kevin Paredes scored Columbus Crew forward Gyasi his fi rst professional goal in the second Zerdes (11) heads the ball in the fi rst The Mets already led 8-0 when minute, Griffi n Yow and Ola Kamara half of an MLS soccer match against Aaron Judge homered with one out each had a goal and an assist and D.C. the New England Revolution in Co- in the sixth to end Walker’s bid for United routed Toronto FC night to lumbus, Ohio on July 3. (AP) the record-tying eighth no-hitter in break the franchise goal record of six. ville held on to beat Philadelphia, ending the majors this the Union’s nine-game unbeaten streak. season. SOCCER Sapong, who scored 36 goals for Walker (7- the Union (5-3-4) from 2015-18, ran 3) was lifted The 18-year-old Paredes put away a onto a ball by Randall Leal, then split after 5 2/3 in- a pair of players with a roller inside nings and got a fi rst-timer off a cross by Andy Najar. D.C. United (5-6-1) became the 10th the far post. standing ova- Joe Willis had four saves for for tion from Mets team in MLS history to score seven or more goals. Nashville (4-1-6) for his fi fth shutout of fans among the the season and his fi rst since May 23 . season-high Nigel Robertha, Paul Arriola and Yamil Assad also scored, and Toronto Fire 3, Atlanta United 0 crowd of 40,047 Detroit Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal throws against the Chicago White Sox in the fi rst inning of a baseball game in In Chicago, Ignacio Aliseda had his at Yankee Sta- had an own goal. Ayo Akinola scored Walker Detroit, on July 3. (AP) for Toronto (1-8-2). fi rst two-goal game in MLS and Chi- dium. cago beat Atlanta United. Kyle Muller (1-2) gave up four hits García each had three of the Brewers’ Red Bulls 2, Orlando City 1 Jordan Montgomery (3-3) stranded Bay. In Orlando, Florida, Fábio Roberto Chicago (2-7-2) snapped a four-game fi ve Mets baserunners over the fi rst The Blue Jays won for the 10th time and three runs in 5 2/3 innings. 16 hits. Christian Yelich scored three Gomes Netto scored in the 79th minute winless streak. Atlanta (2-3-6) is win- three innings to keep it scoreless, but in 13 games. Tampa Bay has lost fi ve Angels 4, Orioles 1 times and drew three walks. and New York Red handed Orlando less in six games. the visitors broke through in the fi fth. straight overall and 10 in a row on the In Anaheim, California, Alex Cobb Rangers 7, Mariners 3 City its fi rst home loss of the season. The 21-year-old Aliseda opened the Nimmo led off with a single, one of his road. allowed one run in a season-high 7 In Seattle, John Hicks homered in Cristian Cásseres Jr opened the scor- scoring in the 34th minute and made it three hits, and scored the fi rst run. Springer led off the second inning 2/3 innings, David Fletcher extended his fi rst two at-bats, Eli White added a ing for the Red Bulls (5-5-1) in the sixth 2-0 in fi rst-half stoppage time. Przemy- Tigers 11, White Sox 5 with his fi fth homer, going deep on a his hitting streak to 17 games and Los three-run shot and Texas snapped a 13- minute. slaw Frankowski added a goal. In Detroit, Eric Haase hit a three-run, fi rst-pitch fastball from Shane McCla- Angeles beat Baltimore FOR ITS third game losing streak in Seattle. Chris Mueller tied it for Orlando City Los Angeles FC 1, Real Salt Lake 0 inside-the-park homer and later cleared nahan (3-3). straight win. Texas won in Seattle for the fi rst (6-2-3) in the 59th. In Sandy, Utah, José Cifuentes scored the fence for another three-run drive, Adam Cimber (2-2) got the win in Cobb (6-3) allowed four hits and time since July 23, 2019, and ended the Earthquakes 2, Minn. Utd 2 in the 69th minute and Los Angeles FC and Detroit snapped Chicago’s fi ve- relief of Ryan Stripling, who allowed struck out fi ve with one walk. longest active losing streak in an oppo- In St. Paul, Minn. (AP) - Benjamin beat Real Salt Lake or its fi rst road vic- game winning streak. one run on two hits and three walks in Major League home run leader Sho- nents’ park in the majors. Kikanovic scored the tying goal in the tory of the season. The Tigers trailed 2-0 in the fourth 5 2/3 innings. hei Ohtani, who had gone deep in 11 of Hicks’ fi rst long ball was the start of 82nd minute for San Jose against Min- Cifuentes fi nished Eddie Segura’s inning when Jonathan Schoop and Giants 6, Diamondbacks 5 15 games, was 0 for 2 and walked three a four-run inning. He opened the fourth nesota United on Saturday night. cross from just behind the penalty spot Miguel Cabrera drew walks from In Phoenix, Austin Slater hit a two- times, with two being intentional. with another drive that was the start of Cade Cowell also scored for the into the right corner. Carlos Vela played Dallas Keuchel (6-3). Haase hit a run homer in the eighth inning, Mike Phil Gosselin drove in a pair of runs a three-run inning. Earthquakes (3-7-2). a heel fl ick to Segura to get him an Astors 3, Indians 2 sinking liner that bounced past div- Yastrzemski also had a two-run shot and Jared Walsh had two hits for the Ramón Ábila and Brent Kallman opening on the right side of the area. ing center fielder Billy Hamilton and In Cleveland, Jake Odorizzi pitched Three minutes later, Segura made the and San Francisco rallied to beat Ari- Angels. Raisel Iglesias retired Baltimore scored for Minnesota (4-4-3). rolled to the wall as the runners cir- zona. six strong innings, Carlos Correa and defensive play of the match for LAFC in order in the ninth for his 16th save. Montreal 1, Inter Miami 0 cled the bases. Arizona went up 5-4 on David Per- Abraham Toro homered and Houston In Harrison, N.J., Mathieu Choinière (4-4-3), clearing off the line a sure goal Haase’s inside-the-park homer was alta’s bloop single in the fi fth inning, beat Cleveland, which has lost a sea- scored his fi rst career MLS goal and by Rubio Rubín. Real Salt Lake (3-3-4) the fi rst by a Tigers player since JaCo- but Slater fouled off a couple of good BASEBALL son-high fi ve straight. Montreal beat Inter Miami at Red Bull was shut out for the second time this by Jones hit one last Aug. 10 against pitches from Ryan Buchter (0-2) before Odorizzi (3-3) allowed one earned Arena. season. the White Sox. The six RBIs were a hitting a 463-foot homer to center. Ramón Urías had two hits and Pat run and four hits while pitching into the Montreal (4-3-4) is unbeaten in four FC Cincinnati 1, Dynamo 1 career-high for Haase, who has four Dominic Leone (2-0) struck out two Valaika drove in Baltimore’s only run. seventh. straight games in a single season for the In Houston, Tyler Pasher scored for multi-homer games this season. in the seventh inning and Jake McGee Jorge López (2-11) was charged with Ryne Stanek and Cristian Javier fi rst time since winning four straight in Houston in the third minute and Álvaro Tarik Skubal (5-7) lasted fi ve in- worked a perfect ninth for his 16th save four runs and seven hits in 4 2/3 in- worked an inning apiece for Houston June-July 2018. Barreal countered for FC Cincinnati in nings, allowing fi ve runs on eight hits in 18 chances. nings. before Ryan Pressly picked up his 14th James Pantemis had three saves had the fi fth in the draw. while striking out six. Nick Ahmed hit a two-run homer for Brewers 11, Pirates 2 save in 15 chances. his second career shutout for Montreal. Pasher one-timed Sam Junqua’s wide Phillies 4, Padres 2 last-place Arizona, which has lost six In Pittsburgh, Omar Narváez had Dodgers 5, Nationals 3 Nashville 1, Union 0 cross with a left-footed rocket into the In Philadelphia, Bryce Harper of seven. fi ve hits, Avisaíl García drove in fi ve In Washington, A.J. Pollock hit a In Nashville, Tenn., C.J. Sapong upper left corner to give the Dynamo (3- homered and drove in two runs, Rhys Royals 6, Twins 3 runs and Jace Peterson added four RBIs go-ahead single in the sixth inning, and scored in the second minute and Nash- 3-6) the lead. Hoskins also went deep and Philadel- In Kansas City, Mo., Hunter Dozier as Milwaukee rolled to its 11th straight Los Angeles extended a winning streak phia beat San Diego. drove in three runs and Edward Olivar- victory. to eight for the third time this season. Zach Efl in (3-6) allowed two runs es hit a two-run homer, helping Kansas It is the Brewers’ longest winning Pinch-hitter Chris Taylor added an MLB Results/Standings and three hits in six innings, and Phila- City beat Griffi n Jax and Minnesota. streak since they began the 1987 sea- RBI single in the ninth for a two-run delphia’s bullpen held the lead. Bailey Danny Duffy lasted only four in- son with a franchise-record 13 victories lead. Falter, Archie Bradley and Ranger nings, allowing two runs on six hits in a row. Washington has lost three and a row Suárez combined for three innings of and two walks, but the Kansas City The fi ve hits - all singles - were a and is 0-6 this season against the Dodg- WASHINGTON, July 4, (AP): Results and Standings from the MLB games on one-hit, scoreless relief. Suárez earned bullpen was solid for the second career high for Narváez. Peterson and ers. Saturday. his fi rst professional save with a perfect straight day. Rockies 3, Cardinals 2 NY Mets 8 NY Yankees 3 Philadelphia 4 San Diego 2 Toronto 6 Tampa Bay 3 Cincinnati 3 Chicago Cubs 2 ninth. Kyle Zimmer (4-0) was the fi rst of In Denver, Trevor Story snapped a Kansas City 6 Minnesota 3 Miami 3 Atlanta 2 Manny Machado hit his 13th homer, fi ve relievers who pitched an inning scoreless tie with a three-run homer in Detroit 11 Chic. White Sox 5 Milwaukee 11 Pittsburgh 2 a two-run drive. The Padre have lost apiece, and Scott Barlow handled the the seventh inning and Colorado held Houston 3 Cleveland 2 LA Dodgers 5 Washington 3 three straight after winning 11 of 12. ninth for his fourth save and second in off St. Louis. Oakland 7 Boston (12 inn) 6 Colorado 3 St Louis 2 Yu Darvish (7-3) gave up four runs as many games. Daniel Bard struck out Dylan Carl- L. Angels 4 Baltimore 1 San Francisco 6 Arizona 5 Texas 7 Seattle 3 and six hits in six innings with eight Jax (1-1), the fi rst draft pick ever son with runners at second and third for American League National League strikeouts and a walk. from the Air Force Academy, allowed his 12th save. East Division East Division Reds 3, Cubs 2 six runs on eight hits and three walks in Kyle Freeland allowed three hits W L Pct GB W L Pct GB In Cincinnati, Joey Votto and Tyler his fi rst career start. over six shutout innings for the Boston 52 32 .619 _ New York 42 36 .538 _ Tampa Bay 47 36 .566 4-1/2 Washington 40 41 .494 3-1/2 Naquin homered and Cincinnati hand- Marlins 3, Braves 2 Rockies, who have won five of six. Toronto 43 38 .531 7-1/2 Atlanta 40 42 .488 4 ed Chicago its eighth straight loss. In Atlanta, Sandy Alcantara pitched Jhoulys Chacín (2-1) worked a per- New York 41 40 .506 9-1/2 Philadelphia 39 41 .488 4 The Reds’ bullpen pitched four six strong innings, Garrett Cooper fect seventh. Baltimore 27 56 .325 24-1/2 Miami 35 46 .432 8-1/2 scoreless innings. Ryan Hendrix (4-1), homered and drove in two runs, and Athletics 7, Red Sox 6, 12 Innings Central Division Central Division W L Pct GB W L Pct GB the second of four Cincinnati relievers, Miami beat Atlanta. In Oakland, California, Tony Kemp Chicago 49 33 .598 _ Milwaukee 51 33 .607 _ got the win. Heath Hembree pitched the Alcantara (5-7) walked the fi rst two hit a game-winning sacrifi ce fl y to cap Cleveland 42 38 .525 6 Cincinnati 42 40 .512 8 ninth for his second save in two days. batters he faced and issued two free a three-run 12th inning, and Oakland Detroit 37 46 .446 12-1/2 Chicago 42 41 .506 8-1/2 Adbert Alzolay (4-8) gave up three passes in the third, but didn’t allow a snapped Boston’s eight-game winning Kansas City 35 47 .427 14 St Louis 41 43 .488 10 Minnesota 33 48 .407 15-1/2 Pittsburgh 29 53 .354 21 runs and fi ve hits in seven innings for hit until Ozzie Albies singled with two streak. West Division West Division the Cubs. outs in the third. He gave up one un- Sean Murphy and Seth Brown sin- W L Pct GB W L Pct GB Blue Jays 6, Rays 3 earned run and fi ve hits with four walks Philadelphia Phillies’ Rhys Hoskins gled to start the bottom of the 12th be- Houston 51 33 .607 _ San Francisco 52 30 .634 _ In Buffalo,, N.Y., George Springer and four strikeouts. hits an RBI-double during the sixth fore Jed Lowrie’s tying double off Matt Oakland 49 36 .576 2-1/2 Los Angeles 52 31 .627 -1/2 Seattle 44 40 .524 7 San Diego 49 36 .576 4-1/2 homered for the second straight day, Yimi Garcia earned his 13th save in inning of a baseball game against Andriese (2-3). Los Angeles 41 41 .500 9 Colorado 36 48 .429 17 Santiago Espinal hit his fi rst career 16 chances after facing four batters in the San Diego Padres, on July 3, in Oakland won despite stranding 17 Texas 33 50 .398 17-1/2 Arizona 23 62 .271 30-1/2 home run and Toronto beat Tampa the ninth. Philadelphia. (AP) runners. 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‘Since we’re this close, we might as well go 5 for 5’ Busch makes it 4 for 4 in Xfinity Series with 101st win ELKHART LAKE, Wisconsin, July 4, (AP): Kyle Busch expects that he won’t continue racing NASCAR Xfi n- ity Series events after this year, and he has a chance to fi nish up with a perfect season. After spinning off course twice, Busch rallied in the fi nal stage to win at Road America. That gives him four victories in four Xfi nity Series races this season. NASCAR only allows Cup Series drivers such as Busch to compete in fi ve Xfi nity and fi ve Truck Series rac- es a year. Busch is scheduled to enter his fi nal Xfi nity event of the season next Busch week at Atlanta. “Since we’re this close, we might as well go 5 for 5,” Busch said. “That would certainly be nice. That would be special.” Busch edged Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Daniel Hemric by 3.522 seconds, with Michael Annett third, AJ Allmendinger fourth and Harrison Burton fi fth. Road America has had a different winner in each of its 12 Xfi n- ity events. This marked his 101st career Xfi nity Series victory and 200th overall win with Toyota. “I didn’t really come up here com- ing up expecting to win, just wanted to learn the track,” Busch said. “But Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands, (center), steers his car during the start of the Austrian Formula One Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring racetrack in Spielberg, Austria, on when you’re in position there toward July 4. (AP) the end of the race, your mindset defi nitely changes and you get in the groove of what you’ve got to do.” Fever end skid Busch will race Sunday in the fi rst Cup Series event at Road America Verstappen wins Austrian GPrix, since 1956, though he will have to start in the back of the pack with a backup Liberty edge car after crashing his Toyota in prac- tice Saturday. past Mystics extends lead over rival Hamilton CAR RACING NEW YORK, July 4, (AP): Betnijah Laney scored 19 points and Jazmine He was much better at navigating Jones had 12 of her 17 points in the Road America’s 4.048-mile course second half to help the New York Bottas finishes 2nd, Norris settles for 3rd and 14 turns in the Xfi nity Series race Liberty rally from an 18-point defi cit later in the day. and beat the Washington Mystics 82- 79, spoiling the homecoming of Tina SPIELBERG, Austria, July 4, (AP): Formula One cham- ilton, who dropped down from second place to fourth late on after going Busch appeared to be in seventh too wide on a turn and rolling over a kerb, damaging one of his tires. place during a restart with about six Charles. pionship leader Max Verstappen won the Austrian Grand The former Liberty star and native Disappointment for Hamilton, who has not won for two months, elation for the laps remaining but had fresher tires Prix from pole position on Sunday, clinching a third Dutchman Verstappen in front of his adoring orange-shirted fans after another than the cars ahead of him. The restart New Yorker was traded to Washing- ton as part of a three-team deal before straight victory and extending his lead over title rival clinical drive. took place after a wreck that began “I’m a bit amazed myself how today went,” the 23-year-old said. “The car was when Myatt Snider spun off course the 2020 season. The Liberty used the Lewis Hamilton to 32 points after nine races. picks they got from the Mystics to on rails. It was really enjoyable to drive.” and impacted several cars, including Hamilton’s Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas fi nished second ahead of McLar- Austin Cindric, who won this race last draft Jones and Leaonna Odom. It was Verstappen’s fifth win of the season compared to three for Ham- en’s Lando Norris, who clinched the year and fi nished eighth this time. Fever 73, Sun 67 Busch went past Allmendinger on fourth podium of his career on the In Indianapolis, Danielle Robinson same track where he secured his fi rst the right and led for the fi nal fi ve laps. tied her career high with 19 points, Teai- “We knew that we had a better car, last year. ra McCowan had 13 points, 12 rebounds The 2020 top-three fi nish made better tires to drive away,” Busch said. and two blocks, and Indiana beat Con- Allmendinger said the difference in him the young- necticut to snap a franchise single-season est British driver their tires at that point in the race made record 12-game losing streak. it virtually impossible to maintain the on a podium and lead no matter what he did. third-youngest “At that point, you’re a wounded BASKETBALL overall behind duck,” Allmendinger said. “You’re Lance Stroll and Verstappen. The just trying to hang on.” Kelsey Mitchell added 14 points for Busch will try to earn his fi fth Xfi n- ultra-consistent Indiana (2-16), which won for the fi rst Norris is the only ity victory of the season next week. time since May 23. Then he just might stop entering Xfi n- driver to have Jonquel Jones led Connecticut (12- scored points in ity events at all. 6) with 16 points and nine rebounds but After his Xfi nity Series triumph at every race this was just 5-of-17 shooting. The Sun’s season. Hamilton Nashville two weeks ago, Busch noted four-game winning streak ended. the criticism he received for “beating up He could have on the little guys” by winning on a circuit Lynx 99, Mercury 68 fi nished second but was given a 5-sec- fi lled with drivers trying to work their In Phoenix, Kayla McBride scored ond time penalty for an incident with way up to the Cup Series. He discussed 24 points on 9-of-13 shooting and Red Bull’s Sergio Perez on Lap 1. that criticism again Saturday and noted Minnesota beat Phoenix. “It was exciting. I’m disappointed how Kevin Harvick also had stopped en- The Lynx (9-7) shot 55% from the because we should have been in sec- tering as many Xfi nity races a few years fi eld en route to heir fourth straight vic- ond place,” Norris said. “We had good ago to focus on Cup Series events. tory and fi fth in six games. McBride was pace. It’s nice to know that we can be “Sometimes you drive guys away,” 4 of 6 from 3-point range. Napheesa Col- there and can race. Hopefully we can Busch said. “That’s part of it. We’ll lier added 19 points, Layshia Clarendon keep it up next time.” just run on Sundays, I guess. I still own had 17, Damiris Dantas 14 and Crystal Hamilton has not won since the a truck team, so I’ll still run my Truck Dangerfi eld 12. Skylar Diggins-Smith Spanish GP on May 9, a dismal streak races that I can.” had 12 points for the Mercury (7-9). Di- of fi ve races for the defending champi- ana Taurasi added 11. Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands holds up his award on the podium after winning the Austrian on seeking a record eighth F1 title. All Formula One Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring racetrack in Spielberg, Austria, on July 4. (AP) of those have gone to Red Bull, with Perez taking the other. This was another crushing success for Verstappen at the Red Bull ring, Argentina escape with win over Romania his team’s home track and with thou- sands of Dutch fans cheering on his BUCHAREST, Romania, July 4, (AP): Argentina expected a rusty perfor- and received a penalty try near the 15th career win. He also won here last Juan Martin Gonzalez’s late try on de- mance. There were only nine surviving end of the half and an extra man when weekend at the Styrian GP. but broke a deadlock for Argentina to starters from the last test, a draw with Romania fl anker Cristi Chirica was “Even better than last week,” Ver- beat Romania 24-17 in their test at the Australia in December, and recalls for yellow-carded. stappen said. “The car was unreal.” refurbished Arcul de Triumf. prop Facundo Gigena after fi ve years But despite three tries against three Verstappen clinched his third Romania, back in its home stadium out and center Matias Moroni and lock penalties, the Pumas under new captain straight pole on Saturday and got away for the fi rst time in four years, recov- Tomas Lavanini after two years. Julian Montoya couldn’t press home cleanly again for another lights-to-fl ag ered from 17-9 down at halftime to tie their power and speed advantage. win, the way Hamilton has so often the score entering the last quarter. Romania, growing in confi dence, done. But just when a draw seemed likely, RUGBY drew level thanks to a try by hooker A great day for him and his adoring a superb run by fullback Santiago Cor- Eugen Capatina and Melinte’s boot. fans was completed by a bonus point dero was fi nished by 20-year-old re- They overcame handling errors, Argentina eventually prevailed in for the fastest lap. placement back-rower Gonzalez with poor decisions, and a spirited Oaks ef- its fi rst appearance in Bucharest since seven minutes left and converted by fort. 1992, and moves on to two ‘home’ MOTOR RACING Domingo Miotti. Oaks fullback Ionel Melinte opened tests against Wales in Cardiff. The Pumas’ defense then upheld the scoring with the fi rst of his four Romania’s second summer home Indiana Fever’s Tiffany Mitchell (25) is defended by Connecticut Sun’s Kai- their perfect record against the Oaks, penalties which kept his side in touch. test against Scotland next weekend Meanwhile, Hamilton’s wait for a la Charles (3) during the second half of a WNBA basketball game, on July who besieged the Argentina tryline in Argentina scored unconverted tries was cancelled after coronavirus infec- 99th F1 win continues and he will hope 3, in Indianapolis. (AP) the last minute. to No. 8 Rodrigo Bruni and Cordero, tions in the Scottish camp. for a change of fortune at the British GP in Silverstone in two weeks’ time. Verstappen jumped into the arms Olympic qualifying tournaments move into title rounds of his mechanics and engineers as the legions of his orange-shirted compatri- ots packing the stands started singing “Campione, Campione; Ole, ole, ole.” Verstappen was quick to thank Czech Republic win OT thriller to dash Canada’s Oly bid them. “Seeing so many fans here and so VICTORIA, British Columbia, July 4, (AP): To- Doncic fi nished with 23 points, 13 assists and medal at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics. much orange here is just incredible,” mas Satoransky ended Canada’s hopes of making nine rebounds for Slovenia (3-0), which will play Italy 79, Dom Rep 59 he said. the Tokyo Olympics. host Lithuania (3-0) with a berth in the Tokyo Italy used a 17-0 run in the third quarter to The safety car came out on the fi rst Satoransky’s fading-away, off-the-glass jump- Olympics on the line. build what became a 32-point lead, and had no lap following an incident involving er with 1.8 seconds left in overtime wound up be- Lithuania 88, Poland 69 trouble reaching fi nal. Alpine driver Esteban Ocon, who got ing the deciding basket in the Czech Republic’s Domantas Sabonis scored 17 points, Jonas Va- Simone Fontecchio scored 17 points and Ste- sandwiched between two Haas cars at 103-101 win over Canada in an Olympic qualify- lanciunas added 15 and Lithuania pulled away in fano Tonut added 14 for Italy, which had all 12 of the back and had to retire with a bro- ing tournament semifi nal. the second half to earn a spot in the Kaunas fi nal. its players reach the scoring column. ken wheel rod. Greece 81, Turkey 63 Germany 86, Croatia 76 When the race restarted on Lap 4, Rick Pitino has taken fi ve teams to the NCAA Germany closed the game on a 19-2 run to stun Verstappen pulled away. BASKETBALL Perez tried to overtake Norris on the Tournament, and is one win from taking Greece host Croatia and move into championship game outside and was bumped off the track to the Olympics. in Split against Brazil. Nick Calathes scored 18 points and Greece Mantas Kalnietis scored 14 for Lithuania, into gravel, coming back out in 10th Maodo Lo scored 29 points and added eight as- spot. The incident went to the race erased an early 14-point defi cit to beat Turkey and which led 46-45 at the half and then held Poland sists for Germany (3-0), which got 13 points from move into Victoria region championship game. scoreless for the fi rst 5:21 of the third quarter. stewards and Norris was handed a fi ve- Joshiko Saibou and 11 from Andreas Obst. second time penalty. Slovenia 98, Venezuela 70 Serbia 102, Puerto Rico 84 Brazil 102, Mexico 74 “For what?” a bemused Norris said Mike Tobey scored 27 points and grabbed 12 Vasilije Micic scored 21 points, Nemanja Bjel- Vítor Benite scored 22 points and Brazil (3-0) when his team informed him. “If it’s rebounds, Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks ica added 18 and host Serbia moved into fi nal at Canada’s RJ Barrett is defended by Czech had little trouble with Mexico on its way to fi nal for Lap 1, what did that guy (Perez) ex- was one rebound shy of a triple-double and Slo- Belgrade against Italy. Republic’s Blake Schilb during the second in Split. pect trying to go around the outside?” venia eased past Venezuela in the semifi nals of Filip Petrusev and Danilo Andjusic each scored half of a semifinal in the FIBA men’s Olympic Rafael Luz scored 12 points and Alex Garcia Verstappen clocked fastest laps as an Olympic qualifying tournament in Kaunas, 15 points and Milos Teodosic fi nished with 11 points basketball qualifying tournament, on July 3, scored 11 for Brazil, which outscored Mexico 54- he surged clear, while Hamilton was Lithuania. and 10 assists for Serbia (3-0), which won the silver in Victoria, British Columbia. (AP) 27 from 3-point range. on the back of Norris. ARAB TIMES, MONDAY, JULY 5, 2021 16

Australia’s Ben O’Connor celebrates as he crosses the fi nish line to win the ninth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 144.9 kilom- eters (90 miles) with start in Cluses and fi nish in Tignes, France. (AP) Sports Latest sports scores at — http://sports.arabtimesonline.com

Roglic drops out Pogacar keeps control of Tour Bucks head to NBA Finals TIGNES, France, July 4, (AP): Defending champion Tadej Pogacar kept control of the Tour de France on a rain- soaked second day in the Alps as a crash-fi lled opening week took its toll on rivals on Sun- day. for ‘first’ time since 1974 Both last year’s runner-up Primoz Roglic and former race leader Mathieu van der Poel Hawks fall dropped out of the race before the grueling 144.9-kilometer (90-mile) route from Cluses to ATLANTA, July 4, (AP): Tignes on Sunday. The Milwaukee Bucks Australian rider Ben O’Connor won the ninth were an instant success in stage after launching a solo the NBA, winning a cham- break with 17 kilometers to pionship in just their third go. Sergio Higuita was un- season and reaching the fi- able to follow the 25-year- old as O’Connor powered up nals again three years later. the Col du Pré for the finish Nearly a half-century later, they at Tignes. It’s his first tour finally have a shot at another title. win. Khris Middleton scored 32 points, O’Connor fi nished more including a run of 16 straight in a than fi ve decisive third quarter that carried the minutes Bucks to a 118-107 victory over the ahead of upstart Atlanta Hawks in Game 6 of Mattia the Eastern Conference fi nals Saturday Cattaneo night. Milwaukee won the series 4-2, ad- in second. vancing to the NBA Finals for the fi rst Pogacar time since 1974. Game 1 against the responded West champions Suns is Tuesday night to a late in Phoenix. attack by The Bucks didn’t even need Giannis Richard Antetokounmpo to lock up their spot. Pogacar Carapaz The two-time MVP missed his second to defend straight game with a knee injury, but his overall lead by fi nishing Middleton & Co. had his back. sixth, just over six minutes be- Jrue Holiday added 27 points and hind O’Connor. four other players scored in double UAE Team Emirates rider fi gures. Pogacar has a lead of 2:01 over O’Connor ahead of the BASKETBALL fi rst rest day on Monday. Van der Poel held the yel- low jersey for six days but Antetokounmpo cheered them on relinquished it to Pogacar on from the bench. “One of the biggest things we did Saturday. the last two games was play for him,” “We decided with the team said Pat Connaughton, who had 13 that it’s in my best interests points and eight rebounds. “We do The Milwaukee Bucks celebrate with the conference trophy after defeating the Atlanta Hawks in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals in the NBA to quit the race and focus have a true team.” Trae Young re- basketball playoffs in Atlanta. (AP) on the Olympics now,” the turned to the Hawks lineup after miss- Dutch rider said after pull- ing two games with a bone bruise in ing out. his right foot, but the young star never Kane scores twice got anything going. After both teams struggled to fi nd the range in the fi rst CYCLING half, the Bucks suddenly couldn’t miss in the third quarter. England overwhelm Ukraine, reach semis Roglic crashed badly dur- Especially Middleton. Atlanta actually had a chance for its ing Monday’s third stage in ROME, July 4, (AP): England are go- Luke Shaw set up a header from the western Brittany region fi rst lead of the game when Young’s behind-the-back pass gave Kevin ing back home - with something to Maguire. Four minutes later, Kane and had been struggling play for. got his second by heading in another since. Huerter an open look from 3-point range. Harry Kane scored twice and Eng- cross from Shaw on a play that in- The Jumbo-Visma team land overwhelmed Ukraine 4-0 to cluded a backheel pass from Sterling said the Slovenian rider would The shot rimmed out, and Middleton quickly ripped off the next 13 points reach the European Championship as England dazzled. focus on new goals. to suddenly push Milwaukee’s edge to semifi nals. After failing to score in the group “We took the decision all to- It was the only match of Euro 2020 stage, Kane now has three goals in gether with the team, it doesn’t that England had to play away from two matches after also scoring in the make sense to continue,” Ro- 2-0 win over Germany in the last 16. glic said. Wembley Stadium and it was the Roglic performed well in team’s most dominant performance Friday’s time trial, but suf- of the tournament. SOCCER fered in the 151-kilometer Harry Maguire and Jordan Hen- (94-mile) route from Oyonnax derson also scored as England kept a clean sheet for the fi fth straight match Kane won the Golden Boot with to Le Grand-Bornand on Sat- six goals the 2018 World Cup, when urday, when Pogacar seized of the competition. It marked the fi rst time that Eng- England also reached the semifi nals. control of the race. He exited to a standing ovation at the Roglic was already al- land scored four goals in the knock- out stage of a major tournament since Stadio Olimpico when he came off most 40 minutes behind his midway through the second half. compatriot before Sunday’s beating West Germany 4-2 in the England’s Harry Maguire, (center top), scores his side’s second goal during 1966 World Cup fi nal. Ukraine coach Andriy Shevchen- stage. the Euro 2020 soccer championship quarterfinal match between Ukraine ko, a former standout forward, appre- Roglic said he surprised England now goes back to London and England at the Olympic stadium in Rome at the Olympic stadium in to face Denmark on Wednesday. The Rome, Italy. (AP) ciated how Kane took advantage of himself in the time trial but all of his opportunities. doubts returned in the fi rst Danes beat the Czech Republic 2-1 in that won the World Cup on home soil. Henderson’s goal - his fi rst for mountain stage Saturday when 60-45. Baku. Kane scored on England’s fi rst op- England after a decade with the na- he was in a lot of pain. Young broke up the one-man on- Italy will face Spain in the other portunity in the fourth minute, using slaught with a driving basket, but tional team - also came with a header “It’s just too much for my semifi nal match on Tuesday, with the one touch to redirect a through ball from as Ukraine’s defenders had no an- body at the moment and yeah, Middleton responded with a 3-pointer that gave him 16 straight Milwaukee fi nal next weekend also to be played Raheem Sterling for his second goal in swers to England’s aerial prowess. I cannot race,” the 31-year-old Milwaukee Bucks center Brook Lo- at Wembley. as many matches. The ball went in off Ukraine, which were coming off a said. pez (11) scores as Atlanta Hawks points. forward John Collins (20) defends Middleton fi nished the quarter with The last time England made it to the shoulder of goalkeeper Georgiy 2-1 extra-time win over Sweden, had “I’m disappointed. I didn’t the last four of the European Cham- Bushchan inside the near post. relied on occasional counterattacks in plan it to be the way it is, but during the second half of Game 6 23 points, nearly outscoring the Hawks of the Eastern Conference finals in all by himself. Atlanta had 29 points pionship was in 1996. But the bigger England also scored early in the the fi rst half and produced a series of in the end, I have to accept the NBA basketball playoffs in At- in the period as Milwaukee headed to goal at this point is to duplicate the second half after Kane was fouled chances just before the break. Other- it.” lanta. (AP) the fi nal quarter with a commanding success of the 1966 England team about 10 seconds. A free kick from wise, England was in control. Colombia edge Uruguay on penalties for semifinals spot Argentina keep Messi dream of winning first major int’l title alive RIO DE JANEIRO, July 4, (AP): Lionel In the dying moments of the match the tournament. Ospina made saves from Uruguay’s Duván Zapata, Davinson San- all scored in the shootout, with vet- Messi scored his 76th international goal Messi scored Argentina’s third from a “Now we have to rest and think of Jose Maria Gimenez and Matias Viña . chez, Yerry Mina and Miguel Borja eran strikers Edinson Cavani and Luis and is now only one shy of Pele for the free kick from the edge of the box. It Colombia. They defend well, they Suárez converting their spot kicks. South American record as Argentina beat was his fourth goal in the tournament. have quick counters,” the striker said. Saturday’s victory ended a long trau- Ecuador 3-0 on Saturday to progress to Heavily favored Argentina wasted Asked about his performance, he was ma for in penalty shootouts for Colombia the semifi nals of the Copa America. several opportunities at 1-0 to cruise to brief: “Individual after painful exits in the 2015 and 2019 Messi scored from a late freekick and a comfortable victory. Ecuador then hit Two penalty shootout saves by goal- Copa America editions against Argen- earlier laid on two assists as Argentina the post in the second half before Mar- keeper David Ospina put Colombia in tina and Chile, respectively. Colombia eventually subdued Ecuador and kept the tinez doubled Argentina’s lead. But the semifi nals of Copa America after a were also knocked out on penalties in the superstar’s dream of winning his fi rst ma- Messi became more infl uential after 71 0-0 draw with Uruguay in regular time round-of-sixteen clash against England jor international title alive. minutes when Ángel di Maria stepped and kept alive their hopes of a fi rst in the 2018 World Cup. Argentina’s rivals at the Mané Garrin- in replacing Giovani lo Celso. Copa title since 2001. Uruguay’s Cavani said his team had cha Stadium on Tuesday will be Colom- Ecuador also lost defender Piero Hin- improved despite the elimination. bia, which earlier overcame Uruguay on capié to a red card near the end of the SOCCER Colombia put more pressure on penalties. The other semifi nal will feature match after a foul on Di Maria that gave Uruguay from the start despite the ab- defending champions Brazil and Peru. Argentina the free kick scored by Messi. sences of suspended winger Juan Guill- Rodrigo de Paul opened the scoring It was his 76th goal in his 149th match The 4-2 shootout win at the Mané ermo Cuadrado and injured midfi elder at the Olimpico Stadium in Goiania in for Argentina, one short of Pelé’s record Garrincha Stadium in Brasilia also Matheus Uribe. Uruguay’s Muslera the 39th minute, tapping into an empty as top goal scorer of a South American broke Colombia’s bad luck in recent made the save of the match in the 71st goal before Lautaro Martinez added national team. It was also his 58th career penalty shootouts and placed 32-year- minute in a header by Zapata. Veteran the second in the 84th with a blast from goal on a free kick for club and country, old Ospina as the team’s player with strikers Suárez and Cavani did not get close range. Messi, in his fi rst match moving one ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo. most international caps, with 112, Argentina’s Lautaro Martinez controls the ball during a Copa America quar- any clear opportunities as Uruguay’s since his contract with Barcelona ex- Messi said being in the semifi nals overtaking retired captain Carlos terfinal soccer match against Ecuador at the Olimpico stadium in Goiania, slow build up play through midfi eld ap- pired, assisted both of them. was one of Argentina’s objectives for Valderrama. Brazil. (AP) peared to suit Colombia’s defense.

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