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Firm ... firm Opinion Day by Day KUWAIT CITY, Aug THE United States has classi- 7: The Minister of In- fied Kuwait as a ‘coronavirus Tunisia’s Brotherhood, end of centennial terrorism high-risk’ country although we terior, Sheikh Thamer use vaccines manufactured Al-Ali, will not grant by countries insisted by our new grace period for By Ahmed Al-Jarallah government – the government led by its ‘general’ and Minis- expatriates to leave Editor-in-Chief, the Arab Times ter of Health. the country or correct IT was not easy to dismantle the WHO nixes push against Lab COVID So, according to America their status – expatri- dominance of the Muslim Brother- we are a plague country. hood Group in Tunisia. However, BEIJING, Aug 7, (AP): China cannot accept the World Health so we can understand to prevent the next pandemic. This is about Soon this American classifica- ates who entered Ku- tion will be followed by other the attempt of President Qais Saied Organization’s plan for the second phase of a study into the origins saving lives in the future, and it’s not a time to be stonewalling.” countries, while our minister wait on visas (visit and and the forces opposed to the “En- of COVID-19, a senior Chinese health official said Thursday. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director-general of says the Director-General of commercial) before the nahda” movement opened the door Zeng Yixin, the vice minister of the National Health Commis- WHO, acknowledged last week that there had been a “prema- the World Health Organization outbreak of the Co- to isolate it after its widespread sion, said he was “rather taken aback” that the plan includes fur- ture push” after the first phase of the study to rule out the theory was impressed by measures corruption that plunged this small ther investigation of the theory that the virus might have leaked that the virus might have escaped from a Chinese government taken by us, of course, after vid-19 pandemic and and peaceful Maghreb country into from a Chinese lab. lab in Wuhan, the city where the disease was first detected in he was served a butterfish were unable to leave conflicts unable to bear. He dismissed the lab leak idea as a rumor that runs counter to late 2019. (Zubaidi) meal at the minis- due to certain condi- Hence, the downsizing of the common sense and science. Most experts don’t think a lab leak is the likely cause. The ter’s house. group is considered to be the last “It is impossible for us to accept such an origin-tracing plan,” question is whether the possibility is so remote that it should be Oh Prime Minister, the tions imposed by the pain caused by the international he said at a news conference called to address the COVID-19 dropped, or whether it merits further study. Kuwaiti procedures are not pandemic, reports Al- organization, and on the mother healthy but confusing. God origins issue. The first phase was conducted earlier this year by an inter- help us. We only say: “Lord, Anba daily quoting re- group, which stretches throughout The search for where the virus came from has become a dip- national team of scientists who came to Wuhan to work with the Arab world. we have wronged ourselves, liable sources. lomatic issue that has fueled China’s deteriorating relations with their Chinese counterparts. The team was accused of bowing to and you are our Excellent This started with Egypt, which the U.S. and many American allies. The U.S. and others say that demands from the Chinese side after it initially indicated that The sources said these suffered for 90 years from the ter- Support and the Excellent China has not been transparent about what happened in the early further study wasn’t necessary. Helper.” people have refused to leave rorism of the Muslim Brotherhood for more than a year, despite Group and its relentless efforts to days of the pandemic. China accuses critics of seeking to blame Zeng said the Wuhan lab has no virus that can directly infect … Yet, tomorrow is just an- it for the pandemic and politicizing an issue that should be left humans and noted that the WHO team concluded that a lab leak other day. the issuance of several dead- frame society within visions dating Zahed Matar back to the Middle Ages. It then to scientists. was highly unlikely. He added that speculation that staff and lines and grace periods and went through other Arab countries The Biden administration in a statement Thursday criticized graduate students at the lab had been infected and might have the opening of the airport for and several Gulf countries where China’s rejection of the WHO’s plan for the second phase of a started the spread of the virus in the city was untrue. those wishing to travel over it was able to infiltrate. It sought study into the origins of COVID-19. Yuan Zhiming, the director of the biosafety lab at the Wuhan the past months. to show its followers that they are “We are deeply disappointed. Their position is irresponsible Institute of Virology, said they had not stored or studied the new Newswatch The source told the daily the the bearers of the keys to heaven and, frankly, dangerous,” the White House said. “Alongside other coronavirus before the outbreak. “I want to emphasize that .... the second article of the ministerial for the rulers who are approached member states around the world, we continue to call for China to Wuhan Institute of Virology has never designed, made or leaked decision which was issued last by them with an elusive religious provide the needed access to data and samples. And this is critical the novel coronavirus,” he said. KUWAIT CITY: The Ministry of June will be applied which states discourse, and to empower their Finance said Saturday the budget that violators who did not ap- followers from the reins of institu- defi cit hit KD 10.8 billion (nearly ply to amend the status or opted tions. USD 35.5 billion) in the fi scal to leave the country during the They claimed that those who year ending March 31. mentioned period will be sub- are in their favor will enter their The fi gure refl ects an increase jected to prescribed penalties. “Paradise”, and those who refuse by 68 174.8 percent compared to Legally, the violator will not to obey them will be dismissed and last year, according to a ministry be granted a residence permit, excommunicated, let alone being press release. will be deported from the country damned. Oil revenues in the last fi scal and not allowed to return. This is Since 1928, the group has used year stood at KD 8.790 billion in addition to obliging the viola- (USD 28.9 billion); a 42.8-percent tors to pay the fi nes for the period terrorism, assassination and sabo- decline from the previous year, tage as a method to achieve its they have been illegally staying while non-oil revenues declined in the country one dinar for each objectives. It sought to control by 6.5 percent to KD 1.730 billion education and adapt the curriculum day of stay from the last day (some USD 5.6 billion). (KUNA) given for the violators to amend according to its puritanical vision, ❑ ❑ ❑ as was the case in Saud Arabia, their status. Kuwait, and other Gulf curricula KUWAIT CITY: Minister of For- Former Deputy Prime Minister when it enabled the group’s mem- eign Affairs and Minister of State and Minister of Interior Anas Al- bers to teach in those countries, for Cabinet Affairs Sheikh Dr. Saleh and the current minister, where they adopted a curriculum Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Sheikh Thamer Al-Ali – based that has nothing to do with true Al-Sabah congratulated Hans on recommendations by the Un- religion. Grundberg on his appointment as dersecretary of the Ministry of Given that money is power, a the UN Secretary General’s Spe- Interior, Lieutenant-General Es- cial Envoy to Yemen. sam Al-Nahham – had issued hu- team of the members worked on Sheikh Dr. Ahmad Al-Nasser preparing false frameworks for manitarian decisions consistent expressed, during a phone call on with the disruption of air traffi c the concept of Islamic econom- Saturday, sincere wishes of suc- ics, through obscene financial in- and the suspension of businesses. cess to Grundberg upon assum- The source reiterated the com- stitutions with its prestige under ing such important position. the title of profit-sharing, and the He reiterated the State of Ku- mitment of the residence affairs Egyptian “Al Rayan” as a model, wait’s principled an unwavering sector to implement the instruc- which helped develop its wealth to commitment to Yemen’s unity, tions of Minister Al-Ali and spend on its plans in several Arab stability and security, as well as Undersecretary of the Ministry and Islamic countries. support to all efforts aimed at to apply the law on all violators, The multi-billion scandal, which reaching a peaceful solution to the especially since ample time was was obtained scandalously by the crisis. (KUNA) given to the violators to benefi t followers of the group in Tunisia, In this image provided by Maxar Technologies, the oil tanker Mercer Street is seen off the coast of Fujairah, United Arab Emir- ❑ ❑ ❑ from the last deadline. ates, Aug 4. The United States, United Kingdom and Israel blame Iran for an attack on the Mercer Street off Oman that killed The source said there is a is only part of a series of scandals KUWAIT CITY: Sheikh Dr. Ah- that began with the takeover of two people amid tensions over Tehran’s tattered nuclear deal with world powers. Iran has denied being involved. (AP) possibility of taking measures mad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al- against sponsors who did not Egypt’s rule and the twisted con- Sabah, the Representative of His trol of its major institutions and hurry to ensure that those under Iran rejects G-7 accusations over fatal attack on oil tanker Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf their sponsorship did not leave companies. Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Undoubtedly, all this was taking on Friday handed a written letter the country. place with American-Israeli assis- Iran on Saturday denounced accusa- rael has had a long history designing international law.” from His Highness the Amir to the The source added there is no tance, the strategic goal of which tions by leading industrial nations that similar “plots.” Khatibzadeh said Iran as been Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi. justifi cation for violators to leave was to cut off the Sinai desert and Tehran was behind last week’s deadly The vessel Mercer Street is man- committed to providing security in the Sheikh Dr. Ahmad Nasser, the country because hundreds displace Palestinians Gaza Strip to attack on an oil tanker in the Arabian aged by a firm owned by an Israeli Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz and Kuwait’s Foreign Minister and of outbound fl ights have left the it, and declare it as an alternative Sea, the official IRNA news agency billionaire, and Israel — along with said Iran was ready to work with na- Minister of State for Cabinet Kuwait International Airport to autonomous region to the current reported. the U.S. and Britain — had previously tions to form a collective security sys- Affairs, conveyed greetings and various destinations of the world Palestinian National Authority. The report quoted Foreign Ministry pointed the finger at Tehran. tem while defending its sovereignty. congratulations of His Highness even during partial and total ban It is known that the Muslim spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh as The G-7 said Friday the July 29 attack In their statement, the G-7 coun- the Amir to President Raisi on as- periods. Brotherhood Group was the last to saying Iran “strongly condemns” Fri- in international waters in the Arabian tries said “Iran’s behavior, alongside suming the presidency post of the participate in the uprising of Janu- day’s statement by foreign ministers Sea off the coast of Oman that killed two its support to proxy forces and non- Islamic Republic. (KUNA) of the Group of Seven. The group is people was “a clear violation of interna- state armed actors, threatens interna- ❑ ❑ ❑ ary 25, 2011 in Egypt, and before made up of representatives of Britain, tional law.” They added that “all available tional peace and security.” Contractors owed that, the Tunisian people’s upris- Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Ja- evidence clearly points to Iran.” “We call on Iran to stop all activities KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait ranked ing in December 2010. However, pan and the US. “We condemn the unlawful attack inconsistent with relevant U.N. Secu- third among the Gulf Coopera- about KD 4 billion when the group saw that the scale Khatibzadeh said the statement committed on a merchant vessel,” the rity Council resolutions, and call on all tion Council (GCC) countries in tilted in the interest of the uprising, made baseless accusations against foreign ministers said in a joint state- parties to play a constructive role in terms of recovery of coronavirus KUWAIT CITY, Aug 7: Accord- it rode the wave. cases — after Bahrain and Qa- ing to informed sources, the pend- Iran. He called the accusation a “sce- ment. “This was a deliberate and tar- fostering regional stability and peace,” tar, reports Al-Anba daily. Even though the Muslim Broth- nario” created by Israel and said Is- geted attack, and a clear violation of they said. (AP) ing payments by the government erhood Group was able to prolong Bahrain ranked fi rst with a re- covery rate of 99.1 percent, Qatar to contractors and companies con- its hegemony over Tunisia, it tracting with ministries and gov- was unable to do so in Egypt de- ranked second with 98.8 per- ‘Open natural reserves to public’ cent, the United Arab Emirates ernment agencies is approximately spite its rigging of the elections, Hezb, Israel trade KD 4 billion. The value of these and its introduction of Mohamed (UAE) ranked fourth with 96.7 percent, Saudi Arabia ranked claims is likely to rise to about KD Morsi. This is due to the fact that fi fth with 96.5 percent, and the 5 billion at the end of 2021. This the Egyptian people discovered MP hits government for its fire in escalation Sultanate of Oman ranked sixth constitutes 21.7 percent of the total the extent of the destruction the with 94.9 percent. expenses of the current fiscal year, group caused in state institu- BEIRUT, Aug 7, (AP): The militant He- ❑ ❑ ❑ which is estimated at KD 23.048 tions, prompting them to go to the zbollah group fired a barrage of rockets billion, reports Al-Rai daily. streets on June 30, 2013, and sub- handling of the COVID crisis TOKYO: Japanese police said toward Israel on Friday, and Israel hit Saturday they arrested a man The sources explained that sequently overthrow the Brother- back with artillery in a significant esca- those affected by the delay in hood rule. By Saeed Mahmoud Saleh He cited the previous decision of who stabbed 10 passengers on a lation between the two sides. commuter train in Tokyo hours government payments, whose In this regard, the Muslim Arab Times Staff EPA to allow citizens to visit Al- circle expands to include a long Brotherhood Group does not differ It was the third day of attacks along earlier, in what public broadcast- Kguwaisat Natural Reserve in Jahra the volatile border with Lebanon, a ma- er NHK reported to be a random list of names of operational enti- from Khomeini’s approach, which KUWAIT CITY, Aug 7: MP Farz to familiarize themselves with differ- ties, some of which won govern- exploited popular resentment jor Middle East flashpoint where ten- burst of violence unrelated to the Al-Daihani has criticized the way ongoing Olympic Games. ment contracts about two years against the Shah of Iran, and later ent wild life species, especially the sions between Israel and Iran, which the government has been dealing students. He said his proposal aims backs Hezbollah, occasionally play out. The 36-year-old man told police ago, have prepared a preliminary rode the wave of revolution initi- with COVID-19 crisis. He said that he wanted to kill women who ap- ated by secular and progressive to include other natural reserves — But comments by Israeli officials and inventory. In this, they showed after the problems caused by Ku- peared happy, and chose his targets that there are contractual pay- political forces, and proceeded to Sabah Al-Ahmad, Saad Al-Abdullah Hezbollah’s actions suggested the two at random, NHK said. The initial publish his speeches wrapped in wait Mosafer application, the Civil and Mubarak Al-Kabeer — to the were seeking to avoid a major conflict at ments they were due to receive victim, a woman in her 20s, was from ministries and govern- enthusiastic religious language via Service Commission (CSC ) issued aforementioned decision. this time. in serious condition, according to “cassettes”. a decision on resumption of full at- Israel said it fired back after 19 rock- ment agencies from 18 months Meanwhile, MP Khalid Al-Anzi NHK and other Japanese media. ago. These outstanding amounts Today, it can be said that the tendance of employees in the pub- forwarded queries to Minister of ets were launched from Lebanon, and Police identifi ed the attacker as historical conflict with this group Prime Minister Naftali Bennett swiftly Yusuke Tsushima. (AP) include direct contractual pay- lic sector. He also denounced the Public Works and Minister of State ments, specific facilities, and has come close to expelling the implementation of the fingerprint for Communication and Information convened a meeting with the country’s ❑ ❑ ❑ Muslim Brotherhood Group from bidding payments. attendance system in public institu- Technology Affairs Rana Al-Fares top defense officials. No casualties were WASHINGTON: The Justice Banks do not seem far from the the Arab scene for many years to tions even if the average number of reported. come. Its nails have been short- about Kuwait International Airport Department’s inspector general risks of delaying the payments corona cases is still high — around terminal (T2) project. “We do not wish to escalate to a full said Thursday that it did not fi nd to contractors and companies, ened, which means that we are war, yet of course we are very prepared evidence that FBI agents shared approaching the end of centennial 700 cases daily. He wanted to know if the project as they noted their association MP Osama Al-Shaheen has submit- for that,” said Lt. Col. Amnon Shefler, inside information about the with approximately KD 1.5 bil- terrorism of this group. was being implemented as scheduled, spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces. Hillary Clinton email investiga- ted a proposal to launch an e-platform cost in case the completion is delayed, lion, from the partnership arrears. Israel has long considered Hezbol- tion with Rudy Giuliani. These amounts are not necessarily Email: [email protected] for visiting the natural reserves in the if the contract includes variation or- The question of whether anyone lah, which is based in Lebanon, its most classified as loans, but entail bank- Follow me on: country. ders, cost and reasons behind varia- serious and immediate military threat. had leaked information to Giuliani arose after the former New York ing classifications with the imple- He suggested opening natural re- tion orders if any, target completion Friday’s exchanges came a day after Is- menters in the form of finances, serves to the public at low entrance mayor said in an Oct. 26, 2016, date as per contract compared to the rael’s defense minister warned that his television appearance that then-can- credits, transfers and sureties and fees according to regulations of the actual implementation rate, and pen- country is prepared to strike Iran follow- other services provided by banks [email protected] didate Donald Trump had “some Environment Public Authority (EPA) alties if the contractor fails to com- ing a fatal drone strike on a oil tanker at pretty big surprises” in the coming to companies and contractors win- on protecting wild life. plete the project on time. sea that his country blamed on Tehran. days. (AP) ning government projects. ARAB TIMES, SUNDAY, AUGUST 8, 2021 2

New hope to patients Pfizer presents latest advances in cancer care

n the back of the successful completion of its 14th Africa and Middle become the new standard of care in the first-line setting. It is helping control world data emphasie the role of CDK4/6 class of therapy in the management OEast (AfME) Oncology Summit, Pfizer announced the latest advances and destroy cancer cells, alone or in combination with other targeted thera- of hormonal positive and HER2-ve metastatic breast cancer patient”. From and breakthroughs in cancer care to improve patient lives. The annual three- pies. Such advances are enabling us to tailor patient treatment based on tumor experience, we know that early diagnosis means higher cure rates, lower treat- day education and interactive forum gathered around 100 professionals, in- characteristics and thereby improve patient outcomes.” ment expenses, and a much better quality of life for patients and their fami- cluding medical oncologists, regional speakers, and international speakers Prof. Yasser Salah Eldin Sayed Abd El Kader, Director of Oncology Center, lies” from USA, Spain, Italy, and France. The meeting focused on treatment ad- Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt, added: “Sharing real-world data, For over 60 years, Pfizer AfME has been operating at speed to bring new vances offered in breast cancer, genitourinary cancer, and non-small-cell lung breakthroughs, and concrete methods to fight cancer is crucial. We must contin- medicines, treatments and breakthroughs to the countries to make patients’ cancer management. ue working together as members of the healthcare ecosystem to ensure that we lives better. The prevalence of breast cancer, genitourinary cancer and lung cancer tu- use the best management approaches to support the millions of patients affected About Pfizer: Breakthroughs That Change Patients’ Lives mors has reached up to 40% of all cancers in specific geographies across Af- across the region. In lung cancer research, recent revolutions in dignostic testing At Pfizer, we apply science and our global resources to bring therapies to rica and the Middle East. of Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), and clinical trials of second genera- people that extend and significantly improve their lives. We strive to set the Dr. Hatem El-Kadi, Regional Oncology Medical Lead, Pfizer AfME, com- tion targeted therapies that penetrate the central nervous system of patients with standard for quality, safety, and value in the discovery, development, and mented: “Oncology remains a key therapeutic field for Pfizer in which we are ALK+ gene abnormality in the metastatic NSCLC, are helping to improve sur- manufacture of health care products, including innovative medicines and vac- working to deliver medical breakthroughs that have the potential to change vival outcomes for patients. Having a platform such as the annual Pfizer AfME cines. Every day, Pfizer colleagues work across developed and emerging mar- patients’ lives across the region significantly. This year, the Pfizer AfME Oncology Summit to share these results and collaborate with other stakeholders kets to advance wellness, prevention, treatments, and cures that challenge the Oncology Summit explored new ways to bring a greater degree of person- in the field can help us reach more patients across the region.” most feared diseases of our time. Consistent with our responsibility as one of alization of treatment and optimal patient management hence, offering new Prof. Hamdy Abdel Azim, Chairman of Kasr Al-Ainy School Of Oncol- the world’s premier innovative biopharmaceutical companies, we collaborate horizons and hope for patients suffering from cancers.” ogy (KASO), Department of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo Univer- with health care providers, governments, and local communities to support Prof. Marwan Ghosn, Chairman of Hematology-Oncology Department, sity, Egypt, commented: “These forums are critical as they allow us to share and expand access to reliable, affordable health care around the world. For Faculty of Medicine, Saint Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon, comment- our best insights and findings that can support patients in winning the battle more than 150 years, we have worked to make a difference for all who rely on ed: “The treatment landscape of advanced kidney cancer has dramatically against cancer. Breast cancer itself is one of the deadliest diseases with a high us. We routinely post information that may be important to investors on our evolved in the past three to four years. Immunotherapy combinations have prevalence in the area. On a positive note, a new evidence based update real- website at www.Pfizer.com.

Doctors perform kidney transplant UAE’s sole multi-organ transplant center Clinic passes 150 organ transplant milestone

leveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, an integral part of Mubadala Health, has living related transplant services. Recently, a 14-year-old patient travelled to and critical care requirements unique to the Abu Dhabi population. Creached a milestone of performing more than 150 transplants since the Abu Dhabi from Sudan so that he could receive part of his brother’s liver. Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi has the following Institutes: Heart & Vascu- introduction of its multi-organ transplant program in 2017. “The introduction of living related liver donation has been a huge boost to lar, Neurological, Digestive Disease, Eye, Respiratory, Critical Care, Surgical The UAE’s sole multi-organ transplant center, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi some of the country’s sickest patients. We are building on that success with Subspecialties, Medical Subspecialties, Emergency Medicine, Anesthesiol- performed the UAE’s first heart, liver, lung and pancreas transplants. In ad- the introduction of combined organ transplants that see patients receive two ogy, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Imaging, Quality & Patient Safety, dition, the hospital’s transplant center recently began performing complex new organs in a single surgery. We are very proud to be among just a hand- and Clinical & Nursing. In all, more than 40 medical and surgical specialties dual transplant surgeries, the first in the UAE. Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi ful of centers in the world able to offer this highly complex level of care that are represented at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. has now performed 82 kidney transplants, 52 liver transplants, 10 heart trans- has the ability to completely transform a patient’s life, particularly when a The facilities at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi combine state-of-the-art ame- plants, 6 lung transplants, 3 combined pancreas and kidney transplants and a pancreas transplant frees a patient from the need for daily insulin injections,” nities and world-class service standards. The hospital is a 394 (expandable combined kidney and liver transplant. says Dr. Luis Campos, director of the liver transplant program and head of to 490) bed facility, with five clinical floors, three diagnostic and treatment “It is humbling to see the life-changing impact our transplant program has hepatobiliary surgery at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. levels, and 13 floors of critical and acute inpatient units. It is a physician- had on patients and their families across the UAE. That we have reached this Surgeons at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi performed the UAE’s first pan- led medical facility served by North American/European Board Certified (or 150 transplant milestone during Cleveland Clinic’s centennial year is a fantas- creas transplant in a combined operation that also saw a young woman receive equivalent) physicians. tic acknowledgement of the legacy of innovation and patient-centered care we a new kidney. Following the successful surgery, the patient is no longer reli- About Mubadala Health are continuing here in Abu Dhabi. When we opened our doors just five years ant on insulin injections to control her blood sugar and has effectively been Mubadala Health is the integrated healthcare network of Mubadala Invest- ago, we couldn’t have imagined our transplant program would have touched cured of her diabetes. Since her operation, two more patients have received ment Company. Established in 2021, Mubadala Health operates, manages, so many lives this quickly,” says Dr. Bashir Sankari, Director of Cleveland combined kidney and pancreas transplants. Surgeons at the hospital also per- and develops a portfolio of healthcare assets including: Cleveland Clinic Abu Clinic Abu Dhabi’s transplant program. formed the nation’s first combined liver and kidney transplant. Dhabi, Healthpoint, Imperial College London Diabetes Centre (ICLDC), Despite growing numbers of registered organ donors, demand continues to “Caregivers from across Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi come together to Amana Healthcare, National Reference Laboratory (NRL), Capital Health outpace supply and there remains a long waiting list of patients who require form the backbone of our multidisciplinary transplant program. Their and our Screening Centre (CHSC), Abu Dhabi Telemedicine Centre (ADTC), Danat a transplant. In order to mitigate the impact of this and offer a fresh lifeline donors’ contributions to the health and future of our community cannot be Al Emarat, HealthPlus Diabetes & Endocrinology Center, HealthPlus Family to patients waiting for a new liver, the hospital’s multidisciplinary transplant overstated. Each successful operation is another person who can return home Clinics, HealthPlus Fertility, HealthPlus Women’s Health Center, Moorfields team worked with their colleagues at Cleveland Clinic in the United States to his or her life and family, and I am so proud of every caregiver who helps Eye Hospital Abu Dhabi, and a stake in Al Meswak Dental Clinics Group. to introduce complex living related liver transplants that enable relatives to to make that happen,” concludes Dr. Sankari. With a vision to transform the regional healthcare landscape, Mubadala donate part of their liver to family members in need. About Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi Health sets a new benchmark for the UAE and regional healthcare industry The introduction of living related liver donation has meant that 22 patients Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, an integral part of Mubadala Health, is a mul- through its state-of-the-art facilities and world-class caregivers who strive to have been able to access life-saving transplants without needing to wait for a tispecialty hospital on Al Maryah Island in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Cleveland Clin- put patients first across its continuum of care. Innovation, research, and edu- compatible donor organ to become available. The impact of this introduction ic Abu Dhabi is a unique and unparalleled extension of US-based Cleveland cation are the foundational pillars of Mubadala Health, supporting the further has spread beyond the UAE, with patients travelling from abroad to access Clinic’s model of care, specifically designed to address a range of complex development of a sustainable healthcare sector.

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Bid to ease traffi c movement 91.5 pc of infrastructure project in South Surra completed

KUWAIT CITY, Aug 7: The Public Author- ity for Road and Land Transport (PART) announced .the completion of 91.5 percent of the infrastructure project in South Surra area, which is being implemented by the authority near Jaber Al-Ahmad Hospital, reports Aljarida daily. According to sources from PART, there is great interest and keenness from PART to complete the project and take advantage of the roads and bridges that have been built in and protecting old facilities connected to order to facilitate and ease the area’s traffi c the developed road networks. movement. The sources affi rmed that the most impor- They highlighted the importance of the tant objectives of the project are facilitating project compared to many other projects, access to Jaber Al-Ahmad Hospital, reduc- given the importance of the area. ing road congestion in the area, accommo- The sources explained that the project dating future traffi c demands, increasing the consists of the construction and mainte- capacity of roads in the area, and improving nance of roads and bridges, a rainwater re- and developing existing networks of facili- tention tank, sewage and drainage network, ties, services and safety standards. and other services for the area’s roads near It is worth mentioning that the total length Jaber Al-Ahmad Hospital, including bridg- of the roads that have been developed in the es and intersections of the Sixth Ring Road project is approximately 20 kilometers. It and King Fahd Bin Abdulaziz Expressway includes modifi cations of intersections, con- “Route 40”. struction of pathways, underpass roads and The project also includes modernizing intersections with separate levels, and the de- the roads in the area, constructing links velopment of intersections and transformed with major highways such as the Sixth Ring roads, as well as preparation of transfer plans Road and King Fahd bin Abdulaziz Ex- for those facilities, taking into account the pressway, and transforming, modernizing future plans of the service ministries.

Latifa fi rst headmistress Kuwait loses esteemed educator KUWAIT CITY, Aug 7: Kuwait lost one of the prominent pioneers in the history More this year Photo by Mohammad Morsi of Kuwait’s education — the virtuous A panoramic view of Kuwait City with towering buildings sprouting up all over. High humidity has brought some clouds with it. educator, Latifa Muhammad Al-Barrak, who died at the age of 94, reports Al- Qabas daily. Nod to MoE budget The teacher and educator Al-Barrak was one of the most prominent personali- KUWAIT CITY, Aug 7: The Ministry of ties who worked at the Ministry of Edu- Finance has approved the budget of the cation and was the fi rst Kuwaiti woman Ministry of Education for fi scal 2021/2022 Tackling paper, rubber waste — KD2.140 billion, which is KD190 mil- to hold the position of headmistress. She lion higher than last year’s KD1.950 billion was also a successful model for the virtu- budget, reports Al-Rai daily quoting a reli- ous Kuwaiti woman. able source from the educational sector. KISR obtains US patent to treat garbage Al-Barrak was born in 1927 in the trib- According to the source, the Ministry of al neighborhood of Fereej Al-Ghunaim, Education had earlier set a budget of KD2.6 KUWAIT CITY, Aug 7, (Agencies): The Kuwait In- Offi ce. and her beginning with her studies goes billion for this fi scal year due to a remark- The institute said in a press statement that it has achieved a pioneer- back to her grandmother, Lulwa Sayed able increase in the number of employees stitute for Scientifi c Research (KISR) announced that Ahmad Al-Rifai, who was able to teach and schools; clarifying that last year’s its Environmental and Life Sciences Research Center ing scientifi c achievement in the fi eld of engineering sciences and her some educational matters and taught budget was exceptional due to the health waste management, which depends on treating quantities of up to 5 her some curricula as well. crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic, had obtained a patent for a “waste treatment system in kilograms per hour from a mixture of plastic household waste using After she was educated at the hands of during which schools were closed and some a module” granted by the US Patent and Trademark a unique design of a chemical reactor that works with liquefaction her grandmother, she was educated by service contracts were canceled. a group of teachers from various Arab The private nurseries and nurseries for technology with sand and catalysts. people with disabilities in coordination be- He explained that the system uses a backing reactor to countries, including Lebanon, Syria and tween the nursery owners and the ministries treat paper waste and rubber, such as worn tires as well, Palestine, and other teachers. of Social Affairs, Community Development in order to produce light gases comparable to petroleum At the end of 1943, Al-Barrak joined the and Health were expected to continue to vac- derivatives, and to produce carbon black and equivalent teaching corps at the Eastern School, and cinate their workers, reports Al-Qabas daily. oils such as gasoline and diesel. with the passage of time, she rose to posi- The sources told the daily 1,280 male The institute stated that the patent was registered in the tions in the school until she assumed the and female workers were to be vaccinated responsibility of the administration there. in private nurseries, starting from 9 am — name of the research team consisting of Dr. Sultan Al-Sa- ❑ ❑ ❑ working in two shifts. lem, a principal researcher from the institute, Dr. Animesh Dutta from the University of Guelph/Canada, and Majid The recently amended Housing Wel- Al-Wadi, a research technician from the institute. fare Law grants a citizen serving prison ❑ ❑ ❑ time the right to housing welfare pro- PAHW through a special authorization vided he meets the conditions, reports from the prison to complete the require- The Deputy Managing Director of Operations in the Al-Anba daily quoting a reliable source ments. This includes a rent allowance of Global Marketing Sector of the Kuwait Petroleum Cor- from the Public Authority for Housing KD150 per month that will be given to poration, Ghadeer Al-Kadfan, confi rmed the continuation Welfare (PAHW). the wife or one of the children through of importing liquefi ed natural gas shipments during the This citizen can apply for housing a handwritten letter sealed with the pris- months of July and August to operate the new LNG im- grant or any other related procedure at oner’s fi ngerprints, the source explained. port facility in Al-Zour Complex. Al-Kadfan told Kuwait News Agency on Thursday, that Expats waiting to get vaccinated. the role of the global marketing sector complements the role of the Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Com- ‘Most important center’ pany (KIPIC) in operating the new facility in Al-Zour, which is the largest facility for importing liquefi ed natural gas in the Middle East. She appreciated the efforts of workers in the global Vaccination on daily basis marketing sector and their vital role through their distin- guished relations with major international companies to By Najah Bilal set the most wonderful examples in deal- purchase the required shipments at the best prices from Al-Seyassah Staff ing with the vaccination of all its residents global markets. without discrimination, which is some- She indicated that the global marketing sector played a KUWAIT CITY, Aug 7: The Abdullah Al- thing that adds to its rich humanitarian Mubarak Health Center is one of the most record. vital role in developing an integrated and interconnected important centers that vaccinate citizens Jamal Mahmoud, one of the recipients of plan in cooperation with the affi liated oil companies (Ku- and residents on a daily basis. the vaccine stated, he had been waiting for wait National Petroleum Company — Kuwait Oil Com- During a visit to the center, the Al-Seyas- the vaccination date for a month and a half, pany — KIPIC) and in coordination with the Ministry of sah daily saw the elaborate and orderly and pointed out the vaccination procedures Electricity and Water to ensure the safe operation of the manner of giving vaccination to the people inside Abdullah Al-Mubarak Health Center facility and supply the electricity network in the State of against Corona with everyone adhering to are being carried out smoothly and easily Kuwait with optimal fuel. the protocol and all other health require- without diffi culties. ❑ ❑ ❑ ments. Dr. Abeer Al-Issa, head of the Abdullah The people awaiting their turn and those Al-Mubarak Health Center and coordina- The Civil Service Commission (CSC) will cancel all Photo by Iehab Qurtal who had received the jab unanimously tor in the Farwaniya governorate vaccina- work exemptions as of Aug 15, 2021 — the exemptions Pigeons looking for shade under a palm tree in the sweltering mid-day heat in Ha- agreed on the ease of the vaccination pro- tion centers, said the center is one of the which were forced by the outbreak of the Covid-19 pan- wally, Kuwait. cess and the warmth and kindness of the main vaccination centers in the governorate demic, reports Al-Qabas daily quoting senior CSC sourc- medical staff in a calm and orderly atmos- where between 600 and 700 people receive es. phere without crowding. vaccinations on a daily basis from 3:00 in Kuwaiti Bu Bader says the country has the afternoon until 9:00 pm. The sources said, the decision was taken by the Council of Ministers during its extraordinary meeting last night, which mandates all employees in the ministries and gov- ernment institutions to report to work as usual (normal Customs seizes drugs hidden in fruits working hours in force prior to the outbreak of the pan- demic). KUWAIT CITY, Aug 7: The General Authority for a period of 4 years, namely The daily said according to the decision of the Council Administration of Customs said the air Dr. Khaled Al-Fadhel, Dr. Mishaal Al- of Ministers, the exemptions stand canceled even those cargo personnel seized 1.5 kilos of shabu, Jaber Al-Ahmad, Fahd Muhammad Al- that were stipulated in the recent decisions that had ex- reports Al-Anba daily. Rashed, Faisal Abdullatif Al-Hamad and empted the pregnant employees, people with chronic dis- The daily said the narcotics were con- Suleiman Ghanem Al-Ghanim. eases and cancer patients, as the work system is scheduled cealed in a consignment of fruits which According to the authority’s website, to return to the way it was before the Corona crisis. came from Iran. it is an independent governmental body The sources say the return to work citing near attain- The administration said the cargo was responsible for managing the fi nancial ment of community immunity, thanks to the Ministry of thoroughly inspected after receiving a assets of Kuwait and is managed by a Health for the vaccination program which has acquired tip-off from an unidentifi ed informant. board of directors that has complete inde- the stability of the epidemiological situation in the country The owner of the cargo has been identi- pendence in policy-making and decision- thus accelerating the return to normal life. fi ed and arrested. making. The decision to resume full working hours and attend- Meanwhile, a quarrel broke out be- The board of directors is responsible ance in government agencies is linked with the high per- tween a number of Egyptians and Indi- for long-term asset allocation and overall investment performance, and the execu- centage of vaccinated individuals, reports Al-Rai daily ans in the Shuwaikh port which resulted quoting governmental sources. in one of the Indian losing consciousness tive management formulates and imple- ments investment strategies. Sources expect that a decision will be issued soon on and had to be rushed to a hospital. the hundred percent resumption of full working hours and When someone informed the Operations The Authority’s investments enjoy complete transparency before the gov- attendance in all public institutions once the number of Room of the Ministry of police rushed to vaccinated people exceed 80 percent, in light of the con- the spot and arrested the others and took ernment of Kuwait, as a detailed annual them to the Shamiya Police Station. report is submitted to the Council of tinuous improvement of the epidemiological indicators. ❑ ❑ ❑ Ministers on assets and performance, in Sources expect the Civil Service Commission (CSC) to addition to a detailed annual report that issue a circular in line with the decision that the Cabinet An Amiri Decree No. 151 of 2021 was is submitted annually at least to the Na- will take on full resumption of working hours and em- issued appointing members of the Board tional Assembly during what is known as ployees’ attendance next month, affi rming several agen- of Directors of the Kuwait Investment the state’s fi nancial status session. cies have already taken such step. ARAB TIMES, SUNDAY, AUGUST 8, 2021 LOCAL 4

Kuwait Amir’s envoy meets India FM in Tehran HH Amir congratulates Bolivia, Jamaica on national days KUWAIT CITY, Aug 7, (KUNA): Amir expressed congratulations His Highness the Amir Sheikh to the Jamaican top offi cial on his Foreign minister offers condolences to his Greek counterpart Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al- country’s National Day. Sabah sent Friday a cable of con- His Highness the Crown Prince gratulations to Bolivian President Sheikh Meshaal Al-Ahmad Al- HH Amir sends condolences to Greek president over forest fi re victims Luis Arce on the occasion of his Jaber Al-Sabah and His Highness country’s National Day, wishing the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah KUWAIT CITY, Aug 7, (KUNA): Sheikh Meshaal Al-Ahmad Al- killing and injuring dozens. boat. him good health and everlasting Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah sent His Highness the Amir Sheikh Jaber Al-Sabah and His Highness In his phone call, the Kuwaiti Firefi ghters from France, Swit- prosperity for the friendly country. similar cables. Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al- the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah minister expressed hopes for a zerland, Sweden, Cyprus and Ro- His Highness the Crown Prince Meanwhile, His Highness the Sabah sent a cable of condolences Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah sent speedy recovery to those injured mania have been deployed to assist Sheikh Meshaal Al-Ahmad Al- Amir’s representative, Foreign Saturday to Greek President Kat- similar cables. and a safe return to homes. Greece. Jaber Al-Sabah and His Highness Minister and State Minister for erina Sakellaropoulou over forest Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Greece carried out mass evacua- Gale-force winds are forecast to the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Cabinet Affairs Sheikh Dr Ahmed fi re victims. and Minister of State for Cabinet tions overnight in the northern sub- fan the many blazes. In the cable, His Highness the Affairs Sheikh Dr Ahmed Nasser urbs of Athens and on the nearby Residents of Marathon, north- Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah sent Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Sabah Amir prayed to Almighty Allah Mohammad Al-Sabah telephoned island of Evia as wind whipped up east of Athens, were told to head to similar cables to President Arce. met India’s Foreign Minister S. to bestow mercy upon the dead on Friday Greece Foreign Minis- huge wildfi res. the coast as wildfi res spread along Also, His Highness the Amir Jaishankar during his offi cial visit and for a speedy recovery for the ter Nikos Dendias and offered his According to reports by the Brit- several fronts. Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber to Iran on Thursday. injured, hoping for the friendly sympathy and condolences over the ish Broadcast Corporation (BBC), Dozens of homes have been de- Al-Sabah sent Friday a cable to The two discussed their coun- country to overcome such natural huge wild fi res in the northern sub- thousands left their homes near the stroyed or damaged, and several Governor-General of Jamaica Pat- tries’ historical bilateral relations disaster. urbs of Athens and on the nearby Greek capital, which is cloaked in dozen injured people are in hospi- rick Allen. alongside regional and internation- His Highness the Crown Prince island of Evia, which resulted in acrid smoke, and 600 fl ed Evia by tal. In the cable, His Highness the al developments. Online services to continue even after country returns to normalcy

Crowding at govt institutions begins to reappear

KUWAIT CITY, Aug 7: With the successive stages of re- ernment institutions, amid fears of the government returning to the rou- turning to normalcy, crowding that had disappeared or tine paper work to complete transactions and losing the advantages of the online services adopted during the pandemic. decreased signifi cantly during the Covid-19 pandemic has In this context, sources stressed on the need not to do away with the achieve- begun to reappear, reports Al-Rai daily. ments imposed by the pandemic in terms of facilitating transactions without go- Citizens and residents saw a return to paper transactions in some gov- ing in person to government institutions, ministries and service centers. Photo by Mohammad Morsi A number of officials, visitors With the resumption of fl ights at Kuwait airport, overseas stranded passen- and employees told the daily they gers continue to arrive in Kuwait. believe that resorting to electronic transactions during the pandemic organized the work of ministries, Ambassador participates in video confab reduced crowding and chaos, achieved speedy completion of transactions and shortened time India one of key sources of exports and effort for many citizens and residents. to Kuwait for various food products Facilitate KUWAIT CITY, Aug 7: The Ambassa- In the meantime, Director of the dor of India to Kuwait HE Sibi George Security Media and Public Rela- participated in the video conference of tions Department at the Ministry of embassies/high commissions/consul- Interior, Brigadier Tawhid Al-Kan- ates of India abroad which was held to dari, said all ministry sectors will enhance their efforts to explore market potential for Indian products in each continue to provide “online” ser- identified product category, and under- vices to facilitate the citizens and take focused activities, says a press re- residents to complete their transac- lease issued by the embassy. tions easily and smoothly, which The event was held under the guid- now takes minutes and can be done ance of the Ministry of Commerce & from anywhere in the world. Industry, and Ministry of External Af- The Ministry of Commerce and fairs, India. In his address the Prime Ambassador Sibi George Industry stressed that all services Minister of India Narendra Modi gave provided by the ministry to the instructions to work to promote of In- Professional Network (IPN) are among public online since the outbreak of dian exports. This initiative is part of the platforms in Kuwait for bringing KUNA photo the pandemic will remain ‘online’. transforming India from being just a together all stakeholders to promote Kuwait Red Crescent Society hands over ambulances to the Lebanese Red Cross. passive market to an active manufac- trade, business and investment between Deputy Director of the Chamber India and Kuwait. of Commerce and Industry, Hamad turing hub at the heart of global value chains. The embassy will also work close- KRCS donates 10 ambulances to Lebanese Red Cross Al-Omar, said that the Chamber India and Kuwait are natural trade ly with various state governments, will continue with the online ser- partners and India is one of the major Chambers of Commerce and In- The Kuwaiti Red Crescent Society Al-Barjas told KUNA that the do- cancer medications at a chil- vices even after the country returns sources of exports to Kuwait for vari- dustry, Export Promotion Councils, (KRCS) announced Friday donat- nation is part of a grant to reach dren’s cancer center, which is to full normalcy saying the online ous food products including cereals, es- business groups and industry orga- ing 10 fully equipped ambulances throughout Lebanese areas host- suffering “extreme shortage,” ac- service has proved effective and pecially rice as well as fresh fruits and nizations, business and professional and four mobile blood donation ing Syrian refugees in a bid to com- cording to Al-Barjas, who added saves time and effort and the same councils and associations in India and vehicles for the Lebanese Red bat COVID-19. that KRCS is seeking to alleviate vegetables, and marine products. India Cross. Afterwards, the KRCS delega- burden off the center as much as goes with the Public Authority for also enjoys high market share in sev- in Kuwait to meet the trade target for KRCS Secretary General Maha tion paid a visit and distributed possible. (KUNA) Industry say the sources, eral other product categories including 2021-22. The director of the psycho- electrical machinery, jewelry, apparel, The embassy has organized several logical services at the Ministry organic chemicals, wood & wood ar- trade promotion events, virtual buyer- of Education, Huda Al-Haddad, ticles, ceramic products, cotton and silk seller meets, webinars, digital exhibi- Info minister eulogizes deceased actress Al-Sharrah talked about the advantages of the etc. tions and online conferences focusing The embassy has conceptualized and on various products/sectors including KUWAIT CITY, Aug 7, away. sectors for four decades, he said, pandemic which were many, the most important of which is that the created various outreach platforms to agriculture and allied products, textiles, (KUNA): Minister of Informa- She was a pioneer in arts, thea- recalling her contributions to tel- engage all stakeholders in the area of automobiles, marine products and so pandemic organized the work of trade, business and investments and to on. tion and Culture and Minister tre and drama locally, in the Gulf evision, radio programs and the the ministries and helped get rid of of State for Youth Affairs Ab- and the Arab world, said the min- Kuwaiti theater. transform the buyer seller relationship The embassy looks forward to feed- overcrowding and lack of coordina- into a mutually beneficial economic back and suggestions from all. All com- dulrahman Al-Mutairi paid trib- ister in a statement on sidelines He expressed condolences to tion while completing transactions partnership for the benefit of the citi- ments may be addressed to com.ku- ute to the famous actress Intisar of her funeral. Al-Sharrah had family of the deceased, Kuwaiti which was the order of the day in zens of both the countries. The Indian [email protected] and com1.kuwait@ Al-Sharrah who recently passed enriched the arts and cultural artists in Kuwait and the Gulf. the past. Business Network (IBN) and Indian mea.gov.in Shisha to be served Ban on fresh, frozen bird meat import from Ghana, Togo: PAFN KUWAIT CITY, Aug 7: The Public Authority for Food and Nutrition (PAFN) announced a ban on the import of all types of “fresh, chilled, frozen and processed bird meat of all kinds and its derivatives and products and eggs thereof from the republics of Togo and Ghana due to the outbreak of highly pathogenic ‘H5’ bird fl u, reports Al-Seyassah daily. Secretary of the Supreme Committee for Food Safety at the PAFN, Adel Al-Suwait, said in a press statement, the committee had recommended, at its sixth meeting of 2021, to ban the import of all types of fresh-chilled-frozen-pro- cessed meat of all kinds and its derivatives and products from the Republic of Kenya, due to the outbreak of Rift Val- ley Fever virus. ❑ ❑ ❑ Shisha to be served at cafes: The Kuwaiti Union of Sh- isha Cafés welcomed the decision of the health authorities to allow the resumption of shisha service in cafés in accord- ance with the precautionary regulations to curb the spread of coronavirus, reports Al-Qabas daily. On its Twitter account, the union stressed the need to use a medical tube shisha (one-time use), ensure that workers are wearing masks and gloves, serve drinks in paper and plastic cups for one time use, wash and sterilize the shisha every after use. The union said sterilization devices must be placed on all tables, a thermal examination device should be provided and used to check the temperature of customers and work- ers upon entering the cafés, social distancing must be main- tained, and surfaces must be cleaned at least every two hours.

Photo by Mahmoud Jadeed A cafe worker displays one-time-use shisha tube. ARAB TIMES, SUNDAY, AUGUST 8, 2021 LOCAL 5 diwaniya A DIGEST OF PUBLIC OPINION ‘Housing Afghans in many countries after pullout raises concern’ “THE issue related to the US desire to ‘temporarily’ station some of the Afghan “During his recent visit to Kuwait, the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken there heavy machinery is involved in excavation and construction works which citizens in many countries, has provoked some negative reactions over the ‘Al- said he discussed the issue of ‘temporary’ domicile of the Afghans without an- is the source of loud annoying noises that affect the student’s ability to learn. lies Refuge Process’ calling it negative behavior,” columnist, professor at Ku- nouncing any agreement in this respect. Moreover, Kuwait has said nothing on “The modern educational systems do not allow the existence of such con- wait University’s Political Science Department and an advisor to Human Rights this issue, but the popular reaction as it was monitored by me is seemingly rife struction works except within narrow limits, out of keenness to the educational Watch (HRW) Dr. Ghanim Al-Najjar wrote for Al-Jarida daily. with tension and fear, because the other party is the United States. activity in an appropriate atmosphere that allows the educational process to be “However, most Asian countries which carry the tag ‘stan’ at the end of their “Personally, my advice to the Kuwaiti government is not to accept the topic carried out in the best way. name have turned down the project. But due to some because this represents a kind of ‘panting’ project hence, I guess it will not be “According to the foregoing situations, it can be said that the university should understood grounds certain Gulf states are added to the adventurous. As such, some legitimate questions can pop up in this regard, given expedite the completion of the remaining construction work, in order to provide pertinent list as if these states are called ‘Kuwaitstan’, the fact that some of these have already surfaced. the opportunity to complete the educational process in the near future without ‘Qatarstan’ or ‘Emiratestan’. “With regard to the US government which for me looks like it has been in- hindrance and without danger, and ensure that the educational process is carried “In light of the above, we conclude that the problem volved in the relevant issue, as such, I would like hereby to advise the Americans out in the best way. It is not reasonable for this process to take place in this dis- appears repeated and falls within the context of the to change the course of the unworkable ‘process’, and eventually keep in mind turbing atmosphere that affects the student’s achievement level and also disturbs American intervention in the internal affairs of foreign that the small states are very sensitive, as such I do hereby suggest that they the university professor while he is carrying out his educational mission. states. In this connection, we cite how the United States should hasten instead to build another Guantanamo Bay prison and transform “The period remaining until the beginning of the academic year is a relatively had intervened in Vietnam and Afghanistan and I have it into a harbor for the Afghans refugees and eventually give them permanent limited period, and therefore the university must complete the rest of the work at witnessed that through my repeated visits to Iraq during residence in America. the university in order to take advantage of the lack of attendance or the limited humanitarian missions post 2003. “This prospective development is likely to change the image that has been attendance during that period to complete all the tasks and the construction work, “This happens at a time when the US took a decision ingrained in the minds of the people, particularly since we know that the said until the new university year happens in the suitable educational environment.” to rapidly withdraw from Afghanistan in an unorganized Dr Al-Najjar Guantanamo still represents a stain in the American policy, if it does not have ❑ ❑ ❑ manner - the withdrawal that is rife with many problems. a humanitarian dimension to keep abreast with President Biden’s policy who is One of the problems was the Bagram base in Afghanistan which was exposed to striving since long to close down this prison.” “The idea of establishing the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) started in Ku- looting and theft following the decision of the former US president Donald Trump wait and it returned to its origin after embarking on a journey of various chal- and President Joe Biden’s decision to outdo Trump seems to be unjustifi able. Also: lenges,” columnist Abdulrahman Al-Jiran wrote for Al-Rai daily. “However, the US State Department in an attempt to elucidate the issue held “Despite the great importance of the Sabah Al-Salem University City to the “Thanks to God, the council survived and maintained cohesion in order to two meetings on August 2, 2021, and we observed the volume of imbalance and educational process in Kuwait, as it is one of the modern integrated educational achieve goals for which it was established. the absence of the necessary absence besetting the entire process. cities that provides educational services to male and female students to ensure “However, the need to be more active has become inevitable. This is in ad- “In fi ne, there are three programs related to ‘housing’ the Afghans through a the advancement of the educational process, what is seen on the ground the work dition to expansion of the bases of popular participation through a new work special visa, B1, while the third program is new and called B2, but it seems that at this university remains ‘incomplete,’’ columnist Hammoud Salem Al-Suhail mechanism that takes into account developments, social and cultural compo- the implementation of the same looks impossible, particularly since we know wrote for Al-Anba daily. nents, trends, ideas and viewpoints of GCC citizens on matters of interest for that the number of the Afghans to be ‘housed’ in other countries has yet to be “There are many negative consequences and as a result male and female stu- every Gulf citizen such as the future of the council, and most importantly, the revealed. However, anyone who applies for such a visa, should be out of Af- dents are exposed to danger since the many construction works are ongoing and citizens’ concerns and suffering. ghanistan. students may get injured as a result of the work being done there, as in some “Without a doubt, there is a need to crystalize these views and seek opinions “As a matter of fact, many questions are raised over this issue, but no response cases it may even cost one of them their lives. in all directions, through which we can form recommendations aimed at mod- is available. These questions mostly revolve on how and from which exit these “This may prompt some students not to attend the university until the comple- ernizing the mechanism of the council’s work. In this manner, we can create a people will leave Afghanistan, particularly under the current situation in Af- tion of the excavation and construction work that is being carried out, in order clear and comprehensive road map, including a work program and a basket of ghanistan and how the Afghani passport will be entertained, let alone that the to protect themselves which undoubtedly will affect their level of achievement. precisely defi ned goals stemming from the will of Gulf citizens (57,349,619 mil- validity of the pertinent visa is between 12 and 14 months, and one of the jour- “Also, these construction works may lead to a state of inconvenience and lion people living in the Gulf according to the 2021 census).” nalists was quoted as commenting on the issue saying ‘Catch 22’ not ‘Catch 44’. noise that affects the education process at the university, as we have noted that — Compiled by Zaki Taleb COVID-19 crisis helps uncover over 2,500 dummy companies ‘Focus on arresting, deporting illegal expats’

KUWAIT CITY, Aug 7: In line with the phrase “every the regional isolation that Kuwait witnessed during the pandemic, cloud has a silver lining”, the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the extent of the suffering caused by the visa traders, the exploitation of absconding workers, and the violation of the resi- enabled the Public Authority for Manpower (PAM), dency law to work in daily jobs. This necessitated the alertness the Ministry of Interior and other government agen- of government agencies and the launch of the process of closing cies to uncover a number of dummy companies and the fi les of the violating companies, arresting those involved and close their fi les. Since the beginning of the pandemic, transferring them to the Public Prosecution, and remedying the situation. more than 2,500 companies have been closed, reports According to informed sources from PAM, the inspection teams of the au- Al-Qabas daily. thority, in coordination with the General Department for Residency Investiga- The partial lockdown, followed by the total lockdown, and then tions, are currently focusing on arresting absconders. They are being followed up, arrested and referred to the competent authorities. All ab- sconding reports have been studied and verifi ed. During the coming period, the activity of the tripartite com- mittee will be expanded to inspect establishments that employ workers who are not registered under their sponsorship. Regarding the visa trade fi le, the sources explained that the labor protection sector is receiving complaints from workers regarding the buying of residence permits. The cases are in- vestigated and then transferred to the competent authorities. Also, investigations are being held with some workers who were caught during the inspections and discovered that they bought their residence permits, most of which were from dum- my companies. The sources said, “About 175 people who are accused of employing workers and selling residence permits were ar- rested during the fi rst half of this year, including facility own- ers and mandoubs (representatives). They were transferred to the competent authorities. Last year, PAM, after referring the cases to the Public Prosecution and the Ministry of Interior, blacklisted more than 2,200 companies and institutions that Undersecretary of the Kuwaiti National Guard, Lieutenant-General Hashem Abdul- were involved in selling residence permits.” razzaq Al-Rifaie delivers International Sword on behalf of the State of Kuwait. Meanwhile, the General Department for Residency Inves- tigations, in coordination with the Employment Protection Sector of PAM and the Ministry of Interior, recently seized a group of dummy domestic labor offi ces that were carrying out their work in secret to supply domestic workers, most of whom were residency law violators and absconders from their Undersecretary of the Residence Affairs Sector listens to the problems of one of the sponsors, in exchange for daily commission. citizens, Mohammad Hashem. Dummy The total number of dummy offi ces that have been closed Top MoI offi cial holds sitting since the beginning of this year until mid-July is more than 51. These offi ces were working through social networking sites to supply domestic workers in violation of the labor law and the Giving ear to problems of public residency system. A total of 129 absconders and residency law violators were arrested in six months. The outcome of this effort during a period of six months KUWAIT CITY, Aug 7: Upon instruc- went through hundreds of transactions resulted in the cancellation of 116 work permits for abscond- tions issued by the Minister of Interior before signing ‘No Objection’ on the ers, arrests of 129 absconding domestic workers, closure of 51 Sheikh Thamer Al-Ali for assistant un- deserving transactions. dummy domestic labor offi ces, and the arrest of 175 accused of dersecretaries of the Ministry of Inte- Major-General Al-Barjas told the employing illegal workers and selling residence permits. rior to meet visitors every Tuesday, be- daily the initiative of Minister Sheikh In addition, the Migrant Employment Committee of the Ku- tween 6:00 and 8:00 pm, the Assistant Thamer Al-Ali to allow visitors to meet wait Society for Human Rights revealed that it had observed Undersecretary for Residence Affairs the senior offi cials of the ministry in the 997 violations related to laborers working in open areas during at the Ministry of Interior Major-Gen- evening increases the chances of meet- the banned time period in the months of June and July. eral Anwar Al-Barjas received dozens ing the visitors to look into their trans- In a press statement, the committee revealed its observations of labor operational violations during the afternoon hours as KUNA photos of visitors with open arms (citizens and actions and taking a decision without follows - 134 construction workers, 131 security guards for Lieutenant-General Hashem Abdulrazzaq Al-Rifaie with the British Prime Minister expatriates), to listen to their problems violating the law. buildings under construction, 10 road workers, 49 cleaners, Boris Johnson and other senior offi cers. befi tting a leader who runs one of the Some visitors said the assistant under- and 633 delivery workers. most important service sectors of the secretary for residence affairs was avail- It is noteworthy that the period for implementing the deci- Ceremony held at Sandhurst Ministry of Interior, reports Al-Anba able long after 9:00 pm to consider all sion to prevent work in open areas in the afternoon hours will daily. the transactions presented to him. end on August 31. Despite the large number of visitors A number of the visitors praised the Head of the Migrant Employment Committee and Head of at the offi ce Major-General ensured that initiative of the Minister of Interior the Complaints Committee in the Kuwait Society for Human UK PM hands over Kuwait Int’l all visitor adhered to full preventive re- Sheikh Thamer Al-Ali and expressed Rights Mashari Al-Sanad said, “The Kuwaiti government’s position on the crime of human traffi cking, the need to combat quirements in terms of social distancing their hope that all state ministries, espe- it, and the exploitation of workers is an advanced one and in Sword to the best cadet offi cer and wearing of face masks before enter- cially the service ministries, will follow the right direction. Kuwait is committed to preserving human ing the offi ce of Al-Barjas, who then suit. rights and dignity such that it has become a custom and a tradi- LONDON, Aug 7, (KUNA): Britain’s from the National Guard. tion within the society. It is also committed to the international Queen Elizabeth II representative, Prime In a statement to KUNA and Kuwait TV, conventions, treaties and conventions in this regard.” Minister Boris Johnson, handed the Kuwait Al-Rifai said that his participation in the Al-Sanad praised Kuwait’s efforts, even though there were International Sword to German offi cer Karl ceremony comes on behalf of His Highness 18 held in maids hiring offi ce raid some shortcomings in combating human traffi cking. Halscher during the British Royal Military Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah, Head of the He highlighted that the Department for the Protection of Academy Sandhurst graduation ceremony National Guard and Deputy Chief of the Na- KUWAIT CITY, Aug 7: The Residence ager of the offi ce said the total number Public Morals and Combating Human Traffi cking was estab- Friday. tional Guard, lieutenant General Sheikh Ah- Affairs Investigation Department offi c- of maids he incited to fl ee and then em- lished in the Ministry of Interior in 2015 and is affi liated with The International Sword was presented to mad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. ers raided a maids recruitment offi ce ployed them on a daily wage or hourly the General Department of Criminal Investigation. Offi cer Cadet Halscher, who the Comman- This is the fi rst time that a student of the and arrested 18 people and charged them basis was more than 100. Al-Sanad said, “The government has also obligated the dant considered to be the best international National Guard has graduated from this with inciting domestic workers to leave These maids are now being tracked domestic labor recruitment offi ces to conclude a contract for cadet of the batch. academy since it’s founding in 1967, he the house of their sponsors, reports Al- down and face deportation along with all parties that includes many privileges, in addition to es- The Undersecretary of the Kuwaiti Na- added. Jarida daily. the owner of the offi ce. tablishing centers for housing workers. The Human Rights tional Guard, Lieutenant-General Hashem Al-Rifai also noted that the National Department in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is concerned Abdulrazzaq Al-Rifai, participated in the Guard is taking ambitious steps to expand Many of those arrested had allegedly A security source said these maids with preserving human dignity, following up on human rights graduation ceremony. its 2025 education strategic plan. escaped from their sponsors and the lat- who are mostly Asian earn about 200 di- conditions, providing opinion and advice, preparing reports, Two Kuwaitis graduated from the acad- The Kuwait International Sword is ter had fi led absconding reports against nars a month. Police are also looking for and monitoring with the cooperation of government agen- emy, the student offi cer Salem Khaled Jaber awarded by the Commandant to the best stu- them at the area police stations. men who target maids with promises of cies, civil society organizations and relevant human rights Al-Ali Al-Sabah from the Kuwaiti army and dent in the Sandhurst Academy in memory During investigations the Syrian man- making quick money. associations.” the student offi cer Saad Sultan Al-Dosari of Sheikh Ali Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah. ARAB TIMES, SUNDAY, AUGUST 8, 2021 LOCAL 6

Oil demand expected to firm with global economic recovery Recession induced by COVID-19 dislocated migrant labor markets

This is the second part of World EMNM2). in March 2020. The support measures cap on fees for debit cards, automatic de- Bank Group’s Gulf Economic Up- would facilitate additional bank credit to ferrals on loan principal and interest pay- date titled ‘COVID-19 Pandemic and — Editor the private sector and allow for deferred ments from March to August 2020, and the Road to Diversification’. ❑ ❑ ❑ debt payments. Other support measures optional deferrals on interest payments The report was prepared under included a reduction in the cash reserve from September 2020 to June 2021. In the direction of Issam Abouslei- The Central Bank of Bahrain ex- ratio for retail banks from 5 percent to 3 line with policy moves by the US Fed- man (Regional Director, GCC) and panded its lending facilities to banks by percent, a relaxation of the loan-to-value eral Reserve, the central bank also cut its Kevin Carey (Practice Manager, up to BHD 3.7 billion (US$10 billion) ratios for new residential mortgages, a one-week deposit facility rate by 125 ba- sis points from 2.25 percent to 1 percent, the overnight deposit rate by 125 basis points from 2 percent to 0.75 percent, and the overnight lending rate by 155 ba- sis points from 4 percent to 2.45 percent. … helping to backstop bank capital buffers and sustain exposure to exist- ing borrowers Credit to the private sector held up as a percentage of national income in 2020. Bank credit to private borrowers declined in nominal terms in four of the GCC countries last year but by less than the reduction in the national out- put. Consequently, credit to the private sector remained stable, in percentage of GDP terms, in all GCC economies. Meanwhile, buffers and liquidity at banks remained generally healthy. The capital adequacy ratio (the ratio of regu- latory tier 1 capital to risk-weighted as- sets) posted above the global median for all five GCC countries for which data were available. Banks in Qatar, Bahrain, and Kuwait scored above the median on bank liquidity (the ratio of liquid assets to short-term liabilities) while banks in Saudi Arabia ranked above the 25th per- centile. Only banks in the UAE scored below the 25th percentile. The recession induced by the CO- VID-19 pandemic dislocated migrant labor markets Workplace closures and activity lock- downs cut working hours by an average 11 percent in the GCC in 2020 from 2019. The working hour reductions would be equivalent to the loss of 3.3 million full- time jobs, according to model estimates explicitly accounted for periods of ab- emerging and developing countries also by the International Labour Organization sence due to childcare in pension ben- face formidable constraints with vaccine (ILO). Kuwait and Oman exceeded the efits, and made access to credit easier procurement and distribution. Moreover, global median working hour losses in per- for women by prohibiting gender-based many governments must also reckon centage terms from 2019, the equivalent discrimination in financial services. with hesitancy if not outright resistance of more than 400,000 full-time job losses Especially noteworthy is that efforts to the vaccine among segments of their in 2020. Although the percentage losses continued since the onset of the pan- population. were lower in Saudi Arabia and the UAE, demic. Saudi Arabia introduced remote Oil demand is expected to firm with their larger labor markets meant that the court access, including family courts. the global economic recovery. Oil prices equivalent full-time job losses were also There are two types of online services: are projected to average US$56 per bar- larger — almost 1.3 million full-time jobs digital sessions that enable parties to rel in 2021 and US$61 per barrel in 2022 in Saudi Arabia and over 0.8 million in exchange written pleadings, questions, in the baseline as oil demand will likely the UAE. Worldwide, some 8.8 percent and documents and remote hearings approach around 97 percent of the 2019 of global working hours were lost in 2020 through videoconferencing. Further- volume in 2021 before returning to pre- relative to the fourth quarter of 2019, the more, the electronic services allow for pandemic levels by 2023. Meanwhile, equivalent of 255 million jobs. case file transfer and submission in the global oil supply is set to increase as Saudi The authorities responded with relief electronic portal Najiz, showing the Arabia is anticipated to gradually unwind measures to ameliorate the effects of the complementarity between existing digi- its voluntary production cut in the second job losses. The assistance included wage talization efforts and gender reforms. half of 2021. Thereafter, global output will subsidies, unemployment insurance, sup- Saudi Arabia also continued its likely pick up by under 1 million barrels port for health insurance, waivers on so- striking progress on increasing the fe- per day in 2022. As with crude oil prices, cial security contributions, cash transfers, male labor force participation rate, and natural gas prices are expected to gradu- in-kind assistance, and utility and financial analysts have been combining various ally increase over the forecast period. support. data sources as they are released to The baseline energy projections are In the GCC, where foreign labor domi- understand the drivers of rising female subject to risks on both the demand and nates private sector employment, migrant participation and the impact of the pan- the supply sides. The evolution of the pan- workers would have been specially at demic on it. This is challenging, as the demic poses the principal risk to oil de- risk to labor market disruptions. Spurred pandemic was also associated with a mand. A more rapid pace of vaccination by job losses and anticipated lockdowns, large decline in the number of expatri- and a more effective control of the pan- migrant workers rushed to return home, ate workers. Alaref and Koettl (2021) demic will likely lift oil demand especially reversing migration patterns that had tak- outline an interpretation that employers in the advanced economies where weak- en root over the past decades. Globally, turned toward Saudi Arabian women to ness in demand is currently concentrated. outward remittances may have slumped replace some of the missing expatriate However, the continued spread of the by 20 percent or US$11 billion in 2020, workers when the economy reopened disease with the emergence of new vari- according to the Global Knowledge Part- during the third quarter of 2020, par- ants and renewed lockdowns could extend nership on Migration and Development ticularly in sectors such as wholesale the weakness in global oil demand. The (KNOMAD). Preliminary data on the and retail, construction, manufactur- stability of the OPEC+ production agree- GCC depict a mixed picture, however. ing, and administrative and support ment poses the principal risk to oil supply. While outward remittances dropped 10 service activities. Thus, the pandemic A breakdown of the OPEC+ production percent in Qatar and 3 percent in the may have had a jolt that accelerated the restraint agreement could result in a sud- UAE, they remained resilient and rose 8 substitutability of expatriates and Saudi den increase in global oil output, sending percent in Saudi Arabia. Arabians, at least for some occupations. oil prices materially lower than currently Some relief measures especially tar- Alkhowaiter (2021) emphasizes the cu- expected. Pressure on the OPEC+ agree- geted migrant workers. In Saudi Arabia, mulative effect of the pandemic on top ment could come from a pandemic-driven a royal decree extended access to free of earlier measures to narrow the cost deterioration in oil demand or a sharper- emergency services and to COVID-19 wedge between national and expatriate than-expected increase in US shale output. testing and treatment for migrant workers labor. He also notes that the data indi- Growth in the GCC will restart moder- in an irregular situation. The authorities cate that women were moving straight ately in 2021, before picking up to an av- also mandated recruiting companies or from non-employment to employment erage 3.3 percent in 2021-23. The gradu- institutions to provide health insurance (as opposed to job search), which is al uptick reflects the lingering economic for new migrant workers before their ar- unusual. As with other economic and damage from the pandemic and the deep rival. The Ministry of Human Resources social analyses, access to data is critical decline in oil prices in 2020. Still highly and Emiratization of the UAE enabled to inform policy makers; in this case, re- reliant on hydrocarbon output, exports, migrants to transfer more easily to anoth- solving knowledge gaps requires access and revenues despite diversification ef- er employer through the establishment to administrative data from the General forts, the GCC economies will benefit of a virtual labor market. The UAE also Organization for Social Insurance and from the recovery in global oil demand extended work and residence permits and microdata from the labor force survey. and oil prices. GDP for the group would visas that expired during lockdowns, as Finally, there is no definitive informa- top US$1.7 trillion by 2023. did Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. Mean- tion about the disproportionate impacts of The recovery is expected to be driven while, the Kuwait Ministry of Interior the pandemic on the welfare of women, by private consumption the require- issued a decision allowing migrants in but there is reason to believe it could be ments for fiscal adjustment in the smaller an irregular situation to leave the coun- large across the GCC. Women working economies and fixed investment. A re- try within a specified period during April in the social sectors faced direct exposure sumption of oil and gas projects facing 2020, without being fined for their ir- to the virus, especially in the early months high external debt burdens. Meanwhile, regular stay or paying for their travel in when protection and testing protocols gains from oil and and gas exports will be view of the exceptional circumstances were still being established. The teach- trimmed by deficits in services trade and imposed by the pandemic. And in Bah- ers affected by the closure of in-person debits to primary and secondary income rain, the Ministry of Labor and Social schooling would have been expatriate and accounts associated with interest on debt Development issued an administrative caught between the disappearance of their and worker’s outward remittances. circular setting out the responsibilities of positions in the GCC and difficulties in Firmer global oil demand will sup- employers and workers (including those returning home due to travel and quaran- port Saudi Arabia’s in labor camps) in the private sector to tine restrictions. Of course, some sectors After a unilateral cutback in Febru- ensure a reduced number of workers per hit particularly hard by lockdowns would ary-March, oil production is forecast room in labor accommodation, physical have been disproportionately male, such to edge closer to the country’s original distancing between workers, and im- as in construction and transportation. OPEC+ commitment in the remainder proved sanitation facilities. of the year, lifting oil sector growth to Near-Term Prospects Progress on gender inclusion con- around 0.5 percent following a sizable tinued, but global experience points Tracking the high-income econo- 6.6 percent contraction in 2020. The to the need to monitor the dispropor- my global recovery, the GCC econo- non-oil sector is expected to resume its tionate impacts of the pandemic on mies are returning to growth in 2021 growth trajectory in the forecast period, women Predicated on an effective vaccination reflecting stronger private consumption, Since 2017, Saudi Arabia has been dis- program in many countries, the global higher capital spending by the Public mantling a range of legal and practical ob- economy is expected to bounce back to Investment Fund (PIF) under the sover- stacles to female employment. The coun- a 4 percent growth in 2021 and 3.8 per- eign wealth fund’s five-year investment try has made the biggest improvement on cent in 2022. The advanced economies, strategy over 2021-25, and a pickup in the World Bank’s Women, Business and which weakened by 5.4 percent in 2020, religious tourism following the antici- Law (WBL) index. Legal amendments are forecast to rebound by 3.3 percent in pated lifting of the international travel now protect women from discrimination 2021, while the emerging market and ban in May (in time for the annual Hajj in employment, including job advertise- developing economies are forecast to pilgrimage in July, which usually at- ments and hiring, and prohibit employers grow by 5 percent. The progress on vac- tracts over two million worshippers). from dismissing a woman during her en- cination against COVID-19 should allow With assets under management exceed- tire pregnancy and maternity leave. Saudi many large economies to ease costly so- ing US$400 billion in end-2020, the PIF Arabia has equalized the retirement age cial restrictions, while low-and middle- recently reaffirmed plans to channel for women and men at 60 years, extend- income countries concentrate their vac- SAR 150 billion (US$40 billion) into ing women’s working lives, earnings, and cine rollouts on high-risk populations. domestic investment annually in 2021- contributions, and has also encouraged The economic projections also assume 22. Headline investments in the non-oil women’s entrepreneurship by prohibiting continued monetary policy accommoda- sector include the tourism-oriented Red gender-based discrimination in accessing tion and diminishing fiscal support, pre- Sea Project along the west coast be- financial services. viously launched to provide relief and to tween Umluj and Al Wajh, for which There is also progress in other GCC help spur economic recovery. SAR 12.5 billion (US$3.3 billion) of countries. The UAE has removed re- The baseline growth forecasts are contracts have been signed; the Ras al- strictions on a woman’s right to get a subject to considerable uncertainty, how- Khair power and desalination complex, job, reformed their laws to introduce ever. The incipient recovery beginning in currently slated for privatization valued legislation mandating equal remunera- the latter part of 2020 was initially sup- at US$3.5 billion; and several mining tion for men and women who perform ported by a partial easing of lockdowns. prospects, helped by the new mining work of equal value, and introduced However, various restrictive measures law that took effect at the start of 2021. paid parental leave as an individual have since been reintroduced as variants Medium-term growth is projected to av- entitlement. Bahrain has, among other of COVID-19 have emerged, some areas erage 3 percent over the forecast period. measures, eliminated restrictions on have experienced a resurgence of the dis- women’s employment in arduous jobs, ease, and new cases remain high. Most To be continued tomorrow ARAB TIMES, SUNDAY, AUGUST 8, 2021 INTERNATIONAL 7

This image provided by Satellite image ©2021 Maxar Technologies shows partially blocked westbound Interstate 70 north of French Creek, Colo., after flooding on Friday, Aug. 6, 2021. The July 29 mudslides stranded more than 100 people in their vehicles overnight and caused extensive damage that closed Interstate 70, capping several weeks of perilous conditions in a scenic canyon carved through the mountains by the Colorado River. (AP)

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Taliban captures city: Taliban forces on Friday captured the city of Zaranj, the ‘Easy way or hard way’ capital of Afghanistan’s southwestern Hundreds stranded in their vehicles Nimroz province, on the border with Iran as the first provincial capital to be seized by the group after United States troop’s Senate vote advances withdrawal from the country. Colorado mudslides wreak havoc According to local media Tolo news, DENVER, Aug 7, (AP): As omi- Mountains and the West Coast. Each have become more frequent and in- Taliban attacked the provincial capital on nous storm clouds gathered in forced long detours for semitrailers tense since the Grizzly Creek Fire $1T infrastructure bill Thursday night and captured it on Friday. western Colorado over a large area that deliver fuel and food, and infl icted scorched about 50 square miles (130 Taliban are now controlling three dis- blackened by a recent wildfi re, tor- economic pain on businesses that ca- square kilometers) last summer. WASHINGTON, Aug 7, (AP): spending over the next fi ve years tricts of Nimroz out of five. Taliban forces has taken over dozens rential rain fell and the charred land ter to tourists in the popular summer Transportation offi cials have closed The Senate moved closer to pass- on roads, bridges, waterworks, stripped of vegetation gave way, destination of Glenwood Springs. a 46-mile (74-kilometer) stretch of ing a $1 trillion infrastructure broadband and other projects to of districts and border crossings in recent months and heavy clashes are underway sending a rush of mud and boulders The closures illustrate the kind the interstate and are telling motorists package Saturday after lawmakers virtually every corner of the na- tumbling down steep canyon walls of damage scientists have long traveling between Denver and Glen- from both parties came together tion. in Herat in the west and Kandahar in the south. (KUNA) and onto a major highway. warned can follow wildfi res made wood Springs, on the west end of the and voted to clear a key procedural For senators who have been ❑ ❑ ❑ The July 29 mudslides stranded worse by climate change: danger- canyon, to take another route that adds hurdle. More votes will be needed slogging through debate - and more than 100 people in their vehicles ous mudslides caused by rain in about 250 miles (402 kilometers) to before Senate passage of one of months of give-and-take nego- Man sentenced to death: A man overnight and caused extensive dam- burn-scarred terrain. Though no the trip. Meanwhile, long-haul truck- President Joe Biden’s top priori- tiations - it’s a chance not only to convicted of capital murder was sen- age that closed Interstate 70, capping injuries were reported, such slides ers have been advised to detour north ties. send federal dollars to their states, tenced Friday to death for killing a San several weeks of perilous conditions have caused deaths and destruction onto Interstate 80 through Wyoming The mea- but also to show the country that Antonio police detective. in a scenic canyon carved through the in recent years in California and until the canyon is reopened, which sure would Congress can work together in a The Bexar County jury deliberated for mountains by the Colorado River. other parts of the U.S. West. could take weeks. provide a bipartisan way to solve problems. 7 1/2 hours Friday before recommending the death sentence for Otis McKane af- It marked the latest in a string of Those who live and work in the On average, thousands of commer- massive in- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alas- closures over the past two years for Glenwood Canyon area have been cial vehicles travel daily on the inter- jection of ka, said the needs in her state were ter finding him guilty of capital murder in the November 2016 shooting of De- an area that also serves as a key trans- adjusting to the inconveniences of state through the canyon, according to federal mon- obvious - including money for portation corridor between the Rocky closures for years, but mudslides state transportation offi cials. ey for a range water systems in remote villages tective Benjamin Marconi. State District Judge Ron Rangel accepted the recom- of public without running taps for hand- mendation. works pro- washing during the COVID-19 Prosecutors argued McKane was a grams, from pandemic. But as one of the nego- sociopath who poses a danger to the roads and tiators, she also wants to demon- Biden community. McKane’s attorneys argued bridges to strate that lawmakers can unite. otherwise. broadband internet access, drink- “I’m really worried that every- As he was being taken to jail following ing water and others. In a rare body believes that we’re as dys- the shooting, McKane told reporters that stroke of bipartisanship, Repub- functional as we appear to be, and he “lashed out at someone who didn’t de- licans joined Democrats during so to prove otherwise, it’s kind of serve it” because he was upset with the the weekend session to overcome important,” she said. “The Senate court system. McKane said he was angry the 60-vote threshold needed to needs some demonstrated acts of because he had not been allowed to see advance the measure toward fi nal bipartisanship.” his son during a custody battle. Extra sheriff’s deputies surrounded votes. The vote was 67-27. Pressure If approved, the bill would go to McKane during the sentencing Friday the House. The weekend action comes after McKane attacked a bailiff on July The Infrastructure Investment as Congress is under pressure to 26 when jurors found him guilty after 25 and Jobs Act is the fi rst of Biden’s make gains on the president’s in- minutes of deliberation. The jury could two infrastructure packages. The frastructure priorities - fi rst with have recommended a sentence of life im- the bipartisan bill and then Demo- prisonment without parole. (AP) administration and congressional ❑ ❑ ❑ leaders will soon turn to a second, crats’ more sweeping $3.5 tril- larger package that is expected to lion budget blueprint they plan to Police nab woman: A reputed top draw only Democratic support. shoulder on their own. Naples crime syndicate boss was arrest- Edging toward a vote, sena- If senators wrap up work on the ed Saturday as she was about to board a tors convened Saturday for a sec- bipartisan bill, they immediately flight to Spain. Italian authorities said. ond consecutive weekend session will turn to the much more partisan Interior Minister Luciana Lamorgese on the bipartisan infrastructure undertaking on Biden’s agenda, the praised the arrest of Maria Licciardi, bill, and passage of the $1 trillion outline for the $3.5 trillion proposal. 70, by Carabinieri officers on orders of package could wrap up quickly or That plan would provide billions in Naples prosecutors. drag on for days if opponents try what the White House calls human Police from the paramilitary Carabin- to slow President Joe Biden’s big infrastructure - child care support, ieri’s special operations unit who carried home health care, education and oth- out the arrest weren’t immediately available priority. for details. But the Carabinieri press office “We can get this done the easy er expenditures that are Democratic priorities that Republicans have posted a dispatch by the Italian news agen- way or the hard way,” Senate Ma- cy ANSA saying Licciardi was nabbed at jority Leader Chuck Schumer, D- pledged to reject. Debate on that will Rome’s Ciampino Airport as she checked N.Y., said as the Senate opened. extend into the fall. in luggage for a flight to Spain. He said he would keep senators in For some Republicans, that Investigators have alleged that Lic- session until they fi nished the bill back-to-back voting schedule is ciardi ran extortion rackets as head of the and sent it to the House. what they are trying to delay, hop- Licciardi Camorra crime syndicate clan. ing to slow or halt what appears to “She didn’t bat an eyelash when the Meetings be a forward march by Democrats officers blocked her and served the war- Vice President Kamala Harris ar- to make gains on the president’s rant signed by the Naples prosecutors’ rived on Capitol Hill for meetings infrastructure goals. office,” ANSA said. (AP) on the legislation, which Biden said Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., an ❑ ❑ ❑ offered a potentially “historic invest- ally of Donald Trump’s who had ment,” on par with the building of been the former president’s ambas- Senator accused of abuse: The the transcontinental railroad or inter- sador to Japan, said he objected to Arizona governor and Democratic law- makers called Friday for state Sen. state highway system. expediting consideration of the bill. Tony Navarrete The Senate appeared on track “I could not, in good con- to resign after he to approve the bill, despite days of science, allow that to happen,” was charged with fi ts and starts. Hagerty said in a statement Friday. sexually abusing At noon, senators planned to see He said he was especially con- a boy and attempt- whether they could reach a crucial cerned that passing the bipartisan ing to abuse an- 60-vote hurdle that would determine bill would pave the way for Demo- other. whether the tenuous alliance be- crats to move quickly to their $3.5 “These allega- tween Republicans and Democrats trillion “tax-and-spend spree.” tions are abhor- could hold on the public works pack- Former President Donald rent,” Republican age. Ten Republicans would have Trump weighed Saturday with a Gov. Doug Ducey to join all Democrats to advance the statement criticizing Biden, sena- wrote on Twitter. measure past a fi libuster; more votes tors of both parties and the bill it- Navarrete “My prayers are would then follow. self, though it’s not clear whether with the young Senate Republican leader Mitch Trump’s views hold sway over the victims and their loved ones during this McConnell of Kentucky has so far lawmakers. traumatic time.” Navarrete, 35, is accused of repeatedly allowed the bill to progress, and his Senators have found much to abusing a boy with whom he was living vote will be one to watch. “This is a like in the bill, even though it does over a period of several years, according compromise,” he said Saturday, sig- not fully satisfy liberals, who view to court records. The boy, now 16, told naling potential support. it as too small, or conservatives, detectives that Navarrete touched his The Infrastructure Investment who fi nd it too large. It would pro- genitals with his hands and mouth, start- and Jobs Act is a fi rst part of vide federal money for projects ing when he was around 12 or 13 and Biden’s infrastructure agenda. It many states and cities could not continuing through his 15th birthday. would inject $550 billion of new afford on their own. The teen said he suffers from anxiety and anger that stems from the abuse. (AP) vaccines, testing help CVS Health beat Q2 forecasts

Customers returned to CVS for its Aetna health insurance That topped the average for big clients like insurers Health stores to fill prescrip- business. analyst expectation of $2.07 and employers through a tions and get COVID-19 CVS Health said Wednes- per share, according to Fact- large pharmacy benefit man- tests and vaccines, helping day that its overall net in- Set. agement business in addition A customer walks into a CVS to push the health care giant come slipped 6% in its latest Total revenue jumped to selling insurance. Pharmacy store in Woburn, past Wall Street’s second- quarter to $2.78 billion com- 11% to $72.62 billion, also The company said it now Massachusetts. (AP) quarter expectations. pared to last year, when the surpassing analyst expecta- expects adjusted earnings The drugstore chain and insurance business soared tions. to range between $7.70 and pharmacy benefits manager as patients postponed care CVS Health operates one $7.80 per share. That’s up raised its 2021 forecast after at the start of the pandemic. of the nation’s largest drug- from its previous forecast for a quarter that brought both But adjusted earnings to- store chains with nearly $7.56 to $7.68 per share and growth in pharmacy claims taled $2.42 per share in the 10,000 retail locations. It also above analyst expectations. but also a big drop in income quarter that ended June 30. runs prescription drug plans (AP)

Market Movements 06-08-2021 Change Closing pts Change Closing pts SAUDI - Tadawul +47.04 11,209.42 PHILIPPINES - PSEi -7.36 6,539.91 JAPAN - Nikkei +9192 27,820.04 INDIA - Sensex -215.12 54,277.72 UK - FTSE 100 +2.52 7,122.95 PAKISTAN - KSE 100 -150.93 47,489.95 EUROPE - Euro Stoxx 50 +13.46 4,174.54 UAE - DFM +7.17 2,820.37 EGYPT - EGX 30 +4.29 10,723.18 SINGAPORE - Straits Times STI +2.08 3,177.18 Business Move to further escalate a months long dispute with airplane maker Qatar Airways grounds 13 Airbus A350s as fuselage degrading DUBAI, Aug 7, (AP): Qatar Airways said Thursday it grounded 13 Airbus A350s over what it described as fuselag- es “degrading at an accelerated rate” in the long-range aircraft, further escalating a months long dispute with the European airplane maker over the issue. While Airbus declined to specifi - cally discuss the announcement, Qatar Airways’ decision to ground the aircraft raised questions about the A350s’ carbon composite fuselage, designed to make the twin-aisle aircraft lighter and cheaper to operate by burning less jet fuel. Qatar Airways also is one of the world’s top op- erators of the aircraft. In its statement, Qatar Airways said it had been monitoring the degradation beneath the paint on the fuselage of the aircraft for some time. It described the issue as a “signifi cant condition,” with- out elaborating. “Following the explicit written in- struction of its regulator, 13 aircraft have now been grounded, effectively remov- ing them from service until such time as the root cause can be established and a satisfactory solution made available to permanently correct the underlying con- dition,” the airline said in its statement. Qatar Airways has a fl eet of 53 Air- bus A350s in both its 1000 and 900 series. The airline has another on or- der with the Toulouse, France-based airplane manufacturer, making its total order of 76 aircraft - the most of any airline worldwide. In June, Qatar Air- ways said it wouldn’t take any more A350s unless the problem was fi xed. Airbus declined to specifi cally dis- cuss Qatar Airways’ grounding. “As a leading aircraft manufac- turer we are always in talks / working with our customers,” a statement said. “Those talks we keep confi dential. We have no further comment on our cus- tomer’s operations.” Currently, Singapore Airlines is the world’s top operator of the A350, with 56 now in its fl eet. The airline said it “has not experienced the issues re- ported.” In America, Delta Air Lines has 15 in its fl eet. The Atlanta-based In this file photo, a new Qatar Airways Airbus A350 approaches the gate at the airport in Frankfurt, Germany. Qatar Airways said Thursday, Aug 5, 2021, that it has grounded 13 Airbus A350s carrier did not immediately respond to over degradation of the plane’s fuselage, further escalating a monthslong dispute with the European airplane maker. (AP) a request for comment. Time for govt to act! US hiring surges in July By Kamel Al-Harami needs to speak, and seek help to find solutions for the failures in Independent Oil Analyst almost every field. THERE are two important ele- We also do not need to look at Unemployment rate drops to 5.4% ments that are in favor of our others and their experiences, as we government. The fi rst is that the have enough brains like our older oil price is stable and will remain generation that founded and cre- WASHINGTON, Aug 7, down and people to stay home. Since more than 98,000 new COVID-19 cas- Farooqi said she is optimistic the so. It will be within the range of ated the fi rst ever sovereign wealth then, the U.S. has recovered nearly 17 es per day, up from fewer than 12,000 job rebound can continue despite the mid-$70 per barrel for some time fund or built the fi rst oil refi nery (AP): US employers added million jobs, meaning it is still almost a day in late June - though still well variant, but she is holding off on her to come. joint venture with the private sec- 943,000 jobs in July and 6 million short. below the peak of 250,000 reached forecast for August because “there are The other tor. It could create a fully private drove the unemployment “If the pace of hiring over the last in January. The vast majority of new a lot of unknowns right now.” important oil tanker company in the region three months continues, all jobs lost cases are among people who have not The rollout of vaccines encouraged element is and with the OPEC countries. rate down to 5.4% in an- due to the pandemic would be regained gotten vaccinated. businesses to reopen and consumers to the absence Trading is inherited in our other sign the economy is in seven months,” Leslie Preston, se- Over the past week, a growing num- return to shops, restaurants and bars. of Parlia- blood, as well as investments. We bouncing back with surpris- nior economist at TD Economics, ber of state and local governments and Many Americans are also in surpris- ment due to are ranked highly globally with ing vigor from COVID-19. wrote in a research report. “However, major employers have made masks ingly strong fi nancial shape because the summer our investments, diversifi cation, the pace is likely to cool a bit and the and vaccinations mandatory in a move the lockdowns allowed them to save break, which and creativity. The government But there is growing fear the risk of the delta variant looms.’’ that could help beat back the virus and money and bank relief checks from the will continue only has to blink in order to wit- fast-spreading delta variant The unexpectedly strong numbers protect the economy. government. until the end ness the arrival of volunteers to come at a critical moment for President A failure to contain the surge could As a result, the economy has bounced give honest hands in moving this will set back the recovery. of October. Al-Harami Joe Biden’s agenda, with the Senate set lead to more closings and cancellations back with unexpected speed. The Inter- Therefore, country up the ladder. The worry is that the resurgent to take up a $1 trillion infrastructure bill of various events and prompt schools national Monetary Fund expects U.S. there is plenty of time to intro- Of course, our government must virus could discourage people this weekend before moving on to a more to roll back plans to reopen, making it economic output to grow 7% this year, its duce solutions and resolutions to be prepared in outlining what it’s from going out and spending and than $3 trillion expansion of the social diffi cult for many parents to go back fastest pace since 1984. And employers move the economy and launch the priorities are. The fi rst priority has trigger another round of shutdowns safety net pushed by the Democrats. to work. are advertising jobs - a record 9.2 million process of moving away from oil. to be to resolve the ongoing bud- or other restrictions. Biden said the jobs report validates “The next 10 to 14 days are going to be openings in May - faster than applicants This can be done by diversifying get defi cit, and fi nd the most ef- “That is a defi nite downside risk,’’ his efforts to stabilize the economy and critical to try to get it under control,’’ said can fi ll them. the economy away from oil, and fi cient ways to pay it off. It must said Rubeela Farooqi, chief U.S. econ- slow the spread of the virus, and he en- Labor Secretary Marty Walsh. “We need Some businesses blame generous emphasizing the role of privatiza- be completely transparent in order omist at High Frequency Economics. couraged lawmakers to pass the rest of to get more people vaccinated. Where federal unemployment benefi ts - in- tion in creating job opportunities to avoid any future complications “The risk is from a more cautious con- his agenda. there are mask mandates in place, we cluding an extra $300 a week tacked for the new graduates, the num- or troubles. It should be an easy sumer, if they don’t want to engage “The bottom line is this: What we’re need to follow that.” on to regular state jobless aid - for bers of which can exceed 30,000, task to perform and should be ac- in outside activities. ... You’re also doing is working,” Biden said, adding, He added: “It’s really important that discouraging Americans from seeking who are coming into the labor ceptable to all, provided it happens hearing about big companies that are “We’ve got a lot of hard work left to we take this seriously so we don’t get into work. In response, many states have market. with openness, and with the cen- delaying a return to work. That might be done.” a situation where we have to go into shut- dropped the federal assistance even The government should act suses of our economic community. The U.S. is seeing an average of ting down parts of our country.” before it is scheduled to expire Sept. 6. be something that slows things down.’’ quickly without any excuse of There are other tasks for the government to perform, provided The Labor Department collected its objections or rejections. It al- data for the report in mid-July before it surrounds itself with local pro- ways had the majority on its side, fessionals and is ready to perform the Centers for Disease Control and and it can win over, as long as it Prevention last week reversed course with an open mind. The same ap- comes up with genuine practical plies to our governing body with and recommended that even vacci- and implementable long-term nated people resume wearing masks some achievement. plans and goals. Kuwait is full Is this a wishful dream? Will it indoors in places where the variant is of educated, dedicated, young pushing infections up. come true? Time is available to and experienced professionals act, as more oil is not a feasible Still, the July numbers looked good. who can come up with easy and They exceeded economists’ forecast option. simple solutions if given the op- ❑ ❑ ❑ of more than 860,000 new jobs. En- portunity. The government does couraged by their prospects, 261,000 not even have to think; it only email: [email protected] Americans returned to the job market in July. And the unemployment rate fell from 5.9% in June. Moreover, the report found that as customers come back and businesses Berkshire Q2 profit rises 7% scramble to fi nd workers, they are rais- NEW YORK, Aug 7, (AP): Warren exclude investments and derivatives, ing wages: Average hourly earnings Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway com- which can vary widely. By that mea- were up 4% last month from a year pany reported a 7% gain in profi t for sure, Berkshire’s operating earnings earlier. the second quarter as the conglomerate improved to $6.7 billion during the The Labor Department also revised saw improvements in its railroad, utili- quarter from $5.5 billion in the year- its jobs numbers for May and June, ties and energy companies ago period. adding 119,000 jobs. Berkshire Hathaway, based in The conglomerate has seen profi ts The stock market rose modestly Omaha, Nebraska, said Saturday that at its businesses turn around as the on the news. The Dow Jones Indus- it earned $28.1 billion, or $18,488 per economy continues to rebound from trial Average climbed 0.4% and the Class A share, during the second quar- the pandemic. However, profi ts for its S&P 500 0.2%, both reaching all-time ter. A year earlier, Berkshire reported insurance operations declined during highs. a profi t of $26.3 billion or $16,314 per the second-quarter. The economy lost over 22 million Class A per share. The company also disclosed that it jobs in March and April 2020 in a Buffett has long said Berkshire’s repurchased $6 billion of its stock dur- practically overnight recession as the operating earnings offer a better view ing the second quarter, bringing the coronavirus forced businesses to shut A shopper passes a hiring sign while entering a retail store in Morton Grove, Illinois, Wednesday, July 21, 2021. (AP) of quarterly performance because they six-month total to $12.6 billion. ARAB TIMES, SUNDAY, AUGUST 8, 2021 BUSINESS 9

lawyers for Huawei CFO argue US ‘strategically crafted’ case

Lawyers for a senior Huawei executive jing, which sees her case as a political the extradition request, Duckett said. because Canadian Border Security Agen- Soon after Meng’s arrest, China ar- argued in a Canadian court Wednesday move designed to prevent China’s rise. Meng attended the hearing and fol- cy offi cers detained and questioned her rested Canadians Michael Spavor and that the United States “strategically craft- The U.S. accuses the Chinese commu- lowed the proceedings through a trans- without a lawyer, asked questions that Michael Kovrig in apparent retaliation and ed” a misleading record of the fraud case nications giant of using a Hong Kong shell lator. Over the next three weeks, Asso- benefi ted U.S. authorities, seized her charged them with spying. Both have re- against her and acted “in bad faith” when company called Skycom to sell equipment ciation Chief Justice Heather Holmes will electronic devices and put them in special mained in custody with limited access to presenting reasons she should be extra- to Iran in violation of U.S. sanctions. It says hear fi nal arguments on whether Meng bags to prevent wiping, and compelled Canadian consular offi cials. dited. Meng committed fraud by misleading HSBC should be extradited to face trial in the her to give up the passcodes before her Canadian consular offi cials had online Huawei Technologies Chief Financial bank about the company’s business deal- United States. offi cial arrest. visits with Kovrig on July 29 and Spavor Offi cer Meng Wanzhou, who is the daugh- ings in Iran. Defense lawyer Mona Duckett Holmes likely won’t make her ruling un- They have also argued that comments on Tuesday, the Canadian Foreign Min- ter of the company’s founder, was arrest- said the U.S. omitted facts, obscured the til later in the year. Whatever her decision, by then-President Donald Trump showed istry said. It said offi cials “continue to ed at Vancouver’s airport in 2018 at the law and “inaccurately summarized docu- it will likely be appealed. he hoped to use Meng’s arrest as part of a provide consular services” to the men and request of the U.S., which has charged ments to support a false narrative.” In past hearings, Meng’s lawyers have bargaining chip in trade negotiations with their families but Canadian law prevented her with fraud. Her arrest infuriated Bei- The only remedy for the court is to deny argued her extraction should be halted China. the release of further information. (AP) Strong US jobs report boosts most stocks

Yield on 10-year Treasury climbs to 1.31 percent Huawei revenue NEW YORK, Aug 7, (AP): drops in 1st half Wall Street capped a chop- BEIJING, Aug 7, (AP): Chinese tech py week of trading Friday giant Huawei’s revenue fell 29.4% from with broad gains, which a year earlier in the fi rst half of 2021 as smartphones sales tumbled under U.S. helped push the S&P 500 sanctions imposed in a fi ght with Bei- and Dow Jones Industrial jing over technology and security. Average to new highs. Revenue declined to 320.4 billion The S&P 500 rose 0.2%, a day yuan ($49.6 billion), according to fi g- ures released Friday, from 454 billion after setting another all-time high. yuan ($70.2 billion) reported for the Every major index notched a week- fi rst half of 2020. Part of that was due to ly gain after slipping last week. Huawei’s November sale of its low-cost Some of the sharpest action hap- Honor smartphone brand in hopes of re- pened in the bond market, where viving the unit by separating it from the Treasury yields tend to move with ex- sanctions on the parent company. pectations for the economy and for in- Huawei Technologies Ltd. is strug- fl ation. The yield on the 10-year Treas- gling to hold onto market share after ury climbed to 1.31% from 1.21% late then-President Donald Trump cut off Thursday, clawing back all the losses it access in 2019 to U.S. technology and sustained over the last week. services including high-end proces- Investors weighed a government sor chips and Google maps and music. report showing the U.S. job market Washington says Huawei is a secu- is making widespread improvements. rity risk and might aid Chinese spying, Most stocks across Wall Street rose which the company denies. following the report, with companies Sales by Huawei’s consumer unit, whose profi ts are most closely tied to which includes smartphones, tumbled the strength of the economy leading 47% compared with fi gures reported for the way. Financial companies notched the fi rst half of 2020. That unit was 42% the biggest gains within the S&P 500, of total revenue. climbing 2%. Materials companies Sales of network gear and other tech- also were big winners, adding 1.5%. nology to phone and internet companies “Now, growth looks like it’s on a fell 14.2% while revenue for the enter- pretty solid footing,” said Sameer Sa- prise unit rose 17.2%. mana, senior global market strategist at “Our aim is to survive, and to do so Wells Fargo Investment Institute. sustainably,” said Eric Xu, one of three The S&P 500 rose 7.42 points executives who take turns as chairman, to 4,436.52. The benchmark index in a statement. “Despite a decline in notched a 0.9% gain for the week. The revenue from our consumer business Dow gained 144.26 points, or 0.4%, caused by external factors, we are con- to 35,208.51. The Nasdaq fell 59.36 fi dent that our carrier and enterprise points, or 0.4%, to 14,835.76, while businesses will continue to grow stead- Trader Edward Curran, (left), works on the fl oor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021. Wall Street capped a choppy week of trading ily.” the Russell 2000 index of smaller com- Friday with broad gains, which helped push the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average to new highs. (AP) panies rose 11.75 points, or 0.5%, to The company gave no profi t fi gure but said its net margin was 9.8%. That 2,247.76. low. Economists say an announcement future. The biggest gain in the S&P 500 cord high as investors waited for U.S. Friday’s jobs report showed that would be a decline from the 11.1% re- by the Fed about a possible slowdown A rise in interest rates could un- came from Corteva, an agricultural jobs data for an update on how corona- ported for the fi rst quarter. hiring was stronger than economists in purchases could come as soon as the dercut those stocks, or at least add a company spun off from DowDuPont. virus fl areups are affecting the biggest Huawei, headquartered in the south- expected, with employers adding end of the month. headwind that has been largely absent It jumped 8% after reporting stronger global economy. ern city of Shenzhen, near Hong Kong, 943,000 workers to their payrolls. Av- The solid jobs report and expecta- for more than a year. A slowdown in revenue and earnings for the latest Shanghai and Seoul declined while reported earlier it eked out a 3.8% erage wages also jumped 4% in July tions for a recovery in the labor mar- bond purchases by the Fed would be quarter than Wall Street expected. Tokyo advanced. Hong Kong and Syd- profi t gain in 2020 to 891.4 billion yuan from a year earlier, more than econo- ($135.8 billion), but Xu warned 2021 mists expected. ket could nudge investors back toward the fi rst step toward raising short-term That’s been the norm for this earn- ney were little-changed. companies that are poised to benefi t interest rates off their record low of ings reporting season. Close to 90% The Shanghai Composite Index lost would be a “challenging year.” That could lend support to Federal Huawei has responded by emphasiz- Reserve board members who want to from people going out and spending nearly zero. of the companies in the S&P 500 have 0.5% to 3,449.85 while the Hang Seng more, including airlines, retailers, res- That’s why the Nasdaq struggled told investors how much profi t they in Hong Kong was fl at at 26,206.75. ing its sales in China and for electric wind down economic stimulus through and self-driving cars, industrial net- bond purchases that inject money into taurants and other fi rms providing in- more than other indexes Friday. It’s earned during the spring, and their Chinese stocks have been hurt by a person services, Samana said. also why the benchmark S&P 500 earnings were roughly double what spate of anti-monopoly and data se- works and other applications that are the fi nancial system, Fawad Razaqza- less vulnerable to U.S. pressure. da of ThinkMarkets said in a report. The better-than-expected data on the made mostly listless moves, even they were a year ago. curity campaigns launched by Beijing economy took momentum out of tech- though more than 60% of the stocks Forecasters expect the U.S. econ- against tech companies. Huawei has a stockpile of U.S. chips “If we get one or two really good for high-end smartphones but executives jobs reports over the next couple of nology stocks, which have been some within the index rose. omy, which is down about 6 million The Nikkei 225 in Tokyo added have said those were being used up. Hua- months, then the conditions for start- of Wall Street’s biggest winners since Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia and other jobs from pre-pandemic levels, to have 0.3% to 27,819.20 after Japanese labor wei designs its own chips but U.S. con- ing the normalization process will the pandemic. technology stocks make up 28% of the added about 870,000, an improvement cash earnings edged lower in June for trols block suppliers from using Ameri- have been met for many of the Fed’s They’ve been big benefi ciaries of S&P 500 by market value, more than over June’s 850,000. the fi rst time in four months. can technology to produce them. policymakers,” Razaqzada said. the ultra-low interest rates the Fed- double the weight of any of the other The FTSE 100 in London was un- The Kospi in Seoul lost 0.3% to Huawei fell out of the top fi ve smart- Bond yields jumped after econo- eral Reserve has brought about. When 10 sectors that comprise the index. changed at 7,120.60 in early trading 3,265.74 and the ASX-S&P 200 in phone brands in China by sales in the mists said the encouraging jobs report bonds are paying little in interest, That doesn’t even include some big while the DAX in Frankfurt opened Sydney was little-changed at 7,513.20. three months ending in June for the fi rst will give the Federal Reserve another investors are willing to pay higher tech-oriented companies like Amazon 0.3% higher at 15,744.67. The CAC in India’s Sensex opened up 0.1% at time in more than seven years, accord- nudge to pare back its bond-buying prices for other kinds of investments, and Tesla. Paris gained 0.5% to 6,781.19. 54,540.97. New Zealand, Bangkok ing to Canalys. Honor was No. 5 but program, which is trying to juice the particularly stocks of companies with Those fi ve companies were the big- Asian stock markets were mixed and Jakarta declined while Singapore its market share fell to 9% from 14% economy by keeping longer-term rates big earnings growth forecast far in the gest weights on the S&P 500. Friday after Wall Street rose to a re- advanced. a year earlier. Move follows govt’s regulatory crackdown on tech cos Vifor Pharma Group posts Amid lawsuit, Tencent to review kids’ use of WeChat strong growth in fi rst half BEIJING, Aug 7, (AP): China’s big- and “sincerely respond to the civil ST. GALLEN, Switzerland, Aug 7, ( ering our guidance for the full year.” gest gaming company, Tencent, said public interest litigation.” Agencies): Vifor Pharma Group US partner American Regent record- it would review whether it adequate- “We attach great importance to the reported profitable revenue growth in ed net sales of USD 239.2 million in ly limits children’s access to live healthy growth of young people, and H1 supported by a strong recovery in H1 2021. As a result, Vifor Pharma streaming and other features after the WeChat will actively assume the so- Ferinject ® / Injectafer ® with sales up posted net sales of CHF 73.7 million, government expanded a regulatory cial responsibility of protecting and 22.8% at CER as a result of improved up 1.4% or 8.5% at CER. Net sales crackdown on tech industries by ini- guiding young people,” the statement patient access as COVID-19 restric- recovered strongly in line with easing tiating a lawsuit against the company said. tions eased in key markets. Based on of COVID-19 restrictions and for failing to do enough to protect Tencent and other Chinese tech gi- the solid results in H1 2021, the Group improved patient access to infusions young users. ants including e-commerce platform is confident of achieving its full year since March. O The online gaming industry was Alibaba Group have been fi ned and guidance. Vifor Pharma Group net sales shaken this week when an offi cial reprimanded in a series of anti-mo- Reported net sales of CHF 859.3 increased by 1.5% to CHF 859.3 mil- newspaper criticized their offerings nopoly, data protection and other en- million, up 1.5% (up 5.0% at CER) lion compared to H1 2020, or 5.0% at as “spiritual opium” and cited exam- forcement campaigns launched since EBITDA of CHF 281.0 million, up CER, as patient access recovered in ples of students playing Tencent’s last year. The share prices of Tencent, 0.2% (up 5.3% at CER). Excluding line with easing COVID-19 restrictions wildly popular Honor of Kings game Alibaba, ride-hailing service Didi other income, EBITDA increased 9.4% in key markets. The growth was mainly for hours. Global and other companies have (up 15.0% at CER) Other income of driven by our iron portfolio with better The lawsuit filed Friday by Bei- fallen on foreign stock exchanges CHF 20.4 million, down 51.7% due to patient access to i.v. iron treatment. jing prosecutors against a Tencent while investors wait to see how far lower income from partnering and EBITDA increased to CHF 281.0 subsidiary complains the company Visitors gather at a display booth for Chinese technology fi rm Tencent at the crackdown will go. other activities Gross profit margin of million compared to CHF 280.4 mil- the China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) in Beijing on 62.5%, up 1.4 percentage points driven lion in H1 2020, an increase of 0.2% or infringes the “legitimate rights and Sept. 5, 2020. Tencent Holdings said Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021, that it would Regulators say they are taking ac- by higher share of sales from the iron 5.3% at CER despite a significant interests of minors” but didn’t ex- limit gaming time for minors and ban children under 12 from making in- tion to protect consumers, market portfolio Net profit attributable to decline in other income. Excluding plain how. In the notice, prosecutors game purchases after a state media article called games ‘spiritual opium’ competition and smaller companies. shareholders of Vifor Pharma Ltd. of other income, EBITDA increased by said that other agencies and organi- on Monday. (AP) Foreign commentators also see an ef- CHF 124.4 million, driven by lower 9.4% compared to H1 2020, or 15.0% zations which intend to bring law- fort by the ruling Communist Party to depreciation, amortization and impair- at CER. This is a result of profitable suits against the subsidiary should messaging system. It is one of the In a statement on its social media force China’s biggest private sector ment, as well as the strong net financial growth in net sales combined with dili- contact prosecutors within 30 days. world’s 10 most valuable tech com- account, the WeChat team promised companies to align with Beijing’s of- result in H1 2021 Strong balance sheet gent cost containment. Tencent is best known abroad as panies, with a stock market capitali- to conduct “self-examination of the fi cial industry and economic develop- with a net cash position of CHF 86.6 Other income was CHF 20.4 million the operator of the popular WeChat zation of about $560 billion. functions of WeChat Youth Mode” ment plans. million and an equity ratio of 76.5% compared with CHF 42.2 million in H1 Commenting on the first half-year 2020. This was primarily due to lower results, Stefan Schulze, Chief income from partnering and other Executive Officer of Vifor Pharma, activities compared to H1 2020. $45 mln mansion sale refl ects hot Hawaii real estate market said: “Vifor Pharma saw continued Cost of sales amounted to CHF HONOLULU, Aug 7, (AP): A San million on Kauai in 2018. sidewalks. It was also move-in ready, McKinney, agent for the seller, Thomas growth in reported revenues and profit- 329.7 million compared to CHF 345.9 Francisco investment banker recently Perry noted that home is on 15.3 Perry said. Weisel. ability in the first half of 2021. This million in H1 2020, resulting in a gross sold his Maui mansion to a retired hedge acres, while the Maui property is less Swatek’s television show roles in- “The owner wanted to keep it exclu- encouraging performance was boosted profit margin of 62.5% compared to fund CEO and a Hollywood actress for than an acre. clude “Awkward,” “Yellowstone” and sive and didn’t want to put it on the open by a significant rebound in sales of our 61.1% in H1 2020. The gross profit $45 million. The pandemic wasn’t the main reason “American Housewife.” Her husband market like a typical listing is,” McKin- i.v. iron therapy Ferinject ® / Injectafer margin increase is primarily due to the The cash sale of the oceanfront house the Malibu, California, couple chose the is co-founder of the hedge fund Scout ney said. “We notifi ed all of the brokers ®, as patient access improved in many higher share of sales from injectable in Kihei refl ects a hot Hawaii real estate home, Perry said. But a shift toward vir- Capital and founder of Stillwater Invest- who may have a buyer of this caliber.” markets in line with the easing of iron products. Marketing and distribu- market fueled by a pandemic that has tual meetings will allow them to spend ment Management. Maui’s hot real estate market makes it COVID-19 restrictions. Despite ongo- tion expenses amounted to CHF 193.5 made the islands a desirable place to more time in Hawaii. The sale capped a big couple of diffi cult for longtime residents, includ- ing challenging conditions in certain million, up 0.6% from H1 2020. The isolate and work remotely. According to “They were not set on a particular weeks for Hawaii real estate sales, Perry ing Native Hawaiians, to afford to buy regions, we continued to increase our additional investments in pre-launch property records, it has eight bedrooms, island,” she said. “They wanted to un- said, noting that just four days before or rent homes, forcing them to leave leadership in iron deficiency and made activities of our pipeline products were eight full bathrooms and two half bath- derstand the culture and what made each the Maui deal closed, Microsoft co- Hawaii, said Stan Franco, president of further substantial progress in strength- largely offset by cost containment. rooms and features a pool and jacuzzi. island different.” founder Paul Allen’s estate on the Big Stand Up Maui, which advocates for af- ening our leadership position in the Investments in R&D amounted to The median price of a Maui home They ultimately decided on the Island sold for $43 million and a home fordable housing. treatment of kidney diseases. We antic- CHF 108.1 million compared to CHF topped $1.1 million in June. The price 21,700-square-foot home designed by in Oahu’s beachfront neighborhood of “So I think it’s a real problem for ipate several approvals and launches in 146.6 million in H1 2020. The decrease of the home - purchased by Adam Weiss Mexican architect Ricardo Legorreta Lanikai sold for more than $24 million people like myself who are older see- our innovative nephrology pipeline was mainly attributable to the impair- and Barret Swatek on July 30 - is the because of an attribute that’s rare to fi nd about a week earlier. ing this happening to our children and over the next 18 months, keeping our ment of the CCX140 intangible asset of second-highest sale in Hawaii, said their in most Hawaii neighborhoods, Perry “To have this many sales over $20 grandchildren,” he said. “And it’s promise to patients to support them CHF 56.2 million in H1 2020 partially agent, Anne Hogan Perry of real estate said: “They wanted to be able to walk.” million is huge,” Perry said. causing a lot of real bad feelings from leading better, healthier lives. Based on offset by higher DIAMOND, CARE- company Compass. The most expensive The location allows them to take long The Maui home was not offered on our local people to anybody from the a solid first half and continued positive HK and vamifeport (VIT-2763) study single-family residence was for $46.1 walks on the beach and along tree-lined the normal real estate market, said Will outside.” momentum, we are confident of deliv- costs in H1 2021 compared to H1 2020. Beyond Meat sees Q2 sales jump on restaurant demand

Plant-based meat maker Be- istic of the third quarter, and ing a drop from 2020’s pan- lower sales from one big part- yond Meat said that its rev- our guidance is, simply lack demic stockpiling. ner, Dunkin’, which recently enue jumped 32% in the sec- of visibility,” Beyond Meat International revenue more discontinued a Beyond Meat In this file photo a meatless ond quarter as demand from President and CEO Ethan than doubled to $48 million breakfast sandwich at most burger patty called Beyond restaurants returned. Brown said on a conference on stronger retail and food- of its U.S. stores. But Brown Burger made by Beyond Meat But the company’s shares call with investors. service sales. Brown said the stressed that other chains is displayed at a grocery store dropped after it forecast low- Beyond Meat’s U.S. food- company expects food-service continue to introduce Beyond in Richmond, Virginia. (AP) er-than-expected third-quar- service sales more than tri- demand will continue to grow products. Panda Express ter sales. Beyond Meat said pled in the April-June period through the rest of this year, recently began serving its uncertainty about the coro- as more dining rooms reo- but at a more moderate pace plant-based chicken, for ex- navirus is among the things pened and people ate out. as restaurants slow their re- ample, and Pizza Hut in the weighing on its projections. But the company’s U.S. re- stocking post-pandemic. United Kingdom is using its “I think the main character- tail demand fell 14%, reflect- The company will also see meat crumbles. (AP)

SEC’s Gensler says sector rife with faud, scams and abuse Amazon delays return to office Tyson Foods, Microsoft to ‘Crypto investors need more protection’ require jabs for employees SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Aug 7, chain, the global running ledgers of ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug 7, (AP): Tyson Foods will (AP): The chairman of the Securities digital currency transactions. require all of its US employees to get vaccinated against and Exchange Commission said that Beyond the problems, Gensler said COVID-19, becoming one of the fi rst major employers of investors need more protection in the innovation in digital currencies “has front-line workers to do so amid a resurgence of the virus. cryptocurrency market, which he said is been and could continue to be a catalyst Microsoft also announced that it will require proof of vac- “rife with fraud, scams and abuse.” for change in the fi elds of fi nance and cination for all employees, vendors and visitors to its U.S. Gary Gensler, appointed by President money.” offi ces starting in September, following similar actions re- Joe Biden to lead the body that regu- A Goldman Sachs employee for 20 cently taken by Google and Facebook. Microsoft also post- poned its planned return to the workplace from September lates securities markets, listed several years, Gensler surprised many with his to no earlier than Oct. 4, although it will allow fl exibility for areas where crypto needed to be reigned toughness as a regulator at the Com- some employees to continue working from home, including in or regulated, particularly with regard modity Futures Trading Commission parents of children who are not eligible for vaccines. to money laundering, sanctions, tax col- during the Obama administration. While vaccination mandates have gained traction among lection and extortion via ransomware. Gensler opened his remarks by say- employers, many of the companies adopting them have “Right now, we just don’t have ing he was not speaking on behalf of the workforces that can transition to remote locations easily. enough investor protection in cryp- SEC or its staff, but that he personally Many companies that rely on large low-income workforces to,” Gensler said in remarks to the believes that regulation of cryptocur- have far largely declined to mandate vaccines for their front-line workers, making Tyson’s announcement signifi cant. Aspen Institute’s forum on security, rencies would fall under his agency’s One of the world’s largest food companies, Tyson said that “Frankly, at this time, it’s more like purview. members of its leadership team must be vaccinated by Sept. 24 the Wild West.” Currencies such as the dollar or euro and the rest of its offi ce workers by Oct. 1. Its front-line workers Digital currencies, like Bitcoin, have fulfi ll several key functions, Gensler must be vaccinated by Nov. 1, although the company said the been left largely unregulated by major said; they are a store of value, a unit specifi cs were being negotiated with unions. governments up to this point. In June, of account and medium of exchange. Just under half of its U.S. workforce - about 56,000 em- China ordered cryptocurrency mining By contrast, Bitcoin and other crypto- Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Gary Gensler testifies ployees - have been vaccinated after the company staged operations shut down and banks started currencies are for now mostly “highly on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 30, 2013. The chairman of the Securities and Ex- more than 100 vaccination events since February, it said. refusing to help customers with Bit- speculative” investments. change Commission said that investors need more protection in the cryptocurrency The Springfi eld, Arkansas, company plans to continue with market, which he said is ‘rife with fraud, scams and abuse.’ those events and offer a $200 bonus for all front-line work- coin transactions. Although the SEC When Congress defi ned what a secu- ers who receive a vaccine. has brought and won dozens of cases rity was in the 1930s, Gensler said, one testifi ed in 2018 that he believed ICOs, curities laws and must work within our The United Food and Commercial Workers, which repre- against fraudsters, Gensler said the of those defi nitions was as an invest- or initial coin offerings, were securities securities regime,” Gensler said. “If we sents Tyson workers, criticized the company for imposing agency needs more authority from Con- ment contract - when “a person invests and that “we have jurisdiction, and our don’t address these issues, I worry a lot the requirement while the vaccines still have only emergen- gress - and more resources - to regulate his money in a common enterprise and federal securities laws apply.” of people will be hurt.” cy approval from the Food and Drug Administration. UFCW the crypto markets. is led to expect profi ts solely from the Gensler said many crypto tokens are The combined market capitalization International President Marc Perrone said the union would Gensler has been viewed as receptive efforts of the promoter or a third party.” unregistered securities and don’t come of all cryptocurrencies is currently more be meeting with the company over the next weeks to “ensure toward cryptocurrency and other new That defi nition, which Gensler says with market oversight or proper disclo- than $1.5 trillion. that the rights of these workers are protected, and this policy is fairly implemented.” fi nancial technologies after a stint as a should apply to cryptocurrency, has sures to educate investors. That leaves Tuesday’s event marked the fi rst time “While we support and encourage workers getting vac- professor at MIT, where he focused his been tested and reaffi rmed by the Su- prices open to manipulation and inves- the non-profi t Aspen Institute included cinated against the COVID-19 virus, and have actively en- research and teaching on public policy preme Court. Gensler noted that his tors unprotected, he said. a discussion about cryptocurrency in couraged our members to do so, it is concerning that Tyson as well as digital currencies and block- predecessor at the SEC, Jay Clayton, “These products are subject to the se- the forum on national security. is implementing this mandate before the FDA has fully ap- proved the vaccine,” Perrone said in a prepared statement. In a memo to employees, Tyson CEO Donnie King ex- Pandemic has changed the way many small businesses operate pressed alarm over the rise of the delta variant and made clear the vaccine requirement was needed to overcome per- sistent hesitancy to get the shots. “We did not take this decision lightly. We have spent At many cos, changes from COVID now permanent months encouraging our team members to get vaccinated - today, under half of our team members are,” King wrote. intense than being one-on-one in his Tyson, whose brands include Jimmy Dean and Hillshire offi ce, and he’s less tired by the end of Farm, has grappled with deadly outbreaks of the virus at its the day. plants and faced lawsuits from the families of some workers. Ty- son said the number of infections at its plant are currently low af- “It allows me to see more people,” he ter the company spent $700 million to better safeguard workers. says. That has increased his revenue. Other companies, including Amazon, Walmart and ma- Eighty percent of Greenbar Dis- jor grocery chains, have so far declined to mandate vaccines tillery’s revenue came from bar and for their front-line workers, in part to avoid fueling a labor restaurant sales pre-pandemic, with crunch and persistent worker turnover. The companies are the rest coming from liquor stores. instead continuing with information campaigns, bonuses, When state and local governments time off and other incentives. Many unions also are fi rmly restricted or shut down indoor din- opposed to vaccine mandates for their workers. The spread of the delta variant is also prompting some ing, “it was like someone turned off companies to reimpose mask mandates for workers - even the light switch,” co-founder Melkon those who are vaccinated - in keeping with new guidance Khosrovian says. from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Three months into the pandemic and Unionized auto workers at three companies - General Mo- prospects dim for a return to normal, tors, Ford and Stellantis - will have to go back to wearing Khosrovian and business partner and masks regardless of their vaccination status, according to wife Litty Matthew decided to sell their a decision announced Tuesday by a task force of represen- products directly to consumers, They tatives from the companies and the United Auto Workers. went back to an idea they had tried un- The move comes just under a month after vaccinated union workers were allowed to shed their masks. successfully in 2019: selling cocktails The task force encourages all workers to get vaccinations in cans in grocery stores. With Ameri- so mask requirements can eventually be relaxed. cans doing more drinking at home, the However, Brian Rothenberg, spokesman for the couple decided to gamble on their idea 397,000-member United Auto Workers, said the union is being more appealing as COVID-19 against vaccine requirements because some people have re- radically changed lifestyles. ligious or health concerns about vaccinations. Creating a manufacturing operation Still, tougher vaccine rules are gaining traction among would take months. The Los Angeles restaurants, bars and some big entertainment companies, business got a $2 million Small Busi- both for workers and customers. Some employers, including the federal government and some state and local authorities, ness Administration loan in September are requiring that unvaccinated workers put up with weekly to fi nance the equipment, and by Febru- testing, stopping short of an outright mandate. ary was producing canned cocktails that Meanwhile, Amazon has pushed back its return-to-offi ce sell in grocery stores including Whole date for tech and corporate workers until January 2022 as This file photo shows Meaghan Thomas, co-owner of Pinch Spice Market, with a vending machine the company installed outside Foods - companies that are largely pan- COVID-19 cases surge nationally due to the delta variant. its Louisville, Kentucky factory to make sales easier during COVID-19. The vending machines helped the company cater to cus- demic-proof. The Seattle Times, which detailed the tech giant’s delay in tomers as it struggled through the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s now a permanent addition. (AP) “Supermarkets have the most lati- returning to offi ces from internal messages, reports that un- tude to serve the public and stay open,” like its Seattle-area rival Microsoft, Amazon will not man- By Joyce M. Rosenberg individual adaptations that not only note - it feels so much more transaction- Khosrovian says. date employees receive the COVID-19 vaccine before they make sense, but may have permanently al when I’m putting my heart and soul The company’s restaurant and bar return to the offi ce. he vending machine outside Pinch altered the way they do business and into them,” she says. “As we continue to closely watch conditions related to Spice Market dispensing packets of business picked up again the last two COVID-19, we are adjusting our guidance for corporate em- T make money. Some owners who have Greer has rebooked canceled wed- months. But Khosrovian believes that herbs and seasonings isn’t a sales gim- made dramatic changes fi nd they’re dings and may do more in the future. ployees in the U.S. and other countries where we had pre- mick - it helped cater to customers as long-term, the canned cocktail business viously anticipated our employees would begin coming in much happier running their companies But she’s thriving on individual ar- will grow to the point where it accounts regularly the week of Sept. 7,” Amazon human resources the company struggled through the CO- now. rangements and says, “I have no plans VID-19 pandemic. 80% of Greenbar’s revenue. chief Beth Galetti wrote in an email to employees. “We are When Ashley Greer started her fl o- to go back to events only.” The pandemic forced owner Mel now extending this date to Jan. 3, 2022.” Meaghan Thomas, co-owner of the ral design business four years ago, she Business owners expect to make ad- Microsoft announced earlier this week it was pushing Louisville, Kentucky, fi rm and her part- Stutzman to shut down the showroom didn’t want a retail shop. So, Atelier justments to their companies and how at Countryside Amish Furniture - as it back its offi ce reopening to October and will require em- ner, Thomas McGee, never expected a Ashley Flowers created arrangements they operate. And when there’s an ex- ployees to be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus to en- stream of shoppers at their tiny factory turns out, much to the benefi t of the Ar- ter the company’s U.S. offi ces and other worksites. only for weddings and other events. traordinary event, such as the Great Re- thur, Illinois, manufacturer. during the pandemic. But people were Greer’s Alexandria, Virginia, busi- Amazon continues to encourage employees to receive the cession, many companies have to seek Stutzman realized the showroom, vaccine, but will not require it, said spokesperson Jose Negrete. cooking more at home and wanted to ness had a full calendar when CO- out new markets, downsize, and change which drew many visiting tourists but support local businesses. They’d show The delay affects the roughly 60,000 people working in VID-19 struck - and every event on it their mix of products or services. But few buyers, took staffers away from Amazon’s offi ces in Seattle and Bellevue, Washington, as up while the owners, the only employ- was canceled. Greer consoled herself the pandemic was a situation that no working with serious shoppers online well as tens of thousands more corporate Amazon employ- ees, were trying to fi ll online orders. by designing arrangements and posting one had ever experienced. It forced and on the phone. It took being closed ees worldwide. Amazon is Washington state’s largest pri- There was little or no time to also take them on Instagram, where she has 4,000 change upon businesses and industries and having more time for customers vate employer, and the delay in the return to offi ce work will care of in-person customers. local followers. that had taken their way of working for be a blow to the many downtown Seattle businesses that rely with questions about Stutzman’s cus- on the trade of tech workers. “The vending machine gave them a “Slowly, my neighbors around me granted. tom-made products for him to see that. contactless way to shop, and it also at- said, ‘Hey, do you think you could Before COVID-19, psychotherapist “We had to decide, who are we, where tracted new customers who happened make me a fl ower arrangement, and and business coach Jonathan Alpert do we want to go?” Stutzman says. He to be walking by our factory,” Thomas make it weekly?’” Greer says. She be- did almost all his work in his Manhat- closed the showroom permanently. says. lieves they wanted to support her and tan offi ce. The pandemic restricted him The decision, which came as Ameri- It’s now a permanent addition. were looking to brighten their days. to the phone and video. But despite the cans invested more in their homes, paid “We’re defi nitely keeping it. In fact, The arrangements brought in money fact therapy has traditionally been done off. Stutzman’s 2020 sales were up we’re considering making more ma- for Greer, who was living off savings. in person, many clients aren’t interested 65% over 2019, and he’s been able to chines to put in more locations,” Thom- Then she got a surprising number of or- in returning to his offi ce for in-person hire two people, bringing his staff to as says. ders for Mother’s Day. Her retail busi- sessions. eight. He now has someone evenings The pandemic has changed the way ness took off and, Greer found, was “What started out as a real neces- and weekends helping customers with many small businesses operate. Com- more rewarding. Her new clients were a sity is now a highly desirable option for questions about wood fi nishes, fabric mon among many industries is the joy to work with compared to the some- people,” Alpert says. “It’s convenient, and leather. shift to working from home and hybrid times demanding and often unapprecia- they don’t have to commute 10, 20, 30 And if someone wants to visit the scheduling. And online ordering and tive wedding clients. minutes each way.” showroom? curbside pickup are now standard at “People are so much happier when Remote sessions also give Alpert “We have to take the position that we restaurants and retailers. they get one fl ower arrangement. The more fl exibility. He fi nds the dynam- don’t go to the door,” Stutzman says. In this file photo, people walk past a Microsoft office in Many owners also have made very brides, one in 10 will send a thank you ics of remote sessions make them less (AP) New York. (AP) ARAB TIMES, SUNDAY, AUGUST 8, 2021 SCIENCE 11

Space

Want to ‘live’ on Mars? Mars rover ‘fails’ to collect rock sample WASHINGTON, Aug 7, (AP): NASA’s newest Mars rover came up empty Friday in its fi rst attempt to pick up a rock sample to eventually be brought back to Earth. The rover Perseverance drilled into the fl oor of the planet’s Jezero Crater to extract a fi nger-sized sample from slabs of fl at rocks. The drill seemed to work as intended, but it appeared no rock made it into the sample tube, the agency said Friday. Engineers were working to fi gure out what happened. “While this is not the ‘hole-in-one’ we hoped for, there is always risk with breaking new ground,” said NASA’s science mission chief Thomas Zurbuchen. The next step will be using a camera mounted on a robotic arm to inspect inside the hole “and see what’s down there,” said NASA project scientist Ken Farley. He said they might see the broken rock core, or might discover the sample had turned to sand. “The rock properties might be different than we expected,” he said. “It’s a bit defl ating because this whole complicated piece of machinery worked fi ne, the engineering worked just fi ne, but it seems Mars didn’t co- operate,” Farley said, adding that he didn’t see the glitch as a long-term problem. “We will persevere.” NASA aims to collect up to 31 samples in tubes and stash them for Zurbuchen pickup in about a decade. Plans call for the samples to be brought to Earth in the early 2030s in another mission with the European Space Agency. This April 6, 2021 image made available by NASA shows the Perseverance Mars rover, (foreground), and the Ingenuity helicopter about 13 feet (3.9 meters) behind. ❑ ❑ ❑ This composite image was made by the WASTON camera on the rover’s robotic arm on the 46th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. On Aug 6, NASA’s newest Mars rover came up empty in its first attempt to pick up a rock sample to eventually be brought back to Earth. (AP) Mars mission: Want to fi nd your inner Matt Damon and spend a year pretending you are isolated on Mars? NASA has a job for you. To prepare for eventually sending astronauts to Mars, NASA began taking applications Friday for four people to Coronavirus live for a year in Mars Dune Alpha. That’s a 1,700-square-foot Martian habitat, created by a 3D-printer, and inside a building at Johnson Space Center in Houston. The paid volunteers will work a simulated Martian explora- tion mission complete with spacewalks, limited communica- COVID-19 reinfection risk high in unvaccinated tions back home, restricted food and resources and equipment failures. NASA is planning three of these experiments with the fi rst Shots give ‘survivors’ big immune boost one starting in the fall next year. Food will all be ready-to-eat space food and at the moment there are no windows planned. Some plants will be grown, but not potatoes like in the movie NEW YORK, Aug 7, (AP): Even “The Martian.” Damon played stranded astronaut Mark Wat- people who have recovered from ney, who survived on spuds. COVID-19 are urged to get vaccinat- UK to roll out COVID-19 vaccines to 16 “We want to understand how humans perform in them,” ed, especially as the extra-contagious said lead scientist Grace Douglas. “We are looking at Mars delta variant surges - and a new study and 17-year-olds with parental consent realistic situations.” shows survivors who ignored that ad- The application process opened Friday and they’re not vice were more than twice as likely to get reinfected. LONDON, Aug 7, (AP): The UK people, it can be very unpleasant seeking just anybody. The requirements are strict, including a plans to offer coronavirus vaccines for some and for this particular age master’s degree in a science, engineering or math fi eld or pilot Friday’s report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention adds to to 16 and 17-year-olds in the next group, we expect one dose of the experience. Only American citizens or permanent US residents few weeks after the independent vaccine to provide good protection are eligible. Applicants have to be between 30 and 55, in good In this March 29, 2021 file photo, growing laboratory evidence that peo- ple who had one bout of COVID-19 body of scientists that makes vac- against severe illness and hospital- physical health with no dietary issues and not prone to motion a worker readies syringes with the cine recommendations to the gov- ization,” said Professor Wei Shen sickness. Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in Me- get a dramatic boost in virus-fi ghting immune cells - and a bonus of broader ernment changed its advice. Lim, who chairs the JCVI’s COV- That shows NASA is looking for people who are close to tairie, La. Even people who have re- The four nations of the UK all ac- ID-19 program. astronauts, said former Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfi eld. covered from COVID-19 are urged protection against new mutants - when cepted the change from the Joint The timeline for when the 16 and And, he said. that’s a good thing because it is a better experi- to get vaccinated to avoid reinfec- they’re vaccinated. Committee on Vaccination and Im- 17-year-olds will get their second ment if the participants are more similar to the people who will tion, especially amid the threat of the “If you have had COVID-19 be- munization, which now says healthy dose has yet to be determined but extra-contagious delta variant — and fore, please still get vaccinated,” said 16 to 17-year-olds can be offered a the scientists will make further rec- really go to Mars. Past Russian efforts at a pretend Mars mis- there’s growing evidence the shots of- sion called Mars 500 didn’t end well partly because the people CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky. first dose of the Pfizer vaccine. They ommendations later based on the fer those survivors bonus protection “Getting the vaccine is the best way to were too much like everyday people, he said. against mutants. (AP) will not need parental consent. response to the first dose. For the right person this could be great, said Hadfi eld, who protect yourself and others around you, The change, which means an- While the British vaccine rollout spent fi ve months in orbit in 2013 at the International Space especially as the more contagious delta other 1.4 million people across the has been one of the world’s fastest Station, where he played guitar and sang a cover video of Da- variant spreads around the country.” UK will be eligible for a first vaccine — with 89% of adults having had vid Bowie’s “Space Oddity.” According to a new Gallup survey, shot, comes just two weeks after the one dose and 73% of adults fully “Just think how much you’re going to be able to catch up on one of the main reasons Americans JCVI recommended against routine vaccinated — the country has been Netfl ix,” he said. “If they have a musical instrument there, you cite for not planning to get vaccinated vaccinations for those under 18, al- fairly slow in offering vaccine jabs to could go into there knowing nothing and come out a concert is the belief that they’re protected since though it did stress that it would con- youths. There have been growing musician, if you want.” they already had COVID-19. From the tinually assess the evidence. calls for the vaccination drive to be There could be “incredible freedom” in a “year away from beginning health authorities have urged Currently, the only 16 and expanded to younger people follow- the demands of your normal life.” survivors to get the broader protection 17-year-olds being offered the ing a spike in infections this summer Attitude is key, said Hadfi eld, who has a novel “The Apollo vaccination promises. While the shots Pfizer vaccine, which has been ap- as a result of the more transmissible Murders” coming out in the fall. He said the participants need aren’t perfect, they are providing strong proved by Britain’s medical regu- delta variant and the lifting of lock- to be like Damon’s Watney character: “Super competent, re- protection against hospitalization and lator for anyone 12 and over, are down restrictions. death even from the delta mutant. those with underlying health condi- Despite Wednesday’s change, sourceful and not relying on other people to feel comfortable.” tions or those living with vulnerable the UK still lags many other Euro- ❑ ❑ ❑ Fox Rabalais Scientists say infection does gener- ally leave survivors protected against a people. pean countries such as France and Space-trip: The ticket window is open again for space fl ights serious reinfection at least with a simi- “While COVID-19 is typically mild Germany, which are offering vac- at Virgin Galactic, with prices starting at $450,000 a seat. lar version of the virus, but blood tests or asymptomatic in most young cines to children 12 and over. The space-tourism company said Thursday it is making pro- Discovery have signaled that protection drops gress toward beginning revenue fl ights next year. It will sell against worrisome variants. single seats, package deals and entire fl ights. The CDC study offers some real- she said. Science and Nature show the com- Virgin Galactic announced the offerings as it reported Gulf of Mexico ‘dead zone’ larger: world evidence. There’s little information yet on re- bination of a prior infection and vac- Thursday that it lost $94 million in the second quarter on soar- This year’s Gulf of Mexico “dead zone” Researchers studied Kentucky resi- infections with the newer delta variant. cination also broadens the strength of ing costs for overhead and sales. The company posted revenue — an area where there’s too little oxygen dents with a lab-confi rmed coronavirus But US health offi cials point to early people’s immunity against a changing of $571,000, barely enough to cover one seat on a future fl ight. to support marine life — is larger than av- infection in 2020, the vast majority of data from Britain that the reinfection virus. It’s what virologist Shane Crotty The company’s most noteworthy recent achievement came erage, according to researchers. them between October and December. risk appears greater with delta than of California’s La Jolla Institute for last month, after the quarter ended, when founder Richard Scientists supported by the National They compared 246 people who got with the once-common alpha variant, Immunology calls “hybrid immunity.” Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reinfected in May or June of this year once people are six months past their Vaccinated survivors “can make Branson and fi ve crewmates soared to 53.5 miles (86 kilom- determined that the area off Louisiana and eters) above the New Mexico desert. with 492 similar survivors who stayed prior infection. antibodies that can recognize all kinds Texas’ coasts covers about 6,334 square “There’s no doubt” that vaccinating of variants even if you were never ex- CEO Michael Colglazier said the company resumed sales miles (16,405 square kilometers), the healthy. The survivors who never got on Thursday to take advantage of a surge in consumer interest vaccinated had a signifi cantly higher a COVID-19 survivor enhances both posed to the variant,” Crotty said. “It’s agency said in a news release Tuesday. the amount and breadth of immunity pretty sweet.” after the fl ight by Branson, who beat rival billionaire Jeff Be- Over the past fi ve years, the aver- risk of reinfection than those who were zos and his Blue Origin ship into space by nine days. age size of the low-oxygen, or hypoxic, fully vaccinated, even though most had “so that you cover not only the original One warning for anyone thinking The company based in Las Cruces, New Mexico, won regu- zone has been 5,380 square miles (13,934 their fi rst bout of COVID-19 just six to (virus) but the variants,” Dr. Anthony of skipping vaccination if they had a latory approval in June to fl y people into space. square kilometers). That’s 2.8 times larg- nine months ago. Fauci, the US government’s top infec- prior infection: The amount of natu- tious disease expert, said at a recent ral immunity can vary from person to Virgin Galactic said “early hand-raisers” will get fi rst pri- er than the goal set by a federal task force Immunity ority to book seats, and another list will be created for new to reduce the fi ve-year average to 1,900 White House briefi ng. person, possibly depending on how customers. square miles (4,921 square kilometers) or A different variant of the corona- The CDC recommends full vaccina- sick they were to begin with. The The company’s next spacefl ight is scheduled for late Sep- smaller by 2035. virus caused most illnesses in 2020, tion, meaning both doses of two-dose Rush University study found four of tember in New Mexico with the Italian air force. Because year-to-year measurements while the newer alpha version was vaccines, for everyone. 29 previously infected people had no Virgin Galactic said it ended the quarter with cash and can vary widely — this year’s zone is predominant in Kentucky in May and But in a separate study published detectable antibodies before they were equivalents totaling $552 million. about three times the size of 2020’s — June, said study lead author Alyson Friday in JAMA Network Open, Rush vaccinated — and the vaccines worked The results were released after the stock market closed. The NOAA says a multiyear average “cap- Cavanaugh, a CDC disease detective University researchers reported just for them just like they work for people company’s shares were up nearly 5% in after-hours trading. tures the true dynamic nature of the zone.” working with that state’s health de- one vaccine dose gives the previously who never had COVID-19. This summer’s measurement was partment. infected a dramatic boost in virus- Why do many of the previously in- Also: larger than the average-sized area that the That suggests natural immunity fi ghting immune cells, more than peo- fected have such a robust response to HONOLULU: Four Native Hawaiians arrested in 2019 while agency predicted in June based on Mis- from earlier infection isn’t as strong ple who have never been infected get vaccination? It has to do with how the protesting against construction of a giant telescope on Ha- sissippi River nitrogen and phosphorous as the boost those people can get from from two shots. immune system develops multiple lay- runoff data. vaccination while the virus evolves, Other recent studies published in ers of protection. waii’s highest peak were not guilty of obstructing the moun- River discharge that drained into the tain’s access road, a judge ruled Friday. Gulf of Mexico was above normal for the Judge M. Kanani Laubach issued her verdict after a trial three weeks before the weeklong survey that began in January 2020 and saw signifi cant delays because started on July 25. It was conducted by the other two blowing steam and ash. Chris Waythomas, a geologist with the low-level ash emissions from Pavlof Vol- of the coronavirus pandemic. scientists from Louisiana State University So far, none of the small communities Alaska Volcano Observatory, said. cano, prompting the observatory to raise Keli’i ’Ioane, Marie Alohalani Brown, Maxine Kahaule- and the Louisiana Universities Marine near the volcanoes have been affected, Webcams clearly showed episodic the volcano’s threat level from yellow, lio and Ranette Robinson were the fi rst to go to trial out of 38 Consortium. or exhibiting signs of unrest, to orange, mostly Native Hawaiian kupuna, or elders, who were arrested “The distribution of the low dissolved indicating an eruption is underway with during a swelling effort to stop construction of the Thirty Me- oxygen was unusual this summer,” Nan- minor volcanic ash emissions. ter Telescope. cy Rabalais, the lead investigator, said. Ash clouds were rising just above The other cases are pending. “The low oxygen conditions were very the volcano’s 8,261-foot (2,518-meter) Those who oppose the $1.4-billion project say it will des- close to shore with many observations summit, drifting about 6 miles (9.7 kil- ecrate land on Mauna Kea held sacred to Native Hawaiians. showing an almost complete lack of oxy- ometers) to the south before dissipating, Hundreds of protesters gathered at the base of the mountain gen.” Waythomas said. in July 2019 to block construction of the telescope. The ku- Human activities in urban and agri- Pavlov is a “very sneaky volcano,” cultural areas throughout the Mississippi Waythomas said. “It can get going with- puna allowed themselves to be arrested and some used canes, out much warning.” while others were taken in wheelchairs to police vans. Those River watershed primarily cause the an- nual “dead zone.” Excess nutrients fl ow He described the peak as an open sys- who could walk on their own were led away with their hands tem volcano, meaning its “magmatic in zip ties. into the Gulf of Mexico and stimulate an overgrowth of algae, which die and de- plumbing system is open and magmas can An international consortium has a state permit to build the compose. The algae deplete oxygen as move to the surface really fast and it can embattled telescope. they sink to the bottom. start erupting almost with no warning.” However, in announcing her verdict, the judge noted that NOAA highlighted efforts to reduce Pavlov is a snow- and ice-covered stra- during the trial, offi cials testifi ed tha t the access road was fertilizer runoff and other pollution from tovolcano on the southwestern end of the closed and there were no permits issued for oversized ve- contributing to the hypoxic area. Ra- Alaska Peninsula, nearly 600 miles (965.6 hicles. dhika Fox, the Environmental Protection kilometers) southwest of Anchorage. “Evidence that Mauna Kea access road was closed or re- Agency’s assistant administrator for wa- The nearest community is Cold Bay, stricted to the public, coupled with no permits, equals no ob- ter, said climate change also needs to be about 35 miles (56.33 kilometers) southwest struction,” Laubach said. “There would be no unreasonable considered to make progress. (AP) of Pavlov, which is considered one of Alas- inconvenience or hazard.” ❑ ❑ ❑ ka’s most active volcanoes in the Aleutian The state failed to meet its burden beyond a reasonable Islands arc of active and dormant volcanoes. doubt, she said. 3 volcanoes spitting lava: Three Pavlov last erupted in 2016, dropping remote Alaska volcanoes are in various A child reacts to a throat swab during mass testing for COVID-19 in Wuhan in some ash on another community, Nelson states of eruption, one producing lava and central China’s Hubei province, Aug 3. (AP) Lagoon. (AP) Theater SUNDAY, AUGUST 8, 2021 FFeatureseatures 1995-2020. (AP) the SanFranciscoSymphonyfrom 1971-1979, andmusicdirectorof of theBuffaloPhilharmonicfrom director. Hewasmusicdirector ida University of old conductorhadsurgeryatthe statement Fridaythatthe76-year- Constance Shuman dergone surgeryforabraintumor. Michael TilsonThomas Symphony in everyone againinNovember.” ment “Ilookforwardtoseeing Symphony Orchestra. 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Meghan launches project No grounds for my removal: Mr Spears

LOS ANGELES, Aug 7, (AP): Britney Spears’ father said in a court fi ling Friday that there are “no grounds whatsoever” for removing him from the conservator- ship that controls her money and affairs. James Spears “has dutifully and faithfully served as the conservator of his daughter’s estate without any blemishes on his record,” the fi ling said. James Spears’ fi ling also says that court-appointed professional Jodi Montgomery, who oversees Britney Spears’ life decisions while her father handles her money, called him, distraught, last month and sought his help with his daughter’s mental health struggles. Montgomery and her lawyer said in response that James Spears “misrepresented and manipulated” the call to use it to his own advantage. James Spears’ fi ling came in response to court papers fi led a day earlier by Britney Spears’ new attorney Matthew Rosengart, which requested an emergency hearing as soon as possible to suspend him from the conservatorship. James Spears said Rosengart “does not (and cannot) specify what the wrongdoing is” to prompt such a suspension. Spears James Spears stepped aside from the part of the conserva- torship that controls his daughter’s life decisions in 2019, with Montgomery taking over, though her of- fi cial status remains temporary. The allegations made by Britney Spears at hearings in June and July that seem to have spurred Rosen- Barbra Streisand presents the award for best musical at the Tony Awards in New York on June 12, 2016. Streisand’s new album ‘Release Me 2’ arrived Friday, gart’s call for her father’s removal, including “seri- Aug. 6. (AP) ous allegations regarding forced medical treatment and therapy, improper medical care, and limitations on personal rights,” are “untested” and involve issues that have long been Montgomery’s responsibility, not Music his, said Jamie Spears’ fi ling. James Spears says the call for his urgent removal is “ironic” considering the call he received from Mont- gomery on July 9. Ed Sheeran to headline NFL’s kickoff concert Concerned “Ms. Montgomery sounded very distraught and expressed how concerned she was about my daugh- ters’ recent behavior and overall mental health,” Streisand remixes her past for new album James Spears said in a personal declaration included with his court fi ling. “Ms. Montgomery explained LOS ANGELES, Aug 7, (AP): Barbra day’s world. for any other reason than to write that my daughter was not timely or properly taking Streisand likes to get things just right. AP: Today’s production technol- about my life. It’s like “been there, her medications, was not listening to the recommen- As impressive as her award-winning ogy improved “Once You’ve Been in done that.” But during the pandemic I dations of her medical team, and refused to even see superstar career as a singer and actress Love,” which you recorded in one take caught up a lot. some of her doctors. Ms. Montgomery said she was is, her success as a director and pro- in the ’70s. AP: What is your process like? very worried about the direction my daughter was ducer is groundbreaking. Until Chloe Streisand: I wanted to sing it in the Streisand: I get up in the morning. heading in and directly asked for my help to address Zhao won best director at the Golden middle of an orchestra — feel that ex- My husband (James Brolin) and I may these issues.” Globes this year for “Nomadland,” perience of being right there. Of course, trade stocks and then I work on my James Spears said they discussed the possibility of Streisand was the only woman ever they forgot to put baffl es behind me so book. Never had to dress up for any- hospitalizing Britney Spears on an emergency psychi- to win that award, a feat she accom- you couldn’t edit it then. You couldn’t body. It was kind of delicious to walk atric hold. plished in 1983 for “Yentl.” raise one element of the orchestra. But around my gardens and rearrange cer- During the pandemic, Streisand, now what’s fun for me is it’s like we’re tain things. But basically, it was about Montgomery acknowledged, in a statement through Paulina Alexis attends the LA premier her attorney Lauriann Wright, having concerns about like so many of us, suddenly had some conducting the orchestra. When I was writing the book. of ‘Reservation Dogs’ at NeueHouse on much-needed time to take on new pro- working on it with my engineer, Jo- AP: Are you ready to go back into Britney Spears’ behavior and mental health, but said Thursday, Aug. 5, in Los Angeles. (AP) James Spears’ stepping down would only help. jects — including her iPhone settings. chem van der Saag, on the iPad during the world now? The statement said “having her father Jamie Spears “My name was always coming up COVID, it was so much fun to have an Streisand: Not really. I like the pri- continuing to serve as her Conservator instead of a as ‘Barbara with three As,’” she said. engineer who could actually add con- vacy. And now look at it again, this neutral professional fi duciary is having a serious im- “You’re supposed to be a smartphone! gas or a marimba or whatever. surge because people don’t want to get pact on Ms. Spears’ mental health.” How come you can’t get my name AP: I was surprised by the radio re- vaccinated. It doesn’t make any sense. At no time during the phone call did Montgomery right?” mix he did for the new single “Sweet I’m so sad for all the people that have suggest Britney Spears qualifi es for a psychiatric hold, After famously calling Apple CEO Forgiveness.” died needlessly over the last two years. the statement said. Tim Cook to get Siri to pronounce Streisand: That’s the one with the I mean it’s just horrifi c. I just have to Montgomery reached out to Jamie Spears because her last name right — no Z sound — beat. have faith in goodness and kindness, she was concerned that an investigation of Britney Streisand learned to override auto- AP: Yes. doing the right thing, and compassion. correction with some advice from her Streisand: What did you think of it? Spears’ allegations, which he was seeking, would be Also: harmful to her. assistant. AP: I liked it. I like the original bet- “The concern that Ms. Montgomery did raise to Mr. Tackling some previously unre- ter. It loses some of its drama by being LOS ANGELES: Ed Sheeran will per- Spears during their telephone call is that forcing Ms. leased songs from her past took a bit more contemporary, but it works for form in a concert to kickoff the NFL Spears to take the stand to testify or to have her evalu- Johnson Humphries more work, but fans get to hear the radio now. season opener in Florida next month. ated would move the needle in the wrong direction for results when her new album “Release Streisand: Right. I have no idea The NFL announced Friday that her mental health,” the statement said. Me 2” arrived Friday. about that kind of thing. I mean the Sheeran will headline a pregame con- Montgomery was “saddened” that the call “is now Variety The Associated Press spoke with record company liked it or wanted me cert Sept. 9 at Julian B. Lane River- being misrepresented and manipulated” by James Streisand, 79, about her new album to do it, I guess. So I did it, but my fa- front Park in Tampa, Florida. The Spears “to gain some sort of tactical advantage in the and life during the pandemic. The vorite is the orchestration as it was. British pop star’s performance will pending proceedings to remove him.” CHICAGO: Paul Johnson, a Chicago interview was edited for clarity and AP: Do you like the idea of kind of take place before the reigning Super The fi ghting between those involved in the conser- house music disc jockey and producer who length. trying something new and seeing how Bowl champion Tampa Bay Bucca- vatorship has grown increasingly heated, and increas- scored a hit with his 1999 track “Get Get AP: “Be Aware” sounds like you it turns out? neers face off against the Dallas Cow- ingly public, since Spears’ dramatic testimony at a Down,” has died from complications of wrote it last year. It sounds like advice Streisand: Yeah. But you know, it’s boys. hearing on June 23, when she told a judge “ I just want COVID-19. He was 50. for helping people through the pan- not my primary focus now. I’ve been A portion of the performance will my life back.” Johnson died Wednesday morning at Lit- demic. doing this book — I started writing my appear on pre-game programs on NBC A hearing to address Rosengart’s petition to remove tle Company of Mary Hospital in Chicago, Streisand: I was talking at that time journals in 1999 in long hand because and the NFL Network. His full perfor- James Spears is scheduled for Sept. 29, unless the where he was hospitalized with COVID-19 (1971) about the Vietnam War. That’s I never learned how to type and now I mance will be streamed on NFL.com judge grants his request to hold one sooner. on July 17, said Camille Harry, one of his what I was thinking about. And hun- wish I did. along with the league’s Facebook page agents. ger has always been a problem in the AP: Did you spend most of the pan- and app. Also: “Paul Johnson fought up until the very world. So many things are still a prob- demic working on the book? Sheeran is a four-time Grammy LONDON: Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has shown end. His death comes as a shock to family lem — homelessness for children. The Streisand: I signed a book deal in winner who took a break from work and fans alike. Paul’s charismatic spirit world has changed a lot for the better, 2014 and it was supposed to be done and social media in late 2019 after two her comic side in a video she released Wednesday to made him a friend to many and an inspira- launch a mentoring project for women as she marked tion to all,” she said in a statement. but a lot has remained the same. And in two years. (Laughs.) I’m long over- years of touring in support of his best- her 40th birthday. Harry said Johnson’s family is devastat- it’s amazing how when I was mixing due and my book is 824 pages at the selling album “Divide.” He recently The initiative will see 40 celebrities and public fi g- ed and asks for privacy as they grieve and this thinking how relevant it was to to- moment and it’s not fi nished. I’ll look released his single “Bad Habits.” ures each commit 40 minutes of their time to help a make arrangements for his funeral, which woman in their community return to the workplace. she said remained pending Friday. “Over two million in the US alone and tens of mil- Johnson, who began DJing and produc- Johnson “was out of the woods” after being a former principal dancer with the Boston to coerce sexual acts by means of force and lions around the world have lost their jobs due to ing in Chicago’s house music scene in the hospitalized with COVID-19. Ballet sexually assaulted young dancers he fraud,” The Boston Globe reported. COVID, and I think if we all do it and all commit 40 1980s, was best known for his 1999 track “For him to make it from being shot as a was instructing, and that his wife aided in The Associated Press does not typically minutes to some sort of act of service we can create a “Get Get Down,” which reached No. 5 on kid, wheelchair-bound, to his legs to being the abuse. identify victims of sexual assault unless ripple effect,” the wife of Prince Harry tells comedy the British music charts, the Chicago Sun- amputated, for (COVID-19) to take him Boston Ballet’s Sage Humphries and they publicly identify themselves. actress Melissa McCarthy in the video. Times reported. out, it’s very sad,” he told the Chicago Sun- another dancer, Gina Menichino, allege The lawsuit also alleges that Mitchell Button sexually abused at least fi ve students Meghan jokes with McCarthy in the short fi lm, but The single also spent 18 weeks on Times. (Agencies) in the suit fi led in federal court in Nevada Billboard’s Dance Club Songs chart and that Mitchell Taylor Button and his wife, while working as a dance instructor in Harry then steals the show when he is seen juggling ❑ ❑ ❑ Florida, one beginning when she was 13. It balls outside a window in the background. ultimately hit No. 1, according to Billboard. Dusty Button, used their standing in the Johnson fi rst began DJing in Chicago BOSTON: Two professional dancers have dance community to gain the trust of young alleges the abuse started a decade ago. The duchess wrote on the website of her charity Dusty Button is not named as a defend- Archewell that she wants to help women who have in 1984 when he was 13, throwing his fi rst fi led a lawsuit alleging that the husband of dancers, “then exploit those relationships party at his eighth grade graduation. He ant but the suit accuses her of engaging in left the workforce due to the pandemic “regain con- started working as a producer in 1987, do- sexual abuses against Humphries, including fi dence and rebuild their economic strength” and that ing tracks for Chicago house labels Dance holding Humphries down during an assault she hopes her initiative will help inspire a “global Mania, Relief, Cajual, Nite Life, Undag- by her husband. wave of service” to those in need. round Therapy, Defected, DJax Up Beats, A lawyer for the Buttons said her clients Others who have committed to the project include Peacefrog, and Moody. deny the allegations. singer Adele, fashion designer Stella McCartney Johnson’s productions had a particular “Taylor and Dusty Button categorically and Sophie Gregoire Trudeau, the wife of Canadian distinctive sound — his tracks “stood out deny these baseless claims, and they look Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. — they were as tuneful as they were pum- forward to the opportunity to disprove ❑ ❑ ❑ meling, reckless battering rams that made all of the plaintiffs’ allegations through you want to sing along even as they bowled court proceedings,” Ken Swartz said in a NEWARK, N.J.: A former online celebrity who be- you over”. statement. came known for allegedly using a hatchet to fend off Paul Johnson’s signature meld of disco An attorney for the dancers said her an attack on a highway worker failed in his attempt to loops, overdriven kicks and unfi ltered clients are trying to protect other young have his conviction in a 2013 murder overturned. sleaze was nothing short of alchemy. Even dancers. Caleb McGillvary was convicted two years ago of when chopping up the vocals of Leroy “This is a pair of perpetrators who are the 2013 murder of attorney Joseph Galfy at Galfy’s Burgess or Roy Ayers, Johnson’s records highly sophisticated, highly manipulative, New Jersey home. The two had met in New York’s simmered with raucous charisma. and are continuing, which is exactly what Times Square, and McGillvary claimed he killed the Electronic music duo Daft Punk immor- my clients were concerned about,” Sigrid older man while fending off a sexual assault. He is talized Johnson’s contributions to dance McCawley said. serving a 57-year sentence. music in their 1997 track “Teachers,” The Boston Ballet in a statement said it Among many arguments in his appeal, the Alberta, where his name was the fi rst mentioned in supported Humphries. Canada, native claimed the jury’s verdict wasn’t jus- the song’s roll call. “Boston Ballet supports Sage Humphries tifi ed by the evidence presented and that prosecutors Johnson began using a wheelchair fol- who is bravely coming forward, sharing her lowing a 1987 shooting. He later lost both experience to protect others, and seeking committed misconduct by mischaracterizing the evi- his legs to amputation. accountability and justice,” the statement dence and McGillvary’s defense. He also accused the Chicago record executive Braxton said. “The Ballet will continue to do every- trial judge of improperly allowing highly prejudicial Holmes, who had a working relation- Spanish tenor Placido Domingo performs during his free concert with Romanian thing in its power to create and promote a expert testimony. ship with Johnson when the latter curated soprano Adela Zaharia, (not shown), and the Gyor Philharmonic Orchestra in safe and supportive culture for its students, music for Cajual Records, said he thought honor of the healthcare workers in Gyor, Hungary, Friday, Aug 6. (AP) dancers, staff, and community.” (AP) ARAB TIMES, SUNDAY, AUGUST 8, 2021 SPORTS 14 Goodwin homers in 10th inning, Soccer Roundup Lingard has Covid PSG and Messi White Sox regroup to beat Cubs remain in ‘talks’ PARIS, Aug 7, (AP): Paris Saint-Germain Gardner lifts Yankees over Mariners 3-2 for 4th straight win and Lionel Messi are in negotiations on a contract after fi nancially troubled Barce- lona was unable to keep the superstar, a CHICAGO, Aug. 7, (AP): Brian person with knowledge of the negotiations Goodwin led off the 10th inning told The Associated Press on Saturday. Messi’s legal team is in Paris and ne- with a two-run homer and the gotiations have seen an annual net salary Chicago White Sox regrouped of around 25 million euros ($29.5 million) to beat the Cubs 8-6 at Wrigley discussed which would be lower than his Barcelona pay, the person said on condi- Field after Craig Kimbrel blew a tion of anonymity to discuss ongoing talks. three-run lead against his former Barcelona has announced that Messi will team. give a news conference at the Camp Nou Goodwin, who came in to run for Eloy on Sunday at noon local time (1000 GMT) Jiménez in the sixth, broke a 4-all tie with but has not specifi ed what it is about. Barcelona bid farewell to Messi in state- his drive to left-center against Manuel ments and social media posts on Thursday, Rodríguez (0-2). Gavin Sheets and Tim making him the most desired free agent Anderson added RBI singles to make it 8-4. in soccer history after his contract ex- The Cubs cut it to 8-6 in the bottom half on pired. The Catalan club had hoped to keep Frank Schwindel’s two-run drive against Gar- Messi, who agreed to a pay cut, but it still rett Crochet. But the left-hander retired the next wouldn’t have complied with the Spanish three batters. league’s fi nancial regulations. Liam Hendriks (6-2) got four outs in relief, PSG coach Mauricio Pochettino was in striking out all four. contact with his fellow Argentine as Bar- The AL Central leaders were sailing along celona announced on Thursday that Messi with a 4-1 lead after Lance Lynn pitched into would be leaving the club he joined as a the seventh and Cesar Hernandez homered. 13-year-old before winning every major The game turned when Kimbrel came in to trophy and world player of the year titles. start the eighth. The right-hander was dealt to the ❑ ❑ ❑ South Side from the Cubs as part of a selloff that also saw Kris Bryant, Anthony Rizzo and Javier Manchester United midfi elder Jesse Báez get traded prior to the July 30 deadline. The Lingard tested positive for the coronavirus eight-time All-Star gave up singles to Matt Duffy and will miss the team’s preseason match and Frank Schwindel before Andrew Romine against Everton on Saturday, the club said. tied it with a three-run shot to right. The 28-year-old Lingard went on loan Yankees 3, Mariners 2, 11 Innings to West Ham in January and scored nine In New York, Brett Gardner singled home goals in 16 league games, helping the the winning run with two outs in the 11th in- Hammers earn a Europa League spot. ning and surging New York staged two late Leeds visits Old Trafford next Saturday comebacks before beating Seattle for its fourth in the season opener. straight victory. ❑ ❑ ❑ New York Yankees pitcher Wandy Peralta delivers against the Seattle Mariners in the fi rst inning of their baseball game, on Aug 6, in New York. (AP) A criminal investigation of alleged BASEBALL wrongdoing by then-staff at UEFA led to after allowing a pair of back-to-back hits in the Tellez delivered the big hit for the Brewers. He run fourth inning, and the Rockies routed Mi- police raids at the European soccer body’s Aaron Judge hit a tying sacrifi ce fl y in the fi rst inning. hit a three-run, pinch-hit homer to put Milwau- ami. headquarters, Swiss cantonal (state) pros- eighth and Giancarlo Stanton pulled the Yan- Blake Parker gave up a run to the Tigers in the kee ahead for good in a 4-2 victory over the Ryan McMahon, Charlie Blackmon and Elias ecutors said. kees even again with a two-out single in the ninth before Emmanuel Clase came on with the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday. Diaz also homered and the Rockies got another Two people were arrested in April and 10th. New York (60-49) has won seven of eight bases loaded and struck out two for his 15th save. Braves 8, Nationals 4 strong outing from German Marquez (10-8). He detained until this week, the Vaud prosecu- since the trade deadline to move a season-high Phillies 4, Mets 2 In Atlanta, Adam Duvall drove in three runs pitched six scoreless innings, allowing two hits tion offi ce said, adding it expects the in- 11 games over .500. In Philadelphia, Bryce Harper homered, Kyle with two hits and Atlanta turned a catcher’s and striking out seven. vestigation to continue for several months. With one out in the 11th, the Mariners inten- Gibson pitched six strong innings and drove in interference call into a three-run rally to beat Brendan Rodgers had two hits and an RBI tionally walked Rougned Odor for the second the go-ahead run against New York, and Phila- Washington for its fourth consecutive victory. to extend his career-high hitting streak to 13 time in three innings to face light-hitting catcher delphia won its sixth straight game to take over The Braves matched their longest winning games, Raimel Tapia singled in the seventh to Kyle Higashioka. Keynan Middleton (0-2) fi rst place in the NL East. streak of the season and are one game behind extend his hitting streak to 10 games. struck out Higashioka before Gardner lined a Didi Gregorius also went deep to help the NL East-leading Philadelphia. The Nationals Athletics 4, Rangers 1, 11 Innings 2-2 fastball into center fi eld to score Joey Gallo Phillies extend the longest active winning streak have lost fi ve in a row. In Oakland, Calif., Starling Marte hit a three- from second base. in the majors and move four games above .500. The Nationals led 3-2 with two outs in the run homer in the bottom of the 11th inning to lift It was the ninth career walk-off hit for Gard- The Mets, who have lost seven of nine, fell out fi fth before the catcher’s interference call turned Oakland over Texas. ner, the longest-tenured Yankees player, and his of fi rst place for the fi rst time since May 7. Jona- the momentum to the Braves. Jorge Soler was Marte connected off Jimmy Herget (0-1) for fi rst since July 2017. than Villar homered in the ninth for New York. awarded fi rst base after his bat hit the glove of Oakland’s fourth hit of the game. It was the Angels 4, Dodgers 3, 10 Innings Reds 10, Pirates 0 Washington catcher Tres Barrera. The interfer- A’s second straight walk-off win and their 10th In Los Angeles, José Iglesias’ double in the In Cincinnati, Mike Moustakas went 3 for 4 ence call triggered a string of four consecutive overall, tying Colorado for most in the majors. 10th inning drove in the go-ahead run as the Los with three doubles and two RBIs in his return hits off Erick Fedde. Yusmeiro Petit (8-1) retired three batters to Angeles Angels rallied to beat the Dodgers. from the injured list to help Cincinnati rout Twins 5, Astros 4, 11 Innings earn the win. Iglesias also homered for the Angels, who Pittsburgh. In Houston, Mitch Garver homered early and Diamondbacks 8, Padres 5 have won three of the four games in this year’s Tucker Barnhart hit a three-run homer, Jesse Josh Donaldson had an RBI single in the 11th In San Diego, Nick Ahmed’s two-run single Freeway Series. He led off the 10th with a dou- Winker and Jonathan India each hit solo homers inning in Minnesota’s victory over Houston. capped a six-run fourth inning for the Arizona ble down the right-fi eld line off Garrett Cleav- and the Reds moved within three games of the Donaldson laced a ball to right fi eld off Rafael Diamondbacks, who rallied from a 5-0 defi cit to inger (2-4) to score Jo Adell, who began the in- Padres for the second NL wild-card spot. Montero (5-4) with no outs in the 11th to score stun San Diego. ning as the automatic runner on second. Moustakas - who came off the IL on Friday the runner who started the inning on second base. Matt Peacock (5-6) hit a go-ahead, two-run after missing 68 games with a right heel contu- There were two outs in the bottom of the in- Jack Mayfi eld, who tied it at 2 with a solo single and pitched 4 2/3 innings of scoreless In this April 16, 2019 fi le photo Barce- homer in the sixth, added an insurance run in sion - had a two-run double in his fi rst at-bat. ning when Jason Castro reached on a fi elding error by Garver that left a runner at third. But relief. lona forward Lionel Messi celebrates the 10th with a bloop RBI single. Dodgers in- Barnhart’s three-run blast to right capped off a Trailing 5-2, the Diamondbacks sent 11 bat- after scoring his side’s second goal fi elder Max Muncy tried to make an over-the- seven-run fi rst inning. Juan Minaya (2-0) retired Jose Altuve on a bunt to secure the victory. ters to the plate in the fourth against rookie during the Champions League quar- shoulder running grab but the ball squirted out Brewers 2, Giants 1, 10 Innings Ryan Weathers (4-4) and reliever Craig Stam- terfi nal, second leg, soccer match be- of his glove. In Milwaukee, Rowdy Tellez singled home Rays 10, Orioles 6 In Baltimore, Nelson Cruz homered and men. The fi rst seven reached and the fi rst six tween FC Barcelona and Manchester Indians 6, Tigers 1 Avisaíl García in the 10th inning to lift Milwau- scored. By the time Stammen got the fi rst out, United at the Camp Nou stadium in In Cleveland, Cal Quantrill kept Miguel Ca- kee past San Francisco. drove in fi ve runs to to help Tampa Bay beat Baltimore for its sixth victory in eight games. Arizona - which has the worst record in the ma- Barcelona, Spain. (AP) brera in the ballpark as he nears 500 home runs Tellez led off by hitting a 1-2 pitch from Jar- jors - had taken a three-run lead. and shut down the rest of Detroit’s lineup for lin García (3-3) just inside the third-base line Manuel Margot had three hits and an RBI for seven innings, leading Cleveland. and into left fi eld, giving Brewers manager Tampa Bay. Quantrill (3-2) struck out a career-high 10 Craig Counsell his 500th career victory. Cruz, who was acquired from the Twins at and gave up four singles. He retired 15 in a row It marked the second straight game in which the trade deadline, tied it at 5 in the sixth with MLB Results/Standings a three-run homer off reliever Conner Greene. With 439th career homers, Cruz tied Paul Konerko for 44th place. Blue Jays 12, Red Sox 4 WASHINGTON, Aug 7, (AP): Results and standings from the MLB games on Friday. In Toronto, Lourdes Gurriel Jr. hit a two-run Chic. White Sox 8 Chic. Cubs (10 inn) 6 LA Angels 4 LA Dodgers (10 inn) 3 Cleveland 6 Detroit 1 Cincinnati 10 Pittsburgh 0 homer, Teoscar Hernández had three hits and Toronto 12 Boston 4 Philadelphia 4 NY Mets 2 three RBIs and Toronto used a nine-run fi fth Tampa Bay 10 Baltimore 6 Atlanta 8 Washington 4 inning to hand Boston its seventh loss in eight St Louis 4 Kansas City 2 Milwaukee 2 San Francisco (10 inn) 1 games. NY Yankees 3 Seattle (11 i1nn) 2 Colorado 14 Miami 2 Minnesota 5 Houston (11 inn) 4 Arizona 8 San Diego 5 Rookie right-hander Alek Manoah (4-1) al- Oakland 4 Texas (11 inn) 1 lowed two runs and four hits in fi ve innings to American League Nationals League win for the third time in four starts as Toronto East Division East Division improved to 7-1 since returning north of the bor- W L Pct GB W L Pct GB der July 30. Tampa Bay 66 44 .600 _ Philadelphia 57 53 .518 _ Boston 64 47 .577 2-1/2 New York 56 53 .514 -1/2 Nathan Eovaldi (9-7) was the loser. Hunter New York 60 49 .550 5-1/2 Atlanta 56 54 .509 1 Renfroe homered for Boston. Toronto 58 49 .542 6-1/2 Washington 49 61 .445 8 Cardinals 4, Royals 2 Baltimore 38 70 .352 27 Miami 47 63 .427 10 In St. Louis, Tyler O’Neill had a career-high Central Division Central Division W L Pct GB W L Pct GB four hits, including a solo home run, and Adam Chicago 64 46 .582 _ Milwaukee 66 44 .600 _ Wainwright threw seven effective innings and Cleveland 53 54 .495 9-1/2 Cincinnati 59 51 .536 7 St. Louis beat Kansas City. Detroit 53 59 .473 12 St Louis 54 55 .495 11-1/2 Paul Goldschmidt also homered to help St. Kansas City 47 61 .435 16 Chicago 52 59 .468 14-1/2 Minnesota 47 63 .427 17 Pittsburgh 41 69 .373 25 Louis snap a three-game losing streak. West Division West Division Ryan O’Hearn had a run-scoring triple for the W L Pct GB W L Pct GB Royals. They were coming off consecutive vic- Houston 65 45 .591 _ San Francisco 69 41 .627 _ tories over AL Central-leading Chicago. Oakland 62 48 .564 3 Los Angeles 65 45 .591 4 Seattle 58 53 .523 7-1/2 San Diego 62 49 .559 7-1/2 Rockies 14, Marlins 2 Los Angeles 56 54 .509 9 Colorado 49 61 .445 20 Chicago White Sox’s Jose Abreu singles off Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Kyle Hendricks In Denver, C.J. Cron hit two home runs, in- Texas 39 71 .355 26 Arizona 35 76 .315 34-1/2 during the fi rst inning of a baseball game, on Aug 6, in Chicago. (AP) cluding a three-run drive in Colorado’s nine- FINA to splash millions on African strategy

After an Olympics of too little diversity in the Paris Olympics, newly elected FINA president Hungary’s Rita swimming pool, and less on the medal podium, Husain al-Musallam told The Associated Press, Keszthelyi (8) shoots the sport’s governing body is investing tens of pledging to make student-athletes a priority. against the Russian millions of dollars to change that by 2024. “I believe there will be a lot of athletes com- Olympic Committee Elite training centers in Africa and scholar- ing from Africa in swimming and they will reach during the women’s ship programs worldwide are part of a strat- the podium,” al-Musallam said in an interview water polo bronze egy to help athletes emerge from outside the at the Tokyo Aquatics Center. “When you give medal match at sport’s power bases. Of 105 medals won in opportunity to everybody they perform. Africans the 2020 Summer the pool at the Tokyo Games, almost half have a lack of resources, especially for aquatic Olympics, on Aug 7, in went to Americans and Australians. Only sport.” Tokyo, Japan. (AP) three were won by Africans, and none of One stand-out story in Tokyo was 18-year- those by Black swimmers. old Ahmed Hafnaoui of Tunisia, who won a sur- That picture should be different at the 2024 prise gold in the 400 freestyle. (AP)

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The Perseverance Games Surreal Olympics approach end US overwhelm Spain to win TOKYO, Aug 7, (AP): The caul- top tennis players demanding their dron will be snuffed Sunday on the matches be rescheduled, a request exhausting, enlightening, some- that went unheeded until Paula Ba- times enraging 2020 Tokyo Olym- dosa left the court in a wheelchair pics - held, actually, in 2021. These with heatstroke and Daniil Medve- 3rd straight water polo gold are the Games that were to be toler- dev told the chair umpire, “I can fi n- ated, not celebrated. ish the match but I can die. If I die, They will be both. are you going to be responsible?” Imperfect but not impossible, And about mental health: During Hungary beat Russian team for bronze medal these Olympics - willed into ex- a teary post-race interview, sprinter istence despite a pandemic that Noah Lyles conceded he came as sparked worldwide skepticism and much to run as to spread the gos- TOKYO, Aug 7, (AP): hard-wired opposition from Japan’s pel that became the slogan of these Maddie Musselman held own citizens - just might go down fraught Games held during fraught as the Games that changed sports times: It’s OK not to be OK. her phone out, and the U.S. for good. And about gender equity and in- women’s water polo team These became the Olympics clusion: The International Olympic gathered for a picture on where the athletes had their say. The Committee added fi ve new sports Olympics where mental health be- and 18 new events for Tokyo to the top step of the podium. came as important as physical. The create an equal number of women It was a familiar scene. The dy- Olympics where tales of persever- and men for every sport, exclud- nasty is alive and well. ance - spoken, documented and dis- ing baseball and softball. But when Musselman scored three times, Ash- cussed loudly and at length - often Britain’s fi rst female Black swim- leigh Johnson made 11 saves and the overshadowed actual performance. mer was denied use of a cap that U.S. won its third consecutive gold It wasn’t only those who stood on fi t her voluminous afro, the conver- medal on Saturday, routing Spain 14-5 the medals stand at the hyper-scru- sation on a lack of diversity in the in the fi nal at the Tokyo Olympics. tinized pressure cooker in Tokyo, pool became louder. “We’re having fun out there, and I where spit tests for COVID-19 and “I just want people to know that think you could see that today,” Mus- sleeping on cardboard-framed beds no matter your race or background, selman said. “Everyone brought their were part of the daily routine. It was if you don’t know how to swim, best when their best was needed.” all of them. get in and learn to swim,” Alice Aria Fischer, Kaleigh Gilchrist and Their voices were heard, in big Dearing, co-founder of the Black Alys Williams had two goals apiece ways and small, through hundreds Swimming Association, said after as the U.S. improved to 134-4 since it of reminders that their mental and the women’s open water marathon. physical health were not for sale, “Don’t let anyone tell you it’s not won gold at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro not even to the $15.5 billion behe- for you.” Games. It broke its own records for moth that underwrites many of their IOC president Thomas Bach said most goals and biggest margin in the grandest dreams. two days before the close that the fi nal. Those voices were notably re- Tokyo Games “far exceeded my Maggie Steffens and Melissa Seide- fl ected in the words of Simone personal expectations,” because mann became the fi rst women to win Biles, who, early on, reset the con- when spectators were barred as three gold medals in women’s water versation when she pulled out of a pandemic precaution he feared polo. Musselman was named MVP, The United States women’s water polo team poses with their gold medals after defeating Spain at the 2020 Sum- the gymnastics meet, declaring her “these Olympic Games could be- and Johnson was selected as the top mer Olympics, on Aug. 7, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP) well-being was more important than come an Olympic Games without goalkeeper of the tournament. medals. soul.” The day belonged to the U.S. - again. “It was something that was so out Instead, Bach said, he found “In the moments where you want to of my control. At end of the day, my the intimacy in the empty venues be at your best, it’s like it’s just magic Olympic Medalists mental and physical health is better made for an intense atmosphere. “In when it happens,” Johnson said. “But than any medal,” said Biles, who many cases you did not realize that ... we’re putting in the work every benched herself while battling “the there were no spectators,” he said. day.” ARTISTIC SWIMMING Sandlie Sorum) Bronze: Lydia, Ko, New Zealand twisties.” “Maybe in some cases you could After falling 10-9 to Hungary in Team Silver: ROC, (Viacheslav, Krasilnikov, Oleg And by Naomi Osaka, the tennis even experience the feelings of the group play in its fi rst loss at the Olym- Gold: ROC (Svetlana, Romashina, Svetlana Stoyanovskiy) GYMNASTICS player who lit the cauldron on Day athletes closer and better than being Kolesnichenko, Aleksandra Patskevich, Alla Bronze: Qatar, (Cherif Younousse, Ahmed Ti- pics since the 2008 fi nal, the U.S. Shishkina, Maria Shurochkina, Vlada Chigi- jan) Individual All-Around 1, but only after spending the sum- surrounded by so many spectators.” ripped off four straight wins by a com- reva, Marina Goliadkina, Polina Komar) Gold: Linoy Ashram, Israel mer insisting that the world listen to It is Bach’s job to call the Olym- Silver: China (Wenyan Sun, Xuechen Huang, BOXING Silver: Dina Averina, ROC bined score of 63-26. Bronze: Alina Harnasko, Belarus her - really listen - instead of only pics a success. Maybe, though, “I think this team loves competition, Li Guo, Xinping Liang, Chengxin Yin, Yu Feng, Men’s Fly — (48-52kg) watching her on the court. The plan- that goal was met in Tokyo just so we want the hardest games and the Yanning Xiao, Qianyi Wang) Gold: Galal, Yafai, Britain HANDBALL et’s highest-paid female athlete and by reaching the fi nish line. But of Bronze: Ukraine (Vladyslava Aleksiiva, Maryna Silver: Carlo, Paalam, Philippines hardest moments,” Gilchrist said. Aleksiiva, Marta Fiedina, Kateryna Reznik, An- Bronze: Saken, Bibossinov, Kazakhstan Men the host country’s poster girl, she course there were highlights along The U.S. joins the men’s teams astasiya Savchuk, Kseniya Sydorenko, Yelyza- Bronze: Ryomei, Tanaka, Japan Gold: France, (Nedim, Remili, Romain, La- faced expectations that were hard the way. veta Yakhno, Alina Shynkarenko) Men’s Middle — (69-75kg) garde, Melvyn Richardson, Dika Mem, Nicolas from Britain (1908-1920) and Hunga- Tournat, Vincent Gerard, Nikola Karabatic, to handle. - Italy shockingly establishing ry (2000-2008) as the only countries to ATHLETICS Gold: Hebert, Sousa, Brazil “I defi nitely feel like there was a itself as a sprint power with a sur- Silver: Oleksandr, Khyzhniak, Ukraine Kentin Mahe, Yann Genty, Timothey Ngues- lot of pressure for this,” said Osaka, prise win by Marcell Jacobs in the win at least three straight water polo ti- Men’s —1500m Bronze: Gleb, Bakshi, ROC san, Luc Abalo, Michael Guigou, Luka Karaba- tles at the Olympics. It is the only team Gold: Jakob, Ingebrigtsen, Norway Bronze: Eumir, Marcial, Philippines tic, Ludovic Fabregas, Hugo Descat, Valentin choice of host country Japan to light men’s 100 meters followed by “four Silver: Timothy, Cheruiyot, Kenya Porte) the cauldron. Ferraris” teaming to win the 4X100 to medal in each of the six women’s Bronze: Josh, Kerr, Britain Women’s Fly — (48-51kg) Silver: Denmark, (Niklas, Landin, Magnus Lan- Hundreds of athletes found some relay for another gold medal. tournaments at the Games. Gold: Stoyka, Zhelyazkova, Krasteva, Bulgaria din, Emil Jakobsen, Magnus, Saugstrup, Lasse Maica Garcia had two goals for Men’s — 4 x 400m Relay Silver: Buse, Naz, Cakiroglu, Turkey Svan, Kevin Moeller, Henrik Moellgaard, Mads way to use their voices in ways they - Lydia Jacoby, the fi rst swimmer Gold: United States, (Michael, Cherry, Trevor Bronze: Tsukimi, Namiki, Japan Mensah, Henrik Toft Hansen, Mikkel Hansen, hadn’t considered until the Tokyo from Alaska in the Olympics won Spain, which has lost 13 in a row Stewart, Michael Norman, Randolph Ross, Bronze: Hsiao-Wen, Huang, Taiwan Morten Olsen, Johan Hansen, Lasse Anders- Bryce Deadmon, Rai Benjamin, Vernon Nor- Games - and the seismic 18 months gold, and Caeleb Dressel collecting against the U.S., including the fi nals Women’s Welter — (64-69kg) son, Jacob Holm, Mathias Gidsel) wood) Bronze: Spain, (Gonzalo, Perez, de Vargas that led up to it - all but commanded fi ve golds in the pool. of the 2017 and 2019 world champi- Silver: Netherlands, (Liemarvin Bonevacia, Jo- Gold: Busenaz, Surmeneli, Turkey onships. The silver medal matches the Silver: Hong, Gu, China Moreno, Eduardo Gurbindo Martinez, Jorge it. - Sunisa Lee, the fi rst the Hmong chem Dobber, Terrence Agard, Tony van Die- Maqueda Peno, Angel Fernandez Perez, Raul country’s best fi nish in the women’s pen, Ramsey Angela) Bronze: Lovlina, Borgohain, India They learned to talk about what it American Olympian, winning gold Bronze: Oshae Jones, United States Entrerrios Rodriguez, Alex Dujshebaev Dovi- competition. Bronze: Botswana, (Isaac Makwala, Baboloki chebaeva, Daniel Sarmiento Melian, Rodrigo felt like to make sacrifi ces and accom- in the women’s all-around. And in Thebe, Zibane Ngozi, Bayapo Ndori) modations for four years, then fi ve, to these games where social media use “We gave it all. That’s all we could CANOE SPRINT Corrales Rodal, Julen Aguinagalde Aquizu, Men’s Javelin Throw Men’s Canoe Single — 1000m Ferran Sole Sala, Adrian Figueras Trejo, Vi- come to the Games without friends and soared and TikTok became the plat- do,” said Roser Tarrago, fi ghting back Gold: Neeraj, Chopra, India ran Morros de Argila, Antonio Garcia Robledo, family, to put themselves out there, form of choice for the Olympians, tears. Gold: Isaquias, Queiroz, dos Santos, Brazil Silver: Jakub, Vadlejch, Czech Republic Silver: Hao, Liu, China Aleix Gomez Abello, Gedeon Guardiola Vil- and to know they will be judged not on Lee blaming her bronze on the un- Garcia, Tarrago, Anni Espar, Laura Bronze: Vitezslav, Vesely, Czech Republic Bronze: Serghei, Tarnovschi, Moldova laplana, Miguel Sanchez-Migallon Naranjo) who they are but on how fast they run, even bars from the distractions cre- Women’s —10,000m Ester, Pili Pena and Marta Bach also Men’s Kayak Four — 500m KARATE how well they shoot, or whether they ated by her new Internet fame. were on Spain’s roster when it lost to Gold: Sifan, Hassan, Netherlands Gold: Germany, (Max, Rendschmidt, Ronald Silver: Kalkidan, Gezahegne, Bahrain Rauhe, Tom Liebscher, Max Lemke) Men’s Kumite +75kg stick the landing. - Streaming use surging among the United States in the fi nal at the 2012 Bronze: Letesenbet, Gidey, Ethiopia “I’ve been afraid that my worth is viewers, and NBC reporting that 3 Silver: Spain, (Saul, Craviotto, Marcus Walz, Gold: Sajad Ganjzadeh, Iran Olympics, and they looked primed for Women’s — 4 x 400m Relay Carlos Arevalo, Rodrigo Germade) Silver: Tareg Hamedi, Saudi Arabia tied to whether or not I win or lose,” billion minutes of content watched revenge in Tokyo. The reigning Euro- Gold: United States (Kaylin, Whitney, Sydney Bronze: Slovakia, (Samuel, Balaz, Denis My- Bronze: Ugur, Aktas, Turkey Allyson Felix wrote the morning on its platforms were digital. pean champions had won fi ve of six, McLaughlin, Allyson Felix, Wadeline Jonathas, sak, Erik Vlcek, Adam Botek) Bronze: Ryutaro, Araga, Japan before her bronze-medal run in the “I think the whole world will be outlasting Hungary in the semifi nals. Dalilah Muhammad, Kendall Ellis, Athing Mu, Women’s Canoe Double — 500m Women’s Kumite +61kg 400 meters made her the most deco- quite happy that this event is going Instead, Spain was pushed aside by Lynna Irby) Gold: China, (Shixiao, Xu, Mengya Sun) Gold: Feryal Abdelaziz, Egypt Silver: Poland, (Anna, Kielbasinska, Natalia Silver: Ukraine, (Liudmyla, Luzan, Anastasiia Silver: Iryna Zaretska, Azerbaijan rated female track athlete in Olym- on in sports, in the times that we’re the U.S. once again. Kaczmarek, Iga Baumgart-Witan, Malgorzata pic history. “But right now I’ve de- living in right now,” said Alexander Chetverikova) Bronze: Sofya Berultseva, Kazakhstan “Destroyed. I really wanted this Holub-Kowalik, Justyna Swiety-Ersetic) Bronze: Canada, (Laurence, Vincent-Lapointe, Bronze: Li Gong, China cided to leave that fear behind. To Zverev after winning gold in men’s gold and I can only say congratulations Bronze: Jamaica, (Roneisha McGregor, Junelle Katie Vincent) understand that I am enough.” singles tennis for Germany in front Bromfi eld, Janieve Russell, Shericka Jackson, MODERN PENTATHLON to the USA,” Espar said. “They played Women’s Kayak Four — 500m They came in all shapes and Candice McLeod, Stacey Ann Williams) of countryman Bach. an amazing game.” Gold: Hungary, (Danuta, Kozak, Tamara, Men’s Individual sizes. A transgender weightlifter, a Though there were intermittent Women’s High Jump Csipes, Anna Karasz, Dora Bodonyi) Gold: Joseph, Choong, Britain Steffens and company saved their Gold: Mariya, Lasitskene, ROC Silver: Belarus, (Marharyta, Makhneva, Na- Silver: Ahmed, Elgendy, Egypt nonbinary skateboarder, and Quinn, protests - a group of 10 or so outside Silver: Nicola, McDermott, Australia the fi rst openly transgender Olym- the tennis fi nal, loud enough that best for last - like they often do. The dzeya Papok, Volha Khudzenka, Maryna Bronze: Woongtae, Jun, South Korea Bronze: Yaroslava, Mahuchikh, Ukraine Litvinchuk) pian to win a gold medal. Teenage the players could hear and another Americans were shaken by their loss to Women’s Marathon Hungary, but they regrouped with their Bronze: Poland, (Karolina, Naja, Anna Pulaws- VOLLEYBALL skateboarders, and surfers seek- small crowd outside Olympic Sta- Gold: Peres, Jepchirchir, Kenya ka, Justyna Iskrzycka, Helena Wisniewska) depth and defense. Silver: Brigid, Kosgei, Kenya Men ing gnarly waves - most of whom dium during the opening ceremony Bronze: Molly, Seidel, United States Gold: France, (Barthelemy, Chinenyeze, Jenia never dreamed of being on the and before track and fi eld events - Six U.S. players scored on the way CYCLING TRACK Grebennikov, Jean Patry, Benjamin, Toniutti, Olympic stage, hugging and sharing the Japanese did have reason to cel- to a 7-4 halftime lead. Spain didn’t get BASKETBALL Men’s Madison Kevin, Tillie, Earvin, Ngapeth, Antoine, Brizard, Gold: Denmark, (Lasse, Norman, Hansen, Mi- Stephen, Boyer, Nicolas le Goff, Daryl, Bultor, tips and reminding us all that this ebrate. The host nation set a goal to its fi rst goal until there was 2:15 left in Men the fi rst quarter. chael Morkov) Trevor, Clevenot, Yacine Louati) is supposed to be fun. They wove win 30 medals in Tokyo and nearly Gold: United States, (Keldon Johnson, Zach Silver: Britain, (Ethan, Hayter, Matthew Walls) Silver: ROC, (Yaroslav Podlesnykh, Artem tales about sportsmanship: the high doubled that number with 55 as of When the U.S. ripped off fi ve Lavine, Damian Lillard, Kevin, Durant, Khris Bronze: France, (Donavan, Grondin, Benjamin Volvich, Dmitry Volkov, Ivan Iakovlev, Denis straight goals in the third, it was all Middleton, Jerami Grant, Jayson Tatum, Javale Thomas) Bogdan, Pavel Pankov, Victor Poletaev, Maxim jumpers headed for a tension-fi lled Saturday night. McGee, Jrue Holiday, Bam Adebayo, Dray- tiebreaker for fi rst, who stepped Outside the Olympic bubble, over. Johnson took a seat on the bench Mikhaylov, Egor Kliuka, Ilyas Kurkaev, Igor mond Green, Devin Booker) DIVING Kobzar, Valentin Golubev) back and told a track offi cial they COVID-19 cases soared in Tokyo with 2:35 left, and the party was on. Silver: France, (Frank Ntilikina, Timothe Lu- Bronze: Argentina (Matias Sanchez, Federico wawu Cabarrot, Thomas Heurtel, Nicolas Men’s — 10m Platform should both win a gold. to daily record highs, although Bach “We’ve talked a lot about the fi ne Gold: Yuan, Cao, China Pereyra, Cristian Poglajen, Facundo Conte, And about advocacy: soccer exonerated the Olympics because Batum, Guerschon Yabusele, Evan Fournier, Agustin Loser, Santiago Danani, Sebastian line between confi dence and compla- Nando de Colo, Vincent Poirier, Andrew Albicy, Silver: Jian, Yang, China players looking at a midday gold- 11,000 athletes were placed away Bronze: Thomas, Daley, Britain Sole, Bruno Lima, Ezequiel Palacios, Luciano cency, but we’ve done just a fantastic Rudy Gobert, Petr Cornelie, Moustapha Fall) de Cecco, Nicolas Mendez, Martin Ramos) medal game in the searing heat of from the population and regular job of just staying focused through this Bronze: Australia, (Chris, Goulding, Patty Mills, EQUESTRIAN the Olympic Stadium and deciding testing for everyone else produced process,” coach Adam Krikorian said, Josh Green, Joe Ingles, Matthew, Dellavedo- WATER POLO they deserved better. The world’s extremely low rates of positives. va, Nathan, Sobey, Matisse, Thybulle, Dante Jumping Team “and it’s amazing.” Exum, Aron Baynes, Jock Landale, Duop Gold: Sweden, (Henrik, von, Eckermann, Malin Women When it was over, Johnson and Thomas Reath, Nic Kay) Baryard-Johnsson, Peder Fredricson) Gold: United States (Ashleigh Johnson, Made- Krikorian embraced, and Krikorian Silver: United States, (Laura Kraut, Jessica line Musselman, Melissa Seidemann, Rachel BASEBALL Springsteen, McLain Ward) Fattal, Paige Hauschild, Margaret Steffens, eventually was dumped into the pool Stephanie Haralabidis, Jamie Neushul, Aria Men Bronze: Belgium, (Pieter Devos, Jerome by Gilchrist for a quick swim. Guery, Gregory Wathelet) Fischer, Kaleigh Gilchrist, Makenzie Fischer, “It wasn’t just one player. It Gold: Japan, (Tetsuto, Yamada, Sosuke Gen- Alys Williams, Amanda Longan) da, Hideto Asamura, Ryosuke Kikuchi, Hayato FOOTBALL Silver: Spain (Laura Ester Ramos, Marta Bach, wasn’t two players,” Steffens said. Sakamoto, Ryutaro Umeno, Kensuke Kondoh, Anna Espar Llaquet, Bea Ortiz, Elena Ruiz, “You look up on there and we had Yuki Yanagita, Takuya Kai, Koyo Aoyagi, Men Irene Gonzalez Lopez, Clara Espar Llaquet, different people getting blocks, dif- Suguru Iwazaki, Masato mi Itoh, Yoshinobu Gold: Brazil, (Santos, Gabriel, Menino, Diego Pili Pena, Judith Forca Ariza, Roser Tarrago Yamamoto, Masahiro Tanaka, Ya Carlos, Ricardo Graca, Douglas Luiz, Guil- Aymerich, Maica Garcia Godoy, Paula Leiton ferent people getting huge goals uaki Yamasaki, Ryoji Kuribayashi, Koudai Sen- herme Arana, Paulinho, Bruno Guimaraes, Arrones, Maria Elena Sanchez Gonzalez) here, different people guarding and ga, Yudai Ohno, Ryoya Kurihara, Masataka Matheus Cunha, Richarlison, Antony, Brenno, Bronze: Hungary, (Edina, Gangl, Dorottya to see such a full team at the end of Yoshida, Seiya Suzuki, Munetaka Murakami, Dani Alves, Bruno Fuchs, Nino, Abner, Mal- Szilagyi, Vanda Valyi, Greta Gurisatti, Gabriella this just makes me feel really proud Kaima Taira) com, Matheus Henrique, Reinier, Claudinho, Szucs, Rebecca, Parkes, Anna Illes, Rita Kesz- Silver: United States, (Eddy Alvarez, Eric Filia, Gabriel Martinelli, Lucao) thelyi, Dora, Leimeter, Aniko Gyongyossy, Na- to be a part of it.” Jack Lopez, Mark Kolozsvary, Nick Allen, Silver: Spain, (Unai Simon, Oscar Mingueza, tasa Rybanska, Krisztina Garda, Alda Magyari) Hungary earned the country’s fi rst Jamie Westbrook, Nick Martinez, Scott Kazmir, Marc Cucurella, Pau Torres, Jesus Vallejo, Martin Patrick Kivlehan, Tyler Austin, Bubba Starling, Zubimendi, Marco Asensio, Mikel Merino, Rafa WRESTLING medal in women’s water polo, beating Todd Frazier, Triston Casas, Ryder Ryan, Mir, Dani Ceballos, Mikel Oyarzabal, Eric Garcia, the Russian team 11-9 for bronze. David Robertson, Anthony Gose, Brandon Alvaro Fernandez, Carlos Soler, Jon Moncayola, Men’s Freestyle — 65kg Captain Rita Kesthelyi had two Dickson, Edwin Jackson Jr, Tim Federowicz, Pedri Gonzalez, Javier Puado, Oscar Gil, Dani Gold: Takuto, Otoguro, Japan goals for Hungary, which fi nished Shane Baz, Scott McGough, Joe Ryan, Simeon Olmo, Juan Miranda, Bryan Gil, Ivan Villar) Silver: Haji, Aliyev, Azerbaijan Woods Richardson, Anthony Carter) Bronze: Mexico, (Luis, Malagon, Jorge Bronze: Gadzhimurad, Rashidov, ROC fourth in each of the past three Games. Bronze: Dominican Republic (Gustavo Nunez, Sanchez, Cesar Montes, Jesus Angulo, Johan Bronze: Bajrang, Bajrang, India Kesthelyi’s father, Tibor, played Yefri Perez, Erick Mejia, Charlie Valerio, Jeison Vasquez, Vladimir Lorona, Luis Romo, Car- Men’s Freestyle — 97kg water polo for Hungary in the 1988 Guzman, Melky Cabrera, Cristopher Mercedes, los Rodriguez, Henry Martin, Diego Lainez, Gold: Abdulrashid, Sadulaev, ROC Olympics, and she said her mother Roldani Baldwin, Julio Rodriguez, Jose Bautista, Alexis Vega, Adrian Mora, Guillermo Ochoa, Silver: Kyle, Frederick, Snyder, United States Ramon Rosso, Junior Garcia, Luis Castillo, Jairo Erick Aguirre, Uriel Antuna, Joaquin Esquivel, Bronze: Reineris, Salas, Perez, Cuba was among the fi rst women to play the Asencio, Juan Francisco, Johan Mieses, Jhan Sebastian Cordova, Eduardo Aguirre, Ricardo Bronze: Abraham, de Jesus, Conyedo Ruano, sport in her country. Rita Kesthelyi Marinez, Angel Sanchez, Dario Alvarez, Denyi Angulo, Fernando Beltran, Roberto Alvarado, Italy fought back tears when asked about the Reyes, Raul Valdes, Emilio Bonifacio, Jose Diaz, Sebastian Jurado) Gabriel Arias) Women’s Freestyle — 50kg signifi cance of the bronze medal. GOLF Gold: Yui Susaki, Japan In this July 23, 2021, fi le photo, Japan’s Naomi Osaka lights the “I’m sure everyone is very, very BEACH VOLLEYBALL Silver: Yanan, Sun, China cauldron during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at Women’s Individual Stroke Play Bronze: Mariya, Stadnik, Azerbaijan proud of us and happy that we achieve Men Gold: Nelly, Korda, United States Bronze: Sarah Ann Hildebrandt, United States. the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP) this,” she said. “It’s a huge step in our Gold: Norway, (Anders Berntsen Mol, Christian Silver: Mone, Inami, Japan (AP) history.” ARAB TIMES, SUNDAY, AUGUST 8, 2021 16

Gold medalist Japan poses for photographs on the pitch- ing mound after a medal cer- emony for baseball at the at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Yokohama, Japan. (AP) Sports Latest sports scores at — http://sports.arabtimesonline.com U.S. GOLDEN AGAIN; KENYANS DOMINATE MARATHON, BRAZIL DEFEND TITLE Egypt’s Abdelaziz bags gold, historic win for India as Japanese fulfi l determined mission

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TOKYO, Aug 7, (AP): TOKYO, Aug 7: Olympic Games med- Feryal Abdelaziz of Egypt als table on Saturday. won the fi rst Olympic ka- G S B T China 38 31 18 87 rate gold medal in women’s United States 36 39 33 108 Japan 27 12 17 56 over-61 kilogram kumite, ROC 20 26 23 69 Great Britain 20 21 22 63 beating Azerbaijan’s Iryna Australia 17 7 22 46 Zaretska to win Egypt’s Germany 10 11 16 37 Netherlands 10 11 12 33 second Olympic gold med- Italy 10 10 19 39 France 9 12 11 32 al since 1948. New Zealand 7 6 7 20 The 22-year-old Abdelaziz went Brazil 7 4 8 19 Hungary 6 7 6 19 ahead on a yuko with 28 seconds Canada 6 6 11 23 left in a cagey fi nal bout. She South Korea 6 4 10 20 Cuba 6 3 5 14 scored again three seconds later Poland 4 5 5 14 and hung on for a 2:0 victory cel- Czech Republic 4 4 3 11 Norway 4 2 1 7 ebrated with a primal scream. Jamaica 4 1 4 9 Gong Li of China and Sofya Berult- Spain 3 8 6 17 seva of Kazakhstan won bronze. Sweden 3 6 0 9 Switzerland 3 4 6 13 Iran’s Sajad Ganjzadeh won the Denmark 3 4 4 11 Olympic gold medal in men’s over-75 Kenya 3 4 2 9 kilogram karate Croatia 3 3 2 8 after fi nal oppo- Iran 3 2 2 7 Belgium 3 1 2 6 nent Tareg Ha- Slovenia 3 1 1 5 medi was given Georgia 2 5 1 8 a disqualifi ca- Chinese Taipei 2 4 6 12 Turkey 2 2 9 13 tion penalty for Serbia 2 1 4 7 kicking Ganjza- Bulgaria 2 1 2 5 deh hard in the Uganda 2 1 1 4 Ecuador 2 1 0 3 upper body or Israel 2 0 2 4 head. Uzbekistan 2 0 2 4 Hamedi, who Greece 2 0 1 3 left the mat in Qatar 2 0 1 3 Felix Bahamas 2 0 0 2 tears, still won Kosovo 2 0 0 2 Saudi Arabia’s second-ever silver Ukraine 1 5 12 18 medal, but missed out on their fi rst Belarus 1 3 3 7 Romania 1 3 0 4 gold. Venezuela 1 3 0 4 Hamedi overcame Japan’s Ryu- India 1 2 4 7 taro Araga in the semifi nals. Araga’s Hong Kong 1 2 2 5 Philippines 1 2 1 4 bronze surprisingly was the host na- Slovakia 1 2 1 4 tion’s only kumite medal in Tokyo. South Africa 1 2 0 3 Karate proliferated in Japan and spread Gold medalist Neeraj Chopra of India poses during the medal ceremony for the men’s javelin throw at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. (AP) Austria 1 1 5 7 Egypt 1 1 4 6 throughout the globe during the 20th Indonesia 1 1 3 5 century. 2-0 Saturday night behind Munetaka golf competition. Christian Sorum and Anders Mol Ethiopia 1 1 2 4 Neeraj Chopra won India’s fi rst gold Murakami’s third-inning home run. Korda led by as many as three shots beat Russia in the men’s beach vol- Portugal 1 1 2 4 Masato Morishita and four reliev- on the back nine. In the end, she needed leyball gold medal match, earning Nor- Tunisia 1 1 0 2 medal in Olympic track and fi eld with Ireland 1 0 2 3 a throw of 87.58 meters on Saturday ers combined on a six-hitter, and the two putts from just inside 30 feet on the way’s fi rst medal in the sport. Estonia 1 0 1 2 to clinch the javelin title at the Tokyo Japanese men (5-0) matched the ac- 18th hole for par and a 2-under 69. The top-seeded Norwegians beat Fiji 1 0 1 2 Games. complishment of the women’s softball Mone Inami of Japan made bogey the reigning world champions 21-17, Latvia 1 0 1 2 team, which upended the Americans Thailand 1 0 1 2 Neeraj Chopra held a corner of the from a plugged lie in the bunker on the 21-18 in an intermittent rain at the Sh- Bermuda 1 0 0 1 India fl ag in each hand and raised it for their second straight gold medal. 18th hole and faced a playoff against iokaze Park venue overlooking Tokyo Morocco 1 0 0 1 over his head. America, the nation that introduced Lydia Ko of New Zealand for the silver Bay. With Qatar’s victory over Latvia Puerto Rico 1 0 0 1 baseball to Japan in 1872, fi nished 4-2. medal. Colombia 0 4 1 5 for the bronze earlier Saturday, all three Azerbaijan 0 3 4 7 Teams were denied access to all 40- Britain’s Joseph Chong set an Olym- countries on the podium - and all six Dominican Rep 0 3 2 5 OLYMPICS man roster players and many eligible pic record to win the men’s pentath- players - were fi rst-time medalists. Armenia 0 2 2 4 top prospects by Major League Base- lon, matching the gold medal won by Galal Yafai won Britain’s fi rst box- Kyrgyzstan 0 2 1 3 Mongolia 0 1 3 4 A half-hour later, the tri-color was ball and its clubs, hindering the U.S. Britain’s Kate French in the women’s ing gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics, Argentina 0 1 2 3 fl ying at the top of the mast at Tokyo’s and other countries whose top players event. beating Carlo Paalam of the Philippines San Marino 0 1 2 3 are in MLB. Chong fi nished third in the event’s 4:1 in the fl yweight fi nal. Jordan 0 1 1 2 Olympic Stadium and Chopra was Nigeria 0 1 1 2 standing atop the podium. The Dominican Republic beat South swimming, fi rst in fencing, 14th in rid- Yafai, the 28-year-old younger Bahrain 0 1 0 1 A fi rst gold medal in Olympic track Korea to win bronze. ing and 15th in laser-run to set a new brother of two professional boxers from Saudi Arabia 0 1 0 1 and fi eld for a nation of 1.3 billion had The U.S. won their fourth straight Olympic mark of 1,482 points. Birmingham, is a two-time Olympian Lithuania 0 1 0 1 Olympic men’s basketball gold medal, Egypt’s Ahmed Elgendy won silver North Macedonia 0 1 0 1 to be cause for celebration. who had an impressive run in Tokyo. Namibia 0 1 0 1 “It feels unbelievable,” he said. holding off France 87-82. and Wonngtae Jun of South Korea won He fi nished by knocking down Paalam Turkmenistan 0 1 0 1 “This is our fi rst Olympic medal for a Brazil’s Bruno Guimaraes and Spain’s Kevin Durant scored 29 points for bronze. in the fi rst round of the gold medal bout Kazakhstan 0 0 8 8 very long time, and in athletics it is the Mikel Merino battle for the ball in the the Americans and joined Carmelo An- Britain is the fi rst country to win the and going on for a comfortable win. Mexico 0 0 4 4 men’s soccer final match at the 2020 thony as the only three-time gold me- men’s and women’s individual modern Finland 0 0 2 2 fi rst time we have gold, so it’s a proud Summer Olympics in Yokohama, Ja- Ryomei Tanaka of Japan and Saken Botswana 0 0 1 1 dalists in men’s basketball. pentathlon at the same Olympic Games. Burkina Faso 0 0 1 1 moment for me and my country.” pan. (AP) Bibossinov of Kazakhstan won bronze India’s only previous medals in France defeated the U.S in the teams’ Svetlana medals. Yafai beat Bibossinov in a Côte d’Ivoire 0 0 1 1 opening game in the tournament. The Romashina Ghana 0 0 1 1 Olympic track and fi eld were two sil- surged ahead as he rounded the last thrilling semifi nal. Grenada 0 0 1 1 vers won by Norman Pritchard in the curve and set an Olympic record to win French almost beat them again Satur- clinched the Stoyka Krasteva of Bulgaria capped Kuwait 0 0 1 1 200 meters and the 200-meter hurdles the 1,500 meters at the Tokyo Games. day while attempting to win their fi rst seventh gold her impressive run through the Tokyo Malaysia 0 0 1 1 gold in men’s basketball. They had to medal of her Moldova 0 0 1 1 at Paris in 1900. Ingebrigtsen ran behind world cham- Olympics with the women’s fl yweight Syria 0 0 1 1 Jakub Vadlejch took silver with a pion Timothy Cheruiyot for most of the settle for a third silver. Olympic career boxing gold medal. She beat top-seed- Note: Table reads as gold, silver, best mark of 86.67 meters and former race before kicking late to win the gold Patty Mills scored 42 points to carry by leading the ed Buse Naz Cakiroglu of Turkey 5:0. bronze and total world champion Vitezslav Vesely won medal in 3 minutes, 28.32 seconds, Australia to their fi rst Olympic medal Russian Olym- The 36-year-old Krasteva, a 2012 in men’s basketball with a 107-93 vic- bronze with 85.44. beating the record of 3:31.65 set by pic Committee Olympian who returned to boxing in tory over Slovenia in the third-place dalist in India’s Olympic history. Peres Jepchirchir led a 1-2 Kenyan Abel Kipsang of Kenya two days ear- to gold in the ar- 2019 after a break, dominated her fi nal game on Saturday. tistic swimming China’s Mengya Sun and Shixiao fi nish in the women’s marathon, with- lier in the heats. four opponents to win Bulgaria’s fi fth- Malcom scored in the 108th minute team event. Xu won the country’s fi rst medal in standing the heat and humidity while Cheruiyot took silver in 3:29.01. ever boxing gold and its fi rst since Dan- and Brazil won their second consecu- The rest of Jepchirchir women’s canoe sprint by winning the running through the streets of Sapporo. Josh Kerr of Britain won bronze and iel Petrov in 1996. Bulgaria had won gold in the canoe double 500 at the Sea Jepchirchir fi nished in a time of tive gold medal in men’s soccer with a the ROC team just one bronze in boxing since 2004. Kipsang placed fourth. 2-1 victory over Spain. included: Vlada Chigireva, Aleksandra Forest Waterway. 2 hours, 27 minutes, 20 seconds in a Allyson Felix won her 11th Olympic Huang Hsiao-wen of Taiwan, the The 2019 world champions fi nished race moved up an hour to avoid the Brazil also won gold on home soil Patskevich, Marina Goliadkina, Svet- 2019 world champion, and Tsukimi medal, combining with her American fi ve years ago at the iconic Maracana lana Kolesnichenko, Alla Shishkina, 2 seconds clear of Ukraine’s Anastasi- heat. Her teammate Brigid Kosgei was teammates to fi nish the 4x400-meter Namiki of Japan won bronze in the ia Chetverikova and Liudmyla Luzan. second and American Molly Seidel, Stadium. Neymar struck the winner in Polina Komar and Maria Shurochkina. lightest women’s weight class. relay in 3 minutes, 16.85 seconds for a a 5-4 shootout after a 1-1 draw with Romashina teamed with Kolesnichen- It was the second medal for Luzan, a relative newcomer to the marathon runaway victory. Brazil’s Hebert Sousa won the men’s who took bronze in the single 200. stage, took home the bronze. Germany. ko to win the duet on Wednesday. middleweight boxing gold medal at the The team of Felix, Sydney Mexico downed Japan 3-1 in the ROC was awarded 98.8000 points Canada’s Laurence Vincente A race that was moved to Sapporo McLaughlin, Dalilah Muhammad and Tokyo Olympics in shocking fashion Lapointe and Katie Vincent took the to avoid the extreme heat in Tokyo bronze medal match in Saitama on Fri- for the free routine and fi nished with a when his bout with Ukraine’s Oleksan- Athing Mu was never in jeopardy. day. total of 196.0979 points after also lead- bronze medal in third. Vincent won the found little relief on a winding course Poland fi nished second, 3.68 seconds dr Khyzhniak was stopped by a third- silver medal in the 200. through the city. The starter’s gun Nelly Korda gave the Americans a ing the technical routine. round knockdown. behind, and Jamaica fi nished third. sweep of gold medals in golf, holding China fi nished 2.5669 points behind Brazil’s Isaquias Queiroz dos San- went off a minute after 6 a.m. local Felix, who became the most-deco- Sousa, who beat second-seeded tos won the men’s 1,000 meters canoe time under sunny skies and with a tem- on for a one-shot victory in a thrill-a- to take the silver medal and Ukraine Gleb Bakshi of Russia in the semifi nal, rated woman in Olympic track history minute fi nish to the Olympic women’s was 5.7961 behind for bronze. sprint and Moldova’s Serghei Tar- perature reading of 77 degrees Fahren- when she won bronze in the 400 on Fri- joins lightweight Robson Conceição novschi took the bronze medal fi ve heit (25 Celsius). It climbed to nearly day night, now passes Carl Lewis with as the only boxing gold medalists in years after his similar result in Rio de 86 degrees (30) near the fi nish, with a the most track medals of any U.S. ath- Brazil’s Olympic history. Conceição Janeiro was stripped because of a per- humidity of around 65%. lete. Of the 11 medals, seven are gold. won his historic gold at home in Rio formance-enhancing drug violation. Sifan Hassan won the 10,000 meters There were no bad exchanges this de Janeiro. China’s Liu Hao, the 2019 world for her second gold and third medal time as the U.S. men won their fi rst Bakshi and Eumir Marcial of the champion, won the silver medal. of the Tokyo Olympics after entering gold medal in a track race at the Tokyo Philippines won bronze medals in Queiroz dos Santos was the Olym- three long-distance races. Games with a victory in the 4x400- likely the most talent-stacked division pic silver medalist in 2016. Hassan burst past world-record meter relay. in Tokyo. Tarnovschi was suspended for four holder Letesenbet Gidey on the fi nal The U.S. men didn’t reach the fi nal Busenaz Sürmeneli of Turkey won years after his doping violation. He turn and won in a time of 29 minutes, of the 4x100-meter relay, but the 4x400 the women’s welterweight gold medal was able to return to the Olympics in 55.32 seconds. team of Michael Cherry, Michael Nor- in Tokyo. She persevered through a Tokyo because of the one-year delay It completed an astonishing 5,000 man, Bryce Deadmon and Rai Benja- diffi cult fi nal against China’s Gu Hong caused by the coronavirus pandemic. and 10,000 double for the Ethiopian- min was never really in trouble as they to win Turkey’s fi rst-ever boxing gold. Hungary won the gold medal in the born runner, who now competes for completed four laps of the Olympic Gu’s awkward, hold-heavy style women’s kayak four 500 meters. New the Netherlands. She also won a bronze oval in 2 minutes, 55.70 seconds. confounded opponents on her way to Zealand’s Lisa Carrington missed a in the 1,500 meters. Her victory in the It was the fi fth gold for the U.S. men silver. Gu was docked a point early fourth medal of the Tokyo Games 10,000 was her sixth race in eight days in the 4x400 since 1996. in the second round for holding, but when the Kiwi boat fi nished fourth. in Tokyo. The Netherlands took silver in a would have won the fi ght on two judg- Hungary fi nished 0.61 seconds clear Kalkidan Gezahegne of Bahrain national record 2:57.18 and Botswana es’ scorecards without the deduction. of silver medalists Belarus and Poland took silver in 29:56.18 and Gidey, won bronze in 2:57.27. Oshae Jones of the United States and won the bronze. The New Zealand having led for most of the race, faded A Japanese team of all-stars fulfi lled Lovlina Borgohain of India won bronze. kayak was in medal position halfway for the bronze as she had no answer to a determined national mission to win Feryal Abdelaziz of Egypt, (left), and Iryna Zaretska of Azerbaijan compete Jones is one of four medalists for the through the race before fading late. Hassan’s fi nish. the Olympic baseball gold medal for in their women’s kumite +61kg gold medal bout for karate at the 2020 Sum- most successful U.S. boxing team since Jakob Ingebrigtsen of Norway the fi rst time, beating the United States mer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. (AP) 2000. Borgohain is the third boxing me- Medalists — See Page 15

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