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PLAINS OF UR, Iraq, March 6, (AP): Pope Francis and Iraq’s top Shiite cleric delivered violent times in Iraq’s recent history. a powerful message of peaceful coexistence Saturday, urging Muslims in the war-weary Al-Sistani, 90, is one of the most senior clerics in Shiite Islam and his rare but powerful political interventions have helped shape present-day Iraq. He is a deeply revered figure in Shiite-majority Iraq and his opinions on religious and other matters Arab nation to embrace Iraq’s long-beleaguered Christian minority during a historic are sought by Shiites worldwide. meeting in the holy city of Najaf. The historic meeting in Al-Sistani’s humble home was months in the making, with every detail painstakingly discussed and Grand Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani said religious authorities have a role in protecting Iraq’s Christians, and that negotiated between the ayatollah’s office and the Vatican. Christians should live in peace and enjoy the same rights as other Iraqis. The Vatican said Francis thanked al- Early Saturday, the 84-year-old pontiff, travelling in a bullet-proof Mercedes-Benz, pulled up along Najaf’s narrow and Sistani for having “raised his voice in defense of the weakest and most persecuted” during some of the most column-lined Rasool Street, which culminates at the golden-domed Imam Ali Shrine, one of the most revered sites in Shiite Islam. He then walked the few meters (yards) to Al-Sistani’s modest home, which the cleric has rented for decades. Opinion A group of Iraqis wearing tra- ditional clothes welcomed him outside. As a masked Francis entered the doorway, a few white doves were released in a sign of Biden, don’t commit peace. He emerged just under an hour later, still limping from an apparent flare-up of sciatica nerve pain that makes walking obscenity of Obama difficult. The “very positive” meeting lasted a total of 40 minutes, said By Ahmed Al-Jarallah a religious official in Najaf, who Editor-in-Chief, the Arab Times spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to brief media. THE German Chancellor Angela Merkel supposedly once The official said Al-Sistani, said, “In India and China, there are more than 150 gods and who normally remains seated for 800 different beliefs. Yet they live in peace with each other. visitors, stood to greet Francis However, Muslims have one God, one prophet, and one at the door of his room – a rare book, but their streets are colored with blood, and both the honor. Al-Sistani and Francis killers and their victims say the same thing – Allah is great.” sat close to one another, without This fact prompts us to refer to the reasons that led the masks. Al-Sistani, who rarely Arab world to drown in a sea of blood. This happened since appears in public – even on tele- the fall of the Ottoman Empire and the success of the Sykes- vision – wore black robes and a Picot Agreement, which paved the way for planting sectar- black turban, in simple contrast ian, creedal and ethnic mines among the components of a to Francis’ all-white cassock. single state. It also led to the installment of Israel in Pales- The official said there was tine. All these factors have changed the paths of new devel- some concern about the fact that opmental countries politically, economically and socially. the pope had met with so many What is happening in the Arab world today is a replica people the day before. Francis of what happened in medieval Europe, starting from the has received the coronavirus vac- civil wars between the Christian sects, and the disintegra- cine but al-Sistani has not. The tion of states, until the rise of the industrial revolution. This aging ayatollah, who underwent changed the mood of the people, and forced the ruling elites surgery for a fractured thigh bone to pay attention to the fact that their continuation in con- last year, looked tired. flicts plunges their people into backwardness, poverty and Sandals famine. The pope removed his shoes At that time, the need arose to transfer the conflict to the before entering Al-Sistani’s outside by fueling the call to liberate the tomb of Christ, as room and was served tea and a was commonly known in the tenth century and continued plastic bottle of water. Al-Sistani until the end of the Ottoman Empire. spoke for most of the meeting. In addition to that, Europe had established its colonial Francis paused before leaving project based on the British principle of “divide and rule”, Al-Sistani’s room to have a last which it considered as the best solution to control the people look, the official said. of the Middle East. After the emergence of Israel, this as- The pope arrived later in the sumption was reinforced by dividing the Arabs further and ancient city of Ur for an interfaith pushing for military coups. A photo released by the Grand Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani Office shows the meeting between Pope Francis (right), and Shiite Muslim meeting in the traditional birth- This came into effect after the demons of intelligence in leader Grand Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani in Najaf, Iraq, Saturday, March 6. Pope Francis arrived in Iraq on Friday to urge the country’s place of Abraham, the biblical France and Britain became aware of the fact that the democ- dwindling number of Christians to stay put and help rebuild the country after years of war and persecution, brushing aside the patriarch revered by Christians, racies that began in modern countries will lead to the dis- coronavirus pandemic and security concerns to make his first-ever papal visit. (AP) Muslims and Jews. mantling of these mines, and the emergence of an indepen- “From this place, where faith dent and homogeneous Arab force culturally, religiously, was born, from the land of our economically and politically. ‘Couldn’t say no’ father Abraham, let us affirm Beatles trial set that God is merciful and that the In this context, the truth imposes a return to the late 1970s Day by Day greatest blasphemy is to profane when the West decided to pull the rug from under the Iranian his name by hating our brothers peacock Shah Muhammad Reza Pahlavi as punishment for for January ’22 Rule-of-law in US jails and sisters,” Francis said. “Hos- his decision to leave the “Western house of obedience”. The ALL the countries that fall ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March tility, extremism and violence are alternative was prepared by then, namely Ayatollah Kho- within the axis of the Iranian not born of a religious heart: they meini and the extremist political line he represented which 6, (AP): A federal judge in Virginia resistance were afflicted with pistol aid to Peshmerga are betrayals of religion.” was an extension of the Safavid line in the 16th century that has tentatively scheduled a January the hex of the rule of the mul- Religious leaders stood to greet ruled Iran with iron and fire and allied with the European 2022 trial for two Britain militants lahs, so the exchange rate of OKLAHOMA CITY, March 6, (AP): An Oklahoma man was him. While Francis wore a mask, Crusaders against the Ottoman Empire. charged with being part of an Is- the US dollar vis-à-vis Iran lira sentenced to more than three years in prison for illegally smug- few of the leaders on the tented lamic State group that tortured and is 41,000, in Syria it is four After the failure of the Iranian project, another one was thousand pounds, in Lebanon gling firearms to the Middle East to help fight the Islamic State stage did. The meeting was held adopted – Creative Chaos and the New Middle East. This beheaded American and European there, according to federal prosecutors. in the shadow of Ur’s magnifi- hostages in Syria. it is 10,000 Lebanese pounds, was promoted by the then US Secretary of State Condoleez- while in Yemen one US dollar Randy Lew Williams, 57, pleaded guilty last year to violat- cent ziggurat, the 6,000-year-old za Rice and her successor Hillary Clinton. It also emerged A jury trial for El Shafee Elsheikh fetches 250 riyals. ing the Arms Export Control Act, making a false statement to a archaeological complex near the as a part of Barack Obama’s seditious scheme to provoke and Alexanda Amon Kotey is set to We remind US President firearms dealer and possession of an unregistered firearm. His modern city of Nasiriyah. unrest in the Arabian Peninsula and topple its regimes in start on Jan. 18, 2022. U.S. District Joe Biden what is stated in the sentence handed down Wednesday also includes two years of The Vatican said Iraqi Jews preparation for Iran’s control and spread of Shiism. Judge T. S. Ellis III scheduled that Arab proverb: ‘See the goats supervised release on each count after his prison time ends, ac- were invited to the event but did The second part of the plan was to give control of the Arab “target” date during a hearing on and milk them’ – meaning: see cording to a press release from the US Department of Justice. not attend, without providing fur- North Africa to the Muslim Brotherhood Group, which was Friday, saying it “seems more than Khamenei, Rouhani, and the Court records show that United Arab Emirates authorities ther details. Iraq’s ancient Jewish reasonable to me.” Revolutionary Guards, and see confiscated a package on Dec 19, 2018, that contained pistols community was decimated in evident in the events that followed the January 25, 2011 in the gallows in Tehran, where and firearms parts, the release said. Shipment records showed Egypt, the Brotherhood’s hijack of power, and its attempt The two men, along with other the 20th century by violence and British jihadis, allegedly made up tens of thousands of Khashog- that Williams, of Edmond, Oklahoma, sent the package from mass emigration fueled by the to extend its influence over Tunisia, Algeria, Libya, Moroc- gis were executed and the kill- Oklahoma City to an address in Iraq. Arab-Israeli conflict, and only a co and Mauritania. However, the mighty Egyptian people the IS cell nicknamed “The Beatles” ers are not held accountable. by surviving captives because of “The atrocities I saw were horrible,” he said at his sentenc- handful remain. thwarted all of that with the uprising of June 30, 2013. … Yet, tomorrow is another ing in Oklahoma City federal court. “I wish I had said, ‘No,’ On the other side of the Arab world, Iran has failed to their English accents. day. Investment Kurdish forces captured them Zahed Matar but I didn’t. I felt obligated to help them out.” seize control of the Arabian Peninsula. Its project in Syria, “We have to respect and abide by the rule of law in this Ali Thijeel, a resident of the Lebanon, Iraq and Yemen has faltered. Indeed, the magic in January 2018 in eastern Syria amid the collapse of IS, as they country,” said US District Judge Jodi Dishman, who sentenced nearby city of Nasiriyah who at- has turned against the magician. It is threatened with divi- Williams. tried to escape into Turkey. Their tended the event, said he hoped sion, as the current Balochi uprising began to take a great the pope’s visit would encour- momentum, as well as the Ahwazi uprising, which has con- detention set off a debate in the Newswatch age investment in the area to at- tinued for years. These are preludes to the division of Iran U.S. and Europe over how to pros- tract pilgrims and tourists. “This into five regions based on the ethnic minorities present in ecute them. is what we were waiting for,” them. Assistant U.S. Attorney Dennis KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait said Grilling on closure he said. “This is a message to Fitzpatrick said prosecutors expect 1,318 people were tested posi- the government and politicians. This experiment is today in front of the American Demo- By Saeed Mahmoud Saleh cratic administration, which must abandon the narrow elec- to need three weeks to present their tive for coronavirus with seven They should take care of this city toral calculations and its disagreement with Trump, and case against the men, including tes- related deaths reported on Sat- Arab Times Staff and pay attention to our history.” timony from witnesses from seven urday taking the total cases up to benefit from the positives left by the previous administra- The Vatican said the historic different countries. Fitzpatrick said 199,428 as deaths rose to 1,120 KUWAIT CITY, March 6: MPs Hassan Jawhar and Muhannad visit to Al-Sistani was a chance tion in the Arab world. The latter had ended seventy years of the government already has pro- respectively, according to the Al-Sayer filed a grilling motion against Minister of Health Dr Ba- futile wars with Israel, and opened wide horizons for Arab for Francis to emphasize the need vided defense attorneys with more health ministry. sel Al-Sabah due to the recent decision of the Council of Ministers for collaboration and friendship cooperation with it away from the fear of normalization, than 5,900 pages of documents and The number of people currently to impose partial curfew from 5:00 am to 5:00 pm starting Sunday. between different religious com- which was portrayed as a bogeyman that would lead the 27 disks or hard drives of other being hospitalised with the virus Jawhar pointed out that the reason behind submitting the grill- munities. Jews to swallow the Arabs. stands at 13,077, with 168 of them ing motion is the insistence to continue the wrong way of dealing electronic material from the merged in intensive care units, according In a statement issued by his of- The fact that must be taken into account is that the Jews British and U.S. investigation. with coronavirus and exposing the State to a major loss. fice after the meeting, al-Sistani did not convert the Arabs, but rather that the Mullahs of to ministry spokesman Dr. Abdul- “The government wants to bring lah Al-Sanad, who revealed that He asserted the grilling motion is also a message for HH the affirmed that Christians should Iran are seeking to convert the region to Shi’ism ... This will this case to trial as soon as possi- some 7,966 swab tests were con- Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled that he will face grilling “live like all Iraqis, in security definitely not happen. ble,” Fitzpatrick said. “And the law ducted over the last day out of a in case the same destructive strategy is adopted and if he does not and peace and with full constitu- Sunni Islam has proven to be more capable to adapt to the requires it,” Ellis added. total of 1,841,282. (KUNA) fulfill his obligations. tional rights.” He pointed out the times and is more powerful than any attempts to change its ❑ ❑ ❑ Al-Sayer said the re-enforcement of curfew implies shortcom- “role that the religious author- Fitzpatrick said he believes Fri- ings in crisis management and improper enforcement of the law. belief. We in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have the best day was the first day that defense ity plays in protecting them, and example. KUWAIT CITY: The Public He then addressed HH the Prime Minister: “Citizens’ health, others who have also suffered in- attorneys had met their jailed clients Authority for Civil Information interests and businesses should not be the subject of the experi- Until a few years ago, Saudi Arabia was considered as in person due to medical concerns justice and harm in the events of a bad and extremist model of Islam, but its youth realized (PACI) announced, Saturday, the ments of the government.” past years.” from the COVID-19 pandemic. working schedule to receive the MP Musaed Al-Ardi filed a grilling motion against the Prime Al-Sistani wished Francis and that they were the victims of a brainwashing game played “In my experience, your Honor, public during the partial lockdown by dark groups. Today it is setting an example of civilized Minister on three issues – health, economy and security. the followers of the Catholic that’s a very unusual circumstance approved by the Council of Min- He disclosed the grilling motion focuses on the negative im- development and modernization. isters, beginning on March 7 from Church happiness, and thanked that we’ve been subject to in this pact of unstudied decisions on citizens’ daily life, including the him for taking the trouble to visit case,” he added. 5:00 pm until 5:00 am local-time. Email: [email protected] PACI Director General Musaed owners of small and medium enterprises (SMEs). him in Najaf, the statement said. In 2014 and 2015, the cell held Giving an example of a destructive decision, Al-Ardi said the Follow me on: Al-Asousi said work dates have For Iraq’s dwindling Christian more than 20 Western hostages in been set to receive the public to government issued a decision on Feb 7 to close spas, health clubs minority, a show of solidarity Syria and tortured many of them. record transactions that require and barber shops; then on March 7, it decided to impose partial from Al-Sistani could help secure It beheaded seven American, Brit- personal attendance at the PACI curfew and reopen the aforementioned businesses. their place in Iraq after years of MP Ahmed Mutei Al-Azmi unveiled his plan to file a grilling [email protected] ish and Japanese journalists and headquarters and could not be displacement – and, they hope, aid workers and a group of Syrian completed through the website. motion against the minister of health due to the negative conse- ease intimidation from Shiite mi- soldiers. (KUNA) quences of the decisions of health authorities. litiamen against their community. ARAB TIMES, SUNDAY, MARCH 7, 2021 2

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Iraqi Christians clean the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Qaraqosh, Iraq, on Feb 23, 2021. Pope Francis will visit the church during his historic trip to Iraq. Damaged during the Islamic State reign of terror, the church s tragedy mirrored that of its Christian community which was devastated by the group. (AP)

Insets left to right: In this photo released by the Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani Office, Pope Francis, center, leaves after his meeting with Shiite Muslim leader, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani in Najaf, Iraq. Participants of an interreligious meeting with Pope Francis visit what is believed to be Abraham’s house in the archaeological area of the Sumerian city-state of Ur, 20 kilometers south-west of Nasiriyah, Iraq. Pope Francis arrives at a meeting with bishops and priests at the Sayidat al-Nejat (Our Lady of Salvation) Cathedral, site of one of the worst massacres of Iraqi Christians by Islamic mili- tants, in Baghdad. (AP)

Pope Francis meets authorities and civil society at Baghdad’s Presidential Palace, Iraq. (AP) An aerial photo shows the archaeological site of Ur amid preparations for Pope Francis visit near Nasiriyah, Iraq, on March 6, 2021. Pope Francis arrived in Iraq on Friday to urge the country s dwindling number of Christians to stay put and help rebuild the country after years of war and persecution, brushing aside the coronavirus pandemic and security concerns to make his first-ever papal visit. (AP) ARAB TIMES, SUNDAY, MARCH 7, 2021 3

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‘Preserve Kuwait’s ancient past’ ‘We will not allow heritage buildings to be removed in Mubarakiya’ By Abdel Nasser Al-Aslami not allow the antique buildings to Al-Seyassah Staff be removed. We will cooperate KUWAIT CITY, March 6: A mem- with the National Council for Cul- ber of the Heritage and Antiquities ture, Arts and Literature to preserve Preservation Committee in the Mu- heritage buildings in all Al-Mubara- nicipal Council, Maha Al-Baghli, kiya area. spoke of a tendency by the Council For his part, the head of the fact- to transfer the Mubarakiya project fi nding committee in the Municipal to the National Council for Cul- Council, Engr Abdul Salam Al- ture, Arts and Letters (NCCAL) Randi, said: The aim of this visit to ensure the preservation of these was to follow up the general clean- heritage buildings to prevent their liness of the Mubarakiya market, exploitation or being demolished so and to identify historical places, that “we do not lose this beautiful and whether there are violations on and ancient past of Kuwait’s his- them to preserve the architectural tory.” identity of the market and fi nding a This came during a fact-fi nding mechanism as it is a cultural, scien- committee’s inspection of the sani- tifi c, commercial and social center, tation and preservation contracts and it is dear to the hearts of the of historical sites in the Municipal people of Kuwait. Council, Mubarakiya Market, with Secretary-General of the Na- the participation of members from tional Council for Culture, Arts and the NCCAL and the Kuwait Mu- Literature Kamel Al-Abd Al-Jalil nicipality. stressed on the importance of main- Al-Baghli went on to say: “We taining, restoring and rehabilitating have seen some violations and the shops selling “dates” and other encroachments on the new build- markets, and the various shops ings that were constructed in the and heritage Mubarakiya area.” She said ef- buildings in forts are being made to remove the the Mubara- old archaeological buildings, and kiya markets we will study this issue through area - mar- the committee in communication kets that carry and cooperation with the NCCAL, the scent of stressing, “We will not allow the the original . KUNA photo past, and the His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah arrived in the United States on Thursday removal of old buildings (most of which are over a hundred years consolidation old) to make place for new build- of the Ku- Kuwait’s Amir arrives in United States ings some of which are now new- waiti identity Al-Baghli ly-constructed.” through the His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Kuwait’s Representative to the UN Al-Baghli explained one of the years, saying the NCCAL has 75 Thursday arrived in the United States. Upon arrival at the airport, His High- Ambassador Mansour Ayyad Al-Otaibi and General Consul in New York ness the Amir was received by Kuwait’s Ambassador to the US Sheikh Hamad Ali Al-Huzaim as well as the Kuwait embassy’s staff. (KUNA) most prominent violations is the ex- stores in the Mubarakiya market, istence of a new building, and the distributed between the date market distance between it and an old herit- and the other markets, in addition to age building that is over a hundred the shops that offer popular meals, years old is less than half a meter, the well-known Kuwaiti clothes and Some exemptions during curfew adding that this is unacceptable and some supplies associated with the we do not know how a permit was old Kuwaiti markets and have been given for this building, but we will revived again. ‘Only one person must accompany traveler’

KUWAIT CITY, March 6: The General Department and prosecutors. of Public Relations and Security Media at the Ministry The Kuwaiti Army, National Guard and General Fire Force (in military uniform). of Interior announced a list of the parties EXEMPTED Engineers of the Ministry of Public Works and the Public Authority for from the partial curfew decision in the country. Roads and Transportation. The list is as follows: Ministers Employees working in the Ministry of Electricity and Water on opera- Speaker of the National Assembly and members of the National As- tional contracts (contractors) . sembly. Employees of the Kuwaiti Ports Corporation (work ID will suffi ce). Ministry of Health Judges, the Public Prosecutor, the Attorneys Gen- Kuwait Airways employees (pilots - fl ight attendants - engineers) eral (assistants of the Attorney General), Public Prosecution directors, ground service providers. Employees of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation and employees of aviation companies providing ground services at Kuwait Airport . General Administration of Customs (holders of security barcode ID). People who suffer from chronic diseases, health emer- gencies. All employees in private hospitals and medical labora- tories . Companies operating unloading, shipping and customs clearance in ports. Jazeera Airways employees (pilots – technical hosts – ground service providers) (according to the attached list). Passengers (departing / arriving) are allowed only one person to accompany the passenger to and from the airport. Imams and muezzins (as per Civil ID). Employees of contracting companies contracting with the Ministry of Public Works and the Roads and Land Transport Authority (as per work ID) . Managers and supervisors of cleaning companies’ pro- jects . The workers of cleaning companies in contract with KUNA photo the Kuwait municipality, cleaning trucks (dump trucks – Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah during the re- sweepers). ception of the US special envoy to Yemen. Washers of the dead and grave diggers. All suppliers of foodstuff, vegetables and consumables FM receives US envoy to Yemen for cooperative societies . Allowing private vehicles that transport vegetables and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Dr. to restore security and stability to its ter- fruits from Abdali and Wafra farms to cooperative socie- Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sa- ritory. ties. bah received recently the visiting US He emphasized Kuwait’s keenness to Employees of Wafi r (Al Farda) Company for Marketing Special Envoy to Yemen Timothy Lend- stabilize the political and security con- erking. ditions at the Republic of Yemen and Services - Kuwait Mills, Flour and Bakeries Company. The envoy provided an explanation reach a political solution in accordance Kuwait Catering Company Water pumping stations lo- on the latest developments of the Yem- with the three references, the Gulf Initia- cated in the regions for all governorates and their workers eni crisis, praising Kuwait contributions tive and its implementation mechanism, – only tankers are allowed to move. on the political and humanitarian levels the outcomes of the comprehensive Sewage tankers operating under contracts with govern- to restore security and safety in Yemen. national dialogue, and Security Council ment agencies. For his part, Foreign Minister reaf- Resolution 2216. fi rmed Kuwait’s fi rm position towards The meeting was attended by Foreign providing all aspects of support to Yem- Ministry senior offi cials and the US Am- en and its people, and making all efforts bassador to Kuwait Alina Romanowski. Deportation for expats who Campaign launched for kids violate curfew, says offi cial By Muhammad Ghanem/Abdel Nasser Al-Aslami Al-Seyassah Staff CAN program ... leap in healthy habits KUWAIT CITY, March 6: “Deportation is the fate of the ex- By Marwa Al-Bahrawi children to be obedient to their parents by patriates who violate the curfew. Citizens who do so will be referred to the concerned authorities for necessary legal action Al-Seyassah Staff taking care of their health and following up on their examinations, periodicity, espe- after a case is fi led against them”, says the Assistant Under- KUWAIT CITY, March 6: The National cially for chronic diseases such as hyper- secretary for Public Security Affairs in the Ministry of Interior Cancer Awareness Campaign (CAN), in tension, diabetes, cancer, and cardiovascu- Major General Faraj Al-Zoubi. cooperation with the Kuwaiti Literary lar disease. He went on to say, “The fi eld security teams will be dis- Association and the Ministry of Meanwhile, member of the Board of tributed throughout all parts of the country from 4:00 pm on Education, launched the ‘Promising Directors of the National Cancer Awareness Sunday. No one will be allowed to override the decision of the Pencil’ competition for short stories, Campaign (CAN), Dr Hessa Al-Shaheen, Council of Ministers. All violators will be handled with fi rm- encouraging literary talents in youngsters announced a quantum leap in the presenta- ness and severity, and there will be no exceptions. Exploiting to help them make use of their capabili- tion of the “CAN Be” program, which will the barcode facility, which is intended for hospital visits and ties in conveying important educational be shown on Kuwait TV Channel One dur- other such needs, for purposes for which they were not issued messages through stories. ing the month of Ramadan, as part of the will not be allowed”. The Board Chairman of the Campaign, “Doctors Talk” program. Al-Shaheen said Meanwhile, security sources affi rmed that the residency of Dr Khaled Al-Saleh, said literature is one of in a press statement the program, in its new the barcode holder must be of the institution for which he or the shortest ways to deliver awareness mes- look, highlights the importance and neces- she is working. sages. He pointed to the aim off this com- sity of paying attention to human health at They indicated that those who use the barcode of an em- petition to attracting young people of both all levels of prevention, early detection and ployer but work for another employer will be considered as sexes. The title of the competition this year directing individuals to adopt the correct breaching the law and exposing themselves to legal account- is ‘Instill health in your family’ to urge methods of treatment. ability. ARAB TIMES, SUNDAY, MARCH 7, 2021 LOCAL 4

Ministerial Decree issued to form Consumer Protection Society Municipality issues decision to create ‘Environmental Audit Dept’ KUWAIT CITY, March 6: Kuwait issues during emergency, and follow- responses to the measures that have been ment will ensure the environmental number 61 of 2021 on the establish- The ministry added: “The board of Municipality issued a decision to cre- ing up the implementation of these taken, identify potential sources of pol- requirements of the facilities are ful- ment of Kuwaiti Consumer Protection directors of the aforementioned asso- ate an organizational entity under the plans and mechanisms as per the insti- lution and the requirements for adher- filled in accordance with the Society, reports Al-Jarida daily. ciation must complete the procedures name, ‘Environmental Audit tution’s competence in coordination ence to environmental standards, submit Environment Protection Law, and In a press statement, the Ministry of for its registration in accordance with Department’, to be among the entities with a liaison officer to exchange data the necessary reports in order to reduce carry out awareness programs to Commerce and Industry revealed that the provisions of law number 24 of directly reporting to the Municipality’s on environmental monitoring along the negative impact of certain activities increase environmental awareness Article One of the decision authorizes 1962 on clubs and public benefit soci- general manager, reports Al-Qabas with the concerned departments in the on the environment, and ensure the enti- among workers in coordination with the establishment of Kuwaiti eties, and its executive regulations.” daily quoting a reliable source. Environment Public Authority (EPA). ty’s commitment to conduct the neces- the relevant departments in EPA. Consumer Protection Society which is It affirmed that the competent The source informed the daily that According to the source, the depart- sary environmental impact assessment Meanwhile, former minister of based in Kuwait. The society’s statutes authorities shall implement the provi- the department’s functions include ment will study and review reports studies for all of its facilities as per the commerce and industry and minister are attached to this decision, indicating sions of this decision and enforce it laying down plans and mechanisms for received from EPA or the departments Environment Protection Law. of state for economic affairs Faisal the members of its board of directors from the date of issuance and publica- dealing with environment-related and sectors in the authority, prepare The source added that the depart- Al-Medlej issued Ministerial Decree shall work without pay or reward. tion in the Official Gazette. Kuwait set to initial deal in bid to recruit Ethiopian domestics

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KUWAIT CITY, March 6: Kuwait is expected to sign a labor recruitment Ambassadors Prince Sultan bin Saad and Mohammed Khalaf. agreement with Ethiopia Prince Sultan receives Kuwaiti envoy to Cuba within two weeks in a bid to solve the domestic The Ambassador of the Custodian The discussions were cordial. worker crisis in the coun- of the Two Holy Mosques in Kuwait, The meeting also touched on the Prince Sultan bin Saad, received in distinguished relationships between try, reports Al-Qabas his office on Saturday the Kuwaiti the two ambassadors dating back to daily. Ambassador to Cuba, Mohammad the time Prince Sultan assumed his The contract signing will most Fadhel Khalaf. duties in the country. likely happen after presenting the agreement to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. National Day greetings This step is taken to pave way for the recruitment of domestic workers from Ethiopia, especially before HH Amir congratulates Ghana Ramadan as it is the time when extra hands are needed in many Kuwaiti KUWAIT CITY, March 6, (KUNA): His Highness the Deputy Amir and households for preparations during His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Crown Prince Sheikh Meshaal the holy month. Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah sent on Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and His Official sources informed the daily Saturday a cable to the President of Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Ambassador George with Assistant FM, Asia Affairs, Ali Al-Saeed. that the Ethiopian side has submitted Ghana Nana Akufo-Addo, congratulat- Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah its comments on the agreement. ing him on his country’s National Day. sent similar cables. Indian ambassador calls on Ali Al-Saeed In a related development, Head of Kuwait Union of Domestic Labor Offices Khaled Al-Dakhnan con- The Ambassador of the Republic of March 11, 2021 as part of precau- [email protected]. Indian to Kuwait, Sibi George met tionary health measures related to Passport services at all the three firmed to the daily that there have Ali Sulaiman Al-Saeed, Assistant COVID-19 based on advice by con- outsourced passport centers in been efforts and continuous follow- Foreign Minister, Asia Affairs, cerned health authorities in Kuwait, Abbasiya, Fahaheel and Sharq, will up with the Ethiopian side to finalize Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kuwait says a press release issued by the continue to function normally. the procedures and open the door for and discussed, inter-alia, bilateral embassy. ❑ ❑ ❑ recruitment soon. relations, ways and means for However, the emergency con- enhancing cooperation in various sular services, including death The Civil Service Commission Departure fields and Diaspora matters. case registrations and ICWF assis- (CSC) has begun the registration of Al-Dakhnan praised the efforts ❑ ❑ ❑ tance requests, will continue to be Kuwaitis who are wishing to work in exerted by the union, in cooperation rendered by the mission on a prior- the public sector, reports Al-Rai with the Public Authority for Consular services suspended: ity basis. daily. Manpower (PAM) and the Philippines The routine consular services at Requests for emergency consul- The CSC sources said the regis- Embassy, to complete procedures for the Embassy of India in Kuwait will ar services may kindly be sent to tration which began on Friday will continue to remain suspended till continue until March 19, 2021. Filipino domestic workers who were in the shelters prior to their departure from the country. Filipino workers stuck in the shel- ters was one of the major obstacles to resuming the recruitment of domestic Photo by Rizk Taufiq workers from the Philippines, which Al-Najat Charity members preparing winter clothes and bags of rice for the has been suspended since February needy. last year. Al-Dakhnan expect that upon these workers’ arrival in their coun- Women’s sector of Al-Najat distributes aid try, the Philippine Embassy will sub- mit a recommendation to its govern- During the past few days, the wom- Al-Bliss explained that during this ment to resume the recruitment of en’s sector affiliated to the Al-Najat project, the society distributed meat domestic workers. Charity Society distributed all sorts and other foodstuffs and clothes He added: “After presenting the of assistance to 1,276 needy fami- that families need. recommendation to the Philippine lies living in Kuwait, reports “The distribution took place in government, it is expected that the Al-Seyassah daily. many governorates of Kuwait, and new domestic workers will be In this regard, the head of the we were keen to attend and directly women’s sector Wahdah Al-Bliss supervise this distribution, keeping brought here before Ramadan.” said: “We are keen to make every in mind adherence to the health It is worth mentioning that on effort to provide a decent life for the instructions, including wearing March 2 and 3, Kuwait, in coordina- needy families who live inside masks and social distancing. tion with the Philippine Embassy, Kuwait, and we carry out many dis- “Our great ambition is to help the completed procedures for about 300 tinguished activities and programs needy families in Kuwait to live a Filipino workers, including 54 who – a testimony of the generosity of decent life which is done with the were in the shelter for migrant work- the people of Kuwait, the country help of Almighty God and support ers. which is known for its generosity from the kind-hearted people,” In a recent statement, PAM since ancient times.” Al-Bliss stated. affirmed its keenness to facilitate the labor procedures in the shelter for expatriate workers and to ease proce- Bid to provide assistance dures for rectifying their status; cit- ing the completion of procedures for 54 female Filipinos inside the shelter CPF okays annual report for 100 cases in preparation for their return to their By Marwa Al-Bahrawi in-kind assistance to patients since the country. Al-Seyassah Staff beginning of the pandemic so that they avoid leaving their homes to preserve KUWAIT CITY, March 6: The Cancer their health during these difficult 60 pct of ‘waste’ Patients Fund (CPF) of the Kuwait times. Society for Smoking and Cancer He noted that the fund’s march materials on the Control has approved the annual report began in 1997, and since that date it of 100 persons suffering from the dis- uses its financial and technical capa- beaches is plastic ease to provide them with assistance. bilities to extend a helping hand to KUWAIT CITY, March 6: Several The Chairman of the Board of cancer patients, according to goals set volunteer teams are continuing to Directors of the Association, Chairman for this purpose. combat the phenomenon of the of the Cancer Patients Fund, Dr Khaled He added, the fund’s work is not presence of waste materials and gar- Al-Saleh, in a press statement said the limited to providing financial and in- bage in several beaches in Kuwait fund’s aid varies between financial aid kind assistance to cancer patients, but Bay, with the cooperation of the that is disbursed to the patient on a extends to organizing Umrah trips to state agencies concerned with the monthly basis based on medical reports patients annually to raise their spirits presented to specialized committees to environment, including Kuwait and positively affect their treatment. decide on aid, and travel tickets for Al-Saleh appreciated the role of doc- Dive Team, and the Environment international patients who apply for tors who extend a helping hand to Public Authority (EPA). They have final travel to their countries, so the patients, and those in charge of the been sorting through and studying fund disburses tickets along with a association and the fund for their con- the type of waste materials collected small sum of money. tinuous efforts to support cancer from seven beaches recently, and He added the fund has distributed patients in the State of Kuwait. discovered that plastic was the most predominant among the waste mate- rials in these areas, reports Al-Qabas PAHW receives 6,342 plots in 2nd phase daily. The joint efforts between Kuwait of the Al-Mutla’a residential city project Dive Team and EPA seek to deter- mine the volume of waste being By Abdul Nasser Al-Aslami reached 6,342. spread on the coasts and beaches. It Al-Seyassah Staff He indicated that the contractor was begins with the implementation of a keen to implement the project accord- process to sort through and study KUWAIT CITY, March 6: The Chinese ing to the required conditions and the the waste materials scattered in company tasked with the execution of agreed timetable, as he worked to over- the second contract for the Al-Mutla’a come the challenges that were most seven different places in the north- residential city project handed over ern region to understand the level of notably related to the hardness of the 6,342 plots out of 18,519 for the second ground. environmental threat resulting from phase of the works. Al-Ali said that the Chinese compa- it. The plots have been handed over ny yesterday delivered 2,172 plots in The joint environmental efforts preliminarily to the Public Authority Suburb N5, in addition to 1,757 in N7 include studying the rainwater for Housing Welfare (PAHW) and the and 2,413 in N12. streams and the volume of waste committee consisting of several gov- Regarding the first phase, the direc- carried by such streams, under- ernment agencies. tor of public relations to the local agent, standing the environmental damage The local agent of the Chinese com- Ahmed Al-Gharib, said in a statement and the level of resultant threat to pany Abdullah Al-Ali said: The on the sidelines of the government the marine environment, preparing detailed meeting with state authorities committee meeting, that the efforts and submitting special reports, and included a review of the prominent made by the Chinese contractor imple- setting necessary steps to exert achievements within the second hando- menting the second contract ended with more efforts to preserve the marine ver phase, where the number of plots the delivery of 12,177 plots of land in and coastal environment. delivered in three residential suburbs six suburbs in the first phase. ARAB TIMES, SUNDAY, MARCH 7, 2021 LOCAL 5 REMEMBER WHEN

The local souks The famous Ameer Street, photo- became deserted, the shops were graphed by Alan Villiers in 1939, well-guarded. Photograph courtesy led to the waterfront where the pal- To wander through the souks was ace of the ruler stood. It was cus- a pleasure for a visitor to the old city. of The Center for Re- tomary for the ruler to make a “state He would enjoy walking through the search and Studies on procession” on this street. narrow and covered markets teem- Kuwait’s traditional markets, or ing with activity. He would pass by Kuwait and the work souks, were an integral part of the a group of bedouins from the desert of Dr Yacoub Al- old city. Souks were colorful and sitting near an arms shop waiting pa- diverse, some being highly special- tiently for their guns to be repaired, Hijji in the book Old- ized. They were the meeting place or hear a group of women bargain- Kuwait: Memories of merchants, men, women and the ing with a textile vendor, or watch people of the desert. After a light an old man waiting calmly for his in Photographs fi rst breakfast and a cup of coffee, shop- turn to get a free cup of fresh wa- published in 1996. keepers left their homes and headed ter from an earthen jar provided for the souk. They stayed in their by a wealthy citizen. These were shops buying, selling and receiving but a few interesting sights the old friends until noon when they went souk had to offer before modernity home for lunch and the noon siesta. changed the spirit of the souk and In the afternoon they returned to hastened the disappearance of most their shops where they stayed un- of them. (From the book ‘Old Ku- til sunset. Although the souks then wait: Memories in Photographs’)

Courtesy of The Center for Research and Studies on Kuwait

© N.M.M. diwaniya A DIGEST OF PUBLIC OPINION ‘Shift from consumer to productive economy ... secure Kuwait future’ “KUWAIT and Venezuela are two oil states which fully depend on oil for their sary to save the country from the expected economic risks for the sake of the “With the formation of the new Kuwaiti government that aims to serve the income. They have no plans to fi nd a deal for it. They are two consumer rentier future of this good country.” nation, citizens and residents feel the pervasive need related to the loss of a states that took in spending without taking into account the future in the negative Also: sense of joy and reassurance for internal reasons related to congestion and the change in oil prices. Therefore, Venezuela fell into economic bankruptcy because of collision between the government and the National Assembly and its refl ection the way its economy is managed because it is a rentier and consumer state and not a “There is an eternal question that aroused human curiosity and entered a ster- on the deterioration of services, the increase in administrative and fi nancial cor- productive state, so the Venezuelan state was offi cially declared a failure,” columnist ile Byzantine debate. It is useless to debate what came fi rst the chicken or the ruption, and the disturbance of decisions to close places of entertainment and Hamed Al-Seif wrote for Annahar daily. egg although the answer to that question will neither benefi t nor harm anyone, sports, travel and tourism, laxity in dealing with chronic problems, threats to “Because Kuwait is currently moving in the same yet the debate continues indefi nitely,” columnist Oweid Al-Salaili wrote for suspend salaries, and the increase in suicides among bedoun and the list goes on direction and takes the same approach as Venezuela, it Al-Shahed daily. and on,” Dr. Abd Al-Hadi Al-Saleh wrote for Al-Anba daily. must fall into the same Venezuelan trap by following “In Kuwait, sterile debate and theorizing are the predominant factors of Ku- “Externally, the regional situation is ‘electrifying’ because of the dangers the same thought and approach, and this is a late warn- waiti society especially debate and discussion in political matters. The reason that overwhelm national development and peace in the Gulf region in particu- ing to avoid that. The state must bear the results of that for this is that the state and the people together are involved in politics in all lar, which has heightened concern for the future of the country and its future destructive thought and approach and it is responsible aspects of social, economic, sports and educational life, and even in the reli- generations. Therefore, we need a government whose mission is to alleviate for determining the direction for the future by becoming gious and personal aspects, a situation that does not exist in world democracies. these negative feelings and address their causes.” a failed state just like Venezuela, or mobilizing and cor- “Since the National Assembly elections in early December 2020, the country ❑ ❑ ❑ recting the path and approach which is the only option has entered a political and legislative vacuum due to the raging confl ict between that must be taken if the state is alert to the country’s the government and the MPs as a result of what happened during the election “Like everyone else, I follow the new US policy following the victory of the interest and its future. for Speaker of the National Assembly and the subsequent interrogation of the Democratic presidential candidate, Joe Biden, and it is natural that we monitor Prime Minister. As a result the government resigned and parliamentary life was the upcoming policy because for us the issue at heart is the Gulf as seen by US “In order to avoid the devastating consequences that Al-Seif have befallen the Republic of Venezuela, we must put in disrupted, a decree was issued by the Amir to suspend the work of the National President Biden,” columnist Osama Safar wrote for Al-Rai daily. place an integrated and rapid plan for all components of the Kuwaiti economy Assembly without the nation benefi ting from that confl ict in any way. “Focusing on freedoms in the Arab Gulf region, and the joy of (for those) in to transform it from a consumer to a productive economy by abandoning the “The paralysis that affl icted political life in the country opened everyone’s Kuwait that this matter will support the return of those who voluntarily chose rentier policy, that is to say depending on oil as the main source of income, and appetite for theorizing and entering into the usual political debate. There was a to leave Kuwait and settle in Turkey, as they hope to pressure Kuwait for an giving the private sector the opportunity to assume responsibility for economic lot of talk about who was responsible for this scenario. unconditional return with amnesty that would enable them to run in the future matters in a serious manner through deliberate privatization, and making the “The MPs were divided into two groups, the fi rst believed the government elections of the National Assembly. I fi nd this happy scenario for some com- state manage sovereign and supervisory matters only while the Kuwaiti and was responsible because of its position during the election of Speaker which pletely misplaced! foreign private sector, jointly own and manage education, health, electricity saw Marzouq Al-Ghanem emerging victorious in contrast to the whims and “The new US policy in the region may appear to some as supportive of free- and all service sectors, and bearing the burden of future education outcomes. tendencies of many MPs which ignited the confl ict, while the other group – as doms, but this is only the beginning, as it is expected to put pressure on the Arab “As for what is happening in the state’s fl abby management of most sectors, the few believe - the rush of some deputies and their constant defi ance of the Gulf states that reject normalization with the Israeli entity, so what will be the it is a dangerous matter that will lead to the collapse of the economy and make state and the system is the fuel that made the government obsessed with fear reaction of (those) who rejoiced with Biden’s decisions on freedoms? it diffi cult to solve the problem in the future. and of their partisan and tribal orientations that are troubling the state and the “The matter is not that naive (not like us). Sometimes we raise the American “Therefore, countries are not measured by what they possess in terms of neighboring countries of the region. fl ag in order to restore freedoms, and sometimes we burn the American fl ag in natural wealth but by what they possess in terms of educational output to man- “The sterile debate and trading in accusations will continue and the MP- order to reject normalization. age the country’s economy and the biggest evidence is Japan, Singapore and government struggle will continue with it. Unfortunately, even with the forma- “Today, and for the next four years, we will witness a clear impact of Ameri- Malaysia. tion of the new government, and then the new government and its head will be can policy in the Arab Gulf, and indeed the entire Arab region, and it is wrong “These countries do not have natural resources, but have good administra- overthrown, and we will witness early parliamentary elections and I expect that to expect the United States of America to be a dove of peace. This is how I see tions that love their homeland and plan for their future, so this is a wake-up after the blessed month of Ramadan. the political scenario and the US president’s writing reads from his address and call for us so that we do not fall into the Venezuela trap which corresponds “Everyone should make preparations to run for the National Assembly elec- Biden (Payne) from the beginning! to Kuwait’s current situation in mismanagement and following the consumer tions and start putting up tents - if the Ministry of Health permits this. However, “Incidentally, will the United States support Raghad Saddam Hussein in the rather than the production system, so we want to apply the thoughtful and the this is purely what I expect.” new project for Iraq?” scientifi c approach to correct our current situation and put us on the path neces- ❑ ❑ ❑ — Compiled by Ahmad Al-Shazli

Remains of 8 POWs identified Other Voices ‘264 martyrs can never be forgotten’ Egypt’s Nasser ... the veil and the IICO By Abdul Nasser Al-Aslami determine the fate of Kuwaiti prisoners By Ahmad alsarraf It is strange that such words come from those who are sup- Al-Seyassah Staff and Agencies and missing through the processes of iden- nless our peoples were experiencing all this back- posed to be politicians and academics. The two ministries are tification of the remains that are found in Uwardness, superficial and intellectual emptiness, a separate in the fi rst place, but they are under one minister. I KUWAIT CITY, March 6: The Director movement like the “Muslim Brotherhood” would not do not know the relationship of separating them, assuming Iraq and repatriated to Kuwait. that separation does not exist. Will such separation lead to General of the Martyr’s Office, Salah Al- have been so powerful and wide- Reliable sources told the Al-Seyassah daily so far spread. education reform and a gateway to development? Oufan, said Kuwait will lay to rest eight the remains of 264 martyrs have arrived in Kuwait. It was stated in one of the Tomorrow the news reports may proclaim the sepa- martyrs next Sunday whose remains have Al-Oufan said in a press statement Kuwait’s leader- speeches of Jamal Abdel Nasser ration of the two ministries and we will ask the Dr to been identified by the Forensics Depart- ship, government and people will not forget “the heroism that he met with the guide of the show us how this will mean a gateway to development. of these prisoners and the missing people who sacrificed Muslim Brotherhood, and that the If these are the views and perceptions of the elite rep- resenting the religious parties, then what do we expect ment of the Ministry of Interior, which themselves for the sake of Kuwait and set a great ex- latter had made several demands from a party that has been serving its real leaders who plays an effective role and contributes to ample in patriotism and redemption and registered their to settle the differences between are working behind the scenes for their personal inter- them, the fi rst of which was for the names on the list of ‘honor and heroism’ after coura- ests and gaining political infl uence and the state tenders? geously sacrificing their lives to protect the dignity of Egyptian government to impose Kuwait and Kuwaitis. The Kuwaiti newspaper ‘Al-Seyassah’ published yes- the veil on women. terday a report and on its second page about the people He explained that this was done in cooperation with The issue has nothing to do with alsarraf the Criminal Evidences Department and the Committee of the ‘Muzaffarabad’ camp in Pakistan fi led many law- a piece of cloth placed on the head suits against the offi cials of the ‘International Islamic for Prisoners and Missing Persons at the Ministry of For- or the application of a religious ritual, and the evidence is eign Affairs in Kuwait, and the families of the martyrs Charity Organization (IICO)’ for collecting millions of that the daughters of ‘Hassan Al-Hudhaibi’, the former law- dollars to help the people of the camp, and how none of were contacted to inform them of the date when these yer and judge, and the guide at that time, were not wearing men will be laid to rest. this money reached them. veils. For religious parties, the veil is nothing but a means to We call on the new Minister of Awqaf to open a seri- In another development, approval of the online application fully control the woman, half of society, and the nurturing for transfer to another sponsor through the ‘Asahl’ platform ous investigation into the validity of such serious allega- of generations. tions because the IICO will investigate this serious accu- of the Public Authority for Manpower (PAM) requires up- In a tweet for who represents the Brotherhood in Par- loading the specialized scientific qualification approved for sation. We also reiterate our request not to exclude any liament, and whose name is preceded by the title of ‘Dr’ party from scrutinizing the actions of those in charge of technical professions according to the professional names said that it is necessary to separate the Ministry of Edu- stated in the unified Gulf Professions Description Manual, it, and to apply the principle: Trust and Verify. cation from the Ministry of Higher Education saying this ❑ ❑ ❑ reports Al-Anba daily quoting a reliable source. is a step in the right direction, so reforming public and The source revealed this is in addition to the salary pledge higher education is the gateway to development. e-mail: [email protected] The suspects, drugs and the money. from the company where the worker will transfer, and a form signed by both the previous and current employers. On the other hand, the source confirmed that the authority US trio in drug peddling approved the proposal for company representatives (man- B’deshi assaulted Elderly Kuwaiti doub) to fill up a special form which will be submitted to the dies in mishap The security authorities have arrested three Americans Ministry of Interior and the relevant government agencies, including a woman for possessing and trafficking in instead of the card issued to them previously. The source Youth nabbed for attacking police KUWAIT CITY, March 6: narcotics, reports Al-Rai daily. stressed that the Labor Department will no longer renew any An unidentified Kuwaiti, who The daily added, the arrest came after the Opera- card for the job of ‘mandoub’. KUWAIT CITY, March 6: An unidentifi ed law and was also under the infl uence of drugs. tions Room of the Ministry of Interior received a report is believed to be in his 70s, Meanwhile, the Ministry of Education has allotted 22 young Kuwaiti has been arrested and referred They seized him and put him in the police died in a traffic accident on a that the three people trafficking in drugs. to the concerned authority and charged with car, and the youth allegedly turned violent and Armed with a search and arrest warrant issued by schools in various educational districts for the vaccination road leading to Wafra. the Public Prosecution personnel from the Criminal of students against measles and diphtheria, reports Al-Anba resisting arrest and damaging public proper- broke the glass window of the vehicle. He was The death happened fol- Investigation Department (CID) then raided the place daily. ty, reports Al-Rai daily. This came when the overpowered and referred to the concerned au- lowing a collision with two and arrested the three people and seized from them The ministry will launch the vaccination campaign within residents of Sabah Al-Salem called the Op- thority. His vehicle has been impounded. vehicles. According to a se- 174,000 dinars and $340,000 believed to be proceeds this month, in coordination with its health counterpart, for erations Room of the Ministry of Interior and The Sulaibiya Police Station has sought curity source, the Ministry from drugs sales in addition to 20 kilos of marijuana. sixth grade female students as well as the male and female complained that a motorist was disturbing the the help of the General Traffi c Department of Interior Operations Room The suspects have been handed over to the General students in the fifth and 12th grades. people with his reckless driving and making (GTD) personnel to identity a motorist who received a notification about Department for Drugs Control (GDDC). During interro- Preventive care doctors will be assigned in the health loud noises with the car exhaust. allegedly beat a Bangladeshi pedestrian be- the accident, which led to two gation they are said to have admitted to the charges centers near the schools to handle any emergency situation When police rushed to the spot and confront- cause he refused to part with his money and people being stuck inside the filed against them – consuming and trafficking in drugs. which might happen after the vaccination. ed the young man, they found he was wanted by cell phone, reports Al-Anba daily. wreckage of the two vehicles.

ARAB TIMES, SUNDAY, MARCH 7, 2021 LOCAL 7

KUNA photo Kuwait ambassador to Brazil, Gulf states ambassadors with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro. Kuwait’s envoy to Brazil holds luncheon in honor of Bolsonaro

The Ambassador of the State of Kuwait to Brazil Nasser Al-Mutairi, on Ambassador Al-Mutairi affirmed the strong relations linking Ku- the behalf of GCC Ambassadors to the South American country, held wait and Brazil, adding that the State of Kuwait was keen on boost- a luncheon in honor of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro. ing ties through the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development Ernesto Araujo and senior officials of the Presidential Palace ac- (KFAED), Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA), and the private sec- companied President Bolsonaro. tor. In a statement by Kuwait’s Ambassador Al-Mutairi, carried by On his part, President Bolsonaro commended the level of Brazilian KUNA, conveyed greetings from His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf and GCC relations, affirming that his country was keen on bolstering KUNA photos Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah to the President of Brazil. them on all possible levels. (KUNA) Kuwait ambassador to Brazil with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro. Security, safety of citizens real wealth of Kuwait – Interior min Municipality closes 3 stores in Ahmadi

KUWAIT CITY, March 6: Minister of Interior Sheikh Thamer Al-Ali Kuwait’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Dr Ahmed Nasser Al-Muham- during a meeting of the mad Al-Sabah. Civil Defense Committee, which he chaired, spoke of the committee’s readi- ness should the Council of Ministers decide to go for a total lockdown in the face of the increas- ing number of COVID-19 cases, reports Al-Seyas- sah daily. The Directorate-General of Public Relations and Security Media Department of the Interi- or Ministry said in a press state- ment Minister Al-Ali reviewed KUNA photos Distribution of relief aid in the Yemeni governorate of Taiz. with the members of the com- mittee the preparations and pre- cautionary measures taken by all Support to Yemen continues state authorities, and called for cooperation and coordination with the Ministry of Health to Kuwait’s ‘relief efforts’ confront the risk of contracting the virus. He stressed on the importance to protect those at risk of devoting all human and health capabilities to confront the increas- A citation is being issued to one of the shops in Ahmadi. KUWAIT CITY, March 6: The contributions made by the State of ing number of infections in the best State of Kuwait has made, and Kuwait, on the political and humani- interest of the safety of citizens and is still, numerous contributions tarian levels, to restore security and residents. within the framework of its relief safety to Yemen. During the recep- Rumors efforts in an effort to protect those tion of Sheikh Ahmed Al-Nasser, He called for activating educa- at risk, reach the most in need, and during his recent visit to the country, provide for their health and hu- the envoy explained the latest devel- tional and advisory plans to guide manitarian needs. In this context, opments in the Yemeni crisis. For citizens and residents, at the same the Kuwaiti Minister of Foreign his part, Sheikh Ahmad Al-Nasser time calling on everyone to refute Affairs Sheikh Dr Ahmed Nasser reiterated the fi rm and principled rumors and false news published by Al-Muhammad Al-Sabah an- position of the State of Kuwait to the print, audio and visual media, nounced that the State of Kuwait provide all aspects of support to Ye- but get reports from government will provide a two-year support men and its brotherly people, and to official websites. of $ 20 million from the resources exert all efforts to restore security He said that the Civil Defense available to the Kuwait Fund for and stability to its territory, and the Committee members are in con- Arab Economic Development State of Kuwait’s keenness to stabi- stant touch and stressed the security based on the directives of His lize the political and security situa- and safety of citizens “is our most Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf tion in Yemen and reach a political valuable asset, which is the real Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, in solution according to the three refer- wealth of Kuwait.” response to urgent humanitarian ences, which are the Gulf initiative, The meeting was attended by relief needs for the Yemeni people. its implementation mechanism and the Undersecretary of the Minis- This came in a speech delivered outputs Comprehensive National try of Interior and Deputy Chair- by Sheikh Ahmed Al-Nasser while Dialogue and Security Council Res- man of the Committee, Lieuten- heading the Kuwaiti delegation olution No. 2216. ant-General Essam Al-Naham, participating in the work of the Appreciation virtual high-level donors confer- and members from various state ence on the humanitarian situation On the ground in Yemen, the agencies. in Yemen in line with the Yemen local authority in Taiz Governor- In other news, the Public Rela- Humanitarian Response Plan for ate has inaugurated the distribu- tions Department of Kuwait Mu- 2021, which was held at the invi- tion of 490 shelter bags to the nicipality announced the Audit and tation of Switzerland and Sweden displaced and affected families in the Municipal Services Follow-up in cooperation with the United Na- three directorates in the governor- Department at the Ahmadi Munici- tions. He explained that the total ate, funded by the Kuwait Relief pality Branch during an inspection amount provided by the State of Society. The Undersecretary of of shopping centers and retail stores Kuwait through active participa- Taiz Governorate, Dr. Abdul-Ha- with support from the security au- tion in donor conferences and hu- kim Aoun, expressed his sincere thorities, issued 39 citations, issued manitarian response plans in Ye- thanks and appreciation on be- 13 warning letters and administra- men over the past years amounted half of the local authority and the tively shut down three stores for to more than $ 1.559 billion, of citizens of the State of Kuwait, the various reasons, reports Al-Seyas- A bulldozer flattens a camp. which 850 million have been in the government and people, for their sah daily. humanitarian fi eld since 2015, af- continued relief, development and fi rming continuing to support our humanitarian support for Yemenis Implement Campaigns to continue unabated: Al-Ali brothers in Yemen. in various circumstances and stag- Director of the, Saad Al-Shaiba, es. He said that the Yemeni people Shortages said the Municipality is keen to will not forget Kuwait’s noble and implement the decisions of the Committee demolishes 500 violating camps He pointed out that the United sincere humanitarian stance with Council of Ministers related to Nations did not make a mistake him in these circumstances, add- in its description of the situation ing that Kuwaiti projects in vari- health requirements, and pointed By Munif Nayef camps off the Seventh Ring Road, and closed 535 shops for violat- out the monitoring team works in in Yemen when it confi rmed that ous fi elds will remain engraved in Al-Seyassah Staff Umm Safak Road, Rawdatain, and ing the decisions of the Council of it is the worst humanitarian crisis the conscience of generations and two shifts – morning and evening North Ahmadi. Ministers and the health commit- in the world, as the outbreak of the a witness of unlimited generosity – to ensure commitment to health KUWAIT CITY, March 6: Lieu- Al-Ali told Al-Seyassah daily tee. coronavirus pandemic has made and humanity. requirements in the best interest tenant-General (Retd) Abdel Fat- the campaigns will continue un- Al-Ali added the committee it worse, adding new challenges On his part, (Director of the of the safety of citizens and resi- tah Al-Ali who heads the fi eld abated and all camps will fl attened works around the clock to imple- to food shortages and the spread Offi ce of the Yanabei Al-Khair dents, and the safety of workers in committee to ensure everyone ad- the shops, as well as ensuring their irrespective of who pitches them ment health requirements, and a of diseases and the deliberate ob- Foundation - Taiz) implementing heres to health conditions imposed because the law is applicable to all testimony of this is the number struction of humanitarian aid in the project, Abdul Raouf Al-Yous- compliance with the municipal con- by the Council of Ministers and the addition to high levels of violence fi , praised the Kuwaiti government ditions and controls. without discrimination. However, of violations and warnings it has and new waves of asylum and and people’s support for Yemen Al-Shaiba indicated the inspec- health authorities, continues to vis- he has issued a call to all those who issued; add to this the number of displacement in light of modest and the Kuwaiti Relief Society for tors spare no effort in monitoring it shops and markets and also visits may have put up tents to remove shops that have been closed. healthy and economic structures. Taiz governorate in the relief and and following up those who violate some areas to ensure no one pitch- them as soon as possible to avoid He called on citizens to inform On the other hand, the United humanitarian fi eld, appreciating its the rules and regulations in force es tents in violation of the law. falling foul with the law. the Operations Room of the Min- States’ special envoy to Yemen, supportive stance for the Yemeni and the application of health re- Al-Ali explained during in- He emphasized the committee, istry of Interior on 112 if they see Tim Lenderking, praised the many people during the current crisis. quirements to limit the spread of the spection tours the committee has from last June until date has issued any gathering or any event being Corona virus. demolished about 500 violating 10,624 citations, 29,701 warnings held. Boeing CEO waived pay but got compensation worth $21mn In this file photo, Nielsen Boeing CEO David Calhoun demand for planes because of and home-security expenses. the Max to service after it was Company CEO declined a salary and perfor- the pandemic. Boeing lost near- The company said Calhoun grounded in 2019, $10 million David Calhoun mance bonus for most of last ly $12 billion and announced gave up about $3.6 million by worth of shares to compensate (center), watches year but still received stock ben- plans to cut about 30,000 jobs declining most of his salary and for pay he left behind at his pre- progress as he efits that pushed the estimated through layoffs and attrition. a $2.5 million bonus. vious job at The Blackstone waits for the value of his compensation to Calhoun, who became CEO But most of Calhoun’s com- Group, and $3.5 million in long- company’s IPO more than $21 million, accord- in January 2020, received pensation - valued by Boeing at term incentive awards. All would to begin trading, ing to a regulatory filing Friday. $269,231 in salary for the period more than $20 million - came in vest over the next three years. on the floor of The aerospace giant strug- before he disavowed his salary the form of stock benefits that Calhoun, 63, was a longtime the New York gled last year with the continu- in March. He also got $289,715 will vest in the next few years, Boeing board member before Stock Exchange. ing fallout from two deadly in other compensation, mostly assuming he remains CEO. being named CEO after the fir- (AP) crashes involving its 737 Max perks such as the use of com- Those grants include $7 mil- ing of Dennis Muilenburg in jetliner and a downturn in pany planes, retirement benefits lion worth of stock for returning December 2019. (AP)

Market Movements 05-03-2021 Change Closing pts Change Closing pts FRANCE - CAC 40 +0.59 5,830.65 AUSTRALIA - All Ordinaries -67.22 7,000.65 JAPAN - Nikkei -628.99 28,930.11 GERMANY - DAX -23.69 14,056.34 EUROPE - Euro Stoxx 50 -7.93 3,704.85 S. KOREA - KRX 100 -94.66 6,588.68 PHILIPPINES - PSEi -60.27 6,882.49 INDIA - Sensex -598.57 50,846.08 Business US jobless claims tick up to 745,000 Layoffs remain high

WASHINGTON, March 6, among other things, would provide $1,400 checks to most U.S. house- (AP): The number of holds. Americans applying for The data firm Womply reports that unemployment benefits 64% of movie theaters and other entertainment venues, 40% of bars edged higher last week to and 34% of hair salons and beauty 745,000, a sign that many shops are closed. And on Wednesday, employers continue to cut the Federal Reserve reported that jobs despite a drop in con- across the country, “overall conditions in the leisure and hospitality sector firmed viral infections and continued to be restrained by ongoing evidence that the overall COVID-19 restrictions.” economy is improving. “The source of all labor market Thursday’s report from the damage continues to be COVID- Labor Department showed that 19,” said AnnElizabeth Konkel, economist at the Indeed Hiring Lab. jobless claims rose by 9,000 from “Increased vaccine distribution is the previous week. Though the promising, since the public health pace of layoffs has eased since the situation must improve for there to year began, they remain high by be a full economic recovery. When historical standards. Before the we completely return to ‘normal’ is virus flattened the U.S. economy a still unknown.” year ago, applications for unem- On Friday, though, economists ployment aid had never topped have forecast that the government will 700,000 in any week, even during report a strong job gain for February the Great Recession. of near 200,000, which would raise All told, 4.3 million Americans are hopes that layoffs will slow. Optimism receiving traditional state unemploy- is rising that increasing vaccinations ment benefits. Counting supplemental and a new federal rescue aid package federal unemployment programs that that will likely be enacted soon will were established to soften the eco- spur growth and hiring in the coming nomic damage from the virus, an esti- months. Many analysts foresee the mated 18 million people are collecting economy expanding at an annual rate some form of jobless aid. of at least 5% in the current quarter In Texas, applications for benefits and 7% for all of 2021. surged by nearly 18,000 in the after- Already, crucial sectors of the econ- math of freezing weather and power omy are showing signs of picking up outages. And jobless claims rose by as vaccinations increase, federal aid A man walks into a restaurant displaying a ‘Now Hiring’ sign, March 4, in Salem, New Hampshire. US employers added a robust 379,000 jobs last month, spreads through the economy and the the most since October and a sign that the economy is strengthening as confirmed viral cases drop, consumers spend more and states and cities ease more than 17,000 in Ohio, where the business restrictions. (AP) weekly totals have been thrown off by Fed’s low-rate policies fuel borrowing potentially fraudulent claims. and spending. Last month, America’s Restrictions on businesses and the consumers bounced back from months reluctance of many Americans to of retrenchment to step up their spend- Biden and Democrats prevail shop, travel, dine out or attend mass ing by 2.4% - the sharpest increase in events have weighed persistently on seven months and a sign that the econ- the job market. Job growth averaged a omy may be poised to sustain a recov- meager 29,000 a month from ery. Senate approves $1.9 trillion virus relief bill November through January, and the The solid gain suggested that many nation still has nearly 10 million fewer people were growing more confident WASHINGTON, March 6, (AP): An The Senate commenced a dreaded jobs than it did in February 2020. about spending, especially after exhausted Senate narrowly approved a “vote-a-thon” – a continuous series of Though the unemployment rate was receiving $600 checks that went to $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill votes on amendments – shortly before 6.3% in January, a broader measure most adults early this year in a federal Saturday as President Joe Biden and midnight Friday, and by the end had that includes people who have given economic aid package. Additional his Democratic allies notched a victory dispensed with about three dozen. The up on their job searches is closer to relief is likely for American house- they called crucial for hoisting the Senate had been in session since 9 am 10%. holds and businesses as Congress con- country out of the pandemic and eco- EST Friday. “Hundreds of thousands of siders Biden’s new aid package. nomic doldrums. Overnight, the chamber was like an Americans are continuing to struggle At the same time, rising bond After laboring through the night on experiment in the best techniques for in this economy,” White House press yields in the financial markets are a mountain of amendments – nearly all staying awake. Several lawmakers secretary Jen Psaki told reporters pointing to worries that higher infla- from Republicans and rejected – appeared to rest their eyes or doze at Thursday. “We can’t get numb to tion could be on the way as the bleary-eyed senators approved the their desks, often burying their faces in what this represents. These are moms economy recovers. This week, Lael sprawling package on a 50-49 party- their hands. At one point, Sen Brian and dads, friends and neighbors, who Brainard, a member of the Fed’s line vote. That sets up final congres- Schatz, D-Hawaii, at 48 one of the will now have to worry about how Board of Governors, sought to calm sional approval by the House next younger senators, trotted into the investors by stressing that the Fed, week so lawmakers can send it to chamber and did a prolonged stretch. they’ll support families, put food on Biden for his signature. The measure follows five earlier the table and make ends meet in the while generally optimistic in its out- look, is still a long way off from “We tell the American people, help ones totaling about $4 trillion that midst of the pandemic.’’ is on the way,” said Senate Majority Congress has enacted since last spring Psaki urged Congress to move raising interest rates or otherwise Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. and comes amid signs of a potential quickly to pass President Joe Biden’s lessening its support for the econo- Citing the country’s desire to resume turnaround. $1.9 trillion relief package, which, my. normalcy, he added, “Our job right Vaccine supplies are growing, now is to help our country get from deaths and caseloads have eased but In this file photo, pedestrians pass a GameStop store on 14th Street at this stormy present to that hopeful remain frighteningly high, and hiring Union Square, in the Manhattan borough of New York. (AP) Cautious outcome of OPEC+ in future.” was surprisingly strong last month, The huge package – its total spend- though the economy remains 10 mil- There’s now a fund for that ing is nearly one-tenth the size of the lion jobs smaller than its pre-pandemic the face of price speculations entire US economy – is Biden’s big- levels. gest early priority. It stands as his for- The Senate package was delayed By Kamel Al-Harami travels, and without any concrete mula for addressing the deadly virus repeatedly as Democrats made elev- ‘Meme stocks’ go mainstream Independent Oil Analyst evidence of real economic and and a limping economy, twin crises enth-hour changes aimed at balancing trade global growth. This resulted that have afflicted the country for a demands by their competing moderate NEW YORK, March 6, (AP): stock more than doubled in the THE influence of oil price specu- in OPEC taking such an action that year. and progressive factions. Interested in trading some of the three days through Tuesday after lations by the financial institutions will later be met by severe criti- Saturday’s vote was also a crucial Work on the bill ground to a halt stocks that have rocked Wall Street getting more attention on Reddit’s is so immense that the current cism from oil consuming countries political moment for Biden and Friday after an agreement among recently fueled by social media buzz? WallStreetBets forum and other price level of $65 per barrel and in curtailing production and letting Democrats, who need nothing short of Democrats on extending emergency Has the craziness of the comments social media venues. above does not reflect the real oil prices soar, without any posi- party unanimity in a 50-50 Senate they jobless benefits seemed to collapse. talking up the so-called meme stocks The index underlying BUZZ market conditions. This is the rea- tive interferences. run because of Vice President Kamala Nearly 12 hours later, top Democrats on Reddit and other sites kept you updates what stocks it includes once son for the hesitation expressed by US shale producers are side- Harris’ tiebreaking vote. They also and West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, away? Well, the financial industry a month, and they have to meet sev- OPEC-Plus at its last meeting. lined, enjoying higher oil prices have a a slim 10-vote edge in the perhaps the chamber’s most conserva- has something for you. eral criteria. Among them: A stock This is because any indifference and better returns, and allowing House. On Saturday, Sen Dan Sullivan, tive Democrat, said they had a deal On Thursday, investment firm must have a market value of at least by the local US producers to face high oil R-Alaska, was absent for the vote. and the Senate approved it on a party- VanEck expects to list an exchange- $5 billion, which would preclude OPEC-Plus prices and cause higher inflation A small but pivotal band of moder- line 50-49 vote. traded fund called the VanEck some of the smaller companies get- towards the rate to include most products. ate Democrats leveraged changes in Under their compromise, $300 Vectors Social Sentiment ETF ting talked up on social media. Its current sta- While oil producers are enjoying the bill that incensed progressives, not weekly emergency unemployment under the ticker symbol “BUZZ.” It biggest holdings include DraftKings, tus quo better and higher cash flow with making it any easier for Speaker checks – on top of regular state bene- will track an index of U.S. stocks Twitter and Ford Motor, each of would have better earnings, the oil consumers Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., to guide the fits – would be renewed, with a final getting mentioned often in invest- which make up more than 3% of the resulted in will suffer. measure through the House. But rejec- payment made Oct 6. There would ment-related posts on social media, fund’s total investments. immediate However, the concern is – for tion of their first, signature bill was not also be tax breaks on some of those news articles and online discussion Investing in BUZZ also comes decrease in how long can OPEC-Plus go on an option for Democrats, who face two payments, helping people the pandem- forums. with a price tag, as almost every fund oil prices. curtailing and interfering with years of trying to run Congress with ic abruptly tossed out of jobs and Uncertainty Such stocks have forced Wall does. It will carry a 0.75% expense supply for the sake of higher oil virtually no room for error. risked tax penalties on the benefits. Street to pay much more attention to ratio, which means that 75 cents of surrounds prices and better returns at The bill provides direct payments of The House’s relief bill, largely simi- the oil mar- Al-Harami what smaller investors are doing, as every $100 invested in the fund will expense of global oil consumers? up to $1,400 for most Americans, lar to the Senate’s, provided $400 they communicate with each on the go toward covering its annual fees. ket, as there This could result in damages to extended emergency unemployment weekly benefits through August. The is no definite direction. Perhaps internet and pitch ideas for stocks to That’s higher than the average the reputations of OPEC and its benefits, and vast piles of spending for current $300 per week payments pile into. Sometimes the conditions expense ratio of all stock index ETFs, this was what led OPEC-Plus to partners for many years in the COVID-19 vaccines and testing, states expire March 14, and Democrats want reach a fast decision within about are so ripe for the stock to burst which was 0.49% in 2019, according absence of any price guidelines, and cities, schools and ailing indus- the bill on Biden’s desk by then to higher that it can soar far past what to the Investment Company Institute. three hours via video conference. if there isn’t a specific number tries, along with tax breaks to help avert a lapse. The expectation from the mar- that OPEC can aim for on a lower-earning people, families with Manchin and Republicans have any analyst could imagine. The most popular ETFs have fees ket is that OPEC Plus would ease short-term basis. children and consumers buying health asserted that higher jobless benefits GameStop, the financially strug- much lower than that, and a handful the current situation by pouring Meanwhile, market specula- insurance. discourage people from returning to gling video-game retailer looking to have zero expenses. more volume of oil into the market tors are taking advantage of the The package faced solid opposition work, a rationale most Democrats and transform its business, is the poster It may seem incongruous for the by around one million barrels from current situation, and OPEC- from Republicans, who call the pack- many economists reject. child for the phenomenon. financial industry to offer an ETF next month, while Saudi Arabia Plus’ decision is in between, but age a wasteful spending spree for That agreement on jobless benefits It surged more than 1,600% in based on a movement that often puts can reduce its voluntary volume by it has to monitor the market par- Democrats’ liberal allies that ignores wasn’t the only move that showed the January as an army of smaller-pock- professional investors and Wall 500,000 barrels from one million ticularly the demand aspect of recent indications that the pandemic sway of moderates. eted and novice investors poured in. Street generally atop its list of ene- barrels. None of it took place, and the oil market. and the economy could be turning the The Senate voted Friday to eject a Some were looking to hurt the hedge mies. Saudi Arabia decided to further its Letting oil prices go unguided corner. House-approved boost in the federal funds and other professional inves- But fund companies are opening cuts for one more month. will for sure lead to collapse in oil “The Senate has never spent $2 tril- minimum wage to $15 an hour by tors that had bet GameStop’s stock more than 200 ETFs every year, as There is uncertainty surround- prices. Last March is only one year lion in a more haphazard way,” said 2025, a major defeat for progressives. would fall. they try to tap into phenomena and ing the oil market especially with old. Senate Minority Leader Mitch Eight Democrats opposed the increase, BUZZ, though, doesn’t include fads to see what will stick in the mar- the absence of any real demand- ❑ ❑ ❑ McConnell, R-Ky. Of Democrats, he suggesting that Sen Bernie Sanders, GameStop at the moment. It also ketplace. supply figure as most of the air- said, “Their top priority wasn’t pan- I-Vt., and other progressives pledging doesn’t hold another stock that an That also means many ETFs are lines are still halted, with limited email: [email protected] demic relief. It was their Washington to continue the effort in coming outsider might consider buzzwor- closing every year, too, with 110 wish list.” months will face a difficult fight. thy: Rocket Cos. The company’s shutting in 2019. ARAB TIMES, SUNDAY, MARCH 7, 2021 BUSINESS 9

SEC suing AT&T for telling analysts nonpublic information

The Securities and Exchange Commission is Companies that report results that fall short ernment said is nonpublic, “material” informa- In this fi le suing AT&T and three of its investor relations of analyst forecasts can suffer a sell-off in tion told in violation of securities laws. photo, the executives for telling Wall Street analysts their shares. Analysts subsequently cut their revenue about the telecom giant’s sales data before it AT&T’s chief fi nancial offi cer told the inves- forecasts because of what they were told on AT&T logo released quarterly results. tor relations department to “work” the analysts the calls before AT&T reported its fi rst-quarter is positioned The early warning helped AT&T avoid hav- who had estimates for the company’s quar- results in April 2016, according to the com- above one of ing its results fall short of Wall Street expecta- terly equipment revenue that were too high, plaint, and AT&T’s revenue beat the Wall its retail stores tions, according to the SEC’s complaint fi led according to the government’s complaint. Street consensus for the quarter. in New York. in Manhattan federal court. AT&T investor relations executives Christo- Dallas-based AT&T said in a statement that (AP) The U.S. fi nancial regulator said Friday pher Womack, Michael Black and Kent Evans it did not tell analysts “material nonpublic in- that in March 2016, AT&T was worried that a called Wall Street analysts at about 20 fi rms formation” and that it will fi ght the lawsuit. The steeper-than-expected decline in smartphone privately to tell them about internal smart- company said it has “made clear that the de- sales would make it miss Wall Street esti- phone sales data and the impact that would clining phone sales had no material impact on mates for its fi rst quarter. have on its revenue metrics, which the gov- its earnings.” (AP) Tech rebound pulls Wall St out of slump

Shares slip in Asia Europeans get ‘right to repair’ NEW YORK, March 6, (AP): Wall Street capped for some electrical appliances a volatile day of trading BERLIN, March 6, (AP): Compa- New devices will also have to nies that sell refrigerators, washers, come with repair manuals and be Friday with a broad rally hairdryers or TVs in the European made in such a way that they can that snapped the market’s Union will need to ensure those ap- be dismantled using conventional three-day losing streak. pliances can be repaired for up to tools when they really can’t be The S&P 500 gained 2% after 10 years, to help reduce the vast fi xed anymore, to improve recy- mountain of electrical waste that cling. clawing back from a 1% skid that piles up each year on the continent. Each year, Europeans pro- followed a 1% surge at the start of The “right to repair,” as it is duce more than 16 kilograms (35 trading. Other stock indexes went sometimes called, came into force pounds) of electrical waste per per- through similar zigzags, but fi n- across the 27-nation bloc Mon- son. About half of that junk is due ished with solid gains. day. It is part of a broader effort to broken household appliances, The late-afternoon turnaround to cut the environmental footprint and the EU recycles only about made up for some of the losses that of manufactured goods by making 40% of it, leaving behind huge the market began racking up after them more durable and energy ef- amounts of potentially hazardous kicking off the week with the S&P fi cient. material. 500’s biggest gain since June. The “This is a really big step in the German Environment Minister index, which briefl y slipped into the right direction” said Daniel Af- Svenja Schulze said that in a next red for the year on Thursday, man- felt of the environmental group step, manufacturers should have aged to end the week 0.8% higher, BUND-Berlin, which runs several to state how long a product is ex- its fi rst weekly gain in three weeks. “repair cafes” where people can pected to work for and repair it if The market’s latest gyrations bring in their broken appliances it breaks down earlier. This would and get help fi xing them up again. encourage companies to build came as investors struggled to fi gure more durable products, she said. out what an encouraging report on Riveted “In the repair cafes we see a lot the economy and the recent march In this fi le photo provided by the New York Stock Exchange, traders work on the fl oor, Friday, March 5, 2021, in Modern appliances are often of devices that broke shortly after higher for bond yields should mean New York. (AP) glued or riveted together, he said. the warranty expired,” said Affelt for the market. “If you need specialist tools or – a phenomenon that has prompted “Ultimately, investors will con- nings for that incredible run is under jority of stocks in the S&P 500 had Congress, in particular moves to rein have to break open the device, then some environmentalists to accuse clude that they’ll be happy to take threat: ultralow interest rates. rebounded. Energy producers made in government spending or tighten you can’t repair it.” manufacturers of designing their the bad with the good,” said Sam Yields have been marching high- some of the largest gains. Diamond- monetary policy that might affect Lack of spare parts is another devices with planned obsolescence. Stovall, chief investment strate- er with rising expectations for the back Energy jumped 4.9%, and markets. problem, campaigners say. Some- Knowing an appliance will re- gist at CFRA. “The bad thing be- economy’s growth and for the infl a- Chevron gained 4.3% after the price In energy trading, the price of US times a single broken tooth on a ally last for a decade might prompt ing higher interest rates and the tion that could accompany it. Econo- of US crude oil rallied 3.5%. crude oil rose 91 cents to $64.74 per tiny plastic sprocket can throw a consumers to choose products that good being an improvement in the mists have been upgrading their Tech stocks would likely also barrel in electronic trading on the proverbial wrench in the works. are more durable or can be easily economy.” forecasts for this year as more people see some improvement in their New York Mercantile Exchange. “People want to repair their ap- fi xed, he said. “For the vast major- The S&P 500 rose 73.47 points pliances,” Affelt said. “When you ity of devices, repair is the right get COVID-19 vaccines, businesses profits, just not to the same degree It jumped 4.2% on Thursday after tell them that there are no spare choice,” said Affelt, adding that the to 3,841.94. The Dow Jones Indus- reopen and Congress gets closer to as companies whose businesses are OPEC members agreed to leave trial Average gained 572.16 points, parts for a device that’s only a cou- exception might be old, ineffi cient pumping another $1.9 trillion of fi - closely tied to the strength of the most of their existing oil production ple of years old then they are obvi- refrigerators that can contain pow- or 1.9%, to 31,496.30. Earlier, it had nancial aid into the economy. economy, such as banks or travel cuts in place. Brent crude, the inter- been down 157 points. The Nasdaq ously really frustrated by that.” erful greenhouse gases which fuel The worry is that infl ation could companies. national standard, surged $1.09 to Under the new EU rules, manu- climate change. composite climbed 196.68 points, or take off, or something else could But Big Tech stocks have grown $67.83 per barrel. facturers will have to ensure parts In a next step, environmentalists 1.6%, to 12,920.15. The tech-heavy happen to jack yields up even fur- so big that their movements can The US dollar surged to 108.45 are available for up to a decade, and consumer rights groups want index earlier fl ipped between a gain ther. mask what’s going on in the broad Japanese yen, its highest level in though some will only be provided the “right to repair” expanded to of 1.2% and a loss of 2.6%. It’s the speed at which Treasury market. Five Big Tech stocks alone nine months, from 107.97 yen late to professional repair companies to include smartphones, laptops and Smaller company stocks out- yields have climbed that has gotten make up more than 21% of the S&P Thursday. The euro fell to $1.1932 ensure they are installed correctly. other small electrical devices. gained the broader market, as they Wall Street so uncomfortable, more 500 by market value, so weakness from $1.1969. have all year. The Russell 2000 in- than the actual level, which is still for tech can hold back S&P 500 in- dex picked up 45.29 points, or 2.1%, low relative to history. dex funds even if many stocks within to 2,192.21. Higher yields put downward pres- it are rising. The spark for all the uncertainty sure on stocks generally, in part be- Friday was a government report that cause they can steer away dollars Rise showed employers added hundreds that had been headed for the stock All the big movements in the of thousands more jobs last month market and into bonds instead. That bond market have increased atten- than economists expected. That’s an makes investors less willing to pay tion on the Federal Reserve, whose encouraging sign for the economy, as high prices for stocks. chair said this week that he’s noticed and it helped lift Treasury yields, The pressure is most intense on the recent climb in yields. He dis- with the closely watched 10-year stocks that look the most expensive, appointed some investors when he yield momentarily topping 1.60%. relative to their profi ts, as well as didn’t offer anything more forceful The yield later fell back from those bid up on expectations of fast that could cap the rise. That has an- that midday spike and wound up at growth far into the future. Critics ticipation building for the Fed’s next 1.56%, only slightly higher than a say most stocks across the market policy meeting, a two-day session day earlier. It remains well above its look expensive after prices climbed that ends March 17, and whether roughly 0.90% level at the end of last much, much faster than profi ts, and Powell will offer any more guidance year. warnings about a possible bubble on what moves the Fed may make have been on the rise. next. Growth Tech stocks and other high-growth Meanwhile, world shares fell Fri- While the jobs report was encour- companies in particular have been at day after surging US bond yields aging in terms of jobs added by the the center of the downdraft. They renewed selling pressure on high- economy, wage growth - an infl ation soared more than the rest of the mar- fl ying technology companies. bellwether - rose last month in line ket for much of the pandemic, and European shares opened lower, with expectations. That may have in the years preceding it. On Friday, with the DAX in Germany down helped ease some bond investors in- Tesla was the heaviest weight drag- 0.8% at 13,938.31. Britain’s FTSE fl ation worries, at least for now. ging on the S&P 500. The stock fell shed 0.9% to 6,592.69. The CAC 40 “That sort implied, ’OK, at least 3.8% and is now down 15.3% so far in Paris lost 1% to 5,772.79. this report doesn’t point to a surge in this year. Japan’s Nikkei 225 lost 0.2% to infl ation,” Stovall said. It’s another reminder of how dom- 28,864.32, while the Hang Seng That view could change next inant Big Tech stocks have become in Hong Kong gave up 0.5% to week, when the government issues in the market. If infl ation does ulti- 29,098.29. South Korea’s Kospi shed its latest consumer and wholesale mately remain under control, as the 0.6% to 3,026.26 while the S&P/ price data. Federal Reserve’s chair and many ASX 200 sank 0.7% to 6,710.80. For about a year, the stock mar- economists expect, the general ex- The Shanghai Composite index ket kept climbing on expectations pectation along Wall Street is that was less than 0.1% lower, at 3,501.99 that an economic recovery was on most stocks could benefi t. after Chinese Premier Li Keqiang the way, even when the coronavi- A stronger economy would mean announced an annual growth target rus pandemic meant conditions at bigger profi ts for companies, which of “over 6%” at the opening of the the time seemed very bleak. Now would allow their prices to hold annual session of the ceremonial that the recovery is much closer on steady or rise, even if rates are national legislature. Investors are the horizon, the market is unsettled climbing. watching for any changes in policy because one of the main underpin- By Friday afternoon, the vast ma- direction from the National People’s Acquisition subject to regulatory approvals Wipro to acquire Capco for $1.45 billion BANGALORE/LONDON/NEW YORK, March 6, services industry. By combining Wipro’s capabilities (Agencies): Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, in strategic design, digital transformation, cloud, cy- NSE: WIPRO), a leading global information technology, bersecurity, IT and operations services with Capco’s consulting and business process services company, an- domain and consulting strength, clients will gain ac- nounced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Cap- cess to a partner who can deliver integrated, bespoke co, a global management and technology consultancy solutions to help fuel growth and achieve their trans- providing digital, consulting and technology services to formation objectives. fi nancial institutions in the Americas, Europe and the Thierry Delaporte, CEO and Managing Director of Asia Pacifi c. Wipro Limited said, “We are very excited to welcome London-headquartered Capco’s clients include many Capco’s admirable leadership team and employees, and marquee names in the global fi nancial services industry. global clients, to Wipro. Together, we can deliver high- Over the past 20 years, the company has worked closely end consulting and technology transformations, and op- with business leaders, including Boards and C-Suites in erations offerings to our clients. Wipro and Capco share the banking, capital markets, wealth, asset management complimentary business models and core guiding values, and insurance sectors and is widely acknowledged for its and I am certain that our new Capco colleagues will be deep domain and consulting expertise, risk and regula- proud to call Wipro home.” tory offerings and thought leadership around key indus- Lance Levy, CEO of Capco said, “We are incredibly try technology challenges and opportunities. In addition, excited to join our new colleagues at Wipro. Together, Capco services clients in the energy and commodities we will offer bespoke transformational end-to-end solu- trading sector. tions, now powered by innovative technology at scale, Capco has an experienced executive team and over to create a new leading partner to the fi nancial services 5,000 world-class business and technology consultants industry. We look forward to leveraging the complemen- based across more than 30 global locations supporting tary capabilities and similar cultures of both companies to clients through their expert insights, entrepreneurial ap- drive industry change and offer exciting opportunities for proach and focus on delivery excellence. both our clients, and our people.” This acquisition will make Wipro one of the largest The acquisition is subject to customary closing condi- end-to-end global consulting, technology and transfor- tions and regulatory approvals and is expected to close in mation service providers to the banking and financial the quarter ending June 30, 2021.

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Space

First trip 21 feet NASA’s Mars ‘rover’ hits dusty red road

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., March 6, (AP): NASA’s newest Mars rover hit the dusty red road this week, putting 21 feet on the odometer in its fi rst test drive. The Perseverance rover ventured from its landing position Thursday, two weeks after setting down on the red planet to seek signs of past life. The roundabout, back and forth drive lasted just 33 min- utes and went so well that more driving was on tap Friday and Saturday for the the six-wheeled rover. “This is really the start of our journey here,” said Rich Rie- ber, the NASA engineer who plotted the route. “This is going to be like the Odyssey, adventures along the way, hopefully no Cyclops, and I’m sure there will be stories aplenty written about it.” In its fi rst drive, Perseverance went forward 13 feet (4 me- ters), took a 150-degree left turn, then backed up 8 feet (2.5 meters). During a news conference Friday, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, shared photos of its tracks over and around small rocks. “I don’t think I’ve ever been happier to see wheel tracks and I’ve seen a lot of them,” said engineer Anais Zarifi an. Flight controllers are still check- ing all of Perseverance’s systems. So far, everything is looking good. The Biden rover’s 7-foot (2-meter) robot arm, for instance, fl exed its muscles for the fi rst time Tuesday. Before the car-size rover can head for an ancient river delta to collect rocks for eventual return to Earth, it must drop its so-called protective “belly pan” and release an experimental helicopter named Ingenuity. As it turns out, Perseverance landed right on the edge of a potential helicopter landing strip — a nice, flat spot, This photo made available by NASA was taken during the first drive of the Perseverance rover on Mars on March 4. Perseverance landed on Feb 18, 2021. (AP) according to Rieber. So the plan is to drive out of this land- ing strip, ditch the pan, then return for Ingenuity’s highly anticipated test flight. All this should be accomplished by late spring. Coronavirus Route Scientists are debating whether to take the smoother route to get to the nearby delta or a possibly tougher way with in- triguing remnants from that once-watery time 3 billion to 4 Experts warn of COVID jab’s temporary side effect billion years ago. Perseverance — NASA’s biggest and most elaborate rover yet — became the ninth US spacecraft to success- fully land on Mars on Feb. 18. China hopes to land its Swelling may cause cancer false alarms smaller rover — currently orbiting the red planet — in an- other few months. NEW YORK, March 6, (AP): Getting NASA scientists, meanwhile, announced Friday that a mammogram or other cancer check soon after a COVID-19 vaccination? Heart problems may be rare in pro they’ve named Perseverance’s touchdown site in honor of Be sure to tell the doctor about the shot the late science fi ction writer Octavia E. Butler, who grew up to avoid false alarm over a temporary next door to JPL in Pasadena. She was one of the fi rst African side effect. athletes after COVID-19, says study Americans to receive mainstream attention for science fi c- That’s the advice from cancer ex- tion. Her works included “Bloodchild and Other Stories” and perts and radiologists. Sometimes NEW YORK, March 6, (AP): Heart lems and at least some returned to “Parable of the Sower.” lymph nodes, especially in the armpit, inflammation is uncommon in pro play, said Dr. Matthew Martinez of Meanwhile, President Joe Biden on Thursday congratu- swell after the vaccinations. It’s a nor- athletes who’ve had mostly mild Morristown Medical Center in New lated the NASA team responsible for last month’s successful A nurse prepares a dose of COVID-19 mal reaction by the immune system COVID-19 and most don’t need to Jersey. He’s the study’s lead au- landing of an six-wheeled rover on Mars and for giving the vaccination at the Twin Cities Ortho- but one that might be mistaken for can- be sidelined, a study conducted by thor and team cardiologist for foot- country a “dose of confi dence” at a moment when the na- pedics Performance Center during cer if it shows up on a mammogram or major professional sports leagues ball’s New York Jets. tion’s reputation as a scientifi c leader has been tattered by the COVID-19 vaccinations in Eagan, other scan. suggests. Two previous smaller studies in coronavirus pandemic. Minn, on March 5. Approximately “We need to get the word out,” said The results are not definitive, college athletes recovering from Biden speaking in video conference call with the leader- 13,400 doses of the single-shot John- Dr. Melissa Chen, a radiologist at the outside experts say, and more in- the virus suggested heart inflam- ship of space agency’s jet propulsion laboratory team ex- son & Johnson vaccine will be admin- MD Anderson Cancer Center in Hou- dependent research is needed. But mation might be more common. pressed awe over the Feb 18 landing of Perseverance. istered at the Minnesota Vikings prac- the study published Thursday in The question is of key interest to ston who recently had to reassure a JAMA Cardiology is the largest to athletes, who put extra stress on Perseverance, the biggest, most advanced rover ever sent tice facility to health care workers and frightened patient who sought cancer by NASA, became the ninth spacecraft since the 1970s to adults 65 years of age or older over examine the potential problem. The their hearts during play, and unde- the next few days. (AP) testing because of an enlarged lymph coronavirus can cause inflamma- tected heart inflammation has been successfully land on Mars, traveling some 300 million miles node. tion in many organs, including the linked with sudden death. in nearly seven months, as part of an ongoing quest to study An expert panel from three cancer heart. Whether mild COVID-19 can whether there was once life on the planet. centers — MD Anderson, New York’s The research involved U.S. pro- cause heart damage ‘’is the mil- “It’s so much bigger than landing Perseverance on Mars,” Memorial Sloan Kettering and Bos- fessional athletes who play foot- lion-dollar question,’’ said Dr. Biden told members of the NASA team. “It’s about the ton’s Dana-Farber — published rec- ball, hockey, soccer, baseball and Richard Kovacs, co-founder of the American spirit. And you brought it back” ommendations in the journal Radiol- men’s and women’s basketball. All American College of Cardiology’s Biden watched on television as Perseverance touched ogy last week on how to handle scans tested positive for COVID-19 be- Sports & Exercise Council. And down on Mars last month and called NASA’s Acting Ad- complicated by the side effect. fore October and were given guide- whether severe COVID-19 symp- ministrator Steve Jurczyk to pass on his congratulations to The main message: “This should not line-recommended heart tests, toms increase the chances of hav- the Perseverance team. But Biden said he wanted to speak prevent patients from getting the vac- nearly 800 total. None had severe ing fleeting or long-lasting heart directly to the team, which he said deserved credit not only cine,” stressed Chen, one of the coau- COVID-19 and 40% had few or damage ‘’is part of the puzzle,’’ he thors. no symptoms - what might be ex- said. for the astronomical feat but also with boosting the United pected from a group of healthy elite Kovacs said the study has sever- States’ reputation at a moment when it’s sorely needed. Lymph nodes are part of the im- mune system where infection-fi ghting athletes with an average age of 25. al weaknesses. Testing was done He recalled that another nation’s leader recently told him Jambeck Hendrie Severe COVID-19 is more com- at centers affiliated or selected by that the US, once seen as competent, saw its standing fall white blood cells gather, spots usually mon in older people and those with each team, and results were in- with its response to coronavirus pandemic. too small to feel. But they can swell chronic health conditions. terpreted by team-affiliated cardi- But Biden, who has made stemming a pandemic that has during illness and after other types Almost 4% had abnormal results ologists, increasing the chances killed nearly 520,000 Americans his top priority, said that the Environment of vaccines. And with the anticipated on heart tests done after they re- of bias. More rigorous research Mars landing offered the nation a bit of inspiration at a mo- jump in COVID-19 vaccinations, covered but subsequent MRI ex- would have had standardized test- ment when it’s sorely needed. doctors should “prepare to see large ams found heart inflammation in ing done at a central location and volumes” of imaging exams — in- less than 1% of the athletes. These more objective specialists interpret “We can land a rover on Mars, we can beat a pandemic,” Evacuation request ignored: Guate- Biden said. “And with science, hope and vision, there’s not a cluding chest CTs, PET scans and five athletes all had COVID-19 the results, he said. mala’s Pacaya volcano continued to spew mammograms — that show swollen symptoms. Whether their heart Also, many of the athletes had damn thing we can’t do as a country.” columns of ash thousands of feet (meters) The Perseverance landing comes amid a recent mad dash lymph nodes, according to similar problems were caused by the virus no previous imaging exams to into the air, but residents of hamlets on the recommendations in the Journal of is unknown although the research- compare the results with, so there to Mars among rival space programs. volcano’s slopes have largely ignored a rec- ers think that is likely. is no way to know for certain if ab- The NASA team landing on Feb 18 marked the third visit ommendation to evacuate, relying instead the American College of Radiology this week. They were sidelined for about normalities found during the study to Mars in just over a week. Two spacecraft from the United on folk traditions and their own knowledge three months, had no further prob- were related to the virus. of the peak to judge when it’s time to go. The nodes most commonly affected Arab Emirates and China swung into orbit around Mars on are in the armpit and near the collar- successive days earlier in February. All three missions lifted The national disaster relief agency said there were more eruptions Thursday, but bone, on the same side as the vaccina- off in July to take advantage of the close alignment of Earth tion, Chen said. a medical scan without people noticing ahead of vaccination if it’s possible and Mars. with a decrease in their intensity. Agency spokesman Davíd León said The Food and Drug Administra- any bumps. without losing your place in the vac- Also: there are at least 21 hamlets around Pac- tion lists the swelling along with other The consumer advice still is evolv- cine line, the Radiology panel said. injection-related reactions commonly ing. Where experts agree: If you’ve People with active cancer that’s on CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.: Spacewalking astronauts complet- aya that have been asked to evacuate out of precaution. But few have complied, reported in studies of the Pfi zer and recently been vaccinated, tell the radi- one side of the body can choose vac- ed the fi rst round of prep work Friday for new solar panels, fearing their possessions could be stolen Moderna vaccines, although not for the ologist before any scan. That will help cination on the opposite side to mini- part of a major power upgrade at the International Space Sta- in their absence. Johnson & Johnson vaccine. them evaluate if an enlarged lymph mize confusion. tion. Residents say they are familiar with It’s not clear how often it happens. node is probably vaccine-related and Don’t delay any urgent exams, ra- NASA’s Kate Rubins and Japan’s Soichi Noguchi in- the habits of the 8,373-foot (2,552 meter) The FDA found 16% of participants can simply be monitored, or if it’s diologists stress. But there’s some stalled mounting brackets and struts for the improved solar volcano, located just 30 miles (50 kilom- in the Moderna study reported some worrisome enough for a biopsy or disagreement about non-urgent scans. wings due to arrive in June. They also tightened some sticky eters) south of Guatemala City. underarm swelling after their second other test. The Radiology panel said to consider bolts that hampered Sunday’s spacewalk and left some duties Tourists also frequently hike up to dose. But if the lymph nodes are only And try to schedule an upcoming scheduling purely routine screenings undone. visit the peak, but those trips have been slightly enlarged, they may show up on screening or other cancer-related scan six weeks after vaccination. Toward the end of the seven-hour spacewalk, Rubins re- temporarily cancelled. Pacaya has a clear ported a mark on the index fi nger of her right glove, where view of the nearby Volcano of Fire, which erupted in 2018, emitting a fast-moving she had earlier said there was some peeling and perhaps a tiny the problem, offi cials has said. tal US and sends huge volumes of plas- hole in the outer layer. avalanche of super-heated muck that Bid to map plastic litter: Cities along killed at least 110 people and left about the Mississippi River will take part in a The project enables “citizen scientists” tics into the Gulf of Mexico. Much of it “I don’t know what to think about the glove. But it’s just global system to determine where plastic using a mobile application to log types reaches the river through municipal storm kind of a pinpoint hole,” she told Mission Control. 200 missing. (AP) ❑ ❑ ❑ pollution comes from and how it ends up and locations of litter found along the drains and tributary streams. Rubins said she was “mildly concerned” about going too in waterways as a fi rst step toward solving river, which drains 40% of the continen- The data will be entered on a virtual far from Noguchi because of her glove, and he accompanied Alert level raised: A small explosion map that will provide experts and poli- her back to the hatch. Mission Control called it quits at that was recorded Thursday at a remote vol- cymakers with information about plastic point and told the astronauts to skip extra chores. cano on the Alaska Peninsula, prompting waste concentrations in particular areas A NASA spokesman at Johnson Space Center in Hou- offi cials to raise the alert level. and their sources. ston, Rob Navias, said Rubins’ suit pressure held perfectly Satellite and webcam views indicated low- “Plastic pollution one of premier en- throughout the spacewalk. level ash emissions from Mount Veniaminof vironmental crises of our time,” said “At no time was she in any danger,” he said in an email. volcano. The ash plume did not rise above Barbara Hendrie, North America di- At Mission Control’s request, crewmate Victor Glover 10,000 feet (3048 meters), the Alaska Volca- rector for the United Nations Environ- took photos of the glove while Rubins was still in her space- no Observatory said. Minor ash deposits are ment Program, which is participating in suit. visible at the volcano, located 480 miles (772 the initiative with Mississippi riverfront NASA is enhancing the space station’s power grid to ac- kilometers) southwest of Anchorage. cities and other organizations. “It’s liter- commodate more astronauts and experiments, now that Offi cials said eruptive activity typically ally choking our oceans as well as our includes minor ash, lava fountaining and landscapes.” SpaceX is launching crews and Boeing should be too by lava fl ows from the small cone in the ice- An estimated 8 million tons of plastic year’s end. The eight solar panels have degraded over time; fi lled summit caldera. Ashfall is usually fl ow into the world’s oceans each year. the oldest were launched 20 years ago. confi ned to the summit crater but larger Many fi sh and other species eat or be- The six new solar wings - smaller but more efficient - explosions can send ash to nearby com- come entangled in the debris, often caus- will fit over the older ones and boost the station’s power munities, as happened in a 2018 eruption. ing death or severe injury. capability by up to 30%. Boeing is supplying the panels, Veniaminof is one of the most active “Mayors can use the data to bring which will be launched in pairs by SpaceX over the next volcanos in the Aleutians, erupting at stakeholders together to have conversa- year. least 14 times in the last 200 years. tions about what kinds of interventions As the spacewalk ended, Mission Control congratulated The stratovolcano located in the Alaska make sense for their towns,” said Jenna Noguchi for having the longest gap between spacewalks: 15 Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge is Jambeck, an environmental engineer 1/2 years. His previous three spacewalks occurred in 2005, usually shrouded in fog and clouds, and with the University of Georgia. “And during the fi rst shuttle fl ight following the 2003 Columbia the entire volcano is usually only visible community members can use the data to disaster. once or twice a year, the park service said. 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Music world split Singer Dr. Luke rises again as ‘Tyson Trax’ By Mesfi n Fekadu ith dark clouds looming behind him, con- Wtroversial music producer and hitmaker Dr. Luke rose to the top of the Billboard charts last year with Doja Cat’s ubiquitous funk-pop jam “Say So,” along with Saweetie’s anthemic bop “Tap In” and Juice WRLD’s Top 5 pop smash “Wishing Well.” It marked a creative resurgence for the pop prince, who remains embroiled in a lawsuit with Kesha. His chart domination was followed by his fi rst Grammy nomination in seven years - cementing his comeback. That has the music world is split - some believe the art and the person should be separated, while others have blasted the Recording Academy for re- warding the hitmaker with a nomination for one of its top prizes. But not all of the academy members may have been aware they were voting for Dr. Luke when they completed their bal- Dr Luke lots this year. That’s because he used a moniker - Tyson Trax - for Doja Cat’s “Say So,” which he produced and co-wrote. The hit tune is competing for record of the year, where Dr. Luke is in contention as the song’s producer. “It’s diffi cult to say whether or not Grammy voters are aware that ‘Tyson Trax’ is used as a pseudonym,” Harvey Mason Jr., the academy’s interim president and CEO, said in a statement to The Associated Press. “While it’s true that the ‘Tyson Trax’ producer credit would be visible on the ballot entry, I would imagine This image provided by Harpo Productions shows Prince Harry, (from left), and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, in conversation with Oprah Winfrey. ‘Oprah with that a lot of voters were making their selection with Meghan and Harry: A CBS Primetime Special’ airs March 7. (AP) Doja Cat in mind, thinking primarily about the artistic merits of her performance.” Doja Cat, who released her debut EP on Dr. Luke’s Kemosabe label in 2014 before Kesha’s lawsuit, is Royals also nominated for best new artist and best pop solo performance at the March 14 Grammys. Dr. Luke pro- duced multiple songs on her sophomore album “Hot Pink.” Those include the double-platinum success “Juicy” and the Gucci Mane-assisted hit “Like That,” UK waits for Harry, Meghan’s take on royal split which reached No. 3 on the R&B charts last year. For those songs, he’s credited as Tyson Trax. Record ‘To talk without royals’ input liberating’ “I didn’t know that Tyson Trax was Dr. Luke. I could have looked it up, but I didn’t, and I didn’t LOS ANGELES, March 6, (AP): who might otherwise have supported McCain, a conservative columnist and care. It’s a name and I’m voting on the artistic merit Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex has them will fi nd this just a little bit dis- daughter of the late US Sen. John Mc- of the record, so it didn’t matter,” said Susan Rogers, described to Oprah Winfrey how “lib- tasteful, that they’re drawing all this Cain. a professor at Berklee College of Music and Prince’s erating” it was to have a conversation attention to themselves … just at this “I think we can’t ignore the elephant former staff engineer who is a Grammy voter. - let alone a sit-down interview - with time when Prince Philip appears to be of the room that there’s probably a “Your judgment should be based upon who did the the television host without royal mind- quite seriously ill.” racial angle to this,’’ McCain said. best, most creative, most artistic work during the year; ers. Though it is the choice of CBS when “There’s a lot of racism directed at this what work is going to advance the state of the indus- “CBS This Morning” aired a clip on to air its pre-recorded interview, crit- woman, in a lot of different ways she try. That’s the only thing that we’re voting on,” she Friday of Winfrey speaking to Meghan ics are already lining up to deride it as threatens a lot of people in the patriar- said. “Anytime we bring anything else into that mix Doja Cat accepts the award for favor- about a conversation they had before a brand-building exercise by the pair, chy. ... It just looks like they are bully- - how we feel about someone personally, whether we ite female soul/R&B artist at the Amer- the actor’s wedding to Prince Harry in who left Britain saying they wanted ing her in the press.’’ like them or dislike them, know them or don’t know ican Music Awards in Los Angeles on May 2018. to live a normal life but have been ac- It was all supposed to be so differ- them - we’re being unfair to all the others.” Nov 22, 2020. Dr. Luke, the contro- The clip opens with Winfrey de- cused of continuing to use their royal ent. Dr. Luke, 47, has also used the Tyson Trax pseu- versial music producer and hitmaker scribing how she asked for an inter- status to open doors and make money. At the time Harry started dating donym for his contribution to Toronto rapper-singer rose to the top of the Billboard charts view and Meghan recounting how The sit-down with America’s queen Meghan, the British public seemed Benny Mayne’s “Hokey Pokey.” He’s been referred with Doja Cat’s ubiquitous funk-pop there were others in the room and she of celebrity interviews is a chance for smitten with the beautiful young wom- to as MADE IN CHINA for his work with pop sing- jam ‘Say So.’ (AP) wasn’t even supposed to be speaking the couple to explain what led them to an who starred for seven seasons on er Kim Petras. His producer credit on Lil Wayne’s with Winfrey. quit royal life, citing what they said the US television drama “Suits.” When “Shimmy” from his 2020 album “Funeral”? Loctor “As an adult who lived a really in- were the unbearable intrusions and they married in 2018, newspapers were Duke. dependent life to then go into this con- racist attitudes of the British media. fi lled with optimistic stories about how Evan Minsker, news editor for the music publica- Variety struct that is um.. different than I think A book about their departure, “Find- the energetic couple would help make tion Pitchfork, admitted that some of his colleagues what people imagine it to be, it’s really ing Freedom,” also alleges that senior the monarchy relevant for a new, mul- didn’t recognize Dr. Luke was Tyson Trax: “It’s their liberating to be able to have the right royals had little respect for Meghan, a ticultural Britain. job to be plugged in (and) they didn’t know Dr. Luke NEW ORLEANS: The New Orleans and the privilege in some ways to be biracial former actor, and that courtiers But less than two years later they de- was Tyson Trax.” Museum of Art has announced a major able to say yes,” Meghan tells Win- treated her badly. camped to North America. After a brief “I think there probably are a lot of cases of (Dr. gift to its photography department — the frey. stay in Canada, the couple settled in third such announcement this month. Winfrey’s interview with Meghan Fears Meghan’s home state of California, buy- Luke) sneaking under the radar, people not connect- Collectors Cherye R. and James F. ing what his other pseudonyms are with who he is,” and Harry is set to air Sunday night in Pre-released clips have already ing a house in the exclusive Santa Bar- Pierce have given the museum more shown Harry talking about his fears Minsker said. than 260 important photographs, a news the United States on CBS and will air bara County enclave of Montecito that “Regardless of who he is and what his various release said. in Britain on Monday evening. that history would repeat itself after reportedly cost more than $14 million. names are, clearly there is some kind of proven re- They include a print of Robert Capa’s Despite stepping back from royal his mother, Princess Diana, died in a Among their neighbors: Oprah Winfrey. sult in what Dr. Luke and Doja Cat did together,” he “The Falling Soldier,” taken in 1936 duties a year ago and moving to Cali- car crash while pursued by paparazzi. Then came deals with Netfl ix and continued. “I think while maybe some people didn’t during the Spanish Civil War, and the fornia, there still intense interest in the In another clip from the interview, Spotifi y, reportedly worth millions. know, I wouldn’t be surprised if some people did and 1932 photograph titled “Behind the Gare couple and their relationship with the Winfrey asks Meghan how she feels The commercial deals and headline- just don’t really have a hard time falling asleep at St. Lazare,” which many consider Henri royal family. about the palace “hearing you speak grabbing amounts are uncomfortable night after putting his name through.” Cartier-Bresson’s best work. Another When Meghan was asked what was your truth today?” for the royal family, which has devoted Dr. Luke was last in Grammy contention in 2014 print of that Cartier-Bresson photograph right about doing the interview now, “I don’t know how they could ex- itself to public service as a justifi cation when he competed for non-classical producer and re- sold at a London auction in 2017 for she said it was because of the couple’s pect that, after all of this time, we for its wealth and privilege. The queen, cord of the year for his work on Katy Perry’s “Roar.” £131,000 (about $170,300), according to newfound freedom. would still just be silent if there was among the richest people in Britain, He emerged as the protege of pop music maestro Max the Phillips Auctioneers website. “That we’re on the other side of a lot an active role that the fi rm is playing in has spent her life supporting charities, Martin, who produced 23 No. 1 hits throughout his Others range from vintage prints by of, a lot of life experience that’s hap- perpetuating falsehoods about us,” the cutting ribbons at hospitals and trave- career, working with everyone from pop idols such Ansel Adams to contemporary work pened,” Meghan said. And also that duchess replies. ling the world to represent her country. as Backstreet Boys, Britney Spears and N’Sync to by William Eggleston. There also we have the ability to make our own “The fi rm” is a nickname for the are platinum prints by contemporary royal family, sometimes used with af- Family contemporary stars like Adele, Taylor Swift and The photographer Lois Conner by Frederick choices in a way that I couldn’t have Weeknd. Evans, who was born in 1853 and retired said yes to you then. That wasn’t my fection and sometimes with a note of “The main thing that the royal family in 1915 because platinum cost so much, choice to make.” criticism. is so good at is serving the nation, serv- Crafted Ahead of the broadcast, rela- ing the nation and the Commonwealth, and by Mexican photographer Manuel Chance Together, Martin and Dr. Luke crafted hits for Alvarez-Bravo, from whom the Pierces tions with the palace are increasingly basically serving us rather than serving Kelly Clarkson, Katy Perry, Pink and Kesha, who he commissioned work. The timing couldn’t be worse for strained. First there was Queen Eliza- themselves,’’ royal historian Hugo Vick- signed in 2005. Eventually Dr. Luke stepped into the “Cherye and Jim were pioneers in the Harry and Meghan. beth II’s decision to strip Harry and ers told ITV News. “And I’m sorry, if forefront, helming successes for Miley Cyrus, Pitbull, collecting of photography” said Susan The Duke and Duchess of Sussex Meghan of the handful of royal patron- you’re sitting in an $11 million mansion Nicki Minaj and Flo Rida, logging 17 No. 1 hits. Taylor, the museum’s director. “Their will fi nally get the chance to tell the ages they had retained in the one-year in California and making fantastic deals, Dr. Luke has gotten a taste of his former life on top prescient decision to collect and their story behind their departure from royal trial period following their departure that is trading in on your royal heritage. of the charts, with every major label - including Sony dedication to the medium will have a duties directly to the public on Sunday, last year. The couple responded with a And it’s all wrong, frankly.” Music, Warner Music Group and Universal Music profound impact on the museum’s ability when their two-hour interview with terse statement promising to live a life Others are concerned that the inter- Group - launching a hit with him last year. In addition to share a fuller history of photography Oprah Winfrey is broadcast. of service - a move many in the UK view will include damaging revela- to his work with Doja Cat, Juice WRLD, Saweetie with our public.” But back home in Britain, events saw as disrespectful to the queen, as tions about the royal family. and Lil Wayne, he also produced “Blind” for rapper The couple has promised another 300 have conspired to overshadow the tale she usually has the fi nal word. Then The royals rarely grant interviews, DaBaby and co-wrote “Broken Glass” for hit DJ- works in the future, the museum said. of a prince and his American bride. On on Wednesday, the palace said it was and when they do the questions are producer Kygo. This year he produced another hit for The museum cannot release the amount of individual gifts of money, but top of the pandemic and record eco- launching a human resources investi- usually narrowly focused on specifi c Saweetie with “Best Friend,” which is currently No. gifts made and pledged over the last few nomic slump, Prince Philip, Harry’s gation after a newspaper reported that issues. For instance, Harry and his 10 on the rap charts. years will bring the department’s endow- 99-year-old grandfather is now recov- a former aide had accused Meghan of brother, William, have tried to remove “I think (the Grammys) set themselves up a little bit ments to $2.5 million by 2023, museum ering from a heart procedure. bullying staff in 2018. the stigma from mental health prob- to fail because instead of having this big celebratory spokeswoman Margaux Krane said in CBS announced the program Feb One of the authors of “Finding Free- lems by talking about their own strug- moment, there were a lot of questions all of a sudden. an email. (AP) 15. The next day, Philip was admitted dom,’’ Omid Scobie, compared the gles after the death of their mother. ‘How come you got Dr. Luke in (one of) the big four ❑ ❑ ❑ to hospital. recent commentary about Harry and More free-ranging interviews have (categories)?’ That’s pretty surprising,” Pitchfork’s “Harry and Meghan are hugely Meghan in the British media to the Sa- often gone badly. Interviews with Minsker said. “I can see why this is the moment for SALEM, Mass: A second panel from popular,’’ Pauline Maclaran, a profes- lem Witch Trials, while noting Ameri- Prince Charles and Princess Diana, (‘Say So’) and I also was surprised to see that it would American artist Jacob Lawrence’s sor of marketing and author of “Royal cans have had more sympathy them. Harry and William’s parents, around be nominated in such a way that (Dr. Luke) would get sweeping series “Struggle: From the Fever: The British Monarchy in Con- His tweet linked to a discussion on the the time of their divorce led to em- an award at this stage in his life.” History of the American People” that sumer Culture,” told The Associated US television program “The View,’’ barrassing revelations about infidel- Kesha, 34, has accused Dr. Luke of sexual assault has been hidden from public view for decades has been located, the Peabody Press. “But I think that some people including comments from Meghan ity. during their yearslong partnership, allegations he Essex Museum in Massachusetts has vigorously denies. The court case continues, despite announced. a New York judge dismissing Kesha’s sexual abuse- Offi cially entitled “Immigrants admit- related claims in 2016 on procedural grounds; no rul- ted from all countries: 1820 to 1840 - ing was made on whether the allegations were true. 115,773,” the painting known as panel 28 The painting will now join nearly 30 that was rediscovered in a different home Kesha lost another round when a judge said she made had not been seen in public since 1960 of the Black artist’s other works painted in October. The owner, who wants to a defamatory statement about Dr. Luke in a 2016 text and was known only through a black- in the 1950s for the last two stops of a remain anonymous, inherited the panel message telling Lady Gaga the producer had also and-white reproduction. national tour in Seattle and Washington, 28 from family, who — like the fi gures raped Perry. “We are thrilled to share news of DC, museum offi cials said. The 30-piece depicted — were immigrants. Kesha’s lawyers are appealing the ruling, which this important discovery, especially at series remains incomplete, as the wherea- The egg tempera on hardboard piece didn’t resolve other aspects of his defamation and a time when Americans are actively bouts of three panels remain a mystery, in vivid reds and yellows depicts two breach-of-contract suit, including the crucial question engaged with democracy,” Lydia Gor- the museum said. women in shawls clutching babies, one of whether Kesha’s rape allegation is true. The judge don, the museum’s associate curator The 12-inch-by-16-inch (30.5-centim- of them nursing, as well as a man wear- said that’s for a jury to decide at trial. (AP) said in a statement. The Salem-based eter-by-40.5-centimeter) panel was found ing a wide-brimmed hat and holding a Peabody Essex Museum organized the in a New York City apartment, like fl ower pot containing a single red rose, exhibit. another painting in the series, panel 16, Lawrence Krane America’s national fl ower. (AP) ARAB TIMES, SUNDAY, MARCH 7, 2021 SPORTS 15

Pacioretty’s OT goal gives Golden Knights 5-4 win vs Sharks Bruins respond to head shot from Wilson to beat Capitals BOSTON, March 6, (AP): Brad Marchand had two goals and an assist NHL Results/Standings and the Boston Bruins responded to a head shot from Capitals forward Tom Wilson with a three-goal second period to beat Washington 5-1. WASHINGTON, March 6, (AP): Re- Shiffrin edges Vlhova to clinch Two days after Alex Ovechkin sults and standings from the NHL games on Friday. slashed Trent Frederic in the groin, the Boston 5 Washington 1 game again took an ugly turn when Wil- Chicago 4 Tampa Bay SO 3 son smashed Brandon Carlo’s head into St Louis 3 Los Angeles OT 2 Minnesota 5 Arizona 1 the glass with 90 seconds left in the fi rst Colorado 3 Anaheim OT 2 period. Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy said Vegas 5 San Jose OT 4 45th World Cup slalom victory Carlo left the arena in an ambulance and East Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA went to a hospital but could not confi rm NY Islanders23 13 6 4 30 63 52 that it was a concussion. Washington 23 13 6 4 30 76 75 Kriechmayr adds WC downhill win to world title Frederic and Jarred Tinordi fought Boston 21 13 5 3 29 65 53 Wilson in the game, but the real re- Philadelphia 20 12 5 3 27 67 62 Pittsburgh 22 12 9 1 25 68 71 venge was the scoring. NY Rangers 21 9 9 3 21 59 55 JASNA, Slovakia, March Frederic scored Boston’s second New Jersey 19 7 10 2 16 47 60 6, (AP): Mikaela Shiffrin goal - the fi rst after Wilson’s hit - and Buffalo 21 6 12 3 15 48 65 Central Division denied her Slovakian rival Patrice Bergeron had a goal and an GP W L OT Pts GF GA assist for Boston. Nick Ritchie also Tampa Bay 22 16 4 2 34 77 45 Petra Vlhova a home vic- scored, and Jaroslav Halak stopped 31 Carolina 23 16 6 1 33 81 62 Florida 22 14 4 4 32 72 64 tory Saturday, winning the shots. Chicago 25 13 7 5 31 79 74 Columbus 25 10 10 5 25 69 80 fi rst World Cup slalom fol- ICE HOCKEY Nashville 23 10 13 0 20 55 73 lowing the world champi- Detroit 26 7 16 3 17 54 87 Dallas 18 6 8 4 16 48 50 onships. Nicklas Backstrom had his 700th West Division Shiffrin trailed fi rst-run leader career assist, setting up Jakub Vrana GP W L OT Pts GF GA to spoil the shutout bid with six min- Vegas 20 15 4 1 31 66 45 Vlhova by 0.27 seconds on a hill St Louis 24 14 8 2 30 78 75 where the Slovakian regularly utes left in the game. Vitek Vanacek Colorado 21 13 7 1 27 64 50 stopped 14 of the 18 shots he faced be- Minnesota 21 13 7 1 27 67 55 trains. fore he was pulled with 4:17 left in the Los Angeles 22 9 8 5 23 64 62 But the American had a blistering second period and the Capitals trailing Arizona 23 10 10 3 23 60 71 fi nal run to win the race by 0.34 as the San Jose 21 8 10 3 19 63 82 pair continued its dominance in the 4-0; Ilya Samsonov made six saves on Anaheim 24 6 12 6 18 50 72 seven shots the rest of the way. North Division discipline. Golden Knights 5, Sharks 4, OT GP W L OT Pts GF GA They combined have won 31 of Toronto 25 18 5 2 38 88 59 the 32 World Cup slaloms held since In San Jose, California, Max Pa- Winnipeg 23 15 7 1 31 78 62 cioretty scored his second goal of the Edmonton 25 14 11 0 28 80 78 January 2017, a streak interrupted only game in overtime and Vegas recovered Montreal 22 10 6 6 26 71 65 once by Switzerland’s Michelle Gisin. Calgary 24 11 11 2 24 66 73 “I feel pretty amazing about it,” to win after allowing a bizarre tying Vancouver 27 10 15 2 22 77 91 goal late in the third period. Ottawa 26 8 17 1 17 70 102 Shiffrin said about her 45th career Pacioretty converted off a pass from Note: Two points for a win one point slalom win and 69th overall. “It was Alex Pietrangelo to beat Devan Dub- for overtime loss. The top four teams a really good fi ght for me and that’s a in each division will qualify for play- pretty nice feeling to have right now.” nyk 1:25 into overtime to end a wild offs under this season’s temporary game that gave Vegas a fi ve-game win- realignment. ning streak. SKIING The Sharks had tied the game with lation, and Malcolm Subban made 39 1:07 left in regulation came after Brent saves. The result moved Shiffrin within Austria’s Vincent Kriechmayr speeds down the course during an alpine ski, men’s World Cup downhill in Saalbach- Burns’ clear attempt bounced toward Anthony Cirelli, Alex Killorn and Hinterglemm, Austria, on March 6. (Inset): United States’ Mikaela Shiffrin celebrates on the podium after winning goalie Oscar Dansk as Kevin Labanc one victory of a World Cup record. Ryan McDonough scored for the Only one skier, male or female, has an alpine ski, World Cup women’s slalom in Jasna, Slovakia, on March 6. (AP) came rushing toward him. Dansk tried Lightning, and Curtis McElhinney to knock the puck away, but didn’t make won more races in a single discipline: Shiffrin by 45 points, with Liensberger stopped 24 shots. Swedish great Ingemar Stenmark tri- 70 points behind in third. clean contact and it hit off Labanc’s Avalanche 3, Ducks 2, OT stick and went into the open net. umphed 46 times in giant slalom in the Vlhova narrowed the gap on overall In Denver, Valeri Nichushkin scored 1970s and 80s. World Cup leader Lara Gut-Behrami. Nemechek holds off Busch to Blackhawks 4, Lightning 3, SO his second goal of the game 2:45 into In Chicago, Philipp Kurashev scored Wendy Holdener fi nished 0.52 be- The Swiss skier sat out the race and overtime, Philipp Grubauer made 26 hind in third. It was the 26th career sla- was holding a lead of 107 points. the only goal in a shootout in Chicago’s saves and Colorado overcame a two- win Truck Series in Las Vegas victory over Tampa Bay. lom podium for the Swiss skier, who is In Austria, Vincent Kriechmayr goal defi cit to beat Anaheim. yet to win a race in the discipline. ended his two-year-long victory LAS VEGAS, March 6, (AP): John “It’s cool to see John Hunter have Alex DeBrincat scored twice and Nichushkin circled around a defend- Dominik Kubalik added a goal in regu- Katharina Liensberger was 1.42 off drought in men’s World Cup down- Hunter Nemechek beat boss Kyle a shot and get back in victory lane,” er and then slid a shot past goalie John hills by winning Saturday, three weeks Busch said. Gibson. the lead in fourth and missed a slalom Busch, ending Busch’s three-race win- podium for the fi rst time this season. after he took the world title in the dis- ning streak at Las Vegas Motor Speed- Nemechek had just three top-10 fi n- Blues 3, Kings 2, OT cipline. In Los Angeles, Mike Hoffman The Austrian beat Vlhova and Shif- way, with a victory in the NASCAR ishes in Cup last year and was out of frin to gold in the slalom at the world Wearing bib No. 1, the Austrian Truck Series race. his ride at the end of the season. Rather scored 1:30 into overtime to lift St. opened the race on the Schneekristall Louis past Los Angeles. championships two weeks ago, ending Nemechek this year stepped down than join a team not capable of win- Hoffman ripped a slap shot from the the American’s streak of four world course with a near-fl awless run. two levels from the Cup Series to drive ning races, he dropped down to drive right faceoff circle past Cal Petersen to titles. Kriechmayr found the fastest line a truck for Kyle Busch Motorsports. Busch’s truck to prove he’s competi- give the Blues their third straight vic- Shiffrin won bronze at the worlds coming out of the start gate, as most of He fi gured in the right equipment, he tive. tory. David Perron scored twice for St. but later said she was disappointed in his rivals were already a few tenths of could show he should race at NAS- He got a big push from Busch on a Louis, tying it with 44 seconds left in her skiing. a second behind at the fi rst split. CAR’s top level. restart with six to go and then drove regulation. On Saturday, though, the three-time Beat Feuz, who leads the downhill In just his third race driving for away from Busch. It was the fi rst win Wild 5, Coyotes 1 overall champion was back to her best. season standings, came closest but the Busch, Nemecheck led Busch across of what Busch believes can be a big in Glendale, Arizona, Mats Zucca- The race resembled the victory from Swiss skier fi nished 0.17 off the lead. the fi nish line for a 1-2 KBM fi nish. season for the 24-year-old. rello had a goal and an assist, Kaapo Shiffrin’s only previous visit to the Last month, Kriechmayr became the It was Nemechek’s sixth career Truck “Maybe he’ll win eight, 10 races and Kahkonen stopped 24 shots and Min- Slovakian resort, in 2016, when she fi rst skier to win gold in both downhill Series victory, fi rst since 2018. He get back upstairs,” Busch said. nesota jumped on Arizona early. also beat the home nation’s favorite, and super-G at world championships spent 2019 in the Xfi nity Series and Zuccarello scored on Minnesota’s Veronika Velez-Zuzulova. since American standout Bode Miller last year running Cup. TRUCK RACING Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Os- second shot of the game, and Brad The main difference, however, was did it in 2005. “We’re here for wins,” Nemechek car Dansk (35) makes a save against Hunt and Nick Bjugstad also had goals the lack of spectators on Saturday The Austrian had two previous said. San Jose Sharks left wing Rudolfs in the fi rst period. Jordan Greenway amid anti-coronavirus measures. downhill wins on the World Cup but Busch rallied from a lap down to fi n- It was the fi rst Truck Series start of Balcers (92) during the second period scored early in the second period and The result gave new impetus to the none since his triumph in Wengen, ish second. the season for Busch, who by NAS- of an NHL hockey game in San Jose, had an assist for the Wild. Kevin Fiala battle for the slalom season title. With Switzerland, in January 2019. CAR rules is limited to only fi ve events California, on March 5. (AP) also scored. three races left, Vlhova was leading Matthias Mayer - also Austrian - a year in each of the lower divisions. was 0.27 behind in third. He has made his KBM debut at his Feuz increased his lead over Mayer home track the last three seasons with in the discipline standings to 68 points, three consecutive victories. Ledecky earns 3rd title in Texas; Lochte reaches fi nal with only the season-ending downhill Busch started 29th but drove to the at the World Cup Finals remaining. A front to win the second stage as Toy- SAN ANTONIO, March 6, (AP): Lochte didn’t make it out of the Kathleen Baker won the 200 back in race win is worth 100 points. ota drivers crossed the fi nish line fi rst Katie Ledecky led all the way in win- 100 butterfl y preliminaries, fi nishing 2:07.54, the second-fastest time in the Mayer, however, rather thought his through sixth. But his own hired driver ning the 200-meter freestyle Friday 31st. He’s been in heavy training in world this year. World-record holder chances were gone. never stopped challenging him and at the TYR Pro Swim Series meet, Gainesville, Florida, which has left Regan Smith was second at 2:08.80. Feuz can become the second skier to a fl at left tire with 45 laps remaining earning her third title in three days. In the 400 individual medley, earn the downhill globe in four straight nearly ended Busch’s race. seasons. Only Austrian great Franz He saved the truck from wrecking at She touched in 1 minute, 56.62 sec- SWIMMING Chase Kalisz took the men’s race in speed but as he slowed the truck down, onds, adding the 200 free to her earlier 4:16.53, and Melanie Margalis won Klammer managed that feat once, in the 1970s. Busch then spun to bring out the cau- wins in the 400 free and 1,500 free. him “dead tired.” He missed making the women’s event in 4:37.81, sec- Dominik Paris, who won the last tion. The caution mitigated the damage She fi nished third in the 100 free. fi nals in the 100 breaststroke and 100 ond-quickest in the world this year. World Cup downhill before the and Busch was down just one lap and Ryan Lochte is bidding to make freestyle Thursday. Smith came back to win the 100 fl y worlds, trailed by 0.42 in fourth. The in 29th on the restart. his fi fth Olympic team at age 36. He Olympic champion Ryan Murphy in 57.88, second-fastest in the world Italian led Kriechmayr by 0.07 seconds John Nemechek celebrates after win- Using expletives as he addressed fi nished eighth in the 200 free fi nal. won the men’s 200 backstroke in this year. Tom Shields, who at 29 in Friday’s downhill until that race was ning the NASCAR Trucks auto race his team, Busch lectured KBM that Andrew Seliskar won in 1:47.01; 1:56.06, the fastest time in the world was the oldest fi nalist, won the men’s stopped after nine starters because of at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on the only way to lose a race is to beat Lochte touched last in 1:50.27. this year. race in 52.25. fog and snowfall. March 5, in Las Vegas. (AP) themselves. ARAB TIMES, SUNDAY, MARCH 7, 2021 16

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AHMEDABAD, India, this experience … and good luck to them in the fi nal.” March 6, (AP): India Axar and Ashwin mesmerized Eng- routed England by an in- land’s top order yet again with the nings and 25 runs inside new ball on a turning wicket. Ashwin began the England slide by claiming three days in the fourth the wickets of Zak Crawley and Jonny and fi nal Test on Saturday Bairstow off successive deliveries in and booked a place in the his fi rst over. Crawley edged a simple catch to the World Test Championship slip and Bairstow got his third score of fi nal against New Zealand. zero in the last four innings when he England, trailing by 160 runs, offered a tame catch in the leg slip off capitulated for 135 in the second the next delivery. innings against the spin duo of Ravichandran Ashwin (5-47) and CRICKET Axar Patel (5-48) within two ses- sions on the third day to lose the Root (30) also looked shaky against series 3-1. spinners before Ashwin - bowling “Well, we’re obviously happy to win round the wicket - had him lbw off a the series, but there are always things delivery which didn’t spin and caught to improve,” India captain Virat Kohli the England captain off the back foot. said. “Now, we can accept and admit Dom Sibley was the only unlucky that we are in the WTC fi nal. It did be- batsman to get dismissed when he come a bit of distraction for us in New swept hard against Patel as the ball bal- Zealand, but we took it one game at a looned to wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant time since.” after striking hard on the knee of Shub- Dan Lawrence (50) fought a grim man Gill fi elding at short leg. battle to score a half century before Lawrence delayed the inevitable, Ashwin, who fi nished the series with hitting six boundaries off his 112-ball 32 wickets, clean bowled him to clinch knock, before both Indian spinners India’s 13th successive Test series win. wrapped up the game in the last ses- India were bowled out for 365 be- sion. fore lunch and built a lead of 160 runs. Earlier, Sundar missed out on a No. 8 batsman Washington Sundar was maiden test century but featured in yet left stranded on 96 not out after India another century partnership with Patel lost the last three wickets within fi ve (43) before India lost three wickets in balls after it resumed on 294-7. a cluster. “The last three games have been test- Ben Stokes got the last two wickets ing for us but credit to India, they’ve to fi nish with 4-89 and Patel was run Members of Indian team pose with the winners trophy after their win on the third day of fourth cricket Test match between India and England at Narendra outplayed us,” England skipper Joe out after adding 106 runs with Sundar. Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, Saturday, March 6. India won the series 3-1. (AP) Root said. “We’ve got to improve in- Sundar and Patel dominated Eng- dividually and become a better side for land’s Dom Bess (0-71) and Jack Leach (2-89) with some exquisite shots Southampton end long winless run despite Ings injury as both lefthanders were hardly trou- bled by the spinners. Jimmy Anderson also couldn’t run through the tail quickly but was the Xhaka’s blunder costs Arsenal in draw with Burnley pick of the England bowlers with 3-44 off his 25 overs. BURNLEY, England, March 6, (AP): Arsenal midfi elder needs to explain what one is.” Sundar, who had shared a 113-run Granit Xhaka gifted a bizarre equalizer to Burnley in a 1-1 Arsenal started the game nine points from the European stand with century-maker Pant on Soccer eases draw in the Premier League on Saturday that further dam- spots and have only 11 games left. This latest setback may Friday, hit 10 fours and a six before aged his team’s chances of reaching the European qualifi ca- see Arteta concentrate even more on the Europa League, he was left disappointed when Stokes tion positions. where Arsenal are into the last 16 and faces Olympiakos over clean bowled No. 11 Muhammed Siraj ‘handball’ law Xhaka received a pass from goalkeeper Bernd Leno in- two legs. The Europa League winners qualify for the Cham- as India lost the last three wickets with- LONDON, March 6, (AP): side Arsenal’s penalty area and attempted a risky pass around pions League. out a run. Accidental handballs in the build- Burnley striker Chris Wood to teammate David Luiz with Burnley moved seven points clear of the relegation zone. Patel, who grabbed 11 wickets in up to a team-mate scoring will no his weaker right foot. The ball went straight to Wood and Southampton 2, Sheffi eld United 0 the last test at the same venue in In- longer lead to the goal being ruled defl ected into the net off the striker’s hip in the 39th minute. Southampton shrugged off the disappointment of losing dia’s 10-wicket win within two days, out after the law was eased. “There is always risk to play out from the back but this Danny Ings to another injury by beating last-place Sheffi eld fi nished the game with yet another The move by the International is our style,” Leno said. “I think we have more than enough United 2-0 to end their nine-match winless run. impressive haul of nine wickets in his Football Association Board fol- situations where it works to our advan- The England striker walked off the fi eld in the 12th minute hometown. lows irritation in the game about tage.” with an apparent right leg injury that was sustained off the India’s Washington Sundar plays India recovered well through Ash- how goals seem to be harshly That goal canceled out a sixth- ball and in seemingly innocuous circumstances at a free kick. a shot during the third day of fourth win and Patel to clinch the series after ruled out since the law was minute opener by Pierre-Emerick Au- cricket Test match between India and losing the opening test at Chennai. The changed two years ago. bameyang in a game that only really SOCCER England at Narendra Modi Stadium in World Test Championship fi nal is at “After analyzing everything it came to life in the fi nal 15 minutes. Ahmedabad, India, March 6. (AP) Lord’s in June. was felt this was maybe one step After Arsenal were denied a pen- too far,” FIFA President Gianni alty for an apparent handball against Southampton overcame Ings’ absence as his replacement, Infantino said. “This was the per- substitute Erik Pieters, the Burnley Che Adams, scored from a fi erce 25-meter shot in the 49th Barcelona ‘members’ to elect ception of the public and the per- defender seemed to give away a spot minute to add to a penalty converted by James Ward-Prowse ception we had at IFAB. For this kick in a separate incident in the 84th in the 32nd. when a goal-bound volley from Nico- A fi rst league win in more than two months moved South- reason we amended this regula- Ward-Prowse new president amid club crisis tion. It’s not embarrassing or a las Pepe appeared to strike Pieters’ ampton 10 points clear of the bottom three and will alleviate climbdown.” arm and defl ect onto the crossbar. fears that Ralph Hasenhuttl’s team were being dragged into a relegation fi ght, despite a brilliant start to the season that saw IFAB said an “accidental hand- Pieters was initially shown a red card, but VAR looked at BARCELONA, Spain, March 6, (AP): them briefl y in fi rst place in November. ball that leads to a team-mate the incident and deemed the ball hit his shoulder, so both the Just days after their last elected presi- Sheffi eld United were destined for demotion to the sec- scoring a goal or having a goal- awarding of the penalty and the sending-off were overturned. dent spent a night in jail, members ond-tier Championship even before this 22nd loss of the cam- scoring opportunity will no longer “I’m a fan of VAR,” Burnley manager Sean Dyche said. of Football Club Barcelona will vote paign, with the team 12 points from safety. be considered an offense.” “We know it has to be streamlined but that is where it’s worth for a new one to steer the club out of Ings is set to spend a third spell on the sidelines because On the eve of the virtual meet- its weight in gold.” their most tumultuous period in recent of injury this season. He has struggled with fi tness issues in ing, Fulham were denied an Burnley also came close to snatching victory, with Leno memory. recent years, although managed to stay injury-free last season equalizer in its English Premier fi rst tipping over a dipping long-range effort from Pieters be- Over 110,000 members are eligible and fi nished second in the league’s scoring list. League match against Tottenham fore saving with his feet from Wood. to cast ballots on Sunday to choose It remains to be seen how long this latest problem keeps when Davinson Sanchez’s clear- Then, in the fi nal seconds, Arsenal substitute Dani Cebal- from three men: former president Joan him out, and Hasenhuttl will be happy fellow striker Adams ance hit the hand of Fulham’s los struck the post following a goalmouth scramble. Laporta, businessman Víctor Font, and got back scoring after a 16-match goal drought. Mario Lemina, whose arm was “It’s a really tough place to come on a diffi cult pitch, but I longtime board member Toni Freixa. It was a superb strike, too, as Stuart Armstrong chested down the side of his body, before have to say we should have scored the big chances we had,” The winner – to be announced late down the ball after a clearance by Sheffi eld United was Josh Maja netted. Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said. “When you miss the Sunday night – will inherit a club fac- blocked and Adams thrashed a rising shot into the net from “What happened yesterday is chances we had, and you do not get decisions, it is compli- ing daunting problems. cated to win football games.” outside the area. Barcelona’s reputation of being a On the fi rst penalty incident involving Pieters, when the Southampton had gone in front after Ethan Ampadu socially conscientious institution ex- SOCCER ball struck his outstretched left arm after coming off the boot brought down Nathan Tella in the area. Ward-Prowse sent pressed in theirslogan “More than a of Pepe, Arteta said: “If that is not a penalty, then someone Aaron Ramsdale the wrong way from the spot. club” has been tarnished by an odd scandal that has bloomed into a police evidence that the decision taken investigation into alleged misdoing. Leipzig’s Lukas Klostermann, (right), and Freiburg’s Lucas Hoeler, chal- today is correct, but it was not a The so-called “Barçagate” centered on reaction to the incident,” said allegations that the former executive lenge for the ball during the German Bundesliga soccer match between SC Pierluigi Collina, the chairman of board had hired an internet services FIFA’s referee committee. company to spread negative messages Freiburg and RB Leipzig in Freiburg, Germany, March 6. (AP) Goals will still be ruled out if a about its own players and opponents player using their hand before or on social media to boost the image of Leipzig win while scoring. But referees are senior club offi cials. being urged to “use their judg- ment” when assessing the posi- Leipzig increased the pressure on SOCCER tion of hands and arms when a Bayern Munich with a 3-0 win at ball hits them. Freiburg on Saturday. “As the interpretation of hand- Former president Josep Bartomeu Goals from Christopher Nkunku, Alexander Sörloth and substitute ball incidents has not always been denied the accusations. But after sev- consistent due to incorrect appli- eral months of investigation, Catalan Emil Forsberg gave the visitors their sixth straight league win. cations of the law, the members police arrested him and three other confirmed that not every touch of club offi cials on Monday on suspi- Nkunku scored minutes before the interval for Leipzig, taking advantage a player’s hand/arm with the ball cions of administrative irregularities. is an offense,” IFAB said. In addition to restoring the image of the fi rst lapse from Freiburg’s de- fense. Kevin Kampl forced Baptiste Changes to the laws of the of a well-run club, the new president Santamaria to loose the ball and it game take effect from July 1, will be hampered by a numbing debt fell to Yussuf Poulsen, who set up although IFAB said competitions of 1.1 billion euros ($1.3 billion). That Nkunku to score in the 41st. have the flexibility to introduce debt load was caused in part by the im- French midfi elder Nkunku provid- them sooner. pact of the coronavirus pandemic that ed the assist for Sörloth in the 64th, Another thorny spinoff from has left Camp Nou void of spectators and Sörloth followed up by setting the introduction of VAR in recent since March, but also because of the up Forsberg to seal the result in the years is how forensic decisions highest payroll in football. 79th. are being taken on offsides with The 48-year-old Font, as the only A late penalty from Dodi Luke- an array of dotted lines being used outsider of the candidates with no ex- bakio earned Hertha Berlin a 2-1 to assess the position of often perience in the club’s administration, win over Augsburg to end their blurred body parts. Arsenal’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang goes close with a shot on goal during the English Premier League soccer is calling for a renewal of the club. nine-game run without a win. (AP) match between Burnley and Arsenal at Turf Moor Stadium in Burnley, England, March 6. (AP)

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