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MPs DECRY MINISTERIAL OVERREACH ... YOU DON’T OWN US Day by Day Travel ban on non-vaccinated THE whole country talks about dis- bursing bonuses to frontline workers who played a vital role in fighting the Covid-19 pandemic and the amount that has been allocated by the gov- ernment and those concerned with the issue makes no sense. So where violates Kuwaiti Constitution do we stand? In Britain, a country of seventy mil- lion people, no more than 60,000 peo- ple will receive the bonuses, while in Government backs two ministers Kuwait those who have registered for the rewards are about 214,000. We want an explanation from the government, since we hear a lot of By Saeed Mahmoud Saleh coronavirus, from travelling. noise but it falls on deaf ears. It is the Arab Times Staff and Agencies MP Osama Al-Shaheen said the decision is unconstitutional, asserting His Highness the time for a setback. Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled and the concerned ministers should be held liable … Yet, tomorrow is just another KUWAIT CITY, May 4: Several MPs voiced objection to the decision day. politically and legally. He pointed out it is reasonable to encourage citizens to get vacci- Zahed Matar of the Cabinet to prevent citizens, who have not been vaccinated against nated, but forcing them to do so is unacceptable. MP Abdulkareem Al-Kandari stressed that whoever is protected from questioning misuses his pow- er. He asserted the government Opinion is dealing with the crisis through the issuance of disturbing deci- sions like preventing citizens from travelling and allowing the return of expatriate teachers although the So you don’t weep like women for the kingdom you have lost academic year will end soon. He considers such decisions a viola- tion of the Constitution. MP Ahmed Mutei Al-Azmi, By Ahmed Al-Jarallah who filed a grilling motion Editor-in-Chief, the Arab Times against Minister of Health Dr Basel Al-Sabah, said the latter is THE situation in several Arab countries was unexpected promoting the idea that his resig- ... and what was expected of these countries has become nation will lead to the collapse of a dream. This is due to the fact that the ruling elites mis- the health system. calculated and misread the situation that their countries He pointed out this is not true. could reach when they left its affairs on a serendipitous “In fact, the health system in a strike. number of countries did not col- They did not tackle the challenges faced by the people lapse even if their health min- in a serious manner, or they left matters to be handled isters have resigned. Dr Basel by their aides and advisors, or they selected unqualifi ed Al-Sabah wants the coronavirus crisis to last until Doomsday as offi cials to run the affairs of the country. he said during a parliamentary For these reasons, development has retreated and ret- session. He wants the crisis to rogressed in various fi elds. Transparency has become an last forever in order to keep the iron curtain that renders the future more oblique. As for budget open. He is afraid of the democracy in some Arab countries, it has turned out to collapse of his own system which be a war and like rivers of blood, as if the COVID-19 failed to manage the crisis in pandemic not only affected people, but rather destroyed spite of the huge amount of mon- the systems and institutions of government, and weak- ey spent for this purpose. The ened their immunity. Cabinet’s decision that is based on the recommendation of health Hence, there are Arab countries living in a terrifying authorities violates the interna- situation. If their leaders do not rectify the matter and tional law stating the individuals rush to reform, the coming days will be similar to Hell. should not be forced to get vac- These leaders need to initiate reforms, even with surgi- cinated. It is also a violation of cal calculated objectives and without anesthesia so that the Constitution of Kuwait which the pain could serve as a wake-up call to encourage peo- safeguards the citizens’ freedom ple to progress forward. to travel and move,” he added. Perhaps the leaders of these countries should care- MP Muhannad Al-Sayer won- dered how the government could fully read the Andalusian (Spanish) experience, which punish the citizens for its own is not that different from the current reality, either during mistakes, indicating the govern- its glorious times and its renaissance led by its found- KUNA photo ment does not provide the vac- er Abdul Rahman Al-Dakhel, or during the time of its Arrival in New Delhi of the Kuwaiti military aircraft carrying emergency medical aid for India. cine to all citizens and the wait- weakness when the conviction of acquisition prevailed ing list is endless. among the princes of Andalusia and made them divide Decision the state among themselves until the state became fragile Emergency aid to New Delhi and on constant fear of either foreign invasion or inter- Regarding the paper exams nal confl icts. of grade 12 students, many MPs The first Kuwaiti military flight carrying emergency medical Ambassador al-Najim, who was at the Indira Gandhi Interna- called on Minister of Education Even if these confl icts were behind closed doors, they aid from Kuwait Red Crescent arrived in New Delhi on Tues- tional Airport at New Delhi to receive the military aircraft, said Ali Fahd Al-Mudaf to cancel weakened the mini-states and led them to their demise, day. that the flight carried 40 tonnes of emergency aid from the Ku- the decision; taking into con- given that the princes of certain mini-states hired their In a statement to Kuwait News Agency (KUNA), Ambassa- wait Red Crescent. dor Jassim al-Najim said that this emergency support is coming The first aid consignment from Kuwait includes ventilators, sideration the Health Ministry’s enemies, the Franks, to overcome their own country- in line with the guidelines of Kuwait leadership, especially His a large number of oxygen concentrators, about 300 oxygen report that many schools are not men. The last of them was Abu Abdullah Al-Saghir, Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah cylinders of various sizes, medicines, sterile corridors, steriliza- ready to receive the students as who did not know how to preserve a legacy built by his in order to help to reduce the suffering of the friendly Indian tion tools, personal protective equipment, and other medical they lack health-related prepara- forefathers. people due to this health disaster. supplies, he said. (KUNA) tions. After Al-Saghir was expelled from his Granada, he On the other hand, MP Fayez Al-Jomhour urged the Kuwait stood on the hill where he used to perform his escapades. Municipality and Ministry of That was when his mother said to him the famous phrase Saudi Aramco Interior to close shops which — “Weep like a woman for a kingdom you could not Newswatch sell hot drinks during fasting defend as a man.” hours in Ramadan. He stressed The call to contemplate such lessons is not for enter- profi ts up 30% that selling drinks that must be tainment purposes, as the rulers do not have time for en- consumed immediately during tertainment. They are intended to ensure constant work DUBAI, May 4, (AP): Saudi KUWAIT CITY: The Council of Ministers has manitarian rules, thus there must be rapid and day time in Ramadan violates Aramco said Tuesday its profits issued a draft decree appointing Sheikh Me- decisive action to deter them. (KUNA) the Islamic laws. He concluded for the good management of the country without any soared by 30% in the first-quar- ❑ ❑ ❑ complacency, but with the speed and fi rmness of deci- shaal Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah as head of the Na- saying that Kuwait is a Muslim ter of the year, compared to last tional Security Agency and Sheikh Abdullah country, the people of Kuwait sions. year, riding on the back of higher Al-Ali as head of the General Administration TEHRAN: Iranian police on Tuesday started investigating the death of a Swiss diplomat are Muslims and whoever lives It is a fact that people adhere to the principles of their crude oil prices. The results come of Civil Aviation, and Eng Saleh Al-Fadaghi in Kuwait must respect its reli- as some of the world’s biggest and Eng Saad Al-Otaibi as two assistant sec- who died after reportedly falling from a high leaders. A diligent leader is the one who makes victory rise in the capital of Tehran. gion. available to his soldiers. He is not the one who is inac- economies are clawing their way retaries in the Directorate-General of Civil The Kuwaiti government on out of recession and easing re- Aviation (DGCA), reports Al-Anba daily The Swiss woman, in her 50s, fell from the tive in their affairs, as this is how corruption becomes upper fl oors of a 20-story building in which Monday during its weekly meet- strictions amid vaccine rollouts quoting government sources. ing declared a travel ban on common in his country. This is where the plague of the The Council of Ministers also issued a de- she lived in northern Tehran, the state-run against COVID-19. IRNA news agency reported. A worker dis- Kuwaitis, and their first-degree countries is found; the countries that were supposed to The company’s financial cree appointing Muhammad Al-Qahtani become more democratically advanced and well-estab- Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Ku- covered her missing on Tuesday morning and relatives and domestic helpers as results show a net income of called authorities. of May 22 if they do not receive lished, and their institutions are managed in a transpar- $21.7 billion for the first three wait News Agency (KUNA). ❑ ❑ ❑ The Swiss Foreign Ministry in Bern ac- anti-coronavirus vaccine set by ent manner. months of the year, compared knowledged in a statement that an employee the Ministry of Health. Unfortunately, the Arab rulers have had a conviction to the same period in 2020 when KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait’s Civil Service Com- “died in a fatal incident on Tuesday.” The This came during the Cabinet for decades, which is to take the opinions of their advi- Aramco’s earnings plunged to mission said that Eid Al-Fitr public holiday ministry declined to identify the woman, but meeting held at Seif Palace, un- sors who are often unqualifi ed or uncultured. They per- $16.7 billion as the early effects will start on Wednesday, May 12, and will end said diplomats had been in touch with local der chairmanship of His High- haps place their own interest above the interest of the of the coronavirus pandemic on Sunday May 16 irrespective of whether or police. (AP) ness the Prime Minister Sheikh state. were beginning to dramatically not Wednesday marks the fi rst day of Eid. ❑ ❑ ❑ Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al- There are many types of Isabellas and Fernandos drive down global demand for The decision for the fi ve-day break applies Sabah, said Foreign Minister and oil. Brent crude plummeted to to all ministries, government agencies and WASHINGTON: A fl urry of diplomatic con- in this world who lie in wait for the Arab countries in tacts and reports of major progress suggest Minister of State for Cabinet Af- around $20 a barrel at its lowest bodies along with public institutions, read a fairs Dr Sheikh Ahmad Nasser which the plague of the old age of administrations have statement. Public bodies will return to regular that indirect talks between the US and Iran point last year. may be nearing an agreement. That’s despite Al-Mohamad Al-Sabah, in a spread, according to what Ibn Khaldoun said. The Saudi Arabian Oil Co. working hours on Monday, May 17. (KUNA) statement following the session. ❑ ❑ ❑ efforts by US offi cials to play down chances This aging could be due to the luxurious life the ruling said the increase in profits pri- of an imminent deal that would bring Wash- Young people who are not in- elite indulge in. They dazzle in bliss, forgetting or mak- marily reflects the impact of KUWAIT CITY: His Highness the Amir Sheikh ington and Tehran back into compliance with cluded in the vaccination are ex- ing themselves forget the pain of their people. higher crude oil prices, which Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah sent a the 2015 nuclear deal. empted from the ban, he added, Such ruling elites resort to armed forces to silence have averaged around $60 a cable of condolences Tuesday to the Mexican With the negotiations in Vienna on hia- noting that non-Kuwaitis are the people whenever it deems necessary, while corrup- barrel in recent months. Prices President Andres Manuel Lopez. tus, the US and Britain denied Iranian re- still prevented from entering the tion becomes rampant, the society divides into ethical, have steadily climbed amid In the cable, His Highness the Amir ex- ports that any agreement was at hand with country. creedal and sectarian fragments, and looting becomes increased global demand for pressed sorrow over the victims of the metro Iran for a swap of American and British The Cabinet during its session crude and disciplined cuts to train bridge collapse, which left several dead prisoners. (AP) on Monday examined interpel- a norm. production by producers to bal- and injured. ❑ ❑ ❑ lation motions addressed to the The question that begs to be asked here is — Can ance the market. His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh ministers of foreign and finance some Arab rulers learn lessons from the Andalusian Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and BAGHDAD: The Iraqi Foreign Ministry Aramco produced some 9.2 on Monday summoned the Turkish Charge affairs, affirming support for the past? million barrels a day in 2020, His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sa- two executives as they “sincerely bah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah sent simi- D’affaires and lodged with him a complaint Email: [email protected] compared to a current average of against the Turkish defense minister’s entry pursue fulfilling their tasks.” 8.6 million barrels a day for the lar cables. (KUNA) A statement read after the ❑ ❑ ❑ into Iraqi territories without coordination with Follow me on: first-quarter of 2021. the Iraqi authorities. session said the ministers ex- The company confirmed it KUWAIT CITY: The Kuwait Foreign Ministry The ministry said in a statement that the amined the two motions that would deliver on a promised on Monday condemned in terse terms continu- number-one senior undersecretary at the had been submitted by MP Sh- dividend payout of $18.75 billion ous attacks by Houthi militia on civilian tar- department, Nezar Al-Khairallah, sum- uaib Al-Muwaizri to the Min- [email protected] for its shareholders this quarter, gets in Saudi Arabia. moned the Turkish Charge D’affaires and ister of Foreign Affairs and or what amounts to $75 billion a The ministry said in a statement that the con- handed him the protest motion, expressing Minister of State for Cabinet year. tinuous attacks constitute a threat to the security the Iraqi Government strong dismay and Affairs, Sheikh Dr. Ahmad Nearly all of that payout goes of the Kingdom and the region. They also un- condemnation for the Turkish minister’s Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sa- Ramadan Timings to the Saudi government, which dermine international efforts aimed at putting entry into the Iraqi territories without co- bah, and Minister of Finance owns more than 98% of the com- an end to the ongoing confl ict in Yemen. ordination or approval on part of the Iraqi and Minister of State for Eco- Iftar ...... Wednesday ...... 18:27 pany, with the remaining 1.7% These attacks defy international and hu- authorities. (AP) nomic Affairs and Investment, Imsak ...... Thursday ...... 03:25 trading on the Saudi stock market. Khalifa Hamadah. ARAB TIMES, WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 2021 2 Weather Expected weather for the next relatively humid over coastal ar- Kuwait Airport 37 21 Prayer Timings 24 hours: eas with light to moderate south Abdaly 38 21 By Day: Hot and relatively hu- easterly wind changing to south Jahra 39 22 Fajr ...... 03:37 Asr ...... 15:21 mid over coastal areas with light westerly wind with speeds of Failaka Island - - Sunrise .. 05:04 Maghrib .. 18:26 variable wind to light to moderate 08-28 km/h and some scattered Salmiyah 30 24 Zohr ...... 11:45 Isha ...... 19:50 south easterly wind with speeds Ahmadi 30 24 of 08-32 km/h and some scat- clouds will appear. Nuwaisib 37 21 tered clouds will appear. Station Max Exp Min Rec Wafra 37 21 By Night: Rather hot to fair and Kuwait City 36 25 Salmy 37 20

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KUNA photo His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah and other senior government offi cials during their visit to the armed forces in north Kuwait. Agility sprints 33 fi ls, Zain slips HH the PM visits Kuwaiti Armed Forces in northern areas

His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sa- Staff General Fahad Abdulrahman Al-Nasser. maintain its stability, security and territorial Kuwait index ticks higher in bah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah on Monday His Highness the Premier listened to a brief integrity. paid a visit to the Land Forces in northern presentation on the modern mechanisms He lauded the Defense Ministry’s efforts Kuwait. used by the Land Forces and their duties, aiming to keep pace with the accelerated de- The Premier was accompanied by Deputy and he then was briefed on Caracal helicop- velopment witnessed by the military fi eld and volatile trade, volume swells Prime Minister and Defense Minister Sheikh ters, which have recently entered the military modern technology in military equipment. Hamad Jaber Al-Sabah, Foreign Minister service. The Minister of Defense, meanwhile, ex- By John Mathews and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Dr. Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minis- pressed his appreciation to His Highness Arab Times Staff ■ UUS$/KDS$/KD 0.30135/450.30135/45 Sheikh Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sa- ter held an Iftar banquet in honor of His High- the Prime Minister for his permanent support bah, Minister of Interior Sheikh Thamer Ali Al- ness the Prime Minister and his companions. to all sectors of the army and keenness on KUWAIT CITY, May 4: Kuwait stocks ▼ Euro/KD 0.3619 Salem Al-Sabah, Chief of the General Staff of Following the visit, Sheikh Sabah Khaled enhancing its capabilities. His Highness the ticked higher on Tuesday extending the Kuwaiti Armed Forces Lieutenant General expressed pride for the key role by the Land Prime Minister also paid a visit to north of the ■ Yen/KD 0.0027 Khaled Saleh Al-Sabah and Deputy Chief of Forces to safeguard the dear homeland, and country. (KUNA) the last session’s modest gains. The All Shares Index crept 3.11 points up in volatile session to 6,183.63 pts helped ▲ British £/KD 0.4184 by some of the heavyweights and mid- caps even as the overall mood remained ■ Indian Rs/KD 0.0041 fi ckle. 1,460 schools to open in Sept The Premier Market rose 4.53 points ■ Philippines Peso/KD 0.0063 to 6,683.65 pts while Main Market was little changed at 5,222.29 points. ▲ FTSE +33.90 pts at 13:15 hr, May 04 The BK Main 50 was up 12.44 pts at ‘Private schools challenge’ 5,389.76 points. The volume turnover meanwhile saw a modest rise follow- ▼ Nikkei -241.34 pts at closing May 04 KUWAIT CITY, May 4: The Ministry of ing the two-day drop. Over 497 million shares changed hands – up 3.5 pct from ■ Gold 1768.80 per oz (London) Education has listed all of its schools that the day before. will open for students in September, reports The sectors closed mixed. Technol- ▲ NYMEX crude Al-Rai daily. ogy outshone the rest with 1.87 pct gain $65.15 per barrel According to a statistical report issued by the minis- whereas Insurance shed 1.16 percent, ▲ Brent crude $68.34 per barrel try’s Planning Department, a total of 1,460 public and the biggest loser of the day. Volume private schools in all governorates will open. This in- wise, Financial Services topped with LIBOR rate 0.17638% cludes 855 public schools and 605 private schools, all 213.4 million shares and the sector also of which have about 700,000 students in all educational continued to dominate in value with over levels. KD 29 million. closed fl at. 16.129 deals worth KD 81.8 The number of kindergarten schools in the public In the individual shares, sector bell- million whereas transacted during the education sector is 202, and the number of primary wether National Bank of Kuwait was session. unchanged at 828 fi ls with a volume In the banking sector, Gulf Bank was schools is 297. The number of intermediate schools is of 2.3 million whereas Kuwait Finance 223 and secondary schools 151. The number of private unchanged at 225 fi ls with a volume of House gave up 3 fi ls to settle at 726 fi ls. over 7 million and Burgan Bank too did Arab schools is 179. There are 79 schools for boys and Boubyan Bank climbed 6 fi ls to 726 fi ls 52 for girls, and 48 mixed schools for both boys and not budge from its earlier close of 226 and Mabanee Co scaled 10 fi ls extending fi ls. Kuwait International Bank trimmed girls. last session’s modest gains. Humansoft 1 fi l with a volume of 5.2 million. The number of schools for students with special Holding jumped fell 3 fi ls KD 3.392 Warba Bank eased 1 fi l to 254 fi ls and needs to open is 17 mixed schools. The number of for- following last session’s robust gains. Ahli United Bank BSC gave up 3 fi ls KUNA photo eign schools that will open is 409, including 14 schools Zain slipped 5 fi ls to 602 fi ls after after pushing over 24 million shares. KRCS volunteers with the crew of the aircraft carrying medical supplies to India. for boys, 20 for girls, and 375 mixed schools. pushing 7.6 million shares whereas Commercial Bank of Kuwait stood pat Meanwhile, according to an educational source, the Ooredoo was tumbled 40 fi ls to 790 fi ls. at 500 fi ls whereas Al Ahli Bank Ku- Kuwait sends medical aid to India biggest challenge is the resumption of Arab schools stc paced 6 fi ls and logistic major Agil- wait dialed down 1 fi ls each to close at and some Indian, Pakistani and Filipino schools with ity sprinted 33 fi ls to 983 fi ls. Boursa 206 fi ls and 317 fi ls respectively. Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) hospitals where the coronavirus casual- high student densities. Kuwait Securities tripped 1 fi l to close Kuwait Investment Co climbed 5 fi ls announced on Monday a planeload of ties have surged alarmingly. at KD 1.189 while Mezzan Holding to 194 fi ls and Al Imtiaz Investment relief supplies took off from Adbullah The 40 ton cargo includes medical About two weeks ago, the Ministry of Education started conducting fi eld inspections of government clipped fi ls. Integrated Holding eased 1 added 2 fi ls on back of 11.6 million Al-Mubarak Air Base fl ying toward India materials, medicines and oxygen cylin- fi l to 411 fi ls. KIPCO fell 3 fi ls to 157 to deliver medical supplies to the nation ders. schools through joint teams with members from the shares. International Financial Advisors fi ls and National Investment Co paused and Arzan Financial Group were un- educational zones and the Ministry of Health in order at 193 fi ls. to oversee the implementation of health precautionary changed at 194 fi ls and 119 fi ls respec- Expats suffer job insecurity National Industries Group rose 4 fi ls tively whereas Coast Investment closed measures for the gradual resumption of schools. to 209 fi ls partly recouping last ses- 2 fi ls in green. The Securities House The joint team consists of ten members – fi ve from sion’s drop while Gulf Cable gained 7 took in 1.9 fi ls. the Ministry of Education and fi ve from the Ministry fi ls. Boubyan Petrochemical Co was Kuwait Financial Centre (Markaz) ral- Over 2,000 teachers set to return of Health. down 9 fi ls at 925 fi ls and Al Qurain lied 10 fi ls to 124 fi ls on back of 6.7 mil- They have specifi c tasks to carry out during this pe- Petrochemical Co dialed up 2 fi ls. Ja- lion shares and Osoul Investment gained KUWAIT CITY, May 4: A total of 2,217 riod. They will set up treatment and preventive plans to zeera Airways pulled 19 fi ls higher to 4.6 fi ls. KFIC slipped 3.4 fi ls to 95.6 fi ls expatriate teachers are expected to return Exemptions many deal with the health crisis and to protect students from 655 fi ls on back of over 1 million shares and Bayan Investment ticked 0.3 fi ls into to the country before the new school year its repercussions, as well as ensure proper steps are and ALAFCO scaled 5 fi ls with a vol- green. Gulf Investment House jumped as the Supreme Committee for Corona taken if any case of COVID-19 infection is detected, ume of 7.6 million. 18 fi ls to 225 fi ls and KAMCO was Emergency in the Council of Ministers The market opened fi rm and slipped down 4 fi ls at 106 fi ls. has approved the request of Education A relaxed curfew? reduce confusion and chaos, and restore order within the school in coordination with the joint committee in into red in early trade. The main index Noor Financial Investment shed 12 Minister Dr Ali Al-Mudhaf in this regard, KUWAIT CITY, May 4: Despite the plumbed the day’s lowest level of 6166 fi ls and Tamdeen Investment slid 21 fi ls reports Al-Qabas daily quoting offi cial the region which includes representatives of the Min- ongoing partial curfew to contain the istry of Health to take necessary actions in such cases. points and bounced back amid buying to 234 sources. spread of the COVID-19 virus, its hours spurt in some of the counters. It peaked Many expatriate teachers suffered from In addition, a reliable source affi rmed that the De- fi ls. Gulf Insurance Group scaled 36 seem to diminish little by little as exit ex- at 6,188 points slightly ahead of the fi ls to close at 729 fi ls whereas Al Ahleia job insecurity as they are stranded in their emptions increase, rendering the actual partment of Private Education will organize fi eld in- mid-session and seesawed thereafter to home countries due to the corona crisis. curfew hours to be less than ten hours spections of private schools to determine the extent of Insurance Co skidded 58 fi ls. as per the Cabinet’s decision, which close in the green turf. National Real Estate Co rose 2 fi ls to Sources confi rmed to the daily that the their commitment to the necessary health requirements. Top gainer of the day, Thuraya soared Council of Ministers offi cially informed had set it from 7:00 pm to 5:00 am, re- 180 fi ls and United Real Estate added 3 ports Al-Rai daily. He explained that the department is currently consid- 31.48 percent to 24.9 fi ls and GFC fi ls. Salhia Real Estate climbed 10 fi ls to the ministry recently regarding the ap- The following are the curfew exemp- ering proposals for the resumption of Arab schools of proval of its request to allow the return of darted 18.92 pct to stand next. Massaleh 530 fi ls while Tamdeen Real Estate took tions: high density. It is likely to adopt the proposal to divide dipped 12.88 percent, the steepest de- in 1 fi l. Ajial Real Estate was unchanged teachers of different nationalities. 1. The period between 7:00 pm to the school day into two periods. The fi rst period will In the next few days, the ministry will 10:00 pm designated for walking within cliner of the day and National Industries at 215 fi ls. Al Enma Real Estate gave up take the necessary measures to facili- the respective area only. start at 7:30 am and end at 11:00 am, and the second Group topped the volume with over 84 4.9 fi ls to close at 79 fi ls. tate the return of the stranded expatriate 2. Permission to go to mosques in the period will start at 12 noon and end at 3:30 pm with million shares. The market has been trending higher teachers according to their specializations middle of the night to perform Qiyam each class duration limited to 35 minutes. Mirroring the day’s gains, the win- so far during the week gaining 70 points prayers. ners outnumbered the losers. 65 stocks in last three sessions. It had rallied 337 and lay down a mechanism for renew- 3. Permission to go to Hussainiyat ing the residency permits which expired advanced whereas 51 closed lower. Of points during whole of April and is up from 10:00pm to 1:00 am. the 137 counters active on Tuesday, 21 637 points year-to-date while they are outside the country. Many 4. Permission to go to mosques to Govt gives okay to bring teachers were unable to return to Kuwait perform Fajr prayer at around 3:40 am. due to the airport closure, expatiate travel Amid the multiplicity of exceptions, ‘Manufacturers cause of delay’ ban and repercussions of the coronavirus the question arises as to what remains stranded expat teachers crisis, sources pointed out. of the hours of the curfew, and what the Sources disclosed acting Education benefi ts are in reducing the number of KUWAIT CITY, May 4: The Cabinet’s Supreme Com- people infected with the COVID-19 vi- Ministry Undersecretary Faisal Al- rus. A question that needs to be asked mittee for COVID-19 Emergencies has approved the Dose gap for over 60 remains same Maqsid will soon discuss with the con- is - Isn’t it better to cancel the curfew? request of the Minister of Education Dr. Ali Al-Mudhaf cerned administrative and public educa- for the return of all non-Kuwaiti teachers stranded out- KUWAIT CITY, May 4, (KUNA): The Oxford vaccine three to four months after tion sectors the decision of the Supreme side Kuwait, reports Al-Qabas daily. Ministry of Health has decided to extend the fi rst dose due to the delay by the manu- Committee for Corona Emergency expired residency permits, but it is possi- the interval between the two doses of vac- facturers in exporting the vaccine. According to offi cial sources, the Cabinet Sunday of- cines. The gap between two doses of the The extension of the period between the and the expatriate teachers return plan. ble that they will be granted government fi cially addressed the Ministry of Education to approve Sources said these teachers are expected entry visas or there will be a mechanism Pfi zer-BioNtech vaccine will be increased two doses for the Pfi zer-BioNtech and Ox- the return of the teachers. to six weeks but for those above the age of ford vaccines falls within the period author- to return at the beginning of the new aca- for them to renew their visas online. It In the next few days, the ministry will work on taking has not been decided if the families of the 60 and those suffering from chronic dis- ized by the manufacturers to ensure the ef- demic year 2021/2022. This will be fol- the necessary measures for the return of stranded teach- eases, the interval would remain 3 weeks. fectiveness of the vaccination. It is based on lowed by the coordinated efforts of the stranded teachers will be granted entry or ers. It will work on a mechanism to renew the residency In a press statement issued on Monday, the approved protocols for the COVID-19 Interior Ministry and Directorate General not, sources added. the ministry said this decision comes in vaccine in force in several countries around of Civil Aviation to take the necessary Sources revealed the number of teach- of teachers that had expired while they were outside the country as they were unable to enter the country due to light of the global competition to obtain am- the world such as the United Kingdom, measures to ensure the return of the ex- ers stranded abroad whose residency ple quantities of vaccines. This will apply Canada, France and Spain. patriate teachers who will be determined permits have expired reached more than the COVID-19 crisis and the closure of the airport. to everyone who will receive the fi rst dose All of the scheduled appointments for the by the Education Ministry, sources con- 700, indicating that the ministry termi- The sources indicated that the coming days will wit- of the Pfi zer-BioNtech vaccine on or after fi rst dose and the second dose of the Pfi zer- fi rmed. nated 372 teachers who were replaced by ness coordination between the Ministry of Education Monday, May 3, 2021. BioNtech and Oxford vaccines will be sent to Sources clarifi ed there is no concrete Kuwaitis with the same specializations in and the Ministry of Interior to facilitate the procedures The ministry explained that it has also each individual via a text message specifying plan regarding the stranded teachers with line with the Kuwaitization policy. for their entry into the country. decided to administer the second dose of the the day of vaccination, the time and place. ARAB TIMES, WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 2021 LOCAL 3 DIWANIYA A DIGEST OF PUBLIC OPINION ‘Conflicts can shake pillars of political system, bring instability’ “EMPHASIZING on the principle of historical partner- betrayal among the children of the same blood prevail. tions of important testimonies. them to avoid work.” ship between the ruler and the ruled in Kuwait, it is imper- “Such disputes may be absorbed by different societies “Undoubtedly, recording its events and secrets will ❑ ❑ ❑ ative to address the issues in a transparent and construc- and countries in their political, social and cultural compo- have a different fl avor than what is written in diaries of tive manner as an extension of the values of dialogue that sition as happened in the United Kingdom between some non-Kuwaiti personalities that dealt with some situa- “For decades, the Arab Gulf states, including Kuwait, includes all components of the Kuwaiti society since the members of the ruling family, the Duke and Duchess of tions and events related to the management of the battle have opened their doors for expatriates of various na- emirate’s development into a constitutional state,” col- Sussex Harry and Megan who is American who voluntar- for the liberation of Kuwait, whose secrets have yet been tionalities to earn a living. Most expatriate workers came umnist Dr Khaled Al-Tarrah wrote for Al-Qabas daily. ily chose to waive royal privileges and live outside Britain revealed.” without experience which qualify them for technical or “For decades, Kuwait has been facing confl icts between and then open up to American media to explain their point ❑ ❑ ❑ professional work. They gained experience over the years some members of the ruling family and these confl icts of view on matters related to the British royal family. and many of them have become skilled workers, espe- have deepened in recent years. It is neither a secret nor “The interview, conducted by Oprah Winfrey sparked “Kuwait is experiencing a complex political crisis that cially after the years they spent on learning and gaining an exaggeration that the confl icts widespread controversy in British media and political cir- began with the outcome of the National Assembly elec- experience,” columnist Mohammad Al-Jalahma wrote have become overt and have a clear cles, on the one hand, and among members of the ruling tions, which sparked the formation of a parliamentary for Al-Anba daily. refl ection on the performance of family in particular, on the other hand. bloc that proposed controversial ideas and practices that “Some entered into a partnership with citizens by vir- governments and not one govern- “I am confi dent in the sovereignty and wisdom of the the Kuwaiti society is not accustomed to, as they are seen tue of their experience which, I repeat and remember, that ment, as well as on the relationship decision and the insightful political vision for the chal- in a society that is extreme in nature and is inclined to us- they gained from their presence in our countries. I know between the legislative and execu- lenges of today and the future, by developing a decisive ing violent methods of expression”, columnist Dr. Bader some expatriates who came to Kuwait when they were tive authorities. and resolute solution to confl icts that seem to give birth Khaled Al-Khalifa wrote for Al-Qabas daily. only 20 years old. Now, they are more than 60 years old. “These confl icts have led to to new ones frequently, and inevitably affect the course “Attempts have been made to impose opinions by They are skilled and loyal. They are an added value to the attraction of popular parties of the relationship between the executive and legislative force inside Abdullah Al-Salem Hall. The social media the labor market. They are engaged in certain trades. It is and various media windows have authorities and thus harm the interests of the state and the has ensured the delivery of a complete picture of the diffi cult to compensate them and bring others who do not opened which led to multiple people.” chaos in the political practices, not only to the Kuwaiti have experience. Remember that compared to this seg- sources of tension and political and public domains, but to the world as a whole. These in- ment, there is another who did not develop himself. In my parliamentary clashes and a worry- Dr. Al-Tarrah Also: teractions give a bleak picture of political action and opinion, the latter is a minority. ing phenomenon and do not serve “The history of nations and homelands is not just beau- parliamentary activity in Kuwait, which experts used “A few months ago, the Public Authority for Manpow- the interest of the state, the people and the system as a tiful manuscripts or paitings on stones, but it is the basis to classify its democratic experience at the forefront of er (PAM) announced that it will not renew the residency whole. for the present and the future, and a fertile source for the Arab democracy. permits of expatriates who are above 60 years old and “It is not possible to accept the deepening of the con- lessons for successive generations to learn,” columnist One of the most important problems that exist is the have no qualifi cations or below secondary school. fl icts by some in the ruling families because on the ar- Hind Al-Shoumer wrote for Al-Anba daily. restriction of political action to the National Assembly, “PAM did not specify the reasons for taking this deci- gumentative assumption sometimes they may not be just “The events that followed to liberate Kuwait in 1991 such that it has become seasonal, starting with the elec- sion, but the data indicates that it came within the frame- ordinary family disputes when there are chances of these must be objectively documented, and I do not mean the tions and stopping with the suspension of the sessions. work of the campaign to reduce employment in general, confl icts shaking the very pillars of the political system military part of it done by the international coalition to The other problem is the general climate. In the past, the policy on job training and to avoid overburdening the and weaken the system and bring instability to any coun- liberate Kuwait but I mean the diplomatic and political diwaniyas used to be the center for dialogue and the ex- health services, given that healthy people are below 60 try. battle that is no less important than the military battle of change of views with ease, and in it, the opponents meet, years old!” “Undoubtedly, neither I nor any Kuwaiti citizen shall the international coalition. and dialogue takes place with all openness. ❑ ❑ ❑ benefi t from the continuation of the confl ict between “From the fi rst moments of the atrocious Iraqi inva- Now we must admit that we are facing a different gen- “If you have patience and broad mind, use several types some members of a ruling family chosen by the people. sion on August 2, 1990 until the return of a free, inde- eral climate. Social media has become the main factor in of electronic communication and have a link to automati- This option has never been, even in the foreseeable and pendent and sovereign Kuwait, the diplomatic and po- assessing the situation, heating up the atmosphere, and cally collect money through electronic payment, you will unforeseen future a matter of dispute and disagreement. litical battle was raging in the corridors of the United sometimes spreading rumors. The most dangerous aspect become rich within a short period, especially if you take “The Kuwaiti people seek prosperity and progress for Nations and we all remember the speech of the late is the presence of fake accounts, which are often managed advantage of the holy month of Ramadan or any other Kuwait under the political leadership represented by HH Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah before the United Na- from outside Kuwait. religious or social occasion,” columnist Dr Naji Al-Zaid the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah and his tions but the memory after several decades is not enough We are now facing a great crisis that needs cool minds wrote for Al-Jarida daily. Crown Prince, Sheikh Meshaal Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, may alone for history. and warm hearts to overcome it. A courageous initiative “Donate meals for a fasting person and there are no God protect them. “Likewise, the capitals of the world witnessed shuttle is required from the parties to deal with the current po- meals, even if the advertiser is the owner of a restaurant!! “We should not pay attention to the nature of this con- diplomacy. Certainly, they were witnesses and even Ku- litical confl ict by making some temporary concessions to Collecting clothes has also become a business. fl ict and compare it with what can happen in any family waiti diplomats played a major part whether in the Minis- ease the tension either on the part of the parliament or the “Charities have grown even if they do not have a li- for there is a big difference between political confl icts try of Foreign Affairs or Kuwait’s permanent delegation government. cense, a headquarters, not even names that manage them. which differ in their impact from general family disputes, to the United Nations, and I think that they have a lot that Prior to that, we have to let the judiciary and the Public “The Ministry of Social Affairs did not fail, as it sent regardless of the nature of societies. deserves documentation for history. Prosecution exercise their legal role in accordance with inspection and control teams, but it still ended with ad- “It is natural for family disputes to arise for various rea- “The time is ripe for every Kuwaiti diplomat who has the Constitution in investigating corruption cases, which dressing the concerned authorities, such as the Com- sons and circumstances, and some of them may be com- been a part in the diplomatic battles to liberate Kuwait to have terrifi ed the society from the horror of the names in merce, Interior, Awqaf and other ministries. These cor- plex to the point of litigation in the courts and be passed record and document his testimony for history to be added circulation. Everyone must work in parallel without in- respondences are lost in the midst of a huge torrent of down from generations to generations, while others may to the nation’s credit as the passage of several decades terference or raising information, some of which may be regular mails or even e-mails!!” be justifi ed to some extent when the morals of loyalty are since the liberation of Kuwait may affect the scientifi c false and would have negative repercussions on the soci- disintegrated for some and tendencies of treachery and historical documentation and may deprive future genera- ety, especially in frustrating the young minds and forcing — Compiled by Ahmad Al-Shazli Other Voices Minister supervises operation Charities of hoopoes, crows the donated money to convince 20,000 to rescue 21 people to safety Ahmad alsarraf people to convert to Islam. ecause of the repercussions of I do not wish to question the authen- Bthe Arab Spring crime that came ticity of this claim, but I just wonder ‘Schools not ready for paper exams’ close to overthrowing the legitimacy in how the one who runs this association the country, and take us to the banks or whoever represents it managed to of the ruins, the government held the persuade exactly 20 thousand, and not KUWAIT CITY, May 4: Minister of Interi- heroes of that stage accountable some less or more than that to abandon their or Sheikh Thamer Al-Ali Al-Sabah recently of whom had former beliefs and convert to Islam, supervised the operation to rescue 21 people acquired the na- while the whole world is affl icted with tionality of the the COVID-19 pandemic and almost who were on a boat which malfunctioned, country years every country braces against curfews prompting them to request for help through before it. and lockdowns and add to this the Some were emergency Hotline No.112, reports Al-Anba travel ban which have made the world daily. referred to the a virtual prison? judiciary and The number of Muslims in the world The minister went to the naval base in Al-Jula’a where verdicts were is approaching one and a half billion, acting Assistant Undersecretary for Border Security Af- issued against so does this mean anything in the fairs at the Ministry of Interior Major General Mubarak them and some global balance of power in order to in- Al-Amiri welcomed him. lost their na- The minister issued instructions to the maritime patrols and alsarraf crease the number by twenty or thirty tionality. Some thousand? Is the issue in quantity or forces in determining the location of the boat, taking into con- others were rude quality? sideration the diffi cult climatic conditions that caused the rise and took hostile political stances and What are our achievements and ac- of waves and instability of the sea. The location was deter- gave speeches criticizing the regime. tions compared to the achievements of mined in record time in coordination with a number of com- With interventions, often from radi- 15 million Jews? petent authorities. cal religious parties, a special amnesty He supervised the evacuation of 21 people who were on The task of preaching the religion board the boat including two children and two infants. The was issued for some of them, including was required when man was a sword, a preachers, while depriving them of po- rescuers pulled the boat towards the berth of the base, while Firemen working to prevent fuel leakage. spear, a warrior and a knight, and Mus- the medical team checked the health condition of those on litical action. lims were few, but the modern age man Some people know the extent of the board the boat and then the ministry provided the means of Maid detained as toddler dies is the mind, science and thought, mean- transportation for them to return to their respective homes. strength of the religious and politi- ing the quality and not the quantity. cal currents that had previously saved He thanked all the parties involved in the rescue operation; What have all of us given, to hu- particularly Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense A Kuwaiti girl died in her home in the When a fuel tanker carrying 36,000 some from going to the gallows in manity over a thousand years, while Sabah Al-Nasser area, while the Ethio- liters of gasoline overturned on the Air- stances of murders, and the money they Sheikh Hamad Jaber Al-Ali Al-Sabah who allowed the Coast pian maid working for the family is de- port Road leading to the Seventh Ring our numbers are constantly increas- Guard forces to use the dock of the Ministry of Defense in could benefi t from charity activities as ing? Are the families of large num- tained in the house for investigation. Road at dawn yesterday, Sabhan fi re- they were the ones who had previously the rescue operation, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister According to a security source, when fi ghting teams and personnel dealing bers more able to provide excellent of State for Cabinet Affairs Sheikh Dr Ahmed Nasser Al-Mu- achieved their wealth and social status education for their children and find the operations room of the Ministry of with hazardous materials rushed to the from their positions. hammad Al-Sabah for the participation of Kuwait Firefi ghting Interior received a report on the death spot and secured the tanker before the jobs for them, for example, in order Force, Coast Guard General Department and everyone who are of the toddler who is less than two years Some of these preachers who were to seek to increase our numbers as fuel leaked out of the tanker, reports Al- previously banned from involving in working to guarantee the security and safety of citizens and old securitymen and paramedics went Seyassah daily. Muslims? expatriates. to the house and found the girl dead. The Public Relations Department of political work have returned to the Consequently, I would have made ❑ ❑ ❑ fi eld of charitable work from which The source indicated the securitymen the Directorate-General of Fire Depart- a donation to this association if it had are investigating the Ethiopian domestic they were previously expelled after the Schools not ready: Assistant Undersecretary for Public ment (DGFD) said in a press release the said in its announcement that it has suc- worker. The corpse of the toddler has teams worked to prevent the leakage of withdrawal of their citizenships and ceeded in educating a thousand people Health Affairs at the Ministry of Health Dr Buthaina Al- been referred to Forensics. they are confi dent that this return will Mudhaf said the random visits which the health teams have the fuel into the sewer and removed the in various professions, language or skill ❑ ❑ ❑ tanker from the site. contribute to lifting the ban on them irrespective to their religions and as a been conducting in a sample of schools since April 19 revealed in future, therefore they established or result of that good and real work they these schools are not ready for the paper exams of Grade 12 revived their charity societies of hoo- students and the gradual resumption of classes, reports Al-Rai decided to convert to Islam and did not daily. poes and crows to collect what can be do so because someone lured them with collected and take their share from the Al-Mudhaf has submitted to acting Undersecretary of the money or food. Stop deceiving us! Ministry of Education Faisal Al-Maqsid a detailed report on collected money. ❑ ❑ ❑ A brochure stated that one of the as- the role of health teams in the previous period, results of ran- sociations succeeded, with the help of e-mail: [email protected] dom assessments, observations during school visits, and rec- ommendations of the Ministry of Health to complete the plan as soon as possible. She said the health teams carried out the school visits due to the delayed evaluation of the Education KAPPF, KLS fi le complaints Ministry teams in the educational districts. ‘No tampering with front-liners lists’ 3 labs get nod to check KUWAIT CITY, May 4: The Kuwait As- frontline workers’ incentive is KD566 mil- sociation for Protecting Public Funds lion -- more than the cost of implementing shipments of chemicals (KAPPF) and Kuwait Lawyers Society many major projects and the completion of (KLS) fi led a joint complaint regarding the four government hospitals. KUWAIT CITY, May 4: Minister of Oil and Minister of lists of frontline workers who will receive The Kuwaiti embassy in the Kingdom Higher Education Muhammad Al-Faris said the Environment an incentive and other cases public funds of Thailand categorically denied what has Public Authority has approved 3 laboratories to check, verify misappropriation to Kuwait Anti -Corrup- been circulated in some media and social and match shipments of imported and exported chemical ma- tion Authority (Nazaha), reports Al-Qabas media outlets about the closure of the em- terials at the Salmi, Al-Raqi, Al-Shuwaikh, Al-Shuaiba and daily. bassy due to the infection of one of its dip- Al-Sulaibiya ports and the airport, reports Al-Qabas daily. Vice-Chairman of KAPPF and Secretary lomats with the Coronavirus (Covid-19), Al-Faris pointed to the establishment of a mechanism for of KLS Attorney Adnan Abal affi rmed that reports Al-Seyassah daily. random inspection of primary chemical materials at indus- the frontliners deserve the incentive, but The embassy said in a statement that it trial establishments, according to the procedures in place. tampering with the lists of benefi ciaries is continues to carry out all its duties during He said the concerned authorities must obtain approval unacceptable. offi cial working days and hours. prior to importing or exporting hazardous and chemical ma- “We announce the submission of a joint The embassy said it continues to provide terials, to confi rm adherence to conformity of shipments. complaint to Nazaha due to suspicions re- services to Kuwaitis in Thailand who need Meanwhile, when someone posted a clip in the social garding the lists of frontline workers, par- them and respond to their inquiries after of- media showing a vanette carrying what resembled like a ticularly the inclusion of undeserving names fi cial working hours around the clock and ‘corpse’. The driver after seeing the clip went to the police and entities,” he asserted. on offi cial holidays through the following station and reported that what the vanette was carrying was He added that the budget allocated for the emergency number: +66918909998. a mannequin. ARAB TIMES, WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 2021 LOCAL 4

KUNA photo His Highness the Amir (right), with His Highness Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad. HH Amir receives HH Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad

His Highness the Amir Sheikh bah received His Highness Sheikh Al-Sabah at Bayan Palace on Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sa- Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmad Tuesday. (KUNA) MoE receives medical supplies in preparation for ‘Grade 12’ exams Items to be distributed to examination panels: official

By Abdulrahman Al-Shimmari Al-Seyassah Staff KUWAIT CITY, May 4: The Director of the Supplies and Stores De- partment at the Minis- try of Education, Ma- trouk Al-Mutairi, said 8 sites have been iden- tified to receive sup- plies related to health in preparation for the second semester exams for the secondary stage 2020/2021 through co- ordination with the Ministry of Health. He confirmed the start of the distribution of materials KUNA photo necessary for health require- His Highness the Crown Prince (right), receives His Highness Sheikh Nasser ments, including masks Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. and sterilizers, in addition to thermometers to school districts, administrations, and religious education, in preparation for the Grade 12 paper exams. Support Al-Mutairi said in a state- ment to Al-Seyassah daily that the quantities provided by the Ministry of Health as part of its support for paper-exams preparations for Grade 12 was 1,000 thermometers, 125,000 face mask packets and 150,000 sterilizers distributed over 8 specifi c locations in 6 educa- tional areas. He explained the items are distributed to the examination committees according to their Al-Anba photo daily needs when the students First Ramadan night. answer their exams. Al-Mutairi clarified that ‘All adhere to Awqaf instructions’ a working group has been formed from the Department of Supplies and Stores and First night of the last 10 nights of the Public Education Sector represented by the education- al areas to provide supplies in Ramadan observed in mosques each educational zone which will be received by a liaison KUWAIT CITY, May 4: Thousands of The Qiyam prayer began after 12 officer. people observed night prayers on the midnight in adherence to the health re- He pointed out that the first night of the last ten nights of the quirements in force in the mosques. The distribution of the materials month of Ramadan in various mosques mosques were closed after each prayer, necessary for the implemen- in the country except for the mosques and vigil (i’tikaaf) and holding of lec- tation of the preventive re- in the six areas - Hawally, Nugra, tures, lessons and other activities were Maidan Hawally, Salmiya, Jleeb Al- prevented. quirements will be according Shuyoukh and Mahboula - as per the The worshipers committed to wear- to the statements that will be decision of the Ministry of Awqaf and ing masks, using personal praying mats, prepared by the public educa- Islamic Affairs due to the high density, and ensuring physical separation between tion sector, and then each ed- reports Al-Anba daily. them. ucational zone will distribute All the imams and worshipers adhered The imams urged those who did not re- these materials to the schools to the instructions issued by the Ministry ceive the Coronavirus vaccine to perform and committees working in of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs to ensure prayers at home. They also called on the the respective areas. the prayers do not exceed 30 minutes. elderly, people with chronic diseases and The women’s prayer halls were closed, immunocompromised people to perform and the external squares of the mosques the Qiyam prayers in their homes. France to open for were crowded with worshipers who re- In their prayers, the imams prayed to joiced at the return of those blessed nights Allah to protect Kuwait, its leadership tourists next mth: as well as for allowing night prayers to and its people from all evil and harm, and take place after a year when the mosques for the pandemic to be lifted from all of envoy to Kuwait were closed during Ramadan. humanity. By Shawqi Mahmoud MP sends query to power minister Al-Seyassah Staff KUWAIT CITY, May 4: The French ambassador to Kuwait NCCAL, Writers Association sign Claire Legendre expressed her optimism that this summer will bring a better perspective cultural cooperation agreement for travelers saying the French KUWAIT CITY, May 4, (KUNA): Ku- launching training courses and cultural President Emmanuel Macron wait National Council for Culture, Arts projects, as well as organizing cultural said he plans to reopen his and Letters (NCCAL) and Kuwait Writ- work shops. country for tourists and other ers Association signed a memorandum ❑ ❑ ❑ international travelers on June of understanding and cooperation to or- 9, 2021. ganize cultural events and activities. MP Badr Al-Hamidi in a query Ambassador Legendre said In a press statement on Sunday, NC- asked the Minister of Electricity, during virtual interview with CAL’s Secretary General Kamel Al-Ab- Water and Renewable Energy, Min- the Ambassador of the Eu- duljaleel said he was pleased with sign- ister of Social Affairs and Labor, Dr. ropean Union in Kuwait, Dr. ing the memorandum which will boost Mishaan Al-Otaibi why the ministry Christian Tudor, “I hope this cooperation with the writers association. failed to date, in its responsibilities to will happen and that the health The memorandum involves protect- use alternative energy as an alterna- conditions are really improving ing writers’ rights and cultural coopera- tive to using oil in power plants, re- to resume issuing visas and al- tion, he added. ports Al-Seyassah daily. low people to travel again.” On his part, the association’s Secre- He wants to know the ministry’s It is noteworthy to mention tary General Dr Khaled Ramadhan said plan to reduce and treat the emission that President Macron said he the two sides have been cooperating for of fumes and gases from power plants plans to reopen France to visi- years and taking part in joint events. as they cause environmental pollution tors, saying the Corona cases in Meanwhile, NCCAL’s spokesperson which affects the health of the citi- France are under control. How- and assistant secretary general for cul- zens. ever, he said people wishing to ture affairs Dr Essa Al-Ansari said that He asked, “What are the measures travel by upload in the system the two sides will form a committee to taken by the ministry to reduce envi- vaccination certificates or neg- execute the memorandum’s articles and ronmental pollution resulting from the ative PCR test results before goals. burning of oil that generates electricity traveling. The three-year memorandum includes and water desalination?” ARAB TIMES, WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 2021 LOCAL 5

Ministry aims to create advanced digital oil program Kuwait Ministry of Oil launches Hackathon 2021 competition KUWAIT CITY, May 4, (KUNA): In a press statement, The Ministry According to the organizing com- The Ministry of Oil agreed to define Gulf Oil Company and the Kuwait includes the Kuwait Petroleum Kuwait Ministry of Oil announced of Oil said the Hackathon is the first of mittee for the event, a date has been set 4 categories to participate in the award, National Petroleum Company. Corporation group and its subsidiary Monday that the Organizing its kind, through which the Ministry from 1 to 8 June for the final submis- including the academic aspect repre- The ministry indicated that the tar- companies, and the third category, Committee for the 2021 Hackathon aims to create an advanced digital oil sion and evaluation, while the final sented by Kuwait University, the get groups in the award are as follows: includes a group of technical special- will start launching the award’s activi- program that will be used to imple- results will be on June 10, 2021, not- Public Authority for Applied the first category, which includes stu- ties in the Ministry of Oil, and the ties from 4 to 30th of May, with the ment and follow up all oil operations ing that registration was open on the Education and Training, and the oil dents of the relevant governmental and fourth category includes non-employ- participation of many applicants from through artificial intelligence, which Ministry of Oil website during the sector represented by the Ministry of private universities and specialized ee graduates whose experience reaches various oil and academic bodies. helps to learn new digital skills. period from March 28 to April 25. Oil, Kuwait Oil Company, Kuwait institutes, the second category, which 5 years and less. MEW eyes 16 energy projects to produce electricity by 2030 Move aims to harvest energy from renewable sources

By Muhammad Ghanem Al-Seyassah Staff

KUNA photo KUWAIT CITY, May 4: Hackathon 2021 poster The Ministry of Electricity and Water has included 16 renewable energy projects Al-Amin invites businessmen in its plan, affirming its keenness to introduce to join in investment projects renewable energy projects, in accordance with the By Shawqi Mahmoud its ease and high profits, stressing supreme direction of Al-Seyassah Staff that the return of transport by refrigerated trucks would increase Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad’s KUWAIT CITY, May 4: The the volume of trade exchange vision to produce alterna- Sudanese ambassador to Kuwait, between the two countries. tive energy technology to Abdel Moneim Al-Amin, said The ambassador stated that the Sudanese exports to Kuwait have Ministry of Livestock in Sudan obtain electricity from its been affected by the Corona pan- announced the launch of the larg- sustainable sources so that demic, but despite that there are est integrated partnership project it contributes to the pro- some goods that arrive by air for the export of red meat and transport, most of which are agri- other animal products at the Paris duction of between 4,500 cultural and horticultural products, Conference on May 17 last year, as and 5,000 megawatts of the and more so, Sudanese meat, the project is located in the states which finds an increasing demand total energy produced in due to the quality of meat because of North Kordofan and South the State of Kuwait by 2030 the livestock in Sudan graze on Darfur, which has an area of not (or 15 percent of the total Photovoltaic panels at Bayan Towers. fertile land. less than one million acres. In a statement to Al-Seyassah He added the project aims to energy produced), and this daily, Al-Amin pointed out that produce healthy meat free from percentage is expected to More than 400 online newspapers granted broadcast licenses the quality of Sudanese meat gets a pollutants and diseases to protect be achieved in 2025. boost because it does not rely on the consumers by applying health requirements and treating animal The plan, a copy of which has chemical fertilizers. been obtained by the Al-Seyassah He pointed to the possibility of slaughter waste to benefit from it, Kuwait keen to ensure press freedom with modern slaughterhouses to daily, depends on the current pho- increasing the volume of Sudanese KUWAIT CITY, May 4, (KUNA): meat and horticultural exports to produce and export frozen meat of tovoltaic projects, for example the various kinds for local consump- Shaqaya project. Kuwait is committed to promoting and Kuwait if investment is made in ensuring press freedom in the country transport between the two coun- tion and export and to make the The project aims to exploit the EPA issues 90 permits per day for Shaqaya area to harvest energy from while preserving the rights of journal- tries via refrigerated trucks, and most of the available resources for ists, the Information Ministry said on appealed to the private sector in the production of this high quality renewable sources, such as solar and wind energy, and it also helps to pro- Monday. fishing enthusiasts at Kuwait Bay Kuwait to invest in this area due to export meat. In a joint press statement with the vide an important and complementary KUWAIT CITY, May 4: amateurs according to the condi- part and other sources of energy to United Nations on World Press Freedom Day, Deputy Minister Chairman of the Board of tions, the number of permits supply Kuwait with its annual needs of Directors and Director General of obtained by amateur fishing enthu- electricity, especially in the summer Munira Al-Huwaidi said the ministry recently granted broadcast licenses to the Environment Public Authority siasts has reached 1,600. when the demand for electric power is (EPA) Sheikh Abdullah Sheikh Abdullah Al-Ahmad at its peak. more than 400 online newspapers. These e-publications will operate Al-Ahmad revealed that “the stressed that EPA, through its The report indicated that the minis- authority issues about 90 permits patrols, is cooperating with the try’s plan included among the impor- alongside dozens of already-existing counterparts, physical newspapers and per day for fishing enthusiasts at Coast Guard and the Public tant projects a project of photovoltaic Kuwait Bay;” affirming that Authority for Agricultural Affairs panels on the roofs of 6 story buildings magazines. in Subhan with a production capacity Several privately-run TV and radio “fishing at the bay is proceeding and Fish Resources (PAAAFR) to of 3.7 megawatts, photovoltaic panels stations also exist the country, which in the best manner owing to the prevent any violation of the gen- on the canopies of cars and buildings the official considered an “essential issuance of permits through the eral regulations for fishing at the in Al-Zour power station with a com- tributary” to Kuwaiti media. website of the authority,” reports bay. He said the necessary action bined capacity of 4,000 kilowatts, as Yesterday, the ministry signed an Al-Rai daily. has been taken against some peo- well as a project of photovoltaic panels agreement with the Kuwait Journalists Speaking to the daily, Sheikh ple who went fishing at the bay on car sheds and buildings in Association to aid the development of Abdullah Al-Ahmad explained without a permit. Al-Subbiya with combined capacity Kuwaiti journalists, she also mentioned. that “the number of permits On the recent fish deaths, he 3000 kW. The role of the press in the country issued depends on the weather clarified “this has been expected The report indicated that among the is “enriching,” she said, indicating its and the fishing time -- ranging due to many negative impacts on important projects is the photovoltaic significance in providing nationals and from 70 to 90 per day. The issu- the marine environment. Fish panels project on the ground water expatriates with accurate information ance of permits is continuous for deaths usually happen in April tanks at the Subbiya station with a regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. enthusiasts to enjoy fishing at the every year because of the bloom- installed capacity of (30,000) kilo- For her part, Hideko Hadzialic, UN bay.” ing algae and the red tide. We have watts, the project of supplying, install- Resident Coordinator ad interim, Since the announcement of EPA been trying to find various ways to ing and operating the photovoltaic praised the ministry’s efforts to combat on April 13 about the launching of reduce pollutants and increase the panels on car canopies with a installed fake news, rumors and misinformation the electronic platform for booking percentage of dissolved oxygen in capacity of (4,600) kilowatts, the peak related to COVID-19 and its promotion appointments to fish at the bay for the bay,” he concluded. in Sabhan, the photovoltaic panels of ethical and informed journalism. project on the ground water tanks in the Doha complex with an installed received 1,933 complaints about road 1,676 complaints have completed dur- It indicated as soon as the complaint capacity of (10,000) kW. network repairs during April 2021 ing April, while 257 complaints are is received that falls within the jurisdic- from the six governorates in the coun- being looked into. tion of the ministry, files are opened in The Guest Show poster. Also: try through the Public Works The Ministry also stressed its utmost the electronic system to follow up on KUWAIT CITY: The Ministry of Emergency Switchboard number 150 keenness to respond promptly to all those complaints and reports and trans- TGS features Sheryl Mairza Public Works announced its and WhatsApp (93333150). complaints of citizens and residents fer them immediately to emergency Maintenance Engineering Sector The ministry, said in a statement around the clock. teams. This Thursday, The Guest Show on acronym HOPE stands for Helping Radio Kuwait features Sheryl Others Practically & Every Day, Mairza. Sheryl Mairza is the kind- without discrimination, and that’s Ministry signs KD 2.7 mln maintenance contract for fiber optic devices est person one could meet. An what Sheryl has been doing with a award-winning philanthropist, strong band of supporters. KUWAIT CITY, May 4, (KUNA): which is worth about KD 2.7 million with Nokia Company to provide world of technology to provide the Sheryl is the Founder of Operation In 2013, Sheryl Mairza won the The Minister of Public Works and ($9.2 million). development and operation of the Next best services to citizens and residents Hope, a Mission of Mercy founded GCC’s Most Inspiring Women Minister of Communications and The undersecretary assistant for Generation Network (NGN) to ensure subscribing to optical fiber services. in 2005 to serve Kuwait’s poorest Award. Over the years, Operation Information Technology Dr Rana Communications and Support Services that the devices continue to operate He pointed out that it is a three-year of the poor – the forgotten lot who Hope has built a kindred commu- Al-Faris signed a maintenance con- Sector at the Ministry, Engineer with the required efficiency. contract, indicating that there are pen- are either ignored or bypassed by nity that realises the importance of tract for fiber optic devices for the first Manea Al-Ajami, said in a press state- He added that the contract also pro- alties in breaching any clause of the society and the government. The community service and works on it. and second stages at the ministry ment that the ministry has contracted vides the latest developments in the contract. ‘One of the leading oil executives in the Arab world’ UN regional bureau honors KPC CEO Hashem KUWAIT CITY, May 4, (Agencies): The UN regional bureau for Gulf states granted the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation CEO Hashem Hashem an award in appreciation of his efforts as one of the leading oil executives in the Arab world. A celebratory ceremony was held on Monday at the KPC headquarters; attended by Minister of Oil, Minister of Higher Education Dr Mohammad Al-Fares, where Hashem received the award from the head of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN-Habitat – the Arabian Gulf branch – Dr Amira Al-Hassan, the UN acting resident coordinator in Kuwait and the UN resi- dent envoy. Al-Hassan in a statement said the award repre- sented appreciation for Hashem and Kuwaiti oil sector personnel. Also: KUWAIT CITY: The number of Kuwaiti and expatriate workers with geology qualification in the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) and its subsidiaries is 366, with 287 Kuwaitis and 79 non-Kuwaitis, reports Al-Anba daily. The data showed that the Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) has the lion’s share in the total number of workers with geology qualification, as there are 245 Kuwaitis and 71 expatriates. This is followed by Kuwait Gulf Oil Company KUNA photo with 20 Kuwaiti workers and two expatriate Part of the honoring ceremony. employees. ARAB TIMES, WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 2021

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Obituary

She embraced Kuwait’s culture, life in her adopted home US artist Bosworth left an indelible mark on Kuwait

By Claudia Farkas Al Rashoud human experience, Margaret never Special to the Arab Times missed out on a chance to hear someone’s life story and no one he world lost a beacon of artis- was ever a stranger for long in her Ttic talent, creativity, warmth, presence. She also had a great sense and kindness when American art- of fun and loved to laugh, and her ist Margaret Goulding Bosworth, a laughter was infectious. former longtime resident of Kuwait, Margaret instilled her students passed away in Troutville, Virginia with an appreciation of the arts, on April 23, 2021 at the age of 83. art history, and Kuwaiti culture. Margaret came to Kuwait in 1977 to Throughout her teaching career teach art at the American School of she made her art projects relevant Kuwait (ASK). Over the years she to her students and tried to inspire worked at several English-language and motivate them, whatever their private schools, inspiring her stu- abilities. One Ramadan when dents, colleagues, and friends with teaching at the American Creativ- her love of the arts and culture, ar- ity Academy for Girls, Margaret tistic ability, infectious enthusiasm, had her students make beautiful and imagination. multi-colored paper lanterns and Growing up in Old Lyme, Con- then decorated the halls of the necticut, Margaret had an affinity school with them. She also re- for the arts from a young age. Her searched the origins and signifi- mother encouraged this through cance of the Ramadan lantern so visits to the Metropolitan Museum she could share the information of Art in New York City and also with her girls. engaged a reputable artist to teach During her career in Kuwait, her daughter the foundations of Margaret also taught at the Korean art. Margaret’s formal education School and the English School for included a Bachelor of Fine Arts Girls. Her students ranged from Degree from the Philadelphia Mu- pre-kindergarten through grade seum College of Art; a Master of twelve and she instructed them in Science Degree in Art Education the foundations of art, watercolor with a minor in Oriental Art His- painting, basket weaving, illustra- tory from the University of Or- tion, textile design, and weaving. egon; and a Master of Fine Arts in She’s remembered by her students watercolor painting from Brigham for her positive outlook on life, her Young University, Provo, Utah. encouragement to succeed, and her Her passion for practicing various emphasis on the importance of per- means of artistic expression led her Photograph by Claudia Farkas Al Rashoud sonal expression and art in our lives. to study at such diverse institutions Margaret Goulding Bosworth with some of her students at the American Creativity Academy in 2001. The girls are holding the Ramadan lanterns that they made. Phoebe relates that often, when as the Haystack School of Crafts, they were travelling, whether it Deer Isle, Maine under Jack Leon- be in England, the US, or Europe, ard Larson; learn tapestry weav- they would hear excited voices ing at the Handarbetes Vanner, in calling out “Mrs Bosworth” or Stockholm, Sweden; needlework “Ms Margaret” across an airport at the Royal School of Needlework terminal or a shopping street, for- in London; and traditional bedouin mer students who were thrilled to weaving at Sadu House, Kuwait. run into their beloved teacher and Margaret took her love of art into who never forgot her. the classroom and taught for over Contributed forty years. Her career in teaching began at the Nathaniel Woodhull As much time and effort that Elementary School, Shirely, New Margaret contributed to her stu- York in 1964. Her experience there dents, she also still pursued her teaching grades one to six inspired own artistic and cultural journey, her to further her education and be- always an avid painter and exten- come a certifi ed art teacher at the sive traveler eager to learn new University of Oregon. When she re- techniques and be inspired in cre- turned to the northeast she was able ating new works in watercolor and to get a position teaching art at her oil. In her later years she actively old high school, the Norwich Free contributed to the arts community Academy, Norwich, Connecticut in Girne, North Cyprus, and in from 1968 to 1977. Roanoke, Virginia, exhibiting and holding workshops. Changed Margaret was recognized for Life changed drastically for her artistic achievements through- Margaret when she left Connecti- out her lifetime. She participated cut on what was to be a sabbati- in group andsolo exhibitions and cal butturned into a 37-year career won numerous awards worldwide, as an art teacher in Kuwait, where including in the UK, North Cy- her first post was at the American prus, Kuwait, and the US. One of School of Kuwait. Singing in the her wood prints is included in the choir at the National Evangelical permanent print exhibition at the Church in Kuwait City, she met Library of Congress in Washing- Conrad Bosworth, a British com- ton, DC. Her art is also admired mercial pilot, and they married on and appreciated in the homes of August 31, 1978. In 1980 their many private collectors around the daughter, Phoebe, was born. world. Margaret embraced the culture The vibrant fl avor of Margaret’s of Kuwait and life in her adopted art is perhaps best described in her desert home with zeal. She rel- own words. “My work refl ects my ished the experience of taking her love of color and design as well as adult watercolor painting students my affi nity for folklore, fantasy, to various locations in Kuwait and magic. As an artist I feel the including the dhow harbor, the necessity to grow and be open to grounds of the National Evangeli- new ideas. My paintings evolve cal Church and the old US em- A magical desert scene by Margaret Goulding Bosworth. and usually tell a story. This is not bassy, and Mubarakiya market. intentional or premeditated. It just She and her students would set up happens as the work develops,” she their easels in the carpet souk and wrote in an essay on her art. she was always delighted when the Describing the inspiration be- hospitable merchants displayed hind her unique style, Margaret their wares for her students to continued, “Reading has always sketch and paint, and served them played an important role in my all small cups of sweet black tea. life. Folklore and legends inspire Reminiscing about growing up in what I paint. As a child I read Hans Kuwait with an artistic mother, Mar- Christian Anderson, the brother garet’s daughter Phoebe Bosworth- Grimm’s fairy tales and other fairy Ebrahimi recalls how they would tales and classics for children. The visit the bedouin camp that used to books that I liked most were illus- be near the oil storage tanks in Fa- trated by well-known illustrators haheel. Now it’s a fenced off, high- such as Arthur Rackham, Ernest H. security area but in the early 1980s Shepard, and A. A. Milne.” it was a picturesque open patch of “I also gained inspiration from desert, where some bedouin ladies looking at artists’ prints and books sold sadu weaving and men dealt in on well-known artists. Visits to livestock. the NY Metropolitan Museum of “When going around Kuwait Art, art galleries, and the ballet looking for subject matter to paint, fed my imagination. Free time was my mother would often take pic- spent creating, painting and mak- tures with a small camera. Many ing small books that I wrote and bedouins, however, were not eager illustrated.” to have their photos taken, so mom “All this has added to my world would always have a small sketch- of magic and fantasy and when I pad on hand. She would meander, paint, I depict a magical world, a watch, and then return to her car world of beautiful colors and im- where she would quickly sketch agination,” she continued.“It is as down what she had seen, always if I am a conduit and real images considerate and appreciative of lo- intermingle with another world. cal customs.” This is a time of dreaming. During Phoebe recalls her mother teach- these moments I am happyand the ing basket weaving and various oth- world takes on a shining quality of er arts and crafts classes in Kuwait polished gold, leaping deer, sway- several summers in a row. “I re- ing trees, and people that dance member the bathtub fi lled with reeds Noah’s Ark by Margaret Goulding Bosworth. Pictures of artwork courtesy of Phoebe Bosworth-Ebrahimi and sing in the wind.” soaking in preparation,” she laughs. Margaret’s work is characterised by her love of color and design and an Margaret left an indelible mark Phoebe describes her mother as affinity for folklore, fantasy, and magic. on Kuwait and will long be fondly curious and always eager to explore remembered here, as well as great- and learn, traits which sometimes tally crossed into Saudi Arabia. I standing.” events that Kuwait has to offer. She Sadu House, and other venues. ly missed. Her artistic legacy lives led them into adventures. “One time remember that the border control Margaret’s appreciation of the attended art exhibitions, concerts, The opportunity to meet many on through the students she loved when I was still quite young she de- offi cer fed me a banana while they arts and culture and her unlimited plays, and lectures at Kuwait’s Is- people from different cultures was and nurtured during the many years cided to drive down to the Texaco got a representative from Texaco to thirst for learning prompted her to lamic Museum Dar al-Athar al Is- always a highlight for her at these she enjoyed living and working camp down south and we acciden- come out and resolve the misunder- take advantage of the wide range of lamiyyah, the Textile Association at events. Keenly interested in the here. ARAB TIMES, WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 2021 INTERNATIONAL 7

America

Eye on edu spending Biden ‘quadruples’ Trump refugee cap

WASHINGTON, May 4, (AP): President Joe Biden formally raised the nation’s cap on refugee admis- sions to 62,500 this year, weeks after facing biparti- san blowback for his delay in replacing the record- low ceiling set by former President Donald Trump. Refugee resettlement agencies have waited for Biden to quadruple the num- ber of refugees allowed into the United States this year since Feb. 12, when a presi- dential proposal was submitted to Congress saying he planned to do so. But the presidential deter- mination went unsigned until Monday. Biden said he fi rst needed to expand the narrow eligibility criteria put in place Durbin by Trump that had kept out most refugees. He did that last month in an emer- gency determination. But it also stated that Trump’s cap of up to 15,000 refugees this year “remains jus- tifi ed by humanitarian concerns and is otherwise in the national interest,” indicating Biden intended to keep it. That brought sharp pushback for not at least tak- ing the symbolic step of authorizing more refugees to enter the U.S. this year. The second-ranking Sen- ate Democrat, Dick Durbin of Illinois, called that initial limit “unacceptable” and within hours the White House made a quick course correction. The administration vowed to increase the historically President Joe Biden gestures as he talks to students during a visit to Yorktown Elementary School, Monday, May 3, 2021, in Yorktown, Va., as First Lady Jill Biden looks on. (AP) low cap by May 15 - but the White House said it probably would not hit the 62,500 Biden had previ- ously outlined. G7 In the end, Biden returned to that fi gure. Biden said he received additional information that led him to sign the emergency presidential de- termination setting the cap at 62,500. Bid to grapple with threats to health, prosperity “It is important to take this action today to re- move any lingering doubt in the minds of refugees around the world who have suffered so much, and who are anxiously waiting for their new lives to be- gin,” Biden stated before signing it. FMs meet face-to-face after pandemic pause Biden said Trump’s cap “did not refl ect Ameri- ca’s values as a nation that welcomes and supports LONDON, May 4, (AP): Foreign ministers agenda that includes the coup in Myanmar, on-site coronavirus tests available. Opposition politicians and international refugees.” from the Group of Seven wealthy industrial- the Tigray crisis in Ethiopia and the pre- The British government invited the for- aid organizations say the goal of Britain But he acknowledged the “sad truth” that the U.S. ized nations are gathering in London – their carious situation in Afghanistan, where US eign ministers of Australia, India, South playing a bigger role in world affairs is un- would not meet the 62,500 cap by the end of the fi s- fi rst face-to-face meeting in more than two troops and their NATO allies are winding Korea and South Africa to join parts of the dermined by the government’s decision to cal year in September, given the pandemic and limita- years – to grapple with threats to health, down a two-decade deployment. meeting, including a Tuesday dinner at the slash its foreign aid budget from 0.7% of tions on the country’s resettlement capabilities - some prosperity and democracy. The UK Foreign Offi ce said the group grand Lancaster House in central London. gross domestic product to 0.5% because of of which his administration has attributed to the Trump Host country Britain has warned that would also discuss “Russia’s ongoing ma- The guest list was intended to underline the the economic hit from the pandemic. administration’s policies to restrict immigration. the increasingly aggressive activities of lign activity,” including Moscow’s troop G-7’s support for democracies, as well as the Raab said Monday that the aid cuts The White House insisted it was unable to act until Russia, China and Iran pose a challenge to buildup on the border with Ukraine and UK government’s attempts to build stronger were a “diffi cult decision” but insisted now because the administration was being taxed by a democratic societies and the international the imprisonment of opposition politician ties with Asia in the wake of the country’s Britain would become “an even greater sharp increase in unaccompanied young migrants from rule of law. Alexei Navalny. departure from the European Union. force for good in the world.” El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras arriving at the UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said G-7 ministers will also try to agree on a The government hopes the resumption of Raab met Monday with US Secretary of southern U.S. border, though any link between the Britain’s presidency of the G-7 this year “is way to make coronavirus vaccines available in-person G-7 meetings – after more than a State Antony Blinken, who is due to hold border and the government’s decision on refugees was an opportunity to bring together open, demo- around the globe. Wealthy countries have year of disruption by the coronavirus pan- talks with Johnson on Tuesday. not immediately clear. Refugee advocates, including cratic societies and demonstrate unity at a been reluctant to give up precious stocks until demic - will give the group a jolt of energy The U.S. and Britain both dismissed Durbin, accused Biden of playing politics. time when it is much needed to tackle shared they have inoculated their own populations. and bolster attempts to forge a post-Brexit reports coming out of Iran that they are Biden said Monday it was important to lift the challenges and rising threats.” Organizers have taken steps to prevent “Global Britain” role for the UK. thrashing out a prisoner exchange deal number to show “America’s commitment to protect Top diplomats from the UK, the United the spread of COVID-19 at the London Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to with Tehran that could see the imminent the most vulnerable, and to stand as a beacon of lib- States, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and meeting, including setting up plastic host the other G-7 leaders at a summit in release of British-Iranian woman Nazanin erty and refuge to the world.” Japan are holding two days of talks with an screens between participants and making Cornwall, England, in June. Zaghari-Ratcliffe and four Americans. It also paves the way for Biden to boost the cap to 125,000 for the 2022 fi scal year that starts in Oc- tober. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said work is being done to improve U.S. capabilities to process refugees in order to accept as many of them as possible under the new cap. Since the fi scal year began last Oct. 1, just over 2,000 refugees have been resettled in the U.S. Travel preparations are being made for more than 2,000 refugees who were excluded by Trump’s presidential determination on Oct. 27, 2020. Refugee resettlement agencies applauded Biden’s action. “We are absolutely thrilled and relieved for so many refugee families all across the world who look to the U.S. for protection,” said Krish O’Mara Vig- narajah, head of Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, one of nine resettlement agencies in the na- tion. “It has a felt like a rollercoaster ride, but this is one critical step toward rebuilding the program and returning the U.S. to our global humanitarian leadership role.” Biden has also added more slots for refugees from Africa, the Middle East and Central America and ended Trump’s restrictions on resettlements from Somalia, Syria and Yemen. Some 35,000 refugees have been cleared to go to the United States, and 100,000 remain in the pipe- line. Resettlement agencies that closed more than 100 offi ces during the Trump administration said the cap needed to be raised to unleash resources. “The way you rebuild capacity is by setting am- bitious commitments that signal to domestic and international stakeholders that U.S. leadership is back,” said Nazanin Ash of the International Rescue Committee. Also: PORTSMOUTH: President Joe Biden traveled Monday to coastal Virginia to promote his plans to increase spending on education and children, part of his $1.8 trillion families proposal announced last week. Visiting Tidewater Community College with First Lady Jill Biden, the president discussed his $109 billion proposal to provide Americans with two years of tuition-free community college. He’s also seeking over $80 billion for Pell Grants to help college affordability and $62 billion for programs that could improve completion rates at community colleges and institutions that predominantly serve disadvantaged students. The president said that education was the key to the country’s dominance and that people needed classes beyond high school for the nation to be glob- ally competitive. “When America made 12 years of public edu- cation universal in America in the early 1900s, it made us the best educated nation in the world,” Biden said. “The rest of the world has caught up to us. They’re not waiting. And 12 years is no longer enough to compete with the world in the 21st cen- tury and lead the 21st century.” Community college is an issue of personal impor- tance to the Bidens. The First Lady is an English professor at Northern Virginia Community College in Alexandria. “My students, like all the students here, I’m sure, come from every walk of life,” she said. “They show up, they don’t complain, and all they ask is for one thing in return: the chance to work hard and build a good life for themselves and their families.” Biden joked that advocacy for community col- leges was crucial for his own marital happiness. “I have to admit if I didn’t have these positions I’d be sleeping on Lincoln bedroom,” the president teased. There is uncertainty about Biden getting an am- bitious set of spending programs through narrow Democratic majorities in Congress. He has pro- posed a combined $4.1 trillion to be spent on infra- structure, broadband, new school buildings, electric vehicle charging stations, the power grid, child tax credits and child care, among other programs. Under Armour settles SEC charges CVS ups its outlook

Sportswear company Under Armour statements regarding its revenue CVS Health beat Wall Street expectations and after In this file has settled with the Securities and growth rate and the factors contribut- releasing projections earlier this year that disappointed photo, Under Exchange Commission and agreed ing to the revenue growth rate, with- analysts, a new outlook Tuesday exceeds those levels. Armour to pay $9 million in fines related to out disclosing the significant impact The national drugstore chain and pharmacy benefits clothes are misleading its revenue growth to on revenue from its use of pull for- manager now expects adjusted per-share earnings to displayed at investors from the third quarter of ward tactics. range from $7.56 to $7.68, exceeding industry analyst a Kohl’s store 2015 through the fourth quarter of Under Armour said in a statement projections for $7.53, according to a survey by FactSet. in Colma, 2016, the agency said Monday. that the settlement relates to the Growing Medicaid and Medicare coverage in the California. According to the SEC filing, Under company’s disclosures and does not health care giant’s insurance business helped counter (AP) Armour used a “pull forward” sales include any allegations from the SEC hits the company took from a weak cold and flu season tactic to pull forward $408 million in that sales during these periods did and a tough comparison to last year’s first quarter, when revenue in existing orders. The SEC not comply with “generally accepted customers stocked up on pharmacy supplies as the said that the company made positive accounting principles.” (AP) COVID-19 pandemic set in. (AP)

Market Movements 04-05-2021 Change Closing pts Change Closing pts AUSTRALIA - All Ordinaries +36.71 7,323.54 JAPAN - Nikkei -241.34 28,812.63 S. KOREA - KRX 100 +62.35 6,687.01 PHILIPPINES - PSEi -10.13 6,359.15 PAKISTAN - KSE 100 +487.39 44,563.59 INDIA - Sensex -465.01 48,253.51 CHINA - Shanghai SE -28.05 3,446.86 Business Treasury announces plans to borrow $463 billion this quarter Powell sees need to help most vulnerable in uneven recovery WASHINGTON, May 4, (AP): could play a role in helping facilitate Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome financial transactions for millions of Powell says the economic outlook has Americans who do not have bank “clearly brightened” in the United accounts. States but the recovery remains too Powell said about 7 million house- Growth in US manufacturing uneven with lower income groups lag- holds – 5% of the population – did not ging behind. have bank accounts, making it hard for In a speech Monday, Powell cited a them to get their payments through number of reasons that US growth three rounds of support payments from prospects have brightened. the government which the IRS depos- “We are not out of the woods yet, ited directly in many bank accounts. but I am glad to say that we are now While the Fed is currently looking slows slightly in April – data making real progress,” Powell said in at the benefits and problems arising remarks to the National Community from digital currencies, Powell said he Reinvestment Coalition, citing rising believed the best way to address the vaccination levels, increased govern- problem of the unbanked in this coun- Manufacturers cite disruptions in supply chains for slowdown ment support and more business re- try was through a bigger push to make openings across the country. low-cost banking accounts more But he said, “The economic down- broadly available. WASHINGTON, May 4, turn has not fallen evenly on all Meanwhile, the Treasury (AP): Growth in US manu- Americans and those least able to bear Department says it expects to borrow facturing slowed slightly in the burden have been the hardest hit.” $463 billion in the current April-June Powell said new statistics showed quarter and $2.28 trillion for the full April partly due to a that 20% of workers in the lowest one- budget year, as the government financ- snarled global supply chain fifth of workers by income did not es continued pandemic relief mea- after hitting a 37-year high have jobs in February of this year, one sures. year after the pandemic hit. He said Treasury officials announced in March. that compared to 6% of workers in the Monday that the $463 billion in bor- The Institute for Supply highest one-fifth of incomes who were rowing for the current quarter repre- Management, a trade group of pur- still without work. sented a significant jump from a bor- chasing managers, said Monday Powell said data the Fed will release rowing estimate for the current quarter later this month will show that while of $95 billion made in February. that its index of manufacturing 22% of all parents were either not activity fell last month to a reading The big increase of $368 billion was working or working less because of attributed to passage of a $1.9 trillion of 60.7. That was down from a child care and school disruptions dur- March reading of 64.7, which had support measure that President Joe ing the pandemic, the proportion of Biden pushed through Congress in been the highest level since Black mothers not working because of March which provided another round December 1983. these reasons was a far higher 36% of relief payments totaling $1,400 per Any reading above 50 indicates and it stood at 30% for Hispanic moth- individual plus other support including manufacturing is expanding. April was ers. an extension of emergency unemploy- For minority-owned small business- the 11th consecutive month manufac- ment benefits. turing has grown after contracting in es, Powell said 67% of Asian- and Black-owned firms and 63% of The April-June borrowing estimate April 2020, when the country was follows actual Treasury borrowing of struggling to deal with the shutdowns Hispanic owned firms had to reduce their operations because of the pan- $401 billion in the January-March caused by a global pandemic. quarter and $597 billion in borrowing The slowdown in April reflected a demic compared to a smaller but still significant 54% of white-owned busi- done in the October-December period, number of problems facing US facto- the first quarter in the government’s ries including disruptions in supply nesses. budget year. chains for critical components such as Labor force participation had computer chips. declined 4 percentage points for Black The Treasury on Monday projected a borrowing need of $821 billion for The problems manufacturers are In this file photo, an employee manually assembles a circuit-board element before a ribbon-cutting ceremony to and Hispanic women compared to 1 having dealing with supply chains percentage point for white women and the July-September quarter, the final mark the opening of a Nanotronics manufacturing center at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in the Brooklyn borough of quarter of this 2021 budget year. showed up in several categories from New York. (AP) about 2 percentage points for all men, the prices paid for components rising he said. That would bring total borrowing sharply to an increase in the backlog of omy of a robust 6%. demand because of supply constraints The ISM report showed that optimis- Powell said the Fed was focused on this year to $2.28 trillion, a significant amount but down from borrowing last unfilled orders. The government reported last week on the materials they need and a short- tic comments about the future compared these long-standing disparities because “What started out as a shortage of semi- they weigh on the country’s produc- year which totaled $4.01 trillion. that the economy, as measured by the age of labor. He predicted businesses with cautious statements from compa- That borrowing was needed to sup- conductors affecting mostly the auto gross domestic product, grew by a solid will start pushing wages higher to nies came in at a ratio of 11- to-1 up tive capacity. “We will only reach our full poten- port an all-time high budget deficit of industry is now a shortage of basically 6.4% between January and March with attract workers and will also start pay- from an 8-to-1 ratio in March. everything, including lumber, metals and tial when everyone can contribute to, $3.1 trillion, a figure that reflected plastics,” said Michael Pearce, senior US many analysts expecting growth could ing more for raw materials. All six of the biggest manufacturing and share in, the benefits of prosperi- trillions of dollars in government sup- economist at Capital Economics. top 10% in the current quarter as the “Companies will pay whatever it industries including fabricated metal ty,” Powell said. port provided to blunt the impact of But Pearce noted that even with the economy re-opens further. takes to get people and materials,” he products, chemical products, food and Powell repeated the Fed’s pledge to the adverse effects of the pandemic, decline, the manufacturing index Timothy Fiore, chair of the ISM said. “You can’t lose market share beverages, and computer and electron- use its power to control interest rates which forced widespread closures and remained at a high level that was con- manufacturing survey committee, said because once you lose it, it is hard to ic products, registered moderate to to keep rates at current ultra-low levels the loss of millions of jobs. sistent with growth in the overall econ- that companies are not able to meet get it back.” strong growth in April. until it had achieved the goals of max- Private economists are forecasting imum employment and inflation rising this year’s deficit could hit $3.3 trillion for a time above the Fed’s 2% target, a or more. goal the Fed has failed to achieve for Treasury said its estimate of bor- 2 Egyptian firms the past two decades. rowing needs assumes that the govern- “We view maximum employment ment will have a balance of cash on ‘invest’ 1 billion as a broad and inclusive goal,” Powell hand of $450 billion when the current said. “Those who have historically suspension of the government’s bor- CAIRO, May 4, (KUNA): The been left behind stand the best chance rowing limit expires on July 31. Khalda Petroleum Company and of prospering in a strong economy Once the debt suspension expires, Qarun Petroleum Company (QPC) with plentiful job opportunities. Our the government will have to employ are targeting to invest about USD one recent history highlights both the ben- emergency moves to keep borrowing billion in new projects in the Western efits of a strong economy and the money until Congress passes an Desert for the next fiscal year 2021- severe costs of a weak one.” increase in the debt limit, something 22, Egypt’s Ministry of Petroleum During a question and answer peri- that in the past has promoted partisan and Mineral Resources announced. od, Powell was asked whether he clashes over the government tax and This was brought up in the general believed creation of a digital currency spending policies. assembly of Khalda and QPC to approve the planning budget for the next fiscal year, held through video conferencing, headed by the Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Engineer Tarek Al-Molla. Al-Molla underlined the impor- tance of focusing on ways to develop performance, raise the efficiency of operations and activities, optimize the use of infrastructure, and implement production cost reduction programs, the statement pointed out. The need to focus on exploration activities and the speed of their com- pletion to compensate for the natural decrease in production was also stressed. Meanwhile, Chairman of Khalda President Joe Biden, accompanied by Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen Eng Saeed Abdel Moneim said it is (right), speaks as he gets his weekly economic briefing in the Oval Office targeted to pump about USD 830 mil- of the White House on April 9, 2021, in Washington. (AP) lion in new investments during the fis- cal year 2021-22 to implement an ambi- tious plan to search for oil and gas and Joe Biden’s phased-in spending develop production fields in its conces- sion areas in Western Sahara. The plan aims to drill 87 new wells, plan won’t fuel inflation – Yellen including 35 exploration wells and 52 WASHINGTON, May 4, (AP): Reserve’s current ultra-low interest development wells, which would con- President Joe Biden’s massive pro- rates, along with the Biden adminis- tribute to achieving an average daily posed spending on infrastructure, fam- tration’s proposed $4 trillion in new production of about 130,000 barrels ilies and education will not fuel infla- spending, atop about $5 trillion of crude oil and condensates, in addi- tion because the plans would be phased already approved by Congress, risk tion to 630 million cubic feet of natu- in gradually over 10 years, Treasury accelerating inflation. ral gas, he indicated. Secretary Janet Yellen said Sunday. Biden laid out his expansive plans For his part, President of QPC Eng New economic reports have por- in an address to Congress last week. Ashraf Abdeljawad explained that it trayed a surging recovery from the They would expand the social safety plans to pump investments amounting recession unleashed by the coronavi- net for children, increase taxes on the to USD 252 million to implement a rus pandemic. Americans’ incomes wealthy and fund projects that take an work program in its concessions in soared in March by the most on record, ambitious definition of infrastructure, the Western Sahara that includes boosted by $1,400 federal stimulus with an eye to stabilizing the economy drilling 24 developmental wells and checks, and the economy expanded at over the long term with middle-class five exploration wells, also continu- a vigorous annual rate of 6.4% in the jobs. ing to implement a plan to repair and first three months of the year, leading Addressing fears about inflation, maintain and re-complete wells to to concern over inflationary pressures. Yellen said on NBC’s “Meet the achieve an annual production rate of Some economists, notably former Press” that the proposed spending about nine million barrels of crude Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, “comes into effect once the economy oil. have warned that the Federal is back on track.” ARAB TIMES, WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 2021 BUSINESS 9

vaccine sales power Pfizer through first quarter

Pfizer, buoyed by a huge jump in sales roughly $26 billion over the year, up from cents per share, in 2020’s first quarter, Pfizer said even without vaccine sales pitals swamped with COVID-19 patients. for its COVID-19 vaccine and solid per- their prior forecast of about $15 billion. when the global coronavirus pandemic it is meeting its goal of increasing reve- Pfizer now expects full-year earnings formance across most of the company, The companies may soon receive began triggering lockdowns, and doctor nue by at least 6% each year through in the range of $3.55 to $3.65 per share, is hiking its 2021 financial forecast U.S. and EU approval to give the vac- visits and new prescriptions for other 2025. up from $3.10 to $3.20 per share in sharply after blowing past Wall Street cine to 12- through 15-year-olds, and medicines dropped significantly. “Excluding the growth provided from February, and revenue in the range of expectations for the first quarter. they continue testing the vaccine in other Adjusted earnings, excluding one-time (the vaccine), our revenues grew 8% $70.5 billion to $72.5 billion, up from The New York drugmaker and its patient groups and on developing new items, jumped 48% to $5.26 billion, or 93 operationally,” Chief Executive Albert $59.4 billion to $61.4 billion in the German partner on the vaccine, vaccine versions that have a longer shelf cents per share, far above the 79 cents Bourla said in a prepared statement. February forecast. BioNTech, continue to sign contracts life and don’t require ultracold storage. Wall Street was expecting, according to Sales of cancer drugs jumped 18% and Pfizer has said that this year it can with multiple countries for their two-dose Pfizer on Tuesday reported net income a survey by Zacks Investment Research. sales of medicines administered in hospi- produce 2 billion doses of the vaccine, shot. They reported $3.46 billion in first- of $4.88 billion, or 86 cents per share. Revenue was $14.58 billion, also easily tals rebounded 11% as patients got treat- including 200 million doses promised for quarter sales and now expect to rake in That was up from $3.36 billion, or 60 exceeding forecasts of $13.49 billion. ments delayed by hesitance to go to hos- the U.S. by the end of May. (AP) Asia gains after earnings, data lift Wall St June trial set for Americans accused in Ghosn’s escape TOKYO, May 4, (AP): The trial of two Japan has no extradition treaty with Americans accused of helping former Lebanon, but has one with the US, Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn escape from which extradited the Taylors last month Japan while out on bail will open on June after the US Supreme Court rejected 14, the Tokyo District Court said their appeal. Wednesday. Michael Taylor, with the help of another Michael Taylor and his son Peter are man, George-Antoine Zayek, hid Ghosn in accused of hiding Ghosn in a music box so a large box, which passed through airport he could flee to Lebanon in late 2019. The security in Osaka, central Japan, and was Taylors have been denied bail at the Tokyo loaded onto a private jet that flew to Turkey, Detention Center and not available for com- according to Japanese authorities. ment. Peter Taylor is accused of meeting with Ghosn, arrested in 2018, was awaiting Ghosn and helping carry out the escape. The trial on financial misconduct allegations, Taylors were paid at least $1.3 million, including underreporting his compensation authorities say. and breach of trust in diverting Nissan The Taylors argued in the US courts they Motor Co money for personal gain, when he did not commit a crime because jumping fled. He says he is innocent. bail is technically not a crime in Japan.

A currency trader passes by screens showing foreign exchange rates at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquar- ters in Seoul, South Korea, May 4. Asian shares were mixed Tuesday after strong corporate earnings and economic data lifted stocks on Wall Street. (AP) Tokyo and Shanghai stock markets closed for holidays

TOKYO, May 4, (AP): Asian sha- The lack of trading in China and Japan and put investors in a buying mood, keeping stock mixed results in New York “left the region con- indexes near their all-time highs. res were mostly higher on Tuesday tent to sit in wait-and-see mode with Covid-19 More than half of the companies in the S&P after strong corporate earnings nerves regionally, offsetting the bullishness of the 500 have reported their results so far this earnings and economic data lifted stocks on Wall Street reopening gnomes,” Jeffrey Halley of season, which show profit growth of 54% so far, Oanda said in a commentary. according to FactSet. Wall Street. On Monday, Federal Reserve Chairman This is another busy week for earnings reports, Hong Kong, Sydney and Seoul advanced. Jerome Powell said the economic outlook has with Merck, Pepsi, Colgate-Palmolive and CVS Tokyo and Shanghai were closed for holi- “clearly brightened” in the United States, but the among the companies reporting their latest quar- days. recovery remains too uneven. terly results. Investors will also get April’s jobs On Monday, a strong dose of positive earnings Health care and energy companies helped push report on Friday. reports and economic data that showed the U.S. stocks higher, with the S&P 500 closing at On the economic front, a report on U.S. manu- economy is growing pushed the S&P 500 up 4,192.66. facturing activity in April came in below econo- 0.3%. U.S. futures were lower on Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.7% mists’ expectations, but still was strong for the Hong Kong’s Hang Seng rose 0.5% to 28,500.95 to 34,113.23. The tech-heavy Nasdaq shed an month. The Institute for Supply Management’s and the S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.5% to 7,060.40. In early gain, falling 0.5% to 13,895.12. manufacturing index came in at 60.7 for April, Seoul, the Kospi picked up 0.6% to 3,144.66. Smaller companies, had a good showing. The compared with the 65.0 reading that was expect- India’s Sensex added 0.3% to 48,889.73. Russell 2000 index picked up 0.5% to 2,277.45. ed. However that figure is still well above the Shares fell in Taiwan, Singapore, Jakarta and Stocks have been grinding higher on expecta- 50-point mark that indicates expanding manufac- Malaysia. tions of an economic recovery and strong com- turing activity. The Reserve Bank of Australia left its policies pany profits this year as large-scale coronavirus A report on U.S. construction spending showed unchanged Tuesday at its May meeting. vaccination programs help people return to jobs similar results, making gains but still falling short of In Europe, Germany’s DAX lost 0.6% to and normal activities after more than a year of economists’ forecasts. Spending on construction 15,143.42 while the CAC 40 in Paris edged 0.2% restrictions. Massive support from the U.S. gov- projects rose just 0.2% in March, the Commerce higher, to 6,317.39. In London, the FTSE 100 ernment and the Federal Reserve, and increas- Department said Monday, significantly less than the gained 0.5% to 7,005.12. ingly positive economic data, have also helped 1.7% jump economists had expected. Charges follow Spotify’s complaint EU regulators accuse Apple of antitrust breach LONDON, May 4, (AP): European Union regulators accused Apple on Friday of violat- ing the bloc’s antitrust laws, alleging the Tigo dismisses patent iPhone maker distorts competition for music streaming by imposing unfair rules for rival ‘infringement’ lawsuit services in its App Store. The EU’s executive Commission said it CAMPBELL, Calif., May 4, (Agencies): Tigo objected to Apple’s rules for music streaming Energy, Inc., the solar industry worldwide leader services that compete with its Apple Music in Flex-MLPE (Module Level Power Electronics), service, saying they end up costing consumers announced that it has reached a settlement with more and limiting their choices. Altenergy Power Systems (“APsystems”) over a The charges underscore the long-running lawsuit regarding the infringement of Tigo’s feud over app payments between Apple and intellectual property by APsystems. As part of the popular music streaming service Spotify, In this file photo, European Commissioner for settlement, APsystems obtain a license to use Europe fit for the Digital Age Margrethe Tigo’s rapid shutdown technology. which filed a complaint that sparked the inves- Vestager speaks during a news conference “Ultimately, we believe this arrangement is a tigation – one of four the company is facing on European project in battery value chain at win for PV customers everywhere,” stated Zvi from the EU. Regulators in Brussels are also the European Commission headquarters in Alon, Chairman and CEO of Tigo. “I want to investigating other big U.S. tech companies Brussels. (AP) thank APsystems for recognizing our intellectual like Amazon and Google, amid a growing property and arriving at an outcome that works global movement to rein in their power. Vestager noted that Apple Music isn’t sub- for all parties involved.” The EU’s competition commissioner, ject to the same rules, which hurts rivals by Tigo endorses the need to provide customers Margrethe Vestager, outlined two main con- raising their costs, reducing their profit mar- alternative solutions and will cooperate with cerns. One centers on Apple’s practice of forc- gins and making them less attractive on the APsystems to continue the development of lead- ing app developers selling digital content to App Store. She said the problem is not the fee ing edge solutions. Tigo’s complaint included six use its in-house payment system, which charg- itself, but that Apple only charges it on pay- patents related to various systems and methods es a 30% commission on all subscriptions. ments for digital content and not other services used in the PV module rapid shutdown unit appli- The other concern is that Apple prevents app such as transport or food deliveries. The EU’s cable to both the Rapid Shutdown device as well makers from telling users about cheaper ways investigation found it typically pushed up the as the Rapid Shutdown transmitter. These are the to pay for subscriptions that don’t involve price of a monthly subscription to 12.99 euros same patents that Tigo disclosed to the Sunspec going through an app. ($15.70) from 9.99 euros, she said. Alliance in 2017. Apple rejected the charges, saying it was Spotify refuses to use Apple’s app payment Tigo is the worldwide leader in flexible proud of its role in helping Spotify grow into a system to sell premium subscriptions, instead module level power electronics (MLPE) with music streaming giant. The company also requiring customers to go through its website. innovative solutions that significantly increase pointed out Spotify doesn’t pay Apple a com- Epic Games, which makes the popular video energy production, decrease operating costs, mission for 99% of its paid subscribers. game Fortnite, has also filed an EU antitrust and enhance safety of photovoltaic (PV) sys- “Once again, they want all the benefits of complaint against Apple. When it tried to tems. Tigo’s TS4 platform maximizes the ben- efit of PV systems and provides customers with the App Store but don’t think they should have bypass the App Store with its own payment the most scalable, versatile, and reliable MLPE to pay anything for that,” Apple said in a state- system, Apple kicked out the Fortnite app. solution available. ment. “The Commission’s argument on Apple’s ban on communicating with cus- Spotify’s behalf is the opposite of fair competi- tomers means app makers can’t get the same tion.” insights into their users that Apple does, such infringement” and not do anything that would Vestager said while Spotify had grown as the reason for canceling a subscription, have the same effect. Or else, companies could despite the restrictions, they were hurting busi- Vestager said. be fined up to 10% of their annual revenue for ness for smaller music streaming players like “Not only are they not allowed to mention breaches. For Apple, which reported $274.5 Deezer and Soundcloud. their websites or any link to them in their own billion in revenue in its latest financial year, The App Store rules are an issue beyond just apps,” Vestager said. “They are also not that could mean a fine of up to $27.4 billion. music streaming services because many other allowed to send emails to users that created an Spotify welcomed the EU’s move. It’s “a app makers depend on it as a “gatekeeper” to account in the app in order to inform them critical step toward holding Apple accountable iPhones and iPads, Vestager said. about cheaper alternatives.” for its anticompetitive behavior, ensuring “This significant market power cannot go Apple has 12 weeks to respond to the EU’s meaningful choice for all consumers and a unchecked as the conditions of access to the objections. Under EU competition law, com- level playing field for app developers,” the Apple App Store are key for the success of app panies could offer a remedy – Vestager indi- company’s chief legal officer, Horatio developers,” she told reporters in Brussels. cated she thought “Apple should end the Gutierrez, said in a statement. Tesla told to provide documents involving Musk compensation

A Delaware judge on Monday ordered lawyers ment to Musk and wasting corporate assets. The plaintiffs have argued that Chang and representing Tesla Inc directors to turn over While granting the plaintiffs access to certain Maron, who was Musk’s former divorce attor- In this fi le certain communications that CEO Elon Musk documents that Musk either sent or received, ney, worked to advance Musk’s interests and photo, a Tesla may have shared with the company’s top in- Slights denied access to a broader range of negotiated on his behalf against the board’s electric vehicle house attorneys before the board approved a other documents that defense attorneys have compensation committee. charges at a compensation plan in 2018 that could net Musk argued are similarly protected by attorney-cli- “Leveraging his control, close personal rela- station in To- more than $50 billion. ent privilege. tionships, and reputation for retribution, Musk peka, Kansas. The ruling by Vice Chancellor Joseph Slights Slights said documents that Musk shared co-opted Maron and Chang to help him struc- (AP) Jr. came in response to a motion to compel with Tesla general counsel Todd Maron or ture the plan free from committee involvement,” fi led on behalf of shareholders who have ac- deputy general counsel Jonathan Chang be- plaintiffs’ attorneys wrote in asking Slights to cused Musk and Tesla’s board of directors of fore the board signed off on the compensation force the company to turn over documents. breaching their fi duciary duties to the company plan should be provided to the shareholder “Musk and his agents handed the committee and its stockholders, granting unjust enrich- plaintiffs. a fully-baked plan,” they added. (AP)

Deal expected to close in second half of the year Trial may reshape tech landscape Apple ‘walled garden’ faces Verizon sells Yahoo and AOL for $5 billion Epic attack in app store trial NEW YORK, May 4, (AP): AOL and Yahoo are being sold SAN RAMON, California, May 4, (AP): Apple’s lucrative again, this time to a private equity fi rm. app store was alternately portrayed as a price-gouging mo- Wireless company Verizon will sell Verizon Media, which nopoly and a hub of world-changing innovation during the consists of the once-pioneering tech platforms, to Apollo preamble to a trial that may reshape the technological land- Global Management in a $5 billion deal. scape. Verizon said Monday that it will keep a 10% stake in the The contrasting portraits were drawn on Monday as law- new company, which will be called Yahoo. yers for Apple and its foe, Epic Games, outlined their cases Yahoo at the end of the last century was the face of the in- in an Oakland, California, federal court before U.S. District ternet, preceding the behemoth tech platforms to follow, such Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, who will decide the case. as Google and Facebook. And AOL was the portal, bringing While Apple depicted its app store as an invaluable service almost everyone who logged on during the internet’s earliest beloved by consumers and developers alike, Epic Games at- days. tacked it as a breakthrough idea that has morphed into an Verizon spent about $9 billion buying AOL and Yahoo instrument of fi nancial exploitation that illegally locks out over two years starting in 2015, hoping to jump-start a digital competition. media business that would compete with Google and Face- The trial, expected to last most of this month, revolves book. The AOL logo is shown on a wall of the company’s New The Yahoo logo is displayed outside of offi ces in Santa around the 15% to 30% commission that Apple charges for It didn’t work – those brands were already fading even York offi ce. (AP) Clara, California. (AP) subscriptions and purchases made from apps downloaded then – as Google and Facebook and, increasingly, Amazon from its store – the only one accessible on the iPhone, iPad dominate the US digital ad market. The year after buying dollars, leading to cost cuts and layoffs, Verizon Media’s lects from its users, who log in to products like email, appeals and iPod. Yahoo, Verizon wrote down the value of the combined revenue rose 10% in the most recent quarter from the year to advertisers as ad-tracking technology changes, said For- Epic, the maker of the popular Fortnite video game, laid operation, called “Oath,” by roughly the value of the $4.5 before, to $1.9 billion. The division still has nearly 900 mil- rester analyst Joanna O’Connell. out evidence drawn mostly from Apple’s internal docu- billion it had spent on Yahoo. ments in an attempt to prove the company has built a digital Verizon has been shedding media assets as it refocuses on lion monthly users, and generated $7 billion in revenue in Financial fi rms have played an increasingly prominent 2020, according to Verizon and Apollo. role in traditional media as well in recent years as the news- “walled garden” during the past 13 years as part of a strategy wireless, spending billions on licensing the airwaves needed crafted by its late co-founder, Steve Jobs. The formula, Epic for the next generation of faster mobile service, called 5G. It Apollo says they are “big believers in the growth prospects paper industry struggles with the decline of print advertising, contends, is designed to make it as diffi cult as possible for sold blogging site Tumblr in 2019 and HuffPost to BuzzFeed of Yahoo” and expects that overall growth in digital advertis- buying up chains and slashing costs and jobs. consumers to stop buying its products and services. late last year. The digital media sector in recent years has ing will boost Yahoo too, said Apollo senior partner David Verizon will receive $4.25 billion in cash, preferred inter- “The most prevalent fl ower in the walled garden is the been consolidating as companies seek profi tability. Sambur in a prepared statement. Apollo has invested in other ests of $750 million and the minority stake. Venus fl y trap,” said Epic lawyer Katherine Forrest. Later, The properties Verizon is selling include Yahoo Finance, media and tech companies like the photo website Shutterfl y The deal is expected to close in the second half of the year. Forrest highlighted expert testimony that will be submitted Yahoo Mail and the tech blogs Engadget and TechCrunch. and TV and radio stations formerly owned by Cox. Shares of Verizon Communications Inc, based in New during the trial that estimated Apple reaped profi t margins of Despite its diffi culty competing with tech giants for ad Apollo is betting that the data that the Yahoo division col- York, rose less than 1% Monday. 75% to 78% during 2018 and 2019, even though Jobs pub- licly said the company didn’t expect to make large sums of money from the app store when it opened in 2008. The app store is now an integral piece of a services divi- sion that generated nearly $17 billion in revenue during the fi rst three months of this year alone. Apple brushed off Epic’s arguments as a case brimming with unfounded allegations made by a company that wants to get rid of the app store commission to increase its own profi ts while freeloading off an iPhone ecosystem that has cost more than $100 billion to build. Karen Dunn, Apple’s attorney, pointed to Epic’s internal documents outlining a strategy called “Project Liberty” that paved a way for Fortnite to purposefully breach its app store contract last summer and set up a showdown over the fees. Rather than investing in inno- vation, Epic invested in lawyers, PR and policy consultants in an effort to get all of the benefi ts Apple provides without paying “Rather than investing in innovation, Epic invested in lawyers, PR and policy consultants in an effort to get all of the benefi ts Apple provides without paying,” Dunn said. In sworn testimony, Epic CEO Tim Sweeney acknowl- edged that the company is trying to increase its current an- nual revenue of about $5.1 billion through its own app store. The Epic store, which is currently banned from the iPhone and other Apple products, charges a 12% commission on in- app transactions. That model isn’t profi table yet, Sweeney said, but he predicted the Epic store will start making money during the next three or four years. “Epic is solely seeking changes to Apple’s future behav- ior,” Sweeney testifi ed so the company won’t have to pay higher commissions and still be able to offer Fortnite and other games on the iPhone. Apple ousted Fortnite from its app store last August after Epic tried to use its own payment system. Sweeney also acknowledged that Epic decided to brazen- ly violate its contract with Apple to make a point. “I wanted to show the world through action exactly what the ramifi ca- tions of Apple’s policies were,” he testifi ed. This photo provided by ICON shows one of its 3D-printed homes in Austin, Texas. Insets: Mighty Buildings production manager Yonah Naftaly shows a machine that fi lls 3D In his cross-examination, Apple lawyer Richard Doren printed wall panels with insulating foam, Wednesday, March 17, 2021, in Oakland, California. (AP) repeatedly pressed why Epic seemed to have no problem paying a mandatory 30% commission on payments made on Fortnite through Sony’s PlayStation Microsoft’s Xbox and Construction technology still in early stage of development Nintendo’s Switch consoles as well as other devices. Dur- ing the same questioning, Doren also highlighted evidence showing those three video game consoles have accounted for about $10.5 billion of the $13.1 billion in revenue that 3D printing’s challenge: Solving housing shortage Fortnite has brought into Epic the game’s release in 2017. Apple CEO Tim Cook – Jobs’ hand-picked successor By Terence Chea Housing Innovation. But the sheer magnitude actly what we need,” said Sam Ruben, the erly Hills, Calif.-based developer, the Palari -- will testify during the trial, too, but his appearance isn’t of the housing shortage demands many types company’s co-founder and chief sustainabil- Group, to create a planned community of 3D expected until near the end of a courtroom drama that will new generation of startups wants to dis- of solutions, from loosening zoning restric- ity offi cer at Mighty Buildings. The process printed homes in the desert resort community unfold before only a handful of mask-wearing people being Arupt the way houses are built by automat- tions to building more high-rise apartment can eliminate nearly all construction waste, he of Rancho Mirage in California’s Coachella allowed inside each day because of pandemic restrictions. ing production with industrial 3D printers. buildings, she said. said, which can add up to savings of two to Valley. While the trial will involve moments of high intrigue that 3D printing, also known as additive manu- Proponents note that printing houses rather three tons of carbon per housing unit. The solar-powered development, set for could divulge closely guarded secrets, the nuts and bolts of facturing, uses machines to deposit thin layers than nailing them together could save huge In Mighty Buildings’ factory warehouse in completion next spring, will have 15 lots the case will likely hinge on more mundane matters such as of plastic, metal, concrete and other materials quantities of scrap wood, metal and other dis- Oakland, Calif., a 3D printer deposits thin lay- with a 1,450-square-foot primary home plus market defi nitions. atop one another, eventually producing three- carded construction materials that are dumped ers of a stone-like material that quickly hardens a 700-square-foot secondary home and swim- dimensional objects from the bottom up. In re- Epic contends the iPhone has become so ingrained in so- into landfi lls every year. under ultraviolet light and resists fi re and water. ming pool in the backyard, costing around cent years, 3D printers have mostly been used ciety that the device and its peripheral services such as the Wall panels are printed one layer at a time and $850,000, said Basel Starr, Palari’s CEO and app store has become a market by itself. As part of that ar- to create small quantities of specialized items then fi lled with an insulating foam. Robotic arms such as car parts or prosthetic limbs, allow- To the extent that founder. gument, Epic contends the Apple should be forced to open fi nish the surfaces into various designs. Those lots sold out quickly and there’s a up its walled garden to alternative options, such as allowing ing consumers or businesses to produce just The printer can produce the entire exte- what they need using the machines at home waiting list of 500 homebuyers, Starr said. other app stores and payment options besides its own. 3D printing can offer rior shell of a studio home or individual wall He’s planning similar developments in other “The garden could have a door,” Epic lawyer Forrest in- or work. panels that can easily assembled with simple Now a small number of startups around the parts of California. sisted. “It was artifi cially closed.” a faster, cheaper way tools, the company said. Mighty Buildings Austin, Texas-based ICON has used 3D Apple Inc. is seeking a far more broader market defi nition world are applying 3D printing to home con- is now producing 350-square-foot backyard struction, arguing that it’s faster, cheaper and printing technology to produce low-cost hous- that would encompass the consoles, computers and other to build even single studios, known in the industry as “accessory ing. It’s printed homes for the chronically more sustainable than traditional construction. dwelling units,” that can be used as extra bed- devices that people use to play video games. To prove that They say these technologies could help ad- homeless in Austin as well as poor families point, the Cupertino, California, company cited an internal rooms, playrooms, gyms or home offi ces. in Nacajuca, Mexico. Instead of producing dress severe housing shortages that have led to family housing units So far the company has delivered six units Epic analysis done last year that concluded 38% of Fortnite homes in factories, it brings its Vulcan printer soaring home prices, overcrowding, evictions and has another 30 under contract, starting users who play the game on mobile devices also rely on con- and homelessness across the U.S. or small units, it can at $115,000 each, which doesn’t include the to work on-site, squeezing out long tubes of soles and other devices, as well. But 3D home construction is still in the ear- cost of installation and site work. Two units concrete layer by layer that dry quickly to As part of its case, Apple is also highlighting the roughly ly stage of development. Most startups in this address a portion of can be combined to make a 700-square-foot form the walls of a house. 2 billion other smartphones that run on Google’s Android fi eld are developing new technologies and not dwelling. The company’s home construction “The factory comes to you, imprints the software, which allows alternative ways to download apps. building homes yet. And two of the highest costs are about 40 percent lower than that of house right where it intends to be. We chose profi le and best-fi nanced companies - Mighty the problem traditional homes in California, Ruben said. that method to eliminate a lot of the shipping Buildings and ICON - have delivered fewer Backers say 3D printing reduces the need Most of the modules are assembled in the costs and then also to give ourselves a lot of than 100 houses between them. for human labor at a time when home builders factory, transported by truck to the owner’s design freedom,” said Jason Ballard, ICON’s To move beyond a niche market, construc- are struggling to fi nd enough skilled workers property, then put into place using a crane. CEO and co-founder. tion fi rms will need to signifi cantly ramp up to meeting housing demand. Many construc- The unit size is limited by the dimensions of Its current technology can reduce construc- production and persuade home buyers, devel- tion workers left the trades after the housing- the truck bed and the clearance heights of tun- tion costs by up to 30 percent and build a opers and regulators that 3D printed houses fueled fi nancial crisis more than a decade ago, nels and overpasses. house twice as fast as traditional methods be- are safe, durable and pleasing to the eye. and fewer young people are entering the fi eld. Backed by more than $70 million in venture cause the 3D printer does nearly all the work, They’ll also need to train workers to operate Jason Ballard, CEO and co-founder of a capital, Mighty Buildings is planning to build Ballard said. the machines and install the homes. 3D printing construction startup called ICON, more factories with a goal of producing 1,000 “The benefi ts that automation and digitiza- “To the extent that 3D printing can offer a said its 3D printing system can do the work of housing units next year. It’s also creating soft- tion had brought to so many other industries faster, cheaper way to build even single family 10 to 20 workers in fi ve or six different trades. ware that allows developers to custom design with regard to speed and affordability were housing units or small units, it can address a And unlike humans, the machines can work printed buildings . Ultimately, the company completely missing from the construction portion of the problem,” said Michelle Boyd, up to 24 hours a day, saving developers time plans to produce townhouses and multistory industry,” Ballard said. 3D printing, he said, who directs the Housing Lab at the University and money. apartment buildings, Ruben said. “was like the most powerful automation of all In this fi le photo, an Apple store employee wears per- of California, Berkeley’s Terner Center for “With 3D printing, we’re able to print ex- Mighty Buildings is teaming up with a Bev- the automations we could discover.” (AP) sonal protective equipment in New York. (AP) ARAB TIMES, WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 2021 SCIENCE 11

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Virus crisis worsens India faces ‘horrible’ weeks ahead: expert

NEW DELHI, May 4, (AP): COVID-19 infections and deaths are mounting with alarming speed in India with no end in sight to the crisis and a top expert warning that the coming weeks in the country of nearly 1.4 billion people will be “horrible.” India’s offi cial count of coronavirus cases surpassed 20 mil- lion Tuesday, nearly doubling in the past three months, while deaths offi cially have passed 220,000. Staggering as those numbers are, the true fi gures are believed to be far higher, the undercount an apparent refl ection of the troubles in the health care system. The country has witnessed scenes of people dying outside overwhelmed hospitals and funeral pyres lighting up the night sky. Infections have surged in India since February in a disas- trous turn blamed on more contagious variants of the virus as well as government decisions to allow massive crowds to gather for Hindu religious festivals and political rallies before state elections. India’s top health offi cial, Rajesh Bhushan, refused to speculate last month as to why authorities weren’t better prepared. But the cost is clear: People are dying because of shortages of bottled oxygen and hospital beds or because they couldn’t get a COVID-19 test. Modi India’s offi cial average of newly confi rmed cases per day has soared from over 65,000 on April 1 to about 370,000, and deaths per day have offi cially gone from over 300 to more than 3,000. On Tuesday, the health ministry reported 357,229 new cases in the past 24 hours and 3,449 deaths from COVID-19. Dr. Ashish Jha, dean of Brown University’s School of Pub- lic Health in the US, said he is concerned that Indian policy- Relatives of a person who died of COVID-19 mourn outside a fi eld hospital in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, May 4. COVID-19 infections and deaths are mounting with makers he has been in contact with believe things will improve alarming speed in India with no end in sight to the crisis. (AP) in the next few days. “I’ve been ... trying to say to them, ‘If everything goes very well, things will be horrible for the next several weeks. And it may be much longer,‘” he said. Coronavirus Jha said the focus needs to be on “classic” public health measures: targeted shutdowns, more testing, universal mask- wearing and avoiding large gatherings. “That is what’s going to break the back of this surge,” he said. EU drug regulator evaluating Pfi zer vaccine for youngsters Guidelines The death and infection fi gures are considered unreliable be- cause testing is patchy and reporting incomplete. For example, FDA to OK Pfi zer shots for teens government guidelines ask Indian states to include suspected COVID-19 cases when recording deaths from the outbreak, but many do not do so. WASHINGTON, May 4, (AP): The US The US, with one-fourth the population of India, has record- Food and Drug Administration is ex- ed more than 2 1/2 times as many deaths, at around 580,000. pected to authorize Pfi zer’s COVID-19 UN program inks Moderna deal on Municipal records for this past Sunday show 1,680 dead in vaccine for youngsters ages 12 to 15 by the Indian capital were treated according to the procedures for next week, according to a federal offi - 500m doses, starting in 4th quarter handing the bodies of those infected with COVID-19. But in cial and a person familiar with the pro- cess, setting up shots for many before the same 24-hour period, only 407 deaths were added to the GENEVA, May 4, (AP): US biotech for COVAX isn’t set to begin until offi cial toll from New Delhi. the beginning of the next school year. The announcement is set to come a company Moderna will provide up the fourth quarter of this year, and The New Delhi High Court announced it will start punishing to 500 million doses for the UN- the vast majority of the doses in the government offi cials if supplies of oxygen allocated to hospi- month after the company found that its shot, which is already authorized for backed program to ship corona- deal - 466 million — are planned for tals are not delivered. “Enough is enough,” it said. virus vaccines to needy people in next year. The remaining 34 million The deaths refl ect the fragility of India’s health system. This September 2017 photo provided those age 16 and older, also provided by researcher Brian Menounos shows protection for the younger group. low- and middle-income countries, are expected this year. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party has countered criti- but shipments won’t begin until the Stephane Bancel, the Moderna the Klinaklini glacier in British Colum- The federal offi cial, speaking on the cism by pointing out that the underfunding of health care has bia, Canada. The glacier and the ad- fourth quarter, the company and CEO, expressed support for the been chronic. condition of anonymity to preview the program leaders said Monday. COVAX mission and called the deal jacent icefi eld has lost nearly 16 billion FDA’s action, said the agency was ex- But this was all the more reason for authorities to use the tons (14.5 billion metric tons) of snow The advance purchase agree- “an important milestone” to ensure several months when cases in India declined to shore up the pected to expand its emergency use au- ment from Gavi, the Vaccine Al- access to its vaccine worldwide. and ice since 2000, with 10.7 billion thorization for Pfi zer’s two-dose vac- system, said Dr. Vineeta Bal of the Indian Institute of Science tons of that (9.8 billion metric tons) of liance, comes just days after the t The company said the doses Education and Research. cine by early next week, and perhaps World Health Organization an- were offered “at Moderna’s lowest that since 2010, Menounos says. And even sooner. The person familiar with “Only a patchwork improvement would’ve been possible,” the rate of loss accelerated over the nounced emergency approval of tiered price, in line with the compa- she said. But the country “didn’t even do that.” last fi ve years of the study. (AP) the process, who spoke on condition the Moderna vaccine that paves ny’s global access commitments,” the way for its inclusion in the UN- without specifying. Gavi didn’t pro- Now authorities are scrambling to make up for lost time. of anonymity to discuss internal mat- ters, confi rmed the timeline and added backed COVAX program. vide fi nancial terms, but has said Beds are being added in hospitals, more tests are being done, Gavi, a Geneva-based public-pri- the per-dose prices of vaccines for oxygen is being sent from one corner of the country to an- that it is expected that the FDA will Discovery approve Pfi zer’s use by even younger vate partnership, has been scram- COVAX will eventually be made other, and manufacturing of the few drugs effective against bling to try to strike deals with vac- public. COVID-19 is being scaled up. children sometime this fall. The FDA action will be followed by cine makers at the same time as Many experts say the COVID-19 The challenges are steep in states where elections were held ‘Glaciers melt faster’: Glaciers are melt- a meeting of a federal vaccine advisory trying to persuade rich countries crisis is acute now, with India in and unmasked crowds probably worsened the spread of the vi- ing faster, losing 31% more snow and ice per committee to discuss whether to rec- that have secured millions of doses particular facing an unprecedented rus. The average number of daily infections in West Bengal year than they did 15 years earlier, according — some of which they aren’t even surge in cases. The Moderna vac- ommend the shot for 12- to 15-year- using — to donate them to poorer cine has generally been considered state has increased by a multiple of 32 to over 17,000 since the to three-dimensional satellite measurements olds. Shots could begin after the Cent- balloting began. of all the world’s mountain glaciers. ones. among the most effective so far in ers for Disease Control and Prevention Also Monday, the alliance an- combating new variants like the “It’s a terrifying crisis,” said Dr Punyabrata Goon, convener Scientists blame human-caused climate adopts the committee’s recommenda- of the West Bengal Doctors’ Forum. change. nounced that Sweden’s govern- one that is spreading in India. tion. Those steps could be completed ment has committed to donate 1 Seth Berkley, CEO of Gavi, Goon added that the state also needs to hasten immuniza- Using 20 years of recently declassifi ed in a matter of days. tions. But the world’s largest maker of vaccines is short of satellite data, scientists calculated that the million doses of the Oxford-Astra- which is a public-private partner- world’s 220,000 mountain glaciers are losing The New York Times fi rst reported Zeneca vaccine “to help COVAX ship, hailed the access to “yet an- shots - the result of lagging manufacturing and raw material on the expected timing for the authori- shortages. more than 328 billion tons (298 billion met- urgently address immediate-term other effi cacious vaccine.” ric tons) of ice and snow per year since 2015, zation. supply delays.” “Expanding and having a di- Experts are also worried the prices being charged for shots Moderna has already struck, and verse portfolio has always been a will make it harder for the poor to get vaccinated. On Monday, according to a study in Wednesday’s journal Results Nature. That’s enough melt fl owing into the been delivering on, supply agree- core goal for COVAX, and to re- opposition parties urged the government make vaccinations Pfi zer in late March released pre- ments with many rich countries, main adaptable in the face of this free to all Indians. world’s rising oceans to put Switzerland under almost 24 feet (7.2 meters) of water each year. liminary results from a vaccine study which have received millions of continually evolving pandemic — India is vaccinating about 2.1 million people daily, or The annual melt rate from 2015 to 2019 is of 2,260 US volunteers ages 12 to 15, doses of its vaccine. WHO has re- including the rising threat posed around 0.15% of its population. 78 billion more tons (71 billion metric tons) showing there were no cases of COV- peatedly decried a lack of equity in by new variants,” he said. “This “This is not going to end very soon,” said Dr. Ravi Gupta, a a year than it was from 2000 to 2004. Global ID-19 among fully vaccinated adoles- access to COVID-19 vaccines. agreement is a further step in that virus expert at the University of Cambridge in England. “And thinning rates, different than volume of water cents compared with 18 among those The rollout of Moderna vaccines direction.” really ... the soul of the country is at risk in a way.” lost, doubled in the last 20 years and “that’s given dummy shots. Meanwhile, a fi re in a COVID-19 hospital ward in western enormous,” said Romain Hugonnet, a glaci- Kids had side effects similar to caseload and allow schools to reopen tigate reports of rare but potentially India killed 18 patients early Saturday, as the country grap- ologist at ETH Zurich and the University of young adults, the company said. The pling with the worst outbreak yet steps up a vaccination drive Toulouse in France who led the study. main side effects are pain, fever, chills with minimal disruptions this fall. dangerous blood clots. for all its adults even though some states say they don’t have Half the world’s glacial loss is coming and fatigue, particularly after the sec- The US has ordered at least 300 mil- Denmark, which has been very cau- enough jabs. from the United States and Canada. lion doses of the Pfi zer shot by the end tious with all vaccines, has already tak- Alaska’s melt rates are “among the high- ond dose. The study will continue to track participants for two years for of July, enough to protect 150 million en the AstraZeneca shot out of its vac- Investigated est on the planet,” with the Columbia glacier people. cination program for the same reason. retreating about 115 feet (35 meters) a year, more information about long-term pro- India on Saturday set yet another daily global record with tection and safety. Meanwhile, the European Union’s Both the J&J and AstraZeneca shots 401,993 new cases, taking its tally to more than 19.1 million. Hugonnet said. drug regulator said Monday it has be- are made with similar technology. Almost all the world’s glaciers are melt- Pfi zer isn’t the only company seek- Another 3,523 people died in the past 24 hours, raising the ing, even ones in Tibet that used to be stable, ing to lower the age limit for its vaccine. gun evaluating a request by Pfi zer Inc. The Danish Health Authority said in overall fatalities to 211,853, according to the Health Ministry. the study found. Except for a few in Iceland Results also are expected by the middle and BioNTech to extend approval of a statement that it “has concluded that Experts believe both fi gures are an undercount. and Scandinavia that are fed by increased of this year from a US study of Mod- their coronavirus vaccine to include the benefi ts of using the COVID-19 The fi re broke out in a COVID-19 ward on the ground fl oor precipitation, the melt rates are accelerating erna’s vaccine in 12- to 17-year-olds. children ranging in age from 12 to 15. vaccine from Johnson & Johnson do of the Welfare Hospital in Bharuch, a town in Gujarat state, around the world. But in a sign that the fi ndings were The European Medicines Agency’s not outweigh the risk of causing the and was extinguished within an hour, police said. The cause is “Ten years ago, we were saying that the promising, the FDA already allowed human medicines committee will carry possible adverse effect.” being investigated. glaciers are the indicator of climate change, both companies to begin US studies in out an accelerated assessment of data It added that the European Medi- Thirty-one other patients were rescued by hospital workers but now actually they’ve become a memori- children 11 and younger, working their submitted by Pfi zer and BioNTech and cines Agency has concluded that and fi re-fi ghters and their condition was stable, said police of- al of the climate crisis,” said World Glacier way to as young as 6 months old. is expected to reach a decision in June, “there is a possible link between rare fi cer B.M Parmar. The eighteen patients died in the blaze and Monitoring Service Director Michael Zemp, unless it requires extra information, the but severe cases of blood clots (VITT) who wasn’t part of the study. More than 131 million doses of smoke before rescuers could reach them, Parmar said. Pfi zer’s vaccine have already been ad- agency said. and the COVID-19 vaccine from John- On April 23, a fi re in an intensive care unit killed 13 COV- The study is the fi rst to use this 3D satel- son & Johnson.” lite imagery to examine all of Earth’s gla- ministered in the US, where demand In a statement Friday, the two phar- ID-19 patients in the Virar area on the outskirts of Mumbai. for vaccines among adults has dramati- maceuticals said their request is based “As the COVID-19 epidemic in Den- India’s government on Saturday shifted its faltering vacci- ciers not connected to ice sheets in Green- land and Antarctic. Past studies either only cally slowed in recent weeks. on an advanced study in more than mark is currently under control, and the nation campaign into high gear by saying all adults 18 and used a fraction of the glaciers or estimated While younger people are at dra- 2,000 adolescents that showed their vaccination rollout is progressing satis- over would get shots. Since January, nearly 10% of Indians the loss of Earth’s glaciers using grav- matically lower risk of serious side ef- vaccine to be safe and effective. The factorily with other available vaccines, have received one dose, but only around 1.5% have received ity measurements from orbit. Those gravity fects from COVID-19, they have made children will continue to be monitored the Danish Health Authority has decid- both, although India is one of the world’s biggest producers readings have large margins of error and up a larger share of new virus cases as for longer-term protection and safety ed to continue the national vaccination of vaccines. aren’t as useful, Zemp said. a majority of US adults have been at for another two years. campaign without the COVID-19 vac- Some states already said they don’t have enough doses for Shrinking glaciers are a problem for mil- least partially vaccinated and as high- cine from Johnson & Johnson.” everyone. Even the ongoing effort to inoculate people above lions of people who rely on seasonal glacial er-risk activities like indoor dining and Also: Helene Probst, deputy director gen- 45 is stuttering. melt for daily water and rapid melting can contact sports have resumed in most of COPENHAGEN, Denmark: Denmark eral at the Danish Health Authority, The state of Maharashtra has said it won’t be able to start cause deadly outbursts from glacial lakes in the country. Offi cials hope that extend- on Monday removed the single-dose noted Monday’s decision means that on Saturday, and Satyender Jain, the health minister in New places like India, Hugonnet said. Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 shot Denmark’s vaccination calendar will But the largest threat is sea level rise. The ing vaccinations to teens will further Delhi, said earlier this week that the city doesn’t have enough accelerate the nation’s reduced virus from its vaccination program to inves- be pushed back up to four weeks. doses to vaccinate people between 18 and 44. world’s oceans are already rising because Separately, eight COVID-19 patients, including a doctor, warm water expands and because of melting died Saturday at a hospital in the capital of New Delhi after ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica, but glaciers are responsible for 21% of sea level it ran short of oxygen supplies, the Press Trust of India news rise, more than the ice sheets, the study said. agency reported. There was no confi rmation by hospital of- “It’s becoming increasingly clear that sea leased at the Forest Preserves of DuPage endangered in Illinois. Although they’re fi cials. level rise is going to be a bigger and big- County as part of a decades-long effort to tiny when they’re young, the turtles grow The New Delhi television news channel also said an attor- ger problem as we move through the 21st rebuild populations of the semi-aquatic tur- to about the size of a human palm when ney for the Batra hospital told a New Delhi court that the hos- century,” said National Snow and Ice Data tles in Illinois. they’re adults. pital ran out of oxygen supply for 80 minutes before the tank Center Director Mark Serreze. (AP) Dan Thompson, a wildlife ecologist at Staff at the Forest Preserves of DuPage was replenished. ❑ ❑ ❑ the forest preserves, said 10 of the young County have been working for a quarter- Hospitals in the Indian capital have been complaining of 22 ‘turtles’ released: Nearly two dozen turtles barely larger than an average per- century to rebuild the local Blanding’s turtle emergencies caused by irregular oxygen supplies by manufac- son’s thumb were bred and raised in captiv- population and their efforts are paying off. turers due to the sudden rise in demand caused by the massive young endangered turtles have been re- leased into the wild at a suburban Chicago ity at the Brookfi eld Zoo. He said their numbers have grown and the spike in virus infections. nature preserve. Blanding’s turtles were once common population includes turtles with a larger Twenty-two Blanding’s turtles were re- throughout the Midwest, but they are now Serreze Thompson range in ages. 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Joy, humor in ‘Donkey Hodie’ New kids’ show rises from Rogers universe NEW YORK, May 4, (AP): Mister Rogers’ neigh- borhood is expanding. In rare welcome news of sprawl, PBS Kids is re- leasing a new puppet-led series called “Donkey Hodie,” inspired from characters in the original Fred Rogers TV show. “Every part of it seems to be infused with joy and heart and humor,” says Adam Rudman, who co-creat- ed and co-produced the show with his brother, David. “And I think that’s something that Fred Rogers would appreciate.” The whimsical series for children ages 3-5 starts air- ing Monday and centers on the adventures of Donkey Hodie, an enthusiastic yellow donkey with a bright magenta mane. She’s the granddaughter of the donkey puppet Rogers created back when TV shows were in black and white. “This is a show about a little donkey with big dreams. It’s about persistence, it’s about re- silience and it’s about frustra- tion and things going wrong,” says Ellen Doherty, chief crea- Rogers tive offi cer of Fred Rogers Pro- ductions. During each 15-minute episode, Donkey Hodie learns lessons, like why following a recipe step-by- step makes sense and the importance of making a plan before tackling a big project. She’s helped by a colorful gang of friends — Pur- ple Panda, Bob Dog and Duck Duck, each of whom Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, speaks at ‘Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the World’ on May 2, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif. (AP) brings something to the table. If Donkey is the one who comes up with an idea, Panda is the supportive friend, telling her she can do it. Bob Dog is the enthusiastic helper and Duck Duck is the practical pal, asking how they’re going to suc- ceed. Music “We really worked hard on the character blend,” says David Rudman, who performs Bob Dog and Donkey’s grandfather and also directs the episodes. “They all bring something interesting and they work really well together.” Eilish, Gorman and Osaka headline fall Met Gala The song-fi lled series is set in land of Someplace Else, named after the place where parents are always asking noisy kids to go. It has a windmill — an origi- Harry, JLo make voices heard at Vax Live nal Don Quixote joke by Rogers — but the creators have built a wonky land with rolling hills and no straight lines. INGLEWOOD, Calif., May 4, (AP): a “devastating” second wave of the Foo Fighters rocked on with AC/ President Joe Biden spoke about the virus. DC frontman Brian Johnson during a Connected COVID-19 vaccination being safe, “The vaccine must be distributed to performance of the rock anthem “Back “All the little details — every fl ower, every bush, Prince Harry urged for the vaccine everyone everywhere,” the Duke of In Black.” every tree — everything on there is made by some- distribution everywhere and Jennifer Sussex said. He along with his wife “We ain’t out the woods yet. But let body. It’s made by hand. So nothing is built in a com- Lopez embraced her fully-vaccinated Meghan are leading an effort to raise me tell you, I’m a fi rm believer and puter,” says David Rudman. mother on stage during one of the money for the vaccine-sharing pro- idea that music should be shared with The new series is metaphorically connected by cob- largest concert gatherings in Southern gram COVAX, which hopes to pro- people,” Foo Fighters frontman Dave blestone path to both the animated “Daniel Tiger’s California since the pandemic rocked duce $19 billion to pay for the vaccines Grohl said. “Let’s work as hard as we Neighborhood” and the mother ship, “Mister Rogers’ the world more than a year ago. for medical workers. can to make sure we can do this every Neighborhood.” Selena Gomez hosts the ‘Vax Live: Celebrities and political leaders “We cannot rest or truly recover night.” “We are proud that once again we’ll be sharing The Concert to Reunite the World’ on gathered Sunday night to talk about the until there is fair distribution to every Hugh Evans, founder and CEO of the ideas and teachings of Fred Rogers with kids and May 2, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, importance of vaccine equity at Global corner of the world,” he said. “The vi- Global Citizen, said he wants to keep families, just as we did with ‘Daniel Tiger’s Neigh- Calif. (AP) Citizen’s “Vax Live: The Concert to rus does not respect borders and access the momentum going. borhood,’” says Linda Simensky, head of content for Reunite the World” at SoFi Stadium in to the vaccine cannot be determined by “What were trying to highlight is the PBS Kids. Inglewood, California. The taped fun- geography.” obvious that we should be fi ghting for Doherty notes there are lots of Easter eggs hidden draising event will air May 8 on ABC, The event also highlighted fi rst equity,” he said. “It’s something that throughout the new world, including nods to familiar ABC News Live, CBS, YouTube and responders and health care workers shouldn’t require any arithmetic. It is sights on “Mister Rogers” like Trolley, the fi sh tank iHeartMedia broadcast radio stations. efforts during the pandemic. Selena absolutely bleeding obvious.” and a porch swing. The concert included performances Gomez, the show’s host, called essen- The creators chose to go with puppets instead of by Lopez, Eddie Vedder, Foo Fighters, tial and frontline workers “reliable” Also: animation because of their expressive nature. “Young J Balvin and H.E.R. and “brave.” NEW YORK: The star power is back. children have very big emotions and it just felt like Ben Affl eck, Chrissy Teigen, Jimmy “Many of us had to stay home, but When the Met Gala returns in Septem- puppets were the best way to express that for this Kimmel, Sean Penn and David Letter- you all didn’t have a choice,” the sing- ber, it will feature a heavy-hitting con- world,” says Doherty. man appeared as special guest speak- er said. “You set an example for all of tingent of celebrity co-chairs: Actor The project started when the Rudmans, who found- ers. us, both in how you stayed on the job Timothée Chalamet, musician Billie ed Spiffy Pictures and whose projects include “Nature Everyone in the audience was fully and that we need to get vaccinated as Eilish, poet Amanda Gorman and Cat,” were tapped to breathe new life into minor char- Spacey D’Amboise vaccinated. Media and production staff soon as possible.” tennis star Naomi Osaka. acters from the “Mister Rogers Neighborhood.” They needed to show a negative COVID test Honorary chairs for the evening will pored over old footage of the show and dug into the before entering the stadium. Performance be designer Tom Ford, sponsor Insta- history. Variety “The vaccines are safe. I promise Each musical performance made gram’s Adam Mosseri, and Vogue’s “We started to discover these really funny, quirky, you. They work,” said Biden, who was things seem almost like normal with Anna Wintour. obscure characters that a lot of people didn’t know,” accompanied in a video message with attendees standing at their seats side- The museum made the announce- says David Rudman. The brothers added new charac- fi rst lady Jill Biden. Both appeared as by-side while others danced with their ment Monday on the traditional day ters and edited old ones. LOS ANGELES: Jacques d’Amboise, who combined classical elegance with part of the “We Can Do This” initiative masks on. Some hugged each other of the Met Gala — the fi rst Monday in “We redesigned them. We gave them new person- all-American verve and athleticism to be- to increase confi dence in COVID-19 with enthusiasm. May. Those plans, of course, were up- alities in most cases and updated them to fi t how the come one of the top male dancers at New vaccines. H.E.R. performed on a small stage ended by the pandemic. The Septem- show was going,” says Adam Rudman, who is head York City Ballet, then spent more than “We’re working with leaders around outside the stadium with a group of ber 13 gala will be a more intimate af- writer and while not a performer, can occasionally can four decades providing free dance educa- the world to share more vaccines and people playing their guitars. fair, to be followed by a larger one on be heard as a background voice. tion to countless youngsters through his boost production to make sure every Before Lopez’s performance, she May 2, 2022. Both will launch a two- He was recently watching “The Mandalorian,” National Dance Institute, has died at 86. country has the vaccines they need,” told the audience that she was unable part exhibition, a survey of American a spin-off series form the “Star Wars” universe that His death was confi rmed by Ellen the president continued. “If we get this to spend Christmas with her mother. fashion to be on view for almost a year. follows a lone bounty hunter and a mysterious alien Weinstein, director of the New York- done, we won’t have to miss another The singer went on to invite her fully- “In America: A Lexicon of Fash- child. based institute. She said the dancer and moment.” vaccinated mom on stage, then the two ion,” opening Sept 18, will celebrate “I was watching it and thought, ‘Oh man. They took teacher had died on Sunday at his New The event was part of a growing sang their rendition of Neil Diamond’s the 75th anniversary of the museum’s this second-tier character and they created this show York City home from complications of a chorus seeking wider, more equitable “Sweet Caroline.” Costume Institute and “explore a mod- about him’. I was like, ‘Man, I wish we could do that.’ stroke. He was surrounded by his family. distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. “When I was thinking about what ern vocabulary of American fashion,” And then I was like, ‘Oh wait, we are doing that. It’s Plucked for stardom at NYCB as Global Citizen said $53.8 million in song to sing tonight, I remembered the the museum has said. Part two, “In exactly what we’re doing,’” he says, laughing. a teenager by its legendary director, philanthropic and corporate commit- song she used to sing to me as a baby,” America: An Anthology of Fashion,” The Rudmans worked on the show during the pan- George Balanchine, d’Amboise per- formed with the company for about 35 ments helped procure nearly 10.3 mil- said Lopez, who later performed her will open in the museum’s popular demic. They stopped shooting for several months but lion doses, exceeding the goal for the 2016 hit single “Ain’t Your Mama.” American Wing period rooms on May returned with mask policies and COVID-19 tests. years before retiring just before he turned 50. His exuberant style and dashing looks Vax Live campaign. Eddie Vedder said the concert was 5, 2022, and will explore American They simplifi ed some scripts and scaled down the Prince Harry said providing vac- the fi rst “taste of the life we’ve all been fashion, with collaborations with fi lm crew. drew interest in Hollywood, where he appeared in fi lms like “Seven Brides for cines across the globe is imperative, missing” for more than a year. directors, by “presenting narratives “It was really a blessing in disguise because it really Seven Brothers” and “Carousel.” But his particularly those in the poorest coun- “This is a feeling we have not had in that relate to the complex and layered helped make everything really concise and it helped real love was for the ballet stage, where tries. He said that he is standing soli- some time,” he said. “There’s a micro- histories of those spaces.” Both parts our performers really get to know their characters,” he was known for iconic roles like Bal- darity with India, who is experiencing phone, a crowd. It feels good.” will close on Sept 5, 2022. says David Rudman, who voiced his critters through anchine’s “Apollo” and the Gershwin- a mask. scored “Who Cares?” Also: In an interview with The Associated Press in 2018, d’Amboise described the a judge ruled Monday. in September in New York state court before the alleged abuse, according to the LUXEMBOURG: German pay-TV broadcaster Motor moment he decided to end his dance US District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan and later moved to federal court. lawsuit which seeks over $40 million in Presse TV GmbH, a subsidiary of Motor Presse Stutt- career in 1984. in Manhattan refused to let the man The man had met Spacey in the ac- damages. gart, announced it has extended its long-term partner- “I was almost 50, there were only a proceed only as “C.D.” in a lawsuit fi led tor’s suburban New York acting class Kaplan said C.D.’s privacy inter- ship with SES by migrating to the leading content few roles left that I could do,” he said. est does not outweigh the presumption connectivity solutions provider’s cloud-based video “I was waiting to go onstage, and I sud- of open judicial proceedings and the services. denly thought, ’I don’t want to go on. prejudice to Spacey’s defense that would I danced, came off, took off my ballet occur if he could proceed anonymously. Motor Presse TV will start using SES’s end-to-end Individuals with information that might video cloud services, including the new Cloud Playout shoes and quit.” He had already long determined his support Spacey also would not know to solution, to manage and distribute its two channels to come forward, the judge added. Germany and Norway — ‘Auto, Motor & Sport TV’ next calling, founding the National Dance Institute in 1976. The joy he took C.D. since the 1990s had spoken to and its Norwegian counterpart ‘Auto, Motor og Sport an unknown number of people about his TV’. Motor Presse TV’s move from on-premise ser- in providing a dance education to kids who might otherwise never have tried claims against Spacey and had apparently vices to cloud-based services enables the broadcaster the art form — in schools, or for some, cooperated for a New York magazine to streamline its operations while providing the best in classes at the institute — was on article that appeared on an online website, viewing experience to its audiences. full display in the Oscar-winning 1983 “Vulture,” in November 2017, Kaplan said. As part of its robust cloud infrastructure, SES offers documentary “He Makes Me Feel Like He said “the evidence suggests that cloud playout solutions for reliable TV channel origi- Dancin,’” a look at his NDI work. C.D. knowingly and repeatedly took the nation, rundown and monitoring based on effi cient, au- “Jacques was a life force.” said risk that any of these individuals at one tomated workfl ows via a unifi ed media platform - SES Weinstein, who worked for some 40 point or another would reveal his true 360. SES’s Cloud Playout, either self- or fully managed, years with d’Amboise, meeting him as identity in a manner that would bring that provides inherent fl exibility, scalability and cost advan- a student at SUNY Purchase. “Jacques identity to wide public attention.” tages, allowing broadcasters, including Motor Presse knew fi rst-hand the joy and transforma- Kaplan noted that C.D. also recruited TV, to set up their content for transmission in a matter tive power that the arts can bring to the for the lawsuit his co-plaintiff, Anthony of minutes, without on-premise hardware being required. lives of children and he dedicated the last Rapp, who has appeared in “Rent” on “Our content must reach our platform partners — 45 years to ensuring that every child has Broadway and in “Star Trek: Discovery” and thus our viewers and users — reliably, fl exibly access to quality arts education.” (AP) on television. The lawsuit said the older ❑ ❑ ❑ actor made a sexual advance to a teenage and with the highest viewing quality. This applies to In this Feb 1, 2019, file photo, Bill and Melinda Gates smile at each other dur- Rapp at a 1980s party. our linear TV channel, but also to our Video on De- NEW YORK: A man accusing Oscar- ing an interview in Kirkland, Wash. The couple announced May 3, that they are When Rapp fi rst spoke publicly of his mand content that is seeing dramatic growth in its winning actor Kevin Spacey of sexually divorcing. The Microsoft co-founder and his wife, with whom he launched the claim in 2017, others went public too and consumption. abusing him in the 1980s when he was world’s largest charitable foundation, said they would continue to work together Spacey’s then-celebrated career abruptly 14 cannot proceed anonymously in court, at The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. (AP) — Details on Page 12 halted. (AP) ARAB TIMES, WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 2021 SPORTS 14 Cardinals win 5th in row, NFL Roundup Broncos release No. 3 QB Driskel Vikings decline 5th-year option Mets fi re hitting coaches on injury-hampered CB Hughes EAGAN, Minn., May 4, (AP): The Browns are giving Malik The Minnesota Vikings declined McDowell the chance to revive an the fi fth-year contract option for NFL career stopped by some seri- cornerback Mike Hughes, with ous legal trouble. the injury-hampered 2018 fi rst- Cleveland signed the free agent round pick’s future with the team defensive tackle and former Seat- in doubt. tle draft pick and fi ve undrafted free Hughes has 13 passes defensed, agents Monday. Selected in the sec- three fumble recoveries and two ond by the Seahawks in 2017, Mc- interceptions Dowell was sentenced to 11 months in 24 career in jail in 2019 for several offenses, games. He has including the assault of a Michigan missed more police offi cer who couldn’t subdue than half of the 6-foot-6, 295-pounder despite them to inju- using a Taser. ries, fi rst tear- ❑ ❑ ❑ ing the ACL in his left knee The Dallas Cowboys declined as a rookie. the fi fth-year option on linebacker He cracked a Leighton Vander Esch’s rookie bone in his contract, setting up an interesting neck in the Driskel season at the position after the last regular- club used this year’s fi rst-round season game in 2019 that kept pick on a potential replacement. him out of the playoffs, and that Vander Esch had a strong rookie trouble persisted last year, limit- season after the Cowboys drafted ing him to four games. him 19th overall in 2018. But inju- ❑ ❑ ❑ ries limited him to 19 games the past two years, most notably the revela- The Denver Broncos released tion that the former Boise State play- quarterback Jeff Driskel when er has always had spinal stenosis, a they signed veteran tight end Eric narrowing of the spinal column that Saubert. makes neck injuries more risky. Driskel began last season as ❑ ❑ ❑ Drew Lock’s backup and played Los Angeles Angels’ Shohei Ohtani (right), slides into second base with a double past the tag attempt by Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Mike Brosseau during the fi rst inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays on May 3, in Anaheim, California. (AP) well in relief during a Week 2 The Chicago Bears released loss at Pittsburgh. He lost his one veteran left tackle Charles Leno start the following week, 28-10 to Jr.. Tampa Bay, and was leapfrogged Leno tweeted that his “time in Adames, Margot slug Rays past Angels 7-3 by Brett Rypien for the No. 2 job Chicago has offi cially come to an the rest of the season. end” and called it “a bittersweet ❑ ❑ ❑ day.” He said he will “be rooting ST. LOUIS, May 4, (AP): Jake Diekman worked the ninth for his third save. for the young guys to succeed” Jacksonville declined to pick and thanked Bears fans. Adam Wainwright came up the fi fth-year option in defen- off the COVID-19 injured 3-time Indy 500 winner, Indians 8, Royals 6 ❑ ❑ ❑ In Kansas City, Mo., Eddie Rosario sive tackle Taven Bryan’s rookie list and hung tough, St. watched anxiously as plate umpire Dan contract, meaning 2021 likely will Tennessee Titans fourth-round Louis got a lights-out per- Bobby Unser dies at 87 Bellino called a ball what could easily be his fi nal year with the Jaguars. draft pick Rashad Weaver has formance from its bullpen have been strike three, then swatted the NFL teams had until Monday to been charged with simple assault INDIANAPOLIS, May 4, (AP): and he his brother grew up tooling next pitch into the right-fi eld stands for decide whether to exercise fi fth- following an incident in Pitts- and the Cardinals beat Bobby Unser, a three-time Indian- around in old jalopies before he a tiebreaking three-run homer that sent year options on 2018 fi rst-round burgh last month. New York for their fi fth apolis 500 winner and part of the began his racing career in 1949 at Cleveland over Kansas City. picks. The 29th overall selection The complaint against Weaver, straight win. only pair of brothers to win “The Roswell New Mexico Speedway. Josh Naylor added a two-run shot from Florida that year, Bryan has who played defensive end at the Greatest Spectacle in Racing” has After a two years in the U.S. Air off Royals reliever Jakob Junis (1-2) played in every game in three sea- After the game, the Mets fi red two batters later, turning what would University of Pittsburgh, was fi led died. He was 87. Force from 1953 to 1955 - a stint for sons. But he has just 11 tackles for Friday, a day before the Titans hitting coach Chili Davis and as- He died Sunday at his home in which he was always proud - Unser have been a scoreless seventh inning with Rosario’s would-be punch-out loss, including 3 1/2 sacks. selected Weaver with the 135th sistant hitting coach Tom Slater. Albuquerque, New Mexico of natu- turned to racing full time and be- ❑ ❑ ❑ New York has struggled badly ral causes, The came one of the greatest racers in In- into a fi ve-run frame. Bryan Shaw (1- overall pick in the draft. with runners in scoring position Indianapolis dianapolis Motor Speedway history. 0) coughed up a run in relief of Indians Speedway He was one of just 10 drivers to starter Aaron Civale, and James Karin- this season, a trouble spot last chak gave up Hunter Dozier’s two-run year as well when Davis worked said Monday. win the 500 at least three times and Unser won homer later in the seventh, before their remotely because of coronavirus the Indy 500 bullpen fi nally wrapped up their sixth concerns. in 1968, 1975 CAR RACING win in eight games. Several accomplished hitters are off and 1981. Orioles 5, Mariners 3 to slow starts for the Mets, including His younger $341 million newcomer Francisco Lin- In Seattle, Cedric Mullins and Freddy brother, Al, Unser and Rick Mears are the only Galvis each hit a two-run homer in Bal- dor. The Cardinals were clinging to a is one of only drivers to win the 500 in three dif- one-run lead in the ninth with two outs timore’s fi ve-run eighth inning against three four- ferent decades. Unser was one of six Seattle. and a runner on base when the lights at time Indy 500 Unser members of the Unser family to race Busch Stadium fl ickered, then went out Shut down by Seattle’s bullpen for winners in in the Indianapolis 500. seven innings, the Orioles broke loose race history. Al Unser won the race His fi nal Indy 500 victory in 1981 in the eighth. Mullins got it started with in 1970, 1971, 1978 and 1987. The came in a Roger Penske entry in a shot off Anthony Misiewicz (2-1) to BASEBALL Unser family tradition stretched to one of the most controversial and right-center fi eld that was nearly stolen Al Unser’s son, Al Unser Jr., who contentious outcomes. Unser beat at the wall by right fi elder Mitch Hani- won the Indy 500 in 1992 and 1994. Mario Andretti by 5.18 seconds, but ger. The ball appeared to graze the top for a moment. When play resumed, re- Bobby Unser was born Feb. 20, offi cials ruled Unser passed cars il- liever Alex Reyes walked Pete Alonso of Haniger’s glove as he crashed into 1934, in Colorado Springs, Colo- legally while exiting the pit lane un- the fence. before retiring Dom Smith on a fl yball rado, but moved with his family as der caution - drawing a penalty that for the fi nal out. Dean Kremer had arguably the best In this Dec. 8, 2019 fi le photo, shows Detroit Lions wide receiver Mar- a child to New Mexico. His father docked him one position and moved start of his young career, throwing six vin Jones catching a pass ahead of Minnesota Vikings cornerback Rays 7, Aangels 3 owned a garage along Route 66 Andretti to winner. innings for Baltimore and allowing just Mike Hughes, (right), during the fi rst half of an NFL football game, in In Anaheim, California, Willy Ad- two hits and one run. The only blemish Minneapolis. (AP) ames and Manuel Margot homered, was Tom Murphy’s solo homer in the single with two outs to chase Anderson. Marcus Semien’s return to the Colise- fi fth. Mike Brosseau had a two-run single and San Diego had just three hits. um. Stephen Piscotty also went deep for Tampa Bay opened a seven-game Cali- Oakland. Jed Lowrie doubled twice and Twins 6, Rangers 5 fornia road trip with a victory over Los Athletics 5, Blue Jays 4 had three hits. In Minneapolis, Kenta Maeda steered MLB Results/Standings Angeles. In Oakland, California, Ramon Lau- Frankie Montas (3-2) pitched six un- Tyler Glasnow (4-1) pitched six in- himself back on track by keeping Texas reano homered for the third consecutive even innings to win the fi rst meeting be- scoreless into the sixth inning, and Min- nings of four-hit ball with three walks for day and Oakland beat Toronto, spoiling tween the teams in more than two years. the defending AL champion Rays. The nesota won the opener of a four-game Los Angeles-area native largely dominat- series. Maeda (2-2) had a season-high WASHINGTON, May 4, (AP): Results and standings from the MLB games on Monday. ed the Angels’ lineup until a rocky sixth, eight strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings, allow- Minnesota 6 Texas 5 Tampa Bay 7 LA Angels 3 striking out eight for his fourth win in fi ve ing only two singles and two walks in Cleveland 8 Kansas City 6 Philadelphia 4 Milwaukee 3 what was by far the best of his six starts Oakland 5 Toronto 4 St Louis 6 NY Mets 5 starts. Shohei Ohtani hit his ninth homer Baltimore 5 Seattle 3 San Diego 2 Pittsburgh 0 after being scratched from his scheduled this season. Jorge Polanco had an RBI triple American League National League pitching start earlier in the day for the An- East Division East Division gels, who have lost eight of 12. and an RBI double, and rookie Alex W L Pct GB W L Pct GB Kirilloff kept up his torrid start with Boston 17 12 .586 _ Washington 12 12 .500 _ Padres 2, Pirates 0 two doubles for the Twins. One of them Toronto 14 13 .519 2 Philadelphia 14 15 .483 ½ Tampa Bay 15 15 .500 2½ New York 11 12 .478 ½ In San Diego, Wil Myers singled with was a two-out, run-scoring line drive to New York 14 14 .500 2½ Atlanta 12 16 .429 2 no outs in the seventh inning to end Ty- left fi eld in a three-run sixth that came Baltimore 14 15 .483 3 Miami 11 16 .407 2½ ler Anderson’s no-hit bid and San Diego against the left-handed reliever, Kolby Central Division Central Division gave Pittsburgh its fi fth straight loss. Allard, brought in to face him. W L Pct GB W L Pct GB Kansas City 16 11 .593 _ Milwaukee 17 12 .586 _ Anderson (2-3) kept the Padres off- Phillies 4, Brewers 3 Chicago 15 12 .556 1 St Louis 17 12 .586 _ balance for six innings before they In Philadelphia, Vince Velasquez Cleveland 14 13 .519 2 Cincinnati 13 14 .481 3 broke through in the seventh. Anderson Minnesota 11 16 .407 5 Chicago 12 16 .429 4½ issued a leadoff walk to Manny Macha- threw six sharp innings, J.T. Realmuto Detroit 8 21 .276 9 Pittsburgh 12 16 .429 4½ do before Myers singled to right fi eld. hit a two-run homer and Philadelphia West Division West Division beat Milwaukee. W L Pct GB W L Pct GB Until then, Anderson had allowed only Oakland Athletics’ Ramon Laure- St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Oakland 18 12 .600 _ San Francisco 17 11 .607 _ Velasquez (1-0) allowed one run and Houston 15 13 .536 2 Los Angeles 17 12 .586 ½ three baserunners, two on walks and one ano (22) hits a single against the Adam Wainwright throws during four hits, striking out six in his longest on his error in the fi fth inning. Seattle 16 14 .533 2 San Diego 17 13 .567 1 Toronto Blue Jays during the sev- the fi rst inning of a baseball game outing this season. Hector Neris struck Los Angeles 13 14 .481 3½ Arizona 15 13 .536 2 After Myers’ hit, Tommy Pham hit a enth inning of a baseball game in against the New York Mets on May out Lorenzo Cain with the bases loaded Texas 13 17 .433 5 Colorado 10 18 .357 7 sacrifi ce fl y and Austin Nola hit an RBI Oakland, Calif, on May 3. (AP) 3, in St. Louis. (AP) in the ninth to preserve the win. ARAB TIMES, WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 2021 SPORTS 15 Bruins and Oilers clinch playoff spots

NHL Results/Standings

WASHINGTON, May 4, (AP): Results and standings from the NHL games on Monday. Ottawa 2 Winnipeg 1 Boston 3 New Jersey 0 Buffalo 4 NY Islanders 2 Carolina 5 Chicago 2 Nashville 4 Columbus OT 3 Montreal 3 Toronto OT 2 Washington 6 NY Rangers 3 Philadelphia 7 Pittsburgh 2 Florida 5 Dallas OT 4 St Louis 3 Anaheim 1 Minnesota 6 Vegas 5 Edmonton 5 Vancouver 3 Los Angeles 3 Arizona 2 Colorado 5 San Jose OT 4 East Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA x-Washington 52 33 14 5 71 181 155 x-Pittsburgh 53 34 16 3 71 180 149 x-Boston 51 31 14 6 68 153 123 x-NY Islanders 52 31 16 5 67 145 118 NY Rangers 53 26 21 6 58 170 145 Philadelphia 52 23 22 7 53 151 188 New Jersey 52 17 28 7 41 136 181 Buffalo 53 14 32 7 35 130 187 Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA x-Carolina 52 35 10 7 77 171 123 x-Florida 54 35 14 5 75 180 152 x-Tampa Bay 52 35 14 3 73 172 131 Nashville 53 29 22 2 60 146 149 Dallas 52 21 17 14 56 144 138 Chicago 52 22 24 6 50 148 172 Detroit 54 18 27 9 45 118 164 Columbus 53 16 25 12 44 126 176 West Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA x-Vegas 51 36 13 2 74 173 116 x-Colorado 50 34 12 4 72 176 124 x-Minnesota 51 33 14 4 70 168 140 St Louis 50 24 19 7 55 150 155 Arizona 53 22 25 6 50 141 166 Los Angeles 50 20 24 6 46 133 149 San Jose 52 20 26 6 46 142 181 Anaheim 53 16 30 7 39 117 169 North Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA x-Toronto 52 33 13 6 72 174 136 x-Edmonton 50 31 17 2 64 163 134 Winnipeg 51 27 21 3 57 154 145 Montreal 51 24 18 9 57 148 147 Calgary 50 22 25 3 47 132 144 Ottawa 52 20 27 5 45 143 178 Vancouver 46 19 24 3 41 122 152 Note: Two points for a win one point for overtime loss. The top four teams in each division will qualify for playoffs under this season’s temporary realignment. x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division Vancouver Canucks’ J.T. Miller (9) skates around Edmonton Oilers’ Ryan McLeod (71) and scores a goal during the second period of an NHL hockey game on May 3, in Vancouver, British Columbia. (AP) Soccer Roundup Sprong sends Capitals to 6-3 win, Rangers eliminated NEWARK, NJ, May 4, Filip Forsberg and Ryan Johansen each had a goal and an assist, and Juuse Parma relegated from Serie A (AP): Patrice Bergeron Argentine doctors fi nd irregularities Saros had 30 saves for Nashville. scored his 20th goal and The Predators are dueling with Dal- the Boston Bruins clinched in soccer legend Maradona’s death las for the Central Division’s fourth Sevilla lose to Athletic, fall their fi fth straight playoff playoff spot and increased their lead BUENOS AIRES, May 4, (AP): A including brain surgeon Leopoldo to four points with the Stars’ overtime berth with a dominating 3-0 medical report on the death of Di- Luque and psychiatrist Agustina loss to Florida on Monday night. Nash- behind in La Liga title race victory over the New Jersey ego Maradona given to prosecutors Cosachov, both of whom worked ville has three games remaining and the Devils. Monday said the Argentine soccer for Maradona. Stars have four. MADRID, May 4, (AP): Sevilla Andrea Belotti’s effort came off legend agonized for more than 12 The 60-year-old Maradona died Hurricanes 5, Blackhawks 2 Tuukka Rask stopped 20 shots In Raleigh, NC, Sebastian Aho lost at Athletic Bilbao 1-0 and fell the left post. The Italy forward for his second shutout of the season hours, did not receive adequate of a heart attack at a rented resi- behind in the race for the Spanish also had a goal ruled out for off- treatment and could still be alive if dence outside Buenos Aires fol- scored twice in the second period on league title. side moments earlier. and Nick Ritchie broke a scoreless he had been properly hospitalized. lowing a Nov. 3 brain operation. the way to a hat-trick, helping Carolina Sevilla remained six points off ❑ ❑ ❑ tie in the second period as the Bru- The med- The medical report said “the roll past Chicago. the lead but with four rounds to ins won their fourth straight game ical panel patient’s signs of risk of life were Dougie Hamilton and Martin Necas go. A victory would have put four In Berlin, Hertha Berlin be- and ended the Devils’ three-game worked for ignored,” adding that Maradona also scored for the Hurricanes, who teams within three points of each gan its 20-day quest to secure winning streak. two months “showed unequivocal signs of a entered this game leading the race for other entering the fi nal period. Bundesliga survival after its cor- Defenseman Matt Grzelcyk scored on the report prolonged agony period” of at least the Presidents’ Trophy awarded to the Real Madrid and Barcelona were onavirus outbreak by fi ghting at on a defl ection off Devils defenseman which was 12 hours. team with the league’s best regular- Mainz to draw 1-1. Ryan Murray late as the Bruins won for written by The document also said the at- season record. two points behind leader Atlético Ian Mitchell and Alex DeBrincat Madrid. It was the fi rst of six games that the 10th time in 12 games. Brad March- more than tention Maradona was getting at the Hertha faces through May 22 to and, who was playing in his 800th NHL 20 doctors. rented house “did not fulfill the min- scored for Chicago, which also had a Barcelona hosts Atlético on goal from Philipp Kurashev disallowed Saturday, and Sevilla visits Ma- make up for the postponement of game, and Bergeron got the assists on Maradona, imum requirements” for a patient three games while its players and the third goal. who led Ar- with his medical history. It said the on replay review because Pius Suter drid on Sunday. impaired Alex Nedeljkovic’s ability to Iñaki Williams scored Ath- coaching staff spent two weeks in Devils goalie Scott Wedgewood fi n- gentina to a Argentine star would not have died self-isolation at home following ished with 39 saves. 1986 World Maradona with “adequate hospitalization.” play his crease position. letic’s winner in an 90th-minute Senators 2, Jets 1 breakaway to dampen Sevilla’s COVID-19 infections at the club. Oilers 5, Canucks 3 Cup, is considered one of the great- Maradona had suffered a series The team gathered on Friday to In Vancouver, British Columbia, est soccer players ever. of medical problems, some due to In Ottawa, Ontario, Nikita Zaitsev hopes of staying near the top. scored with 1:13 left in the third period Julen Lopetegui’s team had won train together for the fi rst time Connor McDavid had two goals and The document further compli- excesses of drugs and alcohol. He since April 15. two assists as Edmonton clinched a cates the defense of seven people was reportedly near death in 2000 to lift Ottawa to its sixth win in eight four consecutive games to put it- playoff spot. games. self in the middle of the title race. “We were so exhausted from under investigation in the case, and 2004. training. Our fi tness coach chased Jesse Puljujarvi had a goal and an as- Goaltender Filip Gustavsson was Sevilla still holds a 17-point sist, Tyson Barrie and Dominik Kahun stellar in the win, stopping 28 shots advantage over fi fth-placed Real us through the home,” Hertha while the Senators killed off all six of midfi elder Sami Khedira said of also scored and Leon Draisaitl added Sociedad and has secured a two assists for the Oilers in the opener Winnipeg’s power-play chances. Con- Champions League spot for next the quarantine measures. nor Brown also scored and assisted on season. Lucas Tousart’s fi rst-half Zaitsev’s winning goal for Ottawa. Athletic moved to ninth place header earned Hertha a point that ICE HOCKEY Canadiens 3, Maple Leafs 2, OT and remains in contention for one cut the gap to Arminia Bielefeld In Montreal, Cole Caufi eld scored of the Europa League spots. and safety to three points. Hertha at 4:43 of overtime and Montreal beat next faces Freiburg at home on of a four straight games between the ❑ ❑ ❑ teams. Mikko Koskinen stopped 20 Toronto. Thursday then hosts Bielefeld on shots for his 12th win of the season. The rookie took a pass from Jeff In Turin, Italy, Parma was rel- Sunday. McDavid leads the NHL in scoring Petry and wired home his second NHL egated from Serie A after losing Tousart connected with Már- with 91 points (31 goals, 60 assists). goal – and second OT winner in two 1-0 at Torino, which boosted its ton Dárdai’s free kick in the Nate Schmidt, J.T. Miller and Brock games. own hopes of survival. 36th. It was the French player’s Boeser scored for the Canucks, who Tyler Toffoli and Philip Danault Torino right back Mërgim Vo- fi rst Bundesliga goal since his lost their fi fth straight. Braden Holtby scored in regulation for Montreal. jvoda scored to condemn Parma transfer for a reported 25 million had 27 saves. Jake Allen made 27 stops for the Ca- to the second division. euros from Lyon last summer. Capitals, 6, Rangers 3 nadiens, who entered having won two Parma’s fi fth successive defeat Phillipp Mwene equalized In New York, Daniel Sprong’s tie- in a row, including Saturday’s dramatic left it 12 points below Cagliari with a brilliant strike inside the breaking goal in the third period led 2-1 overtime triumph at the Bell Centre in the last position of safety with top right corner four minutes later. Washington past the fading, who were against the Ottawa Senators when Cau- four matches remaining. Cagliari Hertha coach Pál Dárdai re- knocked out of playoff contention. fi eld was also the star. has the better head-to-head record acted with three changes at once Nic Dowd, Conor Sheary, Garnet Panthers 5, Stars 4, OT which is the tiebreaker in Serie A. with just under half an hour to go. Hathaway, Niklas Backstrom and Tom The puck sails wide of New Jersey Devils goaltender Scott Wedgewood (41) In Sunrise, Florida, Aleksander Torino moved three points Hertha captain Dedryck Boyata Wilson also scored for the Capitals as with Boston Bruins left wing Nick Ritchie (21) threatening as New Jersey Barkov scored 2:50 into overtime to lift above the relegation zone, with a was among those who went in, they snapped a two-game skid. Vitek Devils defenseman Damon Severson (28) keeps Ritchie at bay during the the Florida Panthers to a 5-4 win over game in hand. the Belgium defender returning Vanecek made 23 saves to earn the third period of an NHL hockey game, on May 3, in Newark, N.J. (AP) the Dallas Stars on Monday night. Torino almost took the lead from injury for his fi rst appear- 19th win of his rookie season. Jonathan Huberdeau, Nikita Gu- midway through the fi rst half but ance since December. Mika Zibanejad scored twice and sev, Gustav Forsling and MacKenzie Cristian Ansaldi’s powerful ef- “We’re very satisfi ed,” the Kaapo Kakko also had a goal for New Weegar also scored for the Panthers, fort crashed off the crossbar. Hertha coach said. “We’re here York, which dropped its third consecu- and Owen Tippett had two assists. Ansaldi grabbed an assist for the points. It was the case all tive game. Artemi Panarin added two Spencer Knight stopped 25 shots in though, in the 63rd minute, as week. I always said a point is im- assists and Igor Shesterkin stopped 34 his third career start and fourth appear- he muscled his way into the left portant for us. Three would have shots, but the Rangers were eliminated ance. Knight, who turned 20 on April side of the area and rolled the ball been nicer but we’re very happy from the postseason picture when Bos- 19th, is the youngest goalie in NHL across for Vojvoda to tap in at the to get a point.” ton beat New Jersey. history to start 4-0. far post. Mainz moved six points above Wild 6, Golden Knights 5 Blues 3, Ducks 1 Torino hit the woodwork for a the relegation zone after its eighth In St. Paul, Minn, Jonas Brodin In St Louis, Robert Bortuzzo got his second time in the match when consecutive game without defeat. scored with 1:06 left, 26 seconds after fi rst goal of the season and Brayden Kirill Kaprizov had tied the game to Schenn also scored, leading St Louis help Minnesota beat Vegas. past Anaheim. Nick Bonino added two goals and Jordan Binnington had 19 saves to an assist, while Joel Eriksson Ek and earn his 70th career win, becoming Kevin Fiala also scored for Minnesota, the 10th goaltender in Blues history to which trailed by two goals twice in the reach the mark. The Blues have won game. Cam Talbot stopped 27 shots for seven of their last nine against the the Wild, who have beat West-leading Ducks and are 5-1-1 this season against Vegas fi ve times in the seven matchups Anaheim. this season. Avalanche 5, Sharks 4, OT Mark Stone had a goal and assist. Washington Capitals’ Tom Wilson (43) takes a roughing penalty during the In San Jose, California, Andre Bura- Shea Theodore, Alec Martinez, Alex second period against New York Rangers’ Artemi Panarin (10) in an NHL kovsky scored 41 seconds into over- Tuch and Jonathan Marchessault also hockey game on May 3, in New York. (AP) time and Colorado gained ground in the scored for the Golden Knights. Robin race for fi rst place in the West Division. Lehner made 26 saves in goal. scored for the Islanders. Semyon Var- game skid and won for just the sixth Colorado scored three times in the Sabres 4, Islanders 2 lamov, coming off three straight shut- time in the last 16. Alex Lyon made 35 third period to overcome a pair of two- In Buffalo, NY, Michael Houser outs, fi nished with 36 saves. saves for his fi rst victory in his fourth goal defi cits and got the tying goal stopped 34 shots in his NHL debut, Flyers 7, Penguins 2 start. from Nazim Kadri with 3:39 to play. Sam Reinhart scored twice in Buffalo’s In Philadelphia, Claude Giroux had Sidney Crosby and Jason Zucker Kings 3, Coyotes 2 three-goal third period and the Sabres two goals and an assist, Kevin Hayes scored for the Penguins, who fell into In Glendale, Arizona, Anze Kopitar rallied from a two-goal defi cit. gave Philadelphia a rare early lead, and tie with Washington atop the East Divi- had a goal and an assist to reach 999 Tage Thompson and Rasmund As- the Flyers skated to an easy 7-2 victory sion. The Capitals have four games left career points and Los Angeles put a big plund also scored for Buffalo. Houser over the fi rst-place Pittsburgh Penguins while Pittsburgh has three. dent in Arizona’s playoff hopes. spent the past 8 1/2 seasons in the mi- on Monday night. Predators 4, Blue Jackets 3, OT Kopitar scored in the second period Antonio Sanabria, (left), of Torino controls the ball during the Italian nor leagues. It was his fi rst game since Joel Farabee had a goal and two as- In Columbus, Ohio, Roman Josi and had an assist on Alex Iafallo’s goal, Serie A soccer match between Torino and Parma at the Olimpico March 7, 2020, with Cincinnati of the sists and Shayne Gostisbehere, Wade scored his second goal of the game putting him within one point of becom- Grande Torino Stadium in Turin, Italy, on May 3. (AP) ECHL. Allison and Robert Hagg also scored 3:24 into overtime and Nashville tight- ing the fourth Kings player to reach Adam Pelech and Oliver Wahlstrom for the Flyers, who snapped a three- ened its hold on a playoff spot. 1,000 for his career. ARAB TIMES, WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 2021 16

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WASHINGTON, May 4, (AP): NBA results and standings on Monday. Golden State moves 4 games Orlando 119 Detroit 112 Washington 154 Indiana 141 Golden State 123 New Orleans 108 Atlanta 123 Portland 114 Philadelphia 106 Chicago 94 New York 118 Memphis 104 Utah 110 San Antonio 99 LA Lakers 93 Denver 89 Eastern Conference Atlantic Division ahead of desperate Pelicans W L Pct GB x-Philadelphia 44 21 .677 - x-Brooklyn 43 22 .662 1 New York 37 28 .569 7 Boston 34 31 .523 10 Westbrook has 20-plus in rebounds, assists; Wizards beat Pacers Toronto 27 38 .415 17 Southeast Division W L Pct GB WASHINGTON, May 4, Atlanta 36 30 .545 - Miami 35 30 .538 -1/2 (AP): Russell Westbrook Charlotte 31 33 .484 4 Washington 30 35 .462 5-1/2 had the third game in NBA Orlando 21 44 .323 14-1/2 Central Division history with 20-plus re- W L Pct GB bounds and 20-plus assists Milwaukee 40 24 .625 - Indiana 30 34 .469 10 – he and Wilt Chamberlain Chicago 26 39 .400 14-1/2 Cleveland 21 43 .328 19 have the other two – and Detroit 19 46 .292 21-1/2 Western Conference the surging Washington Southwest Division Wizards moved closer to W L Pct GB Dallas 36 28 .563 - Indiana in the Eastern Memphis 32 32 .500 4 San Antonio 31 33 .484 5 Conference playoff stand- New Orleans 29 36 .446 7-1/2 Houston 16 49 .246 20-1/2 ings by outgunning the Northwest Division Pacers 154-141 on Monday W L Pct GB x-Utah 47 18 .723 - night. x-Denver 43 22 .662 4 Portland 36 29 .554 11 Westbrook had 14 points to go Oklahoma City 21 44 .323 26 along with his career-high 21 re- Minnesota 20 45 .308 27 bounds and career-high-tying 24 Pacifi c Division W L Pct GB assists, his league-leading 32nd x-Phoenix 46 18 .719 - triple-double of the season. He x-LA Clippers 43 22 .662 3-1/2 LA Lakers 37 28 .569 9-1/2 has 178 triple-doubles, three short Golden State 33 32 .508 13-1/2 of Oscar Robertson’s record, with Sacramento 27 37 .422 19 x denotes clinched playoff spot seven games remaining for Wash- ington. BASKETBALL UEFA details rules Rui Hachimura scored 27 points for Euro ’20 teams and Bradley Beal had 26 as Washington scored a season high Philadelphia 76ers’ Joel Embiid, (left), strips the ball from Chicago Bulls’ Daniel Theis during the fi rst half of an NBA basketball game in Chicago. (AP ) GENEVA, May 4, (AP): Teams and moved within one-half game of hit by COVID-19 cases or man- Indiana for ninth place in the East. snapped a three-game losing streak four-game winning streak, which Bogdanovic scored 25 points, Rudy datory quarantine at the Euro- pean Championship can have The Wizards earned the tiebreaker with a win over Denver. had come entirely on the road. Gobert had 24 points and 15 their games postponed for up to over the Pacers by winning the first The Lakers led by 14 points mid- After getting in early Monday rebounds, and Utah beat San N.Korea pull out 48 hours to get new players in, two meetings. way through the fourth quarter from Boston, where they beat the Antonio. UEFA said Tuesday. Domantas Sabonis had 32 points before the Nuggets got within 89-87 Celtics the previous night, the Trail Jordan Clarkson added 16 points of Cup qualifying UEFA published extra rules and 20 rebounds and Caris LeVert with a late rally. Davis hit a jumper Blazers were forced from the hotel for the Jazz. Joe Ingles chipped in for the June 11-July 11 tourna- scored 33 points for the Pacers, who with 41.8 seconds remaining to give rooms for about a half-hour by a 13 points and eight assists. SEOUL, South Korea, May 4, ment, including raising squad have lost three of four. Eight Pacers the Lakers a four-point lead. Nikola tornado warning in Atlanta. DeMar DeRozan scored 22 points (AP): South Korean officials say sizes from 23 players to 26 to help scored in double figures. Jokic hit a pair of free throws to cut They ran out of steam in the and Rudy Gay added 17 points to North Korea has told soccer’s teams cope amid the coronavirus Warriors 123, Pelicans 108 it in half but Talen Horton-Tucker fourth quarter, ruining a 33-point lead the Spurs, who lost their fourth Asian governing body it will not pandemic. In New Orleans, Stephen Curry hit a reverse layup with 15.1 sec- night for Damian Lillard. straight game. participate in World Cup qualifiers Euro 2020 is scheduled to play scored 41 points, Draymond Green onds left to push the advantage up to Bogdan Bogdanovic provided the The Jazz led by as many as 25 next month because of coronavirus 51 games in 31 days with few days had 10 points, 15 assists and 13 93-89. bulk of Atlanta’s offense over the points in the second half. concerns. available as back-ups. Matches Kim Min-soo, an offi cial from the will be played on schedule if each rebounds, and Golden State beat After a Denver timeout, Davis first two quarters, scoring 23 of his 76ers 106, Bulls 94 desperate New Orleans. blocked Facundo Campazzo’s 25 points for the second highest- In Chicago, Tobias Harris scored Seoul-based Korean Football Asso- team has at least 13 players, in- ciation, on Tuesday said the Asian cluding one goalkeeper, available The Warriors, who currently 3-point attempt to end any hopes of scoring half of his career. 21 points, Seth Curry added 20 and occupy a Western Conference play- a Nuggets’ comeback and end their Knicks 118, Grizzlies 104 Philadelphia beat Chicago. Football Confederation has asked for selection. North Korea to reconsider its deci- UEFA said teams with fewer in position, moved four games five-game winning streak. In Memphis, Tenn, Julius Randle Philadelphia built a big third- than 13 players could have their ahead of 11th-place New Orleans The Lakers – who had lost six of scored 28 points, Derrick Rose quarter lead and then held on for its sion. He said the North notifi ed the AFC last week of its intent to drop game “rescheduled within the with seven games remaining. The their last seven going into the game added 25 on 11-of-15 shooting, and fifth straight win, staying ahead of next 48 hours of the date of the out of the matches. teams meet two more times this – won without two key pieces. New York held off Memphis. the Brooklyn Nets for the top spot in South Korea is scheduled to relevant match” and possibly at a season. LeBron James did not play in the Dillon Brooks scored 25 points the Eastern Conference. different venue. host North Korea, Turkmenistan, Andrew Wiggins added 26 points second game of a back-to-back after for Memphis, while rookie Desmond Ben Simmons scored 15 points, Lebanon and Sri Lanka in Group “Any additional player called for Golden State, with 10 coming in he ankle soreness during the fourth Bane added 22. Danny Green had 14 and a relatively up to meet the minimum of 13 H qualifying matches from May players requires that an equivalent a key stretch early in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s loss Toronto. The Knicks have won 12 of 13 and quiet Joel Embiid scored 13. 31 to June 15. The group matches number of quarantined players are quarter. Dennis Schröder will be out more are assured of their first winning Coby White scored 23 points for are being played in hubs because of definitively withdrawn from the Zion Williamson scored 32 points than a week after entering the record since going 54-28 in 2012-13. the Bulls, who played without both delays in continental qualifying for 26 players list,” the European soc- and Brandon Ingram added 19 NBA’s health and safety protocol. Memphis was within five points Zach LaVine and Nikola Vucevic the 2022 World Cup caused by the cer body said. points for the Pelicans. Hawks 123, Trail Blazers 114 as the game headed down the for the second straight game. pandemic. The team responsible for a Lakers 93, Nuggets 89 In Atlanta, Danilo Gallinari made stretch, but the Grizzlies sealed the Magic 119, Pistons112 North Korea’s Olympic commit- game not being played will forfeit In Los Angeles, Anthony Davis seven 3-pointers and finished with loss by receiving five technicals in a In Detroit, Mo Bamba had 22 tee also said last month it decided to it as a 3-0 loss and the national scored 25 points and had key plays 28 points, leading Atlanta past span of 18 seconds. points and 15 rebounds – both career drop out of the Tokyo Olympics to federation will face disciplinary on both ends of the floor in the final Portland. Jazz 110, Spurs 99 highs – and Orlando beat Detroit. protect its athletes from coronavirus action by UEFA. minute as short-handed Los Angeles The Hawks snapped Portland’s In Salt Lake City, Bojan Saddiq Bey led Detroit with 26 infections. West Brom on brink of relegation ‘Glazers have driven United into debt and decline’ West Ham’s top-4 bid back on track Man United violence the peak LONDON, May 4, (AP): With Mi- on the back of losses to Newcastle and Antonio then glanced in Said Ben- chail Antonio and other key players Chelsea, but looked a much more po- rahma’s whipped cross from the left out injured, West Ham’s improbable tent force with Antonio leading the line with the slightest of touches into the of toxic fan-owner relationship bid for a fi rst ever Champions League and Jesse Lingard fl oating behind. far corner in the 29th. qualifi cation was thrown off track. Chris Wood, fresh off a hat trick West Ham vaulted Tottenham into MANCHESTER, England, May 4, (AP): The storming of Old billion) during the 2008-09 season. It’s a debt that has had One by one, they are returning. And at Wolverhampton, gave Burnley the fi fth place and are four points clear Trafford crystalized 16 years of disconnect between Manches- to be serviced, and cost United, along with dividends to the a top-four fi nish in the Premier League lead from the penalty spot in the 19th of seventh-placed Liverpool, which ter United fans and its distant ownership. Glazer family, more than 1 billion pounds in 16 years. It stood - toppling some of English soccer’s minute after being fouled by Tomas have a game in hand after their match While choosing not to engage with the supporters who are at 456 million pounds in December. biggest teams along the way - could Soucek but Antonio equalized within at Manchester United on Sunday was the lifeblood of any club, the Glazer family couldn’t have But protests against the Glazers that previously peaked still be on. two minutes by heading in Vladimir postponed because of fan protests avoided seeing the levels of rage against them on Sunday. with a visible display of dissent during a 2010 Champions Antonio marked his comeback game Coufal’s cross. against United’s American owners. Not when it led to the unprecedented League game faded amid the team’s success. The club won after nearly a month out with two goals West Bromwich Albion were on postponement of an English Premier the Premier League fi ve times in the period from 2007-13 to as West Ham rallied to beat Burnley 2-1 the brink of relegation from the Eng- League game due to fan unrest, espe- become the record 20-time champions of England, usurping and move within three points of fourth- lish Premier League after only draw- cially one of the biggest matches of the placed Chelsea with four games left. ing with Wolverhampton 1-1 . season between United and Liverpool. West Ham’s run-in - featuring The result left next-to-last West Three months after celebrating suc- SOCCER Brom 10 points from safety with four cess in the Super Bowl with the Tampa games against Everton and lowly trio Bay Buccaneers, the Glazers’ ill-fated Liverpool. But since the retirement of Alex Ferguson in 2013 Brighton, West Bromwich Albion and games remaining . bid to lead United into a European after more than 26 years in charge, the Premier League trophy Southampton - appears more benign The central English team’s fate Super League made their relationship has proved elusive. than that of Chelsea, which must still could even be sealed before their next with fans in England more toxic than “Your family’s ownership of the club has driven us into play champions-elect Manchester City, game, which is at Arsenal on Sunday, ever before. debt and decline,” the Manchester United Supporters’ Trust Arsenal, Leicester and Aston Villa. if results don’t go their way in the in- That led to co-owner Joel Glazer in- Ferguson wrote on Monday to Joel Glazer, “and we have felt ever more tervening days. sisting he was “committed to rebuild- sidelined and ignored.” It is only two weeks since Glazer tried SOCCER A big dose of misfortune saw the ing trust with our fans,” but there was no sign of that hap- to lead United into the breakaway European competition as hosts go behind in fi rst-half stoppage pening in the 10 days between the open letter and Sunday’s vice chairman of the Super League. Fans were not consulted time at The Hawthorns, where rain protests. before the group of European clubs launched the closed com- Just as signifi cant for West Ham lashed down for much of the game. A rabble of more than 100 fans was able to stand on the petition to replace UEFA’s open access Champions League. manager David Moyes, his injury list West Brom defender Kyle Bar- fi eld setting off fl ares after breaching the biosecure perimeter The rebellion imploded inside 48 hours amid an outcry from is clearing up. tley’s attempted clearance struck the of the stadium. Outside, thousands of more supporters spent the government and fans. Antonio, the team’s star striker and standing foot of 18-year-old striker two hours crammed onto the concourse demanding the Glaz- Despite the lack of silverware, and as Manchester City joint-top scorer, and creative defender ers sell the club. emerged as England’s dominant force fueled by Abu Dhabi Fabio Silva and the ball looped over Even though offi cers eventually managed to disperse the investment, the protests at United have largely been dormant, Aaron Cresswell made their returns West Ham’s Michail Antonio cel- stranded goalkeeper Sam Johnstone crowd just before the scheduled kickoff - with a combination of simmering in the background. While the Glazers wouldn’t against Burnley, and Declan Rice - ebrates after scoring his side’s 2nd and into the net. force using batons and a charge of police horses - the Premier speak to MUST, the group toned down its public comments the England holding midfi elder - is goal of the game during the English Mbaye Diagne headed in the League abandoned any hope of playing the game. The takeover against them and seemed to focus instead on engagement with back in training after a knee injury Premier League soccer match be- equalizer from Conor Townsend’s of United in 2005 began with protests outside Old Trafford that the administration in Manchester about the matchday experi- that has kept him out since the end of tween Burnley and West Ham Unit- left-wing cross in the 62nd minute featured burning effi gies of the incoming ownership. ence to secure improvements. March. ed at Turf Moor Stadium in Burnley, but West Brom didn’t create another Fans were angered that a club without debt was loaded with The tone has shifted again with the letter to Joel Glazer re- Moyes’ side arrived at Turf Moor England. (AP) clear-cut chance in the fi nal half-hour. liabilities that reached a high of 717 million pounds (then $1.1 questing by Friday a response to a four-point list of demands to:

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