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WEDNESDAY, JULY 7, 2021 / ZUL-QAADAH 27, 1442 AH emergency number 112 NO. 17733 16 PAGES 150 FILS Amir says he underwent successful medical checks

DUBAI, July 6, (AP): The 83-year-old Amir of Ku- wait said Monday he un- derwent “successful” med- ical tests, state-run media reported, the latest check- Al-Rajaan extradition ‘ongoing’ ups for the Kuwaiti ruler who discloses little about his health. Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Poet arrest hit Al Sabah told the country’s crown prince by phone that the “usual” medical checks By Saeed Mahmoud Saleh the concerned British Court approved on Nov 6, 2017 the request of the had gone well and would be Arab Times Staff Kuwaiti judicial authority to extradite the fugitive – former Director of continued, state-run KUNA news agency reported, citing KUWAIT CITY, July 6: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Jus- the Public Institution for Social Security (PIFSS) Fahd Al-Rajaan. He a royal court (Amiri Diwan) tice and Minister of State for Nazaha Enhancement Abdullah Al-Rumi added the case was referred to the British Ministry of Foreign Affairs statement. has responded to the queries of MP Abdullah Al-Turaiji, affirming that to issue the final decision on the extradition of Al-Rajaan. Al-Rumi revealed that the Public Prosecution issued a deci- sion for the Interpol to arrest Al- Kuwait wins TSA membership Rajaan, so the latter issued a red Opinion alert in this regard. KUWAIT CITY, July 6, (KUNA): The General Administra- However, Al-Turaiji sent more tion of Civil Aviation (DGCA) announced Tuesday that Ku- queries to the minister, demand- wait has won a membership at the Transportation Security ing for additional information Administration Committee (TSA). and transparency in this regard ‘Revocable divorce’ with parliament, Your In a statement to KUNA, an official of the DGCA said that this to prove that Kuwait is serious membership would give Kuwait the hand to make decisions, and in arresting Al-Rajaan and to re- leads to creating more cooperation opportunities, the opening of cover the stolen money. Highness, the government’s wait is 100 days airlines and the return, gradually, to the full activation of Kuwait He asked about the Kuwaiti International Airport within the coronavirus security measures. Institution in charge of following up the execution of the decision issued by the British court. He By Ahmed Al-Jarallah jor deterioration as a result of a stifl ing said Al-Rumi did not mention Editor-in-Chief, the Arab Times crisis left by decades of closure and to- the steps taken since 2017, as talitarian rule. the minister seemed contented in IN 1933, the US President Franklin D. In 1978, China hired the Iraqi-born saying that the extradition pro- Roosevelt, at the start of his presiden- British administrative development cess is ongoing. tial term, enacted the tradition of the scientist Elias Corgis. The fi rst thing MPs Osama Al-Shaheen, “fi rst 100-day mission in the White he started working on was the gradual Hamad Al-Matar, Abdulaziz House” during which he worked on transition to a market economy, and Al-Saqaabi, Al-Saifi Mubarak implementing his economic plan to Al- Saifi and Mubarak Al-Hajraf opening the door to foreign investment submitted a bill to establish an rescue his country from the Great De- especially industrial. Within a few pression that had devastated it for over independent public authority for years, China became the world’s fac- the cooperative sector. four years. tory and the largest international inves- Since then, this matter has turned This authority will be respon- tor in several fi elds. It has the largest sible for cooperative societies into a nightmare for every elected presi- sovereign investment fund among its and the the Union of Consumer dent, as the latter has to prove his worth peers, even though it was established Cooperative Societies, and it will and the extent of his strength through 13 years ago with 200 million dollars be affiliated to the Ministry of what is implemented during those three and is worth a trillion dollars today. Social Affairs. months and ten days. This period, by The above two examples are indica- Al-Shaheen explained that the the way, is the waiting period for wom- tive of good management and prudence establishment of the authority is en after divorce among Muslims. in seizing opportunities to develop the aimed at developing the coopera- Suppose that the current government capital cycle. If it is necessary to seek tive sector, which has contributed was born immediately after the an- the assistance of experts from abroad, to the development of national nouncement of the start of the summer Kuwait, which was the fi rst to establish production and the economy for recess of the National Assembly, which a sovereign fund in 1953, fell in the decades. He thanked the Devel- lasts about three months. This currently ranking of such funds by several levels, opment Committee formed by is suffi cient time to implement some of the Union of Consumer Coopera- while other countries that are most re- tive Societies for its vital role in its plans it had announced during the cent in this fi eld had surpassed it. Interior minister Sheikh Thamer Al-Ali Al-Sabah checks on health of attack victim. oath-taking session, especially with re- laying down the fundamentals of In this regard, there is no place for the proposed public authority. gard to the economic aspect, which is the size of the countries or the size of very similar to the case of the United Offi cer injured in second stabbing MP Mubarak Al-Arow sub- population, but for awareness of the mitted a bill to amend Law No. States in the 1930s. requirements of the stage, and ways Minister of Interior Sheikh Thamer Al-Ali Al-Sabah of a security officer while performing his duty in Al- 25/1996 on the disclosure of This is a great opportunity for the to advance the state, for which clean commissions related to govern- government to benefi t from all the tools visited a police officer who was stabbed in Al-Jahra Jahra Governorate, stressing that they firmly will hands and good morals are not enough. Governorate earlier on Monday. handle anyone who violates the law. ment contracts. The bill is aimed available to it, especially for manag- The opportunity is presently avail- at expanding the monitoring of ing public money, and improving in- The minister checked on the police officer’s health, The ministry stated that the police officer suffered able for the government, and there are made sure that the officer got all the care he needs, a small injury in the left shoulder. contracts in which the govern- dicators and classifi cations that have a hundred parliamentary days off. In and praised his dedication to work through providing Meanwhile, an unidentified bedoun who stabbed ment is represented by compa- sparked pessimism among the general other words, there will be no parlia- security and safety for citizens and residents. the traffic policeman on duty in the suburb of Jah- nies where it owns at least 25 public. mentary headache that would prevent it In a statement, the ministry of Interior said that ra has been admitted to the Jahra Hospital under percent of the capital. The cur- It is useful to compare us with some from working. one person was arrested after the stabbing incident heavy police guard, reports Al-Rai daily. (Agencies) rent law specifies the share of the countries that, despite the negative It has a Constitution that allows the government as at least 50 percent consequences of the COVID-19 pan- issuance of decrees of necessity, with of the company’s capital to be demic on the global economy, were which it can work. If the parliament Direct flights to Azerbaijan covered by the law. able to achieve huge gains, including does not accept them in the next ses- Proposal the Norwegian Sovereign Fund, which Newswatch sion, the two will divorce by dissolv- Al-Arow affirmed his proposal achieved USD 46 billion during the ing the Parliament. This is because the fi rst quarter of this year, and its wealth will contribute to ongoing efforts most important thing is the appease- KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait’s Minis- Cabinet briefed on COVID to protect public funds. reached USD 1.2 trillion, and all indi- ment of people, not the satisfaction of try of Health on Tuesday said that cators rose to the highest levels in Nor- Meanwhile, MP Marzouq a handful of MPs and some dissonant 1,993 people were infected with KUWAIT CITY, July 6, (KUNA): In addition, the Cabinet studied Al-Khalifa forwarded queries way. voices on social media. the novel coronavirus (COV- The Kuwaiti Cabinet, in its weekly the recommendation of the Public to Minister of Interior Sheikh We are making this comparison due The future of Kuwait is more impor- ID-19) over the past 24 hours, session on Monday, approved a re- Services Committee on the request of Thamer Ali Al-Sabah about the to some similarities between Kuwait tant than everything else. bringing the total infected cases quest presented by the Ministry of the Minister of State for Communica- recent attacks on securitymen, and that Scandinavian country, at least to 367,642. Health on recruiting Pakistani doc- tions and Information Technology to especially the murder of Abdu- in the management of the oil income, Email: [email protected] Some 1,887 people recovered tors, nurses and technicians to back form a higher committee to approve from the disease in the same laziz Al-Rashedi. which is equivalent to a quarter of its Follow me on: up the health sector, and direct flights the government applications to ex- He wants to know if the se- period, pushing the total recov- to Azerbaijan as of July 7. pedite the digital transformation in economy. eries up to 346,993, Ministry’s curitymen are trained in self-de- In the fi eld of economic renaissance, The meeting headed by His High- Kuwait. fense like taekwondo, judo and Spokesman Dr. Abdullah Al- ness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah The Cabinet assigned the Minis- we can refer to the Chinese model, as Sanad told KUNA. streetfighting; if they have been that country was suffering from a ma- [email protected] The death toll from the virus Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah declared ter, in coordination with all govern- instructed to shoot whoever tries climbed to 2,049 after registering some key measures. ment agencies, to take all necessary to kill them; and if they are armed 20 mortalities, including 19 un- At the onset of the meeting, Min- measures to find a unified regulatory with self-defense equipment like vaccinated, in the corresponding ister of Health Sheikh Dr. Basel framework for e-government appli- electric shock and pepper spray period, he stated. (KUNA) Al-Sabah briefed the Cabinet on the cations in a manner that ensures con- to help them control the attackers. No. of ransomware attack victims unclear ❑ ❑ ❑ latest developments of the coronavi- sistency and integration of services. MP Adnan Abdulsamad also rus pandemic on local, regional and Afterwards, the ministers discussed forwarded queries to Al-Rumi WASHINGTON, July 6, (AP): The com- security and other software updates. Essen- KUWAIT CITY: The Ministry of international levels mainly in light political affairs in light of the latest about the number of citizens Health announced the continua- of the spread of the Delta variant of developments on the political scene at who own more than one house in pany whose software was exploited in the tially, a tool designed to protect networks tion of the implementation of the biggest ransomware attack on record said from malware was cleverly used to distrib- the coronavirus, Minister of State for the Arab and international levels. model residential areas — full or periodic vaccination campaign Cabinet affairs and Foreign Minister They extolled Saudi Arabia’s ef- Tuesday that so far it appears that fewer ute it. for male and female school stu- partial ownership, total number Sheikh Ahmad Nasser Mohammad forts aiming to resolve the crisis in of these houses and total area. than 1,500 businesses were compromised. “It’s too soon to tell, since this entire in- dents for three grades, including Al-Sabah said after the meeting. Yemen and welcomed the consen- But cybersecurity experts suspected the es- cident is still under investigation,” said the the fi fth, sixth and twelfth, re- In another development, Ab- ports Al-Seyassah daily. Dr. Basel also informed the minis- sus of representatives of Yemen’s dulsamad asked Minister of State timate was low and noted that victims are cybersecurity fi rm Sophos, which has been ters about the current health situation government and the Southern Tran- for Municipality and Housing still being identifi ed. tracking the incident closely. It and other Health sources stated that the vaccination program for fi fth and in Kuwait that witnesses growing sitional Council to halt all forms of Affairs and Urban Development Miami-based Kaseya said in a prepared cybersecurity outfi ts questioned whether twelfth grade students, boys and numbers of infected cases, deaths, escalation. Shaya Abdulrahman Al-Shaya statement that it believed only about 800 to Kaseya had visibility into crippled man- girls, includes immunizing them and hospitals and intensive care The Cabinet condemned strongly about the rationale behind the de- 1,500 of the estimated 800,000 to 1,000,000 aged service providers. with the anti-diphtheria and teta- units’ patients. Houthi militia’s attempt aiming to cision of Kuwait Municipality to mostly small business - customers of com- In an interview with The Associated nus vaccine, while sixth-grade He also told the Cabinet about target international navigation in the cancel the exhibition scheduled panies that use it software to manage IT Press on Sunday, Kaseya CEO Fred Voc- students are vaccinated with the the ministry’s efforts to fulfill the Red Sea with two booby-trapped for June 3, 2021. infrastructure - were affected by the attack. cola estimated the number of victims in MMR vaccine against measles, anti-Covid-19 vaccination in order boats in Hodeida Governorate, laud- The Union of Kuwait Artists The statement was widely reported after “the low thousands.” The German news mumps and rubella. to boost herd immunity in light of the ing the efforts of the coalition sup- organized the exhibition to sup- the White House shared it with media out- agency dpa reported earlier Sunday an un- ❑ ❑ ❑ spread of the mutated strains, and the porting legitimacy in Yemen to port the Palestinian cause. He number of vaccinated citizens and thwart this criminal hostile act seek- lets. named German IT services company told TEHRAN: The Iranian govern- was informed that the organizers expats. ing to impede the movement of navi- committed to the health regula- However, cybersecurity experts said it authorities several thousand of its custom- ment of president-elect Ebra- In this regard, the Cabinet stressed gation in this vital area. was too early for Kaseya to know the true ers were compromised. Also among re- him Raisi will abide by any nu- tions, so he wants to know if the clear agreement between Tehran the necessity of boosting cooperation On the 245th anniversary of the Municipality informed the orga- impact of Friday’s attack, especially since ported victims were two Dutch IT services amongst health authorities to ensure America’s Independence Day, the nizers about any violation in order it was launched by the Russia-linked RE- companies. and Western powers, Foreign Ministry spokesman said Tues- the safety of the society and enhance Cabinet congratulated sincerely to address it before the issuance of vil gang on the eve of the U.S. Fourth of A broad array of businesses and public day. heath system so as to control the pan- the US President, government and the decision to cancel the event. July holiday and many targets may only be agencies were hit by the latest attack, ap- “Iran has a principled position demic to return to normal life. people on this occasion, affirming Furthermore, MP Muhannad discovering it on returning to work Tues- parently on all continents, including in fi - regarding the nuclear agreement Furthermore, the Cabinet discussed the depth of historic and good ties Al-Sayer disclosed that he at- day. nancial services, travel and leisure and the and lifting of sanctions, and these the recommendation of the Economic between the two countries and their tended the investigations con- Most of the more than 60 Kaseya custom- public sector - though few large companies, positions do not change with the Affairs Committee on health insur- friendly peoples. ducted by the prosecution against ers that company spokeswoman Dana Lied- Sophos said. change of governments,” Saeed ance for students abroad, and assigned The Cabinet further offered its his uncle — poet Jamal Al-Sayer. holm said were affected in an email Sunday Ransomware criminals infiltrate net- Khatibzadeh said in a statement the Ministry of Higher Education to sincere condolences to Japan’s Em- He said the prosecution are managed service providers (MSPs) who works and sow malware that cripples to reporters. (KUNA) take all relevant measures, and coordi- peror Naruhito for the victims of the charged Jamal with offending the have multiple customers downstream. them by scrambling all their data. Vic- ❑ ❑ ❑ nate with the Ministries of Health and landslide in Tokyo, and to the acting Amiri entity and spreading lies “Given the relationship between Kaseya tims get a decoder key when they pay up. KUWAIT CITY: Saudi Arabia Finance to arrange all technical and governor-general of Canada for the through his posts in his Twitter declared on Tuesday logging 16 financial matters in this regard. victims of the wildfires in the Prov- account. He added he will wait and MSPs, it’s not clear how Kaseya would Most ransomware victims don’t publicly The Cabinet reviewed the commit- ince of British Columbia. know the number of victims impacted. report attacks or disclose if they’ve paid new deaths due to infection with for the decision of the prosecu- COVID-19 in addition to 1,277 tee’s recommendation on a draft law It also offered sympathy to Cyprus’ tion regarding his uncle. There is no way the numbers are as low as ransoms. approving the final account of the President Nicos Anastasiades for the Several MPs criticized the ar- Kaseya is claiming though,” said Jake Wil- President Joe Biden said Saturday that he cases last 24 hours. The kingdom health ministry state’s financial management for the victims of the forest fires that broke rest of Jamal, including MP Sh- liams, chief technical offi cer of the cyber- ordered a “deep dive” by U.S. intelligence said in its daily pandemic report 2020-2021 fiscal year, and endorsed out north of Limassol and Larnaca, uaib Al-Muwaizri who pointed security fi rm BreachQuest. into the attack and that the U.S. would re- that the death toll related to the and referred the bill to His Highness voicing its confidence in the ability out that arresting a citizen for ex- The hacked Kaseya tool, VSA, remotely spond if it determines the Kremlin is in- germ rose to 7,907 and the caseload the Deputy Amir to refer it to the Na- of officials of these friendly countries pressing his opinion proves “we maintains customer networks, automating volved. settled at 495,309. (KUNA) tional Assembly. to overcome these natural disasters. are living in a police State.” ARAB TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JULY 7, 2021 2

Images courtesy of Emirates Mars Mission Aurora infographic

MISSION CAPTURES IMAGES OF DISCRETE AURORA

he Emirates Mars Mission, the first of observations,” aurora are observed only during intense solar storms, when interactions with Tinterplanetary exploration undertak- said EMM Deputy the highest energy particles cause the atmosphere around the entire planet to en by an Arab nation, released the first Science Lead Jus- light up. In contrast, the discrete aurora is highly localised and observations global images of Mars in the far-ultra- tin Deighan. “The made to date have appeared to bear out the theory that it is directly linked to violet, providing new insights into the the patchy magnetic fields produced by magnetized min- discrete aurora phenomenon in Mars’ erals embedded in Mars’ surface. Both of these aurorae nightside atmosphere. The images have are observed on Mars’ nightside, while a third class, the revolutionary implications for our un- proton aurora, has been measured on Mars’ dayside and derstanding of the interactions between is driven by interactions between the solar wind and Hy- solar radiation, Mars’ magnetic fields drogen in Mars’ exosphere. These three types of aurora and the planetary atmosphere. had previously been identified by ultraviolet instruments “These unique global snapshots of the aboard the Mars Express and MAVEN missions orbiting discrete aurora of Mars are the first time Mars, but clear global images of the discrete aurora were such detailed and clear observations have elusive until the new observations by EMM. been made globally, as well as across “Mars’ aurorae are an area of intense interest to the previously unobservable wavelengths. global scientific community and their study has tremen- The implications for our understand- dous potential to challenge, expand and deepen our un- ing of Mars’ atmospheric and magneto- derstanding of Mars’ atmosphere and its interaction with spheric science are tremendous and pro- the planet and with solar energies,” said Matroushi. “We vide new support to the theory that solar were hopeful that EMUS could make a contribution in storms are not necessary to drive Mars’ this area but we now know with absolute certainty that aurora,’ commented Emirates Mars Mis- contribution is going to be ground breaking.” sion Science Lead, Hessa Al Matroushi. Hope is following its planned 20,000 – 43,000 km el- The images, taken by the Hope Probe’s liptical science orbit, with an inclination to Mars of 25 EMUS (Emirates Mars Ultraviolet Spec- degrees. The probe will complete one orbit of the planet trometer) instrument, show a ghostly glow data we are captur- every 55 hours and will capture a full planetary data sample every nine days known as the discrete aurora. Its intricate ing confirms the in a two-year mission to map Mar’s atmospheric dynamics. patterns trace out the regions where Mars’ tremendous poten- EMM and the Hope probe are the culmination of a knowledge transfer and enigmatic crustal magnetic fields act like tial we now have development effort started in 2006, which has seen Emirati engineers work- a funnel to guide fast electrons from space Left: First global images of Mars in the far-ultraviolet, providing new insights into the discrete of exploring Mars’ ing with partners around the world to develop the UAE’s spacecraft design, down into the atmosphere, causing it to aurora phenomenon in Mars’ nightside atmosphere. Right: Hope Probe’s view. aurora and the in- engineering and manufacturing capabilities. Hope is a fully autonomous shimmer in a manner similar to Earth’s teractions between spacecraft, carrying three instruments to measure Mars’ atmosphere. Weigh- aurora. This influence of localised magnetic fields is a unique feature of the Red Mars’ magnetic fields, atmosphere and solar particles with a coverage and sensi- ing some 1,350 kg, and approximately the size of a small SUV, the spacecraft Planet as Mars, unlike Earth, does not have a global magnetic field generated tivity we could only previously dream of. These exciting observations go above was designed and developed by MBRSC engineers working with academic by the planet’s core. The most sensitive ultraviolet instrument yet to orbit Mars, and beyond the original science goals of the Emirates Mars Mission.” partners, including LASP at the University of Colorado, Boulder; Arizona EMUS is able to image these dynamic auroral events globally at high resolution One of three instruments on board the Mars Hope Probe, EMUS’ principal State University and the University of California, Berkeley. and across a wide range of wavelengths, providing an unprecedented window science goal is the measurement of oxygen and carbon monoxide in Mars’ The Emirates Mars Mission will study the Martian atmosphere, the relationship upon the interaction of the atmosphere with solar particles. thermosphere and the variability of hydrogen and oxygen in the exosphere. between the upper layer and lower regions and, for the first time, the international While previous studies had theorised the discrete aurora is tied to Mars’ Members of the science team who had previously worked on the MAVEN science community will have full access to a holistic view of the Martian atmo- magnetic fields and existing observations had been consistent with that theo- Mission had recognised the potential for the more sensitive EMUS instrument sphere at different times of the day, through different seasons. In addition, it will ry, prior images of this phenomenon at this quality had only been available as to capture new aspects of Mars’ auroral phenomena, but the results of early now aim to make significant contributions to our understand of Mars’ aurorae. artist’s impressions. observations have exceeded their wildest expectations. The Hope Probe’s historic journey to the Red Planet coincides with a year “We have totally blown out ten years of study of Mars’ auroras with ten minutes Three types of aurora have been observed around Mars to date: the diffuse of celebrations to mark the UAE’s Golden Jubilee.

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Weather Expected weather for the next relatively humid over coastal ar- Jahra 48 32 Prayer Timings 24 hours: eas with light variable wind with Salmiyah 44 33 Fajr ...... 03:19 Asr ...... 15:27 By Day: Very hot and relatively speeds of 06-22 km/h. Ahmadi 42 35 Sunrise .. 04:54 Maghrib .. 18:51 humid over coastal areas with Station Max Exp Min Rec Wafra 47 27 Zohr ...... 11:53 Isha ...... 20:22 light variable wind with speeds of Kuwait City 47 34 Salmy 47 27 06-22 km/h. Kuwait Airport 47 32 Jal Aliyah 48 29 By Night: Hot to rather hot and Abdaly 48 28 Managish - 29

VACCINE REGISTRATION WEBSITE: https://cov19vaccine.moh.gov.kw/SPCMS/CVD_19_Vaccine_Registration.aspx NBK dips 7 fils, Advanced Technology Co gains Kuwait bourse extends losses, volume ticks higher By John Mathews ▼ UUS$/KDS$/KD 0.30095/050.30095/05 Arab Times Staff KUWAIT CITY, July 6: Kuwait stocks ▼ Euro/KD 0.3558 headed south on Tuesday extending last ses- sion’s losses. The All Shares Index dropped ■ Yen/KD 0.0027 24.20 points to 6,348.94 pts led by some of the mid-caps and blue chips even as the ▼ British £/KD 0.4154 broader sentiment turned markedly nega- tive. ■ Indian Rs/KD 0.0040 The Premier Market dipped 31.31 points to 6,907.89 pts taking the month’s losses to ▼ Philippines Peso/KD 0.0060 29 points while Main Market shed 24.20 pts. The BK Main 50 slid 30.44 points to 5,466.67 pts. The volume turnover mean- ▼ FTSE -70.27 pts at 18:50 hrs July 06 while saw a modest rebound following the three-day drop. Over 225 million shares changed hands – up 10 percent from the day ▲ Nikkei +45.02 pts at closing July 06 before. The sectors closed mostly in red. Health- ▲ Gold care outshone the rest with 0.99 percent $1807.80 per oz (London) gain whereas Consumer Differentials shed 0.83 pct, the biggest loser of the session. ▼ NYMEX crude $73.71 per barrel Volume wise, Financial Services topped with 116 million shares while Banking sec- ▼ Brent crude $74.80 per barrel tor continued to dominate in value with KD 16.3. LIBOR rate 0.13800% In the individual shares, sector bell- wether, National Bank of Kuwait extended last session’s losses with 7 fi ls drop to 851 In the banking sector, Burgan Bank fell fi ls after pushing over 3 million shares and 2 fi ls to 222 fi ls and Boubyan Bank fol- Kuwait Finance House gave up 4 fi ls be- lowed suit to close at 743 fi ls. Kuwait Inter- fore settling at 756 fi ls. Gulf Bank too was national Bank paused at 223 fi ls and Warba down 4 fi ls at 237 fi ls with a volume of 14.2 Bank ticked 1 fi l into red. Ahli United Bank million while KIPCO and National Invest- BSC dialed up 1 fi ls on back of 17.5 mil- ment Co fell 3 fi ls each to close at 159 fi ls lion shares and Ahli United Bank Kuwait and 172 fi ls respectively. too added 1 fi l. Al Ahli Bank eased 1 fi l Zain slipped 4 fi ls to 587 fi ls taking the to 211 fi ls. year-to-date losses to 19 fi ls while Ooredoo Kuwait Investment Co rose 2 fi ls to 239 stood pat at 631 fi ls. stc erased 8 fi ls before fi ls on back of over 5 million shares whereas KUNA photo settling at 840 fi ls and logistics major Agility International Financial Advisors gave up His Highness the Deputy Amir and Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah receives His Highness Sheikh Nasser Mohammad dialed down 2 fi ls after moving 1.4 million 5 fi ls. Arzan Financial Group clipped 1 fi l Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. shares. Mabanee Co took in 1 fi ls whereas while Kuwait Financial Centre (Markaz) Humansoft Holding was unchanged at KD was down 9 fi ls at 140 fi ls. Gulf Investment HH Crown Prince receives HH Sheikh Nasser, students 3.800. Mezzan Holding clipped 2 fi ls to end House added 3 fi ls whereas Bayan Invest- at 632 fi ls. ment Co trimmed 1.3 fi ls. His Highness the Deputy Amir and Crown Majed Al-Muneefi who won international tinue their hard work. National Industries Group eased 1 fi l Noor Financial Investment fell 5 fi ls to Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sa- awards, as well as their excellence at KFAS’ His Highness the Deputy Amir and Crown to 218 fi ls after pushing 2.2 million shares 230 fi ls and National International Hold- bah received at Bayan Palace Tuesday Director Giftedness and Creativity school. Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al- whereas Gulf Cable added 1 fi l. Boubyan ing erased 2.5 fi ls. Osoul Investment dialed General of Kuwait Foundation for Advancement His Highness the Deputy Amir and Crown Sabah also received at Bayan Palace Tues- Petrochemical Co too took in 1 fi l and Al down 2 fi ls and KFIC gave up 4.5 fi ls before of Science (KFAS) Dr. Khaled Al-Fadhel. Prince congratulated the two students for day His Highness Sheikh Nasser Mohammad Qurain Petrochemical Co rose 3 fi ls to 391 closing at 87.1 fi ls. Coast Investtment Co Al-Fadhel presented Fatma Qarashi and their achievements, and urged them to con- Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. (KUNA) fi ls. Al Jazeera Airways lost some altitude dialed up 1.5 fi ls. as it dropped 13 fi ls to 636 fi ls and ALAF- Kuwait Cement Co ticked 1 fi l higher to CO erased 3 fi ls before settling at 217 fi ls. 248 fi ls whereas Kuwait Portland Cement NAPESCO dipped 10 fi ls to 875 fi ls. paused at 869 fi ls with thin trading. Kuwait The market opened fi rm and drifted lower Foundry Co and Shuaiba Industrial added 3 in early trade. The main index continued fi ls each whereas ACICO Industries tripped ‘Sick leave fiddlers face law’ to erode amid selling broad pressure and 1 fi l. HEISC slipped 5 fi ls to 490 fi ls and plumbed the day’s lowest level of 6331 Independent Petroleum Group scaled 4 fi ls. points well past the mid-session. It clawed Educational Holding Co slid 25 fi ls to 730 bask some of the losses in the fi nal minutes fi ls. More than 30,000 Kuwaiti students, It’s forgery: Nazaha before closing with moderate losses. Kuwait and Gulf Links Transport Co Top gainer of the day, Advanced Tech- eased 0.3 fi ls to 56.9 fi ls and Automated nology Group climbed 5.3 pct to 517 fi ls Systems Co held ground at 105 fi ls. Sul- other Arabs in Egyptian universities KUWAIT CITY, July 6: Acting Secretary- while Tamdeen Investment Co paced 4.3 tan Centre gave up 3 fi ls while Arabi Group General of the Kuwait Anti-Corruption percent to stand next. Manazel skidded 9.6 Holding dialed down 2 fi ls after moving 2.4 KUWAIT CITY, July 6: Head of the Egyp- Higher Education, facilitates procedures Authority (Nazaha) Dr. Mohammad Buz- pct, the steepest decliner of the day and million shares. Combined Group Contract- tian Cultural and Educational Relations Of- for students who want to enroll in univer- Aayan Leasing and Investment Co topped ing Co shed 11 fi ls while Burgan Company fi ce at the Embassy of the Arab Republic of sities in Egypt. He revealed the platform abar warned against tampering with sick the volume with 18.8 million shares. For Well Drilling clipped 2 fi ls. United Proj- Egypt in Kuwait Dr Imad Hashish affi rmed gives students all the necessary informa- leaves, affirming that any tampering is re- Refl ecting the day’s dip, the market ects Co erased 7 fi ls whereas YIACO Medi- that the offi ce provides various services to tion about the universities, colleges, cours- garded as forgery punishable by the penal spread was heavily skewed towards the los- cal paused at 471 fi ls. Kuwaitis who want to study in Egypt, indi- es offered, mechanism of study, and initial ers. 27 stocks advanced while 87 closed The market has been largely downbeat so cating that it takes less than one minute to acceptance after uploading the documents code, reports Al-Qabas daily. lower. Of the 138 counters active on Tues- far during the week shedding 38 points in accredit high school certifi cates issued in the until the fi nal admission procedures are During a symposium titled “Integrity in the Education day, 24 closed fl at. 10,046 deals worth KD last three sessions. It had rallied 176 points State of Kuwait, reports Al-Anba daily. completed. and Health Sector” held by the College of Allied Medi- 39.32 million were transacted during the during whole of June and is up 856 points In an interview with the daily, Hashish Asked about the reduction of Egyptian cal Sciences at Kuwait University, Dr. Buzabar revealed session. year-to-date said more than 30,000 Kuwaitis are cur- students’ grades through equivalency, Hash- that, “Nazaha has referred a number of cases related to rently studying in Egyptian universities; ish clarifi ed that the issue of equivalency is a pointing out at the same time that a large law in the Supreme Council of Universities manipulation of sick leaves to the Public Prosecution”. KSE, MoE ponder proposal number of Kuwaiti and other Arab students and it is applicable to some subjects taken He affi rmed the authority’s keenness to protect whistle- have enrolled in new private universities in outside Egypt. blowers, indicating that, “No one knows whistleblowers’ Egypt, because the latter have achieved dis- He said the Coordination Offi ce has its information because the report is treated as a bilateral rela- Engineers to work as teachers tinguished education and international part- own calculations and formulas; while stu- tionship only between the whistleblower and the inspector in nership with American and British universi- dents have the right to apply for admission charge of the report.” Dr. Buzaber explained that there are three types of protec- KUWAIT CITY, July 6: Head of Kuwait to ensure they are not stopped according to ties at competitive prices. to public and private universities. Society of Engineers (KSE) Eng. Faisal Al- government directions and decisions.” He stressed that the Kuwaiti student He then congratulated the high school tion provided by Nazaha to the whistleblowers. It has been able to provide administrative protection for many of them. Attal says the Minister of Education Dr. Ali Regarding the initiative presented by the lives in Egypt among his family and friends graduates in the State of Kuwait who Al-Mudhaf has promised to follow up on the society, Eng. Al-Attal explained that it aims to and does not feel alienated. He added the achieved the highest grades, wishing them Employees were returned to their workplaces after ascertain- ing their rights were abused at their workplaces, and con- society’s proposals to approve allowances fi ll the shortage of national cadres specialized ‘Study in Egypt’ platform, which is under and their families success in the next stage for the engineering cadre in the sites affi li- in teaching scientifi c subjects such as physics, the supervision of the Egyptian Ministry of of their academic life. fi rming the relationship between the harm infl icted on them and the submitted report.” ated to the ministry, reports Al-Qabas daily. mathematics, chemistry, statistics, science and Nazaha also represents the whistleblower before the judi- In a press statement, Eng. Al-Attal explained others. This will be done through a postgradu- cial authorities, which is a kind of legal protection. The third that Dr. Al-Mudhaf received the society’s del- ate program to qualify engineers to work in the kind is personal protection, which has not been applied so egation and listened to a proposal related to teaching profession in the fi elds where there is far because it has not become necessary. rehabilitation of engineers to work in the edu- shortage of teachers in the ministry. Nazaha seeks to combat bribery and the abuse of public cational sector and fi ll the ministry’s need for The initiative will provide job oppor- offi ce for personal reasons and nepotism. For this reason it teachers in scientifi c disciplines. tunities for dozens and even hundreds of has put in place mechanisms to hold those involved in brib- It was agreed with the Minister of Educa- Kuwaiti engineers who wish to work in the ery accountable. tion to hold a memorandum of cooperation be- teaching profession in rare specialties and He affi rmed the authority’s keenness to verify reports in tween the society and the Public Authority for fi ll the defi cit in these specializations. order to preserve people’s dignity, but at the same time, he Applied Education and Training (PAAET) to The mechanism for implementing the initia- warned against giving incorrect information in fi nancial dis- rehabilitate, qualify, test and accredit the own- tive will be through an intensive study program closure statements, as this entails penalties that may amount ers of the supporting engineering professions. for a specifi c period during which the engi- to imprisonment, a fi ne, or removal from offi ce. He said, “The draft memorandum of co- neer will be granted a higher education degree operation with the authority will allow the through theoretical teaching in specialization Highlighted use of the authority’s laboratories to qualify subjects such as teaching methods and curri- Dr. Buzabar highlighted, as an example, the issue of waste technical and engineering professions. We cula, teaching aid and educational technology, in the use of medicines by importing medicine for lice by the have seen a great interest from the Minister preparation of an educational instructor (teach- Ministry of Health in a previous era. of Education to disburse allowances for Ku- er), and fi eld internship, which is then followed He said the fact that the Ministry of Health comes at the top of waiti engineers working in the ministry and by appointment of engineers in schools. the list in terms of submitted complaints does not mean that the KUNA photo medical level is deteriorating, but rather they are gratefully ful- Minister of Finance, Minister of State for Economic Affairs Khalifa Hamadah receives fi lling their duty in light of COVID-19 pandemic due to which Yemen’s Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Dr. Wa’id Batheeb. “they have all our appreciation and gratitude”. Meanwhile, Al-Rai daily reported that the top statutory au- Boost eyed in relations ditor in Kuwait Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha) Nawaf Abdul Hamid Al-Eidan said, “Nazaha works on combating Kuwait’s Minister of Finance, Minister two countries, and vowed to boost bi- corruption, warding off its risks and effects, prosecuting its of State for Economic Affairs Khalifa lateral cooperation, Finance Ministry perpetrators, and seizing and recovering the money and re- Hamadah discussed on Tuesday with added in a press statement. turns earned through corruption in accordance with the law”. Yemen’s Minister of Planning and Inter- The meeting endorsed Kuwait’s role In a press statement, Al-Eidan explained that the authority national Cooperation Dr. Wa’id Batheeb in offering support to Yemen through requests investigation and collection of information on funds means of boosting bilateral cooperation alleviating the consequences of Coro- and proceeds of corruption crimes, and sends them to the between both nations in various fields. navirus (Covid-19) pandemic especially competent authorities to track and recover them wherever Both ministers hailed the distin- its impact on the economic sector in the they are. guished deep-rooted ties between the country. (KUNA) It has been communicating with civil and international so- ciety organizations to obtain the information they possess in order to follow up on corruption cases, procedures and mea- Court rejects company’s defense sures undertaken by the competent authorities for recovering the money and the proceeds resulting from it. Regarding the details of the mechanism adopted for offer- Expat wins ‘end-of-service’ dues ing rewards to whistleblowers, and the extent of interaction with them, Al-Eidan quoted article 41 of law No. 2/2016 on By Jaber Al-Hamoud He worked until his service was terminated the establishment of the Kuwait Anti-Corruption Authority. after he submitted his resignation, which the Al-Seyassah Staff He explained that, as per this article, the whistleblower is company accepted. entailed to a reward that would be a certain percentage of the KUWAIT CITY, July 6: The Commercial However, the company failed to pay funds recovered due to his reporting of the corruption. Labor Circuit of the Court of First Instance his labor rights represented in the ter- The article stipulates providing the whistleblower with obligated a famous air freight company to mination dues, perks and end-of-service personal protection by not revealing his identity or where- pay KD 13,000 to an expatriate working as a indemnity on the basis of comprehensive abouts, and providing him with personal guards or a new manager in consideration of his labor rights wage, notice allowance, commission rate, place of residence if circumstances so require. represented in job termination dues, perks flight ticket allowance, salary for the last It also stipulates providing the whistleblower with admin- and end-of-service indemnity. three months, vacation balance and other istrative and occupational protection by preventing any ad- According to the plaintiff counsel Lawyer labor entitlements. This prompted him to ministrative action against him and guaranteeing the conti- Ali Jowhar, his client joined the company as file his labor complaint after an amicable nuity of his salary, labor rights and benefi ts during the period a manager for a monthly salary of KD 2,000. settlement failed. decided by the authority. ARAB TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JULY 7, 2021 LOCAL 4

National Day greetings sent Thousands of Egyptians plan His Highness Amir congratulates Comoros and Malawi presidents

KUWAIT CITY, July 6, (KUNA): Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah sent simi- to leave Kuwait permanently His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf lar cables. Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah sent Meanwhile, His Highness the Amir Tuesday a cable of congratulations to also sent Tuesday a cable of congratu- President of Comoros Azali Assoumani lations to President of Malawi Lazarus Vaccinated stranded Egyptians prep to return to their jobs on his country’s National Day, wishing Chakwera on his country’s National him good health and for the Republic Day, wishing him good health and for KUWAIT CITY, July further progress and prosperity. Malawi further progress and develop- His Highness the Deputy Amir and ment. KAB affi rms resolve to keep public funds under its eyes 6: Thousands of Egyp- Crown Prince Sheikh Meshaal Al-Ah- His Highness the Deputy Amir and tians working in Kuwait mad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and His High- Crown Prince and His Highness the KUWAIT CITY, July 6, (KUNA): intend to leave the coun- ness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Prime Minister sent similar cables. Kuwait’s Audit Bureau (KAB) on try permanently within Tuesday affi rmed Italian civil society group mourns the coming months be- that it endeavors to maintain ef- cause of the corona crisis, fective supervi- death of ‘avid’ Kuwait supporter which has been going on sion over public ROME, July 6, (KUNA): An Ital- “the Italian-Kuwaiti Friendship for more than 18 months funds for sake of ian civil society group on Tues- Society said in reference to Franc- now, reports Al-Qabas protection and day mourned the death of a local esco Pozzi, a former Italian deputy daily quoting an offi cial optimum em- politician it said was as an “avid” defense minister, who passed away ployment of state supporter of Kuwait, saying his on Sunday at the age of 76. source from the Egyptian money. contributions towards improving A former lawmaker for more Ministry of Immigration. Marking the bilateral ties would stand the test than two decades, Pozzi helped In an exclusive statement to Audit Bureau of time. Rome “reach out” to its interna- the daily, the source revealed 57th anniver- Al-Mazroui “We have lost a genuine friend tional allies, the group’s chief that every day, the ministry sary, falling tomorrow (Wednesday), of Kuwait and a prolifi c politician, Pierre-Andre Fanni said. receives inquiries from thou- the acting undersecretary, Yousef sands of Egyptians residing in Al-Mazroui, affi rmed in a statement Kuwait who have expressed on Tuesday the resolve to safeguard The Diwan closely cooperates Al-Mazroui added, indicating that public funds and those of the coming with the departments and authori- its staff help these bodies in keeping their desire to return home generations — since its establishment ties under its supervision in line with their fi nancial and accounting tasks permanently. The source said in July 1964. the theme, “partners and auditors,” in order. these Egyptians asked about various procedures, especially those related to transferring their children to schools and Dr Al-Jeri and Eng Alghurair (right). universities in Egypt. Many of them are participat- ‘Support for people with disabilities’ ing in the ministry’s initiative on supporting those returning to their homeland and helping them make the best decisions, the GUST hosts KISR webinar source added. The source pointed out that thousands of Egyptians have per- KUWAIT CITY, July 6: The Com- and provide braille daily newspa- manently left Kuwait since the puter Science Department at GUST pers for the KABand are providing beginning of the corona pandemic hosted the Kuwait Institute for Sci- braille printing software for free to and he expects this to continue in entifi c Research’s (KISR) webinar GCC countries, Libya, Lebanon and the coming months. The source titled “Technical Support for People Morocco. affi rmed the ministry supports the with Disabilities”. Guest Speaker, Eng. Noura Alghurair, Systems and returnees and it is keen on open- Software Development Department Software Development Department ing fi elds of work for them or to Manager, Eng. Noura Alghurair, Manager at KISR has 27 years of let them invest in the Egyptian spoke about KISR’s achievements experience in the fi eld. She is a Pro- market if they wish to do so. in projects that benefi ted people with ject Leader to many projects for the On the other hand, thousands disabilities but also of KISR’s long disabled in Kuwait, some of which of stranded people in Egypt, who were vaccinated with approved term goals with such projects. received national and international vaccines, are preparing to return The virtual webinar series, present- awards. She is an active researcher in to their jobs in Kuwait starting ed by the Computer Science Depart- collaboration with government sec- from Aug 1. ment at GUST, is a set of talks and tors and academic institutions. seminars targeted at students and fac- Instructor of Computer Science, ulty members, in which representa- Dr Noura Al-Jeri, said “This semi- Value of ongoing tives from local institutions and com- nar was an excellent opportunity to panies are invited to give a seminar expose the students and faculty mem- road projects hits talk about their research groups and bers to the current scientifi c research business projects in the area of infor- trends in various fi elds of science and KD 1.5 bln: report mation, science, and technology. Re- technology. In particular, the support cently the Computer Science Depart- that can be given by Computer Sci- KUWAIT CITY, July 6: The value of contracts for ongoing ment held a webinar with Mr. Bashar ence graduates to Kuwait’s handi- road projects, which the Public Alostad of Zyda, an E-commerce caps community. This will also help Authority for Roads and Trans- platform. These webinars are the pil- our students to broad their knowledge portation (PART) is currently lars of GUSTs culture of education on the recent projects and research implementing, reached KD1.5 beyond the classroom. achievements within KISR’s teams billion — a total of 19 projects, Alghurair’s talk shed light on and what potential career market is reports Al-Jarida quoting sources KISR’s main achievements that are available for them after graduation. from the authority. tailored to people with disabilities Hopefully this will open more oppor- Sources said the authority’s and the projects’ teams that worked tunities for research collaborations plan consists of many projects, through which it aims to raise the hard to develop several solutions to between our faculty and the institu- level and effi ciency of the coun- overcome the challenges that hinder tion.” try’s road network in line with the disabled. Among the projects KISR is one of the leading insti- State’s future plans; particularly included the 122 emergency mobile tutions in Kuwait that attracts re- those related to gigantic develop- application for the disabled in col- searchers and scientists from various ment projects like the new Ku- laboration with Ministry of Interior fi elds to a collaborative environment wait International Airport termi- and the Arabic augmented and alter- in order to produce timely and effi - nal project (T2). native communication application cient solutions to current and future Sources confi rmed the ongoing and future projects are expected for iPads. KISR also developed and problems.KISR has been providing to serve as a qualitative leap in provided a braille printing facility technical support for people with the development of the road net- for Kuwait Association for the Blind disabilities since 1985, which in- work as well as linking all areas, (KAB) and computer facilities for clude several pioneering projects stressing the authority is keen Kuwait special school as well as targeting different kind of disabili- on completing these projects as improving rehabilitation skills and ties such as: blindness, deafness, scheduled in coordination with working environment for the disa- autism, motor ability, and learning the concerned State agencies. bled in Kuwait. They also produce disabilities.

‘Non-resident fellow’ ‘Reconnaissance’ announces appointment of prominent Taiwanese Scholar Dr Yang KUWAIT CITY, July 6: Dr Alan Hao Yang is current- ly a distinguished professor at the graduate Institute of East Asian Studies at National Chengchi University (NCCU) and Deputy Director of NCCU’s Institute of International Relations (IIR). He also serves as the Executive Director of Taiwan-Asia Exchange Foun- dation (TAEF), one of the global best new think tank listed in the global go to think tank index since 2019. Dr Yang is a specialist of Southeast Asian Studies with specifi c focus on Sino-Southeast Asian relations. He published a lot on issues of regional security and regionalism in the Indo-Pacifi c, the rise and fall of China’s Confucius institutes, the politics of resistance in the context of China-ASEAN relations. Dr Yang has been engaging in track II diplomacy in Southeast Asia for more than a decade and in re- cent years he has been devoted in the deliberation and implementation of Taiwan’s New Southbound Policy. He is also affi liated with the Cush China Foundation as a senior fellow. The founders & CEO of Reconnaissance Research Abdulaziz Al-Anjeri said “I am more than delighted to have Dr Yang join our think-tank, so we can share his observations and factual analyses on China’s ris- ing infl uence over its neighbors and over Gulf coun- tries with broader audience. Dr Yang is very active in global think tank networks, and he is indeed an added value to Reconnaissance Research “ Dr Yang said: “I am excited to work with Recon- naissance Research to share facts-based articles and research papers to regional GCC audience regarding maintaining relations with China and dealing with this rising power. Moreover, I would like to articulate Tai- wan’s presence by highlighting its possible contribu- tion to the region and to promote for pragmatic part- nerships for common interests between Taiwan and regional stakeholders. “ ARAB TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JULY 7, 2021 LOCAL 5 diwaniya MoI pursues open door A DIGEST OF PUBLIC OPINION policy in citizens favour

‘Don’t wash dirty linen in public’ Finance nods repatriation funds “WE MAY criticize each other, we may argue with each eign parties instead of the positive ones? Why we don’t other, we may file cases against each other, we may contribute to improve the image of Kuwait at interna- KUWAIT CITY, July 6: Minister of Interior struggle with each other and we may presumably and tional level instead of undermining the same? realistically fight each other, but all these practices must “Anyway, we agree that our political scene recently Sheikh Thamer Al-Ali affirmed the continu- remain in the framework of local democracy and no ex- entered a dark tunnel as if we are on a battlefield with ation of the open-door policy pursued by the News in Brief ternal party should be allowed to interfere,” columnist the warring parties remained stubborn and refused to lis- ministry in all its sectors, to look into all com- Asrar Jawhar Hayat wrote for Al-Qabas daily. ten to reason. In this connection, we have observed how “I like many others was shocked to see that our demo- the ministers refused to participate in a session because plaints submitted by citizens, to find an im- cratic difference developing into something that attract- some MPs occupied their seats and the session ended mediate solution to their issues, and applying Emergency landing: A plane with 68 passengers ed even the attention of the President of the European on board coming from Al-Manama, Bahrain made a with the ministers standing at the entrance of the Parlia- the spirit of the law, especially in humanitar- successful emergency landing at Kuwait International Parliament David Sassoli, ignor- ment hall. ing the fact that the Speaker of the ian cases, reports Al-Seyassah daily. Airport, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation “Notwithstanding, the persistence of such a situation (DGCA) said on Monday. Kuwaiti National Assembly Mar- is no longer acceptable, as such the rational people from This came in a press statement issued by the Director- The authority, in cooperation with all concerned zouq Al-Ghanim during the filing the two parties, should listen to the voice of wisdom. ate-General of Public Relations and Security Media De- bodied, have taken all necessary measures, the DGCA of the complaint in question was “Given the above, my advice to the esquire MPs partment of the Ministry after the Minister Al-Thamer added in a statement, affirming that all passengers are on an official mission abroad to whose keenness about public interest we don’t doubt received a number of citizens to hear their complaints “safe”. (KUNA) represent the Kuwaiti parliament, that instead of sending your letters to Mr. Sassoli that ❑ ❑ ❑ not to represent himself. regarding transactions which were submitted to him by will bear no fruit but give a negative picture about the all service sectors of the Ministry and directed quick solu- “In other words, how can we Kuwaiti democracy, resort to the Constitutional Court.” More need for blood: The Blood Transfusion Services file complaints abroad as if we tion to the issues after presenting them to the concerned Department of the Ministry of Health said in a press re- don’t have institutions to refer Also: authorities in line with the law and applicable procedures. lease there is an increasing need for all types of (negative our complaints to? This is as if “Many years ago and until now, the prime minister as According to the statement, Sheikh Thamer Al-Ali and positive) blood, reports Al-Seyassah daily. we have no Abdullah Al-Salem stressed the need to serve citizens in all sectors of the minis- The department said one out of 7 people admitted to the Asrar J. Hayat well as the ministers do not respond properly to report of Hall and no voting process and no the Audit Bureau or parliamentary questions, hence, we saw try and be a role model for speedy solutions to problems with hospital needs a blood transfusion, and one unit of blood constitutional regulations. This is as if we have no Con- accuracy and mastery of work and to overcome all difficul- saves the lives of 3 people after separating its components. how we are in a state of dispute and acute aversion to such The department explained blood cannot be manu- stitutional Court to resort to when we are at loggerheads an extent some of the parliamentary sessions were held in- ties facing public transactions. The statement explained receiving citizens comes within factured and therefore the donor is the only source, over constitutional articles or when we differ over the doors without endorsing the state budget by the necessary pointing out that donating blood gives hope for another application of the same. majority, given the fact this happens while the person of the framework of Sheikh Thamer Al-Ali’s keenness to listen person to live. “I will have never supported what occurred recently the famous ‘no’, still repeats the word ‘no’ for the consti- to complaints personally and supervise their resolution and ❑ ❑ ❑ which is a gross violation against the Kuwaiti democ- tutionality of, ‘no’ for legislation of, ‘no’ for the secrecy of overcome obstacles in all service transactions related to the racy. I will never justify what occurred either inside or and ‘no’ to this, ‘no’ that and so on,” columnist Abdulaziz sectors of the Ministry of Interior. One dead in mishap: An unidentified Kuwaiti died outside the National Assembly rather, I was shocked by Khuraibet wrote for Al-Shahed daily. It is noteworthy to mention the Minister of Interior re- on the Salmi Road when his vehicle overturned. the behavior which undermined the picture of our de- “But the fact that we have to refer to upon the han- ceives citizens every Monday of every week at the Min- The victim is believed to be in his 30s. According to mocracy and the example we had set to the Arab World. dling the topic of ‘no’ and our brothers (the MPs) istry’s headquarters in the Sabhan area from nine in the a security source, the Operations Room of the Ministry “I am not defending anybody, rather I am criticizing, on the front seats is a violation of the constitutional morning until 12 noon after booking a prior appointment via of Interior received a notification about the accident but our criticism against the public personalities, should phone number (25200641) during official working hours or and when the securitymen and paramedics rushed to conventions, but it is needless to say standing behind the site they found the motorist had died of his injuries. aim at serving the public interest, not to undermine the the doors and on the stairs is even greater violation via WhatsApp number (96031116) or e-mail or by visiting in image of the State of Kuwait. person the citizen service office in the ministry. The cause of the accident is not known. and one of the MPs was quoted as saying the vot- ❑ ❑ ❑ “Hence, those who wrote to Mr. Sassoli must have re- ing process took place in the WC and out inside the The Ministry of Finance has agreed to arrange what it alized that while they were portraying the scenario about Parliament hall. called special funds which were spent by the Directorate- Dead body found: A security source said personnel the Kuwaiti parliament, they were also undermining the “Personally speaking, I don’t know why some people General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to bring Kuwaitis who from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) have image of Kuwait by painting a painful scenario, because react strongly and get the feeling of dissatisfaction mo- were stranded abroad and to ‘repatriate’ expatriates of differ- found the corpse of an unidentified person in Subbiya, be- the latter undoubtedly undermined our democratic pro- tivated by their desire to promote rumors and publishing ent countries who were living in the country illegally, news hind the Sabah Al-Ahmad Reserve, reports Al-Rai daily. cess and hurt our reputation at international level. As of photos and video clips of what happened during the reports Al-Anba daily quoting reliable sources. Without going into details, the daily said the corpse such, we wonder what responsibility these people are shameful session that was allocated to discuss the bud- This happened when the country like the rest of the world has been referred to Forensics. talking about. get and the related ‘fistfight’ by that happened under the was struck by the Covid-19 pandemic. ❑ ❑ ❑ “Apart from the above, is it not enough that we have dome of the Abdullah Al-Salem Hall. The estimated budget for evacuation flights is believed to become the talk of the town among our Gulf brothers by Drug pills seized: Air Customs officers Monday “However, the parliamentary and government be 25 million dinars. The sources said the Directorate-Gen- have seized a postal parcel coming from China, con- setting a negative example of ourselves? Which Kuwaiti practices set a new precedent and constitute a tragic eral of Civil Aviation (DGCA) had requested final approval taining 2 kilos of Larica pills, reports Al-Rai daily. has not heard his/her Gulf friend criticizing the Kuwaiti event and this is the regretful outcome of incomplete from the regulatory authorities for operating the evacuation The pills were hidden inside personal baggage. Po- democracy? Is there anyone who was not criticized for democratic experiment which suffers from short- flights but the authorities have reportedly asked the civil avi- lice are looking for the owner of the baggage. our parliamentary events? Is there anyone among us sightedness and manipulation besetting the relevant ation data, including approval from the Ministry of Finance ❑ ❑ ❑ who did not receive a tweet about our political reality, practice. so that money can be disbursed. although the latter reflects the volume of freedoms guar- “It is worth mentioning that the media war created by According to sources the DGCA will provide the Audit Power restored in Jahra: The Ministry of Electric- anteed by our constitution, but unfortunately some of us the marginal and unimportant events reflects on both the Bureau with reports of the latest developments on coordina- ity, Water and Renewable Energy completely restored sometimes misuse these freedoms? power to Jahra after some areas experienced power on life and the fate of the people as well as on the public tion with the Public Authority for Manpower and the Min- “However, I exactly know that the democratic prac- istry of Interior, as well as all decisions of the committee Friday as a result of the Jahra B main power transfer tice contains some acute arguments and different view- interest at large. station being out of service, reports Al-Rai daily. “In this connection, we cite the fistfights that occurred formed by the Public Authority for Manpower, contained in points, that even the parliaments of advanced countries the Administrative Resolution No. 430 of 2020 concerned The ministry also announced power outage in witness which sometimes developed into fist fights (al- under the dome of the National Assembly involving some parts of Plot 10 in Salwa due to defects in two some MPs who lack harmony, lack of interest in the with determining the value of the required cost for each of though I am not supporting the same), so certainly we the illegal expatriate worker who were housed at the accom- feeders leaving Salwa Q station out of service. are not immune to such behavior, but why some of us homeland but they work for the interest of some persons In a press statement, the ministry confirmed that and symbols.” modation centers who were deported at government cost al- reported our local differences to outsiders? though some of the employers were obliged to pay the value the emergency teams are currently fixing the mal- “Why we always convey our negative aspects to for- — Compiled by Zaki Taleb of the travel tickets for those workers whose contracts had function and restore power. expired. ARAB TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JULY 7, 2021 LOCAL 6 Kuwait, Germany eager to develop relations at all levels: Ambassador More cooperation in educational field sought

BERLIN, July 6, (KUNA): Kuwaiti Ambassador to Ger- try. In 1974, Kuwait started investing in Germany’s Daimler Benz com- many Najeeb Al-Bader has hailed the strong Kuwaiti- pany, and today Kuwait owns 6.8 percent of shares, becoming the second biggest investor. German ties at all levels. Kuwait was also the fi rst Arab country to invest in Germany, with current in- The two sides’ relations began in the 70s when Kuwait started to show vestment of 35 billion euros, he noted. KUNA photo interest in investment in Germany, Al-Bader said in an interview with These investments are approved by the government and the National Assembly, Kuwaiti Ambassador to Germany Najeeb Al-Bader during the interview. Souq magazine, of the Arab-German Chamber of Commerce and Indus- said Al-Bader, adding that Kuwait’s investment offi ce in London was launched in 1953, eight years prior to the country’s independence in 1961. Coronavirus a challenge Meanwhile, the ambassador said that Kuwait aims to boost partnership with Germany in different fi elds in- cluding defense, health and education. KFAS program seeks to Speaking of economic cooperation, Al-Bader said that Germany exports cars, medical and chemical products boost nat’l cadres skills and electronics worth 1.6 billion euros annually to Kuwait, while it imports KUWAIT CITY, July 6, (KUNA): organized annually since 2015 petrochemicals worth about 40 million Kuwait Foundation for Advance- hinges basically on diverse learn- euros from Kuwait annually. ment of Sciences (KFAS) has ing methods, teaching curricula There are over 700 German brands wrapped up the 2020 “innova- known for stimulating creativity and companies or their representatives in tion challenge” program, virtually and abstention from conventional Kuwait, as part of the country’s develop- organized in coordination with ways in commerce. ment plan and the 2035 vision, he noted. Wharton Faculty of the University Al-Feeli said the coronavirus of Pennsylvania. spread created new challenges to Defense The activity involved teams companies, whereby participants in On the defense level, the ambassa- from ten Kuwaiti companies spe- the 2020 program had to revise their dor said that Germany provides Ku- cialized in upgrading skills of na- projects, during time between two wait with military vehicles that protect tional cadres in sciences, technol- phases, to enable their companies against chemical, nuclear and biologi- ogy and innovation. cope with challenges and new condi- cal attacks. KFAS Director General Dr. tions caused by the pandemic. The two countries also aim to devel- Khaled Al-Fadhel said in a state- Among the participants were Ku- op cooperation in the fi eld of renew- ment on Tuesday that the founda- wait Finance House, the National able energy, especially in technologies tion has launched the program to Bank of Kuwait, the Commercial to use green hydrogen and solar power. lure private companies into en- Bank of Kuwait, the Gulf Bank, Moreover, Kuwait Embassy is look- gagement in the scientifi c, techno- Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait, Kim- ing forward for more cooperation in the logical and innovative sectors. co, Wara hospital, Equate, Burgan educational fi eld for graduate and post- Future of social and economic de- Bank and Al-Kout Food Group. graduate studies. In the same context, he velopment largely hinges on efforts The program included workshops affi rmed that the Technical University of aimed at shifting to an economy and seminars that were held in Ku- Munich will open its branch in Kuwait based on knowledge as foundation wait. A number of elite professors of and will provide Bachelor, Masters and of scientifi c research, he added. the American university had delivered PHD certifi cates for about 6,600 stu- Due to covid-related constraints lectures and participants examined dents, and is expected to begin within on travel and lockdowns, the pro- experience of conglomerates namely two years, said Al-Bader. gram had lasted for 15 months, Facebook, Casic, Google, Spacex, As for Kuwait’s request for Schen- Al-Fadhel explained, indicating Inc Autodesk and Databricks. gen visa waiver on its citizens, the that the participants concluded the KFAS launched the program ambassador said that Kuwait had com- third part of the program, virtually, late 2014. It had involved up to pleted all requirements needed for the with respect of digital transforma- 236 Kuwaiti personnel from 29 waiver by the European Union (EU), tion and virtual learning. Kuwaiti companies. They had adding that this step would be a boost Meanwhile, Bassam Al-Feeli, launched initiatives that proved to the European economy. KFAS’ director of companies and effi cient for the participating com- Al-Bader expressed his appreciation innovation, said in a statement panies particularly with respect of of the German leadership policy in Eu- that the program that has been overcoming challenges. rope and its stance on Arab issues, es- pecially the Syrian refugees crisis. He also hailed its role in reaching a politi- KFAED, KRCS ink grant agreement cal settlement in Libya by hosting two international conferences. Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Director General Ghanim Al-Ghu- Development (KFAED) signed a naiman signed the accord on be- KD 361,000 (USD 1.2 million) grant half of the Kuwait Fund for Devel- Municipality ‘okays’ agreement with Kuwait Red Cres- opment, while Chairman of KRCS cent Society (KRCS) to support Dr. Hilal Al-Sayer inked it on behalf five sites for expats Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar of the society. region in Bangladesh. KFAED provides loans and de- housing complexes The fund said in a statement to velopment to developing countries KUNA, on Tuesday, that the Acting in financing their projects. (KUNA) KUWAIT CITY, July 6, (KUNA): The Municipal Council approved Monday, in its regular session headed by Osama Al- Otaibi, the allocation of five sites in the Shuaiba port within the Ahmadi Gover- norate to establish housing complexes for expatriate workers in implementation of the decision of the Council of Ministers. The council also approved the adop- tion and unification of the numbering of the Sabah Al Ahmad Marine City and the request of the Ministry of Elec- tricity and Water to allocate a site for the construction of a new power gener- ation and water distillation plant within the Nuwaiseeb area (the expansion of the Nuwaiseeb station). The council also approved the re- quest of the Ministry of Awqaf and Is- lamic Affairs to allocate a mosque and car parks in the agricultural area of Al- Wafra plot 7 (the agricultural holding KUNA photo 116) and to allocate a mosque and car Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development during the signing of a grant parks in plot 1. agreement with the Kuwait Red Crescent Society. ‘Noteworthy contribution’ KRCS supervises laying corner stone of health center in Yemen ADEN, July 6, (KUNA): Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) supervised on Monday laying the foundation stone for a health center project in the Yemeni province of Marib -- the third of its kind in the country. Marib governor’s deputy Abdullah Al-Bakri, in a press statement, appreciated KRCS’s super- vision of placing the first stone for late Fatima Hussain health center project, construction of which was funded by a donor from Kuwait, con- sidering it as a noteworthy contribution to the health sector in Yemen. For his part, Director-General of KRCS Abdul- rahman Al-Oun said that the health center would consist of obstetrics, a gynecology clinic, children’s clinic, internal medicine ward, emergency ward, a laboratory and other sections. In the past two weeks, the KRCS inaugurated construction of two schools one named after the Kuwaiti citizen Hamad Abdullah Al-Joaan in Hadh- ramout Governorate and another named after Abrar Marzouq Al-Ghanim in Shabwah Governorate, with funding from donors in Kuwait.

KUNA photo Photo during the laying of the foundation stone in Ye- men supervised by KRCS. ARAB TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JULY 7, 2021 INTERNATIONAL 7

Death toll at 32: Offi cial Japan

Over two dozens still missing Four more victims found in rubble SURFSIDE, Fla., July 6, (AP): A ence. fi re offi cial says four more victims Part of the existing debris pile was have been found in the rubble of a also helping to support the remaining Rescuers face risk collapsed condominium building in structure, City of Miami Fire Rescue Florida, bringing the death toll to 32. Capt. Ignatius Carroll said. Rescuers Miami-Dade Assistant Fire Chief were still holding out hope of reunit- Raide Jadallah gave the news to ing loved ones. of more mudslides family members during a closed- “We continue to remain focused door morning briefi ng Tuesday. He on our primary mission, and that said rescuers have also been locating is to leave no stone unturned and ATAMI, Japan, July 6, (AP): Rescue and bystanders were heard gasping in more human remains. to find as many people as we can workers faced the risk of more mud- horror on cellphone videos taken as it Jadallah said there was a two- and to help bring either some an- slides Tuesday as they searched for happened. hour delay early Tuesday as a result swers to family and loved ones or more than two dozen people still miss- Naoto Date, an actor who was vis- of lightning. He said workers have to bring some closure to them,” ing three days after a torrent of mud and iting Izusan, was awakened by sirens. removed 5.5 million pounds of de- Carroll said. debris ripped through a Japanese resort His neighborhood is now awash in bris from the pile. The newly accessible area in- town and killed at least four people. muddy water with rescuers wading But they faced a new challenge Rescue crews work at the site of the collapsed Champlain Towers cludes master bedrooms where Atami Mayor Sakae Saito said 24 through knee-deep sludge. Just blocks from thunderstorms that hit the area people were believed to be sleeping people were still unreachable Tuesday from his home, some houses have been South condo building after the remaining structure was demolished as Tropical Storm Elsa approached Sunday, July 5. (AP) when the building collapsed, Florida morning, after the city late Monday re- completely washed away, with only the state. Gov. Ron DeSantis said. leased the names of more than 60 reg- their foundations still visible. Mangled Four more victims were discov- both the pace of their work and the Department who briefs families “We will be able to access every istered residents traffi c signs stick out from the mud. At ered in the new pile, Miami-Dade number of searchers at the site, al- daily. part of that pile, which they hadn’t who were unac- the seafront, he saw cars fl oating along Assistant Fire Chief Raide Jadallah though the chance of fi nding survi- Teams had been unable to ac- been able to do up to this point,” counted for and with debris from destroyed homes. told family members, raising the vors 12 days after the June 24 col- cess areas closest to the remaining DeSantis said. “I think it’s going to the majority of “I grew up here, and my classmates death toll to 28 people. Another 117 lapse has diminished. structure because of its instability, move the pace. I think the momen- them responded and friends live here. I’m so sad to see people remain unaccounted for. “We know that with every day Miami-Dade County Mayor Dan- tum is very strong.” for the contact my neighborhood where I used to play The demolition late Sunday was that goes by, it is harder to see a iella Levine Cava said. Crews could be seen climbing a request. Offi - with my friends is now destroyed,” crucial to the search-and-rescue ef- miracle happening,” said Maggie “Truly we could not continue mound of debris at the site Monday cials were dou- Date told The Associated Press by vid- fort, offi cials said, and raised the Castro, a fi refi ghter and paramedic without bringing this building alongside a piece of heavy equip- ble checking the eocall from his home in Atami. prospect that crews could increase with the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue down,” she said at a news confer- ment that was picking up rubble. number because While Date’s mother, who was stay- many of the ing next door, has moved to a hotel apartments and Suga along with other evacuees, the actor houses in Atami said he was staying away from evacu- are second homes or vacation rentals. ation centers because he is concerned News in Brief Initially, 147 people were unreacha- about the coronavirus. ble, but offi cials confi rmed many safely The Izusan area is one of 660,000 Dalai Lama celebrates 86th b’day: The Tibetan spiritual evacuated or were simply not at home. locations in Japan identifi ed as prone to leader the Dalai Lama celebrated turning 86 on Tuesday, thank- In addition to the four people found mudslides by the government, but those ing his supporters and expressing his appreciation for India, dead, offi cials said 25 people have been designations are not widely publicized where he has lived since he fl ed his homeland in 1959. rescued, including three who were in- and public awareness is low. Early July, “I want to express my deep appreciation of all my friends who jured. near the end of Japan’s rainy season, is have really shown me love, respect and trust,” the Dalai Lama often a time of deadly fl ooding and mud- said in a video message. Preapare slides, and many experts say the rains He reiterated his mission to serving humanity and urged sup- The disaster is an added trial as au- are worsening due to climate change. porters to be compassionate. thorities prepare for the Tokyo Olym- With other parts of the country ex- “Since I became a refugee and now settled in India, I have pics, due to start in less than three pecting heavy downpours, authorities taken full advantage of India’s freedom and religious harmony,” weeks, while Japan is still in the midst were urging people near hillsides in ar- he said. of the coronavirus pandemic, with cas- He added that he had great respect for India’s secular values eas at risk to use caution. Public broad- such as “honesty, karuna (compassion), and ahimsa (non-vio- es steadily climbing in the capital and caster NHK carried a program Monday lence).” (AP) experts suggesting a need for another about risk factors and warning signs ❑ ❑ ❑ state of emergency. that might precede a landslide. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga told Pompeo to head GOP dinner: Former secretary of state reporters that rescue workers are doing Flooding Mike Pompeo is set to keynote the signature fundraiser for the their utmost “to rescue those who may A year ago, fl ooding and mudslides Republican Party in South Carolina, home to the fi rst southern be buried under the mud and waiting triggered by heavy rain in Kumamoto presidential primary and crucial destination for potential White for help as soon as possible.” Three and four other prefectures in the Ky- House hopefuls of both major parties. coast guard ships, and six military ushu region in southern Japan left “He’s looking forward to coming down to South Carolina, be- drones were backing up hundreds of nearly 80 people dead. In July 2018, ing able to to deliver some red meat and speak his mind - without troops, fi refi ghters and others toiling in hillsides in crowded residential areas in having to worry about being a diplomat,” state Republican Party the rain and fog. Hiroshima collapsed, leaving 20 dead. Chairman Drew McKissick told The Associated Press last week, The landslide occurred Saturday after In 2017, mudslides and fl ooding in the referencing a recent conversation with Pompeo. “He delivers substance.” days of heavy rain in Atami, which like Kyushu region killed 40. The fundraiser known as the Silver Elephant Dinner began many seaside Japanese towns is built Miyoko Okamoto, an employee at in 1967 with a California governor, Ronald Reagan, as its key- into a steep hillside. It tore through the a care home for the elderly, said the note speaker, and has become an annual attraction for top GOP Izusan neighborhood, known for its hot mudslide came close to but narrowly fi gures. Headliners over the ensuing decades have included a springs, a shrine and shopping streets. missed her house. She and her son ran slew of other Republicans who went on to vie for their party’s The town has a registered population of out of the house, while her husband, a top billing, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, former Pennsylvania Sen. 36,800 and is about 100 kilometers (60 community association leader, escorted Rick Santorum and former Texas Gov. Rick Perry among miles) southwest of Tokyo. neighbors to safer ground. them. (AP) Shizuoka Gov. Heita Kawakatsu, who Okamoto said she hasn’t been back ❑ ❑ ❑ inspected the area Monday where the home since fl eeing because she is help- mudslide was believed to have started, ing residents at the care home. “We Xi attacks calls for tech blockades: Chinese leader Xi said rain soaked into the mountainside were lucky to have survived, and that’s Jinping on Tuesday attacked calls from some in the U.S. and its apparently weakening the ground under most important,” she said. allies to limit their dependency on Chinese suppliers and block the sharing of technologies. a massive pile of soil at a construction But her neighbor is still looking In a speech to representatives of leftist political parties in more site that then slid down the slope. for his wife. “They are good friends than 100 countries, Xi said China’s ruling Communist Party has The prefecture is investigating. Me- of ours,” she said, “and that pains my succeeded in raising the country from poverty and created a new dia reports said a planned housing de- heart.” model of development. velopment in the area was abandoned Meanwhile, the prefecture is investi- Such experiences should be shared and no country should “ob- after its operator ran into fi nancial gating a planned land development in struct the development of other countries and harm their people’s problems. the area, which was reportedly aban- lives through political manipulation,” Xi said. Witnesses described a giant roar as doned after its operator ran into fi nan- “We must jointly oppose anyone engaging in technological a small stream turned into a torrent, cial problems. blockades, technological division and decoupling of develop- ment,” Xi said. (AP) Amazon begins new chapter as Bezos hands over CEO role

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos shareholder with a stake worth cord revenue as customers grew house earlier this year, but faces stepped down as CEO on Mon- about $180 billion, will still hold ever more dependent on online a more formidable challenge as In this fi le photo day, handing over the reins sway over the company he shopping. the International Brotherhood of Amazon CEO Jeff as the company navigates the started out of his Seattle garage At the same time, Amazon fac- Teamsters launches a broader ef- Bezos speaks at the challenges of a world fi ghting in 1995. He takes over the role es activism from a restive work- fort to unionize Amazon workers. Amazon re:MARS to emerge from the coronavirus of executive chair, with plans to force just as a rapid economic In a blog post to employees convention in Las pandemic. focus on new products and initia- recovery causes a labor crunch earlier this year, Bezos said he Vegas. (AP) Andy Jassy, who ran Ama- tives. that has retailers, manufacturers planned to devote more time to zon’s cloud-computing business, Jassy takes the helm of a $1.7 and other companies competing side projects, including his space replaced Bezos, a change the trillion company that benefi ted for workers with higher wages exploration company Blue Ori- company announced in Febru- greatly from the pandemic, more and other benefi ts. The company gin, his philanthropic initiatives ary. than tripling its profi ts in the fi rst defeated an attempt by workers and overseeing The Washington Bezos, Amazon’s biggest quarter of 2021 and posting re- to unionize at an Alabama ware- Post, which he owns. (AP)

Market Movements 06-07-2021 Change Closing pts Change Closing pts JAPAN - Nikkei +45.02 28,643.21 SAUDI - Tadawul -29.82 10,971.21 SINGAPORE - Straits Times STI +49.57 3,190.59 UK - FTSE 100 -64.03 7,100.88 EUROPE - Euro Stoxx 50 -34.70 4,052.67 UAE - DFM -20.48 2,782.69 EGYPT - EGX 30 -193.50 10,154.79 PHILIPPINES - All Shares -43.95 6,992.43 INDIA - Sensex -18.82 52,861.18 Business Britain hopes to seal FTA with GCC: Trade Commissioner LONDON, July 6, (KUNA): Brit- be the foundation of long-term relation- There were, Penney added, many last November. portunities for Kuwaiti investors either over 5,000 students in the UK. ish hopes to reach a free trade agree- ship between the two parties, Penney opportunities to expand trade and in- Penney, meanwhile, described rela- in London or other cities, noted Pen- The Trade Commissioner said he ment (FTA) with the Gulf Cooperation told KUNA in an interview on Tues- vestment bonds specifi cally in fi nancial tions with State of Kuwait as “strate- ney, in infrastructure, rewnewable en- was looking forward to return of tour- Council (GCC), the fourth largest trade day. technology, educational technology, gic” namely in mutual investment. ergies and technology. ists from the GCC countries following partner after the EU, US and China, UK Britain’s desire to further strength- medical technology and agricultural Kuwait Investment Authority Britain is keen on providing all sup- recovery from coronavirus pandemic. Trade Commissioner for Middle East ening economic cooperation with the technology. (KIA) has been an important inves- port needed for Kuwaiti investments, Britain, he said, received around Simon Penney said. GCC refl ects Prime Minister Boris Bilateral trade between Britain and tor in British market and the UK has he said, specially following Brexit. 181,000 visitors from Kuwait in 2019. A report regarding a joint review Johnson’s desire to give additional the GCC stood at almost 45 billion ster- huge investments in Kuwait as well, Penney expected number of Kuwaiti The GCC consists of Kuwait, Saudi over trade and investment between stimulus to London’s relations with this ling pounds (USD 62 billion) in 2019, he said. students in Britain to increase in the Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, the United Britain and the six GCC countries will “vital region,” he added. according to the Foreign Offi ce fi gures There are many and diversifi ed op- next academic year. There are currently Arab Emirates (UAE) and Oman. US consumer morale rises Highest level since pandemic

WASHINGTON, July 6, (AP): U.S. con- sumer confi dence rose for a fi fth month in June to the highest level since the pandem- ic began last year as households responded to increased vaccinations and the further re-opening of businesses. The Conference Board reported that its consumer confi dence index increased to 127.3 in June, up from a May reading of 120.0. The June increase reflected an improvement in con- sumers’ assessment of current conditions. Consumer sentiment is expected to keep rising in com- ing months which will provide more support for con- sumer spending, which accounts for 70% of economic activity. “Consumers’ short-term optimism rebounded, buoyed by expectations that business conditions and their own financial prospects will continue improving in the months ahead,” said Lynn Franco, senior director of economic indicators at the Conference Board Franco noted that while short-term expectations about inflation had increased, this had had little impact on con- sumers’ confidence about purchasing big-ticket items. The proportion of consumers planning to purchase homes, automobiles and major appliances all rose as did intentions to take a vacation. Consumers’ appraisal of current business conditions increased with 24.5% viewing conditions as good, up from 19.9% in May. Consumers’ assessment of the labor market was also up with 54.4% of consumers saying jobs were plentiful, up from 48.5% in May while 10.9% of consum- ers saw jobs as hard to get, down from 11.6% in May. ARAB TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JULY 7, 2021 BUSINESS 9

Bugatti taken over by Croatian company Rimac

Croatia’s electric supercar company will be called Bugatti- and calls the combination of the will use engines developed and This handout photo maker, which started in a ga- Rimac. companies “a perfect match for made in Croatia. provided by Rimac Au- rage a decade ago, is taking Rimac Automobili announced each other.” “In an industry evolving at tomobili shows a Rimac over the iconic French manu- Monday that it will be combining Porsche will own 45% of ever-increasing speed, fl ex- Nevera electric car, at an facturer Bugatti in a deal that forces with Bugatti to “create a Bugatti-Rimac while Rimac Au- ibility, innovation and sustain- undisclosed location in is reported to be worth millions new automotive and technologi- tomobili will hold the remaining ability remain at the very core Croatia, April 15, 2021. of euros. cal powerhouse.” 55% stake, according to Croa- of Rimac’s operations,” the The Croatian car producer Rimac has progressed in 10 tian media reports. Financial company said. “Uniting Rimac’s Croatia’s electric supercar Rimac Automobili said Ger- years from a one-man garage details of the deal were not pub- technical expertise and lean maker is taking over the many’s Volkswagen Group, startup to a successful company lished. operations with Bugatti’s 110- iconic French manufac- including the Porsche division that produces electric super- Bugattis will continue to be year heritage of design and en- turer Bugatti. (AP) - which owns a majority stake cars. Mate Rimac, who founded assembled in eastern France, gineering prowess represents in Bugatti - plans to create a the company in 2009, says the where the company was es- a fusion of leading automotive new joint venture. The new venture is an “exciting moment” tablished in 1909. The vehicles minds.” (AP) US stocks move lower, oil prices retreat Banks and industrial companies sag, tech stocks gain

NEW YORK, July 6, (AP): 15,561.04. Britain’s FTSE 100 edged down 0.2% to 7,153.81. Stocks fell in midday trad- Asian shares were mixed Tuesday as ing Tuesday, with the S&P oil prices surged after a meeting of oil 500 down 0.8% after notch- producing nations was postponed, and little else guided markets after the U.S. ing a string of record high Independence Day holiday. closes. Benchmarks in Japan and South Oil prices retreated after jump- Korea rose, while those in China and ing overnight and bond prices rose, Australia declined. sending the yield on the 10-year Investors have been trimming hold- ings of Chinese technology company Treasury to its lowest level since shares as Beijing tightens oversight of February. the industry. The S&P 500 index was down 35 Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 points as of 12:10 a.m. Eastern. The edged up 0.2% to 28,666.38. South Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 370 Korea’s Kospi added 0.3% to 3,302.59. points, or 1.1%, to 34,415 and the Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.7% to Nasdaq Composite was down 0.5%. 7,264.00. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng lost The broad slide was led by banks and 0.3% to 28,062.49, while the Shanghai industrial companies. Technology Composite slipped 0.7% to 3,515.88. stocks were among the few gainers. In energy trading, U.S. benchmark Oil prices pulled back after jumping crude rose $1.55 to $76.71 a barrel. overnight when talks among members Brent crude, the international standard, of the OPEC cartel and allied oil pro- added 31 cents to $77.47 per barrel. ducing countries broke off in the midst In Asia, the pandemic remains a of a standoff with the United Arab major risk that could hinder the recov- Emirates over production levels. The ery in some countries with fresh out- U.S. benchmark crude oil price fell breaks of COVID-19, said Yeap Jun 2.5% to $73.32; it earlier rose to $76.98, Rong, a market strategist at IG in the highest level since November 2014. Singapore. Falling oil prices dragged down ener- “This comes as the vaccination rate gy companies. Exxon Mobil fell 2.8% in Asia has been largely trailing behind and Chevron fell 2.1%. other regions, leading to lockdowns With oil prices pushing toward $80 a being the go-to option to contain virus barrel, that “raises the risk of a price spreads,” Yeap said in a report. war if the conflict escalates, like in Worries about health risks are grow- March last year,” Harpreet Bhal of ing ahead of the Tokyo Olympics, ActivTrades said in a commentary. which begin later this month with “Higher energy costs could fan infla- People wearing face masks walk past a bank’s electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index in Hong Kong, Tuesday, July 6, 2021. Asian shares 11,000 Olympic athletes and 4,400 tionary stresses and add to the case for were mixed in muted trading on Tuesday as oil prices surged higher after a meeting of oil producing nations was postponed. (AP) Paralympians entering Japan from more global central banks to temper emer- than 200 countries. Tens of thousands gency stimulus in the months ahead,” back to where it was in February. It had Management. Any reading above 50 which rely on higher yields to charge 5% drop Friday after China announced of judges, sponsors, dignitaries and Bhal said. rallied powerfully earlier this year on indicates growth. more lucrative interest on loans. Bank it would investigate the cybersecurity media also are attending. Investors got another small snapshot worries that inflation was set to burst to More broadly, the services industry’s of America fell 2.6% and Citigroup fell practices of three ride technology com- The government is determined to go of the economy, with a report showing dangerous levels as the economy roared growth slowed last month, and by more 3.2%. panies, including Didi. The government ahead with the games, despite warnings growth in the services sector, where back to life. than economists expected. That fits into The market is currently in a summer has also announced cybersecurity from medical experts, promising border most Americans work, slowed in June The report indicated prices that U.S. Wall Street’s growing belief that lull, with investors having little go act reviews of Full Truck Alliance, the controls and curbs on spectators to keep following record expansion in May. services businesses are paying rose at a growth for many areas of the economy on until next week, when corporate operator of two truck logistics plat- the events safe. Longer-term Treasury yields sank as slower rate last month. Exam gloves is peaking or has done so already. It earnings season starts up again. U.S. forms and Kanzhun Ltd., operator of an While the public remains skeptical, the report suggested this year’s surge in and masks got cheaper, for example, would also give more credence to the markets have a holiday shortened week online recruitment outfit. Full Truck with a majority of people opposed to inflation may have already peaked and and the price index for the U.S. services Federal Reserve’s insistence that infla- this week, since markets were closed on dropped 17.3% and Kanzhun fell 15%. holding the Games this year, any pro- as nervousness rose in the market. industry decelerated to 79.5 in June tion looks to be only a temporary prob- Monday. France’s CAC 40 dropped 0.5% in tests have been muted in this country The 10-year Treasury yield dropped after hitting a peak of 80.6 in May, lem. Shares of ride-hailing company Didi early trading to 6,534.23, while known for its public order and deco- to 1.37% from 1.44% on Friday and is according to the Institute for Supply The lower yields weighed on banks, Global dropped 21%. That follows a Germany’s DAX lost 0.6% to rum. Sudan meets initial debt relief ‘criteria’ CAIRO, July 6, (AP): The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund announced that Sudan has met the initial cri- teria for over $50 billion in foreign debt relief, another step for the East African nation to rejoin the international com- munity after nearly three decades of isolation. The two international fi nancial institutions said in a joint statement Tuesday that Sudan “has taken the necessary steps to begin receiving debt relief,” which amounts to over 90% of the nation’s total external debt. They said Sudan will ben- efi t from the relief if it continues on its current path of reform for another three years. “Debt relief will support Sudan in implementing essential reforms to improve the lives of its people by allowing the freeing up of resources to tackle poverty and improve social conditions,” the IMF said. Kristalina Georgieva, the IMF’s managing director, hailed measures taken by Sudan’s transitional authorities in recent months that led to “this historic milestone under challenging conditions exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.” Sudan’s joint military-civilian government that has ruled the African country since a 2019 popular uprising has taken a series of bold steps to try to revive a battered and distorted economy, in which smuggling is rife. They include fl oating its currency, starting to address heavy government subsidies, particularly on fuel, and seeking investment from interna- tional donors. But some measures also threaten to further impoverish some of the country’s poorest, and have faced opposition from pro-democracy activists who led the popular uprising against autocrat Omar al-Bashir who ruled Sudan for nearly 30 years. Al-Bashir was overthrown by the military in April 2019 amid a public revolt against his Islamist-backed rule. The country has since been on a fragile path to democracy, with daunting economic challenges representing a major threat to that transition. Georgieva of the IMF urged authorities to “sustain and expand” the implementation of reforms, adding that the IMF would continue to support the government to “secure a more prosperous future” for the country. The announcement by the World Bank and the IMF also included $2 billion in grants dedicated to combat poverty and support a sustainable economic recovery over three years. “Today marks an important milestone that will enable Sudan to signifi cantly reduce its debt burden. This is a po- tentially transformative outcome for a nation of 44 million people that has suffered confl ict, instability, and economic isolation for decades,” said World Bank Group President David Malpass. Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok also hailed the decision as an “important milestone,” that came after “hard work, dedication and strong partnership with the interna- tional community.” “This is a big day for Sudan and reaffi rms that all the ef- forts and sacrifi ces of Sudanese people are recognized and rewarded,” he said. Sudan’s transitional government has sought to rein- tegrate the country into the international community as it faces daunting political, security and economic chal- lenges. The country was an international pariah after it was placed on the United States’ list of state sponsors of terror in the 1990s. This largely excluded Sudan from the global econ- omy. Former President Donald Trump removed Sudan from the blacklist after the transitional government agreed to pay $335 million in compensation for victims of attacks carried out by Osama bin Laden’s al-Qaida network while the terror leader was living in Sudan. The removal also was an incen- tive for Sudan to normalize ties with Israel. ARAB TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JULY 7, 2021 BUSINESS 10 Fewer working-age people may slow the US economy Will worker shortages lift pay?

WASHINGTON, July 6, fuel consumer spending, justify busi- the level in 2016 - according to calcula- perspective on life and retirement. Fer- ness expansion and drive corporate tions by William Frey, a demographer guson plans to travel around the coun- (AP): As America’s job earnings. Without a sizable infl ux of at the Brookings Institution. The num- try with his wife, a pediatrician, and market rebounds this sum- new workers, growth could stagnate. ber of deaths jumped 8%, to above 3 catch up with relatives. In this fi le photo, a customer leaves a bank where people receive interna- mer and the need for work- Still, some economists foresee a million, refl ecting largely the impact of Gad Levanon, an economist at the tional money wires in Acatlan de Osorio, Mexico. (AP) silver lining for individuals: Fewer the pandemic. Conference Board, said the drop in the ers intensifi es, employers people of working age could compel A fundamental long-term drag on working age population will be partic- won’t likely have a chance companies to compete harder to hire the working-age population is the exit ularly evident among Americans with- to relax anytime soon. and retain employees. And that could of the enormous baby boom genera- out college degrees. As aging baby Mexican migrants sent home mean higher pay, better opportunities tion from the labor force. The number boomers retire, they’re being replaced Worker shortages will like- and other inducements to keep and at- of people ages 65 and over will likely by younger workers who are likelier a record $4.5b in May: cbank ly persist for years after the tract workers, a trend already evident jump 30% over the next decade, Frey to be college graduates. Blue-collar fast-reopening economy in the June jobs report the government said. workers - anyone without a four-year MEXICO CITY, July 6, (AP): Mexi- ports. released Friday. Average hourly pay “We’ve never really been in this type degree - will become scarcer. That cans living abroad sent home a record BBVA bank said in an analysis shakes off its growing pains. rose a hefty 3.6% compared with a of situation before,” he said. “There’s trend will likely create labor shortages amount of money in May, topping report that the rapid U.S. economic Consider that the number of year ago, faster than the pre-pandemic just not enough (young adults) to re- in such industries as manufacturing, $4.5 billion in a month for the fi rst recovery and shortages of workers in working age people did something pace. place people who are leaving.” construction, retail and restaurants time, Mexico’s central bank said. some sectors may have helped mi- last year it had never done in the “The workers would be doing bet- The situation has been exacerbated and hotels. nation’s history: It shrank. ter than the economy as a whole,” said this year by a spate of early retirements. Levanon estimates that the number Just a year ago, it was considered grants send more money home. Most Manoj Pradhan, the founder of Talking Roughly 2.6 million people who were of college graduates will keep growing a record when migrants’ money, Mexican migrants live and work in Estimates from the Census Bureau showed that the U.S. population ages Heads Marco, an economics research working before the pandemic now say about 2% a year, despite the popula- known as remittances, broke the $4 the United States, where employ- fi rm, and formerly an economist for they’re retired and not searching for tion slowdown, while non-college de- billion per month mark in March ment opportunities have surged as 16 through 64 fell 0.1% in 2020 - a scant drop but the fi rst decline of any Morgan Stanley. a job, according to Federal Reserve gree holders will dwindle. This could 2020. the coronavirus pandemic eases. If wages were to rise sharply, it could Bank of Dallas. Sharp gains in stock make it harder for future college grads They now regularly send more Remittances in Mexico have now kind after decades of steady increases. also help narrow the vast inequality prices and home values despite the to fi nd jobs commensurate with their than $4 billion. Only January and set records for fi ve straight years. It refl ected a sharp fall in immigration, that has increasingly divided the most deep pandemic recession made it easier education levels. Companies may also February, traditionally slow months The $40.6 billion that migrants sent the retirements of the vast baby boom affl uent Americans from everyone else for many older Americans to leave the infl ate their job requirements, perhaps for remittances, fell below that mark to Mexico in 2020 was equivalent to generation and a slowing birth rate. and left the lowest-income households workforce early. demanding bachelor’s degrees for jobs this year, with March, April and the combined budgets of the Mexi- The size of the 16-64 age group was struggling to afford rent, food, child One of them is Jeff Ferguson, a phy- that didn’t require them before. also diminished last year by thousands May setting new records. May is a can government’s education, health, care and other essential expenses. sician with Eli Lilly & Co. in Indian- “The number of people who are will- of deaths from the coronavirus. With population growth sluggish, apolis, who retired in April at age 59 ing to work in blue collar and manual traditionally high month because of labor, welfare and culture depart- A year earlier, in 2019, the work- Mother’s Day. ments. economic expansion would hinge on after 22 years with the company. service jobs is shrinking,” Levanon ing age population had essentially pla- whether companies could make their Having worked from home during said. The $19.2 billion sent home in the About 98.5% of Mexico’s re- teaued. fi rst fi ve months of 2021 is 21.7% mittances are sent from the United workers more productive. An increase the pandemic, Ferguson said, made the Pay is already rising faster for low- It’s not entirely clear how population in productivity, often made through in- transition smoother. But he was also er-wage workers. For the lowest-paid more than during the same period of States, almost all by bank or wire patterns will unfold once the pandemic vestments in labor-saving technology, encouraged by his solid investment one-quarter of employees, hourly wag- 2020. transfers. fully fades. But even if the working age could further raise pay. Living stand- gains and by the strengthening of the es rose 4.2% in May compared with a If the pace keeps up, Mexico could Despite a controversial proposal population resumes growing, it will al- ards would rise even if the economy local housing market despite economic year earlier, according to the Federal be on track to top $45 billion in re- to require the central bank buy all most certainly do so at an anemic pace. struggled to grow at what’s normally uncertainty. Reserve Bank of Atlanta. That’s more mittances for the full year in 2021. cash dollars that wind up in Mexi- A continuing drop in that population, considered a healthy pace. “I probably retired with a tailwind as than twice the percentage raises that As a source of foreign income, re- can banks - a move that would sup- or even a tepid increase, would pose Last year, the number of legal and opposed to retiring with a headwind,” these workers received in the four years mittances earn Mexico more money posedly help migrants - only about a problem for the economy. A healthy unauthorized immigrants entering the he said. “If I had perceived a headwind, after the Great Recession, from 2010 than oil exports or tourism and are 0.7% of remittances enter the coun- economic expansion has always de- United States fell for a fourth straight I might have delayed it.” through 2014, and higher than the rich- exceeded only by manufacturing ex- try as cash. pended on robust population growth to year to below 500,000 - less than half The pandemic also lent him a new est one-quarter of workers. ARAB TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JULY 7, 2021 SCIENCE 11

Ecology

‘Seafood circle of life’ Discarded shells help form oyster colonies PORT REPUBLIC, NJ, July 6, (AP): Call it the seafood circle of life: Shells discarded by din- ers are being collected, cleaned and dumped into waterways around the country and the world, where they form the basis of new oyster colo- nies. One of the latest such projects is taking place in Atlantic City, where a casino and two other restaurants are saving the shells left over from their diners. The shells are then collected by the state Department of Environmental Protection, and workers and volunteers with Rutgers and Stockton universities and the Jetty Rock Foun- dation load them on barges and dump them into the Mullica River. That waterway is home to one of the last self-sus- taining oyster populations on the Atlantic coast, ac- cording to Shawn La- Tourette, the state’s envi- ronmental commissioner. The clam, oyster and other shells form the basis of new or expanded oyster colonies when free-fl oat- LaTourette ing baby oysters, known as spat, attach to the shells and begin to grow on them. “You have the benefi t not only of ecological A teenager reacts as he receives a shot of the Sinovac vaccine for COVID-19 during a vaccination campaign in Bali, Indonesia, July 6. (AP) restoration, but it has kept 65 tons of shells out of landfi lls,” said Scott Stueber, a fi sheries biol- ogist with the DEP. That helps the eateries save on waste disposal costs. Coronavirus The program began in 2019 and currently collects oysters from the Hard Rock casino, the Knife & Fork restaurant and Dock’s Oyster House in Atlantic City. Several other casinos Fears and misperceptions about vaccine persist have expressed interest in joining. “We go through a ton of these shells at our restaurants,” said Grace Chow, Hard Rock’s vice president of food and beverages. “The buf- US state presses on, 1 shot at a time fet on a slow day will shuck 500 oysters, and on a busy day, 1,200.” Oysters are nature’s fi lters: a single adult oys- TAYLORSVILLE, Ky., July 6, (AP): John That’s especially important in places like tuckians have received at least one dose, com- Rogers waited months after becoming eligible Spencer County, an area of rolling green hills pared with about 55% nationwide. ter can can strain particles and contaminants from for the COVID-19 vaccine. It was only after and farmland southeast of Louisville, where Stephanie Lokits, who oversees vaccina- 50 gallons of water a day. In addition to improv- talking with friends that the 66-year-old retiree the state reports that about 22% of eligible tion efforts in the county for the public health ing water quality, oyster colonies also are being from rural Spencer County, Kentucky, was adults are at least partially vaccinated. Public department, has watched immunizations slow planted along coastlines as a shore stabilization Jerry Gilbert brushes Big Jake persuaded to get the shot. health offi cials there think the numbers are im- since a peak in March, when clinics drew hun- and storm mitigation strategy: the bumpy un- at the Midwest Horse Fair in “They said, ‘You know, the vaccine may not proving and may already be higher. dreds of residents. Now only 10 to 20 trickle derwater colonies can act as speed bumps for Madison, Wisc, in this April 11, be 100%, but if you get COVID, you’re in bad through a weekly vaccine clinic held in the destructive waves headed for the shoreline, dis- 2014, file photo. The world’s shape,’” Rogers said. “You can die from it.” Attention county seat of Taylorsville, a town of 1,600 sipating some of their energy. tallest horse has died in Wis- With the nation falling just short of Presi- Biden administration offi cials are increas- with an old theater, a courthouse, some empty consin. WMTV reported July dent Joe Biden’s goal of dispensing at least ingly turning their attention nationwide to storefronts and a few small businesses slowly Consumption 5, that the 20-year-old Belgian one shot to 70% of all American adults by some 55 million unvaccinated adults seen as fi nding their way out of the pandemic. named ‘Big Jake’ died several the Fourth of July, public health offi cials in persuadable, a group they have dubbed the While Kentucky has seen a decline in cases The goal is not so much to create new places weeks ago. (AP) to harvest and sell oysters for consumption as to places like Spencer County have shifted the “movable middle.” in the past seven weeks, nearly all confi rmed improve the environment. emphasis away from mass vaccination clinics Many of those being targeted are under 30, infections and deaths reported in the past In New Jersey, oysters can be harvested for toward getting more information out in a more an age group that has an especially low vac- month have been in unvaccinated residents. Discovery targeted way about the benefi ts of getting in- cination rate. But they also include people like “I think that the philosophy that we have re- commercial use in Delaware Bay, and the state oculated. Rogers, who said many people in his commu- ally tried to go by is that every single shot that has a robust aquaculture industry that grows Health departments have offered the vac- nity are hesitant to get shots because “they just we can get administered to a person is a posi- them. The Mullica River project aims to grow cine at concerts, parades and fairs and plan don’t trust the government.” tive thing,” Lokits said. “I think that’s kind of oysters for ecological purposes, but it is being World’s tallest horse dies: to make it available at back-to-school events. Rogers, who worked for a packaging sup- the place where a lot of health departments studied for possible approval as a commercial The world’s tallest horse has died They have encouraged local doctors to raise plier in nearby Shelbyville, said he shook off and a lot of providers are at.” harvesting site in the future, the DEP said. in Wisconsin. the issue with patients and promoted shots by the skepticism and is now looking forward to Lauren Slone, a nurse practitioner lead- Communities, environmental groups and The 20-year-old Belgian named way of printed materials and social media. a summer of “things going back to normal as ing the vaccine effort at a community health governments around the world have embraced Big Jake lived on Smokey Hollow The hope is that word of mouth will ease they can be.” center in Taylorsville, said she has learned Farm in Poynette. Valicia Gilbert, fears and misperceptions about the vaccine Nationally, resistance to getting vaccinated through conversations with her patients that oyster recycling and replanting in recent dec- wife of the farm’s owner, Jerry ades. and change people’s minds, one person at a tends to run higher in conservative and rural misconceptions about long-term effects pose Gilbert, said Big Jake died two parts of the country. Overall, 49% of all Ken- In Maryland, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation weeks ago but declined to give the time if necessary. real problems. turns 2,000 bushels of recycled shells a year into exact date of death when The As- oyster habitat in the bay. In Texas, the Harte Re- sociated Press reached her Mon- search Institute at Texas A&M University has day via Facebook. collected 1.75 million pounds of shells and re- “We would rather not remember stored 25 acres of oyster reefs since 2009. him by a date - it’s been a traumat- braska and weighed 240 pounds A range of factors led to the “But the underlying trend is of in- ic event for our family,” she said. (109 kilograms) at birth, about 100 record, including more winds creasing temperatures and overall New York’s Billion Oyster Project has col- Big Jake was 6-foot-10 (nearly lected 1.6 million pounds of shells from 75 res- pounds (45 kilograms) heavier at coming from the milder north warming,” Macara said. 2.1 meters) and weighed 2,500 birth than a typical Belgian foal. rather than the Antarctic south, The average temperature in taurants, and planted 13 oyster reefs across New pounds (1,136 kilograms). The ❑ ❑ ❑ and unusually warm ocean tem- June was 10.6 degrees Celsius (51 York Harbor since 2015. Florida has several Guinness Book of World Records peratures, said Gregor Macara, Fahrenheit), the research agency such programs including one in Apalachicola certifi ed him as the world’s tallest NZ records warmest June: a climate scientist at the govern- reported Monday. Bay, and the Alabama Coastal Foundation has living horse in 2010. New Zealand has recorded its ment-owned National Institute Paul Anderson, the chief ex- collected 15.5 million shells in less than fi ve Jerry Gilbert told WMTV that warmest June since recordkeep- of Water and Atmospheric Re- ecutive of NZSki, which operates years. Big Jake was a “superstar” and a ing began, as ski fi elds struggle to search. Coronet Peak, Mt Hutt and The “truly magnifi cent animal.” He open and experts predict shorter He said the vagaries of weather Remarkables ski fi elds, remained In Massachusetts, numerous towns conduct Anderson Macara oyster recycling programs including the “Shuck said Big Jake was born in Ne- southern winters in the future. will change from month to month. upbeat. (AP) It For Nantucket” program, and similar efforts exist in Wellfl eet and on Martha’s Vineyard. The effort reaches as far as Australia, where The Nature Conservancy’s “Shuck, Don’t Chuck” pro- gram recycles oysters to restore colonies in places including Port Phillip Bay. In New Jersey, several such programs exist, including one run by the American Littoral So- ciety and another by Long Beach Township. For the Atlantic City project, the state makes the rounds of the eateries once a week with a trailer, hauling the shells to a research station on Nacote Creek in Port Republic. There they are set out to dry for at least six months so that any remaining meat or foreign substances on the shells will bake off. When they have suffi ciently cured, the shells are loaded onto a barge and pulled out into the Mullica River. Workers aboard the barge use high-pressure hoses to blast the 10-foot-tall piles of shells into the water, accomplishing in less than an hour what would take many times as long if they were shoveled overboard. About 3,000 bushels of shells will be placed in the river this year. Russ Babb, a shell fi sheries bureau chief with the DEP, hopes to eventually increase that amount to 10,000 bushels a year. Also: PORTLAND, Maine: The profi table US lobster fi shery will soon have to contend with new rules designed to protect an endangered species of whale, and that could necessitate major changes for people in the industry. The federal government is working on new rules designed to reduce risk to North Atlantic right whales, which number only about 360. One of the threats the whales face is entangle- ment in ropes that connect to lobster and crab traps in the ocean. The new rules are expected to be released late this summer or early in fall, a spokesperson for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra- tion said. Early indications show that the changes required by the rules could be signifi cant. Right whales were once abundant off the East Coast, but they were decimated by hunting dur- ing the commercial whaling era. They’ve been listed as endangered since 1970, but the popu- lation remains small, and in jeopardy. Recent years have also brought high mortality and poor reproduction among the whales. 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People & Places

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Artists offer civics lessons H.E.R. educating kids on civics thru music

NEW YORK, July 6, (AP): In addition to making great music, H.E.R. wants to be an active citizen who empowers young people with information. The Grammy- and Oscar-winning recording artist gets to do both in the new animated Netfl ix series, “We the People.” Created by Chris Nee and produced by Barack and Michelle Obama, the 10-part series provides a range of civics lessons through three-minute music videos on topics that include the Bill of Rights, immigration, and the courts. It features award-winning artists Lin- Manuel Miranda, Brandi Carlisle, Bebe Rexha, and others. H.E.R. took on the “Active Citizenship” episode, writing and performing the song, “Change.” It deals with teaching young people to get involved with issues in the community by volunteering, writing letters to elected offi - cials, and peaceful protest. The animated segment was directed by Oscar-winner Peter Ramsey, known for “Spider- Man: Into the Spider-Verse.” H.E.R. admits the idea to make music and educate seemed daunting at fi rst. “I was like thinking about H.E.R. all these topics and how can I make this, like, cool? And, you know, it just started off with just saying exactly what it is: ‘Wrote a letter to the mayor can you hear me out.’ Like how would Raffaella Carra’ blows a kiss in this May 14, 2011 photo. Italian Rai state TV says Raffaella Carra’, for decades one of Rai’s most popular entertainers, has died. (AP) we really have a conversation about this with some- body who doesn’t necessarily understand,” she said. That made the process fun, while at the same time gratifying — she was educating the viewer with im- Obituaries portant information. The 23-year-old believes the importance of the subject matter lies in the lack of understanding many citizens have when it comes to the rights and duties of citizenship. A natural born storyteller “I feel like sometimes things aren’t taught on pur- pose,” the recording artist said. H.E.R. cited the power of artists like Bob Marley and Marvin Gaye when it comes to writing music ‘Superman’ director Donner dies about social justice. Learn NEW YORK, July 6, (AP): Filmmaker Richard Donner, who helped create the ”(They) are saying things so simply. But we digest- modern superhero blockbuster with ed them, and we really thought about the way that we 1978’s “Superman” and mastered the Italian TV: Beloved entertainer live our lives based on this music,” she said. buddy comedy with the “Lethal Weap- And it’s because music is a language that everyone on” franchise, has died. He was 91. understands. Donner died Monday in Los Ange- Raffaella Carra’ dead aged 78 “It’s something that makes us feel good, makes les, his family said through a spokes- us want to fall in love and makes us sad or makes us person. ROME, July 6, (AP): Raffaella Car- ality.” In a post on Facebook, Ber- learn. And so, what better way to teach, especially ra’, for decades one of Italian televi- lusconi said with her TV programs, Richard Donner arrives at the Ameri- Donner gained fame with his fi rst people at a young age or of all ages,” she said. feature, 1976’s “The Omen.” A then- sion’s most beloved entertainers, a “she knew how to speak to various She hopes the collection of music videos in “We the can Film Institute’s 41st Lifetime woman affectionately nicknamed different generations, having the Achievement Gala on June 6, 2013, unheard-of offer followed: $1 million People” will “share the knowledge, that hasn’t always to direct 1978’s “Superman.” Donner the “queen of Italian TV,” died Mon- ability to always remain current in Los Angeles. The fi lmmaker, who day at 78, Italian state TV quoted with the times and without ever de- been shared” when it comes to rights, privileges, and helped create the modern superhero channeled his love of the character into responsibilities. her family as saying. scending into vulgarity.” blockbuster with 1978’s ‘Superman’ making the fi lm, repeatedly facing off Rai state TV read a statement from “She was the lady of Italian televi- “It’s up to us to make these changes and to empower and mastered the buddy comedy with with producers over the need for spe- the youth. So, as we grow, as we learn, we teach. And the star’s family, announcing that she sion,” Culture Minister Dario Franc- the ‘Lethal Weapon’ franchise, has cial effects that would convince the died in Rome after a long illness. No eschini said. President Sergio Mat- in that, I think will make a huge difference,” she said. died. (AP) audience that a superhero could really further details were released. tarella recalled Carra’ as the “face “We the People” premiered Sunday on Netfl ix. fl y. In the title role, Donner cast Chris- ❑ ❑ ❑ With her energetic presence and of television par excellence — she topher Reeve, who was associated with strong, almost husky singing voice, transmitted, with her talent and her They arrive every year in their snazzy black and “Superman” for the rest of his life. the trim Carra’ was a wildly popular likeability, a message of elegance, white tuxedos, causing traffi c jams and clamoring for Variety By the 21st century, the genre was staple in the early heyday decades kindness and optimism.” quality real estate. dominating the box offi ce in the US of Rai, especially when it was the In one of her last interviews, Endangered African penguins have long been a and thriving overseas. The heads of only nationwide TV broadcaster. Carra’ told an Italian magazine that source of delight to visitors of the South African com- NASHVILLE, Tenn: “The Voice” coaches Marvel Studios and DC Entertainment- With often sexy costumes — “Italian women found me greatly munity of Simon’s Town, mixing with humans as they Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton cel- producers of most of today’s superhero daring by state TV standards in a likable because I am not a man- go about their penguin tasks, which includes the im- ebrated their nuptials over the Fourth of fare- both worked for Donner when country where the Vatican wields eater — you can have sex appeal portant one of fi nding a nest and breeding. July holiday during a weekend wedding in they were starting out in Hollywood. considerable infl uence — Carra’ together with sweetness and irony.” Now these critters are the stars of a new eight-part Oklahoma. Steven Spielberg, who produced also was credited with helping Ital- She scandalized conservative series on Netfl ix called “Penguin Town,” which fol- The pop star and the country star posted “The Goonies,” wrote in a statement ian women be more confi dent with TV viewers with a 1971 hit song, photos on Monday of their wedding includ- that, “Dick had such a powerful com- their bodies and their sexuality, “Tuca, Tuca” a playful corruption lows several of the birds and reveals their personali- once even baring her belly button of the Italian words “touch, touch,” ties, from a middle-aged pair nicknamed “the poster ing an image of the couple posing under a mand of his movies, and was so gifted twilight sky. A representative for Shelton across so many genres. Being in his during a TV performance. But she which she sang while moving her penguins for monogamy” to a young bachelor looking said they married in his home state of Okla- could also be devastatingly classy hands up and down various men’s for his fi rst mate. circle was akin to hanging out with homa and the No Doubt singer tagged the your favorite coach, smartest profes- in her dress and manners. bodies. She performed the number “It became very clear very quickly that this was wedding photos with Saturday’s date. The La Repubblica newspaper many times with different stars, in- like watching a reality show like ‘Love Island’ or ‘Big sor, fi ercest motivator, most endearing In one photo, Shelton was dressed in friend, staunchest ally, and — of course wrote that she managed to pull off cluding one classic version with co- Brother,’” said Cayley Christos, a fi eld producer on jeans and driving a golf cart decorated with being provocative but still familiar median Alberto Sordi. “Penguin Town” and co-owner at production compa- white tulle, while Stefani showed off her — the greatest Goonie of all. He was and reassuring to millions of TV A 1980s TV show she starred in, ny Red Rock Films. white boots under her wedding dress and all kid. All heart. All the time. I can’t viewers. She also was considered “Fantastico,” drew 25 million view- “I know people don’t love anthropomorphizing all held up a bouquet of white fl owers. believe he’s gone, but his husky, hearty an icon for gay fans due to her joy- ers, nearly a half of what was then the time, but it’s hard not to do when they so clearly The two singers announced their engage- laugh will stay with me always.” ful performances. Italy’s population. have these personalities,” she added. “And so we didn’t ment in October. The two stars met as Tributes Her trademark bouncy, blond hair- But it was the 1970s TV variety really have a choice but to make it really personal.” judges on the singing competition show cut and bangs — dubbed the helmet program “Canzonissima” — rough- The show is narrated by comedian Patton Oswalt, years ago. After Shelton divorced Miranda Tributes also poured in on Twitter look — were imitated by many fans. ly, full of song — that sealed her a veteran at voiceover work. “I jumped at the chance Lambert and Stefani divorced her husband Monday, including from “Goonies” TV magnate Silvio Berlusconi, reputation as a star. Italians would because I watched a lot of the raw footage and I was just Gavin Rossdale in 2015, the two later star Sean Astin. the former Italian premier, mourned be glued to their black-and-white kind of bowled over how enchanting and sweet it was.” began dating. They have released a couple “Richard Donner had the biggest, Carra’s passing, calling her “one TV sets every Saturday night to en- Among the some 1,000 breeding pairs that arrive of duets together, including “Nobody But boomiest voice you could imagine,” of the symbols of Italian television, joy the musical variety show, which each mating season, the fi lmmakers capture relat- You” and “Happy Anywhere.” (AP) Astin wrote. “He commanded atten- perhaps the most beloved person- launched hit songs year after year. able characters, including a whimsical misfi t they ❑ ❑ ❑ tion and he laughed like no man has ever laughed before. Dick was so call “Junior” and a pack of troublemaking penguins JOPLIN, Mo: Rockabilly and country In 1985, he made the kids’ adventure personally and professionally a better known as the “Car Park Gang.” much fun. What I perceived in him, performer Sanford Clark, who had a Top as a 12 year old kid, is that he cared. I classic “The Goonies” and “Lady- producer and a happier, loving per- Personalities 10 hit with “The Fool” in 1956, has died in love how much he cared.” hawke,” which would introduce him to son,” she continued, calling “Lady- a Missouri hospital from COVID-19. He Director Kevin Smith tweeted that, his future wife, Lauren Shuler Donner. hawke” their “personal love story.” “You really do kind of latch on to some of these was 85. The two married the following year. “I’m the hawk and he’s the wolf,” personalities,” said Oswalt. “You follow all these little Clark died Sunday at Mercy Hospital in “Richard Donner made the devil a child in The Omen, invented the modern day In 1993, they founded The Donners she said. stories and you’re rooting for these guys.” Joplin, where he had been receiving cancer Company, which has produced such In 1987, Donner cast Mel Gibson Behind the sweetness is serious business. Only 2% comic book movie with Superman, and treatment before he contracted the corona- hits as “Deadpool,” “The Wolverine” and Danny Glover as a mismatched of the African penguin population is left from the virus, his publicist and fellow performer reinvented the buddy cop movie with number that the existed 100 years ago. Christos cites Johnny Vallis said Monday. Lethal Weapon. I got to meet with him and the “X-Men” franchise. Adjusted police pair in the buddy-cop action estimates that the species has about 10 years left be- Clark was born on Oct 24, 1935, in last year about a project. Guy was a for infl ation, his fi lms have generated fi lm “Lethal Weapon.” The fi lm was a fore extinction. Tulsa, Oklahoma, and raised in Phoenix, natural born storyteller. Thanks for all more than $1 billion in box offi ce re- smash, spawning several sequels and a “Living among people isn’t easy. It’s not the best where he fi rst began performing in the early the fl icks, Dick!” ceipts. TV show. place for them. They really should be on an island, but 1950s. “The Fool” reached No. 7 on the Filmmaker Edgar Wright added, “Let me tell you: Dick Donner di- “He was a master storyteller,” Gib- they have no choice. They’d rather face these huge giants Billboard Top 100. The song was later re- “Richard Donner’s big heart & ef- recting is truly the sexiest man alive,” son said in 2017. “He was humble. He walking around them all day long than die,” she said. corded by several other well-known artists, fervescent charm shone in his movies Shuler Donner said at a fi lm academy had this sign over this door that said The fl ightless, aquatic birds fi rst started showing up including Elvis Presley and The Animals. through the remarkable performances tribute to the director in 2017. ‘Leave your ego at the door,’ and there in Simon’s Town on the Western Cape in the early Presley actually recorded the song twice, of his cast, which is no mean feat. You She said a director’s personality of- was no ego around him. It was hard for 1980s as boat traffi c around their natural habitat in- the fi rst time as part of his personal record- remember all the characters in Super- ten reveals itself onscreen. me to walk into the room, actually.” creased. They usually arrive in November and stay for ings while he was serving in the Army, man, Lethal Weapon, The Goonies & “If you look at Dick’s movies, Dick Donner followed up with the Bill then again for professional release in the more, because Donner knew how to is fun, larger than life, loud, strong, Murray hit “Scrooged” in 1988 and six months. 1970s, Vallis said. “Slowly, slowly, slowly they realized that this was capture that magic onscreen.” with a big mushy heart,” she said. “His “Lethal Weapon 2” the next year. “You can hear that he’s trying to emulate Wright said he, only met Donner confi dence, his fearlessness, his humor His other credits include “Maver- quite a safe, nice place to be. They weren’t getting at- Sanford’s sound,” Vallis said. “You know, tacked by land predators,” said Christos. once but said, “He was funny, charm- are what make people adore him and ick,” “Conspiracy Theory” and “Radio most people I know want to impersonate ing and so full of stories (and happy to has wrapped around me like a protec- Flyer.” Initially, the arrival of the colony was greeted with Elvis, and here Elvis was trying to imper- some dismay by residents. “Like any good wildlife, indulge my geeky questions).” tive cloak. Born Richard Donald Schwartzberg sonate him.” “The combination of learning mov- on April 24, 1930, in New York City, they march around and they poop in people’s gardens. Clark recorded several other songs in the Donner followed “Superman” with And so I think it’s been an interesting adjustment,” 1950s and 1960s that saw minor success an indie, “Inside Moves,” in 1980 and iemaking from Richard Donner and Donner changed his name when he set she said. before he left the music business to work “The Toy” with Richard Pryor in 1982. falling in love with him has made me out to become an actor. Townsfolk soon realized that the penguins were a in construction, though he occasionally tourist draw and a potential source of income. “They recorded in later decades on his own label, really are gods in that town and everybody’s business- Desert Sun Records. Sanford is survived by his wife, Mar- es are named after them.” ing Tuesday has exacerbated what Cannick Detention Center in Brooklyn on June 22 The team from Red Rock Films initially focused on sha, and several children. (AP) ❑ ❑ ❑ said was a “herculean effort” to get up to from Chicago, where he was being held on about 80 nests and then whittled the list down to 50 speed after their June 21 hiring. similar charges. Tuesday will mark 14 days pairs they would follow 24 hours a day. One more cut NEW YORK: R. Kelly’s new lawyers are Cannick argued in the letter that Kelly’s since Kelly’s transfer to Brooklyn. led them to a fi nal fi ve to concentrate on. asking a judge to postpone his Aug 9 sex new lawyers haven’t been able to meet with “Robert is anxious to have his day in Filmmakers used all sorts of equipment to capture traffi cking trial in New York City, arguing him in person because of the quarantine court; however not at the expense of his the penguins — nest cams, drones, waterproof cameras, they haven’t had enough time to prepare and that proceeding with the R&B star’s Sixth Amendment rights,” Cannick wrote, special tripods and an antigravity rig. So committed to because he’s under a mandatory jail quar- trial as scheduled would rob him of effec- saying the request was not a delay tactic. environmentalism was the 30-member team that they antine since his transfer from Chicago. tive and meaningful representation. Federal prosecutors hadn’t responded to pledged to abstain from meat and fi sh during the eight- In a letter Monday to US District Judge Kelly, whose legal name is Robert Cannick’s request as of Monday night and month shoot, eating an exclusively plant-based diet. Ann Donnelly, lawyer Deveraux Cannick Sylvester Kelly, was placed in quaran- declined to comment. Donnelly has yet to wrote that Kelly’s 14-day quarantine end- tine when he arrived at the Metropolitan Stefani Shelton rule on the fi ling. (AP) ARAB TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JULY 7, 2021 SPORTS 14 Mets top Brewers in duel of NL leaders

Devers homers, surging Red Sox hold off Ohtani’s Angels 5-4 Ogunbowale reaches 1,500 points

NEW YORK, July 6, (AP): Pete Alonso broke a Whitcomb nets 26, leads seventh-inning tie with a two-run double off All-Star Liberty past Wings 99-96 Brandon Woodruff, and NEW YORK, July 6, (AP): Sami per. Later in the period, Ogunbowale the New York Mets beat Whitcomb scored 26 points and Betni- reached double digits in points for the the Milwaukee Brewers 4-2 jah Laney added 18 to help the New 56th consecutive game. Only fi ve other in a matchup of National York Liberty beat the Dallas Wings players have done that in league his- 99-96 in a rare game. tory. League division leaders. The WNBA tends to avoid playing But Ogunbowale didn’t score again Edwin Díaz pitched out of on Monday with most teams playing until the fourth quarter. She missed all trouble in the ninth, retiring three games on Saturday or Sunday. six of her shots in the second and third, straight batters with two on after Liberty coach Walt Hopkins credit- fi nally ending her scoring drought giving up an RBI single to Tyrone ed the play of Whitcomb on both ends when she tied the game at 83 with over Taylor. of the court. four minutes left. That was her only Michael Conforto added an RBI sin- “Sami’s combination of defense, pass- points after the opening period, and gle and Dominic Smith had a sacrifi ce ing getting us into stuff, she did every- she fi nished with 12 for the game. fl y for the Mets, who managed only thing,” he said. “She played great defense “Sometimes it’s nights like that,” one hit against an effi cient Woodruff to boot. When Sami’s locked in like that, said Dallas coach (7-4) through six innings. it helps everybody. From the outset she Vickie Johnson, was really, really locked in.” who starred as a player for New BASEBALL York when the BASKETBALL WNBA was just Omar Narváez homered for the beginning in Brewers, who won 11 straight before a Jazmine Jones scored 16 points and 1997. “Some- 2-0 loss Sunday in Pittsburgh. Sabrina Ionescu added 13 points and times the ball Seth Lugo (2-1) struck out two in a 12 assists for the Liberty (10-9), who goes in the bas- perfect seventh, and Díaz earned his made a franchise-record 15 3-pointers ket.” 18th save in 19 opportunities. New York Mets’ Pete Alonso hits a two-run double during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Mil- on 31 attempts. New York waukee Brewers, on July 5, in New York. (AP) “On a night we didn’t shoot the ball Whitcomb answered with Red Sox 5, Angels 4 as well as we did, we’re going to be 3-pointers by In Los Angeles, Rafael Devers hit a bounded after being swept in four the second inning, and Tampa Bay ral- pretty frustrated,” Hopkins said. Jones, Whitcomb and Laney to build two-run homer and drove in three runs, games at home by the Los Angeles lied with two runs in the ninth to beat Isabelle Harrison had 16 of her 23 a 92-87 lead with 2:32 left. Dallas cut and Boston retired Shohei Ohtani on a Dodgers. Cleveland. points in the fourth quarter to lead the defi cit to 94-91 with just over a grounder to right fi eld with two Angels Padres All-Star Fernando Tatis Jr. Manuel Margot had four hits before Dallas (9-10), which couldn’t survive minute left, but Whitcomb hit her sixth on base for the fi nal out. became the fastest player 22 or young- leaving the game after appearing to a rare off scoring night from Arike 3-pointer of the game to seal it. Christian Arroyo also homered for er to hit 27 homers in a season, doing hurt his leg in the ninth. Ogunbowale, who became the third Whitcomb had 15 of her points in the AL-leading Red Sox, who held it in 68 games. Pete Fairbanks (2-3) worked a fastest player in WNBA history to the fi rst half when New York built a Ohtani to a single on his 27th birthday. Tim Hill (5-4) took the loss. scoreless ninth. Emmanuel Clase (3-4) reach 1,500 points when she scored her 51-47 lead. The Liberty extended the Jose Rojas homered and added an took the loss. fi fth point in the fi rst quarter. advantage to 10 in the third quarter be- RBI single in the ninth for the Angels. Wander Suero (1-2) pitched a per- fect sixth for the win and Brad Hand Phillies 13, Cubs 3 The only players to do it faster were fore Dallas rallied within 74-69 head- Adam Ottavino secured his seventh Seimone Augustus and Cynthia Coo- ing into the fi nal period. save. pitched a perfect ninth for his 19th In Chicago, Odúbel Herrera hit a Martín Pérez (7-4) made it into the save in 21 chances. three-run homer, and Philadelphia sixth inning for the Red Sox, giving up Pirates 11, Braves 1 went deep fi ve times while handing just one earned run on eight hits. In Pittsburgh, Ben Gamel homered Chicago its 10th straight loss. Virus outbreak forces England Andrew Knapp, Didi Gregorius, Cardinals 5, Giants 3 twice and drove in six runs to lead Pittsburgh past Atlanta. Rhys Hoskins and Alec Bohm also In San Francisco, Kwang Hyun Kim homered. to select a ‘new’ cricket squad pitched seven scoreless innings, Matt Gamel took Max Fried (5-5) over The Cubs remained winless since Carpenter hit a two-run triple in the the fence in center fi eld for a two-run Zach Davies and three relievers com- LONDON, July 6, (AP): England was going ahead and at the same venues. seventh for the fi rst runs of the game home run in the fourth, doubled home bined to no-hit the Dodgers in Los An- forced to select a completely new squad England’s revised, hastily assembled and St. Louis snapped San Francisco’s Bryan Reynolds in the sixth and added geles on June 24. on Tuesday for the one-day internation- ODI squad includes nine new caps and three-game winning streak. a three-run shot in the seventh as the Herrera’s drive against reliever al series against Pakistan after an out- will be captained for the fi rst time by Ben Kim (3-5) allowed three hits with Pirates won their second straight fol- St. Louis Cardinals’ Kwang Hyun Kohl Stewart capped a six-run eighth break of the coronavirus infected three Stokes and coached by Chris Silverwood, two strikeouts and two walks. lowing a six-game losing streak. Kim throws against the San Fran- that broke open a 4-2 game. Andrew players and four members of staff. who had been due to take some time off Donovan Solano and Steven Dug- Chase De Jong (1-3) survived a cisco Giants during the first inning McCutchen had three hits and scored The initially selected squad went into during the white-ball series but has been gar hit RBI singles in the ninth against 36-pitch fi rst inning to pick up the of a baseball game in San Fran- two runs. Javier Báez smacked his isolation following the results of tests pressed back into action. Alex Reyes, but San Francisco’s second victory of his fi ve-year major- cisco, on July 5. (AP) 19th home run and an RBI double. taken on Monday, a day after the team’s The initial squad will be back in time to comeback bid fell short. league career. De Jong struck out four Jake Marisnick also homered. Rex last ODI against Sri Lanka in Bristol. The play the T20 series, which starts on July 16. Giants starter Kevin Gausman (8- and walked three to notch his fi rst win Marlins 5, Dodgers 4 Brothers (2-2) took the loss. names of those who tested positive have “We’re in unprecedented territory in 3) didn’t allow a hit until Nolan Are- since beating the Chicago White Sox In Miami, Jorge Alfaro hit a tie- not been disclosed. The remainder of the terms of replacing an entire squad and nado’s one-out single in the seventh breaking homer in the eighth inning, Tigers 7, Rangers 3 group were identifi ed as close contacts. management team,” said Ashley Giles, on Sept. 28, 2018, while with Minne- In Arlington, Texas, Wily Peralta that started a two-run rally in what had sota. and Miami ended Los Angeles’ nine- The three ODIs and three Twenty20s director of England’s men’s cricket, been a scoreless game. game winning streak. threw seven scoreless innings in his against Pakistan, starting on Thursday “and I’m proud of how everyone has Ke’Bryan Hayes hit his fi rst home longest big league outing since 2016 run in nearly a month for Pittsburgh Alfaro drove a slider from Dodg- with the fi rst ODI in Cardiff, were still come together in order to get it done.” Nationals 7, Padres 5 ers reliever Victor González (3-1) to and Detroit beat Texas. In San Diego, Josh Bell hit a go- as the Pirates tied their season-high in Zack Short homered for the Tigers, runs. center fi eld for his third homer of the ahead home run in the seventh inning season. who have won three in a row and fi ve of and All-Star Trea Turner also connect- Ronald Acuña and Freddie Free- six. Former Rangers outfi elder Nomar MLB Results/Standings man had two hits apiece for Atlanta. David Hess (1-0) picked up the win ed as Washington beat San Diego and in his Marlins’ debut. Anthony Bender Mazara twice drove in a run without a hit. The rest of the Braves managed just snapped a four-game losing streak. pitched a scoreless ninth for his fi rst Peralta (2-1), back in the majors Bell and Alcides Escobar had three two hits against De Jong and four major league save. only three weeks, struck out six with- hits apiece for the Nationals, who re- relievers. WASHINGTON, July 6, (AP): Results and standings from the MLB games on The Marlins erased a 2-0 defi cit out a walk while throwing 61 of 91 Monday. with a three-run third on RBI singles pitches for strikes. hE allowed only three hits in his fourth start for Detroit. Minnesota 8 Chic. White Sox 5 NY Mets 4 Milwaukee 2 by Garrett Cooper and Miguel Rojas. Tampa Bay 9 Cleveland 8 Miami 5 LA Dodgers 4 Dodgers starter Walker Buehler al- Kolby Allard (2-5) struck out a ca- Detroit 7 Texas 3 Pittsburgh 11 Atlanta 1 lowed four runs on fi ve hits and struck reer-high nine in his 5 1/3 innings, and Cincinnati 6 Kansas City 2 Philadelphia 13 Chic. Cubs 3 Boston 5 LA Angels 4 Washington 7 San Diego 5 out six in fi ve innings. The right-hand- only two of the fi ve runs scored against the Texas lefty were earned. St Louis 5 San Francisco 3 er walked two and hit a batter. American League National League Twins 8, White Sox 5 Reds 6, Royals 2 East Division East Division In Kansas City, Mo., Eugenio Su- W L Pct GB W L Pct GB In Minneapolis, Rookie Bailey Ober Boston 54 32 .628 _ New York 44 37 .543 _ pitched fi ve scoreless innings for his arez hit a tiebreaking three-run home run shortly after Nick Castellanos hit Tampa Bay 49 36 .576 4-1/2 Washington 41 42 .494 4 fi rst major league victory, Max Kepler Toronto 43 39 .524 9 Atlanta 41 43 .488 4-1/2 homered twice and Minnesota held off a tying solo shot and Cincinnati beat New York 42 41 .506 10-1/2 Philadelphia 40 42 .488 4-1/2 Baltimore 27 57 .321 26 Miami 36 47 .434 9 Chicago. Kansas City for its fi fth straight win. Suarez hit a 1-1 pitch for a homer Central Division Central Division Ober (1-1) hit the milestone in his sev- to give his team a three-run lead in the W L Pct GB W L Pct GB enth career start, with seven strikeouts Chicago 49 35 .583 _ Milwaukee 51 35 .593 _ seventh inning. Cleveland 42 40 .512 6 Cincinnati 44 40 .524 6 and two hits and three walks allowed. Vladimir Gutierrez (4-3) went six Detroit 39 46 .459 10-1/2 Chicago 42 43 .494 8-1/2 White Sox starter Dylan Cease (7- innings and gave up two runs, fi ve hits Minnesota 35 48 .422 13-1/2 St Louis 42 44 .488 9 4) lasted 5 1/3 innings and allowed six Kansas City 35 49 .417 14 Pittsburgh 31 53 .369 19 and two walks with six strikeouts. West Division West Division hits and three walks. Mike Minor (6-7) pitched well until W L Pct GB W L Pct GB Hansel Robles pitched a scoreless the seventh inning when Castellanos Houston 52 33 .612 _ San Francisco 53 31 .631 _ ninth for his eighth save. Oakland 49 37 .570 3-1/2 Los Angeles 53 32 .624 -1/2 turned on the fi rst pitch he saw, tying the Seattle 45 40 .529 7 San Diego 50 37 .575 4-1/2 Boston Red Sox catcher Christian Vazquez, left, tags out Los Angeles An- Rays 9, Indians 8 score at 2-all. Minor pitched six innings, Los Angeles 42 42 .500 9-1/2 Colorado 37 48 .435 16-1/2 gels’ Jose Rojas, right, at home plate during the fifth inning of a baseball In St. Petersburg, Florida, Brandon allowing three hits, three walks and four Texas 33 52 .388 19 Arizona 23 63 .267 31 game, on July 5, in Anaheim, California. (AP) Lowe hit his fi rst career grand slam in earned runs with six strikeouts. ARAB TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JULY 7, 2021 SPORTS 15

As Games approach, virus worries rise in Japan Tokyo Olympics shaping up as TV-only event with few fans

TOKYO, July 6, (AP): The pandemic- could apply to events that take place based on no spectators,” he said. the IOC was vehemently opposed by delayed Tokyo Olympics are shaping after 9 p.m. and to larger venues where Mori, a former prime minister, was Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike. up as a TV-only event with few specta- 50% of capacity exceeds 5,000. forced to step down five months ago as “It is unfortunate for those who had tors - if any - being allowed when they VIPS, sponsors and others digni- president of the organizing committee, hoped to watch the world’s top athletes open in just over two weeks. taries will be allowed to attend the after he was criticized for making “in- up close here in Sapporo and cheer Japan’s Asahi newspaper, citing opening ceremony and other venues, appropriate” comments about women. them,” Hokkaido Governor Naomichi multiple unidentified government but the newspaper said these numbers About 11,000 Olympic athletes and Suzuki said. sources, said Tuesday the opening cer- could also be reduced. The newspaper The government is also expected emony at the 68,000-seat National Sta- said this “special category” was about this week to extend quasi-state of dium is likely to be limited to only VIP 10,000 people. OLYMPICS emergency measures in Tokyo, which guests. The Olympics open in 17 days. Organizing committee chief execu- end on Sunday. The newspaper said other large ven- tive Toshiro Muto said two weeks ago 4,400 Paralympians will be entering The Tokyo Metropolitan Government ues are likely to have no spectators. that VIPs would be allowed into ven- Tokyo, along with tens of thousands of reported 593 new coronavirus cases on Smaller venues are expected to allow ues - over and above any spectator cap coaches, administrators, broadcasters, Tuesday, the 17th straight day that cases some spectators. - and were classified as “organizers” and media. were higher than they were a week ear- Tokyo organizers and the Interna- and not spectators. The decision on spectators could lier. On Saturday, the capital reported tional Olympic Committee are ex- “There are many stakeholders of the come on the same day, Thursday, that 716 new cases, the highest in five weeks. pected to announce the policy after a IOC and so forth. People related to key IOC President Thomas Bach arrives in The Tokyo government also con- meeting likely on Thursday. clients. And for those people they are Tokyo. Bach is to self-isolate for three firmed on Tuesday that it will take the Two weeks ago, they announced regarded as organizers of the games and days in a five-star Tokyo hotel. Olympic torch relay off the streets for that venues could be filled up to 50% In this July 7, 2021 photo, people wearing face masks ride an escalator they are not spectators,” Muto said. The Tokyo organizing committee all legs in the capital. Those legs were to capacity with a ceiling of 10,000. But with banners to promote the Tokyo Olympics scheduled to open on July Yoshiro Mori, the former president also announced on Tuesday that it will begin on Friday. The exception is events surging virus numbers in Tokyo are 23, in Tokyo. (AP) of the organizing committee, in an in- not allow any roadside viewing of the on small islands off the Tokyo mainland. forcing a rollback. terview with Japanese television TBS, race walks or marathons in the north- The relay has repeatedly been re- The IOC earns almost 75% of its Fans from abroad were banned Olympics would be with no spectators. said he suggested an Olympics without ern city of Sapporo. The events were scheduled, rerouted, and sequestered income from TV rights, and will still months ago. He also said it was “abnormal” to hold spectators to other politicians in the moved there two years ago because of in public parks away from the public generate $3 billion to $4 billion in in- Dr. Shigeru Omi, a top government the Olympics during a pandemic. ruling Liberal Democratic Party. worries around Tokyo’s hot and humid since it began in March from north- come from a television-only event. medical adviser, has said the least risky Asahi said the no-spectators policy “I had said we should develop plans summers. The decision by Bach and eastern Japan.

‘Huge wake-up call’ Health big issue for swimming Barty wins Aussie battle to meet Tokyo-bound Campbell sisters

SYDNEY, July 6, (AP): Cate Campbell swimsuit sponsor, Arena. “It’s getting to Kerber in Wimbledon semifinals got “a huge wake-up call” when she a point where I’m pretty good at manag- went in for a routine checkup and dis- ing it now. covered that she had skin cancer on her As for the injury details, Bronte says right arm. “it’s all pretty vague.” Younger sister Bronte Campbell “It was a neural thing with my neck deals with so many aching muscles, and my shoulder on the left. I also have bones and joints that she says “it feels a bad right hip and my back on the left like it’s every part of me.” side I’ve got some inflamed joints as Even before the coronavirus pandem- well. So it feels like it’s every part of ic, the Australian swimming siblings me. ... I’m just holding together.” have had their share of health concerns. Bronte’s rehab and prevention rou- None of that stopped them from qual- tine includes: yoga, breathing exercises, ifying for the Tokyo Olympics: Cate meditation, float tanks, acupuncture, in the 50- and 100-meter freestyle and massages and Pilates just to name a few. Bronte in two relays. Both are also slat- “It takes almost as much time as my ed to compete on a heavily favored Dol- actual training does,” she said during an phins’ team aiming for a third straight altitude camp at the Thredbo ski resort gold in the 4x100 free relay - on the first in Australia in May. day of swimming finals July 25. No wonder Bronte has said this will Relays and medals quickly became likely be her final Olympics - even an afterthought three years ago, though, though she’s only 27. when Cate was diagnosed with a Stage With the 2024 Paris Games only three 1 melanoma. years away, the 29-year-old Cate could “I just went in for a routine skin check keep going. and the dermatologist just didn’t really “It’s a really exciting time to be in- like the look of one of the moles, which volved in swimming that there seems had been on my arm my whole life and to be a bit more buzz being generated globally and a few new ventures,” she SWIMMING said, referring to the professional In- ternational Swimming League and the prospect of a domestic swim league be- I hadn’t noticed any changes,” Cate said ing launched in Australia. during a video interview with The As- “I’ve also spoken to quite a few sociated Press. swimmers and they tell me that you’re a The mole had to be removed, as well long time retired,” Cate added. as some surrounding tissue, leaving a Both sisters share the same sentiment nasty scar on her biceps. about going to Tokyo, where polls have “Fortunately that was it for me,” Cate showed that the majority of Japanese are said “Got all the cancer cells and I was against holding the games amid the pan- in the clear. . . . If you can catch it early demic and a slow vaccine rollout. it’s very, very treatable - like myself. “I don’t want the games, which are But if you leave it untreated, it can have my personal dreams, to be upsetting a some really serious consequences.” whole lot of other people,” Bronte said. Cate now uses her Instagram account “So it does sort of take the shine off it to promote skin care and sun protection. a little bit, because you really want ev- Czech Republic’s Karolina Pliskova plays a return to Switzerland’s Viktorija Golubic on day eight of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships. (Inset): Aus- “It could potentially save someone’s eryone to be on board with it, and for it tralia’s Ashleigh Barty celebrates after defeating compatriot Ajla Tomljanovic during the women’s singles quarterfinals match in London, on July 6. (AP) life,” she said. “Power of social media, to be a celebration of sport and a joyous right?” affair. I understand where they’re com- Both Campbells are among Austra- ing from as a city and what they’ve been Pliskova, Sabalenka advance lia’s most well-known athletes, with through for the last year. So I really em- each winning titles in the 100 free - pathize with them.” Australian GPrix Formula 1 swimming’s signature event - at back- In the future, both sisters would like ranked Ajla Tomljanovic 6-1, 6-3 in to-back world championships: Cate in to be involved in organizing the 2032 WIMBLEDON, England, July 6, (AP): When Angelique the first all-Australian major quarterfi- race canceled in November 2013 and Bronte in 2015. Olympics in Brisbane. nal in 40 years. Bronte improved on Cate’s perfor- “There’s a pretty good like retirement Kerber grabbed the opening “It’s the ultimate test,” Barty said, mance by sweeping gold in the 50 and the runway being prepared for me with the set of her Wimbledon quar- looking ahead to Thursday’s matchup. MELBOURNE, Australia, July 6, Victorian Sports Minister Martin 100 in Kazan, Russia, in 2015 after Cate 2032 Games,” Cate said. “Brisbane is terfinal Tuesday, the full- “Angie’s obviously had success here (AP): The Australian Grand Prix Pakula said. combined silver in the 50 with her 100 vic- our home city, so what more could you before.” has been canceled after local or- “There’s a few months to go, but tory in Barcelona two years earlier. want really?” capacity crowd saluted the ganizers and Formula One couldn’t they need to plan, and they need to Barty won the 2019 French Open, come up with a compromise over have contingencies in place. Given It seemed then that Bronte was on Added Bronte, “I’m so jealous of accomplishment with cheers but she had been to the quarterfinals at pace for the more successful career. 7-year-olds right now, because it’s go- that bounced off the closed Australia’s strict travel and quar- the very low national two-dose-vac- the All England Club. Indeed, this was antine issues relating to the CO- cination numbers ..-0o`xc. we’re Then her body began falling apart. ing to be their games. … I would vol- roof at No. 1 Court. the first time in the Open era, which “I’ve been injured for about five years unteer to stand outside and show people VID-19 pandemic. simply not in a position to give F1 Kerber’s reaction? Just a matter- began in 1968, that the tournament had The race was postponed from management the sorts of guaran- now,” Bronte said during the joint inter- the way to the stadium. I just want to be six first-time women’s quarterfinalists. its original season-opening spot on tees and assurances and comfort view, which was arranged by the sisters’ there.” of-fact, straight-faced stroll to the sideline. No shouts or leaps or fist Only Kerber and Muchova, who the F1 calendar on March 21 and that they need.” pumps. Unlike the other women also lost at this stage in 2019, boasted had been rescheduled for Nov. 21. Victorian state Premier Daniel past experience. The 2020 Australian GP at the Andrews all but confirmed its can- headed to the semifinals at the The other semifinal is No. 2 seed cellation earlier in the day, saying All England Club, this is not new Aryna Sabalenka against No. 8 Karo- MOTOR RACING running such large events is “very to her. Not at all. It’s just that it’s lina Pliskova. challenging” given Australia’s low been a while. Sabalenka collected her tour-leading vaccination rate and international 34th match win of 2021 by defeating Albert Park street circuit in Mel- travel restrictions. No. 21 seed Ons Jabeur 6-4, 6-3, and bourne last March was called off “When you’ve halved the num- TENNIS at the last minute at the start of the ber of people coming into the Pliskova topped unseeded Viktorija coronavirus pandemic shutdown. country, when you’ve got 10% of Golubic 6-2, 6-2. “It’s very disappointing that people vaccinated when you want The owner of three Grand Slam ti- This was the first day of 100% ca- these much-loved events can’t and need 70 or 80% to have had tles, including at Wimbledon in 2018, pacity in the two main stadiums after proceed but this is the reality of the the jab, we’re not at that point,” Kerber moved back into the final four COVID-19 restrictions placed a 50% pandemic, but until we get much Andrews said. “The timing doesn’t at the grass-court major by using her cap on attendance when the fortnight higher vaccination rates we cannot quite line up, and that makes it knee-to-the-turf agility and quick re- began. With rain falling much of the return to more normal settings,” very, very challenging.” flexes to beat No. 19 seed Karolina afternoon, the singles matches were Muchova 6-2, 6-3. played at Centre Court and No. 1 Court “I remember how I played here,” with the roofs shut and spectators al- hit eight aces and saved the only three has not dropped a set. said Kerber, a 33-year-old left-hander lowed to be maskless - the All Eng- break chances she faced. She also hasn’t played anyone from Germany, who did let loose by land Club says the arena’s ventilation “Everything today was working ranked better than 47th yet. shaking her fists when her victory end- systems allow them to be considered quite well,” said Pliskova, who aver- Now comes a test. In this April 6, 2018 file photo, Australia’s Cate Campbell, (right), embraces ed. “I know how to play on (a) grass outdoor venues. aged 106.5 mph on her first serves, Jabeur’s game is full of novelty and her sister Bronte Campbell after their women’s 50m freestyle semifinal at court.” Pliskova - the 2016 U.S. Open 20.5 mph faster than Golubic. nuance, with drop shots and all manner the Aquatic Centre during the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Next, No. 25 seed Kerber takes on runner-up to Kerber - claimed 24 of Pliskova has been broken only three of angles and spin. Coast, Australia. (AP) No. 1 Ash Barty, who eliminated 75th- 26 points on her serve in one stretch, times through five matches so far and Sabalenka? She is all about power and big cuts at the ball, and even with that constantly aggressive style, she managed to accumulate more winners, Gamine delivers stakes victory for Baffert 27, than unforced errors, 20. “She played,” Tunisia’s Jabeur said, LOS ALAMITOS, California, July 6, get a good look at her.” to win the $150,000 Los Alamitos “the match of her life.” (AP): Gamine romped to a 10-length Gamine paid $2.40 and $2.10. The Derby, giving Baffert a 1-2 finish in a Sabalenka, a 23-year-old from Be- victory in the $200,000 Great Lady M 4-year-old filly generated $248,224 of race he’s won five years in a row and larus, hadn’t been past the fourth round Stakes, giving embattled trainer Bob the $292,855 wagered to place in the six of the last seven. at any major previously. Baffert his third stakes win in two days race, creating a minus place pool of Baffert trained Medina Spirit to But she agreed hers was a “great at Los Alamitos. $33,822. a victory in the Kentucky Derby in performance.” Ridden by Hall of Famer John Bella Vita, a 22-1 shot, returned $9 May, but the colt failed a postrace “I still have this opportunity to win Velazquez, Gamine broke sharply and drug test. Baffert contends he did a Slam,” Sabalenka said. “I will do ev- took charge nearing the turn to win as HORSE RACING nothing wrong. erything I can to reach my goal.” the 1-5 favorite in the field of five. She Churchill Downs has suspended him In the day’s lone men’s match, No. ran 6 1/2 furlongs in 1:14.98 at the Or- for two years and the New York Rac- 14 seed Hubert Hurkacz came back to ange County track. to place. Road Rager, who was 45-1, ing Association has indefinitely sus- edge No. 2 Daniil Medvedev 2-6, 7-6 “That’s what great horses do. When finished third. There was no show wa- pended him from stabling and racing (2), 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 in the resumption of she runs I get nervous and I’m more re- gering because of the five-horse field. at Saratoga, Belmont and Aqueduct. a fourth-rounder contest suspended lieved after the race,” said Baffert, who Gamine has eight wins in nine career However, he is able to race in Cali- Monday night. won the Grade 2 race for the fourth starts, with earnings of $1,406,500. fornia because his trainer’s license has Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz plays a return during the men’s singles fourth Hurkacz’s first Grand Slam quarterfinal time in his career. “It was nice to see On Sunday, Classier held off fa- not been suspended or revoked in any round match against Russia’s Daniil Medvedev on day eight of the Wimble- will come against 20-time major champion a lot of people come to the paddock to vored stablemate Defunded by a nose racing jurisdiction. don Tennis Championships in London, on July 6. (AP) Roger Federer on Wednesday. ARAB TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JULY 7, 2021 16

Tampa Bay Lightning goal- tender Andrei Vasilevskiy (88) looks at the puck after making a save against Montreal Canadiens center Eric Staal (21) during the second period of Game 4 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup fi nal in Montreal. (AP) Sports Latest sports scores at — http://sports.arabtimesonline.com Habs avoid Stanley Cup sweep

Anderson delivers in overtime

MONTREAL, July 6, (AP): Josh Anderson delivered in overtime, and Montreal killed Tampa Bay’s chance for a Stanley Cup sweep. Anderson said the Canadiens weren’t done, and he was right - at least for one night. The speedy winger scored his sec- ond goal 3:57 into overtime, and the Canadiens avoided elimination by de- feating the defending champion Light- ning 3-2 in Game 4 on Monday. “We didn’t want to end it tonight in front of our fans. We expected to go to Tampa to- morrow,” An- derson said. “I think everybody in that locker room did, you know, packed our bags this af- Price ternoon.” The series shifts to Tampa Bay for Game 5 on Wednesday night. Carey Price stopped 32 shots for Montreal, and rookie defenseman Al- exander Romanov also scored. The Canadiens also went 5 for 5 on the penalty kill, including a four-minute high-sticking penalty issued to captain Shea Weber with 1:01 remaining in regulation. “Webby is our leader,” forward Brendan Gallagher said. “I think we would have killed it for anyone, but he’s been a rock for us since he’s come to our team.” Pat Maroon and Barclay Goodrow scored for Tampa Bay, and Andrei

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Vasilevskiy stopped 18 shots. The Lightning are attempting to be- come the NHL’s second team to win In this Aug. 9, 2016 file photo, Brazil’s Bruno Rezende dives for the ball during a men’s preliminary volleyball match against Canada at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Both defending consecutive championships in the sal- champions in volleyball are in good position to contend for a repeat with Rezende back for a fourth Olympics for the Brazilian men after winning silver in 2008 and ’12 and gold at home in Rio ary-cap era, which began in 2005. The five years ago. (AP) — See Also Page 15 Pittsburgh Penguins accomplished the feat with titles in 2016 and 2017. Tampa Bay, which won the Cup last year by defeating Dallas in six games, Paquetá ends Peru title hopes is one resilient bunch, too. It is 13-0 over the past two playoffs when com- ing off a loss. “Sometimes you play pretty good and it’s a break here, a break there that Brazil advance to Copa America final just doesn’t go your way. You just go to keep working through it,” Lightning coach Jon Cooper said. “No hanging RIO DE JANEIRO, July 6, (AP): pushed the ball to the back of the net. our heads but I liked a lot of things we Many Brazil players didn’t want to The 23-year-old Paquetá, who start- did tonight.” take part in the Copa America tourna- ed the tournament on the bench, was Montreal became the first team to ment. Look at them now. one of leading players for Brazil. He score in OT to avoid a sweep in the The Selecao advanced to the final constantly received the ball in the mid- Stanley Cup Final since the Bruins did with a 1-0 win over Peru on Monday. dle, easing the pressure on Neymar, it in 1946 against the Canadiens, ac- Shortly later, their star said he hoped to and also marked with intensity. cording to STATS. see their archrivals on Saturday at the Peruvian goalkeeper Pedro Gallese The Canadiens also avoided be- Maracana Stadium. was one of the best of the match despite coming the first team to get swept in “I want Argentina in the final,” Ney- his team’s elimination. He made two dif- the final round since Detroit won four Montreal Canadiens’ Josh Anderson mar said after the match at the Nilton ficult saves from short range in the 18th straight over Washington to win the (17) celebrates his goal against the Santos Stadium in Rio de Janeiro. “I minute, one by Neymar and the other by championship in 1998. Tampa Bay Lightning during the first am cheering for them because I have Richarlison, which could have allowed They drew some inspiration from period of Game 4 of the NHL hockey many friends there. In the final, Brazil Brazil to cruise to victory sooner. Anderson, who provided his team- Stanley Cup final in Montreal. (AP) will win,” he added, laughing. Brazil gave the impression they mates with a rallying cry a day earlier Neymar made the difference on the could score when they wanted against when he said: “We’re not finished yet.” goals for us. It’s going to be the same bumpy pitch of the Nilton Santos Sta- Peru, a team the Selecao had beaten “We understood the hole that we thing next game.” dium in Rio de Janeiro. The only goal 4-0 in the group stage of the tourna- were in, but we just kind of talked Interim coach Dominique Ducha- of the match came in the 34th minute ment. But the second half was very dif- about it: Find a way to win one game rme’s lineup changes paid off, with after he tricked defender Alexander Peru’s Raziel Garcia, (left), and Brazil’s Everton battle for the ball during a ferent, with Gianluca Lapadula forcing here,” Gallagher said. “(Anderson) Romanov stepping up in just his third Callens on the left edge of the box Copa America semifinal soccer match at the Nilton Santos stadium in Rio goalkeeper Ederson to make a key save stepped up and scored a couple of big career playoff game. and assisted Lucas Paquetá, who just de Janeiro, Brazil. (AP) in the 49th minute after a cross. Brazil still had opportunities, but continued to waste counter-attacks. “It (the match against Peru) wears Cavendish wins Tour 10th stage in mass sprint England shoulder expectations, us down not only physically, but mentally too,” Brazil coach Tite said. “In these Copa America matches we Denmark powered by resilience play a mental marathon.” Brazil will Cav closes in on Merckx’s record haul seek their 10th title in the South LONDON, July 6, (AP): England training base to prepare for their American championship in their VALENCE, France, July 6, (AP): have to do anything. Just the last 150 whom he replaced at the last minute - are shouldering rising expectations. opening game of Euro 2020 on June ninth final in the latest 14 editions Mark Cavendish’s fairy tale at the meters. I’m thankful to everyone.” and after Caleb Ewan crashed out early Denmark are powered by resilience 12 when Eriksen collapsed on the of the tournament. It was moved to Tour de France is a never-ending story. Cavendish has no rival to his mea- in the race. He also enjoys the collec- and recov- field while playing against Finland. Brazil after Argentina and Colombia Only months after he contemplat- sure, especially with the absence of tive experience and force of his team, ery. He had to be resuscitated with a de- withdrew from co-hosting it due to ed retirement, the 36-year-old Brit- teammate and sprinter Sam Bennett, the best outfit when it comes to one- And emo- fibrillator. COVID-19 concerns in Argentina ish veteran is now just one win away day racing. tions will “We saw it on the screens,” and street protests in Colombia. from tying Eddy Merckx’s record Cavendish secured a new contract be high at said England defender Kieran haul of 34 stage wins at cycling’s with his former team for the 2021 sea- Wembley Trippier, a former teammate of SOCCER biggest race. son after returning from a bout of de- Stadium Eriksen’s at Tottenham. “I was Cavendish won the 10th stage in a pression and several seasons of strug- before their close with Christian. The most mass sprint Tuesday as Tadej Pogacar gles on and off the bike. But he was not European important thing is he is getting “Today we were solid at the back, kept the race leader’s yellow jersey. expected to ride in the Tour and did not Champion- better.” Perhaps what is most everyone helped, that’s the spirit to Back at the Tour for the first time train specifically for the three-week ship semi- remarkable is that while Eriksen win titles,” midfielder Casemiro said. since 2018, Cavendish has been domi- final match recovers from his cardiac arrest, He was one of the players who before nating the sprints this summer, with CYCLING even kicks Kane Denmark have managed to reach the tournament criticized the organi- three stage wins under his belt already. off Wednes- the semifinals for the first time zation for sending the Copa to Bra- In Valence, the sprinter from the Isle day when there will be a moment since unexpectedly winning the zil. “Now it is all about mentality and of Man once again enjoyed a perfect race. He was a late call-up last month to remember the tournament’s most European Championship in heart. You don’t play a final, you win lead-out from his Deceuninck-Quick as a replacement for Bennett, the best harrowing incident and the player 1992. a final.” Two years ago Brazil won the Step teammates and comfortably sprinter of last year’s Tour. who won’t be playing for Denmark. “These last four weeks have been title without injured Neymar in a 3-1 edged Belgians Wout van Aert and Cavendish has returned with a ven- The England squad have signed the emotions of a lifetime,” Den- win over Peru. Next Saturday’s final, Jasper Philipsen. geance, as if the long absence had a No. 10 jersey emblazoned with mark coach Kasper Hjulmand said. which will be played in front of no “It was an old-school, run-of-the- whetted his appetite for victory. The Christian Eriksen’s name that will “We’ve been facing death in a way I fans due to the COVID-19 pandemic, be handed to Denmark captain Si- never hoped I should.” After losing mill, like you read in the cycling mag- Britain’s Mark Cavendish, wear- way he fought during the daunting promises to be more challenging. azines, textbook lead-out,” Cavendish Stage 9 in the Alps to make sure he mon Kjaer by England counterpart the opening two games — includ- Peru will play on Friday in the third- ing the best sprinter’s green jersey, Harry Kane. ing the Finland match that resumed said. “Just getting the lads on the front, sprints to win the tenth stage of the made the time cut to stay in the race place playoff against the losers of Tues- pull as fast as they can so no one can Tour de France cycling race over spoke volumes about his determina- The England players were on a that day — the Danes looked on the day’s semifinal. Coach Ricardo Gareca come past you... I just had to finish it 190.7 kms with start in Albertville tion to see the Champs-Elysees one bus traveling to London from their verge of elimination. said he is hopeful after his team’s per- off. I’m grateful to all of them. I didn’t and finish in Valence, France. (AP) more time. formances at Copa America.

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