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Oil and investment asset price declines will affect Kuwaiti solvency - Emir

The decline in oil prices and the value of investment assets since the start of the coronavirus outbreak will have an adverse impact on the "financial solvency" of the state, Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah said on Saturday.




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Mazda Motor seeks $2.8 billion in loans to ride out pandemic -source

Mazda Motor Corp has sought loans totalling about 300 billion yen ($2.8 billion) from Japan's three megabanks and other lenders to ride out the coronavirus epidemic, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said on Saturday.




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Italian companies ask for $20 billion in state-guaranteed loans - credit agency

Large Italian companies have requested 18.5 billion euros ($20 billion) in state-guaranteed loans to weather the coronavirus crisis, state-backed export credit agency SACE said on Saturday.




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Tesla sues California county in virus factory closure fight, threatens to leave

Tesla Inc sued local authorities in California on Saturday as the electric carmaker pushed to re-open its factory there and Chief Executive Elon Musk threatened to move Tesla's headquarters and future programs from the state to Texas or Nevada.




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Argentina debt deadlock remains as president says talks to continue

Argentina's President Alberto Fernandez said on Saturday that talks with bondholders to restructure $65 billion of the country's foreign debt would continue with the two sides still deadlocked over what the final offer should look like.




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Major U.S. airlines endorse temperature checks for passengers

A major U.S. airline trade group on Saturday said it backed the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checking the temperatures of passengers and customer-facing employees during the coronavirus pandemic.




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U.S. next week to start purchasing $3 billion worth of farm goods - Trump

President Donald Trump on Saturday said the United States will next week begin purchasing $3 billion worth of dairy, meat and produce from farmers as unemployment soars and people are forced to food lines.




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China central bank to step up counter-cyclical adjustments, deepen lending rate reforms

China's central bank said on Sunday it will make prudent monetary policy more flexible and step up counter-cyclical adjustments to support the real economy and fend off financial risks.




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Britain to quarantine travellers for 14 days, UK airlines body says

The British government has told airlines it will introduce a 14-day quarantine period for most people arriving from abroad to try to avoid a second peak of the coronavirus outbreak, an association representing the airlines said on Saturday.




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Emirates airline reports rise in annual profit, coronavirus hits final quarter

Emirates, one of the world's biggest long-haul airlines, reported a 21% rise in full-year profit on Sunday, but warned the outbreak of the new coronavirus hit its performance in the fourth quarter of the financial year.




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More than 1,000 queue for food in rich Geneva amid coronavirus shutdown

The line of people stretched for more than 1 km (half a mile) outside an ice rink where volunteers were handing out around 1,500 parcels to people who started queuing as early as 5 am.




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Egypt#39;s president Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi expands powers, citing coronavirus outbreak

An international rights group condemned the amendments, saying the government has used the global pandemic to “expand, not reform, Egypt#39;s abusive Emergency Law.”




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Rock 'n' roll pioneer Little Richard dies at age 87

Little Richard, the self-proclaimed "architect of rock 'n' roll" who built his ground-breaking sound with a boiling blend of boogie-woogie, rhythm and blues and gospel, died on Saturday at the age of 87.




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Watford chief opposed to Premier League neutral grounds plan

The chief executive of Premier League club Watford has said that plans to resume the season at neutral venues are unfair and that there could be enough clubs in opposition to stop the idea.




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Ricciardo expects a bit of chaos when F1 returns

Daniel Ricciardo cannot wait for Formula One to get back to racing in a COVID-19 blighted season, and when it does he reckons the first grand prix could be a recipe for chaos.




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Besiktas player, staff member test positive for coronavirus

One Besiktas player and a staff member tested positive for the coronavirus three days after the announcement that the Turkish league will resume next month, the club said on Saturday.




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Fernandes, Pogba can thrive in United midfield, says Solskjaer

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes playmaker Bruno Fernandes and record signing Paul Pogba can form a strong midfield partnership when the Premier League season resumes following the COVID-19 disruption.




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Cycling: Vuelta cancels stages in Portugal amid COVID-19 crisis

This year's Tour of Spain will not go through Portugal as planned because of the COVID-19 crisis, organisers said on Saturday.




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ATP tour chief not ruling out 2020 return

Despite the growing possibility of a total wipeout of professional tennis this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, ATP Tour chief Andrea Gaudenzi is refusing to give up on 2020 just yet.




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Gymnastics - Italian Lodadio cultivates his garden to stay fit

Gymnasts around the world have been trying to stay fit amid tough restrictions during the COVID-19 crisis, and Italy is no exception.      With the country's gym clubs and training facilities closed for more than two months as part of government measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus, gymnast Marco Lodadio, a silver medallist in the rings event at the 2019 world championships, turned his garden into a fitness studio.      Without the sophisticated faci




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Bundesliga restart gives hope to other leagues - Schalke's Wagner

The resumption of the German Bundesliga next weekend amid the COVID-19 crisis will give hope to other European leagues that they can also successfully return, according to Schalke 04 coach David Wagner.




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Golf: Memorial to use high-tech badges to track spectators

The Memorial Tournament in Dublin, Ohio, will use high-tech radio frequency identification (RFID) chips in tournament badges to ensure social distancing is maintained at the July 16-19 PGA Tour event, Golf Digest reported on Saturday.




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Alex Morgan becomes U.S. national team's newest soccer mom

Alex Morgan, who helped the United States women's soccer team to World Cup and Olympic titles, has become the newest mom in the national squad after giving birth to her first child.




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Blow for Bundesliga plans as Dynamo Dresden squad put in quarantine

Germany's plans to restart competitive soccer on May 16 suffered an early setback after the entire team of second tier Dynamo Dresden were placed in a two-week quarantine following two positive coronavirus tests.




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Esports - Wehrlein ends Guenther's run of virtual Formula E success

Mahindra's Pascal Wehrlein took a lights-to-flag victory in the third round of Formula E's 'Race at Home Challenge' on Saturday to end BMW i Andretti driver Maximilian Guenther's run of success in the esports series.




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F1 without a crowd leaves Hamilton with an empty feeling

Six-times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton says the prospect of a home British Grand Prix without spectators leaves him empty inside but he is still raring to get going after months of waiting.




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Gaethje upsets Ferguson to win UFC interim lightweight title

Justin Gaethje put on a striking masterclass to score a surprise knockout victory over Tony Ferguson and win the interim lightweight title at UFC 249, which took place at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida on Saturday.




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On this day: Born May 11, 1984: Andres Iniesta, Spanish footballer

A shy village boy who could not bear to leave his parents' bed, Andres Iniesta may have seemed an unlikely candidate to become one of the best footballers of all time, but anyone who saw him play rarely had serious doubts.




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Migrant workers throw stones at police in Gujarat in protest against lockdown

More than 500 workers employed in industries in the Hazira belt, on the outskirts of Surat, gathered to demand that the authorities make arrangements for them to return to their home states.




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Bengaluru: 3-year-old sexually assaulted by teacher; 4 arrested

The school has announced a four-day holiday pending investigation into the incident.




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Kannada actor Huccha Venkat arrested over comments against Ambedkar

He reportedly made the comments during an interview to a Kannada TV channel.




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Intolerance row: After writers boycott Bangalore Literature Fest, directors issue statement

Kannada writer TK Dayanand and poet Arif Raja have boycotted the Bangalore Lit festival that is being held in the city on December 5 and 6.




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Intolerance Row: Director Vikram Sampath withdraws participation from Bangalore Lit Fest

In a statement released on his Facebook page, Sampath has taken the decision to step away from the upcoming edition of the festival altogether.




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Christmas 2015: Bengaluru gets a 50 feet tall statue of Christ

To make this Christmas season even more special, a 50 feet tall statue of Christ the Redeemer has been installed by Fun World in J C Nagar.




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Stop using actors as political pawns: Priyanka Chopra

The actress came in support of the artists who were backlashed for their 'intolerance' comment.




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Bengaluru: Infosys to soon have bakery products made by prison inmates




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Bengaluru's lakes turn into sewage pools

A media report states than more than 40 per cent of the seage from homes are getting into the city's lakes.




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Bengaluru: BBMP launches app for civic complaints

The BBMP's IT department has developed the app themselves in a period of two months.




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Bengaluru techie murder: Accused Sukhbir Singh hid marital status from victim

Sukhbir was reportedly employed as a computer network technician and married.




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Bengaluru leopard scare: 130 schools remain shut

On Wednesday, there was news that another leopard spotted near VIBGYOR School where a leopard entered on February 7.




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Bengaluru: BBMP to allow only one dog per flat

The officials also see the proposal as a way of stopping the lucrative pet-breeding business in the city.




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Bengaluru: Drunk woman and friend assaulted after car crash

Sethi was reportedly rushing an injured friend to the hospital when she rammed into three cars.




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Bengaluru: 22-year-old jumps to death from boyfriend's flat

Reportedly Vignesh's parents did not approve of his relationship with Neha.




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Bengaluru: 40-year-old man killed in fight over a seat on bus

The key witnesses in this case are said to be absconding from the police.




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Now, scientists try and figure out what makes Game of Thrones popular

The scientists will prepare a questionnaire for fans to understand the reason for the show's popularity




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Budget 2018: Arun Jaitley defends customs duty hike on select imported goods, says it is in 'national interest'

Jaitley explains in Zee Business interviews.




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Lack of security at military bases alarms Parl committee

A security audit of military bases was carried out on the recommendation of a committee headed by Lt Gen Philip Campose, set up after the terror attack on the Pathankot Air Force base in 2016




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Bengaluru techie crushed to death while trying to get off moving train

His father jumped off the train after seeing him get sucked in by the train and sustained severe injuries.




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Bengaluru Metro Phase II: Alstom to provide electrification for 33 km extension

Being a global company, Alstom has its operations running worldwide in rail transport markets including electrification, signalling, locomotives to suburban, regional, metro trains and Citadis trams.




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Suresh Raina, Irfan Pathan want BCCI to let Indian cricketers participate in foreign T20 leagues

During the session, Raina also said that there was no communication between him and the then chairman of selectors MSK Prasad regarding his selection in the national team.