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Equitas Small Finance Bank rebounds after naming interim chief executive

Bharti Airtel revenue expected to grow at double-digit pace in second quarter

Titan quarterly profit seen rising as jewellery business drives growth

Italy Wins Silver in Curling at European Championships

Indian crude-sensitive shares gain after 13% oil-price decline

科威特财长伊斯坦布尔会晤：聚焦霍尔木兹海峡危机与伊斯兰合作组织发展

Kuwait finance minister holds economic cooperation talks at COMCEC

Stocks and dollar fall as Democratic election gains reshape markets

公证人阿尔弗雷多·桑布拉诺否认克隆车牌及洗钱指控

Kuwait marks key events and anniversaries from national history

阿布扎比旅游指南：卢森堡直飞开启沙漠与海洋探索之旅

Manchester United rallies past Roma as PSG dominates in Champions League

卡塔尔旅游局加入亚太旅游协会深化区域合作

Qatar Tourism joins Pacific Asia Travel Association at London travel market

Rangers 'embarrassed' by racist banner charge from UEFA

Rangers have reacted with "embarrassment" after being charged by UEFA for a "racist and/or discriminatory banner" displayed by fans in last week's Europa League tie against Fenerbahce.

USL aims to bring promotion and relegation to USA

The United Soccer Leagues says it plans to become the first professional sports league in the USA to adopt promotion and relegation.

Santander to close one fifth of UK branches amid online switch

Spanish bank Santander announced Wednesday plans to close one fifth of its UK branches, impacting 750 jobs, as the switch to online banking gathers pace.

Samaranch unruffled by China links on eve of IOC presidential vote

Juan Antonio Samaranch Junior dismissed suggestions on Wednesday that it was unfair two Chinese members who sit on a foundation board with the Spaniard could vote for him in the International Olympic Committee presidential election.

Ohtani hits home run as Dodgers sweep Cubs in Tokyo

Shohei Ohtani hit a home run but Roki Sasaki had a wobbly Major League Baseball debut as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Chicago Cubs 6-3 in Tokyo on Wednesday.

Italy says six dead, 40 missing after migrant shipwreck

Six people died and 40 are missing after a migrant shipwreck in the Mediterranean, the United Nations said Wednesday, as Italian authorities searched for survivors off the island of Lampedusa.

Algerian boxer Khelif 'not intimidated' by Trump as she targets second Olympic gold in LA

Algerian Olympic boxing champion Imane Khelif, at the centre of a gender row at the Paris Games, is targeting a second gold in Los Angeles and says she will not be intimidated by Donald Trump.

Record numbers forced to flee climate disasters: UN

Hundreds of thousands of people were forced to flee climate disasters last year, the United Nations said Wednesday, highlighting the urgent need for early warning systems covering the entire planet.

'Living in dictatorship': Istanbul mayor's arrest sparks anger

"We're living in a dictatorship," said Kuzey, an Istanbul shopkeeper after police detained the city's popular opposition mayor Ekrem Imamoglu on corruption allegations.

French billionaire Bollore targeted in fraud case over Africa ports

Groups from five African countries filed fraud and corruption complaints Wednesday accusing French billionaire Vincent Bollore and one of his sons of illegally obtaining and benefitting from port concessions.

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