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WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden speaks during an address to the nation in the Oval Office at the White House on July 24, 2024. - AFP
Biden says time to pass torch to ‘younger voices’
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad during their meeting at the Kremlin on July 24, 2024. - AFP
Putin meets Assad to discuss Turkey and Zionist entity
WASHINGTON: US Representative Rashida Tlaib protests during Zionist Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to a joint meeting of Congress at the US Capitol on July 24, 2024. - AFP (See Page 5)
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Hamas confounds Zionist forces
GAZA: Senior figures in the Zionist entity’s government have said it is closing in on its war aims of defeating Hamas militarily and the return of captives seized on Oct 7. But Hamas’ survival as a guerrilla force and its sway in Gaza may oversh...
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Two sides of the same coin
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Wishes for the year 1446 AH
If we let our minds think critically about what we hear, most rumors spread for various reasons, especially on social media, would disappear. Always make good use of your brains. If optimism prevailed in our hearts, the flame of rage that drives som...
Social media has stolen children’s reading time
When we were children, before social media appeared and technology developed, the time to read a story was sacred to us. Wonderful stories published by well-known publishing companies occupied our time, and we eagerly anticipated the new editions of...
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Netanyahu urges global alliance against Iranian ‘axis of terror’
KATHMANDU: Relatives of the passengers who died in the Saurya Airlines' plane crash, mourn at a hospital in Kathmandu on July 24, 2024. -- AFP
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Relatives of 18 dead in Nepal plane crash demand answers
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KOLKATA: Gold jewelry kept on display inside a shop in Kolkata. India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on July 23 announced a reduction in custom duty on gold and silver to 6 percent and platinum to 6.4 percent in Budget 2024. -- AFP
India duty cut halts silver, platinum imports from UAE
MUMBAI: India’s silver and platinum imports from the UAE, previously benefiting from concessionary duties under a trade agreement, have ceased as New Delhi’s move to reduce import taxes eliminated the duty arbitrage that bullion dealers were exp...
French economist Gabriel Zucman poses during a photo session in Paris. -- AFP
World’s richest 1% gained $40tn in a decade: Oxfam
PARIS: The world’s richest one percent increased their fortunes by a total of $42 trillion over the past decade, Oxfam said Thursday, ahead of a G20 summit in Brazil where taxing the super-rich tops the agenda. Despite this windfall, taxes on the ...
MOGYOROD: Red Bull Racing’s Dutch driver Max Verstappen stands in the pits during the Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix at the Hungaroring race track in Mogyorod near Budapest. – AFP
Verstappen eyes redemption at Belgian Grand Prix
BELGIUM: A week after ranting on the team radio in Budapest, Max Verstappen heads to the Belgian Grand Prix warned to take “nothing for granted” and advised by Red Bull to give up late-night simulation racing during race weekends. The series lea...
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KUWAIT: Minister of Health Dr Ahmad Al-Awadhi (right) visits the newly inaugurated dialysis unit at Sabah Al-Ahmad Health Center. – KUNA photos
MoH unveils new dialysis unit, medical warehouse

KUWAIT: Minister of Health Dr Ahmad Al-Awadhi confirmed that the opening of the dialysis unit at Sabah Al-Ahmad Health Center (Sector E) on Thursday underscores the ministry’s...
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Riding smart: Motorcycle expert shares safety tips for riders in Kuwait
PARIS: Sheikh Mubarak Faisal Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah is seen with Kuwait's delegation to the Paris 2024 Olympics. — KUNA
Kuwait’s champions ready for Paris 2024 challenge
Dr Adel Al-Adwani
New batch of fake certificates referred to public prosecution
WASHINGTON: Kuwait’s Ambassador to the US Sheikha Al-Zain Al-Sabah (left) is seen during the Kuwait-America Foundation (KAF) National Recognition dinner. — KUNA
KAF ambassadors call on schools to protect children from violence
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KATHMANDU: Relatives of the passengers who died in the Saurya Airlines' plane crash, mourn at a hospital in Kathmandu on July 24, 2024. -- AFP
Relatives of 18 dead in Nepal plane crash demand answers
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OULED ESSI MASSEOUD, Morocco: A shepherd checks his mobile phone sitting on cracked earth at Al-Massira dam in Ouled Essi Masseoud village, some 140 kilometeres (85 miles) south of Casablanca. – AFP
Morocco heatwave kills more than 20 people in 24 hours

RABAT: A heatwave in Morocco has killed at least 21 people in a 24-hour period in the central city of Beni Mellal, the health ministry announced on Thursday.The meteorology...
KARAKUDUK, Kazakhstan: Indira Egenberdieva prepares kumys (a local fermented milk drink) in the village of Karakuduk. -- AFP
Kazakhstan villages go ‘dry’ to combat alcoholism
KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan: People and vehicles wade through the water along a street that was flooded by Typhoon Gaemi in Kaohsiung on July 25, 2024. -- AFP
Typhoon Gaemi hits Chinese seaboard, sinks freighter
HANOI: Vietnamese people queue as they wait outside the national funeral house to pay their respect for the late General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong during the first day of mourning in Hanoi on July 25, 2024. -- AFP
Mourners gather in Vietnam for leader’s funeral
MANILA: This handout photo taken on July 25, 2024 and received from the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) shows rescued crew of oil tanker MT Terra Nova receiving first aid aboard Coast Guard ship Melchora Aquino off Manila Bay.-- AFP
Philippines races to contain oil spill after tanker capsize
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KOLKATA: Gold jewelry kept on display inside a shop in Kolkata. India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on July 23 announced a reduction in custom duty on gold and silver to 6 percent and platinum to 6.4 percent in Budget 2024. -- AFP
India duty cut halts silver, platinum imports from UAE

MUMBAI: India’s silver and platinum imports from the UAE, previously benefiting from concessionary duties under a trade agreement, have ceased as New Delhi’s move to reduce...
French economist Gabriel Zucman poses during a photo session in Paris. -- AFP
World’s richest 1% gained $40tn in a decade: Oxfam
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (center) speaks during the pre-launch of the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty, in the framework of the G20 Ministerial Meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on July 24, 2024. -- AFP
In Rio, G20 finance ministers to mull taxing the super-rich
ARLINGTON, US: Shoppers walk through the Fashion Centre at Pentagon City, a shopping mall in Arlington, Virginia. – AFP
US economic growth regains steam in Q2; inflation slows
People collect their delivered meals ordered online during lunch hour in Beijing on July 24, 2024. -- AFP
China to earmark $41 billion in bond funds to bolster recovery
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PARIS: Australian boxer Tina Rahimi ( C ) takes part in the Australia boxing team training session at the Max Rousie training center in Paris, ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. – AFP
Emerging talents primed for Paris but boxing on the ropes

PARIS: Muhammad Ali, Floyd Mayweather and Lennox Lewis are among the boxing greats who have cut their teeth at the Olympics, with a new generation of fighters eager to follow in...
NEW YORK: (FILES) The NBA logo is seen outside an NBA fan store in New York on July 8, 2024. The NBA announced 11-year global media rights deals with The Walt Disney Company, NBCUniversal and Amazon on Wednesday worth a reported $76 billion and running from the 2025-26 through 2035-36 season. – AFP
NBA signs 11-year media deals worth reported $76bn
MOGYOROD: Red Bull Racing’s Dutch driver Max Verstappen stands in the pits during the Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix at the Hungaroring race track in Mogyorod near Budapest. – AFP
Verstappen eyes redemption at Belgian Grand Prix
PARIS : Poland’s Iga Swiatek takes part in a training session at the Roland-Garros Stadium complex in Paris, ahead of Paris 2024 Olympic Games. – AFP
Iga Swiatek: Clay queen targets Olympic gold
Hussein Al-Musallam with French Sports Minister Amelie Oudea-Castera.
Forum on ‘United Through Sport’
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PARIS: A visitors checks a display with Samsung products during the Samsung Galaxy Unpacked event at the Carrousel du Louvre shopping mall in Paris.- AFP
Samsung Electronics buys British AI tech startup
GENEVA: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman (right) appears on a giant screen, speaking remotely during a keynote with Nicholas Thompson, CEO of The ITU AI for Good Global Summit, in Geneva, in this file photo. – AFP
‘Strawberry’: OpenAI working on new reasoning technology
KUWAIT: Kuwaiti, US and Google officials are seen during the opening of Google Cloud's new offices in the country on July 10, 2024. - KUNA
Google Cloud opens offices in Kuwait for digital transformation
[2016-12-26] "Googleplex", Google Headquarters, Mountain View, California. Google logo on the office building is in this photo
‘Google is broken’: How an algorithm tweak cost livelihoods
Microsoft logo at Microsoft offices in Issy-les-Moulineaux near Paris. – Reuters
EU accuses Microsoft of abusing dominant position with Teams
GENEVA: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman (right) appears on a giant screen, speaking remotely during a keynote with Nicholas Thompson, CEO of The ITU AI for Good Global Summit, in Geneva, in this file photo. – AFP
‘Strawberry’: OpenAI working on new reasoning technology
KUWAIT: Kuwaiti, US and Google officials are seen during the opening of Google Cloud's new offices in the country on July 10, 2024. - KUNA
Google Cloud opens offices in Kuwait for digital transformation
[2016-12-26] "Googleplex", Google Headquarters, Mountain View, California. Google logo on the office building is in this photo
‘Google is broken’: How an algorithm tweak cost livelihoods
Microsoft logo at Microsoft offices in Issy-les-Moulineaux near Paris. – Reuters
EU accuses Microsoft of abusing dominant position with Teams
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This picture shows a general view of a beach as sand is spread to protect against rising sea levels and erosion, in the tourist town of Hammamet, about 65 kilometers southeast of Tunisia's capital.--AFP photos
Tunisia’s sandy beaches eaten away by coastal erosion

In Tunisia’s seaside town of Hammamet, bulldozers diligently shovel sand from a nearby desert onto a popular beach in an attempt to stop it from disappearing due to erosion....
Flamingos float in the wetland near Ain Mlila in northeastern Algeria that remains flush thanks to a steady flow of water, while drought hit nearby areas affecting birds around a dried-up lagoon.--AFP photos
Baby flamingos saved from drought-decimated lake in Algeria
The farmer Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Brihm poses for a portrait in front of his date palm.
Climate change threatens age-old Mauritania date harvest
A man applies sunscreen as he sunbathes in Central Park in the Manhattan borough of New York on July 11, 2024. —AFP
In raging summer, sunscreen misinformation scorches US
Photo shows wardens from the crocodile conservation team next to baby Siamese crocodiles eggs in Cardamom National Park, Koh Kong province.
‘Hope’ as 60 rare Siamese crocodiles hatch in Cambodia
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KUWAIT: A cup of mate is seen on top of a glass display of mate straws or bombillos at the Mate Republic store in Barayeh Salem. — Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Mate Republic: Building community one cup at a time
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Zahra Marwan Bridging cultures through art and storytelling
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The hidden gems on Kuwait’s coast
Snoop Dogg runs on the track with a custom bib number on Day Three 2024 US Olympic Team Trials Track & Field at Hayward Field on June 23, 2024 in Eugene, Oregon.--AFP
US rapper Snoop Dogg to carry Olympic torch
Kitchen chef Eva Leimer poses with a plate of prepared Schnitzel meat at the inn 'Gasthaus Stich'.
Right-wing ‘Schnitzel bonus’ rewards ‘traditional’ Austrian eateries
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Zahra Marwan Bridging cultures through art and storytelling
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The hidden gems on Kuwait’s coast
Snoop Dogg runs on the track with a custom bib number on Day Three 2024 US Olympic Team Trials Track & Field at Hayward Field on June 23, 2024 in Eugene, Oregon.--AFP
US rapper Snoop Dogg to carry Olympic torch
Kitchen chef Eva Leimer poses with a plate of prepared Schnitzel meat at the inn 'Gasthaus Stich'.
Right-wing ‘Schnitzel bonus’ rewards ‘traditional’ Austrian eateries