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Air quality monitoring stations record rise in particulate matter
By Faten OmarKUWAIT: The Environment Public Authority (EPA) has advised citizens and residents who suffer from respiratory diseases to avoid staying in open areas for long periods, announcing air quality monitoring stations have recorded a rise in fine particulate matter above permissible limits. The authority explained this rise coincided with the change in climatic conditions in the country, with northwesterly wind speed exceeding 60 km per...
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More than half of marriages end in divorce in Kuwait
KUWAIT: A report by The Economist magazine has shown divorce cases are rising in many Arab countries, as many women are now initiating divorce procedures compared to previous years.“ Divorced women have been previously criticized, but today they are challenging traditions at courts and other places, as divorce rates have been rising in Arab countries, while they are decreasing in Western countries,” the report said.In Egypt, for example,...
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Why do children bully each other?
By Majd OthmanKUWAIT:  Bullying in schools has become a critical issue that threatens the mental health safety of students and the proper functioning of the teaching process, as this issue affects the psychology of students and prevents them from studying and achieving academic excellence and from establishing close and solid friendships among them. Specialists and educators have warned the dangers that arise from this issue and the increase in...
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Webb telescope captures images of Orion Nebula
WASHINGTON: The wall of dense gas and dust resembles a massive winged creature, its glowing maw lit by a bright star as it soars through cosmic filaments. An international research team on Monday revealed the first images of the Orion Nebula captured with the James Webb Space Telescope, leaving astronomers “blown away.” The stellar nursery is situated in the constellation Orion, 1,350 light-years away from Earth, in a similar setting in which...
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Why letting your child be bored is a good idea
By Majd OthmanKUWAIT: Modern methods of parenting and education usually advise parents to fill their children’s time usefully with activities to develop their skills and not waste their time with useless distractions. But recent report showed that filling in children’s daily routines with activities is not necessarily a good idea, according to clinical psychologist Pascaline Bobinelle.The report explains that leaving a child alone by himself...
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Thai pop-up wins fans with crunchless cricket burgers
BANGKOK:  There’s no crunch or crackle, but crickets are on the menu at one Bangkok pop-up serving fusion bug burgers, demonstrating the latest way to incorporate the protein-rich meat into food—direct from Thailand’s farms. Already catching headlines as a meat alternative, the edible insect market is expected to grow into a billion-dollar global industry in the coming years with many adopting creepy-crawlies into their diets as a result...
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Pollution in Kuwait, a worrying health threat
By Majd Othman KUWAIT: A recent report indicated that Kuwait City ranked eighth globally and first in the Arab world, in the list of the most polluted cities, according to the American Air Quality Index (AQI), published by the Swiss company IQ Air, which measured the presence of five major pollutants — ozone, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide and particulate matter.The report showed that multiple reasons come together to...
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‘Didn’t understand my suffering’: When children get migraines
PARIS: Maiwenn Colleaux was 14 when she first started getting migraines, and they immediately turned her life upside down. “When I had an attack, I could no longer go out, my social life stopped, I couldn’t go to school,” said Maiwenn, who is now 18. “Inevitably you feel different to the other children, who didn’t understand my suffering and thought I just had a simple headache,” she told a press conference in France on Thursday.Her...
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Dry heatwave predicted for autumn in Kuwait
KUWAIT: Kuwait is expected to go through a hot and dry spell this autumn as a result of the climate change that has been taking place across the globe. While a sporadic mix of cold and wet days with the danger of heavy rains and flood across the region has also been part of the region’s weather forecast, this is countered with a warmer autumn  this year, compared to the previous years. 
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Divorcees, experts weigh in as Kuwait divorce rate rises
By Chidi Emmanuel and Sahar MoussaKUWAIT: Leaning in the back of a car near the Family Court in Mahboula, Sylvia Thomas could not contain her emotions as she narrated her ordeal. “If anyone could have told me I will end up like this, I wouldn’t have believed them. I spent a lot of money to bring him here (in Kuwait). As soon as he started working, things went from bad to worse. The abuses and insults were terrible,” Sylvia, an African...
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Around 76.4% of unemployed Kuwaitis under 29 years of age
KUWAIT: The Central Statistical Bureau (CSB) issued a report during the second week of August 2022 on unemployed Kuwaitis according to the Civil Service Commission data as on 30/06/2022. Their number reached 8,318 versus 7,668 unemployed on 30/06/2021. They represent about 1.8 percent of the total number of Kuwaiti workers, estimated at 455,700 as on 30/06/2021, according to the Public Authority for Civil Information (PACI). This means the...
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UN ends session on high seas biodiversity without a treaty
WASHINGTON: UN member states ended two weeks of negotiations Friday without a treaty to protect biodiversity in the high seas, an agreement that would have addressed growing environmental and economic challenges. After 15 years, including four prior formal sessions, negotiators have yet to reach a legally binding text to address the multitude of issues facing international waters-a zone that encompasses almost half the planet. “Although we did...
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TUNIS: President of Tunisia Kais Saied receives Kuwaiti Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdullah Al-Yahya. — KUNA
Tunisian president receives Kuwaiti foreign minister