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Egypt train collision kills 32 passengers
TAHTA, Egypt: A collision between two trains killed at least 32 passengers and left more than 100 injured Friday in southern Egypt, a country plagued by fatal rail accidents widely blamed on crumbling infrastructure and poor maintenance. President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi pledged tough punishment for those responsible for the crash, which came as his government wrestles with another major transport challenge, a giant container ship blocking the Suez...
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US President Biden ‘doing fine’ after stumbling up Air Force One: White House
US President Joe Biden stumbled twice before falling on the steps while boarding Air Force One on Friday, but White House officials said he was “just great.”“He is doing fine. He is doing just great,” Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters aboard Air Force One.Biden, 78, stumbled once as he was boarding the presidential airplane. In his trademark jog up the steps, Biden appeared to trip twice before stumbling to the...
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Four new faces in Cabinet as new ministries formed
KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on Tuesday issued a decree forming the new government under the chairmanship of HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah.The decree of the government lineup is as following: Sheikh Hamad Jaber Al-Ali Al-Sabah was appointed as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense; Abdullah Youssef Abdurrahman Al-Roumi as Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Justice and...
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Opposition MPs, activists vow to support MP Dahoum
By B IzzakKUWAIT: A large number of opposition lawmakers and activists yesterday declared their total support for leading opposition MP Bader Al-Dahoum, who is facing a crucial ruling by the constitutional court that could nullify his election to the National Assembly. They said that Dahoum is being targeted because he is a leading reformist who is feared by the "forces of corruption", and threatened that if his membership in the Assembly is...
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Kuwait auditors object to transactions worth KD 281m
KUWAIT: Kuwait's State Audit Bureau examined 2,647 financial transactions between April 2020 and February 2021 with a value of KD 2.8 billion ($9.2 billion), and disapproved 113 transactions valued at KD 281 million ($928 million), a SAB official said yesterday. Loulwa Al-Fozan, auditor at the social affairs department, said in a statement 92 percent of transactions worth KD 2.6 billion ($8.5 billion) were related to government budgets, and the...
LONDON: Chelsea's English midfielder Mason Mount (center) runs with the ball during the English Premier League football match between Chelsea and Manchester United at Stamford Bridge yesterday. - AFP
Man Utd draw blank again at Chelsea
Bale stars for Spurs Arsenal hit back to beat Leicester Fulham held at Palace LONDON: Chelsea's English midfielder Mason Mount (center) runs with the ball during the English Premier League football match between Chelsea and Manchester United at Stamford Bridge yesterday. - AFPLONDON: Manchester United were left frustrated by a VAR penalty controversy in their 0-0 draw at Chelsea, while the revitalized Gareth Bale struck twice in Tottenham's...
BEDFORD: Soldiers from the British Army's Yorkshire Regiment carry the coffin of Captain Tom Moore during his funeral service at Bedford Crematorium yesterday. — AFP n
UK bids farewell to lockdown hero as US backs rescue plan
BEDFORD: Soldiers from the British Army's Yorkshire Regiment carry the coffin of Captain Tom Moore during his funeral service at Bedford Crematorium yesterday. — AFPLONDON: Britain said farewell yesterday to fundraising war veteran Captain Tom Moore who died from coronavirus earlier this month, as the US pushed forward with a massive recovery plan for its COVID-battered economy. A vast $1.9 trillion package - including $1,400 payouts to most...
SANTA FE DE ANTIOQUIA, Colombia: Beekeeper Gildardo Urrego shows poisoned bees at his apiary on Jan 31, 2021. — AFP
Colombia apiarists say avocado buzz is killing bees
SANTA FE DE ANTIOQUIA, Colombia: Beekeeper Gildardo Urrego shows poisoned bees at his apiary on Jan 31, 2021. — AFPARMENIA, Colombia: For the second time in two years, Gildardo Urrego is scooping up piles of dead bees after an invisible evil invaded his hives in northwest Colombia, wreaking havoc among his swarms. Urrego has no proof, but he suspects the culprit is pesticides which have been fuelling a commercial avocado and citrus boom in the...
YOKOHAMA: In this file photo taken on Aug 7, 2016, performers dressed as Pikachu, the popular animation Pokemon series character, perform in the Pikachu parade. — AFP rn
I choose you! Pokemon turns 25
YOKOHAMA: In this file photo taken on Aug 7, 2016, performers dressed as Pikachu, the popular animation Pokemon series character, perform in the Pikachu parade. — AFPTOKYO: Twenty-five years after Pokemon first began delighting children and adults alike, the phenomenon is still capturing hearts, with smartphone craze Pokemon Go enjoying record success in virus-hit 2020. The augmented-reality game raked in $1 billion in just the first 10 months...
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Aussie sheep sheds huge coat after years on the lam
This recent undated handout photo shows “Baarack”, a wild sheep who was found wandering the wilderness of the Australian bush with a huge 35-kilogram of fleece. — AFP photosA wild sheep found wandering the wilderness of the Australian bush has been sheared of a huge 35-kilogram coat after an estimated five years of unchecked growth. Struggling under a filthy fleece caked with years of mud and tangled debris, Baarack was spotted in a...
In this file photo Lead Actress nominee for “A Star is Born” and Original Song nominee for “Shallow” from “A Star is Born” singer/songwriter Lady Gaga arrives for the 91st Oscars Nominees Luncheon at the Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills. — AFP
Lady Gaga’s dogs safely returned
In this file photo Lead Actress nominee for “A Star is Born” and Original Song nominee for “Shallow” from “A Star is Born” singer/songwriter Lady Gaga arrives for the 91st Oscars Nominees Luncheon at the Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills. — AFPLady Gaga’s two French bulldogs which were stolen at gunpoint in Hollywood have been safely returned, Los Angeles police said on Friday. Koji and Gustav were seized after an employee...
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Firemen battle blaze at Subhan warehouse
Subhan, Mubarak Al-Kabeer, Salmiya, Ardiya and backup fire centers battled a fire at a Subhan warehouse. No injuries were reported.
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Adel Al-Saadoun shows Kuwait Times the books he uses as resources. -- Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat
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Kuwait marks Press Freedom Day
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DUBAI: A car drives along a flooded street on May 2, 2024, as heavy rains returned to the United Arab Emirates. - AFP
Schools, offices shut as heavy rain returns to UAE