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Indonesia boy, 6, rescued from quake rubble after two days
A six-year-old boy has been pulled from the rubble of a deadly Indonesia earthquake after spending two days trapped under debris without food or water, in a "miracle" rescue. The dramatic rescue captured on camera Wednesday evening revived hopes that survivors could still be pulled alive from the wreckage days after the strong tremor that hit the West Java town of Cianjur on Monday, killing at least 271 people."Once we realised Azka was alive...
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‘Twitter becoming taboo’: Celebs look for exit strategies
It has become the common refrain of the moment on Twitter-something along the lines of: “In case this is the end, please find me at...” For some Twitter celebrities, particularly those working in politics and crypto-finance, the potential demise of the platform under Elon Musk’s erratic stewardship is a serious problem. “As a backup plan, follow me on Instagram @AOC - it’s really me there,” tweeted US Congresswoman Alexandria...
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Trump Twitter account reappears after Musk poll
Donald Trump's Twitter account was reinstated Saturday after the platform's new owner Elon Musk ran a poll in which a narrow majority of voters supported the move, days after the former US president announced another White House bid.Trump was banned from the platform early last year for his role in the January 6 attack on the US Capitol by a mob of his supporters seeking to overturn the results of the 2020 election."The people have spoken. Trump...
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Qatar bans beer sales at World Cup stadiums
Qatar has barred the sale of beer in fan zones at World Cup stadiums in an abrupt U-turn on alcohol policy just 48 hours before the tournament begins.The Gulf state restricts the sale of alcohol to high-end hotels but agreed to allow the sale of Budweiser — one of the World Cup’s biggest sponsors — in designated areas outside the eight stadiums hosting games.However, according to two people briefed on the organisers’ thinking, there has...
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First privately built Indian space rocket launches
The first privately developed Indian rocket lifted off into the upper reaches of the atmosphere on Friday, in another milestone in the country's push to become a major space power.The half-tonne Vikram-S rocket launched before midday local time and travelled in an arc, live footage from the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) showed. It safely splashed down into the sea six minutes later, according to the agency.The rocket, developed by...
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Travel-weary Saudi superfan awaits World Cup at 'home'
For the past two decades, Bader Turkistani has criss-crossed the globe to cheer on the Saudi national football team, leading crowds in poetic chants that have made him a social media star. This year's World Cup in neighbouring Qatar, by contrast, has the feel of a home game: Doha is a mere two-hour flight from his base in Jeddah, on the Red Sea coast.The close proximity has Turkistani dreaming of a ferocious turnout by football-mad Saudis, the...
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Elon Musk demands Twitter staff commit to 'long hours' or leave
Twitter's new boss Elon Musk has asked staff to choose by Thursday between being "extremely hardcore" and working intense, long hours, or losing their jobs, according to an internal memo seen by AFP. The Tesla tycoon has come under fire for radical changes at the social media company, which he bought for $44 billion late last month.He has fired half of the company's 7,500 staff, scrapped a work-from-home policy, and imposed long hours, all while...
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Kuwait Environmental Lens team: Kuwait is full of diverse migratory birds
KUWAIT: Head of the Kuwait Environmental Lens team Rashed Al-Hajji said Wednesday that Kuwait is considered one of the most diverse countries with birds, as the list of birds reached 415 species, with their numbers reaching thousands. Speaking to KUNA, Al-Hajji added that the season of bird migration begins at the start of autumn and the end of summer in September, when most birds return to Africa coming from the north of the globe after the day...
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99 % of Kuwait International Airport workers are Kuwaitis
KUWAIT: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said that over 99 percent of the total workers in Kuwait International Airport are Kuwaitis. Kuwaiti employees in the operations, maintenance, and engineering departments, including women, run all kinds of operations in the airport, deputy director general for Kuwait International Airport affairs Saleh Al-Faddaghi told KUNA on Tuesday. Saleh Al-FaddaghiThe directorate has modern programs...
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In World Cup tempest, an oasis of calm for fans with autism
The calm and quiet is a stark contrast to the roar of a World Cup football stadium. But it is quite deliberate.For the first time at the tournament, special "sensory rooms" have been created at three stadiums in Qatar where children, teens and young adults with autism or similar disabilities can retreat when the big-match atmosphere becomes too much.FIFA president Gianni Infantino has said Qatar 2022 will be "the most accessible World Cup ever"....
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KDIPA: new direct investments worth KD 106.1 million
KUWAIT: Kuwait Direct Investment Promotion Authority (KDIPA) announced that it attracted KD 106.1 million ($322 million) in new direct investments during the fiscal year 2021-22, bringing its total cumulative investments to about KD 1.309 billion (about $3.9 billion) from January 2015 until the end of March 2022.In a press statement on Monday, the authority said that most of these investments focus on the services sector, topped by information...
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Ronaldo claims he is being forced out of Man Utd
Cristiano Ronaldo said he felt "betrayed" by Manchester United as he claimed manager Erik ten Hag and other senior executives are trying to force him out of the club in an explosive interview on Sunday."I don't have respect for him because he doesn't show respect for me," Ronaldo said of Ten Hag in an interview with the Piers Morgan Uncensored TV show. "Not only the coach, but another two or three guys around the club. I felt betrayed."When...
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Crackdown on visa violators
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Kuwait expands ‘open door’ policy to virtual domain
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Minister of Municipal Affairs Dr Noura Al-Mashaan and Head of the Municipal Council Abdullah Al-Mahari inspect the Darwazat Abdulrazzaq project. – KUNA photos
Darwaza Abdulrazzaq project set to reopen
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Interior cracks down on residency violators
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Saudi energy minister announces discovery of multiple oil, gas fields