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Musk sees aliens, tunnels in a candlelit G20 vision of the future
Sitting in the dark, wearing a traditional Indonesian batik shirt and surrounded by candles, Elon Musk offered a vision for the future that includes aliens, deep tunnels and rocket tourism.The seemingly disembodied billionaire Twitter owner appeared by video link on Monday to address business leaders in Bali on the sidelines of the G20 summit, only his face and hands visible on an otherwise black screen."We had a power outage three minutes before...
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Banksy unveils Ukraine mural in town bombed by Russia
Banksy, the elusive British street artist, has painted a mural on a bombed-out building outside Ukraine's capital, in what Ukrainians have hailed as a symbol of their country's invincibility. On Friday night the world-famous graffiti artist posted on Instagram three images of the artwork -- a gymnast performing a handstand amid the ruins of a demolished building in the town of Borodyanka northwest of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv.The caption read...
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Bong! Big Ben's back in Britain
Getting up close to Big Ben requires earplugs, and ear defenders over them to be safe. When the 13.7-tonne bell sounds, the vibration hits you in the chest.After a five-year restoration project, the world-famous ringer is back with a bong.The Great Clock towering above Britain's Houses of Parliament is resuming daily operations following the painstaking renovation of more than 1,000 moving parts. When the clock's five cast-iron bells including...
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Qatar robo-jockey camel races hope to draw World Cup crowd
Sitting in a white all-terrain truck, Nasser Al-Marri watched his remote-controlled camel race across the Qatar desert and insisted that his sport makes football pale in comparison. But with Qatar bracing for the arrival of more than one million fans for the World Cup, the camel race track at Al-Shahaniya hopes to get a boost on the back of the world's most popular pastime."Camels are a part of us -- they're our greatest passion," said the...
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US shopkeeper from Syria gets $1 mln after his store sells winning $2.04 bln lottery
A shopkeeper who arrived as an immigrant in the US decades ago has become a millionaire after his store sold a winning lottery ticket worth $2.04 billion, according to media reports.Joseph Chahayed emigrated to Los Angeles from Syria in the 1980s with his wife and two children with about $14,000, CBS reported. Chahayed plans to spend the maximum-possible bonus amount of $1 million on his family, according to CBS.“I never collect welfare, I...
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Saudi light festival tries to sell public on arts push
Dazzling installations have been lighting up the Saudi capital, bringing a taste of the kingdom's push to become a global arts destination to ordinary Saudis -- not just habitual museum-goers. A massive red orb glowing outside the national library, illuminated rods dotting the riverside at a popular picnic spot, and Arabesque designs projected onto the mud-brick walls of a 130-year-old fort -- these are all part of Noor Riyadh, a city-wide...
Kuwait’s Interior Minister Sheikh Talal Al-Sabah. — KUNA
Kuwait interior minister urges GCC unity to confront security threats
RIYADH: It is imperative to build a unified security apparatus across the wider Gulf Arab region as part of efforts to keep potential security threats at bay, Kuwait's interior minister said on Wednesday. Citing his country's "successful" efforts to clamp down on drug-traffickers as a case in point, Sheikh Talal Al-Sabah, who doubles as Kuwait's first deputy prime minister, told his counterparts from Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states...
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Iran hangs man who was already dead: NGO
Iranian authorities hanged a man convicted of drug offences even though he had already been killed in a confrontation with prison officers just prior to his planned execution, an NGO said Monday.The man, named as Nematullah Barahui, was to be hanged with another man also convicted of drug offences in Zahedan prison in southeastern Sistan-Baluchistan province on Sunday, according to Iran Human Rights (IHR), a Norway based organisation.But it cited...
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Kuwait 2nd Arab buyer of real estate in Turkey
Kuwaitis came second on the list of Arab buyers of real estate in Turkey over the last seven years, according to Turkish economic data. Kuwaiti people purchased a total of 8,442 properties during the reporting period, having the second place in view of Arab real estate buyers in Turkey during the period between 2015 and mid-2022, the Turkish Statistical Institute said in its recent figures.Combined property sales to people from 10 Arab countries...
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Planet Earth: 8 billion humans and dwindling resources
UNITED NATIONS: Are eight billion humans too many for planet Earth? As we reach this milestone on November 15, most experts say the bigger problem is the overconsumption of resources by the  wealthiest residents. "Eight billion people, it is a momentous milestone for humanity," said United Nations Population Fund chief Natalia Kanem, hailing an increase in life expectancy and fewer maternal and child deaths."Yet, I realize this moment might not...
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FIFA calls on World Cup teams to 'focus on football' in Qatar
FIFA has called on the teams participating in the controversial Qatar World Cup to "focus on football" and stop "handing out moral lessons" in a letter revealed by Sky News on Thursday."Please let's now focus on the football!" FIFA president Gianni Infantino and secretary general Fatma Samoura said in a letter sent to all 32 World Cup teams. "We know football does not live in a vacuum and we are equally aware that there are many challenges and...
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Rehab for Egypt's 'Britney' stirs talk on women's rights
In past weeks, the story of an Egyptian pop star admitted into a rehabilitation facility has spilled beyond celebrity gossip, and sparked new debate on women's rights in the conservative country. Sherine Abdel Wahab has long been a darling of Arab pop, but recent events have earned her the title of Egypt's Britney Spears -- not for her musical talent but because of her family's efforts to portray her as unfit to manage her own affairs.Her fanbase...
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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