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Russia fines Google and Meta $125m over banned content
Moscow continues to pile pressure on Western social media giantsMOSCOW: A Moscow court on Friday slapped Google with an unprecedented fine of nearly $100 million, while Meta (formerly Facebook) received a fine of $27 million. In recent years Russia has been piling pressure on Western social media giants, with President Vladimir Putin saying those companies were becoming as influential as elected governments.Moscow has repeatedly taken legal...
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NBK Group HR played a key role in implementing bank’s digital agenda
KUWAIT: In 2021, Group Human Resources at the National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) played a key and pivotal role in implementing NBK’s strategic objectives in the midst of the health, economic and social challenges imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The group supported NBK’s digital transformation agenda by implementing a state-of-the-art training program promoting digital culture across the Group.The group also continued to support employees’...
NEW YORK: In this file photo, shoppers stand outside a store in Manhattan. — AFP
US spending rises more slowly in Nov, inflation highest since 1982
Prices continue to march upward, posting the biggest gain since 1982WASHINGTON: American consumers ramped up spending in November but at a slower pace than the prior month, while prices continued to march upward, posting the biggest gain since 1982, according to government data released.The hot housing market also continued to see price pressures amid a shortage of new homes available for buyers, according to the latest monthly figures. Personal...
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French zoo shut after pack of wolves escapes
French authorities in the south of the country have temporarily shut down a zoo after a pack of nine wolves escaped from their enclosure during visiting hours, officials said on Friday. No humans were injured in the incident last weekend at the Trois Vallees zoo in Montredon-Labessonnie in the Tarn region but four of the wolves were shot dead by park workers and five others anaesthetised by local officials on the scene, local official Fabien...
The inside of a Tesla car Model 3 is seen at a Tesla shop inside of a shopping Mall in Beijing. —AFP
Tesla deactivates video games in moving cars
The inside of a Tesla car Model 3 is seen at a Tesla shop inside of a shopping Mall in Beijing. —AFPElectric automaker Tesla will update its vehicle software to prevent drivers from playing video games on the console while the car is in motion, US traffic safety regulators said. “Following the opening of a preliminary evaluation of Tesla’s ‘Passenger Play,’ Tesla informed the agency that it is changing the functionality of this...
Vehicles move past billboards of Bollywood film ‘83’, which is based on India’s first cricket world cup victory in the year 1983, in Mumbai. —AFP
Bollywood replays India’s seminal 1983 cricket triumph
Vehicles move past billboards of Bollywood film ‘83’, which is based on India’s first cricket world cup victory in the year 1983, in Mumbai. —AFPBollywood’s retelling of the 1983 World Cup hit cinemas Friday, recalling a stunning underdog victory that was instrumental in turning India into the cricket-crazy nation it is today. Captained by Kapil Dev, seen now as one of cricket’s best ever players, India began the tournament in...
Photo shows a nativity scene created by local residents. —AFP photos
Nativity scenes light up Slovenian 'Xmas village'
Photo shows a nativity scene created by local residents. —AFP photosDozens of nativity scenes light up the village of Banovci in northeastern Slovenia, drawing throngs of visitors every December. This year, more than 30 homes in the "Christmas village" near the border with Hungary have created creches using materials including wood, beeswax, pastry and rope, displayed on their front porches and yards. "The point we want to make is that the...
Posters of Syria’s President Bashal Al-Assad hang on a building in the central Syrian town of Al-Qaryatain in the Homs province, next to buildings damaged during battles in 2015 between the Islamic State group (IS) and government forces. —AFP photos
Youth exodus takes joy out of Syria Christmas
Posters of Syria’s President Bashal Al-Assad hang on a building in the central Syrian town of Al-Qaryatain in the Homs province, next to buildings damaged during battles in 2015 between the Islamic State group (IS) and government forces. —AFP photosInside a Syrian monastery desecrated by jihadists, Matanios Dalloul stood alone by the shattered altar where a once-thriving community celebrated Christmas before the threat of death drove them...
Photo shows Christmas-themed puppetry in Bantul, Yogyakarta. — AFP photosn
Indonesian community tells the story of Jesus through shadow puppets
Photo shows Christmas-themed puppetry in Bantul, Yogyakarta. — AFP photosA small Indonesian community is celebrating Christmas by performing traditional shadow puppet shows about the birth of Christ as the pandemic shutters most public performances. The country has been hard-hit by COVID with the virus also disrupting the puppet group’s shows. Founder Indra Suroinggeno said it was important to put on the performances - featuring colorful...
Cristina Vazquez, 18 years old, member of the 'Music of Recycling' orchestra, plays violin during a rehearsal.
Spanish orchestra makes music from recycled junk
Argentinean director of the ëMusic of Recyclingí orchestra Victor Gil, poses during a rehearsal in Madrid. — AFP photosCristina Vazquez, a Roma teen who grew up in a Madrid shantytown, never imagined herself playing the violin. But today she is first violinist in an inventive orchestra bringing together two dozen other disadvantaged youths, using instruments made from recycled materials. Her violin is made from colorful soda cans, while a...
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ASCC open-air exhibits complement museums
Exploring ASCCPhotos by Shakir ReshamwalaThe Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salem Cultural Centre (ASCC) is the largest museum complex in the world. It comprises of six museums related to natural history, science and technology, Arab and Islamic science and space. The center is home to some 22 world-class galleries, with over 3,000 exhibits.Apart from the magnificent museums, which we have covered on these pages over the past weeks, the center has other...
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Kuwaitis without third dose can’t travel: Civil Aviation
By B IzzakKUWAIT: Kuwait’s Civil Aviation Department yesterday issued a decision barring Kuwaiti citizens who had taken the second vaccine dose nine months ago from leaving the country unless they take the third booster dose. The decision is effective from January 2.Kuwaiti citizens who had got the second dose nine months and more must get the third vaccine dose to be able to travel, the department said. The decision comes after the council of...
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Deputy Foreign Minister Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah and Kuwait Petroleum Corporation Chief Executive Officer Nawaf Saud Al-Nasser Al-Sabah.
‘Kuwait has its own women’
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KUWAIT: Interior Minister Undersecretary Lt Gen Sheikh Salem Al-Sabah chairs a meeting with assistant undersecretaries on May 16, 2024. – KUNA
MoI warns against disturbances during municipal elections
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KUWAIT: Minister of Social Affairs, Family and Childhood, and Minister of Youth Dr Amthal Al-Huwailah grants four women in the Supreme Council for Family Affairs authority of judicial enforcement on May 16, 2024. -- KUNA
4 women granted judicial enforcement authority by minister
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Kuwait’s upstream sector sees room for growth amid sweeping changes
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MANAMA: Arab leaders pose for a group photo during the 33rd Arab League Summit on May 16, 2024. - AFP
Kuwait slams Zionist aggression