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A Mickey Mouse statute is displayed in Walt Disney's office during a media tour of the the Walt Disney Archives.
African-born director’s new vision for Berlin cultural magnet
One of the rare African-born figures to head a German cultural institution, Bonaventure Ndikung is aiming to highlight post-colonial multiculturalism at a Berlin arts centre with its roots in Western hegemony. The “Haus der Kulturen der Welt” (House of World Cultures), or HKW, was built by the Americans in 1956 during the Cold War for propaganda purposes, at a time when Germany was still divided.New director Ndikung said it had been located...
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Pediatric occupational therapist details challenges, rewards of job
By Ghadeer GhloumKUWAIT: Pediatric occupational therapist Eman Jaafer Abdullah took Kuwait Times on a journey to explore a day in her life that is almost never without surprises, as she spends most of her time in the company of children, which brings unexpected disruptions, such as getting injured while dealing with children with different abilities and special needs. Kuwait Times discovered the sacrifices that healthcare professionals make,...
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Weeklong ‘Taste of Korea’ event opens in Kuwait
By Faten Omar KUWAIT: The Embassy of the Republic of Korea and Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) held on Monday the grand opening of “Korean Product Week: Taste of Korea” at Monoprix in Assima Mall, bringing signature Korean products to local customers. Speaking at the opening ceremony, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Kuwait Chung Byung-Ha emphasized that food represents culture, and culture can be best understood by...
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Q8 to open first hydrogen refueling station in Rome
ROME: Kuwait Petroleum International (Q8) announced Monday it has laid the foundation of the first hydrogen refueling station in the Italian capital Rome. In a press statement sent to KUNA, the company said that it would “launch the first station to supply hydrogen in Rome in collaboration with the specialized Maire Group”. The announcement was made at a ceremony attended by the company’s representatives in Italy along with Italian...
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Vingegaard v Pogacar duel headlines Tour
BILBAO: Defending champion Jonas Vingegaard leads the Tour de France out of the Basque port of Bilbao on Saturday on a 21-day adventure crammed with peaks, postcard panoramas and an eye-catching showdown on a massive dormant volcano on the 3,404km route to Paris. The 30 mountains on the route lend Vingegaard of Jumbo-Visma an edge over two-time champion Tadej Pogacar backed by a reinforced Team UAE squad.A year ago, Jumbo’s collective strength...
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China calls West’s economic de-risking ‘false proposition’
TIANJIN: Chinese Premier Li Qiang slammed efforts in the West to “de-risk” their economies as a “false proposition” on Tuesday, hitting back against US and EU policy aimed at reducing their reliance on China. The United States and the European Union have in recent months moved to “de-risk” from the world’s second-largest economy. “In the West, some people are hyping up what is called ‘cutting reliance and de-risking’,” Li...
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US EV startup Lordstown files for bankruptcy
NEW YORK: Lordstown Motors, an electric vehicle startup based in the US state of Ohio, said Tuesday it has filed for bankruptcy protection and is suing Foxconn after a protracted dispute with the Taiwanese electronics giant. Specializing in light-duty all-electric pickups, Lordstown said it had filed litigation against Foxconn for “fraud and willful and consistent failure to live up to its commercial and financial commitments to the Company.”...
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Climate protesters target UK TotalEnergies headquarters
LONDON: Climate change campaigners targeted the UK headquarters of oil giant TotalEnergies with paint Tuesday, protesting the French firm’s alleged human rights violations in the construction of a contentious oil pipeline in Uganda. Supporters of the Just Stop Oil activist organization sprayed with black paint the interior lobby of the company’s headquarters in London’s Canary Wharf district, while others daubed orange paint on its...
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Britain, EU sign delayed financial services pact
BRUSSELS: Britain and the European Union signed a long-awaited cooperation pact on financial services regulation on Tuesday in a new sign of improving post-Brexit relations between the two sides. A memorandum of understanding was initially struck in March 2021 but left unsigned until now because of soured relations between post-Brexit London and Brussels over trade rules in the UK territory of Northern Ireland.An EU-British deal known as the...
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Ex-Audi boss avoids jail time after ‘dieselgate’ confession
MUNICH: Ex-Audi CEO Rupert Stadler received a suspended sentence and a fine Tuesday at the end of his “dieselgate” trial in Germany, making him the highest-ranking former executive to be convicted over the emissions cheating scandal that rocked the car industry in 2015. In line with a plea deal agreed last month, Stadler avoided jail time in return for admitting to fraud by negligence. The Munich district court instead handed Stadler a...
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Sierra Leone president leads vote count disputed by opposition
FREETOWN: Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio was leading the results of country’s presidential election with 60 percent of votes counted, the electoral commission said Monday, in a process disputed by the opposition. Bio had garnered 55.86 percent of ballots cast, more than the 55 percent required for victory after Saturday’s first round of voting, the commission said. The incumbent’s 1,067,666 votes put him ahead of his main rival...
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Ahmedabad stadium to host India-Pakistan World Cup cricket clash
MUMBAI: India will host Pakistan’s cricket team for the first time in seven years in the 50-over World Cup in October, the International Cricket Council said Tuesday. The tournament will begin with holders England taking on New Zealand on October 5 at the world’s biggest cricket stadium in Ahmedabad, which will also host the final. The most-awaited clash between rivals India and Pakistan will be played in the same potentially contentious...
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KUWAIT: A voter casts his ballot in the Municipal Council by-elections on May 18, 2024.
Kuwait holds municipal by-elections
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People walk past a housing complex under construction in Beijing on May 17, 2024. -- AFP
China offers to buy up commercial real estate to boost market
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GAZA: A man pushes a wheelchair filled with belongings past garbage piled up near tents set up by displaced Palestinians in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on May 18, 2024. - AFP
Rafah rocked by Zionist brutality