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Gulf states bet on ‘green’ hydrogen
DUBAI: After riding a fossil-fuel boom for decades, Gulf Arab states are eyeing “green” hydrogen as they try to transition their economies and ease the climate crisis at a stroke. Oil producers Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Oman are investing heavily in the climate-friendly fuel in a search for alternative revenues to crude and gas.Green hydrogen, which is the hydrogen created when renewable energy electrolyses water, appears to...
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Kuwait grabs 34 medals at Judo Championships
CAIRO: Kuwait’s tally of medals topped 34 on Friday at the end of the Arab Judo Championships, hosted in the New Alamein city, northwest Egypt, over the past three days. The championship gathered athletes from 61 sporting clubs from 18 Arab countries, including Kuwait, Qadsia, Khaitan and Sulaibikhat from Kuwait.Kuwait SC snatched 18 medals, Qadsia 13, and Khaitan three. Kuwait SC ranked second in the general rating of the junior teams and...
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Zain fantasy football kicks off with KD 10,000 prize pool
KUWAIT: Zain has announced the kick-off of this season’s Dawri Zain Fantasy League; the first-ever local fantasy football game exclusively dedicated to the Kuwaiti Premier League. The winners of the top three places will share a prize pool of KD 10,000 in cash at the end of the season. Last season’s edition of the game was wildly successful, having attracted thousands of local football enthusiasts and Dawri Zain fans. Holders of the top three...
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‘Heinous’ Russian attack on Ukraine kills 7
CHERNIHIV: A Russian missile strike on Ukraine’s northern city of Chernihiv killed seven people and wounded more than 100 on Saturday, in what the UN called a “heinous” attack hours after President Vladimir Putin met Moscow’s top army commanders. “It is heinous to attack the main square of a large city, in the morning, while people are out walking, some going to church to celebrate a religious day for many Ukrainians,” said Denise...
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US mortgage rate hits highest level in 21 years
WASHINGTON: Mortgage rates in the United States have surged to the highest since 2002, said a home loan finance company Thursday, adding pressure to buyers who are already grappling with high costs and low inventory. The popular 30-year fixed-rate mortgage reached 7.09 percent this week, said Freddie Mac in a statement, adding that it last rose above the seven percent threshold in November 2022. The housing market has been reeling since interest...
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Apple megafans celebrate 30 years of tech giant in China
BEIJING: Apple megafans flocked to Beijing’s swish flagship store on Friday as the tech giant kicked off its fourth decade in gadget-mad China — even as it looks to shift some production out of the country. The California-based company held a series of events in Beijing at the first retail store it ever opened in China to mark the milestone of 30 years in the key consumer market.Enthusiasts gathered at the sleek showroom in the commercial...
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Over 2,400 killed in Haiti gang violence in 2023
GENEVA: More than 2,400 people have been killed in Haiti since the start of 2023 amid rampant gang violence, including hundreds killed in lynchings by vigilante mobs, the UN said Friday. The toll comes as clashes in Haiti’s capital of Port-au-Prince this week left 30 residents dead and more than a dozen wounded. “Between January 1 and August 15 of this year, at least 2,439 people have been killed and a further 902 injured,” UN rights office...
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Venezuelans struggle to find power, water amid shortage
CARACAS: Yusmary spends as much as half her weekly wage on water. Isora must go to the black market to get gas cylinders so she can cook. Rodrigo, weary of blackouts, bought portable generators for his home and business. Public utilities offer erratic service in Venezuela, and citizens pay steeply to make up for the shortcomings.When power shuts off and water and gas supplies run dry, people hustle around chaotic private networks to find...
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‘Nervous’ Kane scores on Bundesliga debut; Bayern beat Bremen
BREMEN: England striker Harry Kane admitted he was “nervous” on his Bayern Munich debut, after scoring one and assisting another as his side won 4-0 at Werder Bremen in the season opener on Friday. Kane, who arrived in Germany on Saturday after a 100-million euro ($109 million) move from Premier League side Tottenham, assisted on Leroy Sane’s opener just three minutes in, before scoring midway through the second half.Billed as the missing...
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Prague cancels concert by Russian soprano Netrebko over Ukraine
Prague has cancelled an October concert by Russian soprano Anna Netrebko over her country’s invasion of Ukraine, organizers said Thursday. Netrebko, whose past support for Russian President Vladimir Putin has led to cancellations of several concerts worldwide, was due to perform at Prague’s Municipal House on October 16. The Czech Republic, an EU and NATO member, has been a staunch supporter of Ukraine since Russia’s invasion last year and...
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Belgian university enters new era with Taylor Swift course
From “Alice in Wonderland” to “The Great Gatsby”, “Rebecca” to “Jane Eyre”, the songs of singer-songwriter Taylor Swift are filled with clear and subtle literary references. Now, a literature professor in Belgium has seized on the bookish qualities of Swift’s lyrics to launch a course using the US superstar’s songs to delve into the greats of English writing and the themes of their work.For Elly McCausland, an assistant...
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Cat cafe brings pawsitivity to war-scarred Gaza
A cat cafe in the Gaza Strip aims to “cheer up” Palestinian residents and offer them a respite from the trials of daily life in the blockaded territory, its owner said. At the Meow Cat Cafe which opened this week in Gaza City, owner Nehma Maabad set out food for a clowder of kittens. “Cats, for me, are a refuge that relieves me of psychological stress. So I thought of creating a project that combines serving people with something to cheer...
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ADDIS ABABA: Pedestrians walk past old Lada cars parked and ready to carry goods in the vicinity of a busy market in Addis Ababa. – AFP photos
The last of Ethiopia’s Soviet-era Lada cars
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KUWAIT: Kuwait’s new Amir HH Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah salutes as he swears in before lawmakers as the country’s 17th Amir, at the Kuwaiti parliament, on December 20, 2023 in Kuwait City. - Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Amir’s first year leading Kuwait drives development and unity
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KUWAIT: Cabinet ministers convene for their weekly meeting on Wednesday, December 18, 2024 at at Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium. — KUNA
Cabinet approves MoU with China to accelerate Mubarak Al-Kabeer Port
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SARMADA: Ghazi Mohammed Al-Mohammed, a former detainee in a Damascus prison, poses for a picture with his mother at their home in Idlib province on Dec 14, 2024. - AFP
Assad’s prisoner no 3006 tells his harrowing story
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Floating diwaniya on a yacht trip.
Kuwait’s hidden appeal