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K-pop to the rescue? S Korea all-in for scout jamboree closing concert
Tens of thousands of scouts danced, sang and waved glow sticks at a massive K-pop festival in Seoul on Friday, as South Korea sought to salvage a problem-plagued jamboree with “the power of Korean culture”. The quadrennial world jamboree gathered 43,000 scouts in North Jeolla province, but an unprecedented heatwave prompted mass illnesses, US and UK contingents left early amid reports of dire campsite conditions, and a tropical storm finally...
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Kyiv drone hits Crimea munitions depot
MOSCOW: A Ukrainian drone attack on Crimea Saturday blew up an ammunition depot, sparking evacuations on the Moscow-annexed peninsula and halting rail traffic, just five days after drones damaged Russia’s symbolic bridge across the Kerch Strait.Crimea, annexed by Russia in 2014, has been targeted by Kyiv throughout Moscow’s 17-month long Ukraine offensive but has come under more intense, increased attacks in recent weeks. In a...
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Top rice supplier India bans some exports
MUMBAI: The world’s biggest rice exporter India has banned some overseas sales of the grain “with immediate effect”, the government said, in a move that could drive international prices even higher.Rice is a major world food staple and prices on international markets have soared to decade highs as the world grappled with the COVID pandemic, the war in Ukraine and the impact of the El Nino weather phenomenon on production levels. India would...
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G20 ministers fail to agree on fossil fuels roadmap
NEW DELHI: Energy ministers from the group of 20 nations meeting in India Saturday failed to agree on a roadmap to phase down the use of fossil fuels in the global energy mix. A final statement after the meeting did not even mention coal, a major contributor to global warming.The dirty fuel is also a key energy source for many developing economies such as India—the world’s most-populous country—and China, the world’s second-largest...
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Biden evokes AI’s ‘enormous’ risks
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden evoked AI’s “enormous” risk and promise Friday at a White House meeting with tech leaders who committed to guarding against everything from cyber-attacks to fraud as the sector revolutionizes society. “It is astounding,” Biden said, highlighting AI’s “enormous, enormous promise of both risk to our society and our economy and our national security, but also incredible opportunities.”Standing...
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Ruling UK Conservatives suffer vote routs but avoid wipeout
LONDON: Britain’s ruling Conservatives on Friday held the former seat of ex-Prime Minister Boris Johnson, but saw hefty majorities in two other constituencies evaporate as voters responded to scandals during his tenure and high inflation. Rishi Sunak had been expected to become the first prime minister in decades to lose three parliamentary seats in one day. He was spared that humiliation thanks to a narrow victory in the northwest London seat...
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McIntosh, Marchand tipped to shine at swimming world championships
FUKUOKA: With a year to go until the Paris Olympics, swimming’s top stars are aiming to make a splash at the world championships starting Sunday in the Japanese city of Fukuoka. Serial winners like American Katie Ledecky and Australian Ariarne Titmus will be joined by a new generation of champions including Canadian teen Summer McIntosh and France’s Leon Marchand. But several of the sport’s biggest names will not compete for reasons ranging...
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Japan’s inflation accelerates to 3.3% in June
TOKYO:  Japan’s consumer prices rose 3.3 percent year-on-year in June, with the pace of inflation accelerating from the 3.2 percent recorded in May, government data showed Friday. The latest data—which matched market expectations—comes ahead of the Bank of Japan’s (BoJ) monetary policy meeting next week. Most market watchers expect the central bank to keep its super-loose monetary easing policy in place.Stripping out fresh food and...
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NBK launches enhanced IVR services
KUWAIT: National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) always seeks to provide innovative and advanced digital banking products and services to better meet all customers’ needs. In this context, the bank announced the launch of its enhanced Interactive Voice Response (IVR) services, which aim to enrich customers’ banking experience by adopting the latest technologies in this field, thus making transactions safer, faster and more convenient.The enhanced IVR...
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Rising climate risks fuel surge in US home insurance costs
WASHINGTON: When Jack Hierholzer moved back to Pensacola in the Florida panhandle, it felt like a homecoming. “My kids were born in Pensacola, and so we have a lot of friends in the neighborhood, we have some family here,” he told AFP in a phone interview.But less than three years later, he’s thinking of leaving the city after seeing his home insurance premium more than triple to $6,500 -- due in part to the rising costs to insurers of...
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Kuwaiti wins silver in Karate championship
KUALA LUMPUR: Kuwaiti karateka Mohammad Hussein won the silver medal in the Asian Karate Federation (AFK) Senior Championships, held in Malaysia. According to AFK on Saturday, Hussein competed against a Japanese karateka on Friday in the solo Kata category, adding that the Japanese opponent won the gold medal by a 3.42 to 2.42. Melaka city is hosting the 19th edition of the tournament from 21 to 23 July, with the participation of 400 athletes...
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Barca teen Dragoni face of new era at World Cup for Italy
MILAN: The World Cup marks the dawn of a new era for Italy’s women with teenage Barcelona midfielder Giulia Dragoni the exciting face of a fresh chapter. Long-time captain Sara Gama, 34, was left out of Milena Bertolini’s squad as the Italy coach made space for emerging talent. Dragoni booked her spot on the plane to Australia and New Zealand after impressing on her debut aged 16 as a substitute in a recent goalless draw with Morocco.The...
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