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Ukrainian Usyk beats British Jousha heavyweight boxing bout

Ukrainian Usyk beats British Jousha in Jeddah's heavyweight boxing bout

JEDDAH: Ukraine's Oleksandr Usyk won his rematch against Anthony Joshua by split decision in Saudi Arabia on Sunday to set up a potential unification bout with Britain's Tyson Fury. The former cruiserweight world champion, who dismantled the holder in London last year, faced an improved Joshua but outboxed him once again in just his fourth heavyweight bout.Usyk, now unbeaten at 20-0, immediately called out Fury, who announced his latest...

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Kuwait deplores Mogadishu hotel attack

Kuwait: The Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry on Saturday voiced Kuwait's condemnation and denunciation of an attack on a hotel in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, which left multiple casualties.In a press statement, the Foreign Ministry restated Kuwait's principled and unswerving position based on decrying violence and terrorism.It also extended its heartfelt condolence and solace to the government and people of Somalia as well as the victims' families,...

A separate ward built with a huge iron dome, constructed in 1893

Royal Observatory Greenwich...historic, scientific monument

London: The Royal Observatory in Greenwich, United Kingdom, is a historic and scientific monument visited by people from across the globe.Commissioned in 1676 during the reign of King Charles II, the observatory is situated on a hill in Greenwich Park southeast of London and overlooking the River Thames to the north. River Thames seen from above the observatoryThe building's main observatory the Flamsteed House has the third oldest red-colored...

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Jaber Hospital has carried out over 100 robot-assisted surgeries

By Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: Head of the Surgery Department at Jaber Hospital and Head of Kuwait Board of General Surgery Dr Sulaiman Al-Mazeedi said the surgical team of Jaber hospital has conducted more than 100 procedures with the use of surgical robots. He said Jaber Hospital is the only general surgery department with a robot in Kuwait, while Sabah Al-Ahmad Urology Center has another robot in a department headed by the pioneer in robot...

This handout photo taken and released on August 20, 2022 by the Philippine Quick Response System shows people receiving medical attention after getting hurt in a crush for educational cash aid ahead of the reopening of schools, in Zamboanga City

Dozens injured in Philippine crush for school cash handout

Manila: Dozens of people were injured in the southern Philippines Saturday in a crush of students and parents seeking a cash handout ahead of the reopening of schools, authorities said.Crowds began gathering outside distribution sites across the country Friday after the government announced financial aid of up to 4,000 pesos ($72) for those struggling to cover educational expenses.In the southern city of Zamboanga, about 5,000 people stood...

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Man Utd agree to sign Real Madrid midfielder Casemiro

London: Manchester United said on Friday they have agreed to sign Real Madrid midfielder Casemiro in a deal worth up to a reported £60 million ($70 million).United manager Erik ten Hag has been desperate to land a defensive midfielder since taking charge at Old Trafford and has finally settled for Casemiro after failing to sign Barcelona's Frenkie de Jong.Troubled United, who sit bottom of the Premier League after embarrassing defeats against...

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Putin allows inspectors to visit Russia-held nuclear plant via Ukraine

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed that a team of independent inspectors can travel to the Moscow-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant via Ukraine, the French presidency said on Friday.The apparent resolution of a dispute over whether inspectors travel to the plant via Ukraine or Russia came as a senior US defence official said Ukraine's forces had brought the Russian advance to a halt."You are seeing a complete and total lack of...

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EU backs new monkeypox jab method to stretch supply

The Hague: The EU's drug regulator on Friday authorised a new technique for monkeypox injections that will allow up to five times more people to be inoculated as supplies of the vaccine run short.The jab can now be given just below the top layer of skin, or intradermally, instead of fully below the skin, or subcutaneously, as it currently is, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) said in a statement.The new method uses just one fifth of the amount...

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Arab League lashes out at German "bullying" against Palestine

Cairo: The Arab League expressed Friday its rejection of German bullying against Palestine and its President Mahmoud Abbas, referring to comments on "Holocaust" used by Abbas to express Zionist crimes committed against Palestinian people.In a statement, the Cairo-based League voiced its denunciation of some unprecedented German reactions that have no convincing or rational justifications for demonizing Palestinians and underestimating their...

permanent Representative at the UN and Other International Organizations in Geneva Ambassador Nasser Al-Hayen and ICRC's President Peter Maurer

Kuwait eyes closer ties with ICRC - diplomat

Geneva: Kuwait is keen on promoting its relations with international humanitarian organizations in general and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in particular, said its permanent Representative at the UN and Other International Organizations in Geneva on Friday.Ambassador Nasser Al-Hayen made the remark to KUNA following a meeting with ICRC's President Peter Maurer at the ICRC's headquarters in Geneva.The meeting aimed at...

Ali Sayed Hussain Sayed Zahid Al-Moosawi

Spread of drugs - a scourge that needs immediate stop!

Written by: Ali Sayed Hussain Sayed Zahid Al-MoosawiRecently, the scourge of drugs became one of the most prominent challenges that is facing the Kuwaiti society. Amid the increasing cases of drug abuse among young people, and the frightening high crime rates caused by the prevalence of fights, murders and attempted murders in the streets and compounds, and high rates of suicide, we believe that it is our duty to talk about this scourge which has...

Deputy Foreign Minister Ambassador Majdi Al-Dhafiri meets with the Charge d'Affairs of the US Embassy Jim Holtsnider

Kuwait Deputy FM, US diplomat discuss bilateral ties

Kuwait: Kuwaiti Deputy Foreign Minister Ambassador Majdi Al-Dhafiri met Thursday with the Charge d'Affairs of the US Embassy in Kuwait Jim Holtsnider.During the meeting, they discussed bilateral ties, in addition to latest regional and global developments.

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