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N. Korea ICBM launch appears to have failed, Seoul says
Seoul: North Korea unsuccessfully fired an intercontinental ballistic missile during a new salvo of launches Thursday, the South Korean military said, with Washington urging all nations to enforce sanctions on Pyongyang.In response to the launches, South Korea and the United States said they would extend their ongoing joint air drills, the largest-ever such exercises -- a move Pyongyang immediately branded "an irrevocable and awful...
LONDON: The Bank of England will likely hold its interest rates at their current record lows tomorrow as it weighs runaway inflation against the possible economic impact of the Omicron coronavirus variant.n
BoE hikes rate by biggest amount in 33 years
London: The Bank of England on Thursday hiked its interest rate 0.75 percentage points, the biggest increase in 33 years, to fight inflation set to peak around 11 percent in recession-hit Britain.The BoE voted to lift borrowing costs to three percent, the highest level since the 2008 global financial crisis and said Britain was in a recession set to last until the mid-2024.
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Pfizer-BioNTech to test combined Covid and flu vaccine
Frankfurt: Pfizer-BioNTech said Thursday they will test a combined coronavirus and influenza vaccine, which could potentially pave the way for better inoculation uptake for both illnesses.The companies said in a statement the mRNA-based combination vaccine candidate was set to progress to a phase one trial in the United States with 180 volunteers.
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Kuwait affirms support to UNHCR, refugee rights to return home
New York: The State of Kuwait has reaffirmed support to the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) for the return of refugees to their homes or their settlement in many countries around the world, while asserting importance of protection of refugees.Kuwait affirms importance of protecting UNHCR workers, some 25 percent of them work in hazardous locations, attache Rashed Al-Abhoul addressed UN General Assembly's third committee, Wednesday evening, discussing...
Al Musaibeeh and Al Suwailem during the press conference
Zain Strategic Partner of VO to empower youth talents
Kuwait: Zain, the leading digital service provider in Kuwait, announced a strategic partnership with VO, the first Kuwait-based integrated youth platform for incubating young talents, aiming towards scaling the impact of youth initiatives developed and executed by the non-profit incubator.The announcement came during the press conference held at the VO Creative Hub in Ardiya, attended by Zain Kuwait’s Corporate Relations Department Manager...
Kuwait parliament OKs requests to address cases namely corruption files
Kuwait parliament OKs requests to address cases namely corruption files
KUWAIT: The National Assembly during its regular session on Tuesday approved a number of letters addressed by chiefs of commissions to tackle a long list of issues such as combating corruption and relevant files.One letter was addressed by the Minister of State for National Assembly Affairs, Minister of State for Housing Affairs and Urban Development Ammar Al-Ajmi, requesting rapid examination of bills on amending the penal code and the conflict...
KEF Chairman Masoud Hayat and Zain’s team award the winners of the first round
Zain sponsors second Kuwait Equestrian Federation League
Kuwait: Zain, the leading digital service provider in Kuwait, announced its gold sponsorship of the second season of the Kuwait Equestrian Federation League - Showjumping Tour in collaboration with the Kuwait Olympic Committee and Public Authority for Sport. The competition’s first round kicked-off recently at the Kuwait Riding Center (KRC) at Sabhan, attended by many showjumpers from across local clubs, as well as huge crowds of equestrian...
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'Black Adam' stays atop N.America box office
Los Angeles: Warner Bros.' film "Black Adam" remained atop competition for the second weekend running, hauling in a modest estimated $27.7 million in North American box office receipts, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported Sunday.A feature that explores the origin story behind 2019's "Shazam," the DC Comics superhero, "Black Adam" stars Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson as a former slave bestowed with special powers.Coming in second for the...
People walk along a mud-covered street in Noveleta, Cavite province on October 30, 2022, a day after Tropical Storm Nalgae hit.
Philippines storm death toll jumps to 98
Noveleta: The death toll from a storm that battered the Philippines has jumped to 98, the national disaster agency said Monday, with little hope of finding survivors in the worst-hit areas.Just over half of the fatalities were from a series of flash floods and landslides unleashed by Tropical Storm Nalgae, which destroyed villages on the southern island of Mindanao on Friday.Mindanao is rarely hit by the 20 or so typhoons that strike the...
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Two ships loaded with grain leave Ukraine: marine traffic website
Istanbul: Two cargo ships loaded with grain and other agricultural products on Monday left Ukrainian ports, according to a marine traffic website.The ships, Admiral de Ribas and Mount Baker, left port days after Russia suspended its participation in an agreement that allowed vital grain shipments to pass through the Black Sea.Twelve ships were due to leave Ukrainian ports on Monday and four were to head to the country, according to the Joint...
A supporter of Brazilian former President (2003-2010) and candidate for the leftist Workers Party (PT) Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva celebrates after her candidate won the presidential runoff election at the Cinelandia square in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on October 30, 2022.
Brazil's Lula wins presidential runoff: official result
Rio de Janeiro: Brazil's veteran leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was elected president Sunday by a hair's breadth, beating his far-right rival in a down-to-the-wire poll that split the country in two, election officials said.The former president, who won a third term in office, stood neck and neck with incumbent Jair Bolsonaro throughout a nail-biting count, however he emerged victorious with 50.83 percent of the vote to 49.17 percent for his...
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Kuwait offers sympathy to Iraq after deadly tanker blast
Kuwait: Kuwait on Sunday said it stands by Iraq's side a day after a tanker blast left scores of people either dead or injured east of the capital Baghdad.Kuwait extends its deepest condolences over the loss of life, a foreign ministry statement underlined, wishing a speedy recovery for those wounded in the explosion.
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Bone fragments of the fossil skeleton of 'Lucy' are displayed at the National Museum of Ethiopia in Addis Ababa.--AFP photos
Human ancestor Lucy still has secrets 50 years after discovery
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KUWAIT: Officials and citizens carry the body of Kuwaiti firefighter Abdullah Al-Farsi before he was laid to rest at Sulaibikhat Cemetery on Nov 23, 2024. — KUNA
Kuwait honors martyred fireman
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UFO's in Kuwait?
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People walk past a currency exchange office in Moscow on November 23, 2024. -AFP
Russian ruble hits lowest level since March 2022
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Police personnel detain a an activist during a protest against India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and billionaire businessman Gautam Adani in Chennai on Nov 23, 2024. -- AFP
S&P lowers outlook on three Adani Group entities after US indictment