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Gunman murders at least 30 in Thai nursery attack
Bangkok: A former police officer stormed a nursery in Thailand on Thursday, shooting dead at least 30 people, most of them children, before killing himself and his family.The attacker, armed with a shotgun, a pistol and a knife, opened fire on the childcare centre in Nong Bua Lam Phu province at about 12:30 pm (0530 GMT) before fleeing the scene in a pickup truck."The death toll from the shooting incident... is at least 30 people," said Anucha...
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Biden to hail IBM's $20 bln investment announcement
Washington: IBM will host US President Joe Biden Thursday to celebrate the announcement of a $20-billion investment in semiconductors, quantum computing and other cutting-edge technology in New York state, the White House said.The chipmaker "will announce a $20 billion investment over the next decade in R&D and manufacturing of semiconductors, mainframe technology, artificial intelligence and quantum computing," the White House said.Biden is...
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Gun attack in Mexico leaves at least 18 dead
Mexico City: Gunmen in southern Mexico stormed a town hall and killed the mayor in a broad daylight attack that left at least 17 others dead on Wednesday, authorities said.In a statement, the Guerrero state prosecutor's office pledged to arrest those responsible for killing both the mayor of San Miguel Totolapan and his father, also a former mayor.Local TV footage showed the facade of the municipal building riddled with bullets while people were...
Kuwait's delegation visits Saudi Justice Ministry to review digitizing documents
Kuwait's delegation visits Saudi Justice Ministry to review digitizing documents
Riyadh: Minister of Justice, Minister of State for Nazaha (Integrity) Enhancement and Minister of Awqaf (Endowment) and Islamic Affairs Jamal Al-Jalawi affirmed that the delegation's visit to the Saudi Ministry of Justice is to learn about their experience in digitizing documents to serve and develop Kuwait's work.Al-Jalawi stated to KUNA on Wednesday that the Saudi Ministry of Justice has an excellent experience in the electronic archiving...
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25 dead after wedding bus falls into Indian gorge
At least 25 people were killed after a bus carrying wedding guests veered off the road and fell into a deep gorge in northern India, police said Wednesday.The vehicle was travelling along a treacherous mountain highway in Uttarakhand state when it careened over an edge and plunged at least 500 metres (1,640 feet) with around 45 people onboard."Twenty people have been rescued," the state's top police official Ashok Kumar told AFP.Prime Minister...
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Kuwait secures a seat in ITC council
Kuwait: Kuwait has secured a seat in the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Council to serve its fourth consecutive four-year term.Head of the Kuwaiti delegation and the Chairman of the Information and Technology Authority Omar Al-Omar expressed on Wednesday his joy that Kuwait won this seat in the Plenipotentiary Conference held in Romania, from the 3rd through 14th of October.The Plenipotentiary Conference of the ITC, held every four...
Fahad Al-Obaid the diplomatic attache of the Kuwaiti permanent mission to the UN
Kuwait reaffirms rejection of all terrorism forms
New York: The State of Kuwait has reiterated rejection of all forms of terrorism and violent extremism regardless of their motives, extending full support for regional and international efforts to address terrorism."Terrorism still poses a grave danger in many parts of the world because of its direct threat to international peace and security, therefore I reiterate my country's rejection of all forms of terrorism regardless of their motives and...
The Kuwaiti diplomatic attache Bader Al-Daihani
Kuwait reiterates support to achieving UN SDGs
New York: The State of Kuwait reiterated its support for all international efforts aiming to achieve United Nations Sustainable Development Goals of 2030, stemming from its belief in the importance of such objectives in ensuring a prosperous life for current and future generations worldwide.This came in a speech delivered by the Kuwaiti diplomatic attache Bader Al-Daihani at the second committee discussions of the UN General Assembly, held late...
His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah
Amiri order to reappoint Ahmad Al-Nawaf as Prime Minister
Kuwait: The Amiri Diwan announced on Wednesday His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah has been re-named as the head of the cabinet.It said according to an Amiri Order, His Highness Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad is appointed as the prime minister. He is to be tasked with nominating members of the new cabinet and refer their names "to us to issue a decree for their appointment." The Amiri Order continued, "the prime...
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Blackouts hit 130 million in Bangladesh after grid failure
Dhaka: At least 130 million people in Bangladesh were without power on Tuesday afternoon after a grid failure caused widespread blackouts, the government's power utility company said.Bangladesh has suffered a major power crisis in recent month as a result of higher global energy prices following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and has imposed regular service cuts to conserve electricity.But it remained unclear what caused Tuesday's unscheduled...
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WHO warns Haiti cholera toll likely to rise
Geneva: Haiti's cholera outbreak death toll is likely "much higher" than reported and cases are expected to rise, the WHO said Tuesday, warning the country's multiple crises would complicate response efforts.The crisis-wracked Caribbean nation said Sunday that at least seven people had died from cholera, raising fresh fears of a resurgent epidemic nearly three years after Haiti's last confirmed case.Multiple suspected cases have been detected in...
2022 Nobel Prize in Physics winners (Up L-R) French experimental physicist Alain Aspect, US theoretical and experimental physicist John Francis Clauser and Austrian quantum physicist Anton Zeilinger
French-US-Austrian trio win physics Nobel for quantum mechanics work
Stockholm: A trio of physicists on Tuesday won the Nobel Prize for discoveries in the field of quantum mechanics that have paved the way for quantum computers, networks and secure encrypted communication.Alain Aspect of France, John Clauser of the United States and Austria's Anton Zeilinger were honoured "for experiments with entangled photons, establishing the violation of Bell inequalities and pioneering quantum information science," the...
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Sri Lanka's President Anura Kumara Dissanayake arrives for the opening ceremony of the country's tenth parliament at the national parliament in Colombo on November 21, 2024. -- AFP
Sri Lanka president makes U-turn on IMF bailout
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DHAKA: This handout photo shows nobel laureate and chief adviser of Bangladesh’s interim government Muhammad Yunus (right) with former premier and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Khaleda Zia at a reception to mark the country’s Armed Forces Day in Dhaka. – AFP
Bangladesh ex-PM Zia makes her first public appearance in 6 years
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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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CALIFORNIA: A giant Google logo is seen at Google’s Bay View campus in Mountain View, California where the ‘Made by Google’ media event was held. The US government late November 20, 2024 asked a judge to order the dismantling of Google by selling its widely used Chrome browser in a major antitrust crackdown on the Internet giant. — AFP
US calls for breakup of Google, Chrome
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How AI and cloud may delay the shift to clean energy