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Oil producers' decisions in Vienna meeting for market balance: Kuwait
Kuwait: OPEC+ oil producers during their meeting in Vienna Wednesday will examine crude market conditions and take decisions for ensuring oil flow to the market and its balance, the Kuwaiti oil minister said on Tuesday.The forecast decision by the key crude producers will serve interests of both producers and consumers, said Dr. Mohammad Al-Fares, also the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs and the Acting Minister of...
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Bird flu strikes S.Africa's endangered penguins
Cape Town: Close to thirty African penguins have died due to avian flu since mid-August at Boulders beach near Cape Town, a crucial breeding site in South Africa.Twenty-eight of the endangered seabirds have "either died or caught the disease and needed to be put down because of it" Dr David Roberts, a clinical veterinarian from the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB) told AFP.SANCCOB is working in a joint...
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Kim Kardashian pays $1.26 mn for unlawful crypto promo
Washington: US reality star Kim Kardashian has agreed to pay a $1.26 million fine after unlawfully pushing a cryptocurrency on Instagram without revealing that she was paid to do so, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced Monday.The agency accused Kardashian, who has 331 million followers on Instagram -- making her one of the top ten most followed people on the global social network -- of failing to disclose that she was paid $250,000...
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Kuwait stands in solidarity with Indonesia following football match incident
Kuwait: Kuwait's Foreign Ministry stated Monday that it stands in solidarity with Indonesia following football match incident that killed and injured many.In a statement, the ministry expressed its condolences and solace to the government and people of Indonesia, and wished those injured a swift recovery.
Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr. Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah and newly-elected President of the (ICRC), Mirjana Spoljaric Egger
Kuwaiti FM congratulates newly-elected ICRC Pres.
Kuwait: Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr. Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah, on Monday, congratulated on a phone call the newly-elected President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Mirjana Spoljaric Egger.In a statement, the foreign ministry stated that Sheikh Ahmad Al-Nasser praised the committee's efforts, achievements and humanitarian activities, appreciating the level of cooperation and coordination between Kuwait and...
People walk amongst debris in the stands at Kanjuruhan stadium days after a deadly stampede following a football match in Malang, East Java on October 3, 2022.
32 children died in Indonesia stadium stampede: ministry official
Jakarta: At least 32 children died in the Indonesia stadium stampede that killed 125 people, an official at the women's empowerment and child protection ministry told AFP Monday."From the latest data we received, out of 125 people who died in the accident, 32 of them were children, with the youngest being a toddler age three or four," said Nahar, who like many Indonesians only goes by one name.
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UK's new govt makes major tax U-turn after uproar
Britain's beleaguered finance minister on Monday announced a dramatic U-turn on a tax cut announced as part of an economic package that has bombed with the markets, electorate and his party.The change of course by Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng, and by Prime Minister Liz Truss, raised questions about their right-wing project less than a month after she succeeded Boris Johnson."We get it, and we have listened," Kwarteng said on...
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Germany, Denmark, Norway to give Ukraine howitzers
Berlin: Germany, Denmark and Norway will supply Ukraine with 16 armoured howitzer artillery systems from next year, Berlin said Sunday, as Kyiv seeks heavier weapons to boost its fightback against Russia.The announcement came after German Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht visited Ukraine this weekend for the first time since Moscow's invasion in February.Germany, Denmark and Norway had agreed to jointly finance the procurement of the Slovakian...
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At least 92 killed in Iran's Mahsa Amini protests: rights group
Paris: At least 92 people have been killed as Iran has cracked down on women-led protests sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini after her arrest by the notorious morality police, the group Iran Human Rights said Sunday.Kurdish Iranian Amini, 22, was pronounced dead on September 16 after she was detained for allegedly breaching rules requiring women to wear hijab headscarves and modest clothes, sparking Iran's biggest wave of popular unrest in...
Pope Francis arrives to meets participants in the public assembly of the General Confederation of Italian Industry on September 12, 2022.
Pope deplores Ukraine annexations, calls for end to war
Vatican City: Pope Francis on Sunday deplored Russia's annexation of Ukrainian territory and called on the Russian leader to stop the war and on Ukraine's president to be open to talks."I deeply deplore the grave situation that has arisen in recent days, with further actions contrary to the principles of international law. It increases the risk of nuclear escalation, giving rise to fears of uncontrollable and catastrophic consequences worldwide,"...
The injured are taken for treatment after a tractor met with an accident at Ghatampur area in Uttar Prdesh’s Kanpur district on October 1, 2022
26 killed as tractor trailer carrying pilgrims crashes in India
Lucknow: A tractor pulling a trolley packed with religious pilgrims in India overturned and plunged into a pond, killing 26 and seriously injuring 16, officials said Sunday.The trailer was carrying around 50 people, mostly women and children, when the incident happened in Kanpur in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh on Saturday, senior local official Sudheer Kumar said."Twenty-six people died in the incident," Kumar said.Traffic accidents are...
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UK's Truss says should have 'laid the ground better' for tax cuts
LONDON: UK Prime Minister Liz Truss on Sunday conceded she should have better prepared Britain for her recent debt-fuelled mini-budget slashing taxes, which sparked market turmoil, dismal headlines and disastrous polls. Less than a month into the job but already mired in a deep crisis, the new Tory leader insisted the controversial plans would return Britain to economic growth, as it grapples with decades-high inflation and imminent recession.As...
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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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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
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Japan's Bank of Japan governor Kazuo Ueda (right) gives a speech at a financial-related event in Tokyo on November 21, 2024. -- AFP
Japan plans $90bn spending in new stimulus package