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Brazil seeks next generation of mixed martial arts champions
SAO PAULO: Self-described “nerd” Caio Borralho quit his chemical engineering studies to become a professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter, part of a new generation looking to reinvigorate the sport in Brazil, home of legendary champions. With his good-natured face and glasses, Borralho, 30, does not fit the stereotype of the scowling, pain-inflicting Brazilian behemoths who have made the country famous as a home of Ultimate Fighting...
Researcher displays rare pictures of late Sheikh Ahmad Al-Jaber's visit
KUWAIT: Researcher in Kuwaiti-British relations Essa Dashti displayed, on Tuesday, rare pictures of the first visit of Sheikh Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah to London in 1919. Dashti told KUNA that the opening of the cultural exhibition at Dickson House Museum is coinciding with the current visit of His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishaal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah to the United Kingdom to open the country's new investment bureau.On the pictorial...
Crown Prince’s ‘UK visit an important milestone’
LONDON: Lord Mayor of London Nicholas Lyons welcomed on Tuesday the visit by His Highness the Crown Prince of Kuwait Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah to the UK, saying that it continued the tradition of strengthening ties between the UK and Kuwait. In a statement to KUNA, Lord Mayor Lyons said that the visit—which comes to mark the 70th anniversary of the Kuwait Investment Office in London—would further boost ties within the commerce...
Britain delays post-Brexit border checks until 2024
LONDON: The British government said Tuesday it will delay introducing post-Brexit border controls on food and fresh produce from the European Union, postponing the start date to January 2024. The UK had delayed implementing the checks several times since leaving the EU’s customs union and single market in January 2021, but British exports have faced controls for products heading in the opposite direction. The UK was planning to finally roll out...
Google courts businesses with ramped up cloud AI
SAN FRANCISCO: Google on Tuesday said it was weaving artificial intelligence (AI) deeper into its cloud offerings as it vies for the business of firms keen to capitalize on the technology. The internet giant unveiled new AI-powered features for data searches, online collaboration, language translation, images and more at its first annual Cloud Next conference held in-person since 2019. The gathering kicked off a day after OpenAI unveiled a...
‘Like an urban dumpster’: Rare corpse flower stinks out California
A rose by any other name might smell as sweet, but with a corpse flower—well, tinkering around the edges isn’t going to help. A giant Amorphophallus Titanium opened its less-than-delicate petals this week at the Huntingdon Library near Los Angeles, an event that only comes once every few years. And it is giving off a powerful reek.Visitors photograph the blooming Corpse Flower on display at the Botanical Gardens section of the Huntington...
India-administered Kashmir to host Miss World contest
The Miss World beauty contest will be held in the disputed territory of Indian-administered Kashmir as part of a month-long series of events across India, organizers have said. Control of the Muslim-majority territory is split between India and Pakistan, both of whom claim it in full but administer separate portions, divided by the Line of Control.For decades, an insurgency seeking independence or a merger with Pakistan—and military operations...
Chilean court sends elderly ex-soldiers to jail over singer’s 1973 murder
A Chilean court on Monday confirmed jail terms for seven elderly ex-soldiers for the 1973 murder of beloved folk singer Victor Jara in the aftermath of the coup d’etat that installed dictator Augusto Pinochet. The soldiers, aged between 73 and 85 and free men until the ruling, will now have to report to prison to serve sentences of between eight and 25 years. Jara, then 40, was arrested the day after the September 11, 1973 CIA-backed coup that...
Kuwaiti film ‘How I Got There’ premiers this weekend
In the presence of a prominent number of Kuwaiti and international cinema stars, the red carpet was held for the opening ceremony of the new Kuwaiti feature film ‘How I Got There’, directed by Kuwaiti Dr Ziyad Al-Husseini. A large number of artists, cultural figures and media personalities were also in attendance. The Kuwaiti film production presents adventures shot with high-level Hollywood standards. The film will premiere in local theatres...
‘Expo 965’ to showcase Kuwait heritage, crafts
KUWAIT: The fifth (Expo 965) exhibition will be held next October under the auspices of Minister of Social Affairs and Community Development Sheikh Firas Saud Al-Malik Al-Sabah, founder and general coordinator of (Expo 965) team for heritage and craft exhibitions and Kuwaiti innovators Mohammad Kamal announced Tuesday.In a statement to KUNA, Kamal said that 175 Kuwaiti team members will be participating to display their craft work which...
KU organizes artificial intelligence workshop
KUWAIT: A workshop was held at the College of Life Sciences at Kuwait University and presented by Sabah Al-Madani from the Department of Information Sciences in the presence of the Acting Director of the Science and Mathematics Support Program at the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS), Dr. Abrar Al-Mousa, from August 2–12, 2023.It comes within the framework of the "Data.AI Camp" educational trip (from August 2–12, 2023),...
Family feasts and social events mark Onam festivities in Kuwait
By Sajeev K PeterKUWAIT: The Malayali community in Kuwait celebrated ‘Onam’, the harvest festival of the southern Indian state of Kerala, on Tuesday with family feasts, social events and cultural programs. Although the festivities reached their zenith on Tuesday, the auspicious day of ‘Thiruvonam’, the celebration will continue until October with cultural activities and sumptuous Onam feasts taking place on weekends.“I am delighted to...
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