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In this file photo Canadian singer Justin Bieber arrives for the 2021 Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Artin New York.-AFP photosn
Justin Bieber, jazzman Jon Batiste atop Grammy nominations
In this file photo Canadian singer Justin Bieber arrives for the 2021 Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Artin New York.-AFP photosJustin Bieber, Billie Eilish and Olivia Rodrigo are leading a crop of pop stalwarts and newbies nominated for this year's Grammy awards. But it's Jon Batiste-the jazz and R&B artist, television personality and bandleader, whose prizes include an Oscar for his soundtrack to the movie "Soul"-who has the most...
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Indian wedding music blamed for death of 63 chickens
A traditional Indian wedding procession with pumping music, fireworks, dancing and a marching brass band in shiny jackets has been blamed for the death of 63 chickens. Ranjit Kumar Parida said the party was blasting out "ear-splitting noise" as it passed his poultry farm in the eastern state of Odisha shortly before midnight on Sunday. "I asked the band operators to lower the volume as the music was too noisy and terrifying the chickens. But they...
CHIAYI CITY, Taiwan: File photo shows Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen (C) inspects air force troops during a ceremony at the Chiayi Air Force in southern Taiwan. - AFPnnnn
China, Russia furious over democracy summit snubs
CHIAYI CITY, Taiwan: File photo shows Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen (C) inspects air force troops during a ceremony at the Chiayi Air Force in southern Taiwan. - AFPBEIJING: China and Russia reacted furiously yesterday to US President Joe Biden's planned democracy summit, which will exclude them, with Beijing angered over an invitation for Taiwan and the Kremlin branding it divisive. The global conference was a campaign pledge by the US...
SANAA: Yemenis inspect a damaged factory following reported bombardment by the coalition forces in the Huthi-controlled capital Sanaa on November 23, 2021. - AFPnn
UN urges Yemen warring parties to 'de-escalate violence'
SANAA: Yemenis inspect a damaged factory following reported bombardment by the coalition forces in the Huthi-controlled capital Sanaa on November 23, 2021. - AFPDUBAI: The United Nations yesterday urged Yemen's warring sides to "de-escalate violence", a day after one of its agencies warned the conflict will have claimed 377,000 lives by year's end. The Yemeni government, supported by a Saudi-led military coalition, and the Iran-allied Houthi...
BEIJING: File photo shows two women and two babies sitting on a bench in a park in Beijing. China's birthrate plummeted to a record low in 2020, highlighting a looming demographic crisis for Beijing caused by a rapidly ageing workforce. - AFPnn
China's birthrate plummets to lowest figure in decades
BEIJING: File photo shows two women and two babies sitting on a bench in a park in Beijing. China's birthrate plummeted to a record low in 2020, highlighting a looming demographic crisis for Beijing caused by a rapidly ageing workforce. - AFPBEIJING: China's birthrate plummeted to a record low last year, highlighting a looming demographic crisis for Beijing caused by a rapidly ageing workforce, a slowing economy and the weakest population growth...
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Breastfeeding British MP given baby ban
British MP Stella CreasyLONDON: A British MP called for reforms yesterday after a parliamentary official rebuked her for bringing her sleeping baby to a debate. Stella Creasy, an opposition lawmaker who has campaigned for MPs to be offered maternity leave, received a warning after speaking at a debate on Tuesday while holding her three-month-old son Pip.The Labour MP for the London constituency of Walthamstow tweeted an email from an official at...
DOHA: File photo shows Head of the Taleban delegation Abdul Salam Hanafi (R), accompanied by Taleban officials (2R to L) Muttaqi, Shahabuddin Delawar and Abdul Latif Mansour, walks down a hotel lobby in Qatar's capital Doha. The United States will resume talks with the Taleban next week in Qatar. - AFPnnn
Taleban says Doha talks to open 'new chapter' with US
DOHA: File photo shows Head of the Taleban delegation Abdul Salam Hanafi (R), accompanied by Taleban officials (2R to L) Muttaqi, Shahabuddin Delawar and Abdul Latif Mansour, walks down a hotel lobby in Qatar's capital Doha. The United States will resume talks with the Taleban next week in Qatar. - AFPKABUL: Next week's talks between the United States and the Taleban in Doha-the second such meeting since the Islamists seized power-will open a...
CIUDAD NEZAHUALCOYOTL: Women activists take part in a protest in support of Roxana Ruiz Santiago, 21, accused of murder after she killed a man when defending herself from a rape, at the Bordo court in Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico State, on August 23, 2021. - AFPnnn
Mexican women fight for right to self-defense
CIUDAD NEZAHUALCOYOTL: Women activists take part in a protest in support of Roxana Ruiz Santiago, 21, accused of murder after she killed a man when defending herself from a rape, at the Bordo court in Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico State, on August 23, 2021. - AFPCIUDAD NEZAHUALCOYOTL: Imprisoned for killing the man she says raped her, Roxana Ruiz is fighting to prove her innocence in a case taken up by activists campaigning for the right to...
KIEV: Anti-vaccine protesters rally in Kiev yesterday. Hundreds of protesters blocked roads in central Kiev yesterday to demonstrate against Ukraine's anti-COVID measures and vaccine drive, as the country battles a fresh wave of infections. - AFPnn
Hundreds join anti-vaccine rally in Ukraine
KIEV: Anti-vaccine protesters rally in Kiev yesterday. Hundreds of protesters blocked roads in central Kiev yesterday to demonstrate against Ukraine's anti-COVID measures and vaccine drive, as the country battles a fresh wave of infections. - AFPKIEV: Hundreds of protesters blocked roads in central Kiev yesterday to demonstrate against Ukraine's anti-COVID measures and vaccine drive, as the country battles a fresh wave of infections. One of...
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The cult of Maradona runs strong in Naples, a year after his death
NAPLES: A tourist takes a photo of a mural painting of late Argentinian football legend Diego Maradona at the so-called "Maradona square" in the Quartieri Spagnoli district of Naples yesterday. - AFP photosNAPLES: It is almost 30 years since Diego Maradona ended his remarkable playing spell at Napoli but a year on from his death at the age of 60 the Argentine great is as present as ever in the Neapolitan world. His name is stitched onto shirts,...
VILLARREAL: Manchester United's forward Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring a goal during the UEFA Champions League Group F football match against Villarreal at La Ceramica stadium in Villarreal on Tuesday. - AFPn
Ronaldo sends Man United into last 16, Chelsea thrash Juventus
VILLARREAL: Manchester United's forward Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring a goal during the UEFA Champions League Group F football match against Villarreal at La Ceramica stadium in Villarreal on Tuesday. - AFPPARIS: Manchester United booked their place in the Champions League last 16 as Cristiano Ronaldo scored in a 2-0 victory at Villarreal on Tuesday, while holders Chelsea also reached the knockout phase by thumping Juventus....
LONDON: Tottenham Hotspur's Italian head coach Antonio Conte gestures on the touchline during the English Premier League football match between Tottenham Hotspur and Leeds United at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, on November 21, 2021. - AFPn
No timeframe on Spurs' success for new boss Conte
LONDON: Tottenham Hotspur's Italian head coach Antonio Conte gestures on the touchline during the English Premier League football match between Tottenham Hotspur and Leeds United at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, on November 21, 2021. - AFPLONDON: Tottenham Hotspur boss Antonio Conte has refused to set a timeframe for ending the north London club's long wait for silverware as he insisted trophies were the "target". Europe's new third-tier...
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Massive fuel shortage forces electricity cuts in Kuwait
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JAHRA: Part of the Al-Shagaya Concentrated Solar Power Project is seen in this photo taken from the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research website.
KAPP shortlists companies for Dabdeba, Shagaya
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EL KFOUR: Lebanon: People inspect the damage to a building after a Zionist airstrike in the southern town of Kfour, in the Nabatiyeh district, on August 17, 2024, amid the ongoing cross-border clashes between Zionist troops and Hezbollah fighters. – AFP
Hezbollah reveals its military muscle
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KUWAIT: His Excellency the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Oil Dr Imad Mohamed Al-Ateeqi (center) is greeted by Prime Minister His Highness Sheikh Ahmad Al-Abdullah Al-Hamad Al-Sabah (second right) and other officials. — KUNA
Oil minister returns to Kuwait after treatment in Turkey
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VIENNA: Ambassador to Austria in Vienna Talal Al-Fassam is seen during his visit to the Austrian company. — KUNA
Kuwait explores renewable energy solutions in Vienna