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EU lawmakers back step towards curbs on Big Tech
STRASBOURG: Major EU legislation to impose unprecedented restrictions on how US tech giants do business passed a first and significant hurdle yesterday. A key committee of the European Parliament overwhelmingly approved their version of the Digital Markets Act, legislation that will slap far-reaching rules on Facebook, Google, Amazon, Apple and Microsoft. Once passed, the landmark law should give the EU unprecedented powers to act quickly against...
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Turkish lira crashes to new record low
ANKARA: The Turkish lira plunged to record lows against the dollar yesterday after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said policymakers have no appetite to hike interest rates in response to the currency's fall. The currency fell by 13 percent to almost 13 lira against the dollar.Turkey is facing the worst currency crisis since August 2018 when the value of the lira hit historic lows after a row with then US president Donald Trump. The Turkish...
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Huawei announces annual smartphone photography contest
KUWAIT: Huawei has announced the launch of its annual smartphone photography competition, the NEXT-IMAGE Awards for 2021. The theme of this year's Next-Image Awards is "Better Together". Starting from today, Huawei users around the world can submit their photographic and video masterpieces for the chance to win one of 70 amazing prizes; including the new Huawei P50 and cash prizes up to $10,000. The deadline for entries is November 30,...
KUWAIT: A picture taken yesterday showing rain clouds over Kuwait. - KUNAn
Al-Wasem season, rainy days delayed in Kuwait
KUWAIT: A picture taken yesterday showing rain clouds over Kuwait. - KUNABy Ben GarciaKUWAIT: The rainy season has been delayed for a couple of days or even weeks, which is yet another sign of Kuwait's ever unpredictable weather, according to a veteran Kuwaiti meteorologist. "We expected this kind of weather from the end of October to early November, but Al-Wasem season was delayed," said Adel Saadoun, meteorologist at Al-Fintas Observatory....
KUWAIT: Members of the Family Rights Committee of the National Diwan for Human Rights attend the seminar. - KUNAn
Human Rights Diwan holds seminar against domestic violence
KUWAIT: Members of the Family Rights Committee of the National Diwan for Human Rights attend the seminar. - KUNAKUWAIT: The National Diwan for Human Rights, represented by the Family Rights Committee, organized yesterday a seminar themed "renouncing domestic violence" with participation of officials representing government departments, the National Assembly and public welfare societies.The participants in the gathering, held on the International...
RIYADH: A group photo of GCC Defense Ministers participating in the 18th session of the GCC Joint Defense Council. - KUNA photosn
GCC ministers' meeting to uplift armed forces' capacities, says Kuwaiti minister
RIYADH: A group photo of GCC Defense Ministers participating in the 18th session of the GCC Joint Defense Council. - KUNA photosRIYADH: Kuwait's Acting Defense Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Thamer Ali Al-Sabah yesterday noted that the 18th session of the GCC Joint Defense Council was designed to boost member countries' armed forces capacities. The holding of the session came as a "translation of the aloft and noble objectives set by...
KUWAIT: Secretary General of Kuwait and Arab Shooting Federations Obaid Al-Osaimi (right) honors Kuwait field hospital's deputy director Dr Fawzi Al-Khawari.n
Kuwait Shooting Sport Club hosts special day for medical workers
KUWAIT: Secretary General of Kuwait and Arab Shooting Federations Obaid Al-Osaimi (right) honors Kuwait field hospital's deputy director Dr Fawzi Al-Khawari.By Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: Kuwait Shooting Sport Club organized an entertainment day for doctors and the medical staff of Kuwait field hospital at Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Olympic Shooting Complex on Saturday. The medical staff had a tour of the complex and its facilities and had rounds of...
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Kuwait strongly condemns Houthis' continuous attacks on Saudi Arabia
KUWAIT: The State of Kuwait strongly condemned and denounced the continuous Houthi militias attacks targeting Saudi Arabia, said a statement yesterday. According to the Foreign Ministry, the heinous attacks -- which included the targeting of the Najran airport via four armed drones -- displayed the aggressive and hostile nature of the Houthi militia.The militia insisted on attacking cities and civilians in Saudi Arabia, which is a clear violation...
KUWAIT: Abdulaziz Yaqoub Al-Babtain, CEO of Ooredoo Kuwait, in a group photo with distinguished staff.n
Ooredoo Kuwait celebrates success with its employees
KUWAIT: Abdulaziz Yaqoub Al-Babtain, CEO of Ooredoo Kuwait, in a group photo with distinguished staff.KUWAIT: Ooredoo Telecom, the first to introduce innovative digital services in Kuwait, organized a special event last week at the Marina Hotel Kuwait to celebrate all achievements of the year 2021 and employees. The event was attended by Abdulaziz Yaqoub Al-Babtain, CEO of Ooredoo Kuwait, the company's employees and the directors from all...
KUWAIT: National Bank of Kuwait and Kuwait Red Crescent Society staff in a group photo.n
NBK, KRCS distribute winter supplies to cleaning workers
KUWAIT: National Bank of Kuwait and Kuwait Red Crescent Society staff in a group photo.KUWAIT: National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) and Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) have distributed essential winter supplies to 5000 cleaning workers in Kuwait. The campaign aims to offer a warm winter for low-income workers facing hard weather conditions. The campaign is a way of showing appreciation to workers specially during cold weather.Yaqoub Al-Baqer, NBK...
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MoH urges Kuwaitis, expats to take COVID booster shot
KUWAIT: In this file photo, people stand in a long queue to get vaccinated at the vaccination center at the international fairground in Mishref. - Photo by Yasser Al-ZayyatBy B IzzakKUWAIT: The Ministry of Health yesterday called on all people above 18 to take the booster COVID-19 dose known as the third dose in a bid to strengthen immunity against the killer disease. Ministry spokesman Abdullah Al-Sanad said people who had taken the second dose...
WISCONSIN: Debris litters the street at a crime scene in Waukesha, Wisconsin.- AFP n
5 killed as SUV plows through US Xmas parade
WISCONSIN: Debris litters the street at a crime scene in Waukesha, Wisconsin.- AFPWISCONSIN: Americans were reeling yesterday from an "unthinkable tragedy" after a driver slammed through barricades and into a Christmas parade in the Midwestern city of Waukesha, killing at least five and wounding more than 40. The Sunday evening chaos which saw a red SUV speed into a crowd of men, women and children, raised immediate fears of a deliberate act -...
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This undated imageshows a colorized transmission electron micrograph of mpox particles (green) found within an infected cell (pink and purple) cultured in the laboratory. - AFP
Mpox global health emergency, Kuwait monitoring situation
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NEW DELHI: India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi inspects the guard of honor to mark the country's Independence Day, at the Red Fort in New Delhi on August 15, 2024. -AFP
Modi renews push for common civil code for India
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Minouche Shafik
Columbia president resigns months after campus Gaza demos
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KUWAIT: People watch pearl diving boats as they arrive at the main beach at the end of the 33rd annual pearl diving festival. Pearl-diving trips are held annually under the patronage of the Kuwaiti Amir in order to keep traditions alive.
Pearl diving trip winds up
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Dr Abdurrahman Al-Sumait
Personification of Kuwait’s philanthropic legacy: Dr Al-Sumait