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A general view shows part of the Vinpearl leisure complex on Phu Quoc island as the island prepares for its first international tourists to arrive after a COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine passport scheme kicked off this month in Vietnam.-AFP photosn

Corals and cable cars: Vietnam tourist island reopens with big dreams

A general view shows part of the Vinpearl leisure complex on Phu Quoc island as the island prepares for its first international tourists to arrive after a COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine passport scheme kicked off this month in Vietnam.-AFP photosTour guide Lai Chi Phuc has been counting down the days until travellers return to the white-sand beaches and thick tropical jungle of Vietnam's Phu Quoc, a once-poor fishing island pushing to be Asia's...

A picture shows Monika, an amputee dog with four artificial limbs, at a veterinary clinic in Novosibirsk. - AFP photosn

Back on all fours with titanium paws for Russia rescue dog

A picture shows Monika, an amputee dog with four artificial limbs, at a veterinary clinic in Novosibirsk. - AFP photosMonika the Russian rescue dog is ready for her new life after she was fitted with four prosthetic titanium paws in a pricey and complex operation paid for by a crowd-funding campaign. Two weeks after the procedure, the small beige pooch is still weak and tired, but she's back on her feet again. "Luck and experience played its...

A statue of character Monkey D Luffy, also known as Straw Hat, is displayed at the “One Piece” anime souvenir shop in Tokyo.—AFP photosn

Japan's hit 'One Piece' anime marks 1,000th episode

A statue of character Monkey D Luffy, also known as Straw Hat, is displayed at the “One Piece” anime souvenir shop in Tokyo.—AFP photosTwo decades after "One Piece" introduced the world to a swashbuckling pirate in a straw hat, fans of the Japanese cartoon series are giddily awaiting this weekend's release of the 1,000th episode. "One Piece" first appeared in manga (comic book) form in Japan in 1997, with an anime (animated TV series)...

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Kim Kardashian and Leeds aid Afghan female footballers' flight to Britain

Kim KardashianMembers of the Afghanistan women's youth development football team have been airlifted to the UK in an evacuation flight funded by US celebrity Kim Kardashian. The 35 female footballers and their families, a total of 130 people, arrived at Stansted Airport, east of London, in the early hours of Thursday morning, according to the ROKiT Foundation. The squad had been in Pakistan on temporary 30-day visas since escaping from...

One of the ten Alejandro Jodorowsky’s epic 1970 Dune storyboard copies is displayed to the public three days before an auction. - AFP photosn

Storyboards for doomed 'Dune' film up for auction

One of the ten Alejandro Jodorowsky’s epic 1970 Dune storyboard copies is displayed to the public three days before an auction. - AFP photosIt has entered film folklore as one of the great missed opportunities: the doomed 1970s adaptation of "Dune" that was supposed to bring together Salvador Dali, Mick Jagger and Pink Floyd. The project famously collapsed after four years of work by cult Franco-Chilean director Alejandro Jodorowsky, but now...

PISA: Kuwait's Paralympic fencer Suleiman Al-Tamimi (right) raises Kuwait’s flag after winning the silver medal in the men’s foil category during the IWAS Wheelchair Fencing World Cup, held currently in Pisa, Italy.nn

Kuwait wins silver in IWAS Wheelchair Fencing World Cup

PISA: Kuwait's Paralympic fencer Suleiman Al-Tamimi (right) raises Kuwait’s flag after winning the silver medal in the men’s foil category during the IWAS Wheelchair Fencing World Cup, held currently in Pisa, Italy.PISA: Kuwait's Paralympic fencer Suleiman Al-Tamimi won the silver medal in the men's foil category during the IWAS Wheelchair Fencing World Cup, held currently in Pisa, Italy. France's Laurent Vadon was the victor, while Poland's...

TURIN: Serbia's Novak Djokovic arrives for his first-round singles match of the ATP Finals against Britain's Cameron Norrie at the Pala Alpitour venue in Turin on Friday. – AFPn

Players must be vaccinated for Australian Open

TURIN: Serbia's Novak Djokovic arrives for his first-round singles match of the ATP Finals against Britain's Cameron Norrie at the Pala Alpitour venue in Turin on Friday. – AFPMELBOURNE: All players at the Australian Open must be vaccinated, tournament chief Craig Tiley confirmed yesterday, piling more pressure on world number one Novak Djokovic, who has refused to reveal if he has been inoculated. Melbourne, where January's Grand Slam is...

DOHA: In this file fisheye photo taken on October 22, 2021 shows fireworks illuminating the venue during the opening ceremony of the Al-Thumama Stadium in the capital Doha, ahead of the Amir Cup final football match between Al-Sadd and Al-Rayyan. - AFPn

One year from World Cup, clock ticks louder for Qatar

DOHA: In this file fisheye photo taken on October 22, 2021 shows fireworks illuminating the venue during the opening ceremony of the Al-Thumama Stadium in the capital Doha, ahead of the Amir Cup final football match between Al-Sadd and Al-Rayyan. - AFPDOHA: After upending the football establishment by winning the right to host the World Cup, Qatar's preparations are heading into overdrive with a year to go as they rush to welcome more than a...

ANKARA: Customers stand by the desk at a currency exchange office in Ankara. - AFP

Turks hammered by currency crisis

ANKARA: Customers stand by the desk at a currency exchange office in Ankara. - AFP photosISTANBUL: Turkish pensioner Abdullah Cici and his wife Hatice travelled across Istanbul to hunt for bargains at a popular bazaar. They were disappointed. "We need a lot of things but we cannot buy them. There's salami, sujuk (sausage) over there. I am a human. I also crave for them but I cannot afford," he said. "Our salaries are now worth peanuts." The...

Reliance is abandoning a $15 billion deal for Saudi Aramco to buy a 20 percent stake in its oil refining and chemicals unit.n

India's Reliance ditches $15bn Saudi Aramco deal

Reliance is abandoning a $15 billion deal for Saudi Aramco to buy a 20 percent stake in its oil refining and chemicals unit.MUMBAI: India's oil-to-telecoms giant Reliance is abandoning a $15 billion deal for Saudi Aramco to buy a 20 percent stake in its oil refining and chemicals unit, it said, as the firm pivots towards renewable energy. The deal was announced more than two years ago by Reliance chairman Mukesh Ambani, Asia's richest man, and...

WASHINGTON: US lawmakers elevated President Joe Biden's giant social welfare bill to the Senate on Friday in a major step toward realizing his vision for the more equitable and greener society.n

Biden hails major boost for giant social welfare expansion

WASHINGTON: US lawmakers elevated President Joe Biden's giant social welfare bill to the Senate on Friday in a major step toward realizing his vision for the more equitable and greener society.WASHINGTON: US lawmakers elevated President Joe Biden's giant social welfare bill to the Senate on Friday, in a major step toward realizing his vision for the more equitable, greener society that he hopes will be his legacy. Build Back Better-an assortment...

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Gulf Bank wins 'Best Innovation In Customer Experience' at Future Enterprise Awards 2021

Mohammed Al-Qattan with the awardKUWAIT: Gulf Bank, one of the largest leading banks in Kuwait, was awarded the 'Best Innovation In Customer Experience' award at the prestigious Future Enterprise Awards 2021, held in the last week of GITEX Global. Organized by CPI Media Group and the technology platform TahawulTech.com, the annual awards ceremony celebrates various companies and individuals from the Middle East's IT ecosystem that have...

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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

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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

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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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Personification of Kuwait’s philanthropic legacy: Dr Al-Sumait