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Kuwait's mobile elderly care: Above, beyond call of duty during pandemic

KUWAIT: The department of mobile services for the elderly, part of the Ministry of Social Affairs, went above and beyond the call of duty especially during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, providing necessary care for those in need. During full and partial lockdowns, the elderly care units not only attended to the needs of the elderly, but they also continued to follow up with them to ensure their safety and wellbeing both physically and...

KUWAIT: The Umm Al Hayman wastewater expansion project. - KUNAn

Minister underlines importance of wastewater project

KUWAIT: The Umm Al Hayman wastewater expansion project. - KUNAKUWAIT: Umm Al Hayman wastewater expansion project is the most vital venture in the Ministry's development plan, Minister of Public Works and State for Municipal Affairs Dr Rana Al-Fares said yesterday. In a statement, Fares said this project is being executed in coordination by Kuwait's Authority for Partnership Projects, the public and the private sectors.Moreover, it envisages...

DUBAI: Members of the KRCS delegation participating in Expo 2020 Dubai.-KUNAn

KRCS official: Kuwait embodies honorable image of tolerance

DUBAI: Members of the KRCS delegation participating in Expo 2020 Dubai.-KUNADUBAI: Kuwait Red Crescent Society official said Tuesday that State of Kuwait has embodied an honorable image of tolerance and coexistence under the rule of law and the principles of justice and equality. This came in a lecture delivered by Abdulrahman Al-Furaih, head of the KRCS delegation participating in Expo 2020 Dubai at Kuwait's pavilion, about 'tolerance and...

Mohammed Abdullah Al-Anjarin

VO and ASMEK sign MOU to build digital platform for Kuwait's SMEs

Mohammed Abdullah Al-AnjariKUWAIT: VO, the first Kuwait-based integrated youth platform for incubating young talents, signed a memorandum of understanding with the Association of Small and Medium Enterprises of Kuwait (ASMEK) to feature Kuwait's small and medium businesses through a unified digital platform that will exhibit the country's businesses, products, services, and ideas across all markets.The Memorandum of Understanding was signed in...

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Paralympic fencing team leaves for Italy tournament

KUWAIT: Kuwait's Paralympic fencing team left for Pisa, Italy yesterday to participate in the world fencing tournament to be held on November 17-21. Chairman of the Kuwait Paralympic Committee Torki Al-Shemmari was pleased with Kuwait's participation, which is the first outside participation since the COVID-19 pandemic and the formation of a new Paralympic committee."We hope to present the best performance in the epee and foil events despite the...

KUWAIT: Jonathan Gilbert, Australian Ambassador to Kuwait visits KFH pavilion.n

KFH participates in campaign to spread diabetes awareness

KUWAIT: Jonathan Gilbert, Australian Ambassador to Kuwait visits KFH pavilion.KUWAIT: Considering its social responsibility in fostering health initiatives and ensuring the spread of health awareness among society members, Kuwait Finance House (KFH) has participated in an integrated awareness campaign on the World Diabetes Day.KFH fostering of the campaign organized by Dasman Diabetes Institute and hosted by Al-Hamra Shopping Center, aims to...

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Kuwait grabs more medals in women's cycling competition

CAIRO: Kuwait's cyclists Latifa Al-Yaseen and Noura Al-Ameeri won the silver and bronze medals in the individuals' competition at the Arab Championship, held in Cairo, Egypt. The result comes after Kuwait's national women's cycling team took first place in the time category during the tournament on Sunday.The team's win came after beating Egypt and the UAE whose teams finished second and third respectively. Kuwait is participating in the six-day...

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Amiri powers delegated to Crown Prince detailed

By B IzzakKUWAIT: HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah has been entrusted temporarily with an array of HH the Amir's powers, including naming the prime minister, accepting ministers' resignations and issuing legislation, according to an Amiri order published in the official gazette yesterday. The Amiri order was issued on Monday to delegate some of the powers of HH the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah to HH the...

TOKYO: Tiny nematodes are seen in a petri dish during a press conference yesterday by Hirotsu Bio Science to introduce a cancer screening test. - AFPn

Japan firm uses worms to sniff out cancer

TOKYO: Tiny nematodes are seen in a petri dish during a press conference yesterday by Hirotsu Bio Science to introduce a cancer screening test. - AFPTOKYO: A screening test using tiny worms to detect early signs of pancreatic cancer in urine has been developed by a Japanese biotech firm, which hopes it could help boost routine screening. Scientists have long known that the bodily fluids of cancer patients smell different to those of healthy...

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Russia destroys satellite with space strike

This file artist's impression released on Sept 1, 2011 shows the debris field in low-Earth orbit based on actual data, not items in their actual size or density. - AFPMOSCOW: Russia yesterday admitted to destroying one of its satellites during a missile test but rejected US accusations that it had endangered the International Space Station. US officials on Monday accused Russia of a "dangerous and irresponsible" strike on a satellite that had...

BENGHAZI: Libya's eastern military chief Khalifa Haftar gives a press conference in this eastern city yesterday. - AFP n

Libya strongman Haftar enters presidential race

BENGHAZI: Libya's eastern military chief Khalifa Haftar gives a press conference in this eastern city yesterday. - AFPBENGHAZI: War-scarred Libya's eastern military chief Khalifa Haftar registered yesterday to run for president in a Dec 24 election also contested by a son of former dictator Muammar Gaddafi. "I declare my candidacy for the presidential election, not because I am chasing power but because I want to lead our people towards glory,...

Chef Abdurahim Mirzayev, 59, cooks plov - a dish known around the world as pilaf, in a small cafe in Tashkent.—AFP photosn

Extreme weather costly for Uzbeks' beloved plov dish

Chef Abdurahim Mirzayev, 59, cooks plov - a dish known around the world as pilaf, in a small cafe in Tashkent.—AFP photosThe sweet-flavored, yellow carrots grown by Uzbek farmer Mukhtor Gazatov are a key ingredient in his country's national pilaf dish-but extreme weather has devastated this year's harvest. Cooked with meat, onions, rice and plenty of oil, the carrots are a must-have to make Uzbekistan's beloved plov, a staple in the Central...

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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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VARANASI: Medical students shout slogans and hold posters as they protest the rape and murder of a young medic from Kolkata, in Varanasi on August 15, 2024. -- AFP

Protests sweep India over rape and murder of doctor

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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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Minouche Shafik

Columbia president resigns months after campus Gaza demos