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Malaysian rapper Wee Meng Chee (left), known by his stage name Namewee, and Taiwan-based Australian singer Kimberley Chen, take part in a press conference together in Taipei yesterday.-AFP n

Rapper defends China satire 'Fragile' as views hit 30m

Malaysian rapper Wee Meng Chee (left), known by his stage name Namewee, and Taiwan-based Australian singer Kimberley Chen, take part in a press conference together in Taipei yesterday.-AFPA rapper who penned a viral Mandarin pop song poking fun at Chinese nationalists said yesterday he had no regrets about being blacklisted by Beijing as his track hit more than 30 million views on YouTube. Released last month, 'Fragile' by Malaysian rapper...

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Boursa Kuwait holds virtual roadshow, highlights investment opportunities

KUWAIT: Boursa Kuwait organized a virtual roadshow in collaboration with Goldman Sachs, a leading multinational investment bank and financial services company on 10 November 2021. During the event, twelve companies listed on the Kuwaiti stock exchange, including Boursa Kuwait, conducted over 110 individual meetings with 20 of the world's leading investment banks and asset management firms.The meetings provided international investors with the...

Game over for Fortnite in China as developer pulls plug

LOS ANGELES: The opening screen of Epic Games’ Fortnite reflected onto the Apple logo of the back of an iMac computer in Los Angeles. - AFPBEIJING: Epic Games pulled the plug on its Chinese version of Fortnite yesterday, with its three-year effort to penetrate the world's biggest gaming market derailed by Communist Party crackdowns against online addiction and the broader tech sector. Epic had announced two weeks ago that it would shut down...

HAIAN, China: Employees work on solar photovoltaic modules at a factory in Haian in China's eastern Jiangsu province yesterday.-AFPn

China's factory output, retail sales see surprise jump in Oct

HAIAN, China: Employees work on solar photovoltaic modules at a factory in Haian in China's eastern Jiangsu province yesterday.-AFPBEIJING: China's economy showed signs of stabilizing in October, according to data yesterday, with retail sales and factory output beating expectations as a power supply crisis appeared to ease. The recovery in the world's second biggest economy has been losing steam for much of the year after a swift bounceback from...

PERNIS, Netherlands: The exterior of the Anglo-Dutch oil and gas company Shell’s refinery in Pernis, sub-municipality of Rotterdam. – AFPnn

Shell plans UK relocation, sparking Dutch outrage

PERNIS, Netherlands: The exterior of the Anglo-Dutch oil and gas company Shell’s refinery in Pernis, sub-municipality of Rotterdam. – AFPLONDON: Energy giant Shell yesterday announced plans to switch headquarters from the Netherlands to the UK and drop Royal Dutch from its name in a major shakeup that angered the Dutch government. The plan, hailed by UK Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng as "a clear vote of confidence in the British economy"...

KUWAIT: A citizen checks the forex rates at a currency exchange shop in Kuwait City in this file photo. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyatn

Kuwait's household credit picks up, but business credit growth muted

KUWAIT: A citizen checks the forex rates at a currency exchange shop in Kuwait City in this file photo. - Photo by Yasser Al-ZayyatKUWAIT: Domestic credit growth picked up to 2.1 percent q/q in 3Q2021 with the y/y increase at 4 percent through September. For the fifth consecutive quarter, household lending was the main growth driver, while business lending has been slow to recover from the pandemic-related slowdown. Business credit was flat in...

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Thamer Arab: DHAMAN first healthcare PPP body in Middle East

Thamer ArabKUWAIT: The first Kuwait Public-Private Partnership Conference (PPPKW) was launched under the patronage of His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah with the sponsorship and participation of Health Assurance Hospitals Company (DHAMAN), where DHAMAN CEO Thamer Arab delivered a keynote speech in which he expressed gratitude to the sponsor of the conference His Highness the Prime Minister, as well as his...

DUBAI: Australia's players pose with the trophy after winning the ICC men's Twenty20 World Cup final match against New Zealand at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium yesterday. - AFP n

Australia win maiden T20 World Cup

DUBAI: Australia's players pose with the trophy after winning the ICC men's Twenty20 World Cup final match against New Zealand at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium yesterday. - AFPDUBAI: Mitchell Marsh smashed an unbeaten 77 as Australia hammered New Zealand by eight wickets to clinch their maiden Twenty20 World Cup title yesterday. Chasing 173 for victory, Australia depended on a 92-run second-wicket stand between David Warner, who made...

KUWAIT: National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem (right), His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah (center) and President of the Supreme Court and Chairman of the Court of Cassation Justice Ahmad Al-Ajeel meet at Bayan Palace yesterday. - Amiri Diwan photon

Heads of authorities meet upon Amir's directives

KUWAIT: National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem (right), His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah (center) and President of the Supreme Court and Chairman of the Court of Cassation Justice Ahmad Al-Ajeel meet at Bayan Palace yesterday. - Amiri Diwan photoKUWAIT: Upon directives from His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the heads of the three authorities met at Bayan Palace yesterday....

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PACI adds new features to mobile ID app

KUWAIT: The Public Authority for Civil Information (PACI) yesterday launched a new update of the Kuwait Mobile ID application to include many important modifications and services. In a statement, PACI Director General Musaed Al-Asousi said several features have been added to the 1.9.0 version of the application, namely an integrated e-wallet for various government identities and documents, driving license and birth certificate in the first...

KUWAIT: Officials pose for a group photo during a diabetes awareness event hosted at Al-Hamra Shopping Center.n

Al-Hamra supports 'World Diabetes Open Day' in partnership with Dasman Diabetes Institute

KUWAIT: Officials pose for a group photo during a diabetes awareness event hosted at Al-Hamra Shopping Center.KUWAIT: Joining the global fight against diabetes, Al-Hamra Real Estate Company recently hosted Dasman Diabetes Institute (DDI) at Al-Hamra Shopping Center to raise awareness on the growing health concerns posed by diabetes. Marking World Diabetes Day annually, the event themed 'Access to Diabetes Care' this year, was held in partnership...

MANAMA: Interior Ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries pose for a group photo during their meeting in Manama, Bahrain yesterday. - KUNA photosn

Kuwait says emphatically rejects recurring terrorist attacks on Saudi

MANAMA: Interior Ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries pose for a group photo during their meeting in Manama, Bahrain yesterday. - KUNA photosMANAMA: The visiting Kuwaiti Minister of Interior Sheikh Thamer Ali Al-Sabah yesterday affirmed the State of Kuwait's categorical rejection of the recurring terrorist attacks on the sisterly Saudi Arabia, targeting civilians and key installations of the kingdom. Addressing the 38th meeting of...

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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