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Australian man, 60, uses pocket knife to fight off crocodile
A 60-year-old Australian man escaped the jaws of a large crocodile by stabbing it repeatedly in the head with his pocket knife as it dragged him into a river, local authorities said yesterday. Wildlife officers said the man was "lucky to be alive" after the terrifying attack at a remote riverbank in Australia's far northern Cape York Peninsula."There was a struggle and he fortunately escaped the grip of a four to four-and-a-half-meter crocodile....
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Branagh draws on 'other lockdown' of Troubles for Oscar frontrunner 'Belfast'
(From left) Director Kenneth Branagh, actors Ciaran Hinds, Caitriona Balfe, Jude Hill and Jamie Dornan attend the premiere of Focus Features' "Belfast" at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles.—AFP"Belfast," a hot favorite to become the first Oscar best picture winner made during the pandemic, was inspired by the "other lockdown" of Northern Ireland's Troubles, its writer-director Kenneth Branagh said Tuesday. The critically...
In this file photo US novelist, 2016 Pulitzer prize winner for Fiction, vietnamese-born Viet Thanh Nguyen poses during a photo session. –AFP n
Literary star Viet Thanh Nguyen on the roots of identity politics
In this file photo US novelist, 2016 Pulitzer prize winner for Fiction, vietnamese-born Viet Thanh Nguyen poses during a photo session. –AFPBy offering up a new perspective on US and French imperialism, Viet Thanh Nguyen has become a literary star. But the Pulitzer-winning author insists that reducing everything to identity politics misses the point about the horrors of the past, and how to move forward. "I'm often called a Vietnamese-American...
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'Quantum Leap' actor Dean Stockwell dies
Dean Stockwell"Quantum Leap" actor Dean Stockwell, who was a regular on film and television over eight decades, has died in Hollywood, his publicist said. He was 85. Stockwell died at his home of natural causes, according to the publicist. The son of acting parents, Stockwell began performing at the age of just seven, appearing in the Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra musical "Anchors Aweigh."But his most memorable role was opposite a time-travelling...
Zain Vice-Chairman and Group CEO Bader Al-Kharafin
Zain Group's net profit for 9M ended Sept 2021 grows 5% to reach $450m
Zain Vice-Chairman and Group CEO Bader Al-KharafiAl-Kharafi: The exceptional 9M performance a testament to the successful implementation of the '4Sight' strategyChairman Ahmed Al Tahous*The Board focused on driving efficiencies and seeking new lucrative opportunities to create shareholder valueVC & Group CEO Bader Al-Kharafi*An exceptional 9M performance with significant progress on our '4Sight' strategy, fintech plans and development of...
BALTIMORE, Maryland: DNC celebrates President Biden and Democrats delivering on the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal by projecting video on a wall in the Inner Harbor of Baltimore on November 9 in Baltimore, Maryland. - AFPn
Biden looks to reap rewards of huge infrastructure bill
BALTIMORE, Maryland: DNC celebrates President Biden and Democrats delivering on the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal by projecting video on a wall in the Inner Harbor of Baltimore on November 9 in Baltimore, Maryland. - AFPWASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden hits the road yesterday to show off the huge new infrastructure bill passed last week, hoping to reap its benefits politically even as he watches his approval ratings slump. The Democratic...
BEIJING: The Chinese economy has lost its luster recently, to the point where economists are starting to question its impact on the global growth it has helped drive for more than 20 years.n
China's slowdown raises fresh questions for global economy
BEIJING: The Chinese economy has lost its luster recently, to the point where economists are starting to question its impact on the global growth it has helped drive for more than 20 years.BEIJING: The Chinese economy, weighed down by electricity shortages and a vast real estate crisis, has lost its luster recently, to the point where economists are starting to question its impact on the global growth it has helped drive for more than 20 years....
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Ooredoo Business, Cisco hold webinar on cybersecurity solutions
Essa Al-MoosaKUWAIT: Ooredoo Business, the trusted technology partner for all business solutions, in collaboration with Cisco held an interactive webinar to shed light on the latest local and international trends, mechanisms and technological practices related to cyber security and network security solutions and how to utilize them to overcome any cyber threats that may expose companies' sensitive data to danger by unauthorized parties. The...
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stc launches exclusive offers on iPhone 13 series
Amer AtouiKUWAIT: Kuwait Telecommunications Company - stc, a world-class digital leader providing innovative services and platforms to customers, enabling the digital transformation in Kuwait, announced the launch of its unique and exceptional offers on the iPhone 13 series, drawing in a large crowd of iPhone fans and customers. The launch event included a variety of activities hosted on the company's social media channels, as well as gifts...
EZEIZA: Argentina's forward Lionel Messi (center), midfielder Rodrigo de Paul (left), midfielder Nahuel Molina (second left) and forward Paulo Dybala (third left), attend a training session in Ezeiza, Buenos Aires, on Tuesday, ahead of FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 qualifier matches against Uruguay on November 12 and against Brazil on November 16. - AFPn
Brazil, Argentina eye Qatar World Cup qualification
EZEIZA: Argentina's forward Lionel Messi (center), midfielder Rodrigo de Paul (left), midfielder Nahuel Molina (second left) and forward Paulo Dybala (third left), attend a training session in Ezeiza, Buenos Aires, on Tuesday, ahead of FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 qualifier matches against Uruguay on November 12 and against Brazil on November 16. - AFPMONTEVIDEO: Brazil host Colombia in Sao Paulo today knowing victory will book their ticket to...
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Salah has two goals as African World Cup qualifying intensifies
Mohamed SalahJOHANNESBURG: Liverpool marksman Mo Salah leads Egypt against Angola this weekend with the clear objective of ending his scoring drought to help lift his nation into the final stage of Africa World Cup qualifying. Qualifying for the 2022 tournament in Qatar intensifies on the continent with the last two group rounds, with victory in Luanda moving Egypt into the next stage as Group F winners.The two-time African Footballer of the...
KUWAIT: People walk along the waterfront at sunset in Kuwait City on November 1, 2021. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyatn
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KUWAIT: People walk along the waterfront at sunset in Kuwait City on November 1, 2021. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
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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 Society for Relief’s second relief plane. - KUNA photos
Kuwait sends relief planeload to Sudan
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Minouche Shafik
Columbia president resigns months after campus Gaza demos