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Got the hump: Spain police end escaped camels' night on the town
Eight camels and a llama took to the streets of Madrid overnight after escaping from a nearby circus, Spanish police said on Friday. It was not immediately clear how the long-legged runaways managed to get out but Quiros Circus, which owns them, blamed sabotage by animal rights activists. They were spotted at around 5:00 am wandering around the southern district of Carabranchel close to where the circus is currently based."Various camels and a...
Vehicles drive past a cinema featuring a poster of the new Bollywood film 'Sooryavanshi' in Mumbai. - AFP photosn
Drums, cake and milk as Indian cinemas dance back to life
Vehicles drive past a cinema featuring a poster of the new Bollywood film 'Sooryavanshi' in Mumbai. - AFP photosIndian film fans banged drums, danced and ate cake outside Mumbai cinemas on Friday to celebrate Bollywood's first big-budget release since the pandemic began. Cinemas shuttered in March 2020 under a strict lockdown when COVID-19 first hit the country, and then enjoyed a brief reprieve before closing after a massive virus surge in...
In this file photo US actor George Clooney and his wife Lebanese-British barrister Amal Clooney pose on the red carpet on arrival to attend the UK premiere of the film 'The Temple Bar'.—AFP n
George Clooney asks media not to publish his children's photos
In this file photo US actor George Clooney and his wife Lebanese-British barrister Amal Clooney pose on the red carpet on arrival to attend the UK premiere of the film 'The Temple Bar'. — AFPOscar-winning actor George Clooney has called on media not to publish pictures of his children, to avoid putting them in danger. The "Oceans 11" star says that, as a human rights lawyer, his wife Amal Clooney takes on evil-doers, making the couple's...
This handout file picture shows the late Brazilian singer Marilia Mendonca during a TV show called Tamanho Familia, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.—AFP n
Latin Grammy-winning singer Mendonca dies in Brazil crash
This handout file picture shows the late Brazilian singer Marilia Mendonca during a TV show called Tamanho Familia, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.—AFP photosMarilia Mendonca, one of the hottest young stars of Brazil's answer to country music, died in a plane crash on Friday, officials said. The 26-year-old mega-popular "sertanejo" singer was killed when the small plane she was traveling in crashed in Minas Gerais state, firefighters said. The...
PHILADELPHIA: US President Joe Biden delivers remarks at an event marking Amtrak’s 50th Anniversary in Philadelphia. Democrats rescued Biden’s faltering domestic agenda Friday, passing a giant infrastructure package that is one of the pillars of his $3 trillion economic vision.—AFPn
US Congress passes giant Biden infrastructure bill
PHILADELPHIA: US President Joe Biden delivers remarks at an event marking Amtrak’s 50th Anniversary in Philadelphia. Democrats rescued Biden’s faltering domestic agenda Friday, passing a giant infrastructure package that is one of the pillars of his $3 trillion economic vision.—AFPWASHINGTON: Democrats rescued President Joe Biden's faltering domestic agenda Friday, passing a giant infrastructure package that is one of the pillars of his $3...
WASHINGTON: FAA Administrator Stephen Dickson speaks during a hearing before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation in Washington, DC. –AFPn
Boeing 737 MAX case ends with $237.5m settlement
WASHINGTON: FAA Administrator Stephen Dickson speaks during a hearing before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation in Washington, DC. –AFPWASHINGTON: Boeing shareholders have reached a $237.5 million out-of-court settlement with the US aircraft manufacturer's current and former directors in a 737 MAX aircraft safety negligence case, according to documents released Friday. Shareholders had accused Boeing board members and...
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Top oil producers stick with modest output boost
LONDON: Major oil producers agreed to continue modestly raising output despite pressure from the United States and other big consumer nations to open up the taps much more decisively amid soaring prices. The 13 members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and their 10 allies reconfirmed a July decision to gradually step up production each month in a brief meeting via videoconference.The powerful producers led by Saudi Arabia and...
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PACI self-service Kiosks available at select ABK branches
Laila AhmedKUWAIT: In line with Al-Ahli Bank of Kuwait's (ABK) commitment to enhance customer service levels, the Bank signed a cooperation agreement with PACI to approve the 'Kuwait Mobile ID' application in electronic ID verification, authentication and digital signatures in banking transactions.Public Authority for Civil Information (PACI) Self-Service Kiosks have been installed in different branch locations, allowing customers to register...
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ABK-Egypt records solid net profit of EGP 616m for 9 months of 2021
Ali Ibrahim MarafiKUWAIT: Al-Ahli Bank of Kuwait - Egypt (ABK-Egypt) reported solid results for the nine months ended 30 September 2021. The bank's net operating profit stood at EGP 1.2 billion, reflecting a 21 percent increase compared to the same period in 2020. Total assets grew by 27 percent to reach EGP 52.4 billion. Net interest income grew by 14 percent to reach EGP 1.6 billion compared to the same period last year. The bank's total...
Britain's Prince Charles, Prince of Wales (center) speaks with British designer Stella McCartney (right) and US actor Leonardo DiCaprio as he views a fashion installation by the designer, during the COP26 Climate Conference at Kelvingrove Art Gallery in Glasgow, Scotland.—AFP photosn
For Stella McCartney, fashion must ditch leather or die trying
Britain's Prince Charles, Prince of Wales (center) speaks with British designer Stella McCartney (right) and US actor Leonardo DiCaprio as he views a fashion installation by the designer, during the COP26 Climate Conference at Kelvingrove Art Gallery in Glasgow, Scotland.—AFP photosThe fashion industry must prepare to eliminate waste and take radical stances such as ditching animal leather altogether, said British designer Stella McCartney. In...
A reclaimer (left) packs his trolley full of waste after uNathi Nzina), a graffiti artist, sprayed it, as part of an initiative to make their graffiti art mobile and make reclaimers more visible and identifiable, in Johannesburg.-AFP n
Art of trash: Feting S Africa's overlooked waste pickers
A reclaimer (left) packs his trolley full of waste after uNathi Nzina), a graffiti artist, sprayed it, as part of an initiative to make their graffiti art mobile and make reclaimers more visible and identifiable, in Johannesburg.-AFPTo many they are just filthy-looking jumbo bags bursting at the seams with recyclable waste wheeled along the streets of South Africa's largest city. But now graffiti artists are giving them a makeover,...
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Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson vows no more real guns in his films
Dwayne Johnson attends the World Premiere Of Netflix's "Red Notice" at L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles, California.-AFPHollywood star Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson pledged to never again use real guns in his films after friend and fellow actor Alec Baldwin accidentally shot and killed a cinematographer on a set last month. Johnson said he was "heartbroken" to learn of the death of Halyna Hutchins on Baldwin's film "Rust," and that the tragedy made him...
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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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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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Indians mark Independence Day
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Kuwait Society for Relief’s second relief plane. - KUNA photos
Kuwait sends relief planeload to Sudan
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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