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LAGOS: People walk to rescue workers from the rubble of a 21-storey building under construction that collapsed at Ikoyi district of Lagos. - AFP n

Death toll climbs to 22 in Lagos high-rise collapse

LAGOS: People walk to rescue workers from the rubble of a 21-storey building under construction that collapsed at Ikoyi district of Lagos. - AFPLAGOS: Two more bodies were pulled out yesterday from the debris of a collapsed Lagos high-rise building, bringing the death toll to 22 people, the emergency services said. The 21-storey building was still under construction when it crumbled on Monday in the upscale Ikoyi neighborhood of Nigeria's...

BERGAMO: Manchester United's coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer smiles next to his players at the end of the UEFA Champions League group F football match against Atalanta at the Azzurri d'Italia stadium, in Bergamo, on Tuesday. – AFPn

Ronaldo is Man Utd's Jordan, says Solskjaer

BERGAMO: Manchester United's coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer smiles next to his players at the end of the UEFA Champions League group F football match against Atalanta at the Azzurri d'Italia stadium, in Bergamo, on Tuesday. – AFPBERGAMO: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer compared Cristiano Ronaldo's talismanic influence at Manchester United to NBA legend Michael Jordan after he scored twice to salvage a 2-2 draw at Atalanta on Tuesday. For the third time in...

VILLARREAL: Villarreal's coach Unai Emery gestures during the UEFA Champions League first round group F football match against BSC Young Boys at La Ceramica stadium in Villarreal on Tuesday. – AFPn

Emery admits to Newcastle interest but insists no formal offer

VILLARREAL: Villarreal's coach Unai Emery gestures during the UEFA Champions League first round group F football match against BSC Young Boys at La Ceramica stadium in Villarreal on Tuesday. – AFPVILLARREAL: Villarreal coach Unai Emery said on Tuesday that Newcastle have shown interest in appointing him as their coach but that there has been no formal offer from the Premier League club. Newcastle, who sit 19th in the table, are seeking a...

KUWAIT: Participants in the junior's 10-meter pistol and rifle contest of the HH the Crown Prince Shooting Tournament pose for a group photo after the final held at Kuwait Shooting Sport Club's Jahra branch.n

Men's skeet, trap training starts at Crown Prince tourney

KUWAIT: Participants in the junior's 10-meter pistol and rifle contest of the HH the Crown Prince Shooting Tournament pose for a group photo after the final held at Kuwait Shooting Sport Club's Jahra branch.By Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: The HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Shooting Tournament continues today with the start of official training in the men's skeet and trap, as well as the 50-meter rifle competitions....

GLASGOW: US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks to the press during the COP26 UN Climate Summit in Glasgow yesterday. - AFPnn

Finance takes the center-stage at world leaders' COP26 summit

GLASGOW: US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks to the press during the COP26 UN Climate Summit in Glasgow yesterday. - AFPGLASGOW: Focus at the COP26 summit turned yesterday to how the world will pay for its ambitions to quit fossil fuels and help vulnerable nations survive climate change, as campaigners urged caution over promises of billions from financiers and governments. Negotiators are tasked with using the remaining days of the...

Facebook ends facial recognition over privacy fears

ARLINGTON: In this file illustration photo, a smart phone screen displays the logo of Facebook on a Facebook website background in Arlington, Virginia.-AFPWASHINGTON: Scandal-hit Facebook is shutting down its long-criticized facial recognition system and deleting scan data on a billion people, it said Tuesday, in a shock response to privacy concerns. The announcement came as the tech giant battles one of its worst crises ever, with reams of...

MELVILLE, US: Nathaniel Pagendarm hands his resume to Peter Chekijan (left) of Twin Fork Beer Co at the Employers Only Long Island Food, Beverage and Hospitality Job Fair in Melville, New York. - AFPnn

US private employers added 571,000 jobs in October: ADP

MELVILLE, US: Nathaniel Pagendarm hands his resume to Peter Chekijan (left) of Twin Fork Beer Co at the Employers Only Long Island Food, Beverage and Hospitality Job Fair in Melville, New York. - AFPWASHINGTON: Private businesses hired 571,000 workers last month, payroll services firm ADP reported yesterday, the latest sign that the US economy is bouncing back from the Delta wave of COVID-19. The employment increase was better than analysts had...

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Huawei made a unique tablet for kids: Huawei MatePad T kids

KUWAIT: You are probably looking for the perfect tablet to give to the little one. A kids tablet need to boast certain features to make sure that kids are protected and are staying safe while using a tech gadget: well you don't need look no further than the latest tablet tailored for children from Huawei, the Huawei MatePad T Kids Edition: It has been designed specifically with children's education, entertainment and health and safety development...

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Global Finance recognizes NBK's digital achievements in 2021

DUBAI: Mohammed Al-Othman (center) and Mohammad Al-Kharafi (right) receive the awards on behalf of the bank during a ceremony in Dubai.KUWAIT: Global Finance magazine presented National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) with a number of its annual awards as "Best Consumer Digital Bank" for 2021, totaling 10 awards on the level of Kuwait and the Middle East. The awards were received by Mohammed Al-Othman, General Manager of Consumer Banking, National Bank of...

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Burgan Bank posts a strong net income of KD 40m for first 9 months of 2021

Majed Essa Al-AjeelKUWAIT: Burgan Bank has reaffirmed over the first nine months of 2021 its commitment to actioning the core pillars of its corporate strategy for growth and development, which reflected positively in the reported strong net income of KD 40.3 million and a steady growth of 23.6 percent compared to the same period of the prior year. The bank's ambition to strengthen its leading position is backed by steady endeavors to accomplish...

Women take part in a self-defense class in south London.-AFP photosn

London killings spark surge in women's self-defense classes

Women take part in a self-defense class in south London.-AFP photosOn a dark autumn evening, first-timers arriving for self-defense classes at Urban Fit and Fearless are asked if they have had any past traumas before they start training. After a series of high-profile murders of women in London in recent months, the number of young female participants joining the class is high. One of them, Laura Thompson, a 29-year-old account manager, told...

Oryx roam in Al-Reem Biosphere Reserven

Al-Reem Reserve largest, most important nature reserve in the Middle East

Oryx roam in Al-Reem Biosphere ReserveAl-Reem Biosphere Reserve, northwest Qatar, covers around 10 percent of Qatar's total land area and has distinctive formations alongside the western coast, making it one of the largest and most important nature reserves in the Middle East.The reserve, which has verdant areas, is recognized under UNESC's Man and the Biosphere Program in 2007. The desert landscapes are home to gazelles and Arabian oryx, among...

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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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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

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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