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Opening event of DWC Cultural Exchange Season 2020-2021 at Sadu House

The Diplomatic Women's Committee started its Cultural Exchange Season 2020-2021 by welcoming new women ambassadors, spouses of ambassadors and women diplomats at Sadu House in the presence of the honorary chairperson of DWC Sheikha Halah Bader Muhammad Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and a group of ambassadors. Among the attendees were the representative of the committee, the ambassadors of Sierra Leone, US, UK, France, Tanzania and Kenya, and spouses...

Brazilian artist Mundano poses with his 780m² mural. - AFP photosn

Ashes from Amazon transformed into city mural to raise climate awareness

Brazilian artist Mundano poses with his 780m² mural. - AFP photosTired of seeing the lush Amazon destroyed over many years, Brazilian street artist Mundano decided to let nature speak for itself: he painted a giant mural in Sao Paolo using ashes he collected from the scorched rainforest to raise awareness of climate change. The giant 1,000-square meter fresco titled "The Forest Firefighter"-featuring a heroic figure who is helpless in the face...

Andrea Marcato of Italy rests after winning the ‘Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race’, the world’s longest certified foot race, in the Queens borough of New York.—AFP photosn

World's longest race? 3,100 miles around a New York block

Andrea Marcato of Italy rests after winning the ‘Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race’, the world’s longest certified foot race, in the Queens borough of New York.—AFP photosIt's the world's longest certified foot race: a 3,100-mile run that takes participants around the same New York block 5,649 times. Thousands of people have climbed Everest-but, organizers say, just 49 have completed the Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence 3,100 Mile Race....

In this file photo Kim Kardashian’s husband rapper Kanye West performs during his concert in central Yerevan.—AFP n

Goodbye Kanye West, hello Ye: Judge approves name change request

In this file photo Kim Kardashian’s husband rapper Kanye West performs during his concert in central Yerevan.—AFPA Los Angeles judge granted the 44-year-old's name change request, a communications officer at the Los Angeles Superior Court told AFP on Monday. The mercurial performer had filed the request in August, citing "personal reasons." The name change now means the Grammy-winning rapper and producer no longer has a last or middle name....

Disney delays Marvel, Indiana Jones films

Disney pushed back multiple Marvel superhero films and delayed an Indiana Jones sequel by almost a year in the latest reshuffle of its release calendar Monday. Movies such as "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever," "Thor: Love and Thunder" and "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness" all take place within the same interconnected Marvel cinematic universe. That means a delay to one title often causes a domino effect across the wildly popular,...

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M Night Shyamalan to lead Berlin film fest jury

In this file photo filmmaker M Night Shyamalan attends the premiere of Universal Pictures' "Glass" at SVA Theatre in New York City.-AFPUS director M Night Shyamalan will head up the jury at the 72nd Berlin film festival in February, set to be held as an in-person event after this year's hybrid edition due to the pandemic. The Indian-born American filmmaker shot to fame in 1999 with the psychological thriller "The Sixth Sense" starring Bruce...

LONDON: Queens Park Rangers' Director of Football Les Ferdinand poses at Imperial College Sports Ground, the club's training ground in Harlington, Hayes, west of London, on October 15, 2021. - AFPn

Erasing racism in football has to come from top: Les Ferdinand

LONDON: Queens Park Rangers' Director of Football Les Ferdinand poses at Imperial College Sports Ground, the club's training ground in Harlington, Hayes, west of London, on October 15, 2021. - AFPHAYES: Racism could be eradicated from football if the authorities cared enough, Les Ferdinand, the former Newcastle and England forward and now director of football at London club QPR, has told AFP. The 54-year-old affectionately known as "Sir Les" was...

OKLAHOMA CITY: A generic view of the Wilson NBA basketball used during a preseason game between the Denver Nuggets and the Oklahoma City Thunder on October 13, 2021 at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. - AFPnn

Around 96% of NBA players vaccinated against COVID-19

OKLAHOMA CITY: A generic view of the Wilson NBA basketball used during a preseason game between the Denver Nuggets and the Oklahoma City Thunder on October 13, 2021 at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. - AFPNEW YORK: NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said Monday that around 96 percent of players in the league have now been vaccinated against COVID-19 despite union opposition to a league-wide mandate. Speaking to reporters on the eve of the...

ABU DHABI: Sri Lanka's Maheesh Theekshana (right) celebrates after taking the wicket of Namibia's Jan Frylinck during the ICC men's Twenty20 World Cup cricket match between Namibia and Sri Lanka at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Monday. - AFPn

Women's competition at Kuwait Open bowling tourney ends today

Saudi Arabia's Prince Mohammad bin Sultan Al-SaudBy Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: The women's competition of the Kuwait Open bowling tournament concludes today at Kuwait Bowling Club in Salmiya with large participation from all GCC countries. Saudi Arabia's Prince Mohammad bin Sultan Al-Saud lauded the high standard of the Kuwait Open, with the participation of the best players in the Gulf region as well as the best organization of such an event...

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Zain celebrates launch of iPhone 13 lineup during biggest virtual event

During the virtual launch event of the all-new iPhone 13 lineupKUWAIT: Zain, the leading digital service provider in Kuwait, celebrated the launch of the all-new iPhone 13 lineup during the biggest virtual event of its kind, broadcasted live over the hugely popular Marina Media Group platforms with thousands of followers tuning in. The event, presented live by a group of Marina FM stars, witnessed the launch of Zain's newest plans for Apple's...

LONDON: Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves the stage after delivering a speech during the Global Investment Summit at the Science Museum yesterday.-AFPn

UK investment summit draws ire from activists

LONDON: Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves the stage after delivering a speech during the Global Investment Summit at the Science Museum yesterday.-AFPLONDON: Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged foreign investors yesterday to buy into post-Brexit Britain as he seeks to power future prosperity on renewable energy and green technology, but faced pushback from campaigners. The UK leader kicked off a Global Investment Summit in London by...

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IMF: Social unrest threatens Mideast economic recovery

DUBAI: The Middle East and North Africa is on track for a recovery, but rising social unrest is threatening the "fragile" progress of low-income economies, the International Monetary Fund said yesterday. The MENA region, which includes Arab countries and Iran, saw real GDP growth shrink by 3.2 percent in 2020 due to weak oil prices and sweeping lockdowns to halt the spread of the coronavirus.But with rapid vaccination campaigns, especially in...

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KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah preside over a Cabinet weekly meeting on Tuesday at Bayan Palace. - KUNA

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