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A handout photograph released by the zoo “Parco Natura Viva”, shows Toby, the world’s oldest white rhino, in its enclosure at the at the zoo in Bussolengo, near Verona, in northern Italy.—AFP n

World's oldest white rhino dies in Italian zoo aged 54

A handout photograph released by the zoo “Parco Natura Viva”, shows Toby, the world’s oldest white rhino, in its enclosure at the zoo in Bussolengo, near Verona, in northern Italy.—AFPToby, the world's oldest white rhino, has died at the age of 54 in a zoo in northern Italy, a spokeswoman for the establishment said yesterday. "Nonno Toby" (Grandpa Toby) passed away on October 6, Elisa Livia Pennacchioni of the Parco Natura Viva, a zoo...

Undated photo released by Proyecto Xulo of a Costa Rican researcher showing a dog jaw fossil in San Jose.—AFP photosn

Researchers say fossil shows humans, dogs lived in C America in 10,000 BC

Undated photo released by Proyecto Xulo of a Costa Rican researcher showing a dog jaw fossil in San Jose.—AFP photosThe fossil of a jaw bone could prove that domesticated dogs lived in Central America as far back as 12,000 years ago, according to a study by Latin American scientists. The dogs, and their masters, potentially lived alongside giant animals, researchers say. A 1978 dig in Nacaome, northeast Costa Rica, found bone remains from the...

In this file photo Comedian Dave Chappelle arrives on stage at the Kennedy Center for the Mark Twain Award for American Humor in Washington, DC.—AFP n

Netflix defends Chappelle, suspends staff in transgender row

In this file photo Comedian Dave Chappelle arrives on stage at the Kennedy Center for the Mark Twain Award for American Humor in Washington, DC.—AFPNetflix has defended its decision to screen a Dave Chappelle special criticized as transphobic, as it suspended employees who crashed a virtual meeting in protest at the comedian's show, media reported Monday. The stand-up star has courted controversy with "The Closer" in which he asserts "gender...

US actor Rami Malek (right) speaks during the ceremony to honor British actor Daniel Craig with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, California.—AFP n

'No Time to Die' wastes no time topping US box office

US actor Rami Malek (right) speaks during the ceremony to honor British actor Daniel Craig with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, California.—AFP"No Time to Die," the latest installment in the James Bond movie franchise, shot straight to number one in North America's box office on its opening weekend, netting $55.5 million, according to industry watcher Exhibitor Relations. The United Artists film, the last to feature Daniel...

KUWAIT: People receive their COVID-19 vaccines during a mass vaccination campaign in the Bneid Al-Gar district of Kuwait City yesterday. - Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyatn

Kuwait reaches out to people still unvaccinated against COVID-19

KUWAIT: People receive their COVID-19 vaccines during a mass vaccination campaign in the Bneid Al-Gar district of Kuwait City yesterday. - Photos by Yasser Al-ZayyatKUWAIT: The Ministry of Health launched yesterday a vaccination campaign in the Bneid Al-Gar district of Kuwait City, as part of a mass vaccination campaign to reach out to people around the country who are yet to be inoculated against the deadly virus.The ministry had announced...

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Scores of residents set to lose driving licenses

KUWAIT: Security sources revealed there are plans to confiscate tens of thousands of expired driving licenses from residents who continue to use them in violation of the law. The sources said many of these residents "cheat" the law to avoid deportation by continuing to use expired licenses. They only pay a fine of KD 5 when caught because they are treated as individuals who have licenses which have not been renewed, although the purpose for which...

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Roads authority assigned to execute railway project

KUWAIT: The Cabinet asked the Public Authority for Roads and Transportation (PART) to implement the railway project, a local Arabic daily reported yesterday quoting sources. A time schedule must be prepared for the implementation in agreement with the dates approved by the GCC secretariat general, reported Al-Qabas. This means the responsibility of the project's implementation has moved from the Kuwait Authority for Partnership Projects (KAPP) to...

BELGRADE: Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah chairs Kuwait's delegation at the ministerial meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement countries yesterday. - KUNAn

Int'l cooperation within NAM vital to face challenges: Kuwait

BELGRADE: Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah chairs Kuwait's delegation at the ministerial meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement countries yesterday. - KUNABELGRADE: Kuwait's Foreign Minister and State Minister for Cabinet Affairs Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah said yesterday that Kuwait affirmed the importance of continued international cooperation to face all challenges and achieve economic and social...

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Kuwait against torture, inhumane treatment: Ambassador to UN

Ambassador Jamal Al-GhunaimGENEVA: Kuwait's participation in the 18th meeting of the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT) reflects its keenness in human rights issues with all its forms and aspects, a senior Kuwaiti diplomat said yesterday. This came in the speech Kuwait's Permanent Representative to the United Nations and other international Organizations Ambassador Jamal Al-Ghunaim...

KUWAIT: (From left, front row) Alderman Vincent Keaveny, Lord Mayor Elect of the City of London, William Russell, Lord Mayor of the City of London with his wife Hilary Russell, Lady Mayoress, (second row) Belinda Lewis, the British Ambassador to Kuwait, and Sheikh Mubarak Abdullah Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah. nn

Sheikh Mubarak hosts dinner in honor of London's Lord Mayor

KUWAIT: (From left, front row) Alderman Vincent Keaveny, Lord Mayor Elect of the City of London, William Russell, Lord Mayor of the City of London with his wife Hilary Russell, Lady Mayoress, (second row) Belinda Lewis, the British Ambassador to Kuwait, and Sheikh Mubarak Abdullah Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah.KUWAIT: Sheikh Mubarak Abdullah Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah hosted a dinner party yesterday evening at the White Palace in honor of the current Lord Mayor...

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Kuwait's Altaf Suleiman participates in Boston Marathon

Altaf SuleimanKUWAIT: Kuwait's Altaf Suleiman participated in the Boston Marathon yesterday, which is an achievement for Kuwait and the Gulf. Altaf has earlier participated in five marathons. Altaf first participated in the New York Marathon in Nov 2014, then in London in April 2016, Tokyo in Feb 2017, Berlin in 2018 and Chicago in Oct 2019. The Boston Marathon is an opportunity to make this achievement at the Kuwait and Gulf level, which is...

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ACK resumes in-person classes for Fall 2021-2022

KUWAIT: The Australian College of Kuwait (ACK) has welcomed its students back on campus on October 3, 2021 after a long distance learning period because of the COVID-19 pandemic. In preparation for the return of the students, the college took all necessary measures to ensure the safety of its students, staff and faculty while making sure to provide students with the best possible learning experience despite all the precautions and...

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