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BEIJING: China's central bank on Friday said all financial transactions involving cryptocurrencies are illegal. -AFPn
China's central bank rules all crypto transactions are illegal
BEIJING: China's central bank on Friday said all financial transactions involving cryptocurrencies are illegal. -AFPBEIJING: China's central bank on Friday said all financial transactions involving cryptocurrencies are illegal, sounding the death knell for the digital trade in China after a crackdown on the volatile currencies. The global values of cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin have massively fluctuated over the past year partly due to...
WASHINGTON: Sales of new homes rose faster than analysts expected last month in the United States, according to government data released Friday.n
UK to issue visas to ease lorry driver shortage
LONDON: The UK government is poised to temporarily ease visa rules to attract more foreign lorry drivers, reports said yesterday, as it grapples with a growing shortage that has now hit fuel supplies. The lack of tanker drivers has led to huge queues at petrol stations in recent days, as people ignore government pleas not to panic-buy fuel after some garages closed due to the lack of deliveries. Up to 5,000 temporary visas could be issued under...
WASHINGTON: Sales of new homes rose faster than analysts expected last month in the United States, according to government data released Friday.n
US new home sales surprisingly strong in August
WASHINGTON: Sales of new homes rose faster than analysts expected last month in the United States, according to government data released Friday.WASHINGTON: Sales of new homes rose faster than analysts expected last month in the United States, according to government data released Friday, though prices remained high and supply was still tight. The Commerce Department reported sales rose 1.5 percent from July's upwardly revised rate to a...
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R Kelly jury weighs singer's fate after grim testimony
R KellyFollowing 21 days of evidence including 50 witnesses and hours of searing testimony, jurors on Friday began considering whether internationally famous singer R Kelly orchestrated a sex crimes ring for nearly three decades. The case, delayed over a year by the pandemic, is seen as landmark for the #MeToo movement as it is the first major sex abuse trial where the majority of accusers are Black women. The prosecution painstakingly wove the...
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Denouncing Weinstein 'didn't help me': Argento
Asia ArgentoAsia Argento, the actress whose rape allegations against Harvey Weinstein helped trigger the #MeToo movement, has paid the price for her bravery. "I can't say it helped my life very much," the 47-year-old told AFP. Argento's revelations four years ago that she had been raped by the US producer in 1997 at the age of 21 set off a wave of allegations across the film industry and far beyond. "It became a tsunami," she said. "It didn't...
An aerial view shows visitors at the southeastern tip of Pamban Island in Tamil Nadu state in Dhanushkodi yesterday. – AFP n
South Asia eyes tourism revival
An aerial view shows visitors at the southeastern tip of Pamban Island in Tamil Nadu state in Dhanushkodi yesterday. – AFPNepal has restarted visas on arrival for vaccinated tourists as South Asian nations attempt to revive tourism businesses devastated after 18 months of the pandemic. A near travel shutdown has been in place in India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and Sri Lanka for more than a year as successive waves of coronavirus took a deadly...
This picture taken on Sept 21, 2021 shows a view of the waning gibbous moon over Kuwait City. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyatn
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This picture taken on Sept 21, 2021 shows a view of the waning gibbous moon over Kuwait City. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
A plainclothes policeman checks the identification of a resident during a recent raid in Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh.n
Staying under the radar
A plainclothes policeman checks the identification of a resident during a recent raid in Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh.By Ben GarciaFor almost two weeks now, security authorities have been cracking down on illegal residents in all governorates of Kuwait, blocking streets and setting up checkpoints to ensure all violators are caught and deported. The crackdowns are the largest police campaigns against illegal residents in Kuwait since authorities announced...
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Sign language: Connecting people and cultures
The Deaf Friends team - KUNA photosSign language is a full-fledged means of communication for deaf people, depending on facial and body gestures that enable them to interact. The UN General Assembly set Sept 23 as the International Day for Sign Languages to highlight their importance, and how it was a major right for deaf people to have their own languages. The international day coincides with the establishment of the World Federation of the...
KUWAIT: Lieutenant General Khaled Saleh Al-Sabah receives Commander of the Australian Joint Task Force Brigadier General David Paddison. - KUNA n
Kuwaiti army chief, Australian commander discuss military issues
KUWAIT: Lieutenant General Khaled Saleh Al-Sabah receives Commander of the Australian Joint Task Force Brigadier General David Paddison. - KUNAKUWAIT: Chief of the General Staff of the Kuwaiti Armed Forces Lieutenant General Sheikh Khaled Saleh Al-Sabah discussed with the Commander of the Australian Joint Task Force Brigadier General David Paddison important matters and topics of common interest, especially those related to the military. The...
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EU adds Kuwait to its safe travel list
BRUSSELS: The European Union (EU) yesterday announced that it had added Kuwait to the list of epidemiologically safe non-EU countries, for which the EU countries should reopen the borders for non-essential travel. The EU Council of Ministers in a press release said following a review under the recommendation on the gradual lifting of the temporary restrictions on non-essential travel into the EU, it updated the list of countries for which travel...
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Man shoots himself
KUWAIT: An Indian resident, 31, was rushed to hospital in stable condition after shooting himself with his sponsor's shotgun. The man, who worked as a driver, had an argument with his wife, who is in India. He then took his sponsor's gun and shot himself. Investigations are being conducted.Near drowningA 19-month-old toddler was rushed to Farwaniya Hospital in unstable condition after he fell in a bucket of water at his home in Khaitan.Melee at...
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AUCKLAND, New Zealand: Boats are moored in waters in front of the Auckland city skyline, New Zealand. People are leaving New Zealand in record numbers as unemployment rises, interest rates remain high and economic growth is anemic, government statistics show. – AFP
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INCHEON, South Korea: This photo taken on Aug 8, 2024 shows a sniffer dog taking part in a demonstration of bedbug detection in passengers' luggage at Incheon International Airport. - AFP
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