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KUWAIT: Fire Force Chief Lt General Khalid Al-Mikrad during the tour of the training departmentn
Fire breaks out in Ardiya houses
KUWAIT: Fire Force Chief Lt General Khalid Al-Mikrad during the tour of the training departmentKUWAIT: Fire Force PR said it put out fire that broke out in two Ardiya houses yesterday. The fire erupted in the yard of one of the houses then spread to the other. No injuries were however reported.Asian dies: An Asian laborer died after falling into the well of an elevator in Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh building. Fire and rescue men recovered the body and...
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Man arrested for killing MiL with Kalashnikov
KUWAIT: A 47-year-old Kuwaiti has been arrested for shooting and killing his 68-year-old mother-in-law with a Kalashnikov rifle. The man reportedly chased his wife and her mother before shooting the woman. The man admitted killing his mother-in-law over what he claimed were family disputes. He had kept the gun hidden at a farm in Wafra and reportedly fired several rounds at the victim.Meanwhile, Ahmadi detectives completed the interrogation of...
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Our Earth: From dinos to deserts
Photos by Shakir ReshamwalaBy Shakir ReshamwalaThe Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salem Cultural Centre (ASCC) is the largest museum complex in the world. It comprises of six museums related to natural history, science and technology, Arab and Islamic science and space. The center is home to some 22 world-class galleries, with over 3,000 exhibits.We start our journey of discovery with the Our Earth museum, where life-sized skeletons and replicas of...
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We don't know what we don't know
By Jamie Etheridge week in the office we had a discussion about the dangers of swimming in the sea. I asked how many people here could swim and how many visited the beach. A show of hands survey revealed that around a quarter of our staff don't know how to swim but still might sometimes wade into the water at the shore of the beach. I then asked another question: How many people know about rip currents and water safety. Only one of my 20+...
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The addiction spider web
By Sahar Moussa is like being stuck in a spider web-you get friendly with the spider in the beginning but stung by it at the end. It is a vicious dark circle, and only by a very strong will and a big support system, can you overcome it. When most people hear the word addiction, they think of dependence on a substance such as drugs or alcohol. However, addiction can come disguised in so many forms including gaming, gambling, sex, shopping,...
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Aubameyang treble lifts Arsenal gloom in League Cup
Pierre-Emerick AubameyangLONDON: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang hit a hat-trick to lift the gloom around troubled Arsenal in a 6-0 rout of West Bromwich Albion in the League Cup second round on Wednesday. Beaten by Brentford and Chelsea in their first two Premier League games, Arsenal arrived at the Hawthorns in turmoil after their worst ever start to a season.Mikel Arteta's side were booed off following Sunday's 2-0 home defeat against Chelsea, with...
BREMEN: Bayern Munich's German midfielder Jamal Musiala plays the ball during the German Cup (DFB Pokal) first round football match SV Bremen vs Bayern Munich, in Bremen, northern Germany. - AFPn
Bayern Munich put 12 past minnows Bremer in German Cup
BREMEN: Bayern Munich's German midfielder Jamal Musiala plays the ball during the German Cup (DFB Pokal) first round football match SV Bremen vs Bayern Munich, in Bremen, northern Germany. - AFPBERLIN: Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting scored four goals Wednesday as Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich thrashed fifth-tier minnows Bremer 12-0 in the first round of the German Cup. The original tie was postponed at the start of August after an outbreak of...
TOKYO: Uganda's Husnah Kukundakwe attends a heat in the women's 100m breaststroke at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games in the Tokyo Aquatics Centre in Tokyo yesterday. - AFPn
Youngest Paralympian Husnah swims for change in Tokyo
TOKYO: Uganda's Husnah Kukundakwe attends a heat in the women's 100m breaststroke at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games in the Tokyo Aquatics Centre in Tokyo yesterday. - AFPTOKYO: The youngest Paralympian in Tokyo took to the pool yesterday looking to change attitudes to disability, as powerlifting and equestrian events kicked off on the second day of competition. In a reminder of the continuing risks posed by the pandemic, organisers said another...
LEEDS: England's captain Joe Root plays a shot on the second day of the third cricket Test match between England and India at Headingley cricket ground in Leeds, northern England, yesterday. - AFPn
Anderson sparks collapse before openers pile on agony for India
LEEDS: England's captain Joe Root plays a shot on the second day of the third cricket Test match between England and India at Headingley cricket ground in Leeds, northern England, yesterday. - AFPLEEDS: England great James Anderson ripped through the top order as India collapsed to 78 all out in the third Test at Headingley on Wednesday before openers Rory Burns and Haseeb Hameed capped a near-perfect first day for Joe Root's men with an...
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Defeated Pacquiao says open to rematch with Ugas
Manny PacquiaoLOS ANGELES: Manny Pacquiao has refused to rule out a rematch with WBA champion Yordenis Ugas following his upset defeat to the Cuban last weekend, which nudged the Filipino boxing star ever closer to retirement. Pacquiao, 42, told The Athletic website that he may consider fighting Ugas again in January following his unanimous decision loss to the 35-year-old in Las Vegas on Saturday."Yes, I can come back in January. I will see...
KABUL: Medical and hospital staff bring an injured man on a stretcher for treatment after two blasts, which killed at least six and wounded a dozen, outside the airport in Kabul yesterday. - AFPn
Blasts rock Kabul airport; 6 dead
KABUL: Wounded women arrive at a hospital for treatment after two blasts, which killed at least six and wounded a dozen, outside the airport in Kabul yesterday. - AFPKABUL: Two explosions rocked Kabul airport yesterday, killing at least six people and injuring a dozen others after Western nations warned of an imminent terror threat and as thousands of people gathered hoping for a flight out of Taleban-controlled Afghanistan. The blasts came as...
Mountain bikers use the bike lift in the Wexl Trails area in St Corona am Wechsel, Lower Austria.—AFP photosn
Mountain biking rivals skiing in Austria as Alps warm
Mountain bikers use the bike lift in the Wexl Trails area in St Corona am Wechsel, Lower Austria.—AFP photosA village in the Austrian Alps known for its family-friendly ski resort has been forced to adapt to waning snow due to climate change, turning to a new downhill sport-mountain biking. Bikers as young as three ride over landscaped jumps and curved forest trails, breathing new life into Sankt Corona am Wechsel, around an hour's drive from...
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His Highness Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah
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GAZA: People inspect the damage in Gaza City's Sheikh Radwan neighborhood following Zionist bombardment on August 11, 2024. — AFP
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His Highness Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah
Kuwait mourns Al-Sabah Family patriarch, KNG Chief Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah