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SEOUL: This file photo taken on August 20, 2020 shows people wearing face masks as they prepare to cross a street in Seoul. South Korea has the highest gender wage gap in the OECD club of developed countries. - AFPn

Anti-feminism backlash on the rise in South Korea

SEOUL: This file photo taken on August 20, 2020 shows people wearing face masks as they prepare to cross a street in Seoul. South Korea has the highest gender wage gap in the OECD club of developed countries. - AFPSEOUL: Condemnation of quotas for women, vilification of a short-haired Olympic gold medallist, and calls to abolish the gender ministry itself: a backlash against feminism is on the rise in South Korea-with even presidential...

People perform an Aztec dance at the historical Center in Mexico City. — AFP photosn

Aztec spirit lives on in Mexico after 500 years

People perform an Aztec dance at the historical Center in Mexico City. — AFP photosTraditional healers and dancers resplendent in feather headdresses and body paint perform ancient rites in the heart of Mexico City, keeping the Aztec spirit alive five centuries after the Spanish conquest. On Friday, the Mexican authorities will commemorate the 500th anniversary of the "fall" of the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan to the conquistadors and their...

Royal piano restorer David Winston poses for a photograph with an exceptionally rare Pleyel grand piano, made in Paris, dated 1925, at his workshop in Biddenden in southeast England. — AFP photosn

Final chord: Royal piano restorer sells lifetime's collection

Royal piano restorer David Winston poses for a photograph with an exceptionally rare Pleyel grand piano, made in Paris, dated 1925, at his workshop in Biddenden in southeast England. — AFP photosThere's little to distinguish the farm building in Kent, southeast England, from others nearby, except for one thing: the royal warrant over the door. "By appointment to Her Majesty the Queen, conservators and restorers of pianos," it reads. Inside the...

Guests wearing dirndl dresses sit at the Zauner coffee house in Bad Ischl, Upper Austria. — AFP photosn

The dirndl: A dress for past and present

Guests wearing dirndl dresses sit at the Zauner coffee house in Bad Ischl, Upper Austria. — AFP photosThe humble Alpine "dirndl" dress, with its distinctive white blouse, full skirt and apron, has won new fans among Austrians and foreign fashionistas alike in recent years. Its folksy appeal has now made the historic dirndl and other traditional outfits a key part of Austria's clothing industry, about 70 percent of which is exported, according...

This file photo shows former BIGBANG boyband member Seungri (center), real name Lee Seung-hyun, taken into custody as he leaves the High Court in Seoul. — AFP photosn

Ex K-pop star Seungri jailed for 3 years for arranging prostitution

This file photo shows former BIGBANG boyband member Seungri (center), real name Lee Seung-hyun, taken into custody as he leaves the High Court in Seoul. — AFPDisgraced former K-pop star Seungri was convicted of arranging prostitution and other charges stemming from a sex and drugs scandal and jailed for three years yesterday by a military court, officials said. The 30-year-old singer from popular boyband BIGBANG, who retired from showbusiness...

An undated handout picture shows a slice of cake from the 1981 wedding of Prince Charles and Diana that is up for auction today. — AFP n

A slice of history: Charles and Diana cake sells for £1,850

An undated handout picture shows a slice of cake from the 1981 wedding of Prince Charles and Diana that is up for auction today. — AFPA slice of cake from the 1981 wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer sold for £1,850 ($2,558) at auction in Britain on Wednesday-with a warning not to eat it. The 40-year-old slab of marzipan and thick white icing decorated with the royal coat of arms fetched more than three times its asking price of...

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Food trucks struggle through pandemic, licensing headache to make profit

By Nawara FattahovaKUWAIT: Over the last few years, food trucks have become popular in Kuwait and around the Gulf, serving up burgers, fries, sodas and other street food. Food trucks are ubiquitous anywhere where crowds gather, but especially in places like Khairan, desert camping areas, festivals and bazaars. Unfortunately, the pandemic has halted most large gatherings, and as a result business for these trucks.So many food trucks have begun...

KUWAIT: Inspectors are seen inspecting a construction site in Al-Msasayel yesterday. - KUNA photos

Up to 1,502 laborers forced to work in Kuwait's scorching heat since June 1

KUWAIT: Inspectors are seen inspecting a construction site in Al-Msasayel yesterday. - KUNA photosKUWAIT: Inspectors yesterday found laborers working in the afternoon's scorching heat in the district of Al-Msasayel, and penalized their employers. The workers were found pouring masonry and carrying construction materials to a building site under the day's peak sunlight, Ahmad Dashti, head of the work safety division in Farwaniya Governorate, said...

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Back to school from Sept, with 20 students per class

Ali Al-MudhafBy B IzzakKUWAIT: Public, private and foreign schools will reopen for on-campus learning in late September and early October amid stringent health precautions by authorities, Education Minister Ali Al-Mudhaf said yesterday. All foreign-language schools will reopen for students on Sept 26, while public and private Arabic schools will reopen on Oct 3, the minister said. The maximum capacity for any classroom will be 20 students, with...

KHARTOUM: In this file photo taken on Aug 19, 2019, Sudan's deposed military ruler Omar Al-Bashir looks on from a defendant's cage during the opening of his corruption trial. – AFP n

Sudan to hand Bashir to ICC for war crimes trial

KHARTOUM: In this file photo taken on Aug 19, 2019, Sudan's deposed military ruler Omar Al-Bashir looks on from a defendant's cage during the opening of his corruption trial. – AFPKHARTOUM: Sudan will hand longtime autocrat Omar Al-Bashir to the International Criminal Court along with two other officials wanted over the Darfur conflict, officials said yesterday. Bashir, 77, has been wanted by The Hague-based ICC for more than a decade over...

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Qatar plan for polls stirs debate, falsehoods

DOHA: Qatar's long-delayed first legislative elections have stirred debate over eligibility as well as a flurry of online distortion. Elections to the 45-seat shura council, as proposed under a 2004 constitution, have been postponed repeatedly and its members have instead been directly named by Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani.Following the publication of an election law on July 29, the polls are now expected to be held in October, although a...

Firefighters battle flames in the forested hills of the Kabylie region east of the capital Algiers yesterday. – AFP n

Algeria mourns 69 dead as Med wildfires spread

Firefighters battle flames in the forested hills of the Kabylie region east of the capital Algiers yesterday. – AFPTIZI OUZOU, Algeria: The death toll climbed to at least 69 as firefighters, soldiers and civilian volunteers battled blazes in forests across northern Algeria yesterday, in the latest wildfires to sweep the Mediterranean. President Abdelmadjid Tebboune declared three days of national mourning starting from today, and authorities...

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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

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KURSK: This handout photograph taken and released by the Government of Kursk region of Russia on August 9, 2024, shows women and children being evacuated from the town of Rylsk in Kursk region. — AFP

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HERAT, Afghanistan: Afghan female workers sort and process dry Saffron at a facility in Herat. – AFP

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