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NEW DELHI: Gold medalist India's Neeraj Chopra (center) poses for pictures along with his parents at a press conference in New Delhi yesterday. – AFPn

India to mark Chopra's Olympic feat with special day

NEW DELHI: Gold medalist India's Neeraj Chopra (center) poses for pictures along with his parents at a press conference in New Delhi yesterday. – AFPNEW DELHI: Neeraj Chopra's historic feat in winning India's first-ever track-and-field gold at the Olympics will be commemorated every year, officials said yesterday, as the javelin star spoke of his desire to inspire future athletes. A medal-starved India reveled in Chopra's stunning achievement...

TOKYO: (From left) Italy's Lamont Marcell Jacobs, Lorenzo Patta, Eseosa Desalu and Filippo Tortu celebrate with the national flag after winning the gold medal in the men's 4x100m relay final during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo on August 6, 2021. – AFPn

Italy's citizenship law back in focus after Olympics wins

TOKYO: (From left) Italy's Lamont Marcell Jacobs, Lorenzo Patta, Eseosa Desalu and Filippo Tortu celebrate with the national flag after winning the gold medal in the men's 4x100m relay final during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo on August 6, 2021. – AFPROME: Italy's enthusiasm over its Olympics success, driven in part by multicultural athletes, has once again reignited debate over its citizenship law and the...

In this picture Students warm up during a group class to learn breaking or ‘b-boying’ at a training session on the rooftop of a building in Dharavi slums in Mumbai.—AFP photosn

Hip-hop dream thrives in India's largest slum

In this picture Students warm up during a group class to learn breaking or ‘b-boying’ at a training session on the rooftop of a building in Dharavi slums in Mumbai.—AFP photosAfter India's largest slum defeated the pandemic, some of its young residents pulled out their phones to write, shoot and release a triumphant rap video. "At first we were afraid, what would happen to us? But we stood with the doctors... now it's your turn", rapped...

This picture shows an aerial view of Libya's Farwa Island, about 170 kilometers west of the capital and close to the border with Tunisia.—AFP photosn

Libya's wildlife treasure island at risk of ruin

This picture shows an aerial view of Libya's Farwa Island, about 170 kilometers west of the capital and close to the border with Tunisia.—AFP photosOnce famed for its exceptional wildlife, Libya's Farwa island risks becoming just another victim of lawlessness in the war-ravaged North African nation, activists struggling to save it warn. An uninhabited 13-kilometre-long (eight mile) sandbar cut off at high tide in far western Libya, Farwa...

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Billie Eilish, Ed Sheeran join global climate, vaccine concerts

Billie Eilish and Ed SheeranColdplay, Billie Eilish and Ed Sheeran are among the stars announced yesterday for a day of concerts across multiple cities on September 25 to raise awareness about climate change, poverty and vaccine distribution. New York, Paris and Lagos are the first cities to be announced for Global Citizen Live, which will run for 24 hours and be screened around the world via TV stations and social media. Joining Eilish and...

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Final curtain for musical 'West Side Story' on Broadway

The re-imagined version of the popular musical "West Side Story" will not reopen on Broadway, its producer said Monday, an indirect victim of the COVID-19 pandemic's effect on New York's theater industry. The revived production opened in February last year but was forced to shutter just one month later as the coronavirus pandemic took hold in the city. "It is with great regret that we are announcing today that the 2020 Broadway revival of West...

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Fortnite, surfing and virtual burning man: Diplo's pandemic year

He's had hits with the likes of Madonna, Beyonce and MIA, and spent 20 years relentlessly touring the world, but American DJ Diplo says the pandemic-enforced break was a blessing. "It was probably the best year I've had in a long time. I did a lot of surfing, spent time with my kids, bought a house-I never had time before," the 42-year-old DJ told AFP from his home in Malibu, California. Diplo-real name Thomas Wesley Pentz-was often on the road...

KUWAIT: The Kuwait Fire Force team participating in efforts to battle wildfires in Greece. - KUNA photosn

Kuwait sends reinforcements to Greece, Turkey as wildfires rage

KUWAIT: The Kuwait Fire Force team participating in efforts to battle wildfires in Greece. - KUNA photosKUWAIT: The Kuwaiti army announced yesterday that two Air Force transport planes left to Greece with Some 40 Kuwaiti firefighters to help put out massive wildfires still raging in coastal towns of the European country. Directorate of the moral guidance and public relations of the army said that the aid comes as per His Highness the Amir Sheikh...

KUWAIT: A combination of photos released by Kuwait's health ministry showing people queuing to receive their COVID-19 vaccine jabs during the holiday. - KUNA photosn

Thousands received COVID-19 vaccine during holiday in Kuwait

KUWAIT: A combination of photos released by Kuwait's health ministry showing people queuing to receive their COVID-19 vaccine jabs during the holiday. - KUNA photosKUWAIT: A large number of people in Kuwait received their COVID-19 vaccine jabs during the Hijri New Year holiday, the health ministry announced yesterday. Thousands of people headed to vaccination centers in Mishref, Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh, Jaber Causeway and the Taddamon sports club...

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Minister pushes reduced renewal fee for 60+ residents

KUWAIT: It seems the issue of residents aged 60 and above without a university degree is back on the table, as the KD 2,000 fee proposed earlier to renew their work permits will probably be reviewed. Al-Rai Arabic daily reported yesterday that Minister of Commerce and Industry Abdullah Al-Salman has asked the Public Authority for Manpower's board to reconsider the KD 2,000 fee.Informed sources said Salman sent the request with his earlier...

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Kuwaiti tourists must submit vaccine certificate to enter facilities in France

PARIS: French Foreign Ministry announced yesterday that all Kuwaitis visiting France must submit a certificate that proves the person was vaccinated to enter daily facilities such as cinemas and restaurants. In a statement to Kuwait News Agency (KUNA), an official at the French Foreign Ministry said that to participate in activities, a person is required to submit a certificate that shows that they had received one of the European Medicines...

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Are you getting paid on public holidays?

By Ben GarciaKUWAIT: The labor law says employees should be paid during all public holidays. They should also be paid double if they work during these holidays and get an extra day off in compensation. But many companies are not complying with the law, based on complaints by some employees randomly questioned by Kuwait Times."We are not paid - they only give us an extra day off. They do not want to pay because they say the company is in trouble...

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