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In this file photo (from left) Joel Kinnaman, James Gunn, Margot Robbie, and John Cena attend the Warner Bros. premiere of “The Suicide Squad” at Regency Village Theatre in Los Angeles, California. — AFP n
'Suicide Squad' tops N. America box office with a tepid total
In this file photo (from left) Joel Kinnaman, James Gunn, Margot Robbie, and John Cena attend the Warner Bros. premiere of “The Suicide Squad” at Regency Village Theatre in Los Angeles, California. — AFPWith COVID-19 fears again depressing North American moviegoing, new Warner Bros/DC superhero film "The Suicide Squad" led the weekend box office but took in only an estimated $26.6 million, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations said Sunday....
In this file photo US musicians Robert ‘Kool’ Bell (left), James ‘JT’ Taylor (second left), Ronald Bell (third from left) and Dennis Thomas (right) of Kool & The Gang perform onstage during the Songwriters Hall of Fame 49th Annual Induction and Awards Dinner at New York Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City. — AFPn
Kool and the Gang's Dennis 'Dee Tee' Thomas dies at 70
In this file photo US musicians Robert ‘Kool’ Bell (left), James ‘JT’ Taylor (second left), Ronald Bell (third from left) and Dennis Thomas (right) of Kool & The Gang perform onstage during the Songwriters Hall of Fame 49th Annual Induction and Awards Dinner at New York Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City. — AFPDennis "Dee Tee" Thomas, a co-founder of the legendary soul-funk band Kool and the Gang, whose hits included...
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World Bank: Kuwait economy to grow by 2.4% this year, 3.2% in 2022-23
KUWAIT: The World Bank expects Kuwait's economy to grow by 2.4 percent this year, driven by the oil sector, followed by a rise of 3.2 percent in 2022 and 2023. According to its review on the wider six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region, it went on to project a 2.2 percent growth this year. This would be backed by a post-pandemic global economic recovery at a predicted 5.6 percent and the return to the global demand on oil, it...
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91.1% July COVID deaths were non-vaccinated
Dr Abdullah Al-SanadKUWAIT: Some 91.1 percent of the people in Kuwait who died from COVID-19 in July were not vaccinated, Kuwait health ministry spokesperson Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad said on Wednesday. The remaining four percent received one dose, while 4.9 percent received two doses, added the official. The nationwide COVID-19 vaccination campaign is ongoing at 101 centers, he said, mentioning that daily appointments have reached 100,000.The...
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Telecom companies back state efforts against coronavirus
KUWAIT: Mobile telephone companies have joined ranks in backing up state apparatuses in the fight against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) since its outbreak last year. The companies have launched joint initiatives, providing back-up applications for long-distance teaching, and offering digital infrastructure for quarantines to facilitate the work of the Ministry of Health (MoH), namely the 'Shlonik' mobile application to follow up on the...
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KFAED inks deal with UNICEF to aid Syrian kids with cancer
KUWAIT: Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) inked an agreement yesterday with UNICEF to aid children suffering from cancer in Syria with an allocation of $2.7 million. KFAED said in a statement that the program aims at supporting hospitals for treating children afflicted with cancer and minimize deaths among them.The Kuwaiti fund is coordinating with UNICEF to equip four hospitals and supply them with medicines for treating tumors...
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KRCS sends eight tons of baby formula to Lebanon
KUWAIT: Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) dispatched on Wednesday eight tons of baby formula to Lebanon as part of its humanitarian aid packages dedicated to the Lebanese people. This aid comes as part of the society's activities, out of Kuwait's supportive role to brothers there, head of KRSC emergency and disaster department Yousef Al-Meraj said.The society is putting its focus on the health sector in Lebanon, mainly boosting the immunity of...
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Amir's representative attends Iranian president's inauguration
TEHRAN: Representative of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Kuwait's Foreign Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affaires Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah, attended Iran's new president Ebrahim Raisi's inauguration ceremony in Tehran, Iran yesterday. Sheikh Dr Ahmad also met with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif on the sidelines of his visit. - Amiri Diwan photos
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National Assembly panel calls for reopening schools, kindergartens
By B IzzakKUWAIT: The National Assembly's educational committee said yesterday that all schools should be reopened at the start of the next school year in September, adding that kindergartens should reopen on August 15. The Cabinet decided Wednesday night that all public servants will return to their offices starting August 15 and working hours have been adjusted back to normal after a sharp decline in the number of coronavirus cases.Head of the...
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The personalities that emerge during an office makeover
By Sahar MoussaAfter many years, Kuwait Times is getting a makeover. They started with the editorial department, which is my department. Everyone in the office was excited and nervous at the same time. Excited, because we felt that changes are coming our way, and nervous because we had so much stuff gathered through the years that we had to throw away, declutter, organize, put in cartons and take temporarily to another department.In the...
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Vaxxed: Children Speak Out
By Safyre Joseph-EtheridgeI was really nervous to get the vaccine at first. But I wanted to get the vaccine because it would reduce my chances of getting COVID and spreading it to my family and loved ones, and for me, that was more than enough reason. I researched about the risks and spoke to my cousins and family about getting the vaccine, my talk with them encouraged me even more and pushed aside my anxiety.However, when we arrived, I saw the...
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Vaxxed: Children Speak Out
By Abdullah Shakir ReshamwalaGetting vaccinated opens many opportunities for us. It allows you to enter malls, dine at restaurants, travel abroad, etc. These are some of the things that unvaccinated people cannot access. Countless people have avoided the vaccine fearing its side effects. But I'm sure that the vaccine is completely harmless.To end the coronavirus, getting vaccinated seems to be the last option left. So I think taking the COVID-19...
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His Highness Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah
Sheikh Salem Al-Ali passes away
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GAZA: People inspect the damage in Gaza City's Sheikh Radwan neighborhood following Zionist bombardment on August 11, 2024. — AFP
US orders nuclear submarine to Mideast
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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
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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
Putin orders Russian army to ‘dislodge’ Ukrainian forces
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HERAT, Afghanistan: Afghan female workers sort and process dry Saffron at a facility in Herat. – AFP
Three years after return of Taleban, Afghan economic woes loom large