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'I did it for me': Biles takes Olympic bronze after mental health battle
TOKYO: USA's Simone Biles poses with her bronze medal during the podium ceremony of the artistic gymnastics women's balance beam of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Gymnastics Centre in Tokyo yesterday. - AFPTOKYO: Simone Biles' nightmare Olympics concluded with the US gymnastics superstar returning in the beam final yesterday, declaring "I did it for me" after taking bronze behind Chinese teenager Guan Chenchen. It was Biles' first taste...
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Boursa Kuwait net profits surge by 39% for the first half of 2021
KUWAIT: In a meeting of its board members yesterday, Boursa Kuwait announced net profits attributable to equity holders of the parent company of KD 7.8 million for the six month period ended 30 June 2021, a notable increase of 39 percent compared to the same period in 2020, when the company recorded net profits of around KD 5.6 million.The company generated 39.03 fils earnings per share, an increase of 39 percent compared to its total of 28.05...
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Alibaba earnings fall as China tech giants face turmoil
BEIJING: Chinese e-commerce leader Alibaba Group said yesterday that it posted lower profit but maintained steady revenue growth, indicating that a government crackdown on the country's tech giants was having little impact on its core business. Alibaba said its net income in the April-June quarter came in at 45.1 billion yuan ($7 billion), down five percent on-year. The Hangzhou-based company was the first of China's tech champions to feel the...
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PepsiCo to sell Tropicana, Naked stake to PAI Partners
PARIS: US drinks giant PepsiCo said yesterday that it will sell a majority share in its drink brands Tropicana and Naked to French investment fund PAI Partners for $3.3 billion. PepsiCo planned to retain a stake of 39 percent in the joint venture and invest some of the proceeds in "healthier snacks, zero-calorie beverages, and products like SodaStream which are focused on being better for people and the planet," a statement said. Terms of the...
In this file photo this combination of pictures shows a general view and close-up of a partly coloured stalagmite tower in the Spanish cave of Ardales, southern Spain. — AFP n
Study confirms ancient Spanish cave art was made by Neanderthals
In this file photo this combination of pictures shows a general view and close-up of a partly coloured stalagmite tower in the Spanish cave of Ardales, southern Spain. — AFPNeanderthals, long perceived to have been unsophisticated and brutish, really did paint stalagmites in a Spanish cave more than 60,000 years ago, according to a study published on Monday. The issue had roiled the paleoarchaeology community ever since the publication of a...
Venezuelan musicians, members of the Latin Vox Machine orchestra, perform “El Principito Symphonic” during a rehearsal at a house in Buenos Aires. — AFP photosn
Venezuelan refugee orchestra back together after Argentine lockdown
Venezuelan musicians, members of the Latin Vox Machine orchestra, perform “El Principito Symphonic” during a rehearsal at a house in Buenos Aires. — AFP photosAfter a year and a half of silence due to the coronavirus pandemic, the sounds of the Latin Vox Machine orchestra have returned to a house in Buenos Aires. The group-made up of Venezuelans who fled their country's economic crisis to Argentina-is preparing for a performance of the...
This handout photo shows Netflix Chief Marketing Officer Bozoma Saint John speak at TEDMonterey in Monterey, California. — AFP photosn
TED talks seek to inject optimism into pandemic gloom
This handout photo shows Netflix Chief Marketing Officer Bozoma Saint John speak at TEDMonterey in Monterey, California. — AFP photosA TED conference under the theme "The Case for Optimism" on Monday threw down the gauntlet for a return to face-to-face gatherings, despite the daunting challenges of the coronavirus pandemic, climate change and deep political divides. Even with those dark clouds, speakers ranging from scientists and academics to...
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Amazon to launch 'Lord of the Rings' series in September 2022
In this file photo Uruk-Hai warriors from the Lord of The Rings during the parade through the Wellington streets prior to the worldwide premier of the third and final Rings movie "Return of The King", Wellington, New Zealand. - AFPAmazon announced Monday that its big-budget "The Lord of The Rings" series, based on the fantasy saga by J.R.R. Tolkien, will premiere worldwide in September 2022. The streaming service hopes that the yet-to-be-titled...
This file photo shows local artist Kacey Wong playing the accordion inside a red mobile prison artwork called 'The Patriot', a protest performance art project protesting against the National Anthem Law, at his studio in Hong Kong. — AFP n
Dissident artist leaves Hong Kong for Taiwan
This file photo shows local artist Kacey Wong playing the accordion inside a red mobile prison artwork called 'The Patriot', a protest performance art project protesting against the National Anthem Law, at his studio in Hong Kong. — AFPOne of Hong Kong's best known artists confirmed yesterday that he had moved to Taiwan in search of "100 percent freedom" from the government's crackdown on dissent. Kacey Wong's departure is the latest blow to...
Pine trees burn on a hillside at the Dixie Fire, in Twain, California. — AFP photosn
'Terrible proof': California fire documentary explores human failings behind blazes
Pine trees burn on a hillside at the Dixie Fire, in Twain, California. — AFP photosMonths after Oscar-nominated filmmaker Lucy Walker began making a documentary about the largest-ever wildfire in California, the blaze lost its crown to an even bigger inferno. The 2017 Thomas Fire is now only the seventh worst by area destroyed-and is likely to be overtaken soon by the Dixie Fire raging through the state's northern forests, as climate change...
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Limited seats cause cancelations for many travelers to Kuwait
By Nawara FattahovaKUWAIT: An unpleasant surprise awaited tens of passengers at Beirut airport who were returning to Kuwait, as they were told their seats were canceled, although their flight was still flying to Kuwait. They were not the only ones who faced such a problem. Passengers on various airlines complained of unfair behavior by airlines, which canceled their seats that they had booked and paid for, although the flight itself was not...
KUWAIT: Amiri Diwan Advisor Sheikh Faisal Al-Humoud Al-Malek Al-Sabah meets Kuwaiti shooter Abdullah Al-Rashidi. - Amiri Diwan photon
Amiri Diwan advisor receives Olympic medalist Rashidi
KUWAIT: Amiri Diwan Advisor Sheikh Faisal Al-Humoud Al-Malek Al-Sabah meets Kuwaiti shooter Abdullah Al-Rashidi. - Amiri Diwan photoKUWAIT: Amiri Diwan Advisor Sheikh Faisal Al-Humoud Al-Malek Al-Sabah received yesterday Kuwaiti shooter Abdullah Al-Rashidi, on the occasion of the latter winning a bronze medal in the 2020 Olympic Games, currently being held in Tokyo.The Advisor conveyed greetings of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad...
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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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DHAKA: A Hindu shopkeeper (left) helps a woman put on a traditional conch shell bangle at a shop selling traditional prayer items in Shakhari Bazar, a Hindu majority area, in Dhaka on August 9, 2024. — AFP
Misinformation from India, vandalism frighten Hindus in Bangladesh
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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