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ARIO DE ROSALES, Mexico: Members of the self-defense group Pueblos Unidos carry out guard duties in protection of avocado plantations, whipped by drug cartels that dominate the area, in Ario de Rosales, state of Michoacan, Mexico.-AFPnnn
Mexico's avocado farmers take up arms amid violence
ARIO DE ROSALES, Mexico: Members of the self-defense group Pueblos Unidos carry out guard duties in protection of avocado plantations, whipped by drug cartels that dominate the area, in Ario de Rosales, state of Michoacan, Mexico.-AFPARIO DE ROSALES, México: A convoy of vigilantes snakes along a road in western Mexico, vowing to defend their avocado orchards from gangs sowing terror in a country reeling from a new wave of bloodshed. Armed with...
This undated handout photo released by Heritage Auctions shows a sealed copy of the Nintendo NES game 'The Legend of Zelda'. — AFP n
'Super Mario' video game cartridge sold for record $1.5 million
This undated handout photo released by Heritage Auctions shows a sealed copy of the Nintendo NES game 'The Legend of Zelda'. — AFPA cartridge of Nintendo's classic video game "Super Mario 64" set a world record Sunday, selling at auction for $1.56 million. The sale, the first ever of a game cartridge to surpass $1 million, came just two days after a sealed copy of "The Legend of Zelda"-made for the old Nintendo NES console-sold for a...
A diver experiences Deep Dive Dubai, the deepest swimming pool in the world reaching 60m, in the United Arab Emirates. — AFP photosn
Dubai does it again: Now world's deepest pool
A diver experiences Deep Dive Dubai, the deepest swimming pool in the world reaching 60m, in the United Arab Emirates. — AFP photosThe city of superlatives with the world's tallest tower among its many records, Dubai now has the deepest swimming pool on the planet complete with a "sunken city" for divers to explore. Deep Dive Dubai, which opened Wednesday but initially by invitation only, prides itself as "the only diving facility in the...
A pedestrian takes pictures of a giant cat on a screen in Tokyo's Shinjuku district as Japan announces a new virus state of emergency stretching throughout the Tokyo Olympics. — AFP n
Picture purrfect: Giant 3D cat draws Tokyo crowds
A pedestrian takes pictures of a giant cat on a screen in Tokyo's Shinjuku district as Japan announces a new virus state of emergency stretching throughout the Tokyo Olympics. — AFPTokyo's neon cityscape has a futuristic new addition: a giant 3D cat that sleeps, meows and looks gingerly down at the crowd gathered below its high-tech screen. The white, black and orange feline appears between adverts on a new digital billboard in Shinjuku, one...
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Barred Iran director's son follows his footsteps to Cannes
In this file photo Iranian actress and daughter of Jafar Panahi Solmaz Panahi (right) and Iranian actor and son of Jafar Panahi Panah Panahi arrive for the closing ceremony and the screening of the film "The Man Who Killed Don Quixote" at the 71st edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France. — AFPYou might think the family business did not seem so inviting to young Iranian filmmaker Panah Panahi, given that his acclaimed...
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'Black Widow' spins new COVID-era box office record
In this file photo US actress Scarlett Johansson arrives for the World premiere of Marvel Studios' "Avengers: Endgame" at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles. — AFPNew Disney superhero film "Black Widow" took in an estimated $80 million in North America this three-day weekend, a pandemic-era record as the Marvel Universe showed continuing lure, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported Sunday. The movie, starring Scarlett...
British actress Jodie Turner-Smith poses as she arrives for the screening of the film “After Yang” as part of the Un Certain Regard selection at the 74th edition of the Cannes Film Festival, southern France. — AFP n
Gem thieves rob Hollywood star at Cannes film festival
British actress Jodie Turner-Smith poses as she arrives for the screening of the film “After Yang” as part of the Un Certain Regard selection at the 74th edition of the Cannes Film Festival, southern France. — AFPHollywood star Jodie Turner-Smith has fallen victim to the curse of Cannes-the jewelry thieves who regularly haunt the world's biggest film festival. The British-born actress wore eye-catching Gucci gold and diamond jewelry to the...
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Psychologist warns of potential link between pandemic and crime increase
By Nawara FattahovaKUWAIT: The brutality and number of murders in Kuwait dramatically increased during the pandemic, psychologists warn. In 2020, over 900 assault cases and 20 murders were registered. There are no statistics for this year yet, but it seems the numbers could be as high. Yesterday, a delivery driver was brutally killed by a customer at his house. Around two weeks back, a policeman was killed by a man who had also killed his mother...
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DNA examination confirms identities of 10 martyrs
KUWAIT: Chairperson of Prisoners and Missing Affairs at the Foreign Ministry Rabie Al-Adsani announced yesterday that DNA examination of 10 human remains resulted in affirming their identification as Kuwait's martyrs. Genetic analysis of the remains that had been brought in from Iraq, conducted by the criminal evidence directorate general at the interior ministry, established their identities."They were thus added to the list of Kuwait's martyrs...
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Lack of vision by some Mideast states has aggravated pandemic impact: WB official
Ferid BelhajKUWAIT: The lack of a visionary economic-development forecast by some Middle Eastern states has aggravated repercussions of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in these countries, a senior World Bank official has argued. The negative impact of the pandemic on the world economies has been generally quite strong, however countries of the Middle East and North Africa have taken the brunt of these repercussions, with noticeable rise of...
KUWAIT: Sheikh Abdullah Al-Nouri Charity's Chairman Jamal Al-Nouri (left) and UNHCR bureau representative in Kuwait Dr Samer Haddadeen shake hands after signing the accord. - KUNAn
UNHCR, Kuwaiti charity ink deal to aid Syrian refugees
KUWAIT: Sheikh Abdullah Al-Nouri Charity's Chairman Jamal Al-Nouri (left) and UNHCR bureau representative in Kuwait Dr Samer Haddadeen shake hands after signing the accord. - KUNAKUWAIT: The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the Kuwaiti Sheikh Abdullah Al-Nouri Charity inked yesterday an accord to grant financial aid to the UNHCR for securing vital assistance for some 2,600 Syrian refugee families in Jordan.The UNHCR said in a...
KUWAIT: (From left) GSK Manager Dr Ahmed Abdel Daim, British Ambassador to Kuwait Belinda Lewis, AAW CEO Faisal Al-Mutawa, GSK country Dr Belal Ghattas and head of DIT Shikha Tiwari.n
Safwan partners with GSK to distribute medicines and vaccines in Kuwait
KUWAIT: (From left) GSK Manager Dr Ahmed Abdel Daim, British Ambassador to Kuwait Belinda Lewis, AAW CEO Faisal Al-Mutawa, GSK Country Manager Dr Belal Ghattas and head of DIT Shikha Tiwari.KUWAIT: The British Embassy in Kuwait hosted an exchange of contracts ceremony between a British healthcare company, GSK, and a Kuwaiti global science-led pharmaceutical medical products distribution expert, Safwan Company. The United Kingdom's Ambassador to...
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BELFAST: Protestors attend a "unity over division" protest called to oppose an anti immigration demonstration in Northern Ireland on Aug 9, 2024. - AFP
N Ireland violence shocks Muslims amid sectarianism
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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
Sheikh Salem Al-Ali passes away
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Drilling Rig (Oriental Phoenix)
Marine region a ‘promising area’ for hydrocarbon resources: KOC
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PARIS: Gold medallists USA pose during the podium ceremony after the women's gold medal basketball match against France during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Bercy Arena on Aug 11, 2024. - AFP
US pip China in medals table as Games end