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This undated handout image shows microCt-scans of an engraved giant deer bone which was found at Einhornhohle, northern Germany. — AFP
Ancient bone carving could change the way we think about Neanderthals
This undated handout image shows microCt-scans of an engraved giant deer bone which was found at Einhornhohle, northern Germany. — AFPThe design may be simple, but a chevron pattern etched onto a deer bone more than 50,000 years ago suggests that Neanderthals had their own artistic tradition before modern humans arrived on the scene, researchers said Monday. The engraving, discovered at a German cave where Neanderthals lived tens of thousands...
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Sparks fly as musical film 'Annette' geeks out Cannes
(From L) US actor Adam Driver, US actor Simon Helberg, Us music composer and member of the Sparks Russell Mael, French actress Marion Cotillard and Us music composer and member of the Sparks Ron Mael pose during a photocall for the film "Annette" at the 74th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on July 6, 2021.  - AFP"Annette", the musical brainchild of enigmatic director Leos Carax and geeky pop duo Sparks, opened...
In this file photo taken on June 07, 2017 Director/producer Richard Donner attends An Academy Tribute To Filmmaker Richard Donner at The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, in Beverly Hills, California. — AFP n
'Superman' director Richard Donner dies at 91
In this file photo taken on June 07, 2017 Director/producer Richard Donner attends An Academy Tribute To Filmmaker Richard Donner at The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, in Beverly Hills, California. — AFPRichard Donner, a prolific filmmaker who directed the first "Superman" movie, "The Goonies," and other blockbuster hits, died on Monday at age 91, US media reported. Donner's other credits include the 1976 horror classic "The...
Festival staff roll the red carpet as the 74th edition of the Cannes Film Festival kicks off in southern France, yesterday. — AFP n
Excitement as Cannes Film Festival reopens after pandemic hiatus
Festival staff roll the red carpet as the 74th edition of the Cannes Film Festival kicks off in southern France, yesterday. — AFPThe famed Cannes Film Festival opened yesterday, and despite social distancing subduing some of its signature glamour, excitement is rife for the first fully fledged film festival since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Last year's edition was cancelled over the health crisis, and although stars will be allowed...
French-Senegalese director and Jury member of the Official Selection Mati Diop (left) and Cannes Film Festival director Thierry Fremaux stand on the balcony of the Martinez Hotel on the eve of the opening of the 74th edition of the Cannes Film Festival.—AFP n
Netflix yet to discover a great film director, says Cannes chief
French-Senegalese director and Jury member of the Official Selection Mati Diop (left) and Cannes Film Festival director Thierry Fremaux stand on the balcony of the Martinez Hotel on the eve of the opening of the 74th edition of the Cannes Film Festival.—AFPNetflix and the other streaming giants have yet to discover one great director, the head of the Cannes film festival said Monday. Thierry Fremaux threw petrol on the simmering feud between...
KUWAIT: Traffic policemen man a checkpoint at a highway during curfew hours in this March 15, 2021 file photo. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyatn
Kuwait police can use guns to control violent persons; two patrolmen per vehicle
KUWAIT: Traffic policemen man a checkpoint at a highway during curfew hours in this March 15, 2021 file photo. - Photo by Yasser Al-ZayyatKUWAIT: Kuwait police may use firearms to subdue individuals who exhibit violent behavior or attempt to resist arrest, the Interior Ministry said in new instructions made in the aftermath of the stab murder of a traffic policeman last week. The new instruction also stipulates that each patrol vehicle must have...
KUWAIT: Kuwait's Interior Minister Sheikh Thamer Ali Al-Sabah meets a citizen in his office at the Interior Ministry yesterday. - KUNAn
Interior Minister hosts citizens with complaints
KUWAIT: Kuwait's Interior Minister Sheikh Thamer Ali Al-Sabah meets a citizen in his office at the Interior Ministry yesterday. - KUNAKUWAIT: Kuwait's Interior Minister Sheikh Thamer Ali Al-Sabah affirmed yesterday that the ministry will continue its "open door" policy in accepting complaints from citizens and finding the right solutions, especially the humanitarian cases.The minister met with several citizens to discuss their complaints,...
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Central Bank maintains Information Security ISO Certification
The Central Bank of Kuwait.KUWAIT: The Central Bank of Kuwait yesterday announced the maintenance of its information security certification ISO/IEC 27001:2013. This main global standard specifies the requirements for establishing, implementing, maintaining and continually improving data security management systems within the context of the organization, particularly amid challenges posed by rapid developments in the banking and financial...
KUWAIT: Kuwait Municipal Council Chairman Osama Al-Otaibi (center) speaks during a session yesterday. - KUNAn
Council approves plots to build workers' houses
KUWAIT: Kuwait Municipal Council Chairman Osama Al-Otaibi (center) speaks during a session yesterday. - KUNAKUWAIT: The Municipal Council yesterday approved during a regular session specializing five land plots at Al-Shuaiba Port to build housing units for expatriate workers, heeding a Cabinet decision.The board has also approved a request by the ministry of electricity and water to mark a plot of land for building a new power station and a...
KUWAIT: A medic administers COVID-19 vaccine doses to people queueing in their cars at a drive-thru inoculation site at Jaber Causeway yesterday. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyatn
MoH: Over 2.3 million COVID vaccine doses administered
KUWAIT: A medic administers COVID-19 vaccine doses to people queueing in their cars at a drive-thru inoculation site at Jaber Causeway yesterday. - Photo by Yasser Al-ZayyatKUWAIT: More than 2,375,455 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Kuwait since the beginning of the vaccination campaign, Health Ministry Spokesman Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad said on Sunday. The number of those who have received a single dose of the vaccine...
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OPEC+ postpones meeting to end oil output impasse
LONDON: After failing last week to agree on crude oil output levels, the 23 members of the OPEC+ group of producers called off a meeting planned yesterday to overcome the impasse, a source close to the alliance told AFP. No new date was given for them to reconvene. Since May, the group has raised oil output little by little, after slashing it more than a year ago when the coronavirus pandemic crushed demand.At stake is the current proposal that...
A woman carries carries a child as Israeli settlers evacuate the newly-established wildcat outpost of Eviatar in Beita, near the northern Palestinian city of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, on July 2, 2021. - Israeli settlers were leaving a West Bank wildcat outpost today in adherence to an agreement struck with nationalist premier Naftali Bennett's new government.nDozens of settler families several weeks ago started to build the settlement in defiance of both international and Israeli law, sparking fierce protests from Palestinians in nearby villages. - AFP
Norway fund sells off assets linked to Zionist settlements
A woman carries a child as Zionist settlers evacuate the newly-established wildcat outpost of Eviatar in Beita, near the northern Palestinian city of Nablus in the occupied West Bank. - AFPOSLO: Norway's largest pension fund announced yesterday it had divested assets in 16 companies for their links to Zionist settlements in the West Bank, including telecom equipment giant Motorola. "Motorola and other companies risk complicity in international...
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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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LONDON: Police officers stand guard outside the East London Mosque after Friday prayers in Tower Hamlets in London on August 9, 2024. — AFP
‘No one deserves this’: UK riots leave Muslims reeling
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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