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This image courtesy of Teruhiko Wakayama, University of Yamanashi, shows healthy offspring and next generation of mice derived from space preserved spermatozoa. - AFP photosn
'Space pups': Mouse sperm stored on ISS produces healthy young
This image courtesy of Teruhiko Wakayama, University of Yamanashi, shows healthy offspring and next generation of mice derived from space preserved spermatozoa. - AFP photosTurns out the comic books were wrong. Japanese researchers found mouse sperm exposed to high levels of cosmic radiation for nearly six years produced a large brood of healthy, unremarkable "space pups." Their study was published Friday in Science Advances-which noted no signs...
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Paris Opera names first South Korean star dancer
Dancer Sae Eun Park became the first South Korean to earn the highest "etoile" title at the Paris Opera ballet, a top honor reserved for just a handful of dancers in the company. Opera director Alexander Neef made the announcement, to a standing ovation, following Park's performance as the lead in "Romeo and Juliet" at the Opera Bastille on Thursday night. "We have all had the pleasure tonight of seeing a magnificent dancer who has shown us the...
In this file photo a Humpback whale jumps in the surface of the Pacific Ocean at the Uramba Bahia Malaga National Natural Park in Colombia. - AFP n
Whale of a tale: US fisherman says swallowed by humpback
In this file photo a humpback whale jumps in the surface of the Pacific Ocean at the Uramba Bahia Malaga National Natural Park in Colombia. - AFPIt sounds like a real-life take on "Pinocchio" -- a US lobster fisherman says he was scooped into the mouth of a humpback whale Friday and yet lived to tell the story. "I was in his closed mouth for about 30 to 40 seconds before he rose to the surface and spit me out," Michael Packard wrote on Facebook...
KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah receives from India's External Affairs Minister Dr S Jayshankar a letter from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed to His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.n
Kuwait and India sign MoU on domestic sector recruitment
KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah receives from India's External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar a letter from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed to His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.By Sajeev K PeterKUWAIT: Kuwait and India yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on labor, leveraging cooperation between the countries on recruitment of domestic...
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Opposition MP appeals to Amir over dire situation
The National Assembly.By B IzzakKUWAIT: Opposition lawmaker Muhannad Al-Sayer yesterday sent an appeal to the Amir to intervene to help resolve the country's dilemmas resulting from a lingering political dispute with the government. "I am certain that your highness does not accept the deterioration that has affected all establishments in the state, especially in the legislative assembly.I am sure you do not accept that there are over 800...
KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah meets UAE's Ambassador Dr Matar Al-Neyadi. - KUNA photosn
Kuwait PM meets newly-appointed ambassadors
KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah meets UAE's Ambassador Dr Matar Al-Neyadi. - KUNA photosKUWAIT: Kuwait's Prime Minister His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah held talks yesterday with a number of international ambassadors, all of whom have just started their respective tenures.UAE's ambassador Dr Matar Al-Neyadi, in addition to France's and the UK's envoys; Anne-Claire Legendre and...
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Farmers face labor shortage, look at rising produce prices
Farmer Yousef Al-KreibaniBy Nawara FattahovaKuwaiti farmers say they are facing problems that can also affect consumers including ones that could lead to price rises in fruits and vegetables. Farmer Yousef Al-Kreibani told the Kuwait Times that one of the biggest problems that all farmers are facing now is a labor shortage."Due to the pandemic, we don't have enough workers to do the job as we can't replace those who left. Some workers went on...
KUWAIT: Photos showing empty offices and shops inside Al-Muthanna Complex in Kuwait City. - Photos by Ben Garcian
The half life of malls in Kuwait
KUWAIT: Photos showing empty offices and shops inside Al-Muthanna Complex in Kuwait City. - Photos by Ben GarciaBy Ben GarciaMalls and shopping complexes play an important role in Kuwait's social life. They are not just destinations for shopping and eating out but also important gathering points for socializing, meeting friends and enjoying the weekend. This is especially true in summer time when outdoor temperatures make life indoors the only...
Kuwait international airport, Kuwait - Oct 3 2019: departures lounge, gates area with view of a Kuwait Airways Boeing 777-369(ER) 9K-ALE.
People vaccinated abroad may register with MoH
KUWAIT: Kuwait's Ministry of Health has established a website platform for people to register vaccines that they have received abroad. Both citizens and residents can register their vaccine record at the Ministry of Health website. This will enable the Kuwait Ministry of Health to verify and validate the vaccination record for those vaccinated by non-Kuwaiti health authorities.Vaccinated individuals with records approved by the Kuwaiti Public...
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Summer time dread and mantras to counter it
By Jamie Etheridge prospect of spending the entire summer hiding from Kuwait's 55C+ heat fills me with anxiety. I have two children who recently completed the school year and all they want is to have some fun, travel and get a break from the last year and half of pandemic isolating. I hated to tell them that we would not be traveling and that we would stay in Kuwait the entire summer. Don't get me wrong, I love Kuwait and have lived...
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The Life of Expatriates
By Nejoud Al-Yagout Each time an expatriate reads the newspaper, it appears they are not only reading the news, but searching for hope. They are searching for a way beyond discriminatory laws, a way beyond being treated as second-class, a way beyond waiting to see whether they or their loved ones will get deported because of their age or education level. At a company, an expatriate is still seen as a visitor, a temporary resident, an...
KUWAIT: Vehicles drive on a highway through a dust storm that hit Kuwait yesterday. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyatn
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KUWAIT: Vehicles drive on a highway through a dust storm that hit Kuwait yesterday. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
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Summer enters its final stages
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Kuwait residents try to ward off the heat
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VINHEDO, Brazil: An aerial view of the wreckage of an airplane that crashed with 62 people on board on Aug 10, 2024. - AFP
Brazil plane crash kills 62
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People walk past a poster of slain Palestinian Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran's capital Tehran on August 10, 2024, amid regional tensions during the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. - AFP
Guards get new arms as Iran vows to punish Zionists
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Price of image over true value