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DUSSELDORF: Germany's forward Thomas Mueller (front) celebrates scoring the 3-0 goal during the friendly football match between Germany and Latvia in Duesseldorf, western Germany, on Monday, in preparation for the UEFA European Championships. – AFPn
Mueller on the mark as Germany thrash Latvia
DUSSELDORF: Germany's forward Thomas Mueller (front) celebrates scoring the 3-0 goal during the friendly football match between Germany and Latvia in Duesseldorf, western Germany, on Monday, in preparation for the UEFA European Championships. – AFPDUSSELDORF: Thomas Mueller scored his first international goal for three years on Monday as Germany crushed minnows Latvia 7-1 in their final warm-up friendly before the Euro 2020 finals. Latvia,...
This handout picture taken by Rochelle Lawrence shows researchers digging for dinosaur fossils in Cooper Creek, the area near the town of Eromanga, in western Queensland where the fossils were discovered in 2007.—AFP photosn
Australia's largest dinosaur identified as new species
This handout picture taken by Rochelle Lawrence shows researchers digging for dinosaur fossils in Cooper Creek, the area near the town of Eromanga, in western Queensland where the fossils were discovered in 2007. — AFP photosA gigantic dinosaur discovered in Australia's outback has been identified as a new species and recognized as one of the largest to ever roam the Earth, according to palaeontologists. The Australotitan cooperensis, part of...
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Arctic micro-animal survives 24,000 years in Siberian permafrost
A microscopic animal called a bdelloid rotifer came back to life after being frozen for 24,000 years in Siberia and then successfully made clones of itself, Russian scientists said Monday. Stas Malavin, who co-authored a paper in the journal Current Biology on the development, told AFP the finding raised intriguing questions about what mechanisms the multicellular animal used to endure its long rest."Our report is the hardest proof as of today...
In this undated photograph a Saiga antelope walks on a prairie outside Almaty. - AFP n
Endangered antelope rebounds in Kazakhstan, but threats loom
In this undated photograph a Saiga antelope walks on a prairie outside Almaty. - AFPDropping to his knees to weigh a spindly-legged newborn saiga antelope, conservationist Albert Salemgareyev finds himself in the midst of the Kazakh steppe's most important baby boom. It took his group of experts and volunteers several journeys into the vast, arid grasslands of Kazakhstan before they found the calving ground where a herd of critically endangered...
(from left) Billie Eilish, David Beckham and Priyanka Chopra Jonas.n
Celebrities call on G7 to share vaccines with poor nations
(From left) Billie Eilish, David Beckham and Priyanka Chopra Jonas.Nearly 30 celebrities, from singer Katy Perry to footballer David Beckham, called on the G7 yesterday to share COVID-19 vaccines with poorer countries ahead of a summit in Britain this weekend. The entertainment and sports figures urged the seven countries-France, Italy, the UK, Canada, Japan, Germany and the United States-to pledge at least 20 percent of their supply between...
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Glory Days: Springsteen to return to Broadway in June, vaccines required
In this file photo Bruce Springsteen performs at the 7th annual "Stand Up For Heroes" event at Madison Square Garden in New York City. – AFPUS rocker Bruce Springsteen announced Monday that his eponymous hit Broadway show will reopen in June, making him the first megastar to perform for an indoor audience at a major venue since the city began reopening. "Springsteen on Broadway" will admit only vaccinated audience members, the production said...
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'Mole's World' game fuels nostalgia among China's young adults
Photo illustrations show users playing the "Mole's World" game on a smart phone in Beijing. — AFPA re-issue of one of Asia's most beloved video games is taking the Chinese internet by storm 13 years after its original release, fuelling a wave of nostalgia among the country's young adults. The mobile version of "Mole's World" has shot to the top of the free downloads on Apple's app store and has also been downloaded millions of times on Android...
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Heavy sleepers: Elephants on epic trek take nap
A herd of wild elephants in southwestern China have been captured on camera taking a breather from a 500-kilometre march of chaos that has caused more than $1 million in damage. Chinese state television has launched a 24-hour live feed of the herd as the country remains on watch following the 15 elephants' epic trek through homes, barns and crops in Yunnan province. Footage from state broadcaster CCTV filmed Monday shows the herd, tired from...
KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets Minister of Education Dr Ali Al-Mudhaf and the ministry's new Undersecretary Ali Al-Yaqoub. - Amiri Diwan and KUNA photos
Kuwait Amir, top leaders condole with Pakistan on trains' accident
KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets Minister of Education Dr Ali Al-Mudhaf and the ministry's new Undersecretary Ali Al-Yaqoub. - Amiri Diwan and KUNA photosKUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah has addressed a cable to Pakistani President Arif Alvi expressing deep condolences on victims of the two trains' accident in Sindh southern Pakistan. His Highness the Amir prayed for...
KUWAIT: Handout photo provided by Kuwait Human Rights Society show motorcycle delivery drivers working outside during the outdoor ban hours. n
Motorbike delivery drivers in outdoor work ban gray area
KUWAIT: Handout photo provided by Kuwait Human Rights Society show motorcycle delivery drivers working outside during the outdoor ban hours.By Nawara FattahovaKUWAIT: Kuwait imposes an outdoor work ban every year from June 1 until August 31, which prohibits anyone from working outdoors in direct sunlight between 11 am and 4 pm. The ban, based on ministerial decree 535/2015, is however often ignored by employers. Traditionally, construction...
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MP wants details about decision on expats aged 60+
By B IzzakKUWAIT: MP Adnan Abdulsamad yesterday asked the minister of commerce and head of the Public Authority for Manpower about reported amendments to a decision that bans the renewal of work permits of expats who have reached 60 years of age and do not have a university degree. Abdulsamad asked the minister if the decision has been amended and the categories covered by the amended decision. He also inquired if the reported amendments...
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Kuwait's GDP shrank 8.9% last year: CSB
KUWAIT: The Central Statistical Bureau announced in a report released yesterday that Kuwait's gross domestic product declined by 8.9 percent in 2020 compared to 2019, where the estimated value with constant prices amounted to KD 36 billion ($118.8 billion). In comparison, the value in 2019 was estimated at KD 39.5 billion ($130 billion).The Kuwaiti economy shrank by 11.2 percent in Q4 2020 compared to Q3 with constant rates, while decline in...
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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