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N Korea invites foreigners to Pyongyang golf tournament
SEOUL: North Korea has invited foreign golfers to a tournament in Pyongyang, another tentative step in the reclusive country's reopening after Chinese and Russian officials attended a military parade last month. The country has been under a rigid self-imposed COVID-19 blockade since early 2020 but there are increasing signs Pyongyang may be becoming more flexible on border controls, experts say. "The Pyongyang Golf Course hosts an amateur golfers...
World’s largest cruise ship to set sail as industry rebounds
With cruise bookings seeing a resurgence after the COVID pandemic caused luxury liners to mothball, a Finnish shipyard is putting the final touches on what will be the world’s largest cruise ship. Royal Caribbean’s luxurious new vessel Icon of the Seas is nearing completion in the Turku shipyard on Finland’s southwestern coast, its maiden voyage scheduled for January 2024. “This ship is as of today, as far as we are aware of, the biggest...
Scientists solve Australian chicken farmer’s fossil mystery
A mystery fossil accidentally unearthed by an Australian chicken farmer in the 1990s has finally been identified as a stout amphibian with tusks and “gnarly teeth”, scientists said Wednesday. The 240 million-year-old fossil was discovered by Mihail Mihailidis as he washed down a massive sandstone slab that was originally destined to become a retaining wall for his garden. Donated to the Australian Museum in 1997, the near-pristine specimen...
Tory Lanez sentenced to 10 years for shooting Megan Thee Stallion
Canadian rapper Tory Lanez, convicted of shooting US artist Megan Thee Stallion in the feet during a drunken argument after a Hollywood party, was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years in prison. A Los Angeles judge handed down the sentence after hearing how Lanez had ordered the hip-hop star to “Dance, b***h” as he shot at her several times while she stood on the road. The sentencing follows Lanez’s conviction in December for assault with a...
Pioneering documentarian protects hip hop’s memory box
In the basement of a suburban home on Long Island lives thousands of tapes of footage documenting the origins of hip hop, the dominant music genre of our time. Brooklyn native Ralph McDaniels was among the first figures to film the rap scene in New York, the city that gave birth to the genre, documenting its evolution on his show “Video Music Box,” where soon-to-be legends including Nas and Jay-Z made their early appearances. “We were on...
Born in New York's Bronx before dominating the globe, hip hop turns 50
A genre, a culture and a lifestyle all at once: hip hop has traveled from the block party to the billionaire's club, soundtracked protest and celebration, and asserted seismic influence over the course of pop. The reigning music style evolved in rapid, anarchic ways, rocking the industry establishment that long resisted its power, and fully embodying the culture of youth even as the genre grew up. This year hip hop turns 50, an anniversary...
Fading neon signs shine again in Hong Kong exhibit
A fuchsia sign for a bridal shop, the Chinese “double happiness” character, a cool-blue flying dragon—luminous lights of dozens of neon signs removed from the streets of Hong Kong flickered on once again at a downtown exhibit. The show at Hong Kong’s Tai Kwun—a historic police compound-turned-cultural centre—was curated by Tetra Neon Exchange, a group focused on conserving the city’s neon signs that are slowly being taken down due...
Govt vows no return to old energy prices
KUWAIT: The government affirmed that reviewing subsidies on services is a priority for the authorities in the country, rejecting parliamentary proposals to revert to pre-2016 prices of fuel, electricity and water. Ministerial sources said such proposals are only for media and electoral consumption and have nothing to do with governmental and parliamentary aspirations in addressing the imbalance in the state budget, indicating the government wants...
July hottest month ever
PARIS: July was the hottest month ever recorded on Earth, the European Union’s climate observatory confirmed Tuesday, warning of dire consequences. Marked by heatwaves and fires all around the world, the previous month was 0.33 degrees Celsius higher than the record set in July 2019 when the average temperature was 16.63C, it said. “It has not been this warm, combining observational records and paleoclimate records, for the last 120,000...
US slams Zionist ‘terror’; home of Palestinian razed
WASHINGTON/NABLUS: The United States said Monday that West Bank settlers’ killing of a 19-year-old Palestinian was “terror”, sharpening its tone on far-right Zionist violence. The State Department’s bureau in charge of the Middle East in a weekend post on Twitter, which has been rebranded X, strongly condemned the “terror attack by (Zionist) extremist settlers”. State Department spokesman Matthew Miller made clear Monday that the word...
Kids participate in ‘Puppet Theater’
KUWAIT: Several children participated in the Puppets Theater, to make a beautiful toy, the size of their hands at Kuwait National Library, within activities of the children’s summer camp from August 6th to August 8th. The workshop was presented by Iman Jawaheri.Children participated in the technical and imaginative idea to shape the toys in a design they like, starting with cutting and shaping the face and hands by using fabric after which they...
Parents are doctors’ eyes on children’s performance
By Ghadeer GhloumKUWAIT: Parents’ collaboration with doctors is crucial for the health and development of children with special needs. When working collaboratively with the doctor, parents can gain a better understanding of their child’s specific needs and how to address them effectively. Kuwait Times interviewed Pediatric Occupational Therapist Eman Jaafer Abdullah to further understand the vital role parents occupy in ensuring accurate...
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