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Dutch slavery exhibition confronts brutal past
A man visits the exhibition "Slavery" at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. - AFP photosA set of leg irons that once chained slaves by the ankles for punishment. A pair of Rembrandt portraits of a rich Dutch couple dressed in slavery-funded finery. Dozens of objects like these went on show yesterday at the Dutch national Rijksmuseum as it opens a landmark exhibition on slavery highlighting the Netherlands' dark colonial past.Focusing on the stories...
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Special delivery: Man donates $550,000 in cash to Japan city
An elderly Japanese man has anonymously donated his life's savings-in cash-to a city outside of Tokyo, an unexpected financial windfall as the economy reels from the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic. The man, who did not identify himself, appeared at city hall in Yokosuka on Monday and asked that a backpack with a letter inside be given to the mayor, the official who met him told AFP. "We found 60 million yen ($550,850) in cash inside and a...
In this file photo US singer-songwriter Ariana Grande performs during the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.-AFP n
Pop star Ariana Grande gets married
In this file photo US singer-songwriter Ariana Grande performs during the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. - AFPAmerican pop star Ariana Grande married her luxury real estate agent fiance Dalton Gomez at her home in Los Angeles on Sunday, US media reported Monday. "It was tiny and intimate - less than 20 people. The room was so happy and full of love," a representative for 27-year-old Grande told People magazine, which confirmed a...
Dancers from the Moulin Rouge cabaret, wearing French cancan outfits, pose for photographers.n - AFP
Yes we cancan: Moulin Rouge to return in September
Dancers from the Moulin Rouge cabaret, wearing French cancan outfits, pose for photographers. - AFPThe Moulin Rouge in Paris will be high-kicking its way back on stage in September, it announced with a flourish on Monday, after the longest shut down in more than a century. The first cancan of the post-pandemic era is due to take place on September 10 under the iconic windmill in Montmartre. Twelve dancers, in matching masks and feathers, braved...
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The show goes on for UK theatres as COVID rules ease
The curtain went up again in Britain's theatres this week, after a year of closure due to the coronavirus pandemic, bringing hopes of recovery for the beleaguered culture sector. College lecturer Denise O'Brien, 49, seized the opportunity to visit London's Bridge Theatre on Monday, as restrictions on indoor mixing were finally eased. "It's a really controlled environment. I've always loved the theatre-the industry is going to die if we don't go,"...
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Working 55 hours a week increases risk of death: UN
GENEVA: Working more than 55 hours a week increases the risk of death from heart disease and strokes, according to a United Nations study out yesterday. The report by the UN's World Health Organization and International Labor Organization agencies comes as the COVID-19 pandemic accelerates workplace changes that could increase the tendency to work longer hours.The study, published in the Environment International journal, is the first global...
KUWAIT: Mall employees lined up to receive their COVID-19 vaccine inside a shopping mall in Salmiya yesterday. - Photo by Fouad Al-Shaikhn
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KUWAIT: Mall employees lined up to receive their COVID-19 vaccine inside a shopping mall in Salmiya yesterday. - Photo by Fouad Al-Shaikh
KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. - Amiri Diwan and KUNA photosn
Amir receives state officials, new Kuwait aviation chief
KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. - Amiri Diwan and KUNA photosKUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received at Bayan Palace yesterday His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. His Highness the Amir also received Speaker of the National Assembly Marzouq Al-Ghanem and His...
KUWAIT: Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah addresses the session. - KUNAnn
Kuwait's Foreign Minister decries Zionist crimes in UNSC address
KUWAIT: Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah addresses the session. - KUNAKUWAIT: Foreign Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah on Sunday addressed the UN Security Council session on Palestine, held in New York, renewing the State of Kuwait strong condemnation of the crimes and attacks carried out by the Zionist occupation forces in the occupied Palestinian...
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Kuwait Ministry launches donation campaign for India
KUWAIT: The Ministry of Social Affairs announced launching an urgent donation campaign to aid India in the face of the new mutant coronavirus variant. The campaign, held with the participation of the Indian diplomatic mission in Kuwait, aims to ease suffering of the Indian people affected by the pandemic, assistant undersecretary for social development Hana Al-Hajeri said in a press statement on Sunday. Charity societies taking part in the...
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KD 20 max for PCR test in Kuwait
KUWAIT: The price for a PCR test should not exceed KD 20 at any certified labs in Kuwait, the Ministry of Health said in a letter to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation yesterday. In the meantime, the DGCA has formally informed local airlines that Kuwaitis are not allowed to travel unless vaccinated against COVID-19, in compliance with a Cabinet decision released in that regard.Separately, Kuwait's Ministry of Health had announced on Sunday...
Info Minister Abdulrahman Al-Mutairin
Information Ministry 'made headways'
Info Minister Abdulrahman Al-MutairiKUWAIT: Minister of Information, Culture and Minister of State for Youth Affairs Abdulrahman Al-Mutairi yesterday affirmed that the ministry has made significant headway on the path of upgrading the Kuwaiti media. The ministry has achieved this objective by encouraging creative staff, applying digital media in various sectors and governance, said the minister in a statement addressed at the virtual forum,...
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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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MOSCOW: Muscovites crowd the counter of a Soviet bank to change their rubles into foreign currency in Moscow in this file photo. -- AFP
Russian economic growth dips in second quarter as inflation rises
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An operator with the call sign Yuri demonstrates the capabilities of a robot dog at an undisclosed location in Ukraine on Aug 7, 2024. - AFP
Ukraine to let robodogs loose on frontlines
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VIENNA: Fans of US singer Taylor Swift, swifties, gather after the singer's concerts were cancelled in Vienna, Austria, on August 8, 2024. — AFP
Plot to attack Taylor Swift show in Austria linked to Islamic State