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Growing movement for 'fair share' climate commitments

A demonstrator holds a placard reading, "A real law on climate for tomorrow" during a March for Climate, called by Youth for Climate and several NGOs and unions as part of a national day of action to demand climate justice in Nantes, western France. - AFPPARIS: When US President Joe Biden pledged last month to cut his country's carbon emissions in half by 2030, Japan and Canada quickly followed suit. But many green groups and scientists say that...

ATLANTA: Russell Westbrook #4 of the Washington Wizards is congratulated by Atlanta Hawks players after breaking the NBA career triple-double record in a game between the Washington Wizards and the Atlanta Hawks at State Farm Arena on Monday in Atlanta, Georgia. - AFPn

History made as Westbrook sets NBA triple-double record

ATLANTA: Russell Westbrook #4 of the Washington Wizards is congratulated by Atlanta Hawks players after breaking the NBA career triple-double record in a game between the Washington Wizards and the Atlanta Hawks at State Farm Arena on Monday in Atlanta, Georgia. - AFPLOS ANGELES: Russell Westbrook wrote his way into NBA history on Monday, bagging the 182nd triple-double of his career to break Oscar Robertson's 47-year-old record. Washington...

TOKYO: Kaede Maegawa of Japan competes in the women's long jump - T63 category during a para-athletics test event for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics at the National Stadium in Tokyo yesterday. - AFPn

Japan's Osaka 'not sure' Olympics should happen as doubts grow

TOKYO: Kaede Maegawa of Japan competes in the women's long jump - T63 category during a para-athletics test event for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics at the National Stadium in Tokyo yesterday. - AFPTOKYO: Japanese superstar Naomi Osaka admitted she was "not really sure" the coronavirus-hit Tokyo Olympics should go ahead as doubts grew about the Games just weeks before the opening ceremony. The four-time tennis Grand Slam winner joined fellow Japanese...

KUWAIT: Members of the Kuwaiti figure skating girls team with head of Kuwait Winter Games Club Fehaid Al-Ajmi. - KUNAn

Kuwait figure skaters grab 17 medals in int'l tourney

KUWAIT: Members of the Kuwaiti figure skating girls team with head of Kuwait Winter Games Club Fehaid Al-Ajmi. - KUNAKUWAIT: The Kuwaiti figure skating girls team grabbed up to 17 medals in the online open international tournament that concluded in the Romanian capital Bucharest recently. The national champions won nine gold medals, six silver medals and a bronze one in the three-day competition, head of Kuwait Winter Games Club Fehaid Al-Ajmi...

Sufi Dervish dancer Muayad Al-Kharrat, 28, dances with his lit dress at a restaurant in the Shahgur district of the old city of Syria's capital Damascus.—AFP photosn

Twirl and spin: Damascus family preserves Sufi whirling tradition

Sufi Dervish dancer Muayad Al-Kharrat, 28, dances with his lit dress at a restaurant in the Shahgur district of the old city of Syria's capital Damascus. — AFP photosThree-year-old Anas Al-Kharrat gracefully raises one hand to the sky as his long white robe twirls around his tiny spinning body. His dancing skills run in the family-his dervish dancer father Muayad is whirling next to him, in front of a spellbound audience. "Anas learnt to whirl...

In this file photo taken a man pedals past a mural of late musician Bob Marley in Kingston.—AFP n

Forty years on, Bob Marley's rich legacy thrives

In this file photo taken a man pedals past a mural of late musician Bob Marley in Kingston. — AFPIt's been four decades since Bob Marley's death, a period longer than the reggae icon's brief but potent life that skin cancer ended when he was 36. Yet Marley lives on as a voice of the dispossessed, the palpable vibrancy, spirit of protest and moral zeal of his songs including "One Love," "Redemption Song" and "I Shot The Sheriff" enduring in a...

A general view shows the Scala Opera House prior a rehearsal in Milan. –AFP n

'Tears of joy': Milan's La Scala opera house reopens to public

A general view shows the Scala Opera House prior a rehearsal in Milan. – AFPMilan's legendary La Scala opera house erupted into huge applause on Monday to hail a stirring performance at its triumphant reopening after six months of silence imposed by the coronavirus pandemic. The performance came a day before the 75th anniversary of a historic concert in 1946 that celebrated the postwar reopening of La Scala which had been bombed three years...

In this file photo People gather to pay homage to rapper DMX at Barclays Center in New York City. — AFP n

Posthumous DMX album set for release May 28

In this file photo People gather to pay homage to rapper DMX at Barclays Center in New York City. — AFPA posthumous album from rapper DMX, who died last month, is set for release on May 28, its producer announced Monday. "EXODUS" will feature all new original material, according to a statement from producer Swizz Beatz, who said the album will be released with Def Jam Recordings."My brother X was one of the most pure and rare souls I've ever...

JERUSALEM: A Palestinian man helps a wounded fellow Palestinian after being attacked by Zionist security forces at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound yesterday. - AFPnn

Kuwait Red Crescent Society donation campaign for Palestinians starts today

JERUSALEM: A Palestinian man helps a wounded fellow Palestinian after being attacked by Zionist security forces at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound yesterday. - AFPKUWAIT: Kuwait Red Crescent (KRCS) will launch a donation campaign on its official website on Tuesday, aimed at supporting the Palestinian people as they continue to deal with ongoing attacks in and around Jerusalem. "The campaign aims to aid the Palestinians in Jerusalem in their...

KUWAIT: An archive picture showing a general view of Kuwait City. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyatn

Real estate prices in Kuwait still high, but could drop this year

KUWAIT: An archive picture showing a general view of Kuwait City. - Photo by Yasser Al-ZayyatBy Nawara FattahovaKUWAIT: The price of real estate in residential areas in Kuwait is still high and even increased compared to last year, despite the pandemic that negatively affected the economy. But economist Hajaj Bukhadour expects property prices in residential areas will drop this year.According to him, there are various factors affecting the real...

Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad

Kuwait lists less than 1,000 new COVID cases for first time since Feb 28

Dr Abdullah Al-SanadKUWAIT: Kuwait's Ministry of Health has announced Sunday recording 992 new coronavirus infections, which is the first time the country reports a daily count of less than 1,000 cases since February 28. The new figures take the total cases in the country up to 285,068, while deaths reached 1,645 after the ministry also announced 10 related deaths on Sunday.The ministry's spokesman Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad meanwhile pointed out that...

KUWAIT: Al-Asimah Governor Sheikh Talal Khalid Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah welcomes Zain Kuwait's Chief Executive Officer Eaman Al-Roudhan and Zain Kuwait Chief Corporate Communications and Relations Officer Waleed Al-Khashti at his office. nn

Zain partners with Asimah Governorate to renovate Capital entrance

KUWAIT: Al-Asimah Governor Sheikh Talal Khalid Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah welcomes Zain Kuwait's Chief Executive Officer Eaman Al-Roudhan and Zain Kuwait Chief Corporate Communications and Relations Officer Waleed Al-Khashti at his office.KUWAIT: Zain, the leading digital service provider in Kuwait, announced a partnership with Al-Asimah Governorate that will see the company contributing to renovating and greening the Capital's main entrance to...

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