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Veggie satay: Singapore lab cooks up Asian favorites, minus the meat

From faux-chicken satay to imitation beef rendang, a high-tech Singapore laboratory is replicating popular Asian dishes with plant-based meat alternatives to feed the region's growing appetite for sustainable food. Flavor specialists and food scientists in white coats work with plant extracts at the newly opened facility to create vegetarian versions of traditionally meaty dishes that taste like the real thing.Demand for sustainable foods in...

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Ancient Roman 'domus' with mosaic floors under modern flats

Remains of a magnificent Roman villa, or domus, under the apartment building. - AFP photosIt doesn't look like much from the outside, but a building in central Rome holds a hidden treasure in the basement: The remains of a Roman era home, including elaborate mosaics. At the entrance of the 1950s building at the foot of Rome's Aventine Hill, all appears normal, with a resident loaded with shopping bags kindly holding the door.But venture a bit...

In this file photo taken on July 7, 2011, festival goers cheer during a concert at the EXIT festival near Novi Sad. – AFP n

The music festival refusing to bow to COVID

In this file photo taken on July 7, 2011, festival goers cheer during a concert at the EXIT festival near Novi Sad. – AFPPulsating crowds, booming open-air sound systems, megastars lapping up the adoration of thousands - music festivals are fast receding into distant memory thanks to COVID, but one event in Serbia is refusing to yield. The Exit Festival - one of Europe's biggest with organizers saying 200,000 attended in 2019 - is aiming to...

Christophe Guignement (left back), scriptwriter and author of cartoons and co-founder of the Maison Junior association, teaches participants of a residency in Alogavi, Togo, on April 29, 2021. – AFP n

Young W Africans write first French TV series

Christophe Guignement (left back), scriptwriter and author of cartoons and co-founder of the Maison Junior association, teaches participants of a residency in Alogavi, Togo, on April 29, 2021. – AFPIn a luxury villa on Lake Togo, ten young West African screenwriters are getting a rare chance to hone their skills and see their work on the small screen. The Togo initiative by Maison Junior association brings together writers from five countries...

Panel beater Pedro Manso poses in front of a Chevrolet BelAir 55 car rebuilt by him in his workshop in the town of Placetas, Villa Clara province, central Cuba, April 24, 2021. – AFP

Cuba's Chevy doctor keeping classic cars on the road

Panel beater Pedro Manso poses in front of a Chevrolet BelAir 55 car rebuilt by him in his workshop in the town of Placetas, Villa Clara province, central Cuba, April 24, 2021. – AFPIn Cuba, where American cars older than the average inhabitant are a common sight on city streets, Pablo Manso makes his living in a very particular niche: Repairing Chevrolets from 1955, 1956 and 1957. The self-taught technician plies his trade in a workshop he...

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MP proposes citizenship to scores of stateless people

The National Assembly.By B IzzakKUWAIT: MP Hisham Al-Saleh yesterday submitted a draft law calling on authorities to grant thousands of stateless people or bedoons the Kuwaiti citizenship to end decades of sufferings for them. The draft law stipulates that concerned authorities should within one year of approving this legislation start granting bedoons who or their forefathers have been registered in the 1965 census, the first official census in...

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Zain esports launch 2nd season of 'Duwaween Games' championships

Waleed Al-KhashtiKUWAIT: Zain's gaming brand, Zain esports, successfully launched the second season of the 'Duwaween Games' virtual championships. The competition kicked-off during the Holy Month of Ramadan with the participation of over 1,600 players. The Zain esports digital platform opened up new horizons during the second season of the 'Duwaween Games' virtual championships.Zain esports introduced itself as a regional powerhouse in esports...

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Incoming British Ambassador's first tweet in Arabic

British Ambassador to Kuwait Belinda LewisKUWAIT: Prior to having the honor to present her credentials to His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, British Ambassador to Kuwait Belinda Lewis began her work from the ambassador's residence during her quarantine. She has begun her social outreach through her Twitter account "@Belinda_Lewis1."The Ambassador have Tweeted in Arabic, as she intends to be an active user of the...

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ABK contributes towards KRCS food program

KUWAIT: As part of the bank's ongoing Ramadan social responsibility program, Al-Ahli Bank of Kuwait (ABK) made a financial contribution to the Kuwait Red Crescent Society towards educational support for students from needy families, in addition to supporting the distribution of food boxes to help under-privileged families.Fawzy Al-Thunayan, General Manager of Board Affairs at Al-Ahli Bank of Kuwait, presented the contribution to Maha Al-Barjas,...

Volunteers stack foodstuff donated by companies at a repurposed marriage hall.

Waste not, want not

Volunteers stack foodstuff donated by companies at a repurposed marriage hall.By Shakir ReshamwalaFood waste is a major problem in Kuwait, and a poor disposal system only compounds it. "Forty percent of food is wasted around the world due to rampant consumerism, enough for three meals a day for 800 million hungry people. We have to manage food to feed everyone," said Mohammad Yousef Al-Muzaini, Chairman of Mabarrat Al-Birr Al-Khairiyyah, a...

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Kuwait from a different angle Photos by Usman Choudhry

MutlaaBy Sahar MoussaChoudhry works as a banker in the morning and an amateur photographer during his free hours. Born in Kuwait but brought up in Pakistan, he moved back to Kuwait in 2008. The 35-year-old Pakistani, who considers Kuwait his second home, started taking photos in 2010. According to Choudhry, this started as a hobby and will remain a hobby.Doha intersection SubbiyaSubbiya Since he was not able to travel outside Kuwait amid the...

Colorful tassels hanging at a shop in Souq Al-Mubarakiya. Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

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Colorful tassels hanging at a shop in Souq Al-Mubarakiya. Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

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DHAKA: Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus (center) takes the oath of office as the chief adviser of Bangladesh's new interim government, administered by President Mohammed Shahabuddin (left) on August 8, 2024. - AFP

Yunus sworn in as Bangladesh leader

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GAZA: Palestinians surround bodies lying on the ground at the Al-Maamadani hospital after they were killed in a Zionist strike on a school used as a refuge by displaced Palestinians in Gaza City on Aug 8, 2024. - AFP

Iran says Zionists seeking war

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Digital nomads: New-age employees freely roaming around ever-changing job market

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Minister of Information and Bahrain's Minister of Tourism sign an executive program of tourism cooperation agreement for 2024, 2025, and 2026. – KUNA photos

Kuwait and Bahrain ink executive program for tourism cooperation

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KUWAIT: Workers take shelter from the sun under a tree in Kuwait City amidst a heatwave. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

‘Inadequate’ heat protection for Gulf migrant workers