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N Korea founder's memoir triggers debate in South
This picture taken on April 30, 2021 shows South Korean publisher Kim Seung-kyun holding a copy of the eight-volume memoirs of North Korea's founder Kim Il Sung, titled "With the Century", during an interview at his home in Goyang. - AFPGOYANG, South Korea: A South Korean publisher's defiant move to release the memoirs of the North's founder Kim Il Sung has triggered a heated debate over Seoul's decades-old ban on Pyongyang's propaganda under...
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Economic crisis fueling Argentine crypto craze
BUENOS AIRES: Argentina's economic downturn, with high inflation, a deflating currency and a shortage of US dollars to invest in, has in fact proved a shot in the arm for one sector: Cryptocurrency. As they seek safe havens for their dwindling nest eggs, Argentines - used to buffering against economic crises - have been putting their money into bitcoin, tether, etherium or dai."The number of user accounts for investing in 'cryptos' has multiplied...
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US to see growth boom, but Fed says inflation not a worry
WASHINGTON: The Federal Reserve building is seen on March 19, 2021. – AFPWASHINGTON: The US economy is likely to see its fastest growth in nearly four decades this year, but the short-term inflation spike that will come with the rebound is not a cause for concern, a top Federal Reserve official said Monday. The world's largest economy still needs to see several months of strong employment growth to achieve a full recovery, said John...
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WHO begs G7 to step up and combat COVID
GENEVA: The WHO pleaded Monday with the G7 to dig deep and fund the global COVID-19 recovery, warning the crisis cannot be resolved worldwide if they do not step up. The World Health Organization said the Group of Seven industrial powers had the ability to fund the vaccines, tests and treatments needed to conquer the pandemic - and knock down the barriers blocking faster production.WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged the G7 to take...
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Vivendi, Mediaset end feud over failed Netflix rival in Europe
PARIS: French media conglomerate Vivendi and Italian rival Mediaset have agreed to bury the hatchet in their long-running legal battle over failed plans to set up Europe's answer to US streaming giant Netflix, the two groups said. The feud had pitted two European heavyweights against each other: Mediaset is controlled by the family of Italy's flamboyant former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi and their financial holding Fininvest while Vivendi's...
A worker spreads rose petals outside a house in the city of Kelaat Mgouna (or Tighremt NImgunen) in Morocco's central Tinghir Province in the Atlas Mountains.-AFP photosn
Hard but sweet-smelling slog in Morocco's Valley of the Roses
A worker spreads rose petals outside a house in the city of Kelaat Mgouna (or Tighremt NImgunen) in Morocco's central Tinghir Province in the Atlas Mountains. - AFP photosTo earn a dollar, rose picker Izza in Morocco's Atlas Mountains wakes up at dawn to collect three kilos of flowers-eventually distilled into precious oil costing $18,000 per kilo. "We earn just enough to live on," she says, her hands gloved against the thorns and her head...
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Chinese tourists out in force as virus fears recede
People walk through an alley near Houhai Lake during the Labour Day holidays. - AFP photosSipping bubble tea and dressed in their holiday finest, millions of Chinese travellers flocked to domestic tourist attractions over the May 1 long holiday with COVID-19 fears already a distant memory. Beijing's historic alleyways were packed with camera-wielding visitors yesterday while a bride dressed in red tulle took wedding photos with her groom outside...
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Depp selling Ryder poem as part of NFT collection
Johnny Depp and Winona RyderJohnny Depp is selling a poem he penned for ex-fiancee Winona Ryder as an NFT for charity. The Hollywood actor has teamed up with ViciNFT to auction off various items, with the lots also including a signed photograph of the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' star playing one his beloved guitars at his villa in France. A total of 25% raised from the NFT (non-fungible tokens) auction will go to one or more charities supporting...
In this file photo US singer-songwriter Billie Eilish arrives for the 92nd Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California.-AFP n
Billie Eilish and Timothee Chalamet among young Met Gala co-chairs
In this file photo US singer-songwriter Billie Eilish arrives for the 92nd Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California. - AFPNew York's star-studded Met Gala will focus on youth and diversity this year, with four co-chairs under the age of 30 -- actor Timothee Chalamet, poet Amanda Gorman, singer Billie Eilish and tennis player Naomi Osaka. Normally held in early May, the charity ball was postponed to September 13 in the hope that many...
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Info ministry, KJA sign agreement
KUWAIT: KJA Secretary Adnan Khalifa Al-Rashid (left) and Information Ministry Undersecretary Munira Al-Huwaidi shake hands after signing the agreement.KUWAIT: The information ministry signed a joint cooperation protocol with Kuwait Journalists Association in a bid to strengthen cooperation with NGOs and the private sector for the benefit of both sides. Information Ministry Undersecretary Munira Suleiman Al-Huwaidi said the cooperation protocol...
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Kuwait to penalize non-prescribed Lyrica, Neurontin use after ban
KUWAIT: Kuwait said consumers of the pain-fighting medicines Lyrica and Neurontin without a prescription from a healthcare professional could face up to five years in jail as a state ban on the non-medical use of two medications entered into effect on Sunday. The move aims to protect the most vulnerable of patients, particularly youngsters who are often an easy target for promoters of these pain drugs, said an interior ministry statement, adding...
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Kuwait Oil Ministry launches Hackathon 2021 competition
KUWAIT: Kuwait Ministry of Oil announced yesterday that the Organizing Committee for the 2021 Hackathon will start launching the award's activities on May 4-30, with the participation of many applicants from various oil and academic bodies. In a press statement, The Ministry of Oil said the Hackathon is the first of its kind, through which the Ministry aims to create an advanced digital oil program that will be used to implement and follow up all...
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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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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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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