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Kuwaiti mother recalls her life's darkest moments during invasion
KUWAIT: "They invaded our country on a pitch-black night .. My heart was tormented and oozed blood due to the back-stabbing aggression and fears for my children's safety," Maliha Al-Ansari said recalling her life's darkest moments. Ansari, Umm Qassem, recalled, in an interview with KUNA, the first moments of the Iraqi aggression that happened on August 2, 1990, when the Iraqi forces invaded Kuwait under the cover of darkness in a blatant...
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India blow away West Indies to seal ODI series
TAROUBA: India swiftly erased the memory of a poor second match to annihilate the West Indies by 200 runs in the decisive third and final one-day international at the Brian Lara Stadium on Tuesday. Even with senior players in captain Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli still rested the tourists’ batting finally came good collectively to post a formidable 351-5 batting first. Their seamers then demolished the home side’s top order and a ninth-wicket...
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Track, BMX, road, mountain all rub shoulders at cycling championships
GLASGOW: Remco Evenepoel is among the stars assembling for the world cycling championships in Scotland with 13 disciplines including road races, BMX, mountain biking and track racing on the menu from Thursday. Over 200 of the eye-catching jerseys will be handed out over the 11 days of action to the various world champions. The men's world road race champion Evenepoel arrives in good shape after landing his third San Sebastian classic. "It's...
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Great sacrifices of Kuwaiti martyrs recalled on invasion anniversary
KUWAIT: Martyr’s Office Director General Salah Al-Awfan stressed Wednesday the importance of commemorating the Iraqi invasion, in honor of the sacrifices of the martyrs in the face of aggression. In a statement to KUNA, Awfan said, on the occasion of the office’s exhibition at the Avenues Mall titled (Precious Homeland), this event comes to commemorate the martyrs and learn about their sacrifices and continues until Saturday. The office is...
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Heaviest animal ever? Scientists discover massive ancient whale
Look out, blue whale—there’s a new contender for your heavyweight title. A newly discovered whale that lived nearly 40 million years ago could be the heaviest animal to have ever lived, based on a partial skeleton found in Peru, scientists said on Wednesday. The modern blue whale has long been considered the largest and heaviest animal ever, beating out all the giant dinosaurs of the distant past. But Perucetus colossus—the colossal whale...
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South Africa make history; France crush Panama 6-3
SYDNEY: Jamaica dumped out Brazil and South Africa sent Italy home on Wednesday as the supposed minnows roared into the last 16 of an increasingly open Women's World Cup. The Reggae Girlz' coach Lorne Donaldson declared it "job done" after his dogged Jamaica side strangled the life out of eighth-ranked Brazil in Melbourne for a 0-0 draw. It was the point Jamaica needed to progress into the knockout rounds for the first time in history and meant a...
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NBK supports dive team to protect reefs
KUWAIT: As part of its corporate social responsibility and corporate sustainability strategy, National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) supports the Kuwait Dive Team project to protect coral reefs in a number of Kuwaiti islands. The project includes installing mooring buoys to prevent boaters from using anchors in this fragile environment. The project covered four important marine locations in Kuwait including Jaber Al-Kuwait Reserves, Along the north and...
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Alba eyes more trophies after re-uniting with Messi in Miami
FORT LAUDERDALE: Spain full-back Jordi Alba says he is targeting more trophies after re-uniting with former Barcelona teammates Lionel Messi and Sergio Busquets at Inter Miami. Alba is available for a possible Inter Miami debut in Wednesday's Leagues Cup match against Florida rivals Orlando City after arriving in Miami at the weekend. The 34-year-old won five Spanish league titles and a Champions League title during his time with Barca and a...
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Beijing records heaviest rain in 140 years; Streets flooded
ZHUOZHOU: Deadly rains that pummeled China's capital in recent days were the heaviest since records began 140 years ago, Beijing's weather service said on Wednesday, as a massive cleanup operation began. Millions of people have been hit by extreme weather events and prolonged heatwaves around the globe in recent weeks, events that scientists say are being exacerbated by climate change. And the Beijing Meteorological Service said the capital has...
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Migrants sleep outside as NY mayor says ‘city is full’
NEW YORK: New York, once the gateway to the United States through Ellis Island and a city built by immigrants, is full, according to the mayor - but migrants seeking a better life continue to arrive by the hundreds. Dozens of asylum seekers, mainly from West Africa, have been sleeping on sidewalks outside a Manhattan hotel this week, waiting to be processed at a makeshift center following perilous journeys fleeing violence and poverty. They are...
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Forced to flee: Despair after India deadly ethnic clashes
MOIRANG: Deadly ethnic violence in India’s troubled Manipur state divided communities but each side tells similar stories of loved ones murdered, homes torched and harsh new lives in camps. At least 120 people have been killed since May in armed clashes between the predominantly Hindu Meitei majority and the mainly Christian Kuki in the northeastern state. Many in Manipur believe the number could be higher. Some 50,000 people have been forced...
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Fitch cuts US credit rating to AA+ after debt limit standoffs
WASHINGTON: Fitch downgraded the United States’ top-notch credit rating by a step on Tuesday, citing a growing federal debt burden and an “erosion of governance” that has manifested in debt limit standoffs. The decision to downgrade the US from AAA to AA+ sparked a fiery rebuttal from the White House, with press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre saying the move “defies reality.” Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in a separate statement...
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KUWAIT: Minister of Public Works Noura Al-Mashaan and a Chinese delegation visit the site of the Mubarak Al-Kabeer Port project on Boubyan Island on Aug 31, 2024. – KUNA
Minister, Chinese delegation visit Mubarak Port
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Guests and dignitaries gather at Marina Hotel to celebrate the 102nd anniversary of Turkey's Victory Day.
Kuwait-Turkey defense partnership bolsters regional peace and security
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Kuwait Times Summer Program students pose for a group photo with Kuwait Times/Kuwait News and Gulf Bank teams. - Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Gulf Bank and Kuwait Times successfully conclude 3rd edition of Summer Program
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US ambassador Karen Sasahara
US media roundtable: Spotlight on US-Kuwait military, economic ties
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TRIPOLI: Libya's Central Bank headquarters in Tripoli. -- AFP
Libya central bank head flees country over ‘threats’