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LONDON: England's striker Harry Kane (right) tangles with Poland's defender Jan Bednarek (left) during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Group I qualification football match between England and Poland at Wembley Stadium in London on March 31, 2021. - AFPn

Mourinho rebuffs Kane speculations

LONDON: England's striker Harry Kane (right) tangles with Poland's defender Jan Bednarek (left) during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Group I qualification football match between England and Poland at Wembley Stadium in London on March 31, 2021. - AFPLONDON: Jose Mourinho refuses to "play that game" regarding speculation over Tottenham Hotspur star striker Harry Kane's future after he was linked with replacing Sergio Aguero at Premier League...

KUWAIT: Al-Kuwait players and staff celebrate with the championship's trophy. - KUNAn

Al-Kuwait crowned 2020-21 Kuwait Basketball League champions

KUWAIT: Al-Kuwait players and staff celebrate with the championship's trophy. - KUNAKUWAIT: Al-Kuwait won their 12th Kuwait Basketball League title after being triumphant twice in a three-game play-off final, most recently an 83-61 win over Kazma on Friday evening. Kazma missed their chance to go top, making it as runners-up for the second consecutive year in a row, with Al-Qadsiyah trailing in third.A total six clubs have each won the domestic...

Tunde Csuhaj, creator of artfully decorated Easter eggs, presents a goose egg at her workroom in the town of Szekszard, Hungary.-AFP photosn

Hungary egg decorator brings new spin on ancient craft

Tunde Csuhaj, creator of artfully decorated Easter eggs, presents a goose egg at her workroom in the town of Szekszard, Hungary.-AFP photosWith lace-like etchings and carvings made with a hand drill, the decorative egg art of Hungarian artist Tunde Csuhaj is bringing a different spin on an ancient handicraft popular at Easter. As in neighboring countries like Ukraine and Romania, Hungary boasts a long tradition of egg painting as part of Easter...

In this handout photograph taken by All Nippon Airways (ANA), a flight attendant prepares food for customers on a parked plane at Haneda airport in Tokyo.-AFP photosn

Sky-high: Japan airline offers $540 meals on parked planes

In this handout photograph taken by All Nippon Airways (ANA), a flight attendant prepares food for customers on a parked plane at Haneda airport in Tokyo.-AFP photosAirline food might be one of the last things people are missing during the pandemic, but one Japanese carrier has customers flocking to sample luxury in-flight meals on its parked planes. Foie gras, crabmeat mousse and wagyu beef fillet are all on the menu aboard aircraft belonging...

US First Lady Jill Biden speaks during a visit at The Forty Acres, the first headquarters of the United Farm Workers labor union, in Delano, California.-AFP n

Sweet surprise: Disguised Jill Biden passes out ice cream

US First Lady Jill Biden speaks during a visit at The Forty Acres, the first headquarters of the United Farm Workers labor union, in Delano, California.-AFPUS First Lady Jill Biden pranked reporters and staff flying back from a trip with her on Thursday, disguising herself as a flight attendant to pass out ice cream bars for April Fool's. Staff, Secret Service and press were treated to dessert by a woman with short black hair, a black face mask...

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BTS agency to acquire Scooter Braun's Ithaca for $1.05 billion

BTSThe agency behind K-pop phenomenon BTS announced a $1.05 billion deal Friday to buy the US firm that manages Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande and other major stars. HYBE, formerly known as Big Hit Entertainment, is investing 1.07 trillion won ($950 million) into its US unit to acquire Ithaca Holdings, headed by American media entrepreneur Scooter Braun. In a separate regulatory filing in Seoul, the company said its US unit will pay a total of...

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Virus-hit 'Walking Dead' lurches on as epilogue looms

In this file photo a merchandising booth for the television show "The Walking Dead" is seen on the first day of the 45th annual Comic-Con in San Diego, California at the San Diego Convention Center. -AFPThe pandemic-interrupted 10th season of "The Walking Dead" finally reaches its bloody conclusion today-a 19-month wait since its premiere that has only made the zombie apocalypse show more timely, according to its stars. The comic book adaptation...

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'Bridgerton' star Page absent from second series of Netflix smash hit

In this file photo actor Rege-Jean Page attends the premiere of "Mortal Engines" at the Regency Village Theatre in Los Angeles, California.-AFPRege-Jean Page will not return for the second season of record-breaking Regency romance "Bridgerton," Netflix said Friday, prompting howls of despair from fans of the dashing Duke of Hastings. The wildly popular series from "Grey's Anatomy" creator Shonda Rhimes puts a modern twist on the books about an...

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Kuwait extends partial lockdown until April 22

Government spokesman Tareq Al-MazremBy B IzzakKUWAIT: The council of ministers yesterday decided to extend the partial nightly curfew for another two weeks, ending April 22 but reduced it for one more hour, government spokesman said yesterday. Tareq Al-Mazrem said starting from April 8, curfew will start at 7 pm and end at 5 am and this will apply during the holy fasting month of Ramadan, expected to start on April 13. During Ramadan, the...

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Decline in COVID-19 infections among Kuwaiti citizens

Dr Abdullah Al-SanadKUWAIT: Ministry of Health (MoH) Spokesperson Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad on Wednesday announced a noticeable decrease of coronavirus infections among Kuwaitis compared with previous months. Speaking at a news conference, Sanad said the ratio of COVID-19 infection among Kuwaitis is less than 55 percent compared with 68 percent at some times over the last few months, warning against an increase in infections among residents.Field...

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Public sector Ramadan work hours no more than four and half hours

Civil Service CommissionKUWAIT: Working time at public sector departments during the holy month of Ramadan should not exceed four and a half hours, the Civil Service Commission (CSC) announced in a circular yesterday. During this time, COVID-19 health measures should be observed, CSC added, but several public bodies, like the Health Ministry, may determine their own work schedule given the nature and requirements of each job.CSB went on to refer...

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Drive-thru vaccination station near complete

KUWAIT: As Kuwait fights to tighten its grip on the growing COVID-19 infection rates, works are ongoing to prepare a drive-thru vaccination station on the southern island of the Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Causeway, which the government is setting up in hopes of speeding up the vaccination process against the disease.During the Cabinet's weekly meeting on Monday, Health Minister Sheikh Dr Basel Al-Sabah said that hospital admissions and the...

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KUWAIT: First Deputy Prime Minister and Interior and Defense Minister Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousef Al-Sabah holds talks with senior defense ministry officials on Aug 7, 2024. - KUNA

Kuwait army alert, govt prepared

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Ahmed Al-Basat celebrating his birthday at the office.

A forgotten courtesy: The silent struggle of Kuwait’s expatriates

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PARIS: Bangladesh's finance pioneer Muhammad Yunus is escorted by French police personnel as he arrives at Roissy-Charles de Gaulle Airport on Aug 7, 2024, enroute to Bangladesh, where he is set to lead a caretaker government. - AFP

Yunus: Get ready to build Bangladesh

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The second phase of the Avenues Roads Project, the exit leading to the Fifth Ring Road towards Jahra and the opposite U-turn. – KUNA photos

Second phase of roads project leading to The Avenues mall opened

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Video grab taken from a video footage shows rescuers helping a person out of a hotel that partly collapsed on August 7, 2024 in Kroev, western Germany, killing one person and burying eight others. - A floor in the hotel in Kroev, a town some 110 kilometres (68 miles) west of Frankfurt, collapsed for unknown reasons, police said in a statement. Of the 14 people inside at the time, five managed to get out. — AFP

One dead, several buried in German hotel collapse