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Japan's Mieko Kawakami wants to 'stir things up'
This photo shows Japanese novelist Mieko Kawakami posing during a photo session in Tokyo.-AFPMieko Kawakami has called out cliched depictions of women by one of her country's most feted writers, and seen her own bold style attacked by a top politician. But the award-winning Japanese author says she is happy to "stir things up" in her drive to depict the world as she sees it, as well as the experiences of people who might otherwise go unnoticed....
In this file photo actor George Segal puts his hand on his star during his Walk of Fame ceremony in Hollywood, California.-AFP n
Oscar-nominated US actor George Segal dies at 87
In this file photo actor George Segal puts his hand on his star during his Walk of Fame ceremony in Hollywood, California.-AFPUS actor George Segal, whose long film and television career spanned from the 1960s to the present day, has died at age 87. Segal, who was nominated for an Oscar for the 1966 drama "Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf?", died in Santa Rosa, California of complications from bypass surgery, his wife told the Hollywood news...
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Prince Harry joins $1.7 billion US counseling startup
In this file photo Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, speaks to members of the media at Windsor Castle in Windsor.-AFPBritain's Prince Harry on Tuesday added to a growing portfolio of post-royal jobs, becoming "chief impact officer" at a San Francisco startup that provides mobile-based coaching, counseling and mentorship. Amid a highly public spat with Buckingham Palace, Harry and his American wife Meghan Markle, a mixed-race former...
KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah is received by senior officials after he returned to Kuwait yesterday after medical checkups abroad. – Amiri Diwann
Amir returns to Kuwait after medical checkups abroad
KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah is received by senior officials after he returned to Kuwait yesterday after medical checkups abroad. – Amiri DiwanKUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah returned to Kuwait yesterday evening after medical checkups abroad. HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received HH the Amir at the airport.Also present were Speaker of the National...
KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah (center) chairs the Cabinet's meeting. - KUNA photosnnn
Kuwait Health Minister laments steady rise in COVID-19 infections, deaths
KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah (center) chairs the Cabinet's meeting. - KUNA photosKUWAIT: Health Minister Sheikh Dr Basel Al-Sabah lamented the steady rise in the number of coronavirus infections and fatalities in Kuwait. In a presentation made during the Cabinet's weekly meeting on Monday, Sheikh Dr Basel noted that the number of hospitalizations and intensive care units occupants is also...
KUWAIT: People queue as they wait their turn to receive a dose of COVID-19 vaccine at the make-shift vaccination center at the Kuwait International Fairground in the Mishref on March 21, 2021. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyatn
One million people registered to receive vaccine in Kuwait: Report
KUWAIT: People queue as they wait their turn to receive a dose of COVID-19 vaccine at the make-shift vaccination center at the Kuwait International Fairground in the Mishref on March 21, 2021. - Photo by Yasser Al-ZayyatKUWAIT: The number of people who have registered on the COVID-19 vaccination platform is approaching one million - both citizens and expats - since the start of the campaign until now, Al-Jarida Arabic daily reported yesterday,...
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Top international cyber experts call for national cyber security centers
Laial Al-MansouryKUWAIT: The need for a National Cyber Security Centre to tackle the post-COVID cyber threat has never been greater. That's the message from a panel of leading global cyber security experts at the upcoming 8th eGovernment Forum (EGOV8) that convenes virtually on 30 and 31 March under the motto of 'Integrated E-Government, an Urgent Post Corona Need'.Government, the private sector and individuals are all increasingly dependent on...
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Speaker hails initiative to end Yemen crisis
Marzouq Al-GhanemKUWAIT: National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem yesterday hailed Saudi Arabia's initiative to end the crisis in Yemen and reach a comprehensive political agreement that includes a ceasefire under the UN supervision. In a press release, Ghanem called on the Yemeni parties to use this opportunity and put an end to the war in Yemen. Ghanem hoped that this initiative would help to end the Yemeni people's suffering.The Kuwaiti...
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KRCS gets ISO certification for their quality management
KUWAIT: Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) announced that it has acquired an International Organization for Standardization (ISO) certificate of quality management systems in compliance with the requirements, as this certification is a successful way to achieve the concept of complete quality.Chairman of KRCS' Board of Directors Dr Hilal Al-Sayer said yesterday that KRCS is keen to achieve its goal of obtaining the ISO 27001 certification in...
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Paper exams for grade 12; schools to reopen in Sept
By B IzzakKUWAIT: Education Minister Ali Al-Mudhaf said the Cabinet has agreed to hold paper-based exams for grade 12 students from May 30 till June 10. A second round of exams will be held from July 4 until July 13. The minister also stressed the importance of vaccinating all 12th-graders alongside their teachers and administrators.Speaking during a virtual press conference late Monday, Mudhaf said all schools will reopen in September. He said...
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Kuwait oil price up to $63.87 pb
KUWAIT: The price of Kuwaiti crude oil increased 87 cents to reach $63.87 per barrel last Friday, Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) said yesterday. Elsewhere, the price of Brent Crude saw a 9 cents rise to reach $64.62 pb, but the West Texas Intermediate was down 13 cents to settle at $61.55 pb. OPEC daily basket price increased by 75 cents to $63.22 pb Monday, compared with $62.47 pb last Friday, said the OPEC Secretariat yesterday.OPEC annual...
BOULDER: Healthcare workers walk out of a King Sooper's grocery store after a gunman opened fire on Monday. - AFP n
Shooting sparks urgent calls for US gun control
BOULDER: Healthcare workers walk out of a King Sooper's grocery store after a gunman opened fire on Monday. - AFPBOULDER, Colorado: A 21-year-old man was charged yesterday with gunning 10 people down in a Colorado grocery store, as America reeled from its second mass shooting in less than a week - sparking urgent new calls for gun control. The suspect, named as Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, was in hospital after being shot in an exchange of fire with...
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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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WEYMOUTH: A police officer restrains a protester during a 'Enough is Enough' demonstration called by far-right activists in Weymouth, on the southwest coast of England where the Bibby Stockholm migrant accommodation barge is moored, on August 4, 2024. — AFP
No end in sight for UK riots
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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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GAZA: In this March 25, 2017 photo, Hamas leaders Yahya Sinwar (right) and Ismail Haniyeh attend the funeral of slain Hamas official Mazen Faqha in Gaza City. - AFP
Hamas names Sinwar new chief