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BEIRUT: A picture shows the value in Lebanese pounds of a $100 bill on the black market exchange rate (1,500,000 LP) in Beirut on Tuesday. - AFPn
With Lebanon in freefall, what comes next?
BEIRUT: A picture shows the value in Lebanese pounds of a $100 bill on the black market exchange rate (1,500,000 LP) in Beirut on Tuesday. - AFPBEIRUT: Lebanon's worst economic downturn in decades has pushed a battered population to the brink with no solution in sight as the country's barons wrangle over forming a new government. In the absence of a fully functioning executive that can spearhead reforms and provide the most basic of services, is...
MOSCOW: A laborer works at a housing construction site of Granelle, a Moscow-based developer, in southwest Moscow. - AFPn
With migrant workers stuck at home, Russia leans on its own
MOSCOW: A laborer works at a housing construction site of Granelle, a Moscow-based developer, in southwest Moscow. - AFPMOSCOW: Russian construction executive Vitaly Lychits bemoans a shortage of cheap foreign workers during the coronavirus pandemic as he walks across frost-covered ground at a building site in southwest Moscow. For years, Russia has relied on migrant laborers to do some of the hardest and worst paying jobs, especially in...
KUWAIT: People race to catch the bus at a bus stop in Kuwait City in this file photo. Finding public transportation remains a daily struggle for people who try to reach home in time before the curfew starts at 5:00 pm. - Photo by Fouad Al-Shaikhn
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KUWAIT: People race to catch the bus at a bus stop in Kuwait City in this file photo. Finding public transportation remains a daily struggle for people who try to reach home in time before the curfew starts at 5:00 pm. - Photo by Fouad Al-Shaikh
This undated handout photo shows a rare Australian songbird, a female regent honeyeater, at the Capertee National Park in New South Wales.-AFP n
Endangered Australian songbird 'losing its song'
This undated handout photo shows a rare Australian songbird, a female regent honeyeater, at the Capertee National Park in New South Wales.-AFPAustralia's endangered regent honeyeater bird is losing its song, a sign that it could be nearing extinction, scientists warned in new research released on Wednesday. A rapid decline in the rare songbird means its young are struggling to learn mating calls as adults disappear, according to researchers at...
French architects Anne Lacaton (left) and Jean-Philippe Vassal (right) pose at their workshop in Montreuil, east of Paris.-AFP photosn
French duo win architecture's top prize
French architects Anne Lacaton (left) and Jean-Philippe Vassal (right) pose at their workshop in Montreuil, east of Paris.-AFP photosThe Pritzker Prize-architecture's most prestigious award-was awarded Tuesday to French duo Jean-Philippe Vassal and Anne Lacaton for their affordable, eco-friendly spaces that prioritize the well-being of the many. Vassal, 67, and Lacaton, 65, received the accolade-which was first awarded in 1979 and comes with...
The meteor-known as Erg Chech 002-was discovered in May 2020 by researchers working in the Algerian Sahara desert.n
Scientists unearth meteorite from the birth of the solar system
The meteor-known as Erg Chech 002-was discovered in May 2020 by researchers working in the Algerian Sahara desert.Scientists believe they have identified a meteorite formed in the first million years of our solar system, making it the oldest known meteor of volcanic origin. The space rock, which began its journey some 4.5 billion years ago, has already proved an "exceptional" witness to the building blocks of the planets. Known as Erg Chech 002,...
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French astronomers seek volunteer army for meteorite hunt
Space fans in France are being urged to join forces to find an apricot-sized meteorite that fell to Earth last weekend in the southwest of the country. The rock, estimated to weigh 150 grams (just over five ounces), was captured plunging through the atmosphere by cameras at an astronomy education facility in Mauraux falling at exactly 10:43 pm last Saturday near Aiguillon, about 100 kilometers from Bordeaux. The site is part of the Vigie-Ciel...
In this file photo Singer/songwriter Demi Lovato attends the 2018 Billboard Music Awards 2018 at the MGM Grand Resort International in Las Vegas, Nevad. -AFP n
Demi Lovato reveals teen rape as tell-all documentary opens SXSW
In this file photo Singer/songwriter Demi Lovato attends the 2018 Billboard Music Awards 2018 at the MGM Grand Resort International in Las Vegas, Nevad. - AFPUS singer Demi Lovato revealed she was raped as a virgin during her teenage years as a Disney Channel actress and pop star, in a tell-all documentary that opened the online South By Southwest festival Tuesday. "Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil," a YouTube Originals series, centers on...
In this file photo (from left to right) Britain's Prince William, Duke of Cambridge holding Prince Louis, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, Britain's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, Britain's Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, Vice Admiral Timothy Laurence, Britain's Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, Britain's Princess Beatrice of York, Britain's Princess Anne, Princess Royal,, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's Princess Eugenie of York, Britain's Lady Louise Windsor, Britain's Prince Andrew, Duke of York,, Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex,, Britain's Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, James, Viscount Severn and Isla Phillips stand with other members of the Royal Family on the balcony of Buckingham Palace to watch a fly-past of aircraft by the Royal Air Force, in London.-AFP n
Harry speaks to Charles, William after bitter TV interview
In this file photo (from left to right) Britain's Prince William, Duke of Cambridge holding Prince Louis, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, Britain's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, Britain's Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, Vice Admiral Timothy Laurence, Britain's Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, Britain's Princess Beatrice of York, Britain's Princess Anne, Princess Royal,, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's Princess Eugenie of York,...
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Spike Lee to head Cannes Film Festival jury
In this file photo Best Adapted Screenplay winner for "BlacKkKlansman" Spike Lee attends the 91st Annual Academy Awards Governors Ball at the Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood, California. - AFPUS director Spike Lee will head the jury at the Cannes Film Festival in July, organizers said Tuesday, making him the first black person to take on the role. The feted New York film-maker was supposed to perform the function at last year's event,...
KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah chairs the Cabinet's meeting on Monday. - KUNAnnnnn
Kuwait govt urges public to halt gatherings as COVID-19 cases surge
KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah chairs the Cabinet's meeting on Monday. - KUNAKUWAIT: The Kuwaiti government urged the public to adhere to all precautionary measures and health requirements as well as halt all gatherings to curb the spread of coronavirus and maintain the safety of all. This came during the Cabinet's weekly meeting on Monday, during which Health Minister Dr Sheikh Basel Al-Sabah...
KUWAIT: Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah receives a copy of the credentials of Ambassador of the Vatican Eugene Martin Nugent. - KUNA photosn
Foreign Minister receives new Vatican envoy's credentials
KUWAIT: Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah receives a copy of the credentials of Ambassador of the Vatican Eugene Martin Nugent. - KUNA photosKUWAIT: Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah yesterday received a copy of the credentials of Ambassador of the Vatican Eugene Martin Nugent, at 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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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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Ahmed Al-Basat celebrating his birthday at the office.
A forgotten courtesy: The silent struggle of Kuwait’s expatriates
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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
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ALDERSHOT: Protesters hold placards during a 'Enough is Enough' demonstration called by far-right activists near a hotel housing asylum seekers in Aldershot on August 4, 2024. — AFP
Musk fans flames of anti-Muslim riots, spars with UK govt