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FARIDABAD: President of People for Animal Trust Faridabad Ravi Dubey feeds a cow at the organization's facility in Faridabad. - AFPnnn

71kg of waste extracted from stray cow's stomach in India

FARIDABAD: President of People for Animal Trust Faridabad Ravi Dubey feeds a cow at the organization's facility in Faridabad. - AFPFARIDABAD: Indian vets have extracted 71 kilograms (156.5 pounds) of plastic, nails and other garbage from a pregnant cow, but both the animal and her baby died. The case has highlighted the country's twin problems of pollution and stray cattle. An estimated five million cows roam India's cities, with many gorging on...

Women wearing burqas walk along a road in the Arghandab district of Kandahar province. The Taleban are increasingly cutting off rural Afghan women from aid and strong-arming NGOs to follow their harsh edicts, spurring fears women will again bear the brunt of the insurgents' growing influence. - AFPnn

Taleban aid crackdown spreads fear over treatment of women

Women wearing burqas walk along a road in the Arghandab district of Kandahar province. The Taleban are increasingly cutting off rural Afghan women from aid and strong-arming NGOs to follow their harsh edicts, spurring fears women will again bear the brunt of the insurgents' growing influence. - AFPKABUL: Afghan women are being cut off from crucial aid because of a growing Taleban crackdown in areas controlled by the insurgents, more than a dozen...

Egyptian pharmacist Nahla Abdel-Hameed catches a scorpion at the Scorpion Kingdom laboratory and farm in Egypt's Western Desert, near the city of Dakhla in the New Valley.-AFP photosn

Egypt's 'Scorpion King' turns venom into money

Egyptian pharmacist Nahla Abdel-Hameed catches a scorpion at the Scorpion Kingdom laboratory and farm in Egypt's Western Desert, near the city of Dakhla in the New Valley.-AFP photosSurrounded by thousands of live scorpions in a laboratory deep in Egypt's Western Desert, Ahmed Abu Al-Seoud carefully handles one of the curved-tailed arachnids before extracting a drop of its venom. A mechanical engineer who worked in the oil sector for almost two...

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Poor diet in pregnancy can lead to child obesity

Children born to mothers who eat a lot of processed foods packed with sugar and salt face an increased risk of obesity late in childhood, researchers said Monday. "Children born to mothers who eat a low-quality diet-high in inflammation-associated foods-during pregnancy may be more likely to have obesity or excess body fat," Ling-Wei Chen from University College Dublin's School of Public Health, said in a statement."Mounting evidence has pointed...

This picture shows a breastplate and a ceremonial helmet during their official restitutions by the French Central Directorate of the Judicial Police (DCPJ) to the Louvre Museum, in Paris.n

Louvre recovers 16th-century armor, four decades after theft

This picture shows a breastplate and a ceremonial helmet during their official restitutions by the French Central Directorate of the Judicial Police (DCPJ) to the Louvre Museum, in Paris.The Louvre museum in Paris said Wednesday that it had recovered a set of gold and silver-encrusted Renaissance-era armour nearly 40 years after it was stolen. A military antiques expert alerted police after being called in to give advice regarding an inheritance...

This handout photo shows a Chinese 15th century bowl.-AFP n

Rare 15th century Chinese bowl found at US yard sale

This handout photo shows a Chinese 15th century bowl.-AFPHow about this for bargain-hunting? A small bowl bought for $35 in a yard sale in the US turned out to be a rare 15th century Chinese artifact possibly worth $500,000. The porcelain bowl-with delicate floral motifs-was acquired by a buyer, whose identity is being kept secret, in the northeastern state of Connecticut.The buyer had the item appraised by ceramics experts at Sotheby's, first...

In this file photo (From left) Dean Wellins, Awkwafina, Paul Briggs, Cassie Steele, Osnat Shurer, and Adele Lim attend Go Behind The Scenes with Walt Disney Studios during D23 Expo 2019 at Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California.-AFPn

Disney's Asia-themed 'Raya and the Last Dragon' tackles division

In this file photo (From left) Dean Wellins, Awkwafina, Paul Briggs, Cassie Steele, Osnat Shurer, and Adele Lim attend Go Behind The Scenes with Walt Disney Studios during D23 Expo 2019 at Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California.-AFPEven as racist attacks on Asian-Americans have risen during the pandemic, Asian cinema is having a moment in Hollywood-something the stars of Disney's "Raya and the Last Dragon" say can't come soon enough....

In this file photo Britain's Prince Harry and his fiancée US actress Meghan Markle pose for a photograph in the Sunken Garden at Kensington Palace in west London.-AFP n

Meghan Markle says Buckingham Palace 'perpetuating falsehoods'

In this file photo Britain's Prince Harry and his fiancée US actress Meghan Markle pose for a photograph in the Sunken Garden at Kensington Palace in west London.-AFPMeghan Markle says Buckingham Palace is "perpetuating falsehoods" about her and her husband Prince Harry, according to part of an interview she has done with Oprah Winfrey. The explosive claim is the latest salvo in an increasingly heated public relations battle between the British...

KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (center), His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (left) and His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah look on as Public Works Minister Dr Rana Al-Fares takes oath. - Amiri Diwan photosnn

Kuwait's Cabinet members take oath before Amir

KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (center), His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (left) and His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah look on as Public Works Minister Dr Rana Al-Fares takes oath. - Amiri Diwan photosKUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received yesterday at Bayan Palace His Highness the Prime...

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Government contracts main source of visa trading: Panel

The National AssemblyBy B IzzakKUWAIT: Rapporteur of the National Assembly's human rights committee MP Hamdan Al-Azemi yesterday accused companies with major government contracts of being involved in trafficking in persons. Azemi said some of the companies with large government contracts recruit thousands of workers from abroad and leave half of them on the streets, taking hefty fees on them.The statements came after a meeting by the committee...

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Kuwait lists record 1,409 new COVID cases, five deaths

KUWAIT: Kuwait said 1,409 people tested positive for COVID-19 - a new daily record - with five related deaths yesterday, taking total cases to 194,781, while deaths rose to 1,097. The health ministry also reported that 1,077 more people recovered, raising total recoveries to 182,196. Ministry spokesman Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad told a press conference the number of people hospitalized with the virus currently stands at 11,488, with 162 of them in...

KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah receive HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah and the new Cabinet members at Bayan Palace yesterday. - KUNAn

Amir urges cooperation to protect public funds

KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah receive HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah and the new Cabinet members at Bayan Palace yesterday. - KUNABy B Izzak and AgenciesKUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah called on the government and parliament yesterday to have "constructive cooperation" to address pressing...

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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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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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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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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

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Senior military officers discuss security issues