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Dar Suad Al-Sabah publishes book on 3rd, 4th Kuwait rulers

KUWAIT: Dar Suad Al-Sabah for Publishing and Distribution published a new book on Kuwait during the reign of the third and fourth rulers 'Kuwait in the reigns of Jaber bin Abdullah Al-Sabah and Sabah bin Jaber Al-Sabah'. In a statement yesterday, Dar Suad Al-Sabah said Dr Suad Al-Sabah, the author, published the book as a continuation of her historic project that has so far resulted in releasing several books namely 'Mubarak Al-Sabah, Founder of...

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Early cancer detection improves recovery chances: CAN

KUWAIT: Cancer Awareness Nation (CAN) Board Chairman Dr Khaled Al-Saleh yesterday highlighted the importance of raising awareness regarding early detection of cancer in the head, neck and thyroid via tests to reduce these serious ailments. Saleh said in a press statement that CAN launched a cancer awareness campaign for head, neck and thyroid, which continues throughout this month, and aims to highlight importance of early detection and achieve...

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Committee approves law banning raising charges

The National AssemblyBy B IzzakKUWAIT: The National Assembly's legal and legislative committee yesterday cleared a draft law banning the government from raising charges on public services without the prior approval of the Assembly. The bill now goes to the financial and economic affairs committee to review it and send a report to the Assembly for debate and approval.The bill stipulates to amend a 1995 law that bans the government from raising...

WILMINGTON, Delaware: US President-elect Joe Biden waves as he leaves St Joseph on the Brandywine Roman Catholic Church on Saturday. – AFP n

Biden to sign dozen executive orders on Day 1

WILMINGTON, Delaware: US President-elect Joe Biden waves as he leaves St Joseph on the Brandywine Roman Catholic Church on Saturday. – AFP WASHINGTON: Joe Biden's top aide said Saturday the incoming president would sign about a dozen executive orders on his first day in office, as police fearing violence from Trump supporters staged a nationwide security operation ahead of the inauguration. Authorities in Washington, where Wednesday's...

SAQQARA, Egypt: A visitor takes pictures next to an unearthed wooden coffin during the official announcement of the discovery of a new trove of treasures at Saqqara necropolis yesterday. - AFP

Egypt unveils treasures found at ancient site

SAQQARA, Egypt: A visitor takes pictures next to an unearthed wooden coffin during the official announcement of the discovery of a new trove of treasures at Saqqara necropolis yesterday. - AFPSAQQARA, Egypt: Egypt yesterday unveiled ancient treasures found at the Saqqara archaeological site near Cairo, including sarcophagi over 3,000 years old, a discovery that "rewrites history", according to famed Egyptologist Zahi Hawass. Saqqara is a vast...

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Swiss sleuths unpick QAnon origin mystery

OrphAnalytics CEO Claude-Alain Roten poses with a laptop using text analysis software on Jan 6, 2021. - AFPGENEVA: The mysterious "Q" behind the QAnon conspiracy movement, which was instrumental in the storming of the US Capitol, is in fact two people, according to Swiss experts. Swiss startup OrphAnalytics said it had used its algorithm-based machine-learning text analysis software, developed to detect plagiarism, to help crack the mystery...

What's bitcoin really worth?

MARSEILLE, France: In this photo taken on Jan 8, 2021, the logo of bitcoin is pictured on the front door of an ATM. - AFPLONDON: After the latest wild ride took the poster child of cryptocurrencies above $40,000 before a stomach-churning plunge, the million dollar question won't go away: How much is bitcoin actually worth? The virtual currency barreled to new highs to rise more than 400 percent over the past year, before promptly sliding some 20...

KUWAIT: A general view of Kuwait Towers. - Photo by Renjith Kumar

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KUWAIT: A general view of Kuwait Towers. - Photo by Renjith Kumar

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Videogame sales hit US high in pandemic-plagued 2020

Sales of video games, consoles and accessories hit a record high in the US last year as people hunkered down at home due to the pandemic turned to play. Video game spending in the US totaled $56.9 billion last year, 27 percent more than what was spent in 2019, according NPD market research group analyst Mat Piscatella.A total of $7.7 billion of that was spent in December, which posted the highest sales figures ever for that month, NPD figures...

Abandoned cats gather at Tala Cats rescue center, on land owned by the Ayios Neofytos Monastery, in the Cypriot village of Tala near Paphos.-AFP photosn

Cyprus cats out in the cold as pandemic bites

Abandoned cats gather at Tala Cats rescue center, on land owned by the Ayios Neofytos Monastery, in the Cypriot village of Tala near Paphos.-AFP photosAt a cat sanctuary set in picturesque hills near Paphos, on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus, volunteers are grappling with a surge in abandonments they blame on the coronavirus pandemic. "There has been an increase of about 30 percent of previously owned, loved (and) looked-after cats that have...

In this file photo Stephen Stills (left), Graham Nash (second left), David Crosby (second right) and Neil Young (right) perform live for the first time since 1974 at the Palace of Auburn Hill, Michigan.-AFP photosn

Rocker David Crosby on songwriting, 'emotional voyages' and Donald Trump

In this file photo Stephen Stills (left), Graham Nash (second left), David Crosby (second right) and Neil Young (right) perform live for the first time since 1974 at the Palace of Auburn Hill, Michigan.-AFP photosLike all entertainers, David Crosby-the mustachioed co-founder of both the seminal folk rock band The Byrds and the supergroup Crosby, Stills and Nash (and Young) -- had a disappointing 2020 that saw the pandemic ground tours and thwart...

CAMOTAN, Guatemala: Honduran migrants, part of a caravan heading to the United States, hitchhike on a truck on Saturday. - AFP n

US-bound caravan swells to 9,000 people

CAMOTAN, Guatemala: Honduran migrants, part of a caravan heading to the United States, hitchhike on a truck on Saturday. - AFPCAMOTAN, Guatemala: At least 9,000 Honduran migrants have entered Guatemala after a first group pushed past border police late Friday and others soon followed on the first step of a journey north they hope will take them to the United States, officials said Saturday. Seeking to escape poverty, unemployment, gang and drug...

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