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‘Barbie’ trounces ‘Oppenheimer’ in ‘historic’ weekend
LOS ANGELES: With legions of pink-clad moviegoers swarming theaters, Warner Bros’ “Barbie” conquered North American box offices in its debut weekend, raking in $155 million, Sunday estimates showed — nearly double the cash of its second-place competitor. The other half of the much-anticipated “Barbenheimer” cinematic weekend — which saw Universal’s much darker biopic “Oppenheimer” released the same day and spurred hundreds of...
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MoH assigns 3 officials to acting leadership roles
KUWAIT: Health Minister Dr Ahmad Al-Awadhi issued three ministerial decisions appointing ministry officials to fill vacant positions within the health ministry. The decisions are effective July 23, 2023. Dr Al-Munther Al-Hasawi was appointed acting assistant undersecretary for public health affairs in addition to his duties as head of the AIDS office and his position as an internist and infectious diseases consultant. Dr Ahmad Assad was appointed...
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Registration for vacancy scholarship plan opens
KUWAIT: The Ministry of Higher Education announced the opening of applications for the vacancy plan for foreign scholarships from high school graduates (unified system) or its equivalent in its science and art streams who obtained secondary school in 2021/2022 and 2022/2023 through the ministry’s website. Anyone looking to register in human medicine and dentistry in foreign countries must submit their IELTS test result with a minimum score of...
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Municipalities intensify inspection campaigns
KUWAIT: The Jahra Governorate Municipality announced that it removed 80 abandoned vehicles during the month of July alone. The public relations department at the Kuwait Municipality published the achievements of Jahra Governorate Municipality branch during July, which included citations, abandoned vehicles removal and general cleanliness. The report includes the municipality’s efforts in dealing with anything blocking the roads and distorting...
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Arab forum calls for helping youth find employment
BEIRUT: The Arab Youth Forum for Economic and Social Empowerment recommended on Saturday to support and encourage entrepreneurship and opportunities in Arab markets, develop economies and mitigate the migration of young people to other regions of the world. At the end of its work in Beirut, the Forum recommended submitting its recommendations to the League of Arab States, the most prominent of which is improving education systems and developing...
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Difference between a heart attack and a cardiac arrest
By Ghadeer GhloumKUWAIT: In the scope of medical emergencies, some events strike extra fear into our hearts, the most precious muscle in our body, such as a sudden stoppage of this vital organ. Many people have heard chilling stories of a person clutching their chest and gasping for breath, fighting to keep themselves alive. This panic and confusion push us to dig deeper into cardiac crises.Kuwait Times delved into the differences between two...
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Jamaica defy fancied France
SYDNEY: Perennial underachievers France were held 0-0 by Jamaica to make a frustrating start to their Women’s World Cup campaign on Sunday, but Sweden and the Netherlands both won by slender margins. France have never lifted the World Cup despite the strength of their women’s domestic league and were defied by a battling Jamaica in the Sydney rain in front of nearly 40,000. Herve Renard’s France, one of the pre-World Cup favorites along...
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Kuwait's Thafeeri tops Baja Aragon rally T3 category
KUWAIT: Kuwaiti rally racer Meshari Al-Thafeeri came first in the overall ranking of the T3 category in the fourth round of the Baja Aragon rally, which concluded on Saturday in Spain. In a phone call with KUNA Sunday, Thafeeri said despite his sixth place in the fourth round, which started on July 20 and lasted for two days, he was able to grab the lead in the T3 category in the championship, collecting 77 points.Through his participation in...
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Kuwait karatekas win silver, bronze
KUALA LUMPUR: The Kuwaiti karate team won two silver and one bronze medals at the end of the Asian Karate Championship held in Malaysia, bringing the total medals bagged by the national team in the tournament to four, two of which are silver and two bronze. Vice President of the Kuwait Karate Federation Ahmed Al-Dhafiri said in a statement to KUNA that the team achieved on the last day of the championship second place in collective kata, where...
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Official visit, charity projects symbolize Palestine’s position in Kuwaitis’ hearts
RAMALLAH: The Kuwait Awqaf Public Foundation (KAPF), in collaboration with the Kuwait Relief Society, distributed 2,400 food baskets to needy people and medical devices to patients in the West Bank city of Nablus. Charge d’Affairs of the Kuwait Embassy in Jordan Mubarak Al-Hajri told KUNA on Saturday that the distribution of the aid aims to support the resilience of the Palestinian people. He pointed out that more Kuwait aid campaigns would...
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Hunger stalks war-hit Khartoum
WAD MADANI, Sudan: In a war-devastated district of Sudan’s capital, Abbas Mohammed Babiker says he and his family have only been able to eat once a day. Now even that is in doubt, but on Sunday a citizens’ support group issued an urgent appeal for donations to help people like him. “We only have enough for two more days,” Babiker said from Khartoum North, where residents said at least one person, a local musician, has already died from...
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KUWAIT: Minister of Public Works Noura Al-Mashaan and a Chinese delegation visit the site of the Mubarak Al-Kabeer Port project on Boubyan Island on Aug 31, 2024. – KUNA
Minister, Chinese delegation visit Mubarak Port
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Guests and dignitaries gather at Marina Hotel to celebrate the 102nd anniversary of Turkey's Victory Day.
Kuwait-Turkey defense partnership bolsters regional peace and security
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Kuwait Times Summer Program students pose for a group photo with Kuwait Times/Kuwait News and Gulf Bank teams. - Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Gulf Bank and Kuwait Times successfully conclude 3rd edition of Summer Program
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TRIPOLI: Libya's Central Bank headquarters in Tripoli. -- AFP
Libya central bank head flees country over ‘threats’
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KHARKIV: Ukrainian emergency workers inspect a heavily damaged residential building following a recent missile attack in Kharkiv, on August 31, 2024. — AFP
Deadly strikes hit Russian, Ukrainian border cities