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Russia strikes Odesa cathedral
KYIV, Ukraine: Russia’s latest strike on Odesa on Sunday killed two people and severely damaged a historic Orthodox cathedral, drawing a vow of retaliation from Ukraine’s leader. The 18th century Transfiguration Cathedral, the biggest Orthodox church in Odesa, lies within the UNESCO-protected historic city centre. The strike on the port city, which Russia has pounded since quitting the Black Sea grain deal last week, came just hours before...
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Indian women seek reprisals over ‘heinous’ abuse video
PECHI AWANG LEIKAI, India: Gender trumped tribe for a group of furious Indian mothers who torched the homes of two men from their own community who were accused of abusing women in a video that sparked outrage. At least 120 people have been killed during months of ethnic conflict between the predominantly Hindu Meitei majority and the mainly Christian Kuki in India’s troubled northeastern state of Manipur. The women from the Meitei community...
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Twitter challenger Threads struggles for traction
SAN FRANCISCO: After a wildly successful first few days, Threads popularity has waned in the weeks since Meta launched its challenge to Twitter, which lives on despite its problems. The average amount of time people spend on Threads daily has plummeted more than 75 percent since the platform made a rock star debut on July 6, according to data from Sensor Tower, a market analysis firm. Threads was quickly billed as a potential death knell for...
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Trailers, a growing trend in California’s housing crisis
PLAYA DEL REY, US: Tamara Hernandez moved into a recreational vehicle when her rent shot up. Beau Beard did it because he lost everything after going to prison. Stories like theirs abound in California where RVs and trailers, once a symbol of carefree living by the ocean, increasingly reflect a less glamorous slice of life in the Golden State: a housing crisis and the growing number of people without a roof over their head. A third of all the...
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Al-Bahar: NBK maintained its solid performance, delivering record profits
KUWAIT: Shaikha Al-Bahar, Deputy Group CEO of National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) said that the outstanding bottom line growth for the first half of 2023 was mainly driven by higher core banking income, as the bank continued to deliver very strong profitability trends, both for the quarter and year-to-date figures. On the sidelines of the Analyst Conference for the results of 1H 2023, Al-Bahar added, “We continued to deliver very strong trends...
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A happy Messi is good news for Miami - and Argentina
FORT LAUDERDALE: Lionel Messi provided the perfect finish to start his career with Inter Miami with a brilliant winning goal on Friday but what may be most significant from his debut was how totally happy he looks again. So much of the focus since Messi said he was moving to Miami from Paris Saint-Germain has been on what the move will mean for Major League Soccer and for the business of soccer in the USA. Somewhat lost in the hype around the...
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Marchand smashes Phelps’ record as Titmus tops rivals
FUKUOKA: France’s Leon Marchand smashed Michael Phelps’s last remaining world record on Sunday while Australia’s Ariarne Titmus blew her 400m freestyle rivals out of the water at swimming’s world championships. Marchand clocked 4min, 02.50sec to win the 400m individual medley, taking more than a second off Phelps’s record. The 21-year-old is set to be one of the faces of next year’s Paris Olympics and he warned that “the best is yet...
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Indian stars bring superhero show to Comic-Con
With strikes keeping Hollywood actors away from Comic-Con, megastars of Indian cinema stole the spotlight with the splashy launch of an ambitious new sci-fi that merges Hindu mythology with "Star Wars." "Kalki 2898 AD" - set for a 2024 release - became the first-ever Indian movie given a coveted slot at the San Diego pop culture gathering's famous Hall H auditorium, where countless Marvel superhero films have been revealed. In contrast with other...
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Voice actors warn Comic-Con over rampant AI threat
"Pandora's Box is open" when it comes to artificial intelligence, voice actors behind some of the world's most popular animations and video games warned at this week's Comic-Con event. North America's largest pop culture gathering is taking place during a major Hollywood strike, partly driven by actors and writers' concerns about the encroachment of AI into art. Voice actors are on the frontlines of the debate, with technology now readily...
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Kuwait selected to join famous Bahraini TV show ‘Beban’
In addition to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Sultanate of Oman, and the United Arab Emirates, doors are now open for Kuwaiti entrepreneurs to join the entrepreneurship-themed reality television show ‘Beban’ produced by Bahrain-based Hope Ventures, the investment arm of Hope Fund, in its third season through a fruitful collaboration with Kuwaiti social entrepreneur, Riham Al-Ayyar, Founder and CEO of Marketing Firm Philosophy.Beban is...
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Tony Bennett, last of classic American crooners, dead at 96
Tony Bennett, the last in a generation of classic American crooners whose ceaselessly cheery spirit bridged generations to make him a hitmaker across seven decades, died Friday in New York. He was 96. Raised in an era when big bands defined US pop music, Bennett achieved an improbable second act when he started winning over young audiences in the 1990s -- not by reinventing himself but by demonstrating his sheer joy in belting out the standards....
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Netflix's first African animation in trailblazing debut
Netflix's first original African animated series premiered on Thursday in a debut its creator said she hoped would pave the way for more productions from the continent. Set in a futuristic version of Lusaka, the capital of Zambia, "Supa Team 4" tells the story of four teen girls who turn undercover superheroes after being recruited by a retired secret agent to save the world."I'm excited that the world finally gets to see the fantastic show that...
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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