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Battling cardiovascular and chronic diseases
The WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean will convene a meeting at its Cairo premises from October 9 to 12. On Monday, a meeting was held to discuss how to assist the region's countries in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals. One of the most pressing concerns for our Gulf countries is the prevalence of chronic diseases, which are on the rise in the region. Chronic diseases, also known as non-infectious diseases,...
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Kuwait among 15 nations elected to serve in Human Rights Council
KUWAIT: Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah has congratulated His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, as well as the government and Kuwaitis, on their great success, due to their tireless efforts, in becoming members of the UN Human Rights Council for the period 2024–2026.In a statement to KUNA, Sheikh Salem said...
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Kuwait’s women societies hail Palestinians ‘iron will’
KUWAIT: The Union of Kuwaiti Women Associations on Wednesday announced solidarity with the Palestinian people in facing “the Zionist enemy with an iron will” and embracing martyrdom for liberating the homeland. The chairperson, Sheikha Fadia Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah, said in a statement that the “Al-Aqsa Flood” operation is a battle for history and dignity... a battle of the brave who do not dread martyrdom.”She hailed the...
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The village at the end of the world
The last Inuit hunters of Ittoqqortoormiit are a resilient bunch. Surviving among the icebergs of Greenland’s Scoresby Sound, one of the toughest and most remote places on the planet, has never been easy. But their unique way of life is now in grave danger from galloping climate change. The ice cut them off from the rest of the world for 11 months of the year, but it brought them the seals, musk ox, narwhals and polar bears that fed and clothed...
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New Zealander smashes record for bungee jumps in 24 hours
A New Zealander smashed the world record Wednesday for the most bungee jumps in 24 hours after making a total of 941 leaps off Auckland Bridge. Mike Heard, 41, toppled the previous record of 765 jumps set by Frenchman Francois-Marie Dibon in Scotland last year. Having started at 0700 local time on Tuesday (1800 GMT Monday), Heard passed Dibon’s record in the early hours of Wednesday before powering on to set the new best mark, his support team...
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Hippo-sized pumpkin is world’s biggest
A monster pumpkin weighing the same as a hippopotamus has claimed the world record for the mightiest gourd—and bagged its grower a $30,000 prize. Travis Gienger squashed the competition with his enormous fruit weighing in at an improbable 2,749 pounds (1,247 kilograms) at the Half Moon Bay Pumpkin Festival in California on Monday. This handout photo shows the Half Moon Bay World Championship Pumpkin.An orange-shirted Gienger punched the air and...
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Nice pick up: Guitars owned by Clapton, Cobain hit auction block
Guitars played by music legends Eric Clapton and Kurt Cobain are going under the hammer in the United States next month with an estimated price tag of up to $2 million each. Up for grabs at the sale organized by Julien’s Auctions in Nashville will be Clapton’s Gibson SG—popularly known as “The Fool”—which the British rocker began using when his band Cream embarked on its first US tour.Its custom-painted psychedelic finish makes it one...
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South Africa’s amapiano star Tyla makes Billboard Hot 100 debut
South Africa’s rising music star Tyla has made a landmark debut on the Billboard Hot 100 with her viral hit song “Water”. Born Tyla Laura Seethal, the 21-year-old amapiano artist, hailed her breakthrough as a “win for the whole of Africa” on social media. “I’m a South African girl born and raised in Johannesburg,” she wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter. “This is crazy.”“Water” mixes genres including R&B and...
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Cabinet backs public works minister
By B IzzakKUWAIT: MP Dawood Maarafi filed to grill the Minister of Public Works on Tuesday over the alleged squandering of public funds and administrative corruption of the ministry and its affiliated roads authority. The lawmaker said after handing over a copy of his grilling, which contained a number of allegations against the minister, that he filed the grilling over a “number of violations and administrative corruption”.Maarafi accused...
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Braving bombs, KRCS team assists Gazans
KUWAIT: A team of the Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) is currently distributing food supplies and daily meals to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, in spite of intensive bombardment of Gaza City and regions in the enclave, the association announced on Tuesday. KRCS Secretary-General Maha Al-Barjas expressed her keenness to support the Palestinian people in the current tragic conditions caused by the Zionist occupation's aggression.Al-Barjas said...
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PM in UK to boost diplomatic efforts
LONDON: His Highness the Prime Minister, Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, is in the UK to follow up on the outcomes of His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah’s visit to the United Kingdom and the investment partnership agreement, which will contribute to creating added value for Kuwaiti foreign investments and provide job opportunities.His Highness the Prime Minister visited the Kuwait Embassy in...
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EU supports Kuwait territorial integrity
BRUSSELS: EU High Representative Josep Borrell said Tuesday that the 27-member bloc is ready to help and support the territorial integrity of Kuwait. "We are also following with the greatest attention the ruling by the Iraqi Supreme Federal Court on the 2012 maritime agreement with Kuwait. I had the opportunity to discuss that with my Kuwait fellow minister (Kuwait's Foreign Minister Sheikh Salem Al Sabah)," he said, in his opening speech to the...
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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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US ambassador Karen Sasahara
US media roundtable: Spotlight on US-Kuwait military, economic ties