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Rodriguez wins Alpine stage as Vingegaard retains Tour lead
MORZINE: Defending champion Jonas Vingegaard fought off a ferocious attack from Tadej Pogacar on the first of four Alpine tests in the Tour de France on Saturday as Spain's Carlos Rodriguez won stage 14. Vingegaard now leads Pogacar by 10 seconds after winning a war of nerves in the battle for the title that had hillside fans in raptures. Ineos rider Rodriguez climbed into third place overall, just one second ahead of Australian rider Jai...
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Kuwait’s Zankawi wins silver at Asia Championship
KUWAIT: Kuwait’s athlete Issa Al-Zankawi won Saturday a silver medal at the Asian Athletics Championship currently held in the Thai capital of Bangkok, raising his country’s record to two medals. Secretary of the Kuwait Athletics Federation (KAF) Hussein Al-Dashti told KUNA over the phone that Al-Zankawi won the second place at the Disc contest achieving outstanding progress with 60.23 meters.Al-Dashti added that this medal came after the...
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Tesla rolls out its first electric pickup, Cybertruck
NEW YORK: US automaker Tesla on Saturday announced that its first electric pickup—a slick-looking silver Cybertruck—had rolled off the assembly line at its huge plant near Austin, Texas. “First Cybertruck built at Giga Texas!” says a tweet from the company, accompanied by a photo of the futuristic vehicle amid a sea of helmeted and yellow-vested Tesla workers. Elon Musk, who owns both Tesla and Twitter, reposted the tweet with the comment...
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Ukraine aid is the best boost for global economy: Yellen
GANDHINAGAR, India: Redoubling support for war-stricken Ukraine is the “single best” way to aid the global economy, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Sunday, along with boosting emerging economies and tackling debt distress. Yellen also said on the sidelines of a G20 finance ministers’ summit in India she would “push back” on criticism there was a tradeoff between aid to Ukraine and developing nations. “Ending this war is first...
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Generative AI could help GCC reap $23.5bn in benefits by 2030: Report
ABU DHABI: Gulf countries are likely to reap about $23.5 billion in economic benefits by 2030 as investments in generative artificial intelligence continue to grow, according to a report. Saudi Arabia and the UAE are set to benefit the most from the growth in the emerging technology, PwC unit Strategy & Middle East said in a report on Thursday. Saudi Arabia is projected to benefit the most from generative AI’s “extraordinary” potential...
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NBK publishes its annual sustainability report 2022
KUWAIT: National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) has recently released its “2022 Annual Sustainability Report”, marking a significant milestone in its sustainability endeavors. This year’s report adopts a new methodology that provides valuable insights and showcases a range of key initiatives, underscoring the bank’s unwavering dedication to securing a sustainable future. The Seventh Annual Sustainability Report 2022 marks a significant shift from...
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French war photographer Marie-Laure de Decker dead at 75
Marie-Laure de Decker, the French model who stepped behind the camera to become an internationally recognized war photographer, has died at the age of 75, her family said Saturday. She died in hospital on Saturday following a long illness, her family said. Born in Algeria—when it was still a French colony—she started her career as a model before deciding to branch out into photography. In the late 1960s, she took memorable shots of the...
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Jane Birkin, British-French celebrity and style icon, dies at 76
Jane Birkin, the British-born singer and actress who became a style icon in her adopted France, has died, a close source said on Sunday. She was 76. Birkin had been suffering from health problems in recent years that had forced her to cancel concerts. The cause of death and other details were not immediately available. Birkin catapulted to fame through her turbulent relationship with legendary singer-songwriter Serge Gainsbourg and her heavily...
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Moroccan pavilion in Malaysia symbolizes cultural exchange at tourist destination
The Moroccan pavilion in Malaysia, which is locally called Astaka Morocco, is a symbol of cultural exchange between both countries, as it sheds light on Moroccan and Islamic architecture and heritage and has become a crucial tourist destination for enthusiasts of culture, history and photography as part of their tour at the Malaysian administrative capital of Putrajaya.The Moroccan pavilion is located within the botanical gardens in Putrajaya...
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Spain’s San Fermin bull runs wrap up with 35 injured
Six men were injured Friday during the eighth and final bull run of Spain’s famed San Fermin festival, bringing to 35 the total number of daredevils wounded during this year’s fiesta. Five men between the ages of 29 and 61 were taken to hospital to treat bruises of varying degrees of severity, the regional government of Navarre said in a statement.A sixth man was treated in the infirmary of the northern city of Pamplona’s bullring for...
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Record heatwaves sweep world
ROME: Record heat is forecast around the world from the United States, where tens of millions are battling dangerously high temperatures, to Europe and Japan, in the latest example of the threat from global warming. In Kuwait, meteorologist Issa Ramadan said “the increase in temperature over the past year has been significant”. “It is expected that from the middle of the month until August 20 there will be a noticeable rise in temperatures...
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UAE and India vow ‘successful’ climate summit
DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates and India vowed on Saturday to make this year’s COP28 conference in Dubai a success, as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid a visit to the Gulf state. The oil-rich UAE will host the COP28 United Nations climate talks in November and December, as world nations remain far apart on means to reduce fossil fuels and reduce global warming. “The UAE and India are united in their determination to ensure the...
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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: 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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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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US ambassador Karen Sasahara
US media roundtable: Spotlight on US-Kuwait military, economic ties
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The growing role of Islamic finance in PPP projects