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Mumbai score biggest win over old rivals Chennai Super Kings
SHARJAH: Trent Boult starred with the ball and Ishan Kishan with the bat as Indian Premier League champions Mumbai Indians inflicted their biggest ever win over old rivals Chennai Super Kings on Friday. Boult took four wickets as Chennai - at one stage four wickets down with just three runs scored - were restricted to 114 for nine off their 20 overs. Kishan then hit 68 and Quinton de Kock 46 as Mumbai sped to 116 in 12.2 overs without losing a...
ARLINGTON, TEXAS - OCTOBER 23: Corey Seager #5 of the Los Angeles Dodgers hits a single against the Tampa Bay Rays during the ninth inning in Game Three of the 2020 MLB World Series at Globe Life Field on October 23, 2020 in Arlington, Texas. Maxx Wolfson/Getty Images/AFPn== FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==
Turner, Barnes power Dodgers to victory, grab 2-1 World Series lead
ARLINGTON: Corey Seager #5 of the Los Angeles Dodgers hits a single against the Tampa Bay Rays during the ninth inning in Game Three of the 2020 MLB World Series at Globe Life Field on October 23, 2020. - AFP ARLINGTON: Justin Turner set the tone with a first-inning home run and the Los Angeles Dodgers marched to a 6-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays Friday to take a 2-1 lead in the World Series. Austin Barnes added a solo homer and a squeeze...
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Registration for Assembly polls opens on Oct 26
The National Assembly KUWAIT: The interior ministry yesterday announced it will receive applications from parliamentary election candidates from Oct 26, 2020 to Nov 4, 2020. Those planning to contest the National Assembly elections on Dec 5 have to meet several conditions, including: To be an original Kuwaiti according to the law; their name must be on electoral lists; they must not be younger than 30 years on election day; they must be able to...
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Kuwait reports 14 COVID related deaths in two days
KUWAIT: Kuwait's confirmed novel coronavirus cases increased by 695 to 120,927, while four people succumbed to the disease in the past 24 hours, raising the death toll to 744, the health ministry said yesterday. The ministry had announced earlier that 670 people had recovered from the virus, upping the total number of those to have overcome the disease to 112,110. Kuwait had reported 10 COVID-related deaths on Friday, as well as 812 new cases...
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Health minister meets Indian ambassador
KUWAIT: Minister of Health Dr Basel Al-Sabah meets Indian Ambassador Sibi George. KUWAIT: Minister of Health Dr Basel Hamoud Al-Hamad Al-Sabah received Indian Ambassador Sibi George in his office on Thursday and discussed ways to strengthen bilateral relations, especially in the health sector on matters pertaining to medical professionals and fight against COVID-19 pandemic.The minister discussed with the ambassador the visions and views on...
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Kuwait provides $5 million to Rohingya refugee relief efforts
KUWAIT: Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah attends the virtual conference. - KUNA KUWAIT: Kuwait has completed the handover of $5 million for Rohingya refugee relief efforts, Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah said amid global donor talks held on Thursday. The minister was speaking to nations at a remotely-held conference, aimed at providing urgently-needed assistance for the displaced Rohingya...
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Egyptian official suspended for offensive remarks about Kuwait
KUWAIT: Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Al-Jarallah meets Egypt's Ambassador to Kuwait Tarek Al-Qouni. - KUNA CAIRO/KUWAIT: Egypt's Ministry of Manpower yesterday condemned recent social media comments, made by its assistant minister, deemed offensive to Kuwait and its symbols, adding that he has been suspended pending an investigation. The ministry rejects "entirely" what was said by one of its officials, highlighting that it has taken...
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US President offers condolences over late Amir demise
KUWAIT: US President Donald Trump sent a letter to His Highness the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah to extend condolences over the death of the late Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. In his letter, the US president expressed deep sadness about the passing of the late Amir whom he described as a friend. He added the Kuwait had lost a devoted leader and the world lost a tireless diplomat. The US leader said it was...
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stc launch 'Because We Care' breast cancer awareness campaign
Dr Yousef Al-Saleh KUWAIT: Kuwait Telecommunications Company - stc, a world-class digital leader providing innovative services and platforms to customers, enabling the digital transformation in Kuwait, announced that it had launched its breast cancer awareness campaign under the title 'Because We Care'. The campaign coincides with the internationally recognized initiative to spread awareness on the disease during the month of October, where stc...
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The World We Want
By Tarek Elsheikh, Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General and Resident Coordinator to the State of KuwaitKUWAIT: The year 2020 marks the 75th anniversary of the United Nations and its founding Charter, and the 57th anniversary for the State of Kuwait as a member of the United Nations. This anniversary comes in a time of great disruption for the world, compounded by an unprecedented global health crisis due to the COVID-19...
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Kuwaiti oil barrel up 33 cents at $41.44 pb
KUWAIT: Kuwaiti oil price rose 33 cents to reach $41.44 per barrel on Friday, compared to $41.11 pb on Thursday, said Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) yesterday. In international markets, West Texas crude oil went down 79 cents to reach $39.85 per barrel while Brent crude went down 69 cents to stand at $41.77 pb. - KUNA
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One dead, two injured in highway crash
KUWAIT: One of the vehicles involved in the fatal accident.Another vehicle involved in the crash. KUWAIT: A motorist died and two others were injured in an accident reported on Fourth Ring Road Friday afternoon. Firefighters arrived to the scene in response to an emergency call and found out that the accident had already left one person dead. The body of the victim, Kuwaiti woman, was taken to the coroner while paramedics transported the two...
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A helicopter flied over burning oil fields which were set on fire by Iraqi soldiers before they retreated from Kuwait.
How Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait upended lives of expatriates
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ADDIS ABABA: Pedestrians walk on the newly built walkway in Addis Ababa. The Ethiopian birr weakened by 28 percent against the dollar this week after the central bank adopted a market-determined foreign exchange rate. – AFP
Ethiopian authorities crack down on price hikes after currency float
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KUWAIT: Oil wells were set ablaze by Iraqi troops. – KUNA
Kuwait marks 34th invasion anniversary, remembers support
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(Left) Iranians take part in a funeral procession for late Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on Aug 1, 2024, ahead of his burial in Qatar. (Right) Hezbollah fighters and mourners carry the casket of slain top commander Fuad Shukr during his funeral in Beirut's southern suburbs on Aug 1, 2024. - AFP photos
Hamas, Hezbollah vow revenge
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Being in Kuwait during invasion: Soldier’s sister shares story