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Germany unveils strategy to deal with more ‘assertive’ China: Scholz
BERLIN: Germany on Thursday adopted a tougher strategy toward a more “assertive” China, its top trade partner, in a move Beijing warned could “damage cooperation and mutual trust”. Seeking a balance between competing interests of the EU’s biggest economy, the document overhauls Germany’s stance toward China as a “partner, competitor and systemic rival”. “We want to reduce critical dependencies in future,” Chancellor Olaf...
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Huawei Watch 4 delivers smart experience
KUWAIT: Huawei is always ahead of the game when it comes to wearables. This is especially true for their smartwatches. This brand has a knack for delivering premium smartwatches that carry the elegance of traditional luxury watches fused with cutting-edge smart features. Their latest lineup of smartwatches, the Huawei Watch 4 Series, is no exception. It is a mesmerizing blend of craftsmanship and technology that effortlessly scoops up the title...
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‘Messi mania’ rocks Miami
MIAMI: Without a win under its belt since May, Inter Miami is an unlikely candidate to be crowned Major League Soccer’s hottest team—but that was before Lionel Messi came to town. Since singing with the Florida club last month, the Argentine superstar has lit up anticipation around both the team and US professional soccer at large, especially among Miami’s many South American residents. Inter’s regular season games are sold out, new...
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Martinez glad to join Barca after suffering against them
BARCELONA: Barcelona's new defender Inigo Martinez said he was glad to join a team he has regularly suffered against, at his presentation on Thursday. The 32-year-old Spanish centre-back arrived on a free transfer from Athletic Bilbao last week and admitted he has endured many difficult nights at Camp Nou against the Spanish champions. "Honestly, I've suffered every time I've come to Camp Nou, there's no game in which I've not ended up...
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Medvedev admits he is wary of Alcaraz ‘one brutal shot’
LONDON: Daniil Medvedev admits he is wary of Carlos Alcaraz’s “one brutal shot” which could kill off his hopes of upsetting the world’s top player in their Wimbledon semi-final. Medvedev battled back to defeat unseeded Christopher Eubanks in five sets and reach the last four at the All England Club for the first time on Wednesday. He will face the top seed and reigning US Open champion Alcaraz with a healthy respect for the Spaniard’s...
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In Brazil, stargazers escape cities in search of ‘astro-tourism’
Awestruck by the oranges and blues of the Jewel Box star cluster, part of the Southern Cross constellation, Pedro Froes manages to get out a few words: “It’s incredible.” Froes is viewing the stars from a telescope in Desengano State Park, a rural patch of Brazil largely spared from light pollution, located some 260 kilometers (160 miles) north of Rio de Janeiro. Desengano is Latin America’s first “International Dark Sky Park,” as...
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Hot Tour Summer sees Taylor, Beyonce eye $1billion mark
It’s a pop queen’s world and we’re just living in it: Industry watchers are speculating over whether Tay or Bey could post the first billion-dollar tour, as 2023 witnesses an explosion of shows. Taylor Swift and Beyonce are among the dozens of stars who’ve hit the road and fueled a booming arena market, as demand for live entertainment soars after years of pandemic-induced cancellations and postponements. From Pink to Coldplay, Bruce...
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Hollywood set for first shutdown strike since 1960
Hollywood actors were poised to go on strike Thursday, joining writers in the first industry-wide shutdown in 63 years after last-ditch talks failed, with nearly all film and television production likely to grind to a halt. The Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA), which represents 160,000 performers including A-list stars, said negotiations late Wednesday had ended without a deal on their demands over dwindling pay and the threat posed by artificial...
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Iraq’s marshes are dying, and a civilization with them
Mohammed Hamid Nour is only 23, but he is already nostalgic for how Iraq’s Mesopotamian marshes once were before drought dried them up, decimating his herd of water buffaloes. Even at their centre in Chibayish, only a few expanses of the ancient waterways—home to a Marsh Arab culture that goes back millennia—survive, linked by channels that snake through the reeds. Pull back further and the water gives way to a parched landscape of bald and...
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Abbas vows to rebuild Jenin camp after raid
JENIN: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas vowed to rebuild the Jenin refugee camp during a rare and brief visit Wednesday, a week after a deadly Zionist raid destroyed much of the camp in the occupied West Bank. Abbas, 87, hailed the Jenin camp as an “icon of struggle” during his first trip to the area in more than a decade, a period during which armed groups have gained popular support at the expense of his Palestinian Authority. The...
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NASA celebrates Webb anniversary with close-up pic
WASHINGTON: Jets of red gas bursting into the cosmos, and a glowing cave of dust: NASA marked a year of discovery by the James Webb Space Telescope Wednesday with a spectacular new image of Sun-like stars being born. The picture is of the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex, the nearest stellar nursery to Earth, whose proximity at 390 light-years allows for a crisp close-up by the most powerful orbital observatory ever built.“In just one year, the James...
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Huw Edwards BBC presenter at center of explicit pics row
LONDON: Veteran news anchor Huw Edwards was on Wednesday revealed by his wife as the BBC presenter accused of paying for explicit images. Vicky Flind said in a statement that her husband was “suffering from serious mental health issues” and was now “receiving in-patient hospital care where he will stay for the foreseeable future”. At the same time, Metropolitan Police issued a statement saying that there was “no information to indicate...
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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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SUN VALLEY, US: Anderson Cooper walks with Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI, after attending the morning session during the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho. -- AFP
OpenAI and Meta flex muscles as competition in AI sector heats up