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Two dead in southwestern Japan after ‘heaviest rain ever’
KURUME: At least two people were killed in torrential rain in southwest Japan on Monday, with fears the toll could rise, as tens of thousands of residents were told to evacuate their homes. Downpours after a week of steady rain have caused rivers to burst their banks and sodden earth to collapse in deadly landslides, including one that killed a 77-year-old woman. The woman’s home was engulfed overnight in Saga region, the local fire department...
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Jackson completes Jamaican sprint double with superb win
KINGSTON: World-leading performances from world champion Shericka Jackson and Commonwealth Games record-holder Rasheed Broadbell highlighted Jamaica's strength on the track in Sunday's final day of the national championships. Jackson, the reigning 200m world champion, completed a superb sprint double after she ran what was briefly a 2023 world best of 21.71 seconds (-0.5m/s) to win the 200, her second world lead of the weekend after she ran a...
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Zain teams up with Google Cloud to accelerate its digitization journey
KUWAIT: Zain on Monday announced a collaboration in Kuwait with Google Cloud, wherein the company has selected Anthos, a hybrid and multi-cloud platform that enables enterprises to run workloads on premise, on the cloud, and at the edge consistently using an open model that brings choice and flexibility. The step comes to reaffirm Zain’s relentless pursuit of achieving full digital transformation across its entire business. The announcement was...
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‘Insidious’ whips past ‘Indy 5’ to top North America box office
Sony’s horror film “Insidious: The Red Door” scared its way to the top of the North American box office on a slow weekend, taking in an estimated $32.7 million, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported Sunday. The dark tale of astral projection and demonic possession, starring and directed by Patrick Wilson, had weak reviews. Still, for the fifth installment of a horror franchise it enjoyed “an excellent opening,” said...
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Pakistani mountaineer races rivals, hunts funds to chase summit record
Pakistani mountaineer Shehroze Kashif faces sub-zero temperatures and biting winds in his race to scale the world’s highest peaks, but his biggest challenge is finding the money. Kashif, 21, aims this year to become the youngest person to climb every peak above 8,000 meters (26,247 feet), all of which are in Asia, with five in Pakistan. Summiting Everest set him back around $60,000, and climbing all 14 “super peaks” can cost hundreds of...
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Japan’s macho cheerleaders fight to save a tradition
They are drenched in sweat, their hands bloodied from clapping, and their voices hoarse from shouting—meet Japan’s predominantly male and unashamedly macho “leadership section” cheerleaders. The cheerleaders are part of a century-old tradition that some fear faces an existential crisis, with fewer students showing an interest in the hardcore art form. And now there is a push for the squads and their counterparts in Japan’s traditional...
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Iran sentences rapper to six years for backing protests
A prominent Iranian rapper who backed nationwide anti-regime protests last year, has been sentenced to more than six years in prison over charges of “corruption on earth”, local media reported Monday. Toomaj Salehi, 32, was arrested in October after expressing support for mass demonstrations triggered by the death in custody of 22-year-old Iranian Kurd, Mahsa Amini. She was arrested for allegedly breaching the country’s strict dress code...
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PM: New airport to modernize infrastructure
KUWAIT: HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Al-Nawaf Al-Sabah said on Sunday the new airport project (T2) is one of the national projects that aims to modernize the country’s infrastructure to serve the New Kuwait 2035 vision. This came in a statement during his visit to the new passenger terminal at Kuwait International Airport.HH the Prime Minister was briefed with a visual presentation that included all information about the project and...
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Govt calls to delay election bill; 1MDB jail terms upheld
By B IzzakKUWAIT: The government on Sunday asked the National Assembly’s interior and defense committee to delay its debate on draft laws calling to establish an independent high election commission to organize and oversee parliamentary polls. Member of the committee MP Khaled Al-Tammar said the government said it was preparing a comprehensive legislation on the issue, and the Cabinet is scheduled to study the draft legislation on Monday. It...
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Zain kicks off fourth internship program for youth, students
KUWAIT: Zain today announces the kick-off of its fourth Summer Internship Program with HS Store. This year, the program features 40 university-level trainees engaging in a unique part-time experience to gain a wide range of invaluable soft skills and professional competencies with the aim of preparing them to confidently join the job market. The Zain Innovation Campus (ZINC) hosted an orientation session where Zain and HS Store officials gathered...
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Interior ministry maps out Ashoura security plan
KUWAIT: A meeting was held on Sunday between Interior Ministry Undersecretary Lt Gen Anwar Al-Barjas with a number of husseiniya owners to develop a security plan and launch preparations for the commemoration of Ashura in the month of Muharram, which is expected to fall on July 29. “On the instructions of First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Talal Al-Khaled, all logistical support will be provided to visitors of...
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Conference to discuss improving lives of persons with disabilities
KUWAIT: The General Secretariat of the Supreme Council for Planning and Development held a coordination meeting for a conference on improving the lives of persons with disabilities and their families (related to media, entertainment and health), to be held in its sixth edition in November. The conference is part of the New Kuwait 2035 vision and the framework of the joint agreement between the General Secretariat of the Supreme Council for...
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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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BERLIN: Britain's PM Keir Starmer (center) poses with CEO of Siemens Energy Christian Bruch (left) and Vice President Darren Davidson as he visits the Siemens Energy plant in Berlin on Aug 28, 2024. – AFP
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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