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Red Bull set for more records
SILVERSTONE: Many Formula One fans will be recalling the accidental feat of Jean-Louis Schlesser this weekend as Max Verstappen leads Red Bull’s assault on one of the sport’s oldest records at the British Grand Prix. As the defending double world champion bids to add to his own sequence of five straight wins to boost his runaway lead en route to a third drivers’ world title, his team bid for an 11th straight win. If they succeed, they will...
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Wimbledon star Rune ‘cool’ to wear back-to-front cap
LONDON: If it was good enough for Lleyton Hewitt, it’s good enough for Holger Rune, who hopes to become a Grand Slam champion by possessing lethal groundstrokes, an intense competitive spirit—and a back-to-front baseball cap. It may not be the height of sartorial elegance, but 20-year-old Rune will not be swayed by subjective questions of taste when it comes to what he wears on his head. “When I played my second ATP in Santiago, I had some...
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Stocks sink on higher US rate worries
LONDON: Stock markets sank on Thursday as investors fretted over the prospect of more US interest-rate hikes and the risk to the global economy. Wall Street extended losses at the open while London was down 1.9 percent, Frankfurt more than two percent and Paris 2.6 percent in afternoon deals. In Asia, Hong Kong plunged three percent. Equities were weighed down heavily by minutes released Wednesday on the Federal Reserve’s last interest-rate...
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Colombian coffee growers welcome truce with ‘Paddington’ bear
EL AGUILA: In a coffee-growing region of Colombia, the world’s third-largest producer, a group of farmers have declared a truce with an indigenous inhabitant they once hunted but now hail—the “Spectacled Bear” of the tropical Andes. Calling a halt to their forest encroachment, the farmers are instead sacrificing parts of their land for the benefit of South America’s last surviving bear species, believed to have been the inspiration for...
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Taiwan chip giant sees no production hit from China curb on rare metals
TAIPEI: Taiwan's chip giant TSMC said Thursday it did not expect any direct effect on production from China's latest export controls on two rare metals essential for making semiconductors. China's Ministry of Commerce and Customs announced Monday that exports of gallium and germanium will require a license from August 1 over security concerns, as Beijing and Washington tussle over the global market for chips.Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing...
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Youngsters share how pop culture shapes their thoughts, behaviors
By Ghadeer GhloumKUWAIT: Pop culture undeniably holds a powerful influence over youngsters’ lives by occupying a major part of their ideologies and beliefs. This makes it crucial for youngsters to be aware of its influence on their mindset and behavior. Accordingly, young people must question and engage with pop culture in a responsible and wise manner. By understanding both the positive and negative aspects of pop culture, youngsters can...
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Revealing debut for first Saudi in Paris Fashion Week
Paris Fashion Week welcomed its first Saudi designer into the fold on Thursday, with a haute couture show full of daringly revealing looks. Ashi Studio has been a big name in fashion for years, dressing celebrities including Beyonce, Lady Gaga and Deepika Padukone. But Thursday was the first time its founder Mohammed Ashi was included in the official Paris Fashion Week line-up, marking “the peak of his career,” he told AFP. Modest and...
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Violins in the sun: Stradivari’s home workshop reopens in Italy
For over three centuries, music lovers the world over have been trying to unlock the secrets of Antonio Stradivari’s prized string instruments. Budding luthiers and young musicians can now get a step closer to the master by honing their skills in his original house and workshop, which have been transformed into a centre of learning and a musical pilgrimage site in northern Italy. “The Stradivarius myth was born between these walls, and it was...
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Vietnam ‘looking into’ Blackpink concert organizer over South China Sea map
Vietnam is investigating “an incident” involving the organizer of a Blackpink concert in Hanoi, the government has said, after social media users complained its website featured a map showing China’s territorial claims in the South China Sea. K-pop megastar girl group Blackpink is due to host two concerts in the Vietnamese capital in late July. News of the performance has generated a huge amount of excitement in the city, which rarely hosts...
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Hong Kong-American pop singer Coco Lee dies aged 48
Hong Kong-born American pop singer Coco Lee, beloved in Asia for her diva riffs and as the voice of Disney’s “Mulan” in Mandarin, died Wednesday, according to an announcement from her family. The 48-year-old had suffered from depression in recent years, “but her condition deteriorated drastically over the last few months”, sisters Carol Lee and Nancy Lee said in an Instagram post. She was hospitalized Sunday after attempting to take her...
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‘Unimaginable’: Austria’s highest paradise feels heat of climate change
Ever since Herbert Hoegl and his wife first drove up the majestic Grossglockner High Alpine Road, named after Austria’s highest mountain, the breathtaking vistas that the route offers have been imprinted on their minds. Now, twenty years later, he and his wife struggle to recognize one of the Alps’ most characteristic landscapes featuring the jagged Pasterze glacier, whose length these days is nearly eight kilometers (five miles). In the...
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Saudi says oil cuts show not at odds with Russia
VIENNA/RIYADH: Saudi Arabia on Wednesday dismissed talk of discord with oil ally Russia, praising their coordinated decisions to remove barrels from the market in efforts to prop up prices. Oil producers are grappling with falling prices and high market volatility amid fears of global economic slowdown and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which has upended economies worldwide. On Monday, Riyadh said that it would extend a production reduction of...
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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
UK reshapes its AI strategy under pressure to cut costs
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Turkish defense industry: A self-sufficiency success story
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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