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New committee to review performance of hygiene contractors, municipal departments
KUWAIT: Minister of State for Municipal Affairs and Minister of State for Communications Affairs Fahad Al-Shu’la issued a ministerial decision to form a committee that would follow up and evaluate public hygiene contracts across the six governorates. The committee will evaluate the level of public hygiene in all governorates in general through conducting field tours and keeping track of complaints received by the municipality on WhatsApp, the...
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Boursa Kuwait wins 2 esteemed awards for its outstanding leadership in sustainable finance
KUWAIT: Boursa Kuwait, the privatized and self-listed national stock exchange of the State of Kuwait, has received two esteemed awards at the third annual ‘Sustainable Finance Awards’ ceremony hosted by Global Finance and held at Glaziers Hall in London. Boursa Kuwait has been acknowledged for its exceptional achievements in “Outstanding Financial Leadership in Sustaining Communities Award” and “Outstanding Leadership in Sustainability...
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AI’s rise is the ‘most profound’ tech shift of our lifetime: Google report
LONDON: The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) is the “most profound” technology shift of our lifetime with the potential to “turbocharge” the UK’s economy, according to a new report by Google. Artificial intelligence, according to the report, can help turn around the UK’s recent growth stagnation and boost its economy by £400 billion by 2030 by enabling an annual growth of 2.6 per cent. The tech giant’s UK and Ireland boss...
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UN urges ‘massive’ clean energy investment in developing world
GENEVA: The United Nations called Wednesday for massive investment in clean energy in developing countries, saying there was otherwise little hope of achieving any climate goals by 2030. Developing countries need renewable energy investments of about $1.7 trillion annually but attracted foreign direct investment in clean energy worth only $544 billion in 2022, the UN’s trade and development agency UNCTAD said. “We cannot fulfill the world’s...
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IAEA chief reassures Fukushima residents over water release
IWAKI: The head of the UN’s nuclear watchdog tried to reassure local residents and representatives on Wednesday that the planned release of treated wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant is safe. The planned, decades-long discharge of accumulated water from the devastated nuclear facility has been approved by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as meeting global standards. Its chief Rafael Grossi acknowledged at a meeting in...
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Tunisians target African migrants, dozens forcibly expelled: Witnesses
SFAX: Racial tensions in the Tunisian coastal city of Sfax flared into violence targeting migrants from sub-Saharan Africa, dozens of whom were forcibly evicted from the city, witnesses said Wednesday. Amid the disturbances late Tuesday, police detained some and deported them as far away as the Libyan border more than 300 kilometres (over 200 miles), according to a local rights group. The latest unrest started after the funeral of a 41-year-old...
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Fifteen dead, four missing as heavy rains lash southwest China
BEIJING: Fifteen people died and four were missing after torrential rain lashed the metropolis of Chongqing and swathes of southwestern China, local officials and state media said Wednesday. China has for weeks been hit by extreme weather—from heavy rains to intense heatwaves—the frequency of which is increasing as global temperatures soar. Residents in the capital Beijing and dozens of other areas have been warned to stay indoors as...
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Canada, Costa Rica, Guatemala move into CONCACAF quarters
MIAMI: Canada and Guatemala moved into the quarter-finals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup with goal-filled wins in group D on Tuesday, causing agony for Guadeloupe who crashed out. There were a total of 25 goals in the last four games of the group stage and while Canada took care of business with a 4-2 win over Cuba in Houston, the drama was in New Jersey where Guatemala came from 2-1 down to beat Guadeloupe 3-2 with two goals in the last 20 minutes....
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England’s Bright warns ‘players are not robots’
BURTON UPON TRENT: England captain Millie Bright has warned that the boom in women’s football is putting dangerous demands on players, with a host of star names set to miss out on the World Cup. Bright will lead the European champions in Australia and New Zealand after regular skipper Leah Williamson suffered an anterior cruciate ligament knee injury, which has become a regular occurrence in the women’s game. England are also without Euro...
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Canadian journalist, author Bombardier dead at 82
Denise Bombardier, an acclaimed Canadian journalist, novelist and feminist, died Tuesday at the age of 82, her family said. Bombardier, known for her staunch feminist views, was one of the first women to rise through the ranks of Canadian media, hosting top political and cultural shows on Radio Canada in the 1970s and 80s and interviewing many celebrities.Bombardier died in a palliative care clinic in Montreal “following a rapid cancer,...
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TV satire series is safety valve in troubled Burkina
Your country is one of the poorest in the world, battered by a bloody jihadist insurgency and last year underwent two military coups. So, if you are a citizen of Burkina Faso, what can you do? Well, instead of plunging into despair, you can turn to the safety valve of laughter—making light of some of the country’s many problems. Just in time, one of the Sahel nation’s best-loved comedy series is set to return to the TV screens with the aim...
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Blondie drummer says music in UK schools helps autistic children
Blondie drummer Clem Burke on Wednesday said adding drumming to the UK school curriculum could be a “game changer” for autistic children after a study found as little as 90 minutes a week offered benefits. A study conducted as part of the Clem Burke Drumming Project found children with the condition who learned to play the drums showed better control of their emotions and fewer signs of hyperactivity, inattention and repetitive behavior....
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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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Guests and dignitaries gather at Marina Hotel to celebrate the 102nd anniversary of Turkey's Victory Day.
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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