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A hawkish week for central banks
KUWAIT: Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell delivered a testimony before congressional committees outlining his views on inflation and the economy following the decision to hold rates. On the inflation front, Powell said that the “pressures continue to run high, and the process of getting inflation back down to 2% has a long way to go.” He was questioned by committee representatives regarding the Fed’s employment mandate to which Powell...
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Billy Crystal, Queen Latifah among Kennedy Center honorees
Beloved comedian Billy Crystal and pioneering rapper Queen Latifah are among the 46th crop of Kennedy Center honorees, one of the United States' most prestigious arts awards, the center announced on Thursday. Crystal and Queen Latifah will be honored on December 3 along with acclaimed soprano Renée Fleming, sole surviving Bee Gee Barry Gibb and singer Dionne Warwick at the annual gala held in Washington, according to a statement.The event at the...
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Boutiqaat Achieves Historical Sales Records during the Summer Sale
Al-Julaibi: Our Strategic Partnerships with Major Brands Continues to Enhance the Company's Market Value.Al-Shammari: We Strive to Provide the best Performance in terms of Logistics and Operational Services.Boutiqaat concluded its summer Sale promotions, recording a major sales increase in comparison to previous seasons.The eCommerce leader succeeded in meeting thousands of orders received from the GCC and Iraq, as the campaign included major...
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Rapper Young Thug releases album from jail
Young Thug fans awoke Friday to a new album from the Atlanta rapper, who is embroiled in a sprawling gang conspiracy trial and has been imprisoned since May 2022. The 15-track record entitled "Business is Business" includes features from Drake, Future, 21 Savage and Travis Scott, and is Young Thug's first LP since 2021's chart-topper "Punk."The 31-year-old born Jeffery Williams was one of 28 alleged street gang members swept up in a racketeering...
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Superstar yogi Sadhguru:'The age of yoga has come!'
Superstar yoga teacher Sadhguru has more than 10 million followers online and he sees no limit to how many people will become adherents in the coming years. "I think in 25 years you will have probably 60 to 70 percent of the world doing some form of yoga," he told AFP during a visit to Paris this week. "Yoga is a science that was first transmitted by the first yogi 15,000 years ago but until now no generation was ready to address their well-being...
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Thais don ghost masks to summon spirits at annual festival
Decked out in elaborate long-nosed masks and ruffled pants, hundreds of Thais banged cowbells and danced in a grand parade on Saturday at an annual ghost festival in the country's northeast. The streets of Dan Sai district in Loei province were awash with colour and traditional music at the Phi Ta Khon carnival as participants summoned the spirits before thousands of spectators. With echoes of Mexico's Day of the Dead, the annual Thai ghost...
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Wagner troops 'turning back' as Putin vows to defeat rebels
MOSCOW: The chief of mercenary group Wagner said in a surprise announcement on Saturday that his troops were turning back to avoid spilling blood. “We are turning our columns around and going back to field camps,” Yevgeny Prigozhin announced after vowing to march on Moscow to topple the military leadership. He said he understood the importance of the moment and did not want to “spill Russian blood.” The mercenaries had advanced north...
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US: No evidence COVID created in Chinese lab
WASHINGTON: The head of US intelligence said Friday that there was no evidence that the COVID-19 virus was created in the Chinese government’s Wuhan research lab. In a declassified report, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) said they had no information backing recent claims that three scientists at the lab were some of the very first infected with COVID-19 and may have created the virus themselves. Drawing on...
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Amir returns home from Italy
KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah returns to Kuwait from a private visit to Italy on June 24, 2023. He was welcomed at the airport by HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and senior officials. – KUNA
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Grade 12 results announced; KU climbs rankings
KUWAIT: Education Minister Dr Hamad Al-Adwani endorsed on Saturday the results of the high school exams for the 2022-2023 academic year of grade 12 students in the arts and science divisions. A total of 40,242 students, male and female, attended this year’s final exams, he noted in an interview with Kuwait TV. HH the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah sent congratulatory cables on Saturday to the education minister, acting...
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Netizens divided on women footing bill at restaurants
By Majd OthmanKUWAIT: A tweet went viral in Kuwait recently saying it is not acceptable for a man to allow his wife to pay for him at a restaurant, leading to a host of supporting and opposing reactions. The woman who tweeted it said she witnessed at a restaurant a woman opening her bag and paying the food bill of her husband and herself, commenting this is a shameless thing to do. The tweet is in sync with the culture of many people in Gulf,...
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Kuwait, UN sign agreement to boost cooperation on combating terrorism
NEW YORK: Kuwait Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the United Nations Office to combat terrorism signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Friday aimed at enhancing cooperation in countering terrorism and exchanging experiences. "The memorandum will enhance cooperation, exchange of experiences, training of youth and those concerned with the country in combating terrorism and increase cooperation with the United Nations office to support international...
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Minister of Public Works Dr Noura Al-Meshaan is pictured during a meeting in the presence of a number of representatives of the concerned authorities. - KUNA
New airport project to support Kuwait’s economic growth
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Watercolor painting depicting Edaida.
Kuwaiti mythical creatures that can still cast a spell
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Ministers address traffic congestion
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The sun sets behind electricity pylons in this file photo. -- Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Kuwait’s electricity crisis persists amid power cuts