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‘Every drop counts’: Spain’s crops thrive on wastewater
MURCIA: With rainfall increasingly scarce, irrigating crops can be a major challenge, but farmers in southeastern Spain have long relied on recycled wastewater in a model that is winning attention abroad. “Here the water is still dirty... but by the end, it will be crystal clear and bacteria-free,” said Carlos Lardin, operations manager at Esamur, the public body overseeing wastewater management in the Murcia region. At his feet, brownish...
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Weyay Bank partners with Mastercard
KUWAIT: Weyay Bank, Kuwait's first and rapidly growing digital bank, has joined forces with Mastercard, a global technology company in the payments industry. The strategic partnership aims to introduce pioneering digital banking services to empower Kuwait’ youth by leveraging the expertise and technological innovations from both entities. The partnership marks a significant development for Kuwait’s dynamic digital payments landscape.The...
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'Tranq': The flesh-rotting drug adding to America's opioid crisis
Opioid addict Martin has seen the deadly fentanyl replace heroin as the most prevalent drug in New York. Now he's trying to avoid "tranq", a flesh-eating drug increasingly causing concern across America. "It makes holes in your body, your skin," said the 45-year-old, whose wounds on his legs and arms signify he may have unknowingly injected the animal sedative, officially named xylazine and commonly called the "zombie drug." The tranquillizer,...
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Cairo Museum of Islamic Art displays priceless treasures
CAIRO: The Museum of Islamic Art in Cairo is one of the largest museums for Islamic art worldwide, preserving more than 100,000 relics including treasures from various nations. The preserved and displayed relics are from India, China, Iraq, the Arabian Peninsula, the Levant, Egypt, North Africa and Andalusia.The items include written references for ancient medicine, engineering and space science, in addition to various glass and metal utensils...
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Ukrainian couple takes Berlin with old-school film shop
When Russian bombs began raining down on her hometown of Kyiv, Katya Hridina-But was pregnant with her third child and living her dream of running a photo shop for enthusiasts. Fast forward a turbulent year and a half later and she and her husband Dima have settled in Berlin, their eldest daughter has become fluent in German and they are serving a growing niche of analogue photography buffs in Europe's top economy. They say that at 24 hours,...
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Berlin TV Tower, main tourist attraction in the German capital
The Berlin TV Tower is one of the most prominent touristic icons in the German capital Berlin, situated close to Alexanderplatz square. Standing over 360 meters high, the tower is used for TV and radio broadcasting and has a revolving restaurant that allows visitors to have panoramic views of the city. Tourists can reach the tower easily, as it is located close to the train station and other means of transportations. - KUNA
PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman pose for a photograph as they arrive at the Palais Brongniart for the New Global Financial Pact Summit on June 22, 2023. – AFP
Paris climate summit opens with call for ‘finance shock’
PARIS: The leaders of France and Barbados joined forces on Thursday to push for an overhaul of the international financial system at a summit aimed at charting a fresh approach to tackling poverty and climate change. French President Emmanuel Macron, who is hosting the two-day conference in Paris, invited Barbadian Prime Minister Mia Mottley to co-headline the event, which seeks to improve the lending system for developing countries. The summit...
MUMBAI: Art school students give final touches on June 22, 2023 to a painting depicting five people aboard a submersible named Titan that went missing near the wreck of the Titanic. – AFP
‘Debris’ found in search for missing sub
BOSTON: A “debris field” has been discovered by an underwater robot searching near the wreck of the Titanic for a missing submersible with five people on board, rescuers said Thursday. The development came after rescuers insisted that the multinational mission to locate the craft was still focused on finding the crew alive despite fears that the vessel’s oxygen may have run out. “Experts within the unified command are evaluating the...
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden meets India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Oval Office of the White House on June 22, 2023. – AFP
Biden, Modi hail ‘defining partnership’
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden on Thursday hailed a “defining partnership” with India as he rolled out the red carpet for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, sealing major defense and technology deals as Washington bets big on New Delhi as a counterweight to China. Modi is being feted with the pomp of a state visit, only the third of Biden’s presidency, in a calculated show of full-throated US support — despite quiet unease over India’s...
ABU DHABI: UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan meets Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on June 22, 2023. – AFP
Iran FM rounds out Gulf tour with UAE visit
DUBAI: Iran’s foreign minister on Thursday concluded a three-day tour of Gulf Arab neighbors with a visit to the United Arab Emirates, where he held talks with the country’s president. Hossein Amir-Abdollahian’s visit to the UAE followed stops in Qatar, Kuwait and Oman — the latest in a flurry of diplomatic moves by Tehran as it seeks to reduce its isolation, improve its economy and project strength. On Thursday, he discussed “bilateral...
Mark Zuckerberg  Elon Musk
Musk, Zuck call out each other for cage fight
PARIS: Tech titans Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk are in a fierce business rivalry that has spilt over into a playground spat, with the two men offering to fight each other in a cage. Months after Musk took over Twitter, Zuckerberg’s Meta hinted it was planning to launch its own text-based social media platform — essentially a direct rival. Musk has trolled Zuckerberg ever since with messages on Twitter, telling his fans this week: “I’m up...
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Assembly office determines dates of next sessions
KUWAIT: The assembly office approved at its meeting on Thursday a proposal submitted by the General Secretariat of the National Assembly on the dates of upcoming assembly sessions. The seven sessions, the office decided, will not be held on dates that fall within the Eid Al-Adha holiday. A statement after the meeting, which was chaired by Speaker of the National Assembly Ahmad Al-Saadoun, determined that the sessions will be held on July 11, 12,...
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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