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Fans of K-pop's Blackpink superstar Lisa pummel Thai cafe
A "closed" sign is seen on the door of the popular MQQN retro cafe in Bangkok yesterday. - AFP A Bangkok cafe drew the wrath of thousands of fans of K-pop girl group Blackpink, following "inappropriate" comments posted by the owner about a visit from Thai superstar member Lalisa Manoban. Referred to as "Lisa" by fans, the Thai member of South Korean pop group Blackpink shared pictures on Instagram from a photoshoot at MQQN Cafe in Bangkok on...
(FILES) In this file photo taken on January 11, 2019, attendees wearing RealMax 100 Augmented Reality glasses grasp at objects in an AR game, on the last day of CES 2019 t the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. - CES opens January 7, 2020, offering an opportunity to showcase the newest and shiniest gadgetry, looking past the turmoil engulfing the global technology industry. The annual gathering with more than 4,500 exhibitors brings out some 175,000 attendees searching for the innovations of the future. The show opens amid mounting concerns on how data gathered from connected devices can be exploited by marketers, governments and hackers; a wave of attacks from politicians and activists on dominant tech platforms; and intense trade frictions between the world's economic and technology powers, the US and China. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP)
Tech show offers big and flashy, up-close and (very) personal
Attendees wearing RealMax 100 Augmented Reality glasses grasp at objects in an AR game on the last day of CES 2019. The screens will be bigger and bolder, the cars will be smarter and some of the technology will be up-close and personal - even intimate. The 2020 Consumer Electronics Show opening in Las Vegas will be crammed with the latest in connected devices, from light bulbs to underwear, along with the newest technology for automobiles,...
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Amir receives senior Kuwaiti officials, visiting Qatari minister
His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah in a group photo during his meeting with Qatar's Minister of State for Energy Affairs and the President and CEO of Qatar Petroleum Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi. KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah at Bayan Palace yesterday. His Highness also received His Highness Sheikh Jaber...
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Regional developments on Kuwaiti Cabinet meeting's agenda today
KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Sabah chairs a Cabinet meeting in this file photo. - KUNA KUWAIT: The Cabinet meeting's agenda today has two major issues besides discussing economic laws such as bankruptcy, conflict of interests and charity laws, which need to be referred to the parliament for approval this term. In this regard, government sources said the Cabinet will discuss Kuwait's preparations over the...
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Kuwait's LNG import deal part of efforts to secure cleaner energy sources: Minister
KUWAIT: Officials from the two companies on the sidelines of the ceremony. - KUNA KUWAIT: Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) and Qatar Petroleum entered into a long term Sale and Purchase Agreement for the supply of up to three million tons per annum of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) to the State of Kuwait. In a press statement, the agreement was signed by Dr Khaled Al-Fadhel, the Minister of Oil and the Minister of Electricity and Water and the...
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Kuwait Internal Auditors Association launched
KUWAIT: Kuwait Internal Auditors Association and IIA Kuwait Chapter announced the launch and initiation of membership registration for the internal audit professionals in Kuwait in accordance with the regulations of the Ministry of Social Affairs. The Association has been setup as a platform to support and enhance the professions of internal audit, risk, governance and compliance in Kuwait. The launch event was sponsored by Protiviti Member...
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Man escapes arrest after breaking into vehicles in Mubarak Al-Kabeer
KUWAIT: Police are searching for a man who escaped after breaking into parked vehicles in Mubarak Al-Kabeer, but managed to arrest a person who enabled him to run away. Officers had headed to the parking lot of a local co-op society after receiving reports about a person who broke into vehicles parked there and stole items their owners left inside. Police grew suspicious of a person at the site, so they approached him and asked for his ID, but...
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Man stabbed after resisting thieves in Doha
KUWAIT: Police responded to an emergency call in which a Kuwaiti man said he was attacked by three persons in Doha. The man was found with a stab wound on his shoulder, and was taken to Sabah Hospital. A police source said the victim told police that he was driving in the area when three persons forced him to pull over and got him out of his car. When he attempted to defend himself and keep them from stealing his vehicle, one of the suspects...
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Six Germans die as drunk driver hits pedestrians in Italian Alps
Firefighters attend to the scene where a male driver of a car hit a group of German tourists, killing six in Lutago, Italy, yesterday.- Reuters ROME: A drunk driver ploughed into pedestrians in an Italian Alpine village yesterday, killing six German tourists and injuring 11 other people, emergency services said. The accident happened at around 1:15 am (0015 GMT) in the village of Lutago near the Austrian border in an area popular with skiers.A...
Damage on the concreate and clothing, from an air strike earlier in the day, is seen at a Military College in Al-Hadaba region in the capital Tripoli, on January 4, 2020. - At least 28 people were killed and dozens injured in an air strike on a military school in the Libyan capital Tripoli, a ministry spokesman said. At the time of the strike the cadets were gathered on a parade ground before going to their domitories, he added. (Photo by Mahmud TURKIA / AFP)
Over 30 killed, 33 wounded in Libya military academy attack
TRIPOLI: Bodies are seen in the back of ambulances killed from an air strike earlier in the day on a Military College in Al-Hadba Al-Khadra, at the Green Hospital in the capital Tripoli on Saturday. (Right) Damage on the concrete and clothing, from an air strike earlier in the day, is seen at a Military College in Al-Hadaba region in Tripoli -AFP TRIPOLI: At least 30 people were killed and 33 others wounded in an attack on a military academy in...
TOPSHOT - Anti-war activist protest in front of the White House in Washington, DC, on January 4, 2020. - Demonstrators are protesting the US drone attack which killed Iran's Major General Qasem Soleimani in Iraq on January 3, a dramatic escalation in spiralling tensions between Iran and the US, which pledged to send thousands more troops to the region. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)
American strike in Iraq prompts anti-war protests in US cities
WASHINGTON: Anti-war activists protest in front of the White House on Saturday. - AFP WASHINGTON: Groups of protesters took to the streets in Washington and other US cities on Saturday to condemn the air strike in Iraq ordered by President Donald Trump that killed Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani and Trump's decision to send about 3,000 more troops to the Middle East. "No justice, no peace. US out of the Middle East," hundreds of...
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After Indonesia's deadly floods, few hear climate 'wake-up call'
This aerial handout picture shows a landslide area at Pasir Madang village in Bogor, after torrential rains began to hit the area on December 31. Indonesian rescue teams flew helicopters stuffed with food to remote flood-hit communities on Saturday as the death toll from the disaster jumped to 60 and fears grew about the possibility of more torrential rain. - AFP JAKARTA: Floods that killed 60 people in Indonesia's capital after the biggest...
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KUWAIT: Photo shows a view of Kuwait streets. There are numerous reasons why people may choose to reside in a particular location. These reasons can be influenced by personal preferences, lifestyle choices, opportunities, family considerations, and more. – Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Why expats, Kuwaitis live in certain areas
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Sadiq Khan wins record third term as London mayor
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Amir’s visit to Turkey
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VANCOUVER, Canada: This combination of handout pictures shows the booking pictures of (from left) Karanpreet Singh, Kamalpreet Singh and Karan Brar, charged in relation to the homicide of Hardeep Singh Nijjar. -- AFP
Canada arrests three Indians over killing of Sikh activist
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Kuwaiti Permanent Representative to the UNESCO Ambassador Dr. Adam Al-Mulla participates in the event. – KUNA
Kuwait urges protecting cultural heritage from climate change impacts