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Kuwait Special Olympics team arrive in Berlin

KUWAIT: Kuwait’s Special Olympics team have arrived in Berlin to participate in the Special Olympics Berlin 2023 Games which is scheduled from 12th-26th June. Ambassador Najeeb Al-Bader and embassy staff, as well as the National Director for Kuwait Special Olympics, Rihab Buresli, received the delegation at the airport. The delegation includes 60 people.Athletes will participate in 10 singles and team games, including athletics, equestrian,...

STSEEBAD BINZ: Photo shows the beach in Binz, northern Germany. Melanie Schmid grows walnuts and keeps sheep at her organic farm by the cliff's edge above the port of Mukran on the German island of Ruegon in the Baltio Sea. - AFP

Storm at Baltic beauty spot over Germany’s gas plans

OSTSEEBAD BINZ: Melanie Schmid grows walnuts and keeps sheep at her organic farm by the cliff’s edge above the port of Mukran on the German island of Ruegen in the Baltic Sea. The view across the bay to the resort town of Binz brought her here, but Germany’s plan to park two ships at the port for the import of liquefied natural gas may drive her away from the popular beauty spot. To replace lost Russian supplies, the German government has...

NEW YORK: Products are seen on display at Ideal Fresh Market of Church Ave in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City. – AFP

US consumer inflation cools for an 11th straight month

WASHINGTON: Consumer inflation in the United States cooled for an 11th straight month on an annual basis in May, the Labor Department said Tuesday, in an encouraging sign for policymakers. The data comes as Federal Reserve officials are set to begin a two-day policy meeting on Tuesday, with the figures expected to have a bearing on their interest rate decision at the end of the gathering. While the US central bank has embarked on an aggressive...

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HUAWEI nova 11 Pro: The most beautiful, trendy smartphone

KUWAIT: Smartphones have evolved into more than just simple communication devices. Besides the performance and features, consumers these days are also concerned about other aspects like the cameras and the visual appeal of the phone. They want something that is reflective of their personal style. The HUAWEI nova series has been a trendsetter in this regard, known for its cutting-edge design and vibrant color palette and mind blowing cameras. It...

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Donna Sultan ‘key figure in construction industry’

KUWAIT: Kuwaiti, Donna Sultan, the President and CEO of KEO, has once again secured a place among the most influential leaders in the Middle East's construction sector, according to Construction Week Middle East's annual #Power100 list. This notable list highlights key figures from various sectors who collectively drive the region's construction industry. Acknowledging the recognition, Donna Sultan stated, "This inclusion in the distinguished...

MARIUPOL: Workers fix partially destroyed building in the Russian-controlled Azov Sea port city of Mariupol in southeastern Ukraine. – AFP

Russian overnight strikes kill 10 in Zelensky’s hometown

KYIV: Russian strikes early Tuesday on the hometown of Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky killed ten people, as Moscow said it had captured Western armoured vehicles from Kyiv’s forces. The strikes overnight hit multiple sites and smashed into a five-storey apartment building in the central city of Kryvyi Rig, leaving smoke billowing from the housing block strewn with debris. “Ten people have died. One is under rubble. Twenty-eight are...

NOTTINGHAM: A police officer stands by a cordon outside on Market Street in Nottingham, central England, during a 'major incident' in which three people have been found dead. – AFP

Man arrested after killing three in UK’s Nottingham

NOTTINGHAM: Police arrested a man Tuesday after three people were found dead and a van tried to mow down three others in the central English city of Nottingham in incidents authorities believe are linked. Nottingham’s centre was cordoned off, with a heavy police presence, including some armed officers following the events that left residents shaken. A 31-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder, police said. Prime Minister Rishi...

SITTWE: A man walks past the destroyed houses at That Kel Pyin refugee camp in Sittwe in the aftermath of Cyclone Mocha’s landfall. – AFP

Myanmar’s blocking of aid access ‘unfathomable’: UN

GENEVA: The United Nations slammed Tuesday the Myanmar junta’s “unfathomable” decision to suspend travel authorisations for aid workers trying to reach more than a million people in cyclone-ravaged Rakhine state. Cyclone Mocha brought lashing rain and winds of 195 kilometres (120 miles) per hour to Myanmar and neighbouring Bangladesh last month, killing at least 148 people in Myanmar. The cyclone destroyed homes and brought a storm surge to...

YVELINES: France’s forward Kylian Mbappe throws a bottle during a training session ahead of the upcoming UEFA Euro 2024 football tournament qualifying matches in Clairefontaine-en-Yvelines, on June 12, 2023. France will play against Gibraltar on June 16, 2023 and against Greece on June 19, 2023 in their UEFA Euro 2024 Group B Qualification matches. – AFP

Mbappe’s future in doubt after refusal to extend PSG contract

PARIS: Kylian Mbappe's future at Paris Saint-Germain is once more in doubt after he told the French champions that he will not be taking up an option to extend his contract beyond next year, raising the specter of him following Lionel Messi out of the club this summer. The 24-year-old France striker signed a new deal a year ago to stay at PSG, turning down an approach from Real Madrid in the process. But that contract will expire in 2024 unless...

DENVER: The Denver Nuggets celebrate with the Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy after a 94-89 victory against the Miami Heat in Game Five of the 2023 NBA Finals to win the NBA Championship on June 12, 2023.- AFP

Nuggets capture their first title in franchise history

DENVER: The Denver Nuggets sealed their first title in franchise history on Monday, defeating the Miami Heat 94-89 to end a 47-season wait for a maiden NBA championship. Nikola Jokic scored 28 points with 16 rebounds as the Nuggets won the best-of-seven NBA Finals 4-1 to bring the Mile High City an NBA crown as a sellout crowd roared in delight and pondered what more the young squad could achieve. “I’ve got news for everybody out there....

Fans pose after buying a special commemorative stamp series of K-pop megastars BTS, released to celebrate the supergroup's 10-year anniversary, inside the post office in Seoul on June 13, 2023.

BTS 'changed my life': Aussie fans make K-pop pilgrimage

The excitement on the tour bus was palpable. From young kids to grandmothers, the Australians had come to Seoul with one aim: to celebrate 10 years of their favorite K-pop band BTS. Wearing novelty headbands and hats in the supergroup’s official color, purple, and brandishing huge cut-outs of their favorite members’ faces, the fans — from the Australian chapter of BTS’s global following, known as ARMY — burst into song. “Happy...

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman addresses Keio University in Tokyo on June 12, 2023. - AFP

ChatGPT founder says homework will ‘never be the same’

Artificial intelligence tools will revolutionize education like calculators did, but will not supplant learning, ChatGPT’s founder Sam Altman told students in Tokyo on Monday, defending the new technology. “Probably take-home essays are never going to be quite the same again,” the OpenAI chief said in remarks at Keio University. “We have a new tool in education. Sort of like a calculator for words,” he said. “And the way we teach...

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