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KUWAIT: Officials from the Public Authority for Applied Education and Training (PAAET) and the Arab Planning Institute shake hands following the signing of the agreement. -- KUNA

PAAET, Arab Planning Institute sign deal to develop educational process

KUWAIT: The Public Authority for Applied Education and Training (PAAET) and the Arab Planning Institute signed Monday a memorandum of understanding to develop the educational and training process in the authority. The agreement is meant to help with the restructuring of the authority and its programs and designing a national system for professional qualifications, said Director General of PAAET Dr Hassan Al-Fajjam in a statement to Kuwait’s...

KUWAIT: A woman feeds a group of cats in the parking lot of a shopping mall in Kuwait City. In the absence of a government-funded shelter, volunteers and animal rights activists have taken it upon themselves to care for Kuwait's large street cat population. -- Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat.

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SUJAWAL: Children look at the camera as they wait to be evacuated to government relief camps before the due onset of cyclone, in Sujawal district, Sindh province on June 12, 2023. – AFP

Pakistan orders mass evacuations to move citizens ahead of cyclone landfall

SHAH BANDAR: Pakistan authorities on Monday began an evacuation effort to move 80,000 citizens out of the path of an approaching cyclone, which is expected to bring winds of up to 120 kilometres per hour. The cyclone is making its way across the Arabian Sea towards the coastlines of Pakistan and India, forecast to make landfall later this week. Swathes of coastal communities in southern Sindh province are set to suffer storm surges up to 3.5...

BERLIN: File picture of a patient receiving an injection of the Comirnaty COVID-19 vaccine by Biontech-Pfizer at a vaccination centre in Berlin's Humboldt Forum museum on January 18, 2022. – AFP

First COVID vaccine side-effect claims land in German courts

HAMBURG: Vaccine-maker BioNTech faced Monday its first legal claim in its home country of Germany over adverse effects allegedly suffered by some users of its COVID vaccines, more than two years after one of the world’s fastest and most extensive inoculation campaigns. In the face of the deadly pandemic that emerged in early 2020, which prompted border closures and lockdowns that trapped millions of people in their homes, the arrival of COVID...

BEIJING: File photo shows China's DF-41 nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missiles are picture during a military parade at Tiananmen Square in Beijing, to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. – AFP

Nuclear arms spending, arsenals swell as global tensions grow

GENEVA: The world's nuclear powers, and China in particular, increased investment in their arsenals for a third consecutive year in 2022 amid swelling geopolitical tensions, two reports showed Monday. The world's nine nuclear-armed states jointly spent $82.9 billion on their arsenals last year, with the United States accounting for more than half of that, according to a new report from the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons...

KARBALA: This handout photo shows a view of installations at the Karbala oil refinery in the eponymous governorate.- AFP

Iraq record budget hands Baghdad greater control over Kurdish oil

BAGHDAD: Oil-rich Iraq's parliament on Monday approved a record $153 billion a year budget plan that boosts spending on infrastructure and public sector jobs in the war-scarred nation. The three-year financial plan also hands the federal government in Baghdad greater control over lucrative oil exports from the northern autonomous Kurdistan region. After months of wrangling and several late-night sessions, lawmakers agreed on a 198.9 trillion...

LONDON: A woman buys fruit at a market stall in London. British inflation surged to a new high on soaring food prices, adding to a cost-of-living crisis.- AFP

Britain inflation sparks fears worsens cost-of-living crisis

LONDON: Britain’s retail lenders are withdrawing fixed home-loan products, as elevated inflation sparks fears of more Bank of England interest rate hikes and worsens the cost-of-living crisis. UK banks mostly offer mortgages with a fixed interest rate for a set period—typically two to five years—but after expiry this becomes variable or a new rate is fixed in line with prevailing market conditions. However, recent inflation data sparked...

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Boursa holds workshop for Investor Relations’ strategic communications

KUWAIT: As part of its constant efforts to develop the rapidly evolving investor relations (IR) field, Boursa Kuwait collaborated with the Middle East Investor Relations Association (MEIRA) and its Kuwait Chapter to organize an interactive Investor Relations (IR) workshop entitled “Strategic Communications: Challenges and Opportunities for Listed Companies” on Wednesday, June 7, 2023. The event, which was held at Al Kharafi Auditorium in the...

TORONTO: Nick Taylor of Canada holds the trophy after winning the RBC Canadian Open at Oakdale Golf & Country Club on June 11, 2023.- AFP

Taylor wins Canadian Open to end 69-year Canada drought

TORONTO: Nick Taylor sank a stunning 72-foot eagle putt on Sunday’s fourth playoff hole to defeat England’s Tommy Fleetwood and become the first home-nation player since 1954 to win the Canadian Open. Taylor ended the 69-year drought for Canadians at their championship after a tension-packed extra session with a dramatic putt on the par-5 18th hole at Oakdale for his third career US PGA Tour title. “I’m speechless,” Taylor said. “This...

CASABLANCA: Ahly’s Egyptian midfielder Hussein El-Shahat (center) celebrates with the trophy after winning the CAF Champions League final football match between Morocco’s Wydad AC and Egypt’s Al-Ahly on June 11, 2023. – AFP

Ahly conquer Africa again

JOHANNESBURG: Defender Mohamed Abdelmonem equalized on the night as Al Ahly of Egypt drew 1-1 at Wydad Casablanca of Morocco on Sunday to win the CAF Champions League for a record-extending 11th time. His goal cancelled the lead Yahia Attiyat Allah gave the defending champions and earned the Cairo club a 3-2 aggregate victory after building a 2-1 first-leg lead seven days ago. Defeat for Wydad ended a run of two final victories over Ahly, and...

PARIS: This combination photo shows Serbia's Novak Djokovic posing with his 23 men's singles Grand Slam titles after his victory. - AFP

Charismatic, controversial: Djokovic remains the undisputed king of tennis

PARIS: Novak Djokovic, who won a record-equalling 23rd Grand Slam title on Sunday, is driven on through controversy by his determination to be the greatest ever. The Serb's victory over Casper Ruud in the French Open final took him past great rival Rafael Nadal at the top of the list of all-time men's major champions. For 36-year-old Djokovic, it matters to be the best, and he has a strong sense of his historical place in tennis now that he has...

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AU’s Football Team crowned champions

KUWAIT: For the second year in a row, the Australian University (AU) Futsal team has won the University Athletic Association of Kuwait (UAAK) Futsal Tournament. The Tournament brought together 10 teams from various universities in Kuwait to compete against each other. Over the course of the tournament the AU team participated in a total of 12 games.During the tournament, AU team won seven of the nine regular tournament games, following their...

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Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Jassim Al-Budaiwi and President of the European Council Charles Michel. - KUNA

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The sun sets behind electricity pylons in this file photo. -- Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

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