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US job growth surges in September
KUWAIT: US employment unexpectedly surged in September, continuing to illustrate a resilient labor market acting as a key source of strength for household spending and the broader economy. Nonfarm payrolls increased 336,000 last month while the unemployment rate held at 3.8 percent, and wages gained at a modest pace. Data for August was revised to show 227,000 were added instead of the previous reading of 187,000.Average hourly earnings increased...
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Heists at sea: Shrimp bandits terrorize Ecuador farmers
GUAYAQUIL, Ecubador: From robberies on land to hold-ups at sea by rifle-toting, hooded men, Ecuador’s shrimp industry is facing a wave of violent crime that is threatening the country’s star export. The South American country is the world’s largest shrimp exporter, putting one in every five of the crustaceans on tables around the world, and this “pink gold” raked in a record $7.3 billion in 2022, according to official figures. However,...
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KIBS launches second cohort of Accelerating Women’s Leadership
KUWAIT: The Kuwait Institute of Banking Studies (KIBS) is proud to announce its strategic collaboration with HEC Paris’ Accelerating Women’s Leadership Program, a landmark initiative designed to empower women and foster their leadership roles within the banking sector. This collaboration underscores KIBS’s unwavering commitment to aligning with the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) mandate and positions itself as a frontrunner in...
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stc sponsors ‘Future Leaders Program’
KUWAIT: Kuwait Telecommunications Company – stc, a world-class digital leader providing innovative services and platforms to customers, enabling the digital transformation in Kuwait, concluded its sponsorship of the “Future Leaders Program” organized by the Youth Public Authority in line with its “upgrade” educational initiative. As a sponsor of the program, and considering its extensive contribution to the community, stc was recognized...
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Can chatbots be therapists? Only if you want them to be
A manager at artificial intelligence firm OpenAI caused consternation recently by writing that she just had “a quite emotional, personal conversation” with her firm’s viral chatbot ChatGPT. “Never tried therapy before but this is probably it?” Lilian Weng posted on X, formerly Twitter, prompting a torrent of negative commentary accusing her of downplaying mental illness.However, Weng’s take on her interaction with ChatGPT may be...
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RIP Stoneman Willie: US mummy buried after 128 years
After more than a century living with a macabre mystery, the US town of Reading, Pennsylvania closed the casket Saturday on its oddest-ever resident—a mummified man who was finally buried. Crowds of people have lined up in recent days to pay their respects, snap photos or gaze with bewildered awe on a scene unlikely to ever be repeated in the United States.“Stoneman Willie” was the nickname bestowed long ago on an alleged thief who died in...
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Mongolia’s circus performers fight to preserve their craft
Mongolian circus performers fly through a cavernous hall inspectors have warned could collapse any time, one of the few places left to train if they hope to travel the world with their country’s spectacular big top shows. The decaying, more than a hundred-year-old venue at the Mongolian Circus School is where hundreds of young artists, many now performing at celebrated outfits like Cirque Du Soleil, started their careers.Defying gravity in a...
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‘ENOUGH IS ENOUGH’
GAZA/SDEROT: Palestinian group Hamas launched a large-scale surprise attack against the Zionist entity on Saturday, firing thousands of rockets from Gaza and sending fighters to abduct prisoners of war as the Zionist entity retaliated with air strikes. At least 150 people were reported killed in the Zionist entity, while Gaza authorities released a death toll of 198 in the conflict’s bloodiest escalation in years which also left hundreds more...
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Kuwaitis rally in support of Palestine
By Ghadeer GhloumKUWAIT: Kuwaitis gathered in Irada Square on Saturday to express their solidarity, support and pride in the Palestinian resistance, as well as their rejection of normalization of Zionist occupation of Palestinan lands. “The Zionist entity has persisted in attacking and desecrating holy sites, disregarding the sanctity of children, women and the elderly over the past years. It is only natural for there to be a reaction to these...
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End the occupation
By Rami Tahboub Palestinian Ambassador to KuwaitWe have repeatedly warned against the consequences of blocking the political horizon and failing to enable the Palestinian people to exercise their legitimate right to self-determination and establish their own state. We have also warned against the consequences of daily provocations and attacks including the continued settlers’ and occupation forces terrorism, as well as the raids on Al-Aqsa...
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Bader Al-Kharafi honors Asian Games medalists
KUWAIT: Bader Nasser Al-Kharafi honored Kuwaiti athletes who won medals at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou. The honoring took place at Jaber International Stadium prior to the start of the Zain Premier League derby match between Al-Qadsia and Al-Arabi on Saturday.(From left) President of Public Authority for Sport Yousef Al-Baidan, Minister of Commerce and Industry and Minister of State for Youth Affairs Mohammad Al-Aiban, Bader Nasser...
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KUWAIT: Minister of Public Works Noura Al-Mashaan and a Chinese delegation visit the site of the Mubarak Al-Kabeer Port project on Boubyan Island on Aug 31, 2024. – KUNA
Minister, Chinese delegation visit Mubarak Port
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Guests and dignitaries gather at Marina Hotel to celebrate the 102nd anniversary of Turkey's Victory Day.
Kuwait-Turkey defense partnership bolsters regional peace and security
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Kuwait Times Summer Program students pose for a group photo with Kuwait Times/Kuwait News and Gulf Bank teams. - Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Gulf Bank and Kuwait Times successfully conclude 3rd edition of Summer Program
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US ambassador Karen Sasahara
US media roundtable: Spotlight on US-Kuwait military, economic ties
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TRIPOLI: Libya's Central Bank headquarters in Tripoli. -- AFP
Libya central bank head flees country over ‘threats’