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Biden to build more Mexico wall as migrants set up camp on border
WASHINGTON/CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Mexico: The Biden administration quietly announced plans on Thursday to add to the border wall with Mexico — extending construction of the barrier that was a signature policy of Donald Trump. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said in a notice in the US Federal Register there was "an acute and immediate need to construct physical barriers and roads in the vicinity of the border of the United States in...
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India lake burst death toll rises to 14, 102 missing
GUWAHATI: Indian rescue teams searched on Thursday for 102 people missing after a devastating flash flood triggered by a high-altitude glacial lake burst killed at least 14, officials said. Violent flooding from glacier lakes dammed by loose rock has become more frequent as global temperatures rise and ice melts, with climate scientists warning it poses an increasing danger across the wider Himalayan mountain range."The number of human lives lost...
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Inflation, high rates and war crimp global trade: WTO
GENEVA: Global trade growth will be sharply lower than forecast this year as stubborn inflation, high interest rates and the war in Ukraine pressure economies around the globe, the World Trade Organization said Thursday. Strains in China’s vast property market also prompted the WTO to cut its trade growth forecast to just 0.8 percent this year, less than half the increase it had previously projected.“The projected slowdown in trade for 2023...
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Philippine government pledges action on high food prices
MANILA: High food prices in the Philippines have pushed inflation to a five-month peak, officials said Thursday, increasing pressure on the government to stop the country’s neediest going hungry. Farming subsidies and food stamps for the poor are among government efforts to rein in or mitigate price increases, which have dented the popularity of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. “The government is committed to providing targeted assistance to...
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Macau bets on China’s ‘Golden Week’ holiday to stage comeback
MACAU: Macau’s baccarat and poker tables were teeming once again as millions of Chinese tourists marked “Golden Week” in October, with post-pandemic travel surging despite the country’s economic slowdown. Chinese travellers are expected to make more than 100 million daily trips during the annual national holiday—making it the “hottest” Golden Week ever, a state-backed tourism think tank predicted. And hundreds of thousands have set...
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Arab merchandise exports increased by 43% to $1.7tn in 2022
KUWAIT: The Arab Investment & Export Credit Guarantee Corporation (Dhaman) unveiled that Arab trade in goods and services grew by 32.4% in 2022 to reach $3.5 trillion, buoyed by the growth of exports by 44% to exceed $2 trillion, along with the increase in imports by 20% to about $1.5 trillion.The Corporation’s Director-General Abdullah Ahmad Al-Sabeeh announced in a press release, on the occasion of issuing the second quarterly bulletin...
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Nations dangle rewards for Asian Games glory
HANGZHOU: Countries desperate for Asian Games success are dangling houses, money, cars and even government jobs as incentives to athletes to bring home medals from Hangzhou. Competitors at the Games, which end on Sunday, publicly say they are more interested in glory than financial gain. But medals, especially of the gold variety, often come with a windfall that can change the lives of athletes and their families, especially those who are...
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Barcelona ‘get rid of ghosts’ with important win at Porto
PORTO: Ferran Torres’s strike earned Barcelona a tense 1-0 win at Porto in the Champions League on Wednesday, which coach Xavi Hernandez said “got rid of ghosts” the club had from previous years. Barcelona have been eliminated in the opening stage in the past two editions but this hard-fought triumph on the road puts them in a strong position as Group H leaders to avoid a third consecutive strike-out.Xavi said the trip to the north of...
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Twins, Rangers advance in MLB Playoffs as Phillies, D-Backs win
LOS ANGELES: The Minnesota Twins won a Major League Baseball playoff series for the first time in more than two decades Wednesday, beating Toronto 2-0 to sweep their best-of-three wild card set. The Twins lined up a best-of five Division Series against the World Series champion Astros, starting on Saturday in Houston. The Texas Rangers also advanced in the American League with home runs from Adolis Garcia and rookie Evan Carter fueling a 7-1...
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World Bowling Championship opens with Kuwaiti flavor
By Abdellatif SharaaUnder the patronage and in the presence of Minister of Social Affairs and Family and Childhood Affairs Sheikh Firas Saud Al-Malik Al-Sabah, the opening ceremony of the World Bowling Championship was held at the Boulevard Hall.The ceremony featured an operetta and folkloric performances that celebrated world cultures with a distinct Kuwaiti touch, earning applause from the audience. Sheikh Firas expressed strong support for...
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Lycée Français de Koweït students visit Kuwait Times, Kuwait News
By Ghadeer GhloumKUWAIT: Kuwait Times and Kuwait News welcomed high school press club students from Lycée Français de Koweït on Thursday. Public Relations and CSR Manager Jana Alnaqeeb took the students on a tour around the building and its departments, where the students were informed about the work in each section.Lycée Français de Koweït students discussing the meaning of anxiety at Kuwait Times' Studio.Students visit the printing...
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EU’s Di Maio visits Kuwait
KUWAIT: The EU Special Representative for the Gulf Region Luigi Di Maio arrived in Kuwait this evening in an official visit. During the visit, he will meet the National Assembly Speaker Ahmad Al-Saadoun and the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Jarrah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.He will also meet the Secretary General of the Supreme Council for Planning and Development Khaled Mahdi and the Deputy Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Kuwait...
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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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US ambassador Karen Sasahara
US media roundtable: Spotlight on US-Kuwait military, economic ties
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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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TRIPOLI: Libya's Central Bank headquarters in Tripoli. -- AFP
Libya central bank head flees country over ‘threats’