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Russian doctors find needle in 80-year-old woman’s brain
An elderly woman in Russia’s Far East was revealed on Wednesday to have lived for 80 years with an inch-long needle in her brain, after doctors made the unexpected discovery during a CT scan. Doctors believe the woman was the victim of a failed infanticide carried out by her parents, and said they would not attempt to remove the needle for fear of worsening her condition.“Such cases during years of famine were not uncommon,” the local...
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MPs slam Khor Abdullah ruling
By B IzzakKUWAIT: Thirty-two MPs on Wednesday issued a statement in which they criticized a ruling by Iraq’s supreme federal court in declaring as unconstitutional a navigation agreement between Iraq and Kuwait on Khor Abdullah waterway. The Kuwaiti lawmakers also called on parliaments of friendly and sisterly countries to support Kuwait and its rights in the Khor Abdullah agreement.“The aggressive behavior that led to the Khor Abdullah...
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Kuwaiti Asiad medalists get hero’s welcome
KUWAIT: Minister of State for Youth Affairs Mohammad Al-Aiban on Wednesday expressed pride on the good results by Kuwaiti athletes participating in the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou. Aiban, also Minister of Commerce and Industry, was speaking to reporters during his reception of athletes who won medals in track-and-field competitions upon their return home.He underscored their strenuous efforts that led to earning the medals, affirming that they...
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Kuwait supports OPEC+ decision to maintain cuts
KUWAIT/VIENNA: The global oil market is heading in the right direction towards balanced supply and demand, Kuwaiti Oil Minister Dr Saad Al-Barrak said on Wednesday. Barrak, also Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Economic and Investment Affairs, made the statement at the 50th meeting of the OPEC+ Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC), which took place via videoconference. Also attending were Kuwaiti Governor at OPEC Mohammad...
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Trio wins chemistry Nobel for ‘quantum dots’ after leak
STOCKHOLM: A trio of US-based researchers on Wednesday won the Nobel Chemistry Prize for developing tiny “quantum dots” used to illuminate TVs and lamps, hours after a prematurely sent statement revealed their names. French-born Moungi Bawendi, Louis Brus of the United States and Russian-born Alexei Ekimov brought advances on tiny particles that “now spread their light from televisions and LED lamps, and can also guide surgeons when they...
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GOP hardliners oust speaker in historic vote
WASHINGTON: Kevin McCarthy was axed Tuesday as speaker of the US House of Representatives in a brutal, historic rebellion by far-right Republicans accusing him of a string of broken promises and furious at his cooperation with Democrats. The maneuver laid bare the chaotic levels of infighting among Republicans heading into the 2024 presidential election, with its likely candidate Donald Trump making history of his own as the only former or...
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2030 World Cup in six countries on three continents
LAUSANNE: Morocco, Portugal and Spain will be joint hosts for the 2030 World Cup but games will also be played in Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay as the footballing showpiece celebrates its centenary, FIFA announced on Wednesday. FIFA said in a statement that the matches in South America, one each in Montevideo, Buenos Aires and Asuncion, were part of the celebration to mark 100 years since the first World Cup in Uruguay. The bulk of games will...
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Venice bus crash: ‘A tragedy foretold’
VENICE: Venice authorities declared three days of mourning Wednesday after a bus crash killed 21 people including a toddler, sparking debate over the state of Italy’s crumbling infrastructure. Fifteen people remain in hospital following Tuesday evening’s crash, officials said, at least five of them in a serious condition. Road safety campaigners that this was an accident waiting to happen, because of a lack of investment in road safety...
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Thai mall shooting reignites gun control questions
BANGKOK: A deadly shooting in a Bangkok mall allegedly by a 14-year-old has again exposed Thailand’s gun violence problems, with police selling firearms onto the black market and a youth culture that celebrates weapons among the driving factors. Two people were killed and five others wounded on Tuesday when a shooter opened fire at the upmarket Siam Paragon mall in the heart of the Thai capital, sending terrified shoppers fleeing into the...
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5 killed, 23 soldiers missing in India glacial lake burst flood
GUWAHATI: At least five people have been killed and dozens including 23 soldiers are missing in India after intense rains burst a glacial lake and triggered a torrential flash flood, officials said Wednesday. Violent flooding from glacier lakes dammed by loose rock has become more frequent as global temperatures rise and ice melts, with scientists on Wednesday warning the deadly flood was a taste of further extreme weather events to come.A video...
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Javelin king Chopra goes big for gold
HANGZHOU: India’s javelin king Neeraj Chopra produced a giant throw to strike gold at the Asian Games on Wednesday and cap a gruelling season, with Olympic high-jump champion Mutaz Essa Barshim joining him as a winner. They were among seven titlists on day six of the track and field in Hangzhou with just the men’s and women’s marathons left on Thursday, concluding an event dominated by hosts China.Reigning Olympic and world champion Chopra...
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Man Utd, Arsenal rocked in Champions League as Real Madrid edge Napoli
PARIS: Manchester United crashed to a second successive Champions League defeat on Tuesday, losing 3-2 at home to Galatasaray, while Lens stunned Arsenal and Jude Bellingham once again inspired Real Madrid. Mauro Icardi made amends for a missed penalty by scoring the winner for Galatasaray as the Turkish club twice came from behind at Old Trafford to pile more misery onto a deeply troubled United side.United have lost their first two games of a...
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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’