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Scientists make ‘disturbing’ find on remote island: Plastic rocks

There are few places on Earth as isolated as Trindade island, a volcanic outcrop a three- to four-day boat trip off the coast of Brazil. So geologist Fernanda Avelar Santos was startled to find an unsettling sign of human impact on the otherwise untouched landscape: rocks formed from the glut of plastic pollution floating in the ocean. Santos first found the plastic rocks in 2019, when she traveled to the island to research her doctoral thesis on...

Musicians Anthony Gonzalez, Joe Berry, and Kaela Sinclair of the band M83 perform onstage at 106.7 KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas 2016 - Night 1 at The Forum. - AFP photos

Electro-pop master M83: ‘We’re losing the mystery in music’

Anthony Gonzalez, the man behind M83, the group that helped define electro-pop, fears for a music industry that increasingly wants artists to be influencers. M83 has had a string of global hits and critically lauded albums, with the 2011 song “Midnight City” clocking up more than 800 million listens on Spotify. In the words of music site Pitchfork, the group’s mix of dreamy electronica and emotive rock has “become the base stock of most...

Duran Duran, the British band.n

Duran Duran to reunite with original guitarist Andy Taylor

Duran Duran, the British band who led the New Romantic movement in the 1980s, are to reunite with guitarist Andy Taylor for a new project. The band said Taylor, who was diagnosed with stage four metastatic prostate cancer last year, would join them “for a few tracks”. Taylor, whose rock- and funk-inspired riffs drove dance floor hits such as “Girls on Film” and “Rio”, left Duran Duran in 1986 to pursue other projects.He had been due...

People shop at a flea market in Baghdad. -AFP photosn

Iraq fashionistas champion climate-friendly vintage wear

In a palm grove north of Baghdad, bemused Iraqi shepherds looked on as models paraded second-hand garments down an improvised catwalk, seeking to raise awareness of the fashion industry’s environmental impact. Haute couture has given way to upcycled outfits, sourced entirely from used clothes, as the models strut, pause and pivot on the runway, a sign of the growing popularity of chic, environmentally friendly vintage wear among young Iraqis....

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin meets Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Kremlin on March 20, 2023. — AFP

Putin ready to discuss Ukraine plan at Xi talks

MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin told his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Monday that Russia was open to discussing China's proposals to end the fighting in Ukraine at the start of high-stakes talks in the Kremlin. "We are always open to negotiations," Putin told Xi, who was on his first visit to Moscow since the start of Russia's military intervention in Ukraine last year. "We will certainly discuss all these issues, including your initiatives...

JERUSALEM: The Zionist entity’s Finance Minister and leader of the Religious Zionist Party Bezalel Smotrich attends a meeting at the Knesset on March 20, 2023. – AFP

Palestinians condemn racist Zionist ideology

RAMALLAH: The Palestinian Authority on Monday called a Zionist minister's remarks denying the existence of the Palestinian people "conclusive evidence" of the Zionist government's "racist ideology". The Zionist entity's far-right finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, is part of veteran leader Benjamin Netanyahu's government that took office in December, one of the most rightwing in the country's history. Bezalel Smotrich Smotrich, who has a...

FRANZ JOSEF LAND, Russia: In this file photo taken on Aug 17, 2021, a polar bear is seen on ice floes in this archipelago on August 16, 2021. — AFP

UN 'survival guide' report stark warning

PARIS: The world will cross the key 1.5-degree Celsius global warming limit in about a decade, the UN said Monday, warning that devastating impacts of climate change are hitting faster than expected. In the final instalment of a major series of reports, delivered in a crucial decade in human history, the UN's climate advisory panel urged dramatic reductions in planet-heating emissions.The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's key message is...

KUWAIT: This grab from video footage shows a pipe spewing large amounts of oil onto barren land at a location in the west of Kuwait on March 20, 2023. – AFP

Kuwait oil spill sparks 'state of emergency'

KUWAIT: Kuwait Oil Company declared a "state of emergency" Monday over an oil spill on land, in an incident decried by environmental activists as a "recurring problem" in the state. The emergency was sparked by an "oil leak in the west of the country", the state-owned company said in a statement, as videos posted by Kuwaiti media showed a gushing pipe surrounded by a large slick of oil."No injuries have occurred as a result of the leak and...

KUWAIT: The National Assembly’s office holds a meeting chaired by Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem, attended by Deputy Speaker Ahmad Al-Shuhoumi, Secretary MP Faraz Al-Daihani, head of the legislative and legal committee MP Obaid Al-Wasmi, head of the financial and economic affairs committee MP Ahmad Al-Hamad, and Secretary General Khaled Buslaib.

Speaker Ghanem returns to chair National Assembly office meeting

By B IzzakKUWAIT: Speaker of the court-reinstated National Assembly Marzouq Al-Ghanem returned to the Assembly for the first time since last August, after the constitutional court scrapped last year's election process and reinstated the previous Assembly. Ghanem chaired a meeting of the Assembly's office, which was attended by most members but not by the opposition. No statement was issued following the meeting, and Ghanem did not speak to the...

Dr. Khalid Al-Saleh

Drugs awareness

By Dr Khalid Al-Saleh participated in two events of drugs awareness last week. The first was along with volunteers fighting drugs, while the second was a workshop on the capabilities of drug gangs to use science and brainwashing to spread drugs around the world. Dr Musaed Al-Najjar, a security academic with experience in fighting drugs, introduced me to the volunteers, some of are participating in this effort with the American Embassy, which...

KUWAIT: Regional Head of delegation for GCC countries Mamadou Sow (left) chats with Alaa Nayel,nCommunication Officer at the International Committee of the Red Cross.

International Committee of the Red Cross marks 160th anniversary 'serving humanity'

By Ghadeer GhloumKUWAIT: The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) held a meeting on Monday to mark its 160th anniversary 'serving humanity', in the presence of Regional Head of Delegation for GCC Countries Mamadou Sow. During the meeting, Sow linked ICRC not only to human aid, but also to Islamic values. "The story of ICRC is about men and women who are victims of war around the world. It is also the story of men and women whose work...

KUWAIT: Science students engage with the Ministry of Electricity and Water booth.

KU inaugurates ScienceExpo 2023

KUWAIT: Acting Director of Kuwait University, Dr Fahd Al-Rashidi opened Monday the College of Science exhibition titled "ScienceExpo 2023", with the participation of several parties from inside and outside the university.Acting Dean of the College Dr Muhammad bin Sabt, said in a press statement that the college the annual exhibition is the largest held by the college with the participation of clubs affiliated with scientific departments and...

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Japanese scramble to buy beloved rice as shortages bite