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Medicine Nobel goes to mRNA vax researchers
STOCKHOLM: Researchers Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman won the Nobel Medicine Prize on Monday for work on messenger RNA (mRNA) technology that paved the way for groundbreaking COVID-19 vaccines. The pair, who had been tipped as favorites, “contributed to the unprecedented rate of vaccine development during one of the greatest threats to human health in modern times”, the jury said.The World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic in...
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Trump empire under threat as fraud trial opens
NEW YORK: A combative Donald Trump appeared in a New York court on Monday to face civil fraud charges, denouncing the case as a “sham” intended to torpedo his campaign to retake the White House. The fraud trial, one of several legal battles against the 77-year-old Trump, could potentially see the former president barred from doing business in New York state. “This has to do with election interference, plain and simple,” Trump said as he...
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KU’s College of Medicine receives full accreditation
KUWAIT: Kuwait University announced that the College of Medicine has received full academic accreditation from the Association for Evaluation and Accreditation of Medical Education Programs (TEPDAD) and is recognized by the World Federation for Medical Education.The acting rector of the university, Dr. Fayez Al-Dhafiri, said at a press conference on Monday that this is a great achievement by the Faculty of Medicine. Al-Dhafiri extended his...
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Info Ministry signs deal for integrated digital platform
KUWAIT: The Ministry of Information announced the signing of a KD 5.050 million (about $5.4 million) contract for the establishment of an integrated digital platform for the ministry. The five-year contract will grant the ministry 10 percent of the net profits. The winning company will take care of the construction, operation, and marketing of the platform.The official spokesman of the Ministry of Information, Bader Al-Enezi, said: “Under the...
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Interior prepares for rainy season
KUWAIT: The Civil Defense Committee held a coordination meeting on Monday to discuss the preparations and readiness of the state ministries to face the torrential rainy season.The department of security media at the Ministry of Interior said in a press release that the meeting discussed the works required to be implemented to deal with the rainy season, deployment plans, the readiness of the relevant agencies, and the speed of their response to...
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OIC ministerial conference discusses food security
DOHA: The chairman of the board of directors and director general of the Kuwait General Authority for Food and Nutrition, Dr. Reem Al-Fulaij, stressed on Monday the importance of participating in the ninth OIC Ministerial Conference on food security and agricultural development in enhancing food security in the OIC (Organization of Islamic Countries).Al-Fulaij said in a statement to the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) after the conclusion of the...
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Interior fires 800 Arab employees
KUWAIT: The Ministry of Interior terminated the services of more than 800 Arab expatriate employees, mostly Egyptians, and gave them a month to finish their dismissal procedures. Sources revealed to Kuwait Times that these employees are in the administrative sector, and some of them are in the positions of legal advisers.They were distributed to several departments in the Ministry of Interior, such as the General Administration of Nationality,...
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Cabinet congratulates Amir
KUWAIT: Kuwait’s Cabinet on Monday congratulated His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on the third anniversary of his rise to power, saying his “wide leadership” has placed the nation firmly on the path towards prosperity and development. During the Cabinet’s customary session, presided over by Acting Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Talal Al-Khaled Al-Sabah, Information Minister Abdulrahman Al-Mutairi...
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E-books and e-learning
By Azzah Alghamdi technological advancements witnessed worldwide have had numerous positive impacts on education, with the most notable being the rise of distance learning and the integration of technology into teaching. The Internet has made it significantly easier for both researchers and students to access educational resources crucial for their studies. However, one concerning trend that many countries are embracing is the widespread...
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EU pledges lasting support for Kyiv
KYIV: The European Union signaled its long-term support for Ukraine on Monday as its foreign ministers convened in Kyiv for a historic first gathering outside the bloc’s borders. The meeting came as disagreements grow among EU members over support for Ukraine and as Kyiv’s forces make limited gains in a high-stakes counteroffensive against Russian troops. “We are convening in a historic meeting of the EU foreign ministers here in Ukraine,...
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Silence falls on Nagorno-Karabakh
LACHIN CORRIDOR: Silence has returned to the mountain road down which most of the population of Nagorno-Karabakh fled after the self-proclaimed republic surrendered to Azerbaijani troops. After nine days of fear and panic, the exodus of Armenians is over with the Lachin Corridor that links Karabakh to Armenia all but deserted except for a rare car, said AFP reporters there on a visit organized by Azerbaijani authorities. On a hill, the Armenian...
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Canada battered by ‘never before seen’ wildfire season
NORMÉTAL: When scientists started pouring over data to assess Canada’s fire season this year, they struggled to find the right superlatives. “Never before seen,” was thrown around, as was “exceptional in scale, duration” and “huge long-term consequences.” “We have shattered all the records on a Canadian scale,” says a shaken Yan Boulanger, a researcher for the country’s natural resources ministry. There had never been so many...
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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’