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LONG BEACH, US: In this file photo taken on November 17, 2021 gantry cranes and shipping containers are seen at the Port of Long Beach in Long Beach, California. - AFP

US trade gap widens in 2022 to record on strong imports

WASHINGTON: The US trade gap widened to a record in 2022, though expanding less than expected in December, government data said Tuesday, capping off the year on robust imports and strong spending. The overall trade gap grew $103.0 billion from 2021 to $948.1 billion last year, Commerce Department data showed, on a surge in goods imports ranging from crude oil to consumer items including pharmaceuticals and household products. This marks the...

SALERNO: Juventus' Brazilian defender Danilo (left) saves a ball on his goalkeeper's line during the Italian Serie A football match between Salernitana and Juventus on February 7, 2023.- AFP

Juve stroll past Salernitana as Dusan Vlahovic scores

SALERNO: Dusan Vlahovic scored his first Juventus goals in nearly four months on Tuesday with a brace in his team's easy 3-0 win at Salernitana. Serbia forward Vlahovic set Juve on their way to victory in Salerno when he rifled in a penalty off the post in the 26th minute and then swept in Juve's third just after half-time.Filip Kostic tapped in Juve's second shortly before the break after Vlahovic's mishit shot fell to his international...

PARIS: Olympics rings are installed in front of the Paris City Hall during the 'Olympics Day' organized by the 'Comite National Olympique et Sportif Francais' (CNOSF) to celebrate the upcoming of the 2024 Paris Olympics Games.- AFP

Paris mayor against Russian athletes at 2024 Olympics 'while war goes on'

PARIS: Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo changed her stance on Russian competitors at the 2024 Olympics on Tuesday saying they should be banned "while the war continues" in Ukraine, her office said. Last month Hidalgo said she believed Russians could take part "under a neutral flag" to avoid "depriving athletes of competition". On Tuesday she told French media her earlier position was "indecent" because a neutral flag, "does not really exist" although she...

Mesut Hancer holds the hand of his 15-year-old daughter Irmak on Feb 7, 2023, who died in Kahramanmaras, a day after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck southeast Turkey. - AFP

Turkey-Syria quake toll tops 6,200

SANLIURFA, Turkey: Rescuers in Turkey and Syria battled frigid cold Tuesday in a race against time to find survivors under buildings flattened by a earthquake that killed more than 6,200 people. Tremors that inflicted more suffering on a border area, already plagued by conflict, left people on the streets burning debris to try to stay warm as international aid began to arrive.Relief flights of Kuwait's humanitarian "air bridge" departed Tuesday...

Iran army pilots attend the unveiling of Iran's first underground military base for fighter jets in an undisclosed location. - AFP

Iran unveils underground base for jets

TEHRAN: Iran's army on Tuesday unveiled its first underground base for fighter jets designed to withstand possible strikes by US bunker-busting bombs, state media reported. The base - named Oghab 44 ("Eagle" in Persian) - can accommodate "all types of fighter jets and bombers, in addition to drones", the official news agency IRNA said, releasing images and videos from inside the base.The exact location of the base was not revealed, but state...

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Funeral held for Pakistan ex-president Musharraf

KARACHI: Pakistan's divisive former military ruler Pervez Musharraf was buried on Tuesday in a muted funeral that was never officially announced. The country's serving army chief, the prime minister and the president all stayed away from the event, with media blocked from covering it and local television not airing the service. Musharraf, who became a key US ally during Washington's "war on terror" after the September 11 attacks, died exiled in...

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Why more people are investing in themselves

By Ghadeer GhloumKUWAIT: Like many of his peers, Abdullah Hasan is going to university for a better future. But while people head towards investing in gold, stocks, commodities, cryptocurrencies and others to accumulate wealth, Hasan believes that investing in building skills outside university is a better option that opens up lots of new opportunities and improves his creativity at multiple fields. Abdullah Hasan"In addition to studying at...

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Ujairi center to launch app for solar power

KUWAIT: Al-Ujairi center director Yousef Al-Ujairi has announced that the center is working on launching a smart phone application in cooperation with a Swiss company to benefit from solar power in generating power for houses, farms and chalets as an alternative energy, so as to protect the environment.Al-Ujairi told KUNA, "the application will help in providing service for citizens who are planning to transform and move to sustainable energy -...

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Kuwaiti students complain govt allowance not enough

By Faten OmarKUWAIT: Recently, the Ministry of Finance said it is still hesitating over implanting the financial raises mentioned in the proposed laws regarding students’ social allowances, given that it will impose an additional financial cost on the state budget in light of the current liquidity crunch. The National Union of Kuwait Students denounced the ministry of finance’s action to reject the proposed increase in social allowance for...

KUWAIT: First relief flight of Kuwait's humanitarian 'Air Bridge' departs to Turkey.- KUNA

Kuwait Red Crescent Society sends aid to quake victims

By Ghadeer GhloumKUWAIT: After a massive earthquake hit southeastern Turkey and northwestern Syria, Kuwait Red Crescent Society launched its initial airlift to the affected areas on the orders of HH the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. "In cooperation with Arab Red Crescent and Red Cross Organization, Kuwait Red Crescent Society is delivering aid to both affected countries, Turkey and Syria," Dr Musaed Al-Enezi told Kuwait Times. Dr...

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Volunteer society urges support for cancer patients

KUWAIT: The Kuwait Women Volunteer Society (KWVS) has stressed the importance of positive support for cancer patients and their families by providing the best healthcare and exceptional treatment services, as well as raising awareness related to all types of cancers through social and media activities. Member of the administrative council and secretary of the society Dr Mona Al-Qattan said during a lecture titled "Positive Support for Cancer...

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Assembly sessions not nullified in govt absence: Expert

KUWAIT: Constitutional expert Muhammed Al-Faili said article 116 of the constitution does not technically nullify National Assembly sessions if the government is absent, and that the current norm of adjourning the session was started by late MP Othman Khalil in 1964, who believed the session must be adjourned because the government is not participating."His opinion could have been based on the basis that not enabling a member to attend...

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KUWAIT: H the Amir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah receives Qatari Minister of State for Energy Affairs and Managing Director and CEO of QatarEnergy Saad Al-Kaabi on Aug 26, 2024.

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KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, in the attendance of HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, receives HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah and four newly appointed ministers on Aug 26, 2024. – KUNA

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QUETTA: A man mourns the death of his father, who died in a separatist militant attack, at a hospital on Aug 26, 2024. - AFP

73 killed after militant attacks in Balochistan

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GAZA: A boy carries a humanitarian aid package provided by UNRWA in central Gaza City on Aug 27, 2024. - AFP

Kuwait slams Zionist Aqsa call