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Zhang Jianwei
Full recovery of Chinese economy will boost global economy
By Zhang JianweiAmbassador of the People's Republic of China to the State of KuwaitIn 2022, the world underwent both major changes unseen in a century and the once-in-a-century pandemic. The geopolitical situation was turbulent, and the downside risks of the world economy were increasing. Facing the complex international environment and the arduous task of promoting domestic reform while keeping stability, the Chinese government adhered to the...
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LEAP23 announces $9bn investments to support technology and startups
RIYADH: Leap23 opened a four-day run in Riyadh on Monday by announcing more than $9 billion in investments to support future technologies, digital entrepreneurship, tech startups, and enhance the Saudi Arabia's position as the largest digital market in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).The investments were revealed by Eng Abdullah bin Amer Alswaha, the Minister of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT), during a keynote address at...
Carlo Baldocci
Kuwait-Italy trade sees quantum leap: Envoy
By Majd OthmanKUWAIT: Italian Ambassador to Kuwait Carlo Baldocci told Kuwait Times in an exclusive interview that the export volume to Kuwait in the fashion sector increased by almost 50 percent in 2022 compared to 2021. Fashion exports constitute 7 percent of the total volume of Italian exports to Kuwait. He pointed out that in the first 10 months of 2022, exports to Kuwait in the fashion sector amounted to around €120 million, while it was...
LONDON: Tottenham Hotspur's English striker Harry Kane controls the ball during the English Premier League football match between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, on February 5, 2023. - AFP
Kane ruins City's title bid
LONDON: Pep Guardiola admitted Manchester City's Premier League title defense had suffered a major blow after Harry Kane's record-breaking goal gave Tottenham a 1-0 win over the champions on Sunday. Guardiola's side would have moved within two points of leaders Arsenal with a victory in north London, but Kane's first-half strike - which made him Tottenham's all-time leading scorer on 267 goals - left the Gunners firmly in control of the title...
MILAN: Inter Milan's Argentinian forward Lautaro Martinez works around AC Milan's Danish defender Simon Kjaer (left) during the Italian Serie A football match between Inter and AC Milan on February 5, 2023.- AFP
Martinez shoots Inter to Milan derby glory; AC Milan crumble
MILAN: Lautaro Martinez shot Inter Milan to a 1-0 derby triumph over crumbling champions AC Milan on Sunday but his team stayed 13 points behind Serie A leaders Napoli who strolled to a 3-0 win at Spezia. Argentina forward Martinez headed home his 12th league goal of the season in the 34th minute at the San Siro to make sure that Inter remained in second place and plunge their local rivals even deeper into crisis.Martinez has been given the Inter...
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Kimi Antonelli retains Giti-Powered Formula Championship lead
KUWAIT: The debut Formula Regional Middle East Championship Certified by FIA (FRMEC) at 8000-seat Kuwait Motor Town was a festival of exciting events. Dino Beganovic, Taylor Barnard and Sami Meguetounif emerged as the winners of the three races held in the Kuwait Motor Town. Yet, just as he did after the opening round at Dubai Autodrome, Andrea Kimi Antonelli came away as the series leader, despite not yet having won a race.The new $162 million...
ROME: France's lock Thibaud Flament (top) grabs the ball during the Six Nations international rugby union match between Italy and France on February 5, 2023.- AFP
France get their Six Nations title defense off to a winning start
ROME: France got their Six Nations title defense off to a winning start after squeezing past Italy 29-24 in Rome on Sunday. Thibaud Flament, Thomas Ramos, debutant Ethan Dumortier and Matthieu Jalibert scored tries at the Stadio Olimpico to give France a tight bonus point victory which pulls them level on five points with Ireland and Scotland. The French, however, were a long way short of the side that won the Grand Slam last year, giving away 18...
“Assassin’s Creed” composer Stephanie Economou celebrates winning the Grammy’s first-ever award for best video game soundtrack. – AFP
‘Assassin’s Creed’ gets first ever video game score Grammy
“Assassin’s Creed” composer Stephanie Economou won the first ever Grammy honoring video game scores at Sunday’s gala in Los Angeles. Industry players had lobbied for years for a prize celebrating the work behind video game soundtracks, an acknowledgment of the major impact gaming and its music have on pop culture. In her acceptance speech, Economou — who composed the music for “Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Dawn Of Ragnarok” —...
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Grammys red carpet: bold colors, basic black, bling
Music's brightest stars on Sunday brought their fashion A-game to the Grammys red carpet, strutting their stuff in bold colors, slinky styles, major bling and barely-there gowns. While the Oscars are known for embracing a certain brand of Hollywood glamour, the Grammys are in your face: some of the most iconic fashion looks have emerged on music's biggest night, like Jennifer Lopez's plunging green Versace gown in 2000. Here's a look at what the...
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Speaker invites MPs for session on exam cheating
By B IzzakKUWAIT: National Assembly Speaker Ahmad Al-Saadoun on Sunday sent out invitations to lawmakers to attend a special session on Thursday to debate cheating in school exams, after authorities busted a network that leaked higher secondary questions, from which over 20,000 students benefited. The demand to hold the session was submitted by 10 MPs who want to inquire about the government's policy in curbing cheating at schools, asking the...
Pervez Musharraf
Pakistani former military ruler Musharraf dies
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's exiled former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, who became a key US ally during the "war on terror", died in a Dubai hospital on Sunday aged 79 after a long illness. Musharraf seized power in a 1999 bloodless coup and was acting simultaneously as Pakistan's army chief, chief executive, and president when the 9/11 attacks on the United States took place.The general twice suspended the constitution and was accused of rigging a...
NORTH WOODSTOCK, New Hampshire: People explore the Ice Castles in -17C weather on Feb 4, 2023 as the northeastern US and Canada are experiencing an arctic blast. – AFP
US arctic blast breaks wind chill record
NEW YORK: An Arctic blast that brought "frostquakes" to parts of the United States saw the country record its lowest ever wind-chill temperature, meteorologists said Saturday. Atop Mount Washington in the northeastern state of New Hampshire, the wind-chill factor reached minus 78 degrees Celsius overnight, the National Weather Service (NWS) said.The service's office in the town of Gray, Maine, said in a tweet that it set a new US record for the...
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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.
Kuwait signs 15-year Qatar gas deal
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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
Amir calls for good governance
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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