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A US corporate scourge deflates the empire of Indian tycoon Adani
WASHINGTON: Nathan Anderson sees himself as a scourge of corporate manipulation, but some investors and business leaders see short-sellers like him as engaging in tactics more akin to Wall Street gunslinging for profit. Anderson heads the New York-based short-seller Hindenburg Research, which profits as its attacks on Indian business tycoon Gautam Adani gain steam.A week ago, Hindenburg released a 106-page report on the Adani Group, calling it...
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ChatGPT maker fields tool for spotting AI-written text
Creators of a ChatGPT bot causing a stir for its ability to mimic human writing on Tuesday released a tool designed to detect when written works are authored by artificial intelligence. The announcement came amid intense debate at schools and universities in the United States and around the world over concerns that the software can be used to assist students with assignments and help them cheat during exams. US-based OpenAI said in a blog post...
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Clickbait or creativity? The art world wrestles with AI
Online tools that can create wonderful, absurd and sometimes horrifying images using artificial intelligence (AI) have exploded in popularity, sparking soul-searching over the nature of art. Tech companies tout their inventions as a liberating force of art for all, but purists argue that the artist is still the central cog in the machine.Art historian and AI expert Emily L. Spratt, whose forthcoming book tackles the ethics and regulation of AI...
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Does Asterix have the magic potion to save French cinema?
"Asterix" returns to the big screen Wednesday as France tries to match Hollywood by weaponising nostalgia in the battle for box office success. Critics may bemoan the crushing lack of originality in Hollywood in recent years, as risk-averse studios fall back on their catalogue of familiar superhero and sci-fi franchises. But there is no doubting that it works: the top 10 of almost every country's box office last year comprised nothing but...
French-Senegalese director Leila Sy (right) looks oon during filming on the set of Banlieusard 2 in the forest of Bandia in Sindia, region of Thies west center of Senegal.
Boom times for francophone Africa's TV and film industry
Standing in a barren schoolyard surrounded by baobab trees at the end of a dusty road in central Senegal, Leila Sy takes a look around and smiles. "The light makes all the difference," she says. "Everything is beautiful-the colour, the people, the energy." The film director is shooting "Banlieusard 2", the sequel to a 2019 French hit starring French rapper Kery James. The movie is scheduled for release on Netflix later this year.The American...
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Kuwait projects KD 5bn deficit
By B IzzakKUWAIT: The finance ministry on Tuesday released the draft state budget for the 2023/2024 fiscal year, projecting a huge deficit of KD 5 billion due to a sharp drop in oil revenues and a rise in expenditures, the ministry said in a statement. The draft budget was approved by the Cabinet before resigning last week and it will become official only after its approval by the National Assembly.Revenues in the fiscal year, which starts on...
RAMALLAH: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the occupied West Bank on Jan 31, 2023. - AFP
Blinken mourns 'innocent' Palestinians
RAMALLAH: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed his sorrow Tuesday for "innocent" Palestinians killed in a spike of violence in the occupied West Bank, after meeting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Washington's top diplomat met Abbas in the West Bank city of Ramallah on the final stop on a Middle East tour aimed at curbing the bloodshed, following meetings with Zionist Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and cabinet ministers.Both...
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COVID-19 bivalent booster available: Health Ministry
KUWAIT: The Health Ministry announced Tuesday that the Moderna COVID-19 bivalent booster vaccine is available at 16 locations around the country, starting from Wednesday February 1, 2023. The new booster provides protection against the original strain of the virus as well as the omicron variants.Anyone over the age of 18 who has taken a second dose of any COVID-19 vaccine or booster shot is eligible to take the new booster, the ministry said. The...
PESHAWAR: Pakistani security officials gather to attend funeral prayers of police officers killed in a mosque blast on Jan 30, 2023. - AFP
Pak mosque blast toll 100; 51 die in boat capsize
PESHAWAR: A suicide blast at a mosque inside a Pakistan police headquarters was a targeted revenge attack, a police chief said Tuesday, as rescue efforts ended with the death toll standing at 100. Between 300 and 400 policemen had gathered for afternoon prayers at the compound's mosque on Monday in the provincial capital Peshawar when an entire wall and most of the roof were blown out, showering rubble on officers."We are on the frontline taking...
MANILA: In this photo taken on Jan 19, 2023, a worker pushing a cart of onions at a market. – AFP
Onion prices make Philippine staple a luxury
BONGABON, Philippines: Even before his onions are fully grown, Philippine farmer Luis Angeles races to harvest the crop and cash in on eye-watering prices for a vegetable that has become a luxury item in the country. Onion prices have soared in recent months, reaching as high as 800 pesos (nearly $15) a kilogram in Manila supermarkets, making them more expensive than chicken or meat.Some restaurants have stripped the staple ingredient from...
TSIRKUNY: A local resident collects shells of various types of ammunition in Tsirkuny village, Kharkiv region, on January 31, 2023, amid Russia's military invasion on Ukraine. - AFP
Biden rejects F-16s for Ukraine
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden said Monday the United States would not provide F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, as Kyiv expands the list of weaponry it needs to be better able to drive Russian forces from occupied territories. Fighting continued at key points along the long front as Russian forces sought to expand their hold on territory in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine.The Kremlin-appointed Donetsk leader, Denis Pushilin, claimed Russian...
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In honor of Jullebee Ranara
By Nejoud Al-Yagout January 22nd, the charred remains of overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Jullebee Ranara were discovered in Salmi, Kuwait. In an act of noble and supreme diplomacy, our Foreign Minister, Sheikh Salem Al-Sabah, met the Charges D'Affaires of the Philippines Embassy, Jose Cabrera, to express his heartfelt condolences for the despicable murder of Jullebee. In addition, the President of the Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos Jr, who...
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Kuwait-based high school students secure patent for healthcare robot
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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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What is behind the decline of marriage?
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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