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KUWAIT: Australian Ambassador to Kuwait Melissa Kelly with Hamad Al-Mashaan (right) cut the cake during the ceremony. - Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat

Kuwait, Australia hail relations, eye more fruitful ties in the year ahead

By Faten OmarKUWAIT: The Embassy of Australia to Kuwait held a reception Monday on the occasion of Australian National Day. On the sidelines of the ceremony, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for Development and International Cooperation Ambassador Hamad Al-Mashaan revealed the ministry of foreign affairs will discuss in March the removal of the names of three Kuwaiti citizens from the Security Council's counter-terrorism sanctions list,...

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KPC announces liquefied gas prices for Feb

KUWAIT: Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) announced Tuesday the new prices of liquefied petroleum gas (propane) and (butane) for the month of February. The corporation said in a statement that one metric ton of propane gas will be sold for $790 in February and one metric ton of butane gas will be sold for $790.Liquefied petroleum gas (propane) and (butane) are used in the petrochemical industry, in addition to other uses as fuel, cooking,...

Police have launched an investigation after a dead body belonging to an expat was found in Kabd area.

Decomposing body found in Kabd desert

KUWAIT: A body of an expat was found near an electricity tower in Kabd on Tuesday morning. According to a report received by the ministry of interior's operations room, it appeared that the body, which was bloated, belonged to an expat who was probably electrocuted from wires dangling from the tower.Medical emergency team and criminal investigation officials were called by Kabd police station for investigations to identify the deceased and...

An integrated medical team has completed 63 pelvic and knee joint replacements during the past three months. – KUNA

Jaber Hospital performs first knee and hip replacement

By Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: Dr Salama Ayyad, orthopedic and joint replacement consultant at Jaber Al-Ahmad Hospital, announced the success of the first double hip and knee joint replacement surgery in Kuwait. The patient is an 82-year-old man who was suffering from pain as a result of a fracture in the pelvic joint and severe osteoarthritis of the knee.In normal circumstances, pelvic and knee joints are replaced in separate surgeries, but the...

KINSHASA: Pope Francis (C), seated on a wheelchair, arrives at the N'djili International Airport in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), on January 31, 2023. Pope Francis landed in the Democratic Republic of Congo, hailing his beautiful trip to Africa as he comes bearing a message of peace to the conflict-torn nation, before heading to troubled neighbour South Sudan. - AFP

Thousands greet Pope in conflict-torn DR Congo

KINSHASA: Massive crowds thronged for a glimpse of Pope Francis as he made his way through the streets of Kinshasa Tuesday, after arriving in DR Congo with a message of peace for a country ravaged by decades of conflict.Waving flags and cheering, residents of Kinshasa ran after the popemobile, which wound through working-class districts towards the presidential palace, after the 86-year-old Pope Francis descended from his plane in a wheelchair....

SEOUL: US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin (L) and South Korea's Defence Minister Lee Jong-sup (R) speak during a joint press conference after their meeting at the Defence Ministry in Seoul on January 31, 2023. - AFP

US, South Korean defense chiefs vow more drills to counter North

SEOUL: US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met his counterpart in Seoul on Tuesday, pledging to beef up joint drills and security cooperation as South Korea seeks nuclear reassurances in the face of growing North Korean threats. Seoul is eager to convince its increasingly nervous public of America's so-called extended deterrence commitments, after a year in which North Korea declared itself an "irreversible" nuclear power and conducted a banned...

SINGAPORE: IMF Chief Economist and Director Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas (C) and Division Chief of the Research Department Daniel Leigh (R) attend a press briefing for the World Economy Outlook update in Singapore on January 31, 2023. - AFP

IMF lifts 2023 growth forecast with boost from China reopening

WASHINGTON: Global growth is set to be higher than expected this year, the IMF said Monday, raising its forecast on surprisingly strong consumption and investment while China's lifting of zero-Covid restrictions provides another boost.World growth has been bogged down by fallout from Russia's invasion of Ukraine last year, economic downturns and efforts to rein in spiraling costs of living. Against this backdrop, the International Monetary Fund...

STOCKTON-ON-TEES: Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (R) speaks to staff during a visit to the University Hospital of North Tees in Stockton-on-Tees. - AFP

Brexit gloom prevails on UK's three-year anniversary

LONDON: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak defended Brexit as a "huge opportunity" on Tuesday, as the UK marked three years since leaving the EU amid economic crisis and a growing public sense of "Bregret". On January 31, 2020, the United Kingdom ended 47 years of belonging to the European Union and its predecessor, the EEC, soon after Boris Johnson won a resounding election victory for the Conservatives with his promise to "get Brexit done".An...

MUMBAI: File photo taken on November 19, 2022, Chairperson of Indian conglomerate Adani Group, Gautam Adani, speaks at the World Congress of Accountants in Mumbai. Indian industrialist Gautam Adani is Asia's richest man, with a business empire spanning coal, airports, cement and media now rocked by corporate fraud allegations. - AFP

Large investors pull Adani's $2.5bn share sale through after stock rout

MUMBAI: Adani Group's ambitious share sale exceeded its subscription targets Tuesday in a relief for the Indian conglomerate, which is reeling from allegations of "brazen" corporate fraud that wiped more than $65 billion off its value.The success of India's biggest follow-on public offer (FPO) is the first reprieve in a horror week for the sprawling business empire of Gautam Adani -- still Asia's richest man despite a bruising $36 billion hit to...

PHILADELPHIA: Paolo Banchero of the Orlando Magic dunks during the fourth quarter against the Philadelphia 76ers at Wells Fargo Center on Jan 30, 2023. – AFP

Banchero sparks Magic over Sixers

LOS ANGELES: Paolo Banchero led a second-half fightback as the Orlando Magic overturned a 21-point deficit to upset the Philadelphia 76ers 119-109 on Monday. Banchero, the number one pick in last year's draft, scored 29 points from 11-of-22 shooting, with nine rebounds and three assists to give Orlando another notable win after last week's defeat of league-leading Boston.In other games across the NBA on Monday, Luka Doncic returned from injury...

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150 karatekas to participate in Kuwait event

By Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: The draw for the 5th Arab Clubs Karate Championship for men and women will be held on Wednesday. The event is organized by Yarmouk Club over Thursday and Friday with 150 players representing 17 clubs from 8 countries. The clubs are Yarmouk, Kuwait, Shabab, Burgan and Fatat from Kuwait, Sharjah, Sharjah Women, Shabab Al-Ahli and Ittihad Kalba from UAE, Nasr (Saudi Arabia), Alwehda (Yemen), Um Qasr, Baladiya and Ittihad...

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Real expected to continue Europe dominance of Club World Cup

RABAT: One of the last Club World Cups in its current format begins on Wednesday in Morocco, where Real Madrid will be favorites to continue Europe's dominance of the much-maligned FIFA competition. FIFA president Gianni Infantino announced on the sidelines of the World Cup in Qatar in December that an expanded Club World Cup is planned from 2025.The bigger competition, which would feature 32 teams, has been a controversial pet project of...

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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