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PAAET to hold cybersecurity forum Feb 15-16
KUWAIT: The Public Authority for Applied Education and Training is organizing a forum titled "Cybersecurity ... Challenges and Solutions" in cooperation with the Gulf University for Science and Technology, the authority announced Sunday. The two-day forum will be held at the authority's headquarters on Feb 15-16 under the sponsorship of Education Minister Dr Hamad Al-Adwani. The forum is also sponsored by the Communication and Information...
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'Doomsday Clock' moves closest ever to midnight
Top scientists and security experts moved the "Doomsday Clock" forward on Tuesday to just 90 seconds to midnight -– signaling an increased risk to humanity's survival from the nuclear shadow over the Ukraine conflict and the growing climate crisis. The new timing of the clock set by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists is closer to midnight than ever before.The hands of the clock, which the Bulletin describes as a "metaphor for how close...
KUWAIT: Participants of the second stem cells transplantation conference. - KUNA
Kuwait second in Gulf in stem cell transplants for children
Dr Meshaal Al-KandariKUWAIT: Kuwait ranks second at the Gulf level in stem cell transplants for children. Under the framework of the stem cell transplant program, which started in 2020, up to 33 transplant operations for children had been conducted, said Dr Meshaal Al-Kandari, the assistant undersecretary for dentistry, in a statement he addressed on behalf of the minister of health at the inauguration of the second stem cell transplantation...
AL-HOL CAMP: In this file photo taken on August 26, 2022 a picture shows the Kurdish-run Al-Hol camp, which holds relatives of suspected Islamic State (IS) group fighters in the northeastern Hasakeh governorate, during a security operation by the Kurdish Asayish security forces and the special forces of the Syrian Democratic Forces. - AFP
France repatriates more women, children from Syrian jihadist camp
PARIS: France Tuesday repatriated 15 women and 32 children held in a prison camp for suspected jihadists in Syria, the foreign ministry said, in the third major return of French citizens from the country.Rights groups have been pressing for years for France to take back the wives and children of alleged Islamic State group fighters held in the camps, since the jihadist movement was ousted from its self-declared "caliphate" in 2019. But the...
BERLIN: Germany's new Defense Minister Boris Pistorius (right) and NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg give a joint press conference following talks on January 24, 2023 at the Defense Ministry in Berlin. – AFP
Start training Ukrainians to use Leopard tanks, Germany says
BERLIN: Germany said Tuesday that allies could start training Ukrainian forces to use the Leopard battle tanks desperately sought by Kyiv to repel Russian troops, provoking a defiant response from the Kremlin.Berlin stopped short of granting permission for the tanks to be sent to Ukraine, but underscored that the pending decision was imminent. Poland sought to push Germany to speed up its decision, with Warsaw putting forward a formal application...
KUWAIT: A thick fog blankets Jaber International Stadium as visibility in Kuwait dropped below 1000 meters on Tuesday. Kuwait is predicted to witness cold weather with foggy conditions and light scattered showers, according to meteorologist Amira Al-Azmi. Temperatures are expected to drop to 8-11 degrees Celsius while the high temperatures might reach 17-20 degrees Celsius. - KUNA
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This picture shows a Thalys train in the Bruxelles-Midi train station in Brussels, on January 24, 2023. (Photo by Kenzo TRIBOUILLARD / AFP)
Eurostar recovery hampered by post-Brexit passport checks
BRUSSELS: Cross-Channel train operator Eurostar complained Tuesday that slower post-Brexit passport checks for travelers are forcing it to run some services almost one-third empty. The Eurostar Group now includes the Eurostar service from France and Belgium to London and the Thalys services linking Cologne, Amsterdam, Brussels and Paris. On Tuesday, the group unveiled a new joint logo that will adorn trains on both route networks, along with an...
BRUSSELS, Belgium: (Left to right) President of the Eurogroup Paschal Donohoe, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde and Spanish Finance Minister Nadia Calvino pose for a family photo during a Eurogroup meeting at the EU headquarters in Brussels in this file photo. – AFP
Hopes grow that eurozone will dodge recession this winter
FRANKFURT: Europe's economy grew in January for the first time since June, a closely watched survey showed Tuesday, raising hopes that the eurozone will avoid a recession this winter. Europe has benefited from lower inflation, improved supply chains and the recent reopening of China's COVID-scarred economy, leading to increased optimism for 2023.The outlook for the single currency area is significantly brighter than it was a few months ago, when...
MORECAMBE, UK: Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks during a Q&A session at The Platform in Morecambe in Lancashire, northwest England. – AFP
British borrowing balloons on Gas and electricity subsidies
LONDON: The UK government's debt almost tripled last month as it subsidizes gas and electricity bills to protect Britons from high energy costs following producer Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Public sector net borrowing hit £27.4 billion ($33.9 billion) in December, up £16.7 billion from a year earlier, the Office for National Statistics said in a statement on Tuesday.That was the highest monthly December figure since comparable records began...
MELBOURNE: Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas celebrates victory against Czech Republic's Jiri Lehecka on day nine of the Australian Open on Jan 24, 2023. - AFP
Tsitsipas powers into semis
MELBOURNE: Stefanos Tsitsipas closed in on a first Grand Slam title by reaching the Australian Open semi-finals on Tuesday in impressive fashion, as Victoria Azarenka also powered into the last four. Tsitsipas was a convincing 6-3, 7-6 (7/2), 6-4 winner over unseeded Jiri Lehecka of the Czech Republic and faces Karen Khachanov next.The 24-year-old Tsitsipas is the highest remaining seed left at three and with Melbourne's large Greek community...
British actor Rizwan Ahmed (L) and US actress Allison Williams announce the nominees for Best Picture during the 95th Academy Awards nominations announcement at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, California, on January 24, 2023. – AFP photos
‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ tops Oscar noms with 11
Surreal sci-fi “Everything Everywhere All At Once” topped the Oscar nominations Tuesday with 11, as Hollywood formally kicked off the race to the all-important Academy Awards. It was followed by German anti-war movie “All Quiet on the Western Front” and Irish black comedy “The Banshees of Inisherin,” which each received nine nominations from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.As expected, Academy voters also rewarded...
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‘Top Gun’ among blockbuster sequels targeting Oscar noms
The Oscar nominations for a year in which the big-screen box office finally bounced back from the pandemic will be unveiled, with Academy voters expected to reward blockbusters such as “Top Gun: Maverick” for helping to save movie theaters.Tom Cruise’s long-awaited sequel to his huge 1986 hit is the most likely crowd-pleaser to make the cut for best picture—Hollywood’s most coveted prize—but other popular follow-ups including...
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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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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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Cooperate and prioritize national interest, Amir tells new ministers