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30% of diabetic patients in Kuwait have SIBO: Expert
By Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: Consultant of internal diseases, digestive system and liver Dr Wafaa Al-Hashash said around 30 percent of diabetic patients in Kuwait have small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO), adding this is equivalent to around 340,000 people in the country. She said the elderly are more prone to the risk of getting SIBO due to the change in level of stomach acid, and most of them are taking medicines that exacerbate the...
KUWAIT: Ali Hassan Khalil (left), CEO of Markaz with Farouk Bastaki, former Managing Director of Kuwait Investment Authority.
Concern over plan to withdraw from Kuwait's Future Generation Fund
By Majd OthmanKUWAIT: Former Managing Director of Kuwait Investment Authority Farouk Bastaki expressed concerns over reported plans by the government to withdraw from the Future Generations Fund after taking advantage of the General Reserve Fund during the previous period, especially since the price of a barrel of oil is expected to range between $50 and $60 in the next five years.His statement came during one of the sessions of the Kuwait...
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Earth's inner core may have started spinning other way: study
PARIS: Far below our feet, a giant may have started moving against us. Earth's inner core, a hot iron ball the size of Pluto, has stopped spinning in the same direction as the rest of the planet and might even be rotating the other way, research suggested on Monday.Roughly 5,000 kilometres (3,100 miles) below the surface we live on, this "planet within the planet" can spin independently because it floats in the liquid metal outer core. Exactly...
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UN Resident Coordinator visits Kuwait Times and Kuwait News
KUWAIT: United Nations Resident Coordinator and Designated Official Dr Tarek El-Sheikh visited Kuwait Times and Kuwait News on Monday on the occasion of the end of his tenure in Kuwait.Dr El-Sheikh was received by Kuwait Times Deputy Editor-in-Chief Abdullah Boftain and the senior editorial team and was taken on a tour of various departments at Kuwait Times. The UN official, in talks with the KT editorial management, discussed means of bolstering...
Participants of the joint Kuwait-Saudi joint committee meeting.
Kuwaiti-Saudi committee reviews progress of Khafji joint operations
KUWAIT: The joint Kuwaiti-Saudi Standing Committee held a meeting in the Al-Khafji Joint Operations area, Saudi Arabia, on Sunday to review reports on onshore oil operations in the Partitioned Zone and the adjacent submerged Partitioned Zone.The meeting was co-chaired by Undersecretary of the Kuwaiti Ministry of Oil Sheikh Dr Nimer Fahad Al-Malik Al-Sabah and Saudi Assistant Minister of Energy Eng Muhammad bin Abdul Rahman Al-Ibrahim, a statement...
KUWAIT: Dr Amal Al-Yahya addresses the participants
MoH opens 11 clinics to treat nicotine addiction
KUWAIT: The events for the treatment of 'nicotine' addiction in Kuwait began on Sunday with the functioning of 11 centers for treatment of people suffering from nicotine addiction. The events are organized by the National Anti-Smoking Program at the Ministry of Health in cooperation with the King Hussein Cancer Center in Jordan.Program appointee, Dr Amal Al-Yahya said: "30 female doctors will be trained on the basics of nicotine addiction...
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AFP delegation visits Kuwait Times and Kuwait News
KUWAIT: Agence France-Presse (AFP) Sales and Marketing Director, Middle East and North Africa Antoine Salame and AFP Gulf Sales and Marketing Manager Ziad Obeid visited Kuwait Times and Kuwait News offices on Monday.Kuwait Times Deputy Editor-in-Chief Abdullah Boftain, along with senior editorial team, received the AFP delegation and took them on a tour of various departments at Kuwait Times. During the visit, both sides explored means of further...
KUWAIT: Charge d'Affaires of the US Embassy in Kuwait James Holtsnider delivers a speech. – Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Continued Kuwait-US collaboration on cybersecurity essential: Official
By Faten OmarKUWAIT: The US Embassy kicked off the opening session of cybersecurity lectures on Sunday in cooperation with Saad Al-Abdullah Police Academy at Abdullatif Al-Thuwaini Building. "We are in continuous collaboration with the US Embassy in diversifying cultural and educational cooperation for Saad Al-Abdullah Academy. Previously, the academy sent three students to the United States to learn more about the US constitution, and it was a...
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Microsoft invests billions in ChatGPT firm OpenAI
WASHINGTON: Microsoft on Monday said it had extended its partnership with OpenAI, the research lab and creator of ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence chatbot that has sparked widespread fears of cheating in schools and universities. In a company blog post tweeted by CEO Satya Nadella, the tech giant announced a "multiyear, multibillion dollar investment to accelerate AI breakthroughs" that would be "broadly shared with the world."OpenAI's...
KUWAIT: The pinnacle of Kuwait’s iconic skyscraper Al-Hamra Tower seen above a thick fog that enveloped Kuwait on Monday morning. – Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
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LONDON: Manchester United's Portuguese midfielder Bruno Fernandes vies with Arsenal's Brazilian midfielder Gabriel Martinelli at the Emirates Stadium on Jan 22, 2023. - AFP
Arsenal silence doubters with win
LONDON: Premier League leaders Arsenal have had their title credentials questioned all season but their last-gasp 3-2 win against Manchester United has silenced many of the remaining doubters. Eddie Nketiah scored the winner in the dying moments of a pulsating match at the Emirates on Sunday as the home fans were infused with fresh belief that this could be their year.The game against in-form United was seen as a critical test for the Gunners,...
PORTLAND: Shaedon Sharpe of the Portland Trail Blazers defends against Kendrick Nunn of the Los Angeles Lakers at Moda Center on Jan 22, 2023. – AFP
Lakers rally to stun Trail Blazers as Nets down Warriors in comeback
LOS ANGELES: LeBron James scored 20 of his 37 points in the second half as the Los Angeles Lakers rallied from a 25-point halftime deficit to stun the Portland Trail Blazers 121-112 on Sunday. The Lakers, who scored just 13 points to Portland’s 45 in the second quarter, roared back to become the first team to win a game in which it lost a quarter by 30 or more points since the Boston Celtics against the Buffalo Braves in 1972.The remarkable...
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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