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Indonesian families face trauma, threats year after stadium crush
MALANG, Indonesia: Holding buckets of water, Cholifatul Nur sprinkles flowers planted at her young son’s grave and wipes clean the stone slab where a scarf of his favorite team is draped a year after his death at an Indonesian football stadium. Fifteen-year-old Jovan Farellino was one of 135 people killed after a match in the East Javan city of Malang, with many dying from suffocation or being trampled in one of the deadliest disasters in the...
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US government teeters on brink of shutdown with no deal in view
WASHINGTON: The US government on Saturday was hours from shutting down after the far right of the Republican Party scuppered final attempts at a temporary budget agreement, throwing into doubt everything from access to national parks to Washington’s massive support for Ukraine. The closure of all but critical government services, set to start after midnight Saturday (0400 GMT Sunday) if lawmakers fail to reach a deal, would be the first since...
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Syrian beekeepers battle war and climate change
RANKUS, Syria: Syrian beekeeper Ibrahim Damiriya struggles to produce honey from his hives on parched land near the capital Damascus after years of war, economic collapse and worsening climate change impacts. “The war bled us dry. We could barely keep our beekeeping business afloat, and then the insane weather made things worse,” the 62-year-old in a beekeeping suit told AFP as he examined meager honey stocks inside the hives. Before...
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NBK offers at Ooredoo’s iPhone 15 launch event
KUWAIT: As part of the strategic partnership between National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) and Ooredoo Kuwait, the leading integrated communications provider, NBK Customers can benefit from Ooredoo’s exclusive offers provided in the ceremony marking the launch of the new “iPhone 15”, held on Thursday, 28thSeptember, at 8 p.m. at the company’s headquarters. NBK Customers can avail Ooredoo’s exclusive offers at the launch event including special...
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ABK-Egypt recognized as Fastest Growing Bank in Egypt for 2023
Ali MarafiKUWAIT: Al-Ahli Bank of Kuwait – Egypt (ABK-Egypt), a subsidiary of Al-Ahli Bank of Kuwait, has been recognized as the Fastest Growing Bank in Egypt for 2023 by International Business Magazine. This accolade celebrates ABK-Egypt’s noteworthy achievements and growth trajectory since the Group’s acquisition of Piraeus Bank Egypt in 2015. Commenting on the accomplishment, Ali Marafi, Chairman of ABK-Egypt, said, “Winning the...
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Former gang leader charged with rapper Tupac Shakur's 1996 murder
A quarter of a century after Tupac Shakur was gunned down in a gang feud in Las Vegas, a man was charged Friday with his murder, a killing that came to symbolize the violence of gangsta rap as it surged into the mainstream. Duane "Keffe D" Davis, 60, had long acknowledged his involvement in the slaying, boasting he was the "on-site commander" in the effort to kill Shakur and Death Row Records boss Marion "Suge" Knight in revenge for his nephew's...
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NSYNC reunites for first song in more than two decades
The boy band NSYNC has released their first song in more than 20 years, reuniting to record "Better Place" for the soundtrack of the upcoming "Trolls" movie. The teen idols had teased getting the band back together starting last month, before appearing as a unit at the MTV Video Music Awards, where they presented a prize to Taylor Swift to her millennial heart's delight and that of fans worldwide.The new track recalls the late '90s and early...
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Depardieu art collection sells for 4 million euros
A sale of artworks belonging to French actor Gerard Depardieu brought in some four million euros, Paris auction house Ader said Wednesday. Depardieu, who is currently embroiled in a number of sexual assault allegations that he denies, was not present for the sale. More than 95 percent of the 250-plus lots were sold, the auction house said, including a statue by Auguste Rodin whom Depardieu portrayed in a 1988 film.At the last minute, Depardieu...
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Balmain recovers in shiny, flowery style from Paris robbery
French label Balmain managed to pull together a very shiny and exuberant show at Paris Fashion Week on Wednesday despite the dramatic robbery that saw dozens of its outfits stolen just 10 days earlier. The fashion world loves drama but normally it doesn't involve violent heists, so there was outsized attention as Balmain's creative director Olivier Rousteing rushed to prepare his spring-summer 2024 collection. Rousteing announced on September 17...
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Bid to curb expat hirings
By B IzzakKUWAIT: National Assembly Speaker Ahmad Al-Saadoun on Monday submitted a draft law calling to stop the appointment of expats in government jobs unless there are no Kuwaitis to occupy the post. The draft law also stipulates that total salaries and remuneration for expats in public jobs should not exceed that of their Kuwaiti colleagues. The bill calls for a total ban on the appointment of non-Kuwaiti employees through recruitment...
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Saudi envoys meet Abbas as Zionist minister visits Riyadh
RAMALLAH: Saudi Arabia on Tuesday sent its first delegation in three decades to the occupied West Bank to reassure Palestinians that it will defend their cause even as it forges closer ties with the Zionist entity. In a sign of the thaw, Zionist Tourism Minister Haim Katz visited Riyadh on the same day, for the first such high-level public mission to the oil-rich kingdom. Washington has urged its Middle East allies — the Zionist entity and...
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RNA recovered from extinct animal in first
STOCKHOLM: Scientists have for the first time recovered RNA from an extinct species, the Tasmanian tiger, raising hope for the resurrection of animals once thought lost forever, Stockholm University researchers told AFP. “RNA has never been extracted and sequenced from an extinct species before,” said Love Dalen, a Stockholm University professor of evolutionary genomics who co-led the project.“The ability to recover RNA from extinct species...
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KUWAIT: Minister of Public Works Noura Al-Mashaan and a Chinese delegation visit the site of the Mubarak Al-Kabeer Port project on Boubyan Island on Aug 31, 2024. – KUNA
Minister, Chinese delegation visit Mubarak Port
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Guests and dignitaries gather at Marina Hotel to celebrate the 102nd anniversary of Turkey's Victory Day.
Kuwait-Turkey defense partnership bolsters regional peace and security
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Kuwait Times Summer Program students pose for a group photo with Kuwait Times/Kuwait News and Gulf Bank teams. - Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Gulf Bank and Kuwait Times successfully conclude 3rd edition of Summer Program
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US ambassador Karen Sasahara
US media roundtable: Spotlight on US-Kuwait military, economic ties
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TRIPOLI: Libya's Central Bank headquarters in Tripoli. -- AFP
Libya central bank head flees country over ‘threats’