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COLLEGE PARK: European Commission Executive Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis (left), European Commission Executive Vice President Margrethe Vestager (second left), US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (center), US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo (second right) and US Trade Representative Katherine Tai (right) speak to the media following the US-EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC) Ministerial Meeting at the University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland, on December 5, 2022.- AFP
US green industry subsidies spoil talks with EU on trade, technology
COLLEGE PARK, US: US and European Union officials met for trade and technology talks Monday, but hanging in the balance were heightened tensions over American subsidies for its green industry that Europe considers anti-competitive. Officials touched on issues such as fallout from Russia's invasion of Ukraine and questions over economic coercion, but all eyes were on Washington's landmark Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) during a meeting of the...
The White House announced that TSMC is unveiling plans to build a second facility in Phoenix by 2026, ballooning its investment from $12 billion to $40 billion.
Biden celebrates giant semiconductor project
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden flew Tuesday to Arizona to celebrate the mammoth expansion of a Taiwanese semiconductor plant, citing the project as proof that the United States is finally breaking dangerous dependency on foreign manufacturers for the vital component.The White House announced that TSMC is unveiling plans to build a second facility in Phoenix by 2026, ballooning its investment from $12 billion to $40 billion. The "major milestone"...
SAN FRANCISCO: Oshae Brissett #12 and Isaiah Jackson #22 of the Indiana Pacers go for a rebound against Moses Moody #4 and Anthony Lamb #40 of the Golden State Warriors on December 05, 2022. - AFP
Celtics earn impressive victory as Pacers overpower Warriors
LOS ANGELES: Jayson Tatum scored 17 of his 31 points in the third quarter on Monday as the Boston Celtics earned an impressive 116-110 NBA victory over the Raptors in Toronto. Trailing 62-56 at halftime, the Celtics out-scored the Raptors 35-18 in the third period to take a nine-point lead, pushing their advantage to as many as 13 in the fourth as they handed the Raptors just their third home defeat.The NBA champion Golden State Warriors also...
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IWG holds its annual seasonal dinner
To celebrate the spirit of the season and the coming New Year, the International Women’s Group-Kuwait (IWG) held its annual seasonal dinner for members and honored guests, including Sheikha Suad Al-Sabah and ambassadors of Sierra Leone, Canada, United Kingdom, France, Indonesia, Guyana and Turkey on Sunday, Dec 4, 2022 at Crowne Plaza Hotel.Ghada Shawky, wife of the Ambassador of Egypt to Kuwait and President of IWG 2022-2023, opened the event...
In this file photo taken US actress Kirstie Alley wears fashions by Zang Toi during the Mercedes-Benz NY/Spring 2012 fashion week in New York.- AFP photos
Emmy-winning 'Cheers' star Kirstie Alley dies at 71
Kirstie Alley, the two-time Emmy-winning actor who starred in the hit television sitcom "Cheers", died Monday after a battle with cancer, her family said. She was 71. "We are sad to inform you that our incredible, fierce and loving mother has passed away after a battle with cancer, only recently discovered," her children Lillie Price Stevenson and William True Stevenson said in a statement on Twitter. "Our mother's zest and passion for life, her...
DOHA: Qatar's Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani welcomes UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan on Dec 5, 2022. – AFP
UAE leader congratulates Qatar Amir on successful World Cup
DOHA: The United Arab Emirates' president on Monday began his first visit to Qatar since the end of a nearly four-year regional blockade that put ties in the deep freeze. Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan was greeted by Qatar's Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani at the airport, officials said, in a trip that coincides with the ongoing football World Cup in Qatar.It is the first state visit since January 2021, when a Saudi-led boycott of the...
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New rules for delivery companies; permits for new firms suspended
KUWAIT: Interior Minister Sheikh Talal Al-Khaled Al-Sabah issued a decision to amend some rules regarding transportation and delivery activities on Monday. "The issuance of new licenses for motorized vehicles to companies and institutions that practice or desire to engage in providing logistics services, deliver consumer orders or transport goods shall be suspended. It is permissible for companies and establishments that currently carry out these...
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Zero-COVID policy eases as Chinese cities relax testing
BEIJING: Businesses reopened and testing requirements were relaxed in Beijing and other Chinese cities on Monday as the country tentatively eases out of a strict zero-COVID policy that sparked nationwide protests. Local authorities across China have begun a slow rollback of the restrictions that have governed daily life for years, encouraged by the central government's orders for a new approach to fighting the coronavirus.In the capital Beijing,...
This handout photo shows an artist's impression of low-frequency stations forming the Square Kilometer Array (SKA) radio telescope, to be built in Western Australia. - AFP
Australia starts building massive radio telescope
SYDNEY: Australia on Monday started building a vast network of antennas in the Outback, its section of what planners say will eventually become one of the most powerful radio telescopes in the world. When complete, the antennas in Australia and a network of dishes in South Africa will form the Square Kilometer Array (SKA), a massive instrument that will aim to untangle mysteries about the creation of stars, galaxies and extraterrestrial life.The...
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Kuwaiti-French Science Exhibition kicks off
By Majd OthmanKUWAIT: The Kuwaiti-French Science Exhibition kicked off activities of its 16th edition under the theme of artificial intelligence, organized by MILSET Asia for middle school students, held under the auspices of French Ambassador Claire Le Fleischer and Assistant Undersecretary of the Ministry of Education for the Public Education Sector Osama Al-Sultan from Dec 5-7 at Ruqaya Intermediate School for Girls."MILSET, through this...
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Kuwait Times remembers Yousuf Al-Alyan on his death anniversary
KUWAIT: Monday marked the 15th anniversary of the death of Yousuf Al-Alyan, founder of Kuwait Times, the first English daily in Kuwait and the Arabian Gulf. Alyan was one of the most influential people in Kuwait's journalism and one of the founders of Kuwait Journalists Association. On December 5, 2007, Yousuf Al-Alyan passed away at the age of 75. January 1969 file photo shows Interior and Defense Minister HH Sheikh Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah...
Maha Al-Sejari and Dr Hassan Ashkanani pose for a photo.
KU emphasizes importance of Kuwait heritage conference
KUWAIT: The College of Social Sciences at Kuwait University emphasized the importance of heritage in highlighting the cultural diversity among societies around the world - stressing the need to preserve Kuwait's national heritage. "The College will organize a conference - Preserving cultural heritage in Kuwait - on December 12, in cooperation with the UNESCO office for the Gulf states and Yemen, and it will last for one day at Kuwait University,"...
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VIENNA: Representatives of OPEC member countries attend a press conference after the 45th Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee and the 33rd OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial Meeting in Vienna, Austria in this file photo. – AFP
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