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Nigerian ex-governor tries 'outsider' upset with presidential bid
IBADAN: Horns blaring from the crowd, Nigerian candidate Peter Obi makes his pitch, repeating a mantra that he offers youth a chance for change in February's election. For 35-year-old footwear seller Joseph Nwankwo it was what he wants to hear. "I never voted for any party. They believed our vote never counted. This time round we believe our vote will," said Nwankwo at the rally in southwest Ibadan city. "We are the youth. If we don't do it, who...
'It's not over': Iranian Kurds in Iraq in Tehran's crosshairs
KOYSINJAQ: The roof is caved in, a wall has exploded and broken glass litters the floor at a base of the exiled Kurdish-Iranian opposition in mountainous northern Iraq. "These are the regime's missiles," said Karim Farkhapour, a leader of the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (PDKI), with a revolver strapped to his traditional belt. "The Iranian regime has bombed us three times in less than two months." The Islamic Republic of Iran has been...
Celebrated Greek cheesemakers brought low by soaring inflation
NAXOS, Greece: On his bougainvillea-covered farm on the Greek island of Naxos, Yannis Karganis milks his sheep, wondering anxiously how he will cope with soaring costs and keep his cheesemaking business afloat. After the war in Ukraine sparked an inflationary spiral in the price of cereals, fuel and other goods, farmers on Naxos and across the country have been left fearing for their survival. "I earn nothing from my cheeses," says the...
Kuwaiti ultimate frisbee team ‘Pampered Cats’ soaring high
By Faten OmarKUWAIT: Kuwaiti athletes are developing and executing new skills. Kuwait Times spoke with Lujain Al-Mulla, captain of ‘Pampered Cats’, a Kuwaiti ultimate frisbee team, to learn more about the sport.Kuwait Times: Tell us more about yourself.Lujain Al-Mulla: I have been playing ultimate frisbee for four years. It became serious at the end of 2020, when a seasoned player from Colombia, Christian Varon, moved to Kuwait and began...
Dance classes give hope to Portuguese prisoners
Inside a high-security Portuguese prison, six inmates are moving gracefully around in a series of improvised dance moves, clutching props and following the rhythm of the music. Outside, the high walls of Linho prison in the western suburbs of Lisbon are lined with barbed wire and a loudspeaker barks instructions for prisoners in a metallic voice. But in the contemporary dance studio, in a converted former chapel, inmates are dancing freely to...
Wordplay, blank signs, music: How China is protesting zero-COVID
Holding up blank pieces of paper, co-opting the national anthem, complicated wordplays: protesters in China are devising a myriad of creative ways to voice dissent against the government and its zero-COVID policy. Here's how many Chinese have attempted to evade censorship to demonstrate their anger and show support for protests:Blank signsProtesters in multiple cities, including Beijing on Sunday, held up blank A4-sized sheets of white paper in a...
'Wakanda' still reigns on weak Thanksgiving weekend in N America
"Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" again ruled the North American box office this weekend, while two new high-budget releases had "weak" openings, analysts said. Disney and Marvel's "Wakanda" took in an estimated $45.9 million for the Friday-through-Sunday period, or $64 million for the full Thanksgiving weekend starting Wednesday, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported Sunday. But the dropoff was sharp after that popular superhero tale,...
Lawmakers insist they will reject all forms of taxation
By B IzzakKUWAIT: MPs said on Sunday they will strongly oppose any government plans to impose any form of taxation and raising charges for public services, adding they will take action against such plans. Meanwhile, the Cabinet is due to approve its four-year program of action on Monday, which envisages major political and economic reforms and calls for imposing taxes and reducing the number of expats living in the country.MP Abdulkarim...
25.5% of Kuwait population have type 2 diabetes
KUWAIT: Diabetes rates in Kuwait have reached 25.5 percent among adults, according to a recent report of the International Diabetes Federation, the Head of the Kuwaiti Diabetes Association (KDA) Dr Waleed Al-Dhahi warned on Sunday. In a press statement on the sidelines of the annual celebration of the discovery of insulin held at Mall 360, Dr Dhahi said that this is the highest prevalence of the disease among Gulf countries.He said many factors...
Qatar's migrant workers enjoying World Cup games
DOHA: Shafeeq Saqafi proudly wore an Argentina shirt when he sat with 15,000 other migrant workers in a hidden corner of Doha to watch Lionel Messi's side salvage their World Cup. Messi's goal in the 2-0 win over Mexico late Saturday brought the biggest crowd seen at the Asian Town stadium to their feet and Saqafi beat his chest in delight. "The shirt was something I really wanted," said the 32-year-old hotel worker from Bangladesh.Saqafi is one...
Morocco triumph, jeopardize Belgium's World Cup hopes
DOHA: Morocco jeopardized Belgium's World Cup hopes as Abdelhamid Sabiri and Zakaria Aboukhlal's late goals secured a surprise 2-0 triumph in Doha on Sunday. Belgium, third in Russia four years ago, could have qualified for the last 16 with victory but instead produced another insipid display after their fortunate opening win over Canada. Substitute Sabiri was the hero thanks to a 73rd-minute free-kick which Thibaut Courtois allowed to bounce in...
United Nations in Kuwait launches Young Ambassadors initiative
KUWAIT: To mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and 16 days of activism against gender-based violence, United Nations in Kuwait launched on Sunday the Young Ambassadors initiative under the auspices of Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.Tarek El-Sheikh, UN Secretary General Representative and Resident Coordinator Conference on Sustainable Development in Kuwait, said: "The Young...
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