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Burberry sets fashion sales targets after tourist boost

Burberry on Thursday increased targets for sales of its luxury fashion goods, adding it would "refocus on Britishness" after first-half earnings were boosted by easing lockdowns in Europe and a weak pound. Net profit jumped nearly a third to £193 million ($229 million) in the six months to the end of September compared with a year earlier. Sales jumped 11 percent to £1.35 billion. "Our focus in this next phase is on growth and acceleration,"...

Aidana standing on the Sadhu Board.

Sadhu boards are painful mentally more than physically

By Faten OmarPeople always search for ways to overcome their daily stress and problems in life, reconnect with their souls, find the real purpose of life and embody true nature to come to peace with the world. Kyrgyzstani Aidana went on a journey with a sadhu board as a way to control her mind and learn how to work with her fears, where according to her, the nail board helps people connect with their body and relieve nervous stress and...

The Palace of Justice, Kuwait Court

Seven convicts hanged in Kuwait, first since 2017

KUWAIT: Kuwait put seven people to death for murder on Wednesday, the public prosecution said, in the first executions since 2017. One Ethiopian woman and one Kuwaiti woman were among those hanged, along with three Kuwaiti men, a Syrian and a Pakistani, a statement said. The convicts were executed at the Central Prison.The prosecution said in the statement one of the Kuwaitis had committed two murders, possessed unlicensed firearms and...

KUWAIT: MPs attend a National Assembly session on Nov 16, 2022. – Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

Court to rule on poll challenges from next week

By B IzzakKUWAIT: The constitutional court on Wednesday held its first hearing on about 50 challenges made against general election results and decided to issue verdicts on Nov 23 on some of the cases. The court also asked the interior ministry to provide the court with full details of the counting of votes and the number of votes each candidate received during the Sept 29 snap polls.A number of challenges demanded to scrap the polls, claiming...

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Iran, Greece free tankers; drone hits tanker off Oman

ATHENS/DUBAI: Iran on Wednesday ended a six-month maritime standoff with Greece that saw three tankers seized in retaliatory moves linked to Russia sanctions. With Greece's deputy merchant marine minister in Tehran to broker the agreement, Athens said two Greek tankers held since May had been released. "After months-long talks with Iran, the Greek-flagged ships Prudent Warrior and Delta Poseidon seized since May 27 left today," the ministry said...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida: The Artemis I unmanned lunar rocket lifts off at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Nov 16, 2022. – AFP

Liftoff! NASA launches mega Moon rocket

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Florida: NASA launched the most powerful rocket ever built on a journey to the Moon on Wednesday, in a spectacular blaze of light and sound that marked the start of the space agency's new flagship program, Artemis. The 32-story tall Space Launch System (SLS) blasted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 01:47 am (0647 GMT), producing a record 8.8 million pounds (39 meganewtons) of thrust."What you have done today...

PALM BEACH, Florida: Former US President Donald Trump speaks at the Mar-a-Lago Club on Nov 15, 2022. – AFP

Trump to run for president again in 2024

PALM BEACH, Florida: A combative Donald Trump launched into the 2024 White House race on Tuesday, setting the stage for a bruising Republican nomination battle after a poor midterm election showing by his hand-picked candidates weakened his grip on the party. "America's comeback starts right now," the 76-year-old former president told hundreds of supporters gathered in an ornate American flag-draped ballroom at his palatial Mar-a-Lago residence...

Nejoud Al-Yagout

By Nejoud Al-Yagout our parents is ever drilled into our psyches. After all, our parents provide for us, take care of us and even shape and mold us; the bond between a parent and a child is of essence. The maternal bond, particularly, is one of the closest bonds between living beings. The umbilical cord signifies a symbolic attachment that neither time nor experience, whether good or bad, can dissolve. Societies revere parents, and filial...

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Kuwaiti artist's light tech display at World Cup

KUWAIT: Kuwaiti fine arts specialist Muneera Al-Qadiri has been given the nod to display her innovative light technology project at football's showpiece event, which is set to kick off in Qatar next week. The Kuwaiti artist's project is comprised of illuminated glass objects, she told KUNA on Wednesday, pointing out that her work is highly emblematic of the wider Gulf Arab region's rich marine heritage.She said the project was the result of years...

Dr Assad Hafeez

WHO stresses importance of health spaces

By Majd OthmanKUWAIT: In line with the World Health Organization's health-in-all setting agenda and recognizing that determinants of health are in all aspects of society, WHO Kuwait hosted a conference on Tuesday titled "Creating Healthy Spaces, from Customer to Community" to raise awareness and understanding of the healthy spaces concept, focusing on mother and child friendly spaces and smoke-free buildings, as well as youth and community...

Dr Saleh Al-Kharousi

Omani ambassador stresses depth of ties with Kuwait

By Majd OthmanKUWAIT: The Ambassador of Oman to Kuwait Dr Saleh Al-Kharousi affirmed the depth of Omani-Kuwaiti relations during a press conference on the occasion of the National Day of the Sultanate of Oman. He said trade exchange between the two countries in 2021 amounted to around 270 million Omani riyals, or nearly $700 million out of a total of 28.5 billion Omani riyals, equivalent to $70 billion in volume of general trade. He said this...

BEIJING: File photo shows a health worker taking a swab sample from a man (L) to test for the COVIDd-19 coronavirus at a swab collection station in Beijing. - AFP

Chinese cities cancel mass COVID tests

BEIJING, China: Multiple Chinese cities have cancelled routine mass COVID tests this week, days after Beijing announced limited relaxations of its strict zero-COVID policy which raised hopes of China's eventual reopening. The National Health Commission (NHC) on Friday issued 20 rules for "optimising" zero-COVID, where certain restrictions were relaxed to limit its social and economic impact. China reported over 20,000 new infections...

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