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GENEVA: Photograph shows F1 World Champion Michael Schumacher’s Formula One Ferrari F2003 GA with chassis number 229 during Sotheby’s auction house preview in Geneva. – AFP
Schumacher's Ferrari fetches record $15 million at auction
GENEVA: The Ferrari in which Formula One legend Michael Schumacher won the 2003 World Championship title sold for nearly $15 million at auction in Geneva on Wednesday. "This remarkable car has achieved a world record price for a modern-era Formula One," the Sotheby's auctioneer said after the F2003-GA, Chassis 229 car went under the hammer for 13 million Swiss francs ($13.2 million). When taxes and fees were added on, the final price stood at...
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Top Iran actor posts defiant picture without headscarf
One of Iran's most prominent actors on Wednesday posted an image of herself on social media without the headscarf mandatory for women in the Islamic republic. Taraneh Alidoosti's apparent act of defiance comes as weeks of protests have rocked the country since the death of Mahsa Amini.The 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian woman died in mid-September after being arrested by the morality police in Tehran for allegedly flouting the country's strict dress...
In this file photo Brazilian pop star Gal Costa performs on the stage of the Ariston Theatre in Sanremo, during the 58th Italian Music Festival.— AFP
Brazilian popular music legend Gal Costa dead at 77
Brazilian singer Gal Costa, whose crystalline voice and transgressive sensuality made her the muse of the groundbreaking "Tropicalia" movement in the 1960s, died Wednesday, her public relations agency said. She was 77. With her mane of brown curls and seductive smile, Costa sang with some of the biggest names on Brazil's booming popular music scene in the 1960s and immortalized many of their songs, including by Tom Jobim, Chico Buarque, Milton...
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Abdulwahab Al-Failakawi's dream magically come true
By Faten OmarPerforming magic tricks in Kuwait was Abdulwahab Al-Failakawi's dream since he was seven-year-old. Failakawi who won the 'Best magic designer in the Middle East' International Award, spoke with Kuwait Times about his art of illusions, to entertain audiences.Kuwait Times: When did you start doing magic?Failakawi: I started doing magic when I was 7 years old.KT: Who inspired you growing up? And why did you want to become a...
KUWAIT: HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah receives heads of GCC, Arab chambers of commerce on Nov 9, 2022. – KUNA
Crown Prince commends role of private sector in development
KUWAIT: HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received on Wednesday at Bayan Palace Chairman of Kuwait Chamber of Industry and Commerce Mohammad Jassem Al-Sager and heads of the Arab and Gulf chambers of commerce. The representatives of these chambers are participating in the 59th session of the Federation of the GCC Chambers of Commerce and the 133rd session of the General Union of Chambers of Commerce, Industry and...
The National Assembly.
MP asks about impact of US rate hike on Kuwait
By B IzzakKUWAIT: MP Muhalhal Al-Mudhaf asked the finance minister on Wednesday about the impact of rising US interest rates on the Kuwaiti economy, prices of imported commodities and the value of the local currency. The lawmaker said that after a series of interest rate hikes by the United States, Kuwait's discount rate at 3 percent is one percent lower than that of the US. This is in addition to interest rate increases on other currencies...
PITTSBURGH: Pennsylvania Democratic Senatorial candidate John Fetterman waves onstage at a watch party at Stage AE on Nov 8, 2022. – AFP
Reps make gains in midterms but no 'red wave'
WASHINGTON: Republicans appeared poised on Wednesday to carve out a slim majority in the US House of Representatives but their hopes of a "red wave" in midterm elections were dashed as President Joe Biden's Democrats defied expectations. With four key races yet to be called after Tuesday's vote, the Senate remained in play but it was leaning Democratic and control may hinge on a runoff election in the southern state of Georgia in early...
NEW YORK: Diplomatic Attache Mohammad Al-Sawwagh attends a UN session.
Kuwait reiterates importance of UNRWA, urges mandate renewal
NEW YORK/AMMAN: Kuwait has called on the international community anew to provide funding for the UN Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA in order to help protect Palestinians from poverty and unemployment, as well as provide basic needs. Supporting UNRWA will guarantee sustainable development for Palestinian refugees, Attache Mohammad Al-Sawwagh said, by investing in sectors of health and education as well as giving Palestinian refugees a chance to...
Photos of the members of the Constituent Assembly.
KU celebrates constitution's 60th anniversary
KUWAIT: The Center for Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Studies at Kuwait University organized an event to commemorate the 60th anniversary of constitution. Political Science Professor Dr Ghanem Al-Najjar explained the history of the constitution and electoral culture in Kuwait. Late Amir Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah had vast knowledge about foreign culture, and was praised by late Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser for opening up the political...
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Oral cancer: What should I know?
By Dr Jana AlMunifiGeneral Dental PractitionerKUWAIT: Oral cancer is simply a cancerous lesion that is found in three distinct sites - the mouth, which is known as the oral cavity; the throat, which is known as the oropharynx region; and the outer surface of the mouth, which is the lip. In 2020, it was estimated that more than 377,700 cases of oral cancer were diagnosed worldwide.Overall, oral cavity and lip cancers were the 16th most common...
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Firemen control fire at garage
KUWAIT: Kuwait Fire Force announced a fire broke out on Tuesday in a garage in Rai. "The central command sent squads from Shuwaikh industrial Area and Ardiya to the location after the fire erupted at an oil and tyre replacement garage, which the squads were able to control," the public relations department of KFF said. The incident caused only material losses without any injuries.
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Restructuring of administrative responsibility-III
By Yousuf Awadh Al-Azmi Lots of folks confuse bad management with destiny. - Kin Hubbard country has its own characteristics, features and milestones - Kuwait is rich with agricultural characteristics, features and milestones, and the state pays great interest to productive agricultural areas in Wafra, Abdaly and Sulaibiya. The financial support derived from the government's general budget forms a significant part of the general financial...
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Rockets fired from southern Lebanon are intercepted by the Zionist entity's Iron Dome air defense system over the Upper Galilee region on August 23, 2024. — AFP
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TARIM, Yemen: The Terkait Medical Center includes eight medical clinics and related departments. - KUNA photos
Kuwait opens medical center in Hadhramaut
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Palestinian senior medical students attend to patients. – KUNA photos
Kuwait to send Palestinian med students to Gaza
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Kuwait Fire Force closes 20 shops