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Deliveroo, Burgan Bank partner in first edition of Padel Tournament
KUWAIT: In keeping with its commitment to actively contribute to the local community and support causes it believes in, Deliveroo partnered with Burgan Bank to participate in its first annual Padel Tournament, which took place last weekend, November 3-5, 2022. The tournament took place at the scenic El Padel Academy outdoor courts on Gulf Road and included a variety of prizes, competitions and activities for spectators, padel lessons for kids,...
ATHENS: Health workers hold banners and shout slogans as they demonstrate over price hikes and spiraling inflation, in Athens, on November 9, 2022.— AFP
European workers go on strike as cost of living crisis spirals
BRUSSELS: European workers squeezed by the soaring cost of living went on strike in Belgium and Greece on Wednesday, with stoppages threatening to paralyze parts of Britain, France and Spain in coming days. Spreading industrial unrest poses a problem for governments which are already spending billions trying to blunt the worst effects of rising prices, at least for the most vulnerable.Europe is acutely affected by the fall-out of the war in...
KATUNAYAKE, Sri Lanka: In this picture taken on September 26, 2022, members of ground staff work on the tarmac beside a SriLankan Airlines aircraft at the Colombo International Airport in Katunayake. - AFP
Turbulence ahead: Airline on the block in Sri Lanka reforms
COLOMBO: Dozens of state-owned Sri Lankan companies employing tens of thousands of people could be restructured or closed as part of an IMF bailout of the bankrupt country, with the country's airline top of the list for reform. With nearly 6,000 staff, SriLankan Airlines is the biggest and most expensive of the cash-hemorrhaging, sclerotic companies that have drained the budget and compounded the worst financial crisis in national...
DHAKA: International Monetary Fund representative Rahul Anand (center) speaks during a press conference in Dhaka on November 9, 2022. – AFP
IMF agrees $4.5bn support package for Bangladesh
WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund said Wednesday it reached a preliminary agreement to provide Bangladesh with a $4.5 billion support package to help it cope with soaring energy and food prices. Bangladesh in common with other Asian economies has been hit hard by the sharp rise in prices in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, prompting angry street protests.The South Asian nation of around 170 million people approached the IMF...
In this file photo a beaver enters the water in the forest near Puerto Williams, Chile. 
Eager beaver: Dams improve quality of river water hit by climate change
Hotter, drier weather means beaver populations are spreading in the western United States, and their dams are helping to mitigate the negative impacts of climate change on river water quality, according to a new study on Tuesday. The findings-discovered almost by accident-offered a "rare bright spot" in an otherwise bleak landscape of climate change news, the lead author told AFP.Stanford University scientists and colleagues conducted the...
This file photo taken in Geneva shows the Fortune Pink, an exceptionally rare giant gemstone, that is expected to bring in up to $35 million when it will comes up for sale in Geneva by Christie’s auction house.— AFP
Fortune Pink diamond sells for more than $28.5 mn
The Fortune Pink diamond, an exceptionally rare giant gemstone, sold for more than $28.5 million at auction in Geneva on Tuesday to a private Asian customer. At 18.18 carats, the jewel is the largest pear-shaped "fancy vivid pink" diamond ever sold under the hammer, Christie's auction house said. The dazzling diamond fetched a hammer price of 24.5 million Swiss francs ($24,615,150), rising to 28,436,500 Swiss francs ($28,570,150) with the buyer's...
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'The Crown' star insists series will give king's side of Diana story
Dominic West, who plays the now King Charles in the new series of "The Crown", on Tuesday said he hoped the Netflix hit would give viewers "perspective" on the monarch despite furore over untrue depictions of the family. "The Wire" star West, 53, plays Charles during a tumultuous period in the then-prince's life, covering his affair with Camilla-now his wife-and his divorce from Princess Diana.Before the show's stars gathered in London for the...
In this file photo Barcelona’s defender Gerard Pique (left) and his wife Colombian singer Shakira pose with the trophy at the end of the Spanish Copa del Rey (King’s Cup) final football match Athletic Club Bilbao vs FC Barcelona at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona.— AFP
Shakira, Pique reach child custody deal after split
Colombian music superstar Shakira and Spanish footballer Gerard Pique have reached an agreement over the custody of their two children following their breakup, their representatives said Tuesday. The 45-year-old "Hips don't Lie" songstress plans to move to Miami with the couple's two sons and Pique will have them for 10 days each month plus during school holidays, the player's lawyer, Ramon Tamborero, said."It is not that one has won and another...
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Kuwait calls for Gulf military alert amid challenging times
RIYADH: It is imperative for Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states to put their militaries on a raised level of alert given the turbulent turn of events around the world, Kuwait's Defense Minister Sheikh Abdullah Ali Al-Sabah said on Tuesday. Underlining the need to ratchet up military capabilities within the six-nation bloc, the Kuwaiti minister told a gathering of his GCC counterparts in the Saudi capital that more defense cooperation...
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Two groups form parliamentary bloc
By B IzzakKUWAIT: Two main groups of MPs announced on Tuesday the formation of a parliamentary bloc consisting of five lawmakers with the aim to boost the standard of living and strengthen the principle of equality. The new bloc consists of MPs Ahmad Lari, Khalil Abul and Hani Shams from the Islamic National Coalition and MPs Khalil Al-Saleh and Saleh Ashour from the Peace and Justice Alliance.The lawmakers said in a statement they formed the...
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10m Lyrica pills seized
KUWAIT: Interior Minister Sheikh Talal Al-Khaled Al-Sabah supervised a failed attempt to smuggle 10 million tablets of Lyrica through Shuwaikh Port. After tips were received and verified, a task force of the Drugs Control General Directorate and Customs searched a container. The pills were found hidden in a furniture shipment imported by two persons, who were arrested. They admitted to the charges and were sent to concerned authorities.
SHARM EL-SHEIKH: UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan and Egypt's President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi witness the signing of an MoU on Nov 7, 2022. - AFP
UAE, Egypt ink deal; UN slams greenwashing
SHARM EL SHEIKH: The United Arab Emirates and Egypt agreed Tuesday to develop one of the world's largest wind farms in a deal struck on the sidelines of the UN's COP27 climate summit in Sharm El Sheikh. The 10-gigawatt (GW) onshore wind project in Egypt will produce 47,790 GWh of clean energy annually once it is completed, the UAE's state news agency WAM said in a statement, without specifying an exact timeframe.It will offset 23.8 million tons...
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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