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JOUY, France: One of the yogurt production lines of the Yonne department facility of Eurial, the milk division of French agricultural and agri-food co-operative AGRIAL, in Jouy. - AFP
Gas rationing risk means French yoghurt factory faces sour future
JOUY, France: Tanker trucks filled with milk collected from across northern France waited in line to unload their precious cargo at one of the country's biggest yoghurt factories on a recent morning, but this ritual is at risk as the nation considers how to cut energy use. Like many countries, France plans to shut off businesses first if there is not enough gas or electricity, with European nations facing the prospect of energy shortages this...
KUWAIT: Kuwaiti national flags fly at half-mast in Kuwait City on September 9, 2022, a day after Queen Elizabeth II died at the age of 96. – Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
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A group of tourists visit the ancient city of Hatra in northern Iraq, as local authority initiatives seek to encourage tourism and turn the page on the years of violence by the Islamic State IS group. – AFP photos
Iraq ancient ruins open up to tourism after IS atrocities
Strolling along the ancient ruins of Hatra in Iraq’s north, dozens of visitors admired the site, where local initiatives seek to turn over a new leaf after a brief but brutal jihadist rule. Designated an endangered world heritage site by UNESCO, Hatra dates back to the 2nd and 3rd centuries BC. It is a two-hour drive from Mosul, the former “capital” proclaimed by the Islamic State (IS) group, which was recaptured in 2017 by Iraqi forces and...
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US opioid crisis doc wins top prize at Venice film festival
A documentary tracing an artist’s campaign against the family behind the US opioid drug epidemic scooped the Golden Lion, the top prize at the Venice Film Festival, on Saturday. Cate Blanchett won her second Venice acting award for her performance as a predatory classical music conductor in “Tar”—having won in 2008 for her unexpected turn as Bob Dylan in “I’m Not There”. She vowed to “drink a lot of red wine” out of the Volpi...
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Kuwaiti play wins at CIFET
Congratulations to Kuwait and its people for being winners at the 29th Cairo International Festival for Experimental Theater. Abdullah Al-Humoud shared the best actor prize with Tunisian actor Usama Kishkar for their role in the play “The 6th Column”, and two appreciation certificates as best playwrights for Fatima Al-Amer and Folool Al-Failakawi for the same play. “The 6th Column” was also nominated for best director (Ali Al-Beloushi)...
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Spielberg confronts his childhood as ‘Fabelmans’ premieres in Toronto
Steven Spielberg finally turned the camera on his own childhood—from his parents’ troubled marriage to anti-Semitic bullying—as his new movie “The Fabelmans” received its world premiere on a star-studded Saturday at the Toronto film festival. Considered one of Hollywood’s greatest living directors, with classics from “Jaws” to “E.T.”, Spielberg told a rapturous audience how he had long wanted to make such a deeply personal...
LONDON: Prince William, Prince of Wales and Camilla, Queen Consort listen as King Charles III speaks during a meeting of the Accession Council in the Throne Room inside St James' Palace on Sept 10, 2022. - AFP
Charles III proclaimed new king at historic ceremony
LONDON: With a trumpet fanfare and gun salutes, Charles III was officially proclaimed king at a pomp-filled ceremony on Saturday, at which he pledged to emulate his late mother Queen Elizabeth II and serve for the rest of his life. A court official wearing a feathered bicorn hat declared Charles "our only lawful and rightful" monarch from the balcony of St James' Palace after a historic Accession Council meeting of senior royals, clergy and...
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Candidates tackle corruption, jobs, housing
By B IzzakKUWAIT: Candidates contesting for parliamentary seats in the Sept 29 snap polls have warned that corruption is destroying the country, claiming it accounts for as much as 35 percent of Kuwait's mammoth budget of KD 24 billion. They also called for fundamental and lasting solutions to chronic problems of housing, population and unemployment, which are threatening to become the biggest headache for hundreds of thousands of fresh...
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Kuwait Times remembers Queen’s state visit to Kuwait in 1979
KUWAIT: On Feb 12, 1979, Queen Elizabeth II and her spouse Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, arrived in Kuwait on a three-day visit on an official invitation by Amir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. The visit focused on ways to bolster ties. The Queen also visited various landmarks in the country. Clippings from Kuwait Times provide a snapshot of the royal visit. 
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Understanding women's empowerment
By Atyab Al-Shatti has been noticed that many male candidates are mentioning women's empowerment and women in political and decision making roles in their campaigns, which is a first, since the previous parliament and the one before that, did not directly tackle women's empowerment and might have only engaged in women's rights issues, with regards to enabling woman to attain some ungiven rights such as health custody, equality in job...
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Despite pandemic impact, teachers and students remain hopeful
By Sabreen NasserKUWAIT: Educators continue to report lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on students, a year after the government announced the end of online schooling. Classes were suspended in Kuwait for more than 18 months due to COVID-induced lockdowns and the prolonged disruption to education is still showing its effects. Several educators, parents and students told Kuwait Times that some students continue to find the transition back...
KUWAIT: Dr Khalid Al-Saeed addresses the concerns raised by the KIMS representatives.
Health Minister meets medical training officials
KUWAIT: Health Minister Dr Khalid Al-Saeed, met representatives of training programs at Kuwait Institute for Medical Specialization (KIMS), to discuss several administrative issues including the difficulties faced by staff in hospitals and specialized centers in the country. Dr Al-Saeed said."Training programs are the pillars of health care and this meeting is held to listen to the issues you face and to propose solutions," adding that "the...
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Lynn Whyte at Kuwait Cancer Centre, receiving chemo treatment.
Cancer care packages offer gesture of comfort, support
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KUWAIT: Rescuers work at a collapsed building in Jabriya on Aug 21, 2024. - KUNA
Minister vows legal action over Jabriya building collapse
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WARSAW: Polish President Andrzej Duda speaks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Belweder Palace on Aug 22, 2024. - AFP
Modi urges peace ahead of historic visit to Ukraine
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Kuwaiti artist Etaf Redefining music with a fusion of cultures and stories
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Ahmadi Governor Sheikh Humoud Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah speaks during the visit. - KUNA photos
Shaddadiya project to help drive wheel of industrial development