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KUWAIT: Aid being loaded onto the plane at the base. - KUNA

KRCS airplane departs to Sudan with flood victim aid

KUWAIT: Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) announced the departure of an aid airplane from the Abdullah Al-Mubarak air base in Kuwait, carrying 40 tons of food and medical materials, to the people of Sudan who are affected by the recent floods that has afflicted the country.Khaled Al-Zaid, Head of the public relations department, KRCS said, "This aid reflects Kuwait's role in helping people affected by natural disasters across the globe. KRCS...

KUWAIT: Indian Ambassador Sibi George laying out a floral carpet (pookalam), with his family on the occasion of Onam at India House in Kuwait.

Onam festival to be celebrated with gaiety in Kuwait

By Sajeev K PeterKUWAIT: The Malayali community in Kuwait celebrated the annual festival of Onam - the harvest festival of the southern Indian state of Kerala, with plenty of enthusiasm this year, as it took place without much coronavirus-related restrictions in the country. Over the last two years, Keralites celebrated a low-key Onam as the pandemic had thrown a wrench in their festival plans. The Onam festival brings together a multitude of...

KUWAIT: An election tent of is set up as candidates launch their campaigns. - Photo by Fouad Al-Shaikh

Candidates launch their election campaigns, urge speedy reforms

By B IzzakKUWAIT: A majority of the 376 candidates who registered to contest the Sept 29 snap polls kickstarted their election campaigns on Thursday, with many calling for speedy and fundamental reforms as Kuwait stands at a crossroads. Islamist candidate in the third constituency Jarrah Al-Fouzan said realistic reforms can lead to political stability that has been absent from the country for more than two decades. "Reforms require the prime...

NEW YORK: Carlos Alcaraz of Spain celebrates match point against Jannik Sinner of Italy after going 5 sets and over 5 hours during their Men's Singles Quarterfinal match on Day Ten of the 2022 US Open on September 07, 2022.- AFP

Alcaraz overpowers Sinner, books US Open semi-finals

NEW YORK: Carlos Alcaraz battled past Jannik Sinner in five sets to reach the US Open semi-finals on Thursday in the latest ever finish in the tournament's 141-year history. A thrilling 5hr 15min duel that finished at 2:50am local time ended with the 19-year-old Alcaraz claiming a 6-3, 6-7 (7/9), 6-7 (0/7), 7-5, 6-3 victory to advance to a last-four showdown with Frances Tiafoe of the United States on Friday.The previous record for the latest...

DUBAI: India's captain Rohit Sharma takes a catch to dismiss Pakistan's captain Babar Azam (not pictured) during the Asia Cup Twenty20 international cricket Super Four match between India and Pakistan at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai.- AFP

India face the heat for 'chopping, changing' after Asia Cup failure

DUBAI: Rohit Sharma's India have been slammed for "chopping and changing" as they failed to make the final of the Asia Cup Twenty20 tournament with a game to go. Pakistan's win over Afghanistan on Wednesday knocked out India from the tournament, which was a warm-up for next month's T20 World Cup. India, who won the previous Asia Cup in 2018 played in a 50-over format, came in as pre-tournament favorites but lost their first two Super Four matches...

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Al Wataniya Investment Fund receives the Best Investment Product Award

KUWAIT: National Investments Company, a leader in managing investment funds locally and regionally, announced that Al Wataniya Investment Fund won the Best Investment Product Award for the Year 2021 from Global Banking and Finance. The award was granted considering a wide range of performance-related elements, including innovation, flexible strategy, and keeping up with local and global changes within the investment sector, as well as experience...

CALIFORNIA: The new iPhone 14 is displayed alongside the new Apple Watch 8 Series and new AirPod Pros during a launch event for new products at Apple Park in Cupertino, California, on September 7, 2022. - AFP

Apple unveils new gadgets despite supply chain woes

CUPERTINO: Apple launched new smartphones Wednesday at prices similar to recent models despite inflation and supply chain woes, while unveiling a premium digital watch with a price tag to match. While a 90-minute presentation at the company's California headquarters did not include any surprise reveals, the tech giant did unveil new digital identification system to obviate the need for a physical sim card. The company's newest smartphone, the...

CALIFORNIA: A person receives employment information during a job fair hiring new postal workers and mail carrier assistants at a US Postal Service in Inglewood, California. - AFP

'Help, wanted': Businesses and companies struggle to fill jobs

PARIS: Germany has a shortage of plumbers. The United States needs more postal workers. Australia is lacking engineers. In Canada, hospitals are looking for more nurses. "The Great Resignation" that countries have experienced since COVID pandemic restrictions were eased is not over yet. Michael Blume, chief executive of a software company in eastern Germany, said he had "a lot of difficulties finding workers"."Wherever we look, we are lacking...

AMPUIS: Grape pickers participate in the wine harvest in the Domaine Guigal on the first days of the harvest of Cote-Rotie near Vienne in the northern Rhone wine region, in Ampuis, eastern France.- AFP

Nations growing 70% of world's food facing 'extreme' heat risk

PARIS: Blistering crop-withering temperatures that also risk the health of agricultural workers could threaten swathes of global food production by 2045 as the world warms, an industry analysis warned Thursday. Climate change is already stoking heatwaves and other extreme weather events across the world, with hot spells from India to Europe this year expected to hit crop yields.Temperature spikes are causing mounting concern for health,...

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Why HUAWEI FreeBuds Pro 2 has the edge

KUWAIT: Thinking of buying a new pair of wireless earphones? With so many options out there, you might be forgiven if you just do not know which one to get. Well, there are a couple of key factors to consider before buying a new pair of premium earphones, ie quality of sound, noise cancellation, etc. With this in mind, let's put the flagship earbuds to the test; Huawei's latest high-end earbuds, the HUAWEI FreeBuds Pro 2. Read on to find out why...

RIO DE JANEIRO: Churchgoers attend a ceremony at the Assembly of God evangelical church on Aug 23, 2022. - AFP

Evangelicals flex muscle in Brazilian election race

RIO DE JANEIRO: Giociani Lucio, an evangelical Christian, stands on a street corner in Rio de Janeiro waving a flag with images of two would-be lawmakers who support President Jair Bolsonaro, flanking a well-known pastor. "Only Jesus can save Brazil from corruption and from Lula," Lucio says of the leftist former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the frontrunner in presidential elections next month. Bolsonaro has grown close to Brazil's...

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Dark reality of Marilyn Monroe comes to Venice

The film with the biggest buzz going into the Venice Film Festival, a dark portrait of Marilyn Monroe starring Cuban actress Ana de Armas, finally gets its world premiere Thursday. "Blonde" is a long-awaited biopic produced by Netflix that promises to delve deep into the childhood trauma and abuse that lay behind the sexualized image of the 20th-century icon. Armas told reporters in Venice that she could feel the presence of Marilyn during 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