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Duplantis and Warholm make Athletics Championships bow
MUNICH: Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis and Karsten Warholm lent some stardust to the fourth day of action at the European Athletics Championships in Munich on Thursday. Olympic pole vault champion Duplantis, fresh from breaking his own world record in Eugene as he clinched world gold with 6.21 metres last month, qualified with ease for Saturday's final.Although he rattled the bar down on his first attempt at 5.65m, the US-born Swede made no mistake on...
Hunting pythons in Florida, for profit and therapy
Enrique Galan is seldom happier than when he disappears deep into the Everglades to hunt down Burmese pythons, an invasive species that has been damaging Florida's wetland ecosystem for decades. When not working at his job staging cultural events in Miami, the 34-year-old spends his time tracking down the nocturnal reptiles from Southeast Asia.He does so as a professional hunter, hired by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission...
Hanae Mori: Grande dame of Japanese fashion
Japanese designer Hanae Mori, who cracked the Parisian haute couture world and was dubbed "Madame Butterfly" for her signature motif, has died in Tokyo aged 96, her office told AFP. Over the decades Mori's luxurious creations were worn by Nancy Reagan, Grace Kelly and countless members of high society.But she was also a pioneer for Japanese women, one of a tiny number to head an international corporation. An employee at Mori's office said...
Nod to voting with civil IDs as constituencies expanded
By B IzzakKUWAIT: The Cabinet on Wednesday approved an emergency decree, for the first time requiring voters to use their civil IDs to prove their residential addresses as a way to combat suspected corruption in elections, Minister of Justice Jamal Al-Jalawi announced. In a second decree, the Cabinet added new residential areas to the existing five electoral districts to allow eligible voters in those areas to participate in the polls.The...
Joint panel says Kuwaitization process very slow
KUWAIT: A committee comprising of representatives from the government and private sectors is aiming to rectify the lopsided expat-citizen composition in the private sector. "Kuwaitization in private companies is moving slower than expected. A committee of experts and financial consultants has been formed in order to put forward practical solutions for the needs of the Kuwaiti market. Our aim is a ratio of 70 percent citizens compared to 30...
Abbas slams Holocaust by Zionist entity
JERUSALEM: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas compared the Holocaust to the Zionist entity's killings of Palestinians in Berlin. Abbas, standing beside Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday, was asked if he would apologize on behalf of the Palestinian militants who carried out the 1972 Munich Olympics hostage-taking in which 11 Zionists were killed.Abbas did not give a direct reply but instead spoke of the situation faced by Palestinians, accusing...
Top Trump critic Cheney loses seat
JACKSON, Wyoming: Republican rebel Liz Cheney lost her seat in Congress Tuesday to an election conspiracy theorist, but vowed to fight on and do "whatever it takes" to ensure that former president Donald Trump is never returned to power. Once considered Republican royalty, the lawmaker from Wyoming has become a pariah in the party over her membership on the congressional panel investigating the January 6 assault on the US Capitol-and Trump's role...
Kuwait Cabinet holds weekly meeting, announces elections' law-decrees
KUWAIT: The Cabinet held on Wednesday its weekly meeting at Seif Palace and announced two law-decrees of necessity concerning the parliamentary elections. After the meeting, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Oil, and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Dr Mohammad Al-Fares said that the meeting approved an amendment to law 35/1962 concerning the elections, enabling now voters to use their civil ID cards to cast their ballots. Another amendment...
Teens in Kuwait speak about social media advantages, disadvantages on their lives
By Faten OmarKUWAIT: To conceptualize social media's effects is to break down its good and bad sides. Social media offers a unique way for human beings to connect. Kuwait Times spoke with teenagers to learn more about the advantages and disadvantages of social media on youth in the society.Hatan Fatafta, 16, told Kuwait Times she first experienced social media in 2017 at a very young age. "I was 11 when I first downloaded social media apps....
Educator says Kuwait needs major change in concept of quality education
By Majd OthmanKUWAIT: Kuwait Public Relations Association hosted on Tuesday a seminar that discussed the quality of education in Kuwait and methods to improve the education system. The seminar was held under the theme "National Forum for Quality Education in Kuwait" in the presence of specialists and a number of people interested in the field of education.Abdulwahab Al-Hajji, head of the Kuwaiti project for youth rehabilitation and moderator of...
Workshop raises awareness of skin cancer
By Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: Cancer Aware Nation (C.A.N) organized a virtual workshop on skin cancer themed "your summer is safe." The workshop dealt with risk factors and treatment. Chairman of the Board of C.A.N Dr Khalid Ahmad Al-Saleh moderated. He said the C.A.N campaign took the responsibility since its founding in 2006 to raise the awareness rate about cancers in general, through several programs and initiatives that aim at informing the...
Jaber Causeway Vaccination Center closes Thursday
KUWAIT: Kuwait's Health Ministry announced Wednesday that the Jaber Causeway Vaccination Center will be closed permanently on Thursday August 18, 2022. Last Thursday, the health ministry closed the Kuwait Vaccination Center in Mishref as the COVID-19 pandemic indicators are improving, with vaccinations to be offered at 16 health centers in the country's governorates.The centers have started receiving individuals with prior appointments, with the...
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