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HOSTENS, France: Firefighters work at the site of a wildfire near Belin-Beliet, southwestern France overnight on August 11, 2022. - AFP
France gets boost from EU neighbors as wildfires rage
HOSTENS, France: Six EU nations are sending firefighting teams and equipment to France as it battles a spate of wildfires, including a fierce blaze in the parched southwest that has forced thousands to evacuate, officials said Thursday.Most of the country is sweltering under a summer heatwave compounded by a record drought-conditions most experts say will occur more often as a result of rapid climate change. "We must continue, more than ever, our...
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NIC holds financial analysts conference for H1 2022 results
KUWAIT: The National Investments Company held Financial Analysts Conference for its H1 2022 results on 9 August, 2022. The conference witnessed the positive participation of Girish Nair, NIC's Chief Financial Officer, Bashar Khan, Senior Vice President - Investment Banking Sector, Al-Muthana Al-Maktoum, Executive Vice President - Wealth Management Sector, who presented a brief about the company and shed light on the positive financial results...
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Cheaper, changing and crucial: Solar technology is evolving fast
PARIS: Generating power from sunlight bouncing off the ground, working at night, even helping to grow strawberries: solar panel technology is evolving fast as costs plummet for a key segment of the world's energy transition. The International Energy Agency says solar will have to scale up significantly this decade to meet the Paris climate target of limiting temperature rises to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. The good news is...
KABUL: In this photo taken on June 5, 2022, members of the Taleban attend a computer science class at the Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation in Kabul. – AFP
Taleban fighters swap weapons for books as hundreds return to school
KABUL: Gul Agha Jalali used to spend his nights planting bombs-hoping to target an Afghan government soldier or, better still, a foreign serviceman. These days, the 23-year-old Taleban member is studying English and has enrolled in a computer science course in the capital, Kabul. "When our country was occupied by infidels, we needed bombs, mortars and guns," says Jalali, an employee at the Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation. Now there is a...
HELSINKI: Real Madrid players celebrate with the trophy after the UEFA Super Cup football match between Real Madrid vs Eintracht Frankfurt in Helsinki. Real Madrid won the match 2-0. - AFP
Real Madrid win fifth UEFA Super Cup
HELSINKI, Finland: Goals from David Alaba and Karim Benzema gave Real Madrid a 2-0 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt and a fifth UEFA Super Cup on Wednesday. While Frankfurt were dangerous, particularly in the first half, Madrid's experience and individual quality saw them through, as it did so often in their victorious 2021-22 Champions League campaign."It wasn't an easy game, they were entrenched in their own half, but we managed to score and we...
TORONTO: Serena Williams of the United States waves to the crowd as she leaves the court after losing to Belinda Bencic of Switzerland during the National Bank Open, part of the Hologic WTA Tour, at Sobeys Stadium in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. – AFP
Serena Williams says goodbye to Canada after defeat by Bencic
TORONTO: Serena Williams, who said this week she will soon call time on her storied tennis career, departed the WTA Toronto Masters for the last time Wednesday with a 6-2, 6-4 loss to Belinda Bencic. The second-round defeat by Switzerland's reigning Olympic gold medallist was hardly unexpected, with the 40-year-old Williams competing in only her third match of 2022.Bencic fired eight aces and broke Williams twice in the first set and once in the...
LOS ANGELES: File photo shows people gather in front of a mural of former Los Angeles Laker Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna, both with a set of wings, by artist sloe_motions displayed on a wall in downtown Los Angeles, California as as they mark the one-year anniversary of Kobe Bryant's death. -AFP
Trial on Kobe Bryant death crash photos begins in US
LOS ANGELES: A court case brought by Kobe Bryant's widow over graphic photographs taken by first responders at the site of the helicopter crash that killed him got under way in the United States on Wednesday.The basketball superstar and his teenage daughter were among nine people who died when their chopper smashed into a hillside near Los Angeles in January 2020. Vanessa Bryant alleges she suffered emotional distress because personnel from the...
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Brazilian woman arrested for stealing mother's artwork
Brazilian authorities arrested a late art collector's daughter Wednesday for allegedly orchestrating a scam in which a supposed psychic moved into her octogenarian mother's home and stole millions, police and media reports said. The woman from Rio de Janeiro is accused of deceiving and extorting her 82-year-old mother out of paintings, jewels and cash valued at a total 725 million reais ($145 million) in a months-long scheme, police told AFP.The...
This undated handout image provided by Sotheby's shows Michael Jordan’s Game-Worn 1998 NBA Finals ‘The Last Dance’ Jersey, from Game 1, which is set to be auctioned in New York.— AFP
Michael Jordan 'Last Dance' jersey to be auctioned in September
A jersey worn by basketball legend Michael Jordan during Game 1 of the 1998 NBA Finals, his last title victory, is set to be auctioned off in September for an estimated $3-5 million, Sotheby's announced Wednesday. The iconic red Chicago Bulls jersey, with Jordan's number 23 on the back, is only the second worn by the star during his six championships to be sold at auction. Most of Jordan's NBA Finals jerseys remain in private hands, according to...
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Olivia Newton-John to get state memorial in Australia
Screen legend Olivia Newton-John will be honored with a state memorial service in her adoptive homeland Australia, authorities said Thursday, touting an upbeat sendoff for the late Grammy-winning actress. The British-born, Aussie-raised star of the 1978 hit musical "Grease" died on Monday at her home in Southern California. In this file photo taken on November 25, 1978 French singer Joe Dassin (right) and Australian actress and singer Olivia...
Flowers and a photo are placed on the star of Australian singer and actress Olivia Newton-John on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Hollywood, California. — AFP photosn
Metallica, Mariah Carey to play New York show for foreign aid
Metallica, Mariah Carey and the Jonas Brothers will be among the acts performing in New York's Central Park this year at the Global Citizen Festival, the organization announced Thursday. Rosalia, Charlie Puth, Maneskin and Mickey Guyton will join them in taking the stage at the event, which is now in its 10th year and is aimed at drumming up support for preserving international aid to eradicate extreme poverty, in addition to a number of other...
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Expatriates allowed to stay abroad for over 6 months
By Chidi Emmanuel, Islam Al-SharaaKUWAIT: Expats with student visas and those on dependency visas are now allowed to stay abroad for over six months as it applies to those with work permit. “The initiative is to make life for expats in Kuwait easier, with consideration to foreign students as the world battles COVID-19,” sources told Kuwait Times. The only exception is for domestic workers. If they stay abroad for more than six months, their...
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Kuwait importers worry over new customs regulations, extra costs
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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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Australia OKs world’s ‘largest’ solar power hub
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PIFSS denies newspapers and social media reports
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KFH students explore Kuwait Times and Kuwait News