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STORD, Norvege: Decommissioned oil platform Gyda set to be demolished is pictured in a yard in Stord (Norway). It could have been their cemetery, but in this construction site in southwestern Norway, old oil platforms, emblems of the age of fossil fuels, are experiencing a new life stamped with the seal of the circular economy. – AFP

In Norway, old oil platforms are being slowly dismantled to get a second life

STORD, Norway: At an industrial yard in southwestern Norway, decommissioned oil platforms are slowly being dismantled for a second life in the circular economy. Three gigantic disused platforms stand on the docks on the island municipality of Stord where they are being taken apart bit by bit-as much as 98 percent of their total 40,000 tonnes is suitable for recycling."If you come here in a year-and-a-half, you will see nothing left", says Sturla...

BERLIN, Germany: (L-R) German Finance Minister Christian Lindner, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and German Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection Steffi Lemke arrive for the weekly cabinet meeting on August 10, 2022 in Berlin. – AFP

Germany plans 10-bn-euro inflation relief tax package

BERLIN: Germany will offer tax relief worth 10 billion euros ($10.2 billion) to help workers cope with soaring inflation, Finance Minister Christian Lindner said Wednesday. The package will raise base tax-free allowance as well as bring up the level from which the top income tax rate of 42 percent will apply. Families will also benefit from higher tax exemptions for dependent children.Inflation in Germany reached 7.5 percent in July, fractionally...

KONYA: Minister of Information and Culture and Minister of State for Youth Affairs Abdulrahman Al-Mutairi poses for a group photo with Kuwait athletes.- KUNA

Kuwait working on strategy to develop the sports sector

KONYA: The Public Authority for Sport is working on developing a new strategy in cooperation between the public and private sector to boost the sports field in Kuwait, said the representative of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Abdulrahman Al-Mutairi.The new strategy aims to develop Kuwait's sports sector on the regional and international level, Al-Mutairi, also Minister of Information and Culture and Minister of...

HERNING: Benfica’s Diogo Goncalves shoots to score a goal during the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round second leg football match between FC Midtjylland and SL Benfica in Herning, Denmark, on August 9, 2022. – AFP

Benfica, Kyiv, Eindhoven, Rangers into Champions League play-offs

PARIS: Two-time former champions Benfica will play Ukraine's Dynamo Kyiv while Ruud van Nistelrooy's PSV Eindhoven will face Glasgow Rangers after they all qualified for the final Champions League qualifying play-off round on Tuesday. Luuk De Jong claimed an 109th-minute winner as PSV Eindhoven edged Monaco 3-2 in extra-time in the Netherlands, to go through 4-3 on aggregate.De Jong was adamant his side deserved the win. "Monaco hit the bar and...

BEDMINSTER: Henrik Stenson of Majesticks GC lines up a putt for birdie on the 15th green during day one of the LIV Golf Invitational - Bedminster at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster. - AFP

Unrepentant LIV rebel Reed shifts focus to Asian Tour

SINGAPORE: Former Masters champion Patrick Reed said Wednesday he expects other high-profile LIV rebels to be drawn to the Asian Tour as it becomes one of the main avenues for them to earn world-ranking points. The American, along with fellow major winners Phil Mickelson, Bryson DeChambeau, Brooks Koepka and Sergio Garcia, has been suspended by the PGA Tour after joining the lucrative Saudi-backed LIV Golf series.The breakaway circuit fronted by...

This photograph shows the educational video game Adiboo belonging to the Charles Cros collection exposed at the Francois-Mitterrand National Library of France in Paris.- AFP photos

'Total art': Inside France's vast video game archive

In the bowels of an imposing modernist tower in Paris, Laurent Duplouy carefully handles a pristine copy of "Tomb Raider" before slotting it back on the shelf alongside thousands of other classic video games. Duplouy oversees a huge archive of games at France's National Library (BNF), one of the longest-running efforts to preserve a part of global heritage that is often overlooked by cultural institutions. "The video game can be regarded as total...

A member of staff prepares some food at The Canteen restaurant, one of the first in the UK to place the carbon footprint of its dishes on its menu besides the calories, in Bristol. - AFP photos

On the menu at a UK restaurant: Carbon footprint

The menu at The Canteen in southwest England doesn't just let diners know how much a dish costs. They can also check its carbon footprint. The carrot and beetroot pakora with yoghurt sauce is responsible for just 16 grams of CO2 emissions. The aubergines with a miso and harissa sauce with tabbouleh and Zaatar toast caused 675 grams of carbon dioxide. As customers weigh their options, the menu at the vegetarian restaurant in Bristol includes a...

In this file photo Zacary Egea, a former member of the Bolivarian National Police, shows his mobile while checking the status of his plant while playing the Plant Vs Undead video game in the Cuaricuao neighborhood in the Libertador municipality of Caracas.— AFP photos

Space invaders: How video gamers are resisting a crypto onslaught

When video game designer Mark Venturelli was asked to speak at Brazil's biggest gaming festival, he submitted a generic-sounding title for his presentation-"The Future of Game Design"-but that was not the talk he gave. Instead, he launched into a 30-minute diatribe against the blockchain technology that underpins cryptocurrencies and the games it has spawned, mostly very basic smartphone apps that lure players with the promise of earning money....

A man rides his bike as he walks past a poster of the upcoming new Bollywood film 'Laal Singh Chaddha' put up at the Metro theatre in Mumbai.— AFP photos

Bollywood seeks boost with 'Forrest Gump' remake

One of India's biggest stars is banking on a remake of Hollywood feelgood hit "Forrest Gump" to revive the fortunes of Hindi-language Bollywood, after a string of weak box-office showings. Aamir Khan's "Laal Singh Chaddha", an adaptation of the 1994 US classic starring Tom Hanks, hits cinemas on Thursday ahead of India's 75th independence celebrations. Disappointing takings for other Bollywood A-listers have cast a pall over an industry still...

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Many arrested for taking part in banned tribal primary elections

By B IzzakKUWAIT: The Interior Ministry said yesterday that police have arrested "several people" for taking part in tribal primary elections banned under Kuwait law, and that they are still searching for other suspects. The ministry said in a statement that ballot boxes and instruments used in the outlawed elections were seized in a raid by detectives on several sites. The statement did not name the areas where the elections were held.Under...

NABLUS: Palestinians search a house to evacuate the bodies of three Palestinians killed in a Zionist raid, in the West Bank city of Nablus on August 9, 2022. - AFP

3 Palestinians die, 69 shot in West Bank raid

NABLUS: Three people were killed and dozens wounded Tuesday, the Palestinian health ministry said, as Zionist forces raided the occupied West Bank city of Nablus. The military said a senior militant commander was among the dead. The latest violence comes two days after deadly fighting between Zionists and Islamic Jihad militants in the coastal enclave of Gaza was halted by a truce.In the old city of Nablus, an AFP correspondent reported...

HALABJA: Iraqi Kurdish farmer Azad Muhamad, known as the Halabja model farmer, displays organic fresh produce at his farm near the Kurdish Iraqi town of Halabja.- AFP

Kurdish Iraqi farmer sprouts online advice

HALABJA: Kurdish Iraqi farmer Azad Muhamad has become a social media star by sharing tips on growing fresh fruit and vegetables in the sun-parched country that is highly vulnerable to climate change. The mustachioed 50-year-old with almost half a million Facebook followers posts weekly videos on topics such as protecting fruit trees, dealing with insects and helping people get more from their farms and gardens."They should make you agriculture...

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