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Russian rockets pummel Kharkiv
KYIV: Russian artillery strikes pounded Ukraine's second largest city Kharkiv on Thursday after Moscow announced it was expanding its war aims, even as Russian gas flows to Europe resumed through the Nord Stream pipeline. The attacks on the eastern city - scarred by weeks of Russian shelling - came after 10 days of scheduled work ended on the Nord Stream gas pipeline that had spurred fears of a permanent cut-off.Kharkiv's regional governor said...
Smoke without fire? Experts question tobacco products
PARIS: Heated tobacco products have soared in popularity as a "smoke free" alternative to cigarettes in recent years, but a peer-reviewed report has suggested their emissions could be considered smoke - a claim strongly rejected by the tobacco industry. Heated tobacco products, or HTPs, are often confused with e-cigarettes, which heat liquid that can contain nicotine but do not involve tobacco leaf.HTPs instead use a high heat to decompose...
Fed-up Sri Lankans rush for passports
COLOMBO: One of the longest queues in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo is for the exit, as thousands of people line up outside the immigration office seeking passports to escape the country's economic crisis. Every day, about 3,000 people submit their papers and 15,000 rupees ($42) to obtain travel documents. The office is running 24 hours a day, six days a week to try to cope with demand.Many applicants still have to wait overnight, like...
Biden tested positive for COVID-19
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, with his doctors saying the 79-year-old leader was experiencing mild fatigue and would isolate at the White House while carrying out his full duties. Biden had been due to travel to Pennsylvania during the day, the latest in a series of trips around the country as he seeks to revive waning Democratic Party fortunes ahead of midterm elections."He is fully vaccinated and...
Law of Access to Information - Kuwaiti pledge to transparency
KUWAIT: Law of Access to Information reflects Kuwait's commitment to undertaking necessary measures in combating corruption and bolstering principles of transparency, as it grants individuals the right to obtain information held by public entities. The law, approved by the National Assembly back in August 2020 and commenced implementation in March 2021, is a crucial step towards achieving administrative transparency and boosting governmental...
Al-Nemesh: Kuwait for bolstering of Arab cooperation
CAIRO: The State of Kuwait is keen on bolstering Arab cooperation within the economic and social domains, matters, which would be addressed further during in the upcoming Arab summit, said an official Thursday. Speaking to KUNA at the conclusion of the regular ministerial session of the Arab economic and social council, Acting Undersecretary at the Kuwaiti Ministry of Finance Talal Al-Nemesh said that the meeting had touch on various topics to be...
Gulf Railways council discusses work program
RIYADH: The Council of Gulf Railways discussed the proposal for the framework of the rail network work program. This came during the first meeting of the council via video call, according to a statement by the General Secretariat of GCC on Thursday, with the attendance of all council members, as well as the participation of the head of economic affairs sector in the Secretariat Abdul-Malik Al Al-Sheikh.During the meeting, several important topics...
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Italy PM resigns after coalition implodes
ROME: Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi resigned Thursday after efforts to bring the country's fractious parties to heel failed, kicking off a snap election campaign which could bring the hard right to power. The internationally respected 74-year-old formally handed his resignation to President Sergio Mattarella, whose role it is to now guide the country out of the crisis.Mattarella is likely to dissolve parliament and call early elections for...
Angry Iraq mourns dead from shelling blamed on Turkey
ARBIL: Iraq held a day of national mourning Thursday for nine holidaymakers killed in the bombardment of a Kurdish hill village that the government has blamed on neighbouring Turkey. Turkey denied its troops were responsible, instead blaming rebels of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), prompting Germany to call for an urgent investigation. The coffins of the nine dead, draped in Iraqi national flags and festooned with flowers, were put...
New Sri Lanka president sworn in, eyeing unity government
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's six-time prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in Thursday as president of the crisis-hit nation, with plans to form a unity government to manage the turmoil. The 73-year-old veteran politician, who was overwhelmingly elected as head of state in a parliamentary vote Wednesday, took his oath of office with the country's police chief and top military brass standing behind him.Official sources said the new leader was...
Oil expert foresees Kuwait’s economic growth
By Majd OthmanKUWAIT: A recent report showed that Kuwait will have the highest economic ranking in terms of its growth with the anticipation of a new government, new economic strategies and visions. Oil expert and consultant, Abdulsamee Bahbahani told Kuwait Times that if Kuwait’s economic initiatives such as Vision 2035 and the projects of the General Secretariat for Planning are applied with the ideal scenarios, the next government will focus...
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