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HANGZHOU, China: A Didi online ride-hailing car makes its way in Hangzhou, in China's eastern Zhejing province on July 21, 2022. China has fined ride-hailing giant Didi more than $1.2 billion, regulators announced. - AFP
Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi hit with $1.2 bn fine
BEIJING: China has fined ride-hailing giant Didi more than 8 billion yuan ($1.2 billion), regulators announced Thursday, concluding a year-long investigation into alleged data security violations. Didi has been one of the highest-profile targets of a widespread crackdown on China's tech firms, which saw years of runaway growth and the emergence of supersized monopolies. The clampdown launched in 2021 wiped billions of dollars off the value of...
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HUAWEI Mate Xs 2 reviewed, depicted
HUAWEI Mate Xs 2, Huawei's brand-new flagship foldable smartphone, has taken a great design to even more heights. This Ideal Foldable phone is now ultra-flat, ultra-thin, ultra-light and super durable, thanks to the combination of innovative hardware with the ultimate Smartphone experience. The new Falcon Wing Design design of the phone is a unique but functional approaches it brings with it a slew of advantages in terms of aesthetics and...
TOKYO: Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda (center) attends a parliamentary session at the Upper House in Tokyo. - AFP
Bank of Japan sticks to easing, raises inflation forecast
TOKYO: The Bank of Japan dug its heels in on its easy-money policies Thursday while raising its inflation forecast, even as other countries hike interest rates to tackle soaring prices. Policymakers have refused to move away from measures put in place a decade ago as the BoJ battles to achieve sustained price rises in the world's third-largest economy. But the decision leaves it increasingly alone as its peers raise rates, sending the yen...
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Jeruto storms world steeple
EUGENE: Kenyan-born Norah Jeruto won world gold for Kazakhstan in the women's 3000m steeplechase on Wednesday while China's Feng Bin threw a massive personal best to claim the discus title. While day five of action at Hayward Field featured only two finals, South African heavyweights Caster Semenya and Wayde van Niekerk were trackside along with 400m hurdles stars Sydney McLaughlin and Dalilah Muhammad in a series of high-calibre heats and...
Director of Saudi boxing team Mohammad Alem
First Kuwait Boxing Championship starts
By Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: Preliminaries of the first Kuwait Boxing Championship will end on Friday with nine matches in all weights. Kuwait's boxer Khalid Al-Shimmari expects a tough match as he clashes with his Ukrainian opponent Nikita in the 91 Kg category, while his teammate Mansour Al-Shimmari will have a competitive match with his Bahraini opponent Sayyed Fadhel in the 51 Kg category. KBF Chairman welcomes Umar KremlyovThe opening...
Khalaf Al-Azmi
Kuwaiti referee participates in Chess Olympiad
KUWAIT: Kuwaiti international referee Khalaf Al-Azmi will participate in the World Chess Olympiad in Chennai, India, scheduled from July 27 to August 10, at the invitation of the International Chess Federation. In a statement to Kuwait News Agency (KUNA), Al-Azmi said he was proud of this invitation, which confirms the good reputation he gained through his refereeing of many local and regional championships. Al-Azmi added that this Olympiad is...
India's Rohit Sharma
India favorites in series against West Indies even without stars
PORT OF SPAIN: West Indies and India commence a three-match One-Day International series in Trinidad on Friday with the visitors, even without their most prominent players, favored to get the better of a struggling home side. Fresh from a 2-1 series triumph in England, the Indians have opted to rest regular captain Rohit Sharma, key batsman Virat Kohli, wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant, all-rounder Hardik Pandya and pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah for...
A Kuwait street before greening
Greening Kuwait: Citizen goes viral on TikTok with his innovative vision
By Faten OmarKUWAIT: Adequately planned urban greening can improve living conditions for citizens and residents of Kuwait and help it meet its broader climate goals. Desert greening has the potential to help solve global water, energy and food crises. The aims of urban greening are numerous; they improve the lives of the people and wildlife in the area, as well as make cities eco-friendlier and pleasing to the eye. Citizen Adnan Adel Al-Mowail...
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Diabetic eye-screening in Kuwait: Why does it matter?
By Dr Mohammad KaramKUWAIT: Diabetic eye screening is essential because it aids in the prevention of sight loss. In individuals with diabetes, the eyes are at risk of damage from diabetic retinopathy. This condition can be detected early through screening before any changes in the vision. It occurs when the small blood vessels are affected by diabetes, damaging the retina - the back part of the eye.Untreated diabetic retinopathy can lead to...
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New AI tool that turns words into art enters testing phase
A million people eager to dabble with a new artificial intelligence tool that lets them create images simply by describing them with words will soon get their wish, its creators said Wednesday. Artificial intelligence research firm OpenAI is conducting a wide-scale beta test of DALL-E, a cutting-edge software that creates images from textual descriptions.Although the arrival of AI has led to fears of humans being replaced by machines in fields...
Sheikh Dr Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah
Kuwait awaits new PM amid high expectations
By B IzzakKUWAIT: Kuwait is awaiting the appointment of a new prime minister, the fifth in less than two decades, amid high popular expectations to put the rich country back on track. Local media reported that Sheikh Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah, a senior member of the ruling family who is close to the opposition, has been picked up by the Crown Prince to form the new cabinet.The announcement was highly expected to be made earlier this week...
KUWAIT: A fish seller sprays water on the fish at Mubarakiya Market. Chairman of the Kuwait Farmers Union Abdullah Al-Damak said the union is committed to promoting food security in the country.- Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Kuwait farmers ‘essential for food security’
KUWAIT: Locally made products, especially foodstuff, have proved much significance on the basis of their vital role during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the ongoing Ukraine war in answering the needs of the local market and curbing inflation. Compared to many other countries, Kuwait has a low inflation rate based on the government’s subsidy policy mainly involving fuel that was the driver of hikes in many imported commodities...
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Kuwait importers worry over new customs regulations, extra costs
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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
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GAZA: A Palestinian child injured in a Zionist strike reacts as she is carried to Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on Aug 21, 2024. - AFP
Zionists kill dozens in Gaza