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Indian naval ship INS TEG visits Kuwait

KUWAIT: Indian naval ship INS TEG arrived at Shuwaikh Port, Kuwait on July 18 for operational turnaround. The ship was welcomed by senior officers of Kuwait Naval Force, port authorities, Indian embassy and Defense wing officials, according to an Indian embassy press release. The visit is scheduled till July 21, 2022. Indian Ambassador Sibi George with INS TEG Captain Ravi Kumar.INS TEG has been deployed extensively for numerous missions...

KUWAIT: The Grand Mosque in Kuwait City. - Photo by Fouad Al-Shaikh

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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka: This photo taken on July 17, 2022 shows an activist holding vegetables grown by Theodore Rajapakse (left) in his garden at the Galle Face protest site in Colombo, where he teaches others how to produce fast-growing vegetables in small patches of land near their homes. - AFP

Hunger pains on Slave Island as Sri Lanka's food prices rocket

COLOMBO: His hair is neatly combed but his cheeks are sunken and veins visible on his gaunt frame: like many Sri Lankans, Milton Pereira and his family cannot afford to buy enough food. During the country's worst-ever economic crisis, which has driven rampant inflation and spurred protests that last week brought down the president, Sri Lankans are buying less, eating less and working less. "It's very difficult to live, even a loaf of bread is...

BANAT, Sudan: Gold mining residues are piled up near an ugricultural field, in the village of Banat in River Nile state, north of the Sudanese capital Khartoum. - AFP

Sudan's gold rush wreaks havoc on health

BANAT, Sudan: Sudanese mother Awadya Ahmed has long wondered why her youngest child Talab was born blind and unable to walk; now she suspects the piles of poisonous waste left by gold miners. In recent years, a growing number of traditional miners have flocked to her village hoping to strike it rich.But they leave behind hazardous white-powdered waste laden with toxic chemicals including mercury used in the gold extraction process. The waste is...

EUGENE: Gold medalist Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (left) and bronze medalist Jamaica's Elaine Thompson-Herah shake hands with spectators after the women's 100m final during the World Athletics Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene.- AFP

USA secure four crowns

EUGENE: Jamaica's Shelley-Ann Fraser-Pryce made history Sunday as she bagged a fifth world 100m title on Sunday, as Team USA claimed four other crowns on offer in Eugene. Fraser-Pryce, a 35-year-old mother, led from gun to tape in a consummate display of sprinting that belied her age.The Jamaican, who previously won the blue riband event in 2009, 2013, 2015 and 2019, won in a championship record of 10.67 seconds. Shericka Jackson took silver in a...

MANCHESTER: India's Hardik Pandya (left) plays a shot during the final one-day international (ODI) cricket match between England and India at Old Trafford on July 17, 2022. - AFP

Hardik proud to fill Bumrah's shoes as India win series

MANCHESTER: Hardik Pandya was glad to help fill the "very big shoes" of Jasprit Bumrah after starring with both bat and ball during India's series-clinching win over England. Back spasms meant strike bowler Bumrah was ruled out of Sunday's third and deciding one-day international at Old Trafford. But after replacement Mohammed Siraj rocked England with a double-wicket maiden in his first over, medium-pacer Hardik took an ODI best 4-24 as the...

ST ANDREWS: Australia's Cameron Smith kisses the Claret Jug, the trophy for the Champion golfer of the year after winning the 150th British Open Golf Championship on The Old Course at St Andrews in Scotland on July 17, 2022. - AFP

Cameron Smith wins British Open after stunning surge

ST ANDREWS: Australia's Cameron Smith won the 150th British Open at St Andrews on Sunday after a stunning final round of 64 saw him overtake favorite Rory McIlroy on a dramatic day at the Old Course and claim his first major title with a 20-under-par total. Smith began the day four shots off the lead but his eight-under-par fourth round allowed him to finish a shot clear of Cameron Young of the United States, with a frustrated McIlroy ending...

LEIGH: Portugal's striker Diana Silva (center) shoots as she is challenged by Sweden's defender Amanda Ilestedt (right) and Sweden's defender Magdalena Eriksson during the UEFA Women's Euro 2022 Group C football match between Sweden and Portugal at Leigh Sports Village stadium on July 17, 2022. - AFP

Sweden, Netherlands book Euro 2022 quarter-finals

SHEFFIELD: Sweden thrashed Portugal 5-0 to reach the quarter-finals of Euro 2022 on Sunday as holders the Netherlands needed a flurry of late goals to beat Switzerland 4-1 to ensure their place in the last eight. Silver medalists at last year's Olympics, Sweden are the highest ranked team in the tournament, but failed to hit top gear in drawing with the Dutch and squeezing past the Swiss 2-1 in their opening two games. Peter Gerhardsson's women...

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Kuwait Amir's Representative thanks Saudi King, hails Jeddah summit outcome

KUWAIT: Representative of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah sent on Saturday a cable to Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud to thank him on the warm reception and hospitality offered to His Highness the Amir Representative and his accompanying delegation during their visit to Saudi Arabia to partake in the Security and Development Summit which...

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Govt targets insurance firms; 3,000 expats to be replaced

KUWAIT: It is almost certain that the government will start increasing the number of Kuwaitis in the private sector jobs, after receiving a special study that was prepared by the Public Authority for Manpower (PAM) in this regard. The actual implementation is waiting for the national designation of the country's economic activities by Commerce and Industry Ministry, so that the minimum percentage of the number of Kuwaitis in each sector can be...

LONDON: Kuwait's Ambassador to the UK Khaled Al-Duwaisan welcomes Sheikh Mubarak Abdallah Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah and his sons Abdallah and Ahmad.

Sheikh Mubarak praises Kuwait's Ambassador to UK

LONDON: Sheikh Mubarak Abdallah Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah expressed appreciation for the role of Kuwait's Ambassador to the UK Khaled Al-Duwaisan in boosting and caring for Kuwait-Britain relations over three decades, during which he served with dedication and added to it a humanitarian touch that gave it more strength at the official and popular levels.Sheikh Mubarak, during his visit along with his sons Abdallah and Ahmad to Ambassador Duwaisan at...

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CAN celebrates Eid with children in hospitals

By Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: Chairman of the Board of Cancer Aware Nation (CAN) campaign Dr Khalid Ahmad Al-Saleh said the "our Eid is better with CAN" initiative continues in greeting children cancer patients on Eid Al-Adha, especially after the positive effects it showed on previous occasions, and on children whose treatment is a lengthy one.Saleh said campaign members and volunteers who made field visits to hospitals during Eid attempted to...

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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

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