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KUWAIT: Kuwaiti artist Mariam Al-Salem paints in her gallery.
Kuwaiti artist expresses passion for culture, life through paintings
By Majd OthmanKUWAIT: Eighteen years of honing her skills in the field of graphic design and illustration has given Mariam Al-Salem, a Kuwaiti artist, the opportunity to display her creativity in the world of fine art and reach special moments in her artistic life. The painting "The Last Morning" highlighted Mariam's name in the world of fine art after the piece reached a price of KD 2,800 in an auction. The theme of the drawing was her last...
LONDON: Carrie Johnson, wife of Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, carries their daughter Romy next to Britain's Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries (R) ahead of a statement by the premier in front of 10 Downing Street in central London on July 7, 2022. - AFP
After Boris Johnson resignation, who could take over as UK prime minister?
LONDON: Britain's Boris Johnson will reportedly announce his resignation as Conservative leader, paving the way for an internal party contest to replace him and become prime minister. While several possible successors have been suggested, there is no clear favourite.Rishi SunakThe UK's first Hindu chancellor of the exchequer, who quit on Tuesday, was until recently the bookmakers' favourite. But his prospects were dented by questions over his...
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Poland confirms scientist held by Iran
TEHRAN: Iranian media reports that the Revolutionary Guards had arrested several foreign diplomats for espionage sowed confusion Thursday, after two of the countries concerned denied that their nationals had been detained. While Poland on Thursday confirmed a scientist was in Iranian custody, Austria strongly rejected reports that any of its diplomats had been held, mirroring an announcement by Britain late Wednesday.The developments coincide...
GOMA: File photo shows a Congolese army pick up carrying troops heads towards the front line near Kibumba in the area surrounding the North Kivu city of Goma during clashes between the Congolese army and M23 rebels. - AFP
Fresh clashes in DR Congo as rebels dash ceasefire hopes
GOMA, DR Congo: Fresh clashes between M23 rebels and soldiers erupted in eastern DR Congo on Thursday, officials said, as the militia declared that it was not bound by a ceasefire agreement. M23 spokesman Willy Ngoma told AFP that the deal brokered between the Congolese and Rwandan presidents in Angola on Wednesday was irrelevant. "We are Congolese, not Rwandan," he said. "If there's a ceasefire, it can only be between us and the Congolese...
MONTERREY: US' Sophia Smith (center) vies for the ball with Haiti's Roselord Borgella during their 2022 Concacaf Women's Championship football match at the Universitario stadium in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon State, Mexico on July 4, 2022. - AFP
Haiti's women football players dream of international success
MONTERREY: They may be considered international minnows, but women footballers from Haiti hope to finally make their mark on the world stage, helped by their experience playing professionally in Europe. The move across the Atlantic has been challenging for members of the national team, said Nerilia Mondesir, who has played in France since 2017. "It's not easy for Haitian women to play football. Opportunities are rare. We have to make sacrifices...
EUGENE: Sydney McLaughlin competes in the Women's 400 Meter Hurdle Final - setting a new world record with a time of 51.41 during the USATF Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. - AFP
Reigning champs, record holders and Felix headline World Athletics team
LOS ANGELES: The United States' 151-strong roster for the World Athletics Championships features defending champions, world record-holders and, for a 10th and final time superstar Allyson Felix. Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, will host the first outdoor World Championships ever on US soil, and the host nation will field a team that features nine defending world champions and 20 medalists from last year's Tokyo Olympics. Olympic champion Sydney...
TUNIS: Tunisian street food vendor Habib El-Bey prepares street food using his own recipes for customers in his van parked along the capital Tunis' Habib Bourguiba Avenue.- AFP photos
Tunisian street vendor serves success despite bureaucracy
TUNIS: Tunisian street vendors often complain of official harassment, but one sandwich maker-turned-social-media-star hopes his struggles against bureaucracy will motivate young entrepreneurs. Habib Hlila, 27, first set up a food van in the working-class Bab El Khadra district of Tunis in early April, selling sandwiches at the end of each day's fast during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. He quickly became a star of Tunisian street food, gaining...
ADDIS ABABA: Cars wait in queue at a fuel station in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on July 6, 2022. - AFP
Fuel prices soar in Ethiopia as subsidies cut
ADDIS ABABA: Fuel prices soared in Ethiopia on Wednesday after the government reduced subsidies, adding to economic hardship for people already struggling with high inflation. There were long queues at petrol stations in the capital Addis Ababa, with drivers reporting shortages as they tried to fill up their tanks. The price of petrol at the pump jumped almost 30 percent to 48.83 biir (about 94 US cents) while diesel went up almost 40 percent to...
PARIS: Attendees try out a Meta virtual reality headset during the Vivatech technology startups and innovation fair in Paris.- AFP
Tech firms slug it out to create ultimate AI translator
PARIS: A man from South Africa speaks Sepedi to a Peruvian woman who knows only Quechua, yet they can understand each other. The universal translator is a staple of science fiction, but Google, Meta and others are locked in a battle to get as many languages as possible working with their AI models. Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg announced on Wednesday that his firm now had a block of 200 languages that could be translated into each other, doubling...
MARYLAND: Customers shop at The Apple Store at the Towson Town Center mall, the first of the company's retail locations in the US where workers voted to unionize.- AFP
Apple devices getting beefed-up defense against spyware, spies
SAN FRANCISCO: Apple has unveiled a new way for activists, journalists and other targets of state-sponsored espionage to protect themselves from spyware. A Lockdown Mode being added to iPhones, iPads, and Mac computers is intended to counter threats from a thriving industry that provides sophisticated espionage tools to governments. "While the vast majority of users will never be the victims of highly targeted cyberattacks, we will work...
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South Korean auteur behind 'Oldboy' returns with 'pure' love story
Filmmaker Park Chan-wook, known for his ultra-violent thrillers that helped catapult South Korean cinema onto the global stage, is back with an altogether different work-a restrained yet deeply emotional love story. "Decision to Leave" arrives after the world-smashing success of South Korean entertainment, including Bong Joon-ho's "Parasite" and Netflix's "Squid Game", and has been the top-grossing domestic film in South Korea since opening last...
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War-themed fashion is hit with patriotic Ukrainians
In a large fashion store in central Kyiv, a mother and her young daughter flick through T-shirts depicting a cartoon dog in a flak jacket and sunglasses. "We have several like this," says Tatiana, adding that they may pick up something new. "We love clothes like this so we shop here often." The T-shirts by Kyiv-based label J.Cook depict Patron, a Jack Russell dog skilled at finding landmines, who was awarded a medal by President Volodymyr...
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