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BAKU: Kuwaiti shooters pose with their medals.

Kuwaiti shooters secure gold in World Cup

By Abdellatif SharaaBAKU: Kuwait shooting athletes continue their dominant performance in international events, as the Trap team of Nasser Al-Miqlid, Abdelrahman Al-Faihan and Talal Al-Rashidi won first place in the teams trap event at the World Cup Tournament being held in Azerbaijan. Meanwhile, Talal Al-Rashidi won the silver medal of the singles competition in the competition held in Azerbaijan from May 27 to June 7 with the best shooters of...

SAN FRANCISCO: Jordan Poole #3, Klay Thompson #11, and Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors walk downcourt during the game against the Dallas Mavericks during Game 2 of the 2022 NBA Playoffs Western Conference Finals on May 20, 2022 at Chase Center in San Francisco, California. - AFP

Warriors, Celtics poised for NBA Finals classic

SAN FRANCISCO: A resurgent Golden State Warriors are bidding to reclaim their throne at basketball's summit against a Boston Celtics team chasing history when the NBA Finals tip-off on Thursday. After a grueling regular season and a roller coaster playoff campaign, Golden State and Boston will open their best-of-seven finals showdown on Thursday in what has all the makings of a classic between two evenly matched teams.Two years ago, the...

US investment fund RedBird to buy Serie A champions AC Milan

ROME: AC Milan said Wednesday that its current owners, investment fund Elliott Management, have agreed to sell the newly-crowned Italian champions to rival US fund RedBird for 1.2 billion euros ($1.3 billion). "The transition to new ownership will take place over the summer, with an expected closing no later than September 2022," the club said in a statement, adding that, under the terms of the deal, Elliott will "retain a minority financial...

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Venice film fest to give Deneuve lifetime achievement award

French film legend Catherine Deneuve will receive an honorary award at the 79th Venice Film Festival, organizers said Wednesday. The star is to be given a Golden Lion lifetime achievement award at the world’s oldest film festival, which runs from August 31 to September 10. “It is a joy to receive this prestigious award at the Venice Film Festival, which I have known and loved for a long time, since Luis Bunuel’s ‘Belle de jour’ won the...

In this file photo Britain's Queen Elizabeth II takes part in the launch of the Queen's Baton Relay for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, from the forecourt of Buckingham Palace in London.—AFP

UK forgets crisis to party for queen's jubilee

Putting aside a biting inflationary crisis and doubts over the monarchy's future, Britons prepared Wednesday for four days of festivities to mark a record-breaking 70 years on the throne for Queen Elizabeth II. The Platinum Jubilee offers a brief respite from a surge in prices not seen since the 1970s, with accounts emerging daily of people struggling to put food on the table and pay spiraling bills.With two public holidays from Thursday and then...

In this file photo Bollywood singers Mohit Chauhan (left), Krishnakumar Kunnath -- popularly known as KK (center) and Shaan attend a concert in Mumbai.

Police probe death of star Bollywood singer KK at 53

Indian police said Wednesday they are investigating the death of star Bollywood singer Krishnakumar Kunnath, popularly known as KK, who died at age 53 after a concert. The singer died shortly after performing at a college festival in Kolkata on Tuesday evening, prompting a wave of tributes. He was rushed to hospital from his hotel at around 10:30 pm, where doctors pronounced him dead.Aroop Biswas, a government minister in the eastern state of...

(From left to right) Jungkook, Jimin, V, RM, Jin, J-Hope and Suga of the South Korean pop group BTS speak at the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, DC.—AFP

K-pop supergroup BTS ‘devastated’ by US hate crimes

South Korean K-pop sensations BTS didn’t sing a word but in a White House visit Tuesday to meet President Joe Biden the supergroup’s message against anti-Asian racism came loud and clear. The seven stars, dressed in matching dark suits and ties, with white shirts, joined White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre at the briefing room podium—a tiny, but powerful stage. The singer Park Ji-min, better known as Jimin, said through a...

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Kuwait follows up on global monkeypox developments

KUWAIT: Kuwait's Cabinet on Tuesday said that the country has not seen any cases of monkeypox as of Tuesday, the Cabinet said, adding that stringent precautions are already in place to keep the illness at bay. Holding an extraordinary meeting to discuss the virus, Health Minister Dr Khaled Al-Saeed analyzed global statistics on the spread of monkeypox, which show that the virus has appeared in a growing number of countries.On national commitments...

Nutritionist Shaikhah Al-Mesbah

Kuwaiti Nutritionist sheds light on bad eating habits through art

By Faten OmarKUWAIT: Social media is a rich source for boosting health awareness to reach out to a large number of people. Nutritionist Shaikhah Al-Mesbah decided to raise awareness about bad eating habits through Instagram, where she discusses diet culture and clarifies common misconceptions about weight loss through drawings and animated videos. "There are a lot of cultural bad eating habits and practices in the Kuwaiti society, which is why I...

Abdelaziz Shuaib

Social affairs ministry team to support food security

KUWAIT: Social Affairs Ministry Undersecretary Abdelaziz Shuaib said a team was formed at the ministry to support the food security system in the country. According to the decision issued by the ministry, the team was placed under the chairmanship of the undersecretary and includes the assistant undersecretary for cooperation affairs as deputy chairman and director of cooperative supervision and inspection, representatives from competition...

AMMAN: The Secretary General of Kuwait Supreme Council for Family Affairs Khaled bin Shalfoot attends the forum. - KUNA

Kuwait's Family Affairs Council supports youth empowerment

AMMAN: The Secretary General of Kuwait Supreme Council for Family Affairs Khaled bin Shalfoot stressed on Monday Kuwait's keenness in the enabling and empowering youths in their respective societies. This came in remarks to the press on the sidelines of his participation in the First Arab Forum for Equality 2022 (AFE-2022), organized by United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), themed "Towards inclusive youth...

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Firemen put out Sulaibiya farms' blaze

KUWAIT: Seven fire squads backed by the fire brigade of the National Guard scrambled into action early on Tuesday to put out fire that erupted in farms in Al-Sulaibiya. Kuwait Fire Force said in a statement that the blazes erupted among trees and agricultural crops, while strong winds resulted in scattering the flames to several spots in the farming area. However, the firemen contained the flames and extinguished the fire that caused no injuries,...

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KUWAIT: Inmates line up at the new deportation center in Sulaibiya.

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GAZA: Friends and relatives mourn over the body of photojournalist Ibrahim Muhareb, who was killed as he was covering the advance of Zionist forces north of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip the previous day, at Al-Nasser Hospital on Aug 19, 2024. - AFP

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