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This handout image released by the European Southern Observatory (ESO) on May 12, 2022 shows the first image of Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the center of our own Milky Way galaxy. – AFP

First image of Milky Way black hole unveiled

PARIS: An international team of astronomers on Thursday unveiled the first image of a supermassive black hole at the center of our own Milky Way galaxy - a cosmic body known as Sagittarius A*. The image - produced by a global team of scientists known as the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) Collaboration - is the first, direct visual confirmation of the presence of this invisible object, and comes three years after the very first image of a black...

WASHINGTON: Grocery store shelves where baby formula is typically stocked are locked and nearly empty on May 11, 2022. – AFP

US parents in panic over baby formula shortage

WASHINGTON: It's a nightmare for parents. The United States is in the grip of a severe shortage of baby formula - with a mass product recall aggravating pandemic supply chain woes - sending families on sometimes desperate hunts for the vital supplies. And it has been going on for months, according to Sara Khan, the mother of three children aged 10, seven and six months. "I've known about this issue for almost seven months," she told AFP. "This...

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MoH launches new health services for the bedridden

KUWAIT: Minister of Health Dr Khaled Al-Saeed has announced the launch of a new service for the bedridden that includes home visits part of integrated multiple health care services within the framework of achieving goals of the development plan of New Kuwait Vision 2035. Al-Saeed affirmed in a press statement, Thursday, the new service aimed at achieving the objectives of sustainable development, and is based on the ministry's keenness to ensure...

Al-Jazeera's late veteran TV journalist Shireen Abu Aklehn

Palestine Embassy opens a condolence register

KUWAIT: The Embassy of the state of Palestine to Kuwait presents expressed its greetings to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, all diplomatic & consular missions and international organizations accredited in the State of Kuwait, and to local and International Media.The Embassy will open a condolences book on Sunday 15/05/2022 (from 10:00 AM - 14:00 PM) for the Veteran Palestinian Martyr Journalist Shireen Abu Akleh who was executed by Israeli...

Meteorological Department predicts dusty, hot weather

KUWAIT: The Meteorological Department has predicted that the weather would witness active northwesterly winds, sometimes reaching the edge of the storm, causing dust and significantly reducing horizontal visibility starting in the morning tomorrow, until the day after tomorrow. The sea waves will rise above six feet, and the intensity will gradually decrease, starting from Saturday night. The expected minimum temperature is between 20 and 23...

KUWAIT: Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah met Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs Wopke Hoekstra, on the sideline of the ministerial meeting of the global coalition to defeat the so-called Islamic State (IS), held in Marrakech, Kingdom of Morocco.- AFP

International coalition vows to fight terrorism

MARRAKESH: The ministerial meeting of the international coalition against terrorism has concluded its work in the Moroccan city of Marrakesh, with the participation of member states, including Kuwait, in addition to international organizations as they ministers stressed on the commitment of its members to the eradication of the terrorist organization.In a joint statement, the coalition ministers affirmed their determination to continue the war...

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Gulf conference recommends adopting twin town models

KUWAIT: Participants at the 11th session of the Joint Gulf Municipal Work Conference have recommended the adoption of latest digital models in twin towns in some Gulf council countries. The conference, hosted by Kuwait over three days and sponsored by Minister of Municipal affairs and Minister of Communication and Information Technology, Dr Rana Al-Fares, under slogan of "smart municipality," concluded its activities Thursday.The conference...

Head of Kuwait's delegation to the meeting deputy permanent representative at the Arab League, Falah Al-Mutairi.

Arab League affirms giving great priority to disaster risk reduction

CAIRO: The Arab League affirmed on Thursday that its member states give great priority to disaster risk reduction through the implementation of the work program - the Arab Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction - approved by the Arab League. This came in a speech by the Secretary-General of the Arab League, Ahmed Aboul Gheit delivered on his behalf by the Director of the Department of Housing, Water Resources and Disaster Reduction, Dr Jamal El-Din...

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Education minister stresses importance of cooperation

KUWAIT: Kuwait's Education Minister and Minister of higher Education Dr Ali Al-Mudhaf has stressed the importance of cooperation between educational institutions in order to offer scholarships that meet needs of the workforce. Al-Mudhaf made remarks while chairing a coordination meeting between the ministry and higher educational and higher education institutions regarding scholarships in Kuwait and abroad for the year 2022-23.Al-Mudhaf stated...

COLOMBO: People buy vegetables at a market after authorities relaxed the ongoing curfew for a few hours in Colombo on May 12, 2022. - AFP photos

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka appoints new PM

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's embattled president swore in a new prime minister Thursday to replace his brother, who was banned from leaving the country after his supporters launched violent attacks on a protest against the nation's economic crisis. The new premier, Ranil Wickremesinghe, has already served in the office five times-but it remains unclear if he will be able to get any legislation through parliament.The 73-year-old will be tasked with...

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Kuwait domestic inflation increased by 4.36 percent

KUWAIT: Consumers Price Index (CPI) increased in Kuwait by 4.36 percent in March 2022 on annual basis compared with the same period in 2021, said the Central Statistical Bureau (CSB) on Thursday. A statement by CSB, obtained by KUNA, revealed that the CPI increased monthly to 124.4 by 0.24 percent, because of high prices of major groups in the movement of the indices.The statement provided the annual price movement for March 2022, saying that...

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Kuwait-US Military Commission holds meeting

KUWAIT: Kuwait-US Military Commission discusses the most common topics and ways to develop and strengthen their forces at the 14th session in Washington DC. The Commission tackled most important topics of common interest and appropriate ways to develop and strengthen their mission, the Kuwaiti Joint Military Commission said in a press release on Thursday.Lt Gen Khalid Saleh Al-Sabah led the Kuwaiti army delegation participating in this session,...

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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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