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Sporting events cancelled on Friday after death of Queen Elizabeth II
LONDON: Sporting events scheduled for Friday, including Test cricket and European golf's PGA Championship, have been cancelled as a mark of respect following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.British horse racing chiefs also suspended events after the death of the British monarch, who showed an intense passion for the sport throughout her life.The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said Friday's play between England and South Africa in the third...
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Elizabeth II: Queen of the world
LONDON: Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor was not just Queen Elizabeth II. She was simply The Queen.For billions of people, she was the one constant in a world of bewildering change, an omnipresent matriarch linking the past with the present.While the enormous British Empire she once presided over shrank, her symbolic influence only seemed to grow, her mystique bolstered by films like "The Queen" and the Netflix series "The Crown".Against the tide...
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Kuwait's Amir to King Charles: World lost a great leader
KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah offered condolences to His Majesty King Charles III, the British Royal Family and the friendly British people after the passing away of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday.In his cable, His Highness the Amir expressed his and Kuwaiti government and people's deep sorrow and sympathy for Queen Elizabeth's death. He recalled with pride Her Majesty's path of giving over the...
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Queen Elizabeth II's style shaped to suit a sovereign
LONDON: Brightly coloured outfits, a matching hat and a pristine pair of gloves: Queen Elizabeth II's look was instantly recognisable and a self-created uniform styled to suit her role.During her reign, the monarch tried out every shade in the colour chart, from canary yellow to lime green, fuchsia and navy blue.Her inimitable style was developed over the decades by aides and designers, starting with Norman Hartnell, who created her wedding dress...
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Truss hails King Charles III, urges UK to 'come together'
LONDON: Prime Minister Liz Truss on Thursday hailed Britain's new monarch King Charles III, and said Britons "must come together as a people to support him", shortly after the queen's death was announced."Today the crown passes as it has done for more than 1,000 years to our new monarch, our new head of state, His Majesty King Charles III," she said, adding: "We must come together as a people to support him, to help him bear the awesome...
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World pays tribute as Queen Elizabeth II dies
PARIS: World leaders paid homage to Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday after she died aged 96 in her Scottish summer residence following nearly a year of ailing health.Here are some of the tributes to Britain's longest-serving monarch, who is also head of state in 14 Commonwealth countries around the world:  'Grace, dignity, and dedication'UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Queen Elizabeth had been "widely admired"."As the United Kingdom's...
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Queen Elizabeth II passes away at 96
LONDON: Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-serving monarch in British history and an icon instantly recognisable to billions of people around the world, died on Thursday. She was 96.Buckingham Palace announced her death in a short statement, triggering 10 days of national mourning and an outpouring of tributes to her long life and record-breaking reign."The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon," said the statement issued at 6:30 pm (1730...
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Despite environmental awareness, why do people still litter?
By Majd OthmanKUWAIT: Despite the progress humans have made in preserving the environment, the world still witnesses actions from people who are not only carless towards the environment or its cleanliness, but also waste food and throw it on the streets with no appreciation for it. Why do people act this way, and what prevents them from throwing rubbish in the nearest trash can? Kuwait Times met people on the streets and asked them about their...
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Middle East heating nearly twice as fast as global average: report
Nicosia: The Middle East is heating at nearly twice the global average, threatening potentially devastating impacts on its people and economies, a new climate study shows. Barring swift policy changes, its more than 400 million people face extreme heatwaves, prolonged droughts and sea level rises, said the report released ahead of the UN's COP27 climate summit in Egypt later this year.The study found an average increase of 0.45 degrees Celsius...
Ballater: Britain's Queen Elizabeth II waits to meet with new Conservative Party leader and Britain's Prime Minister-elect at Balmoral Castle in Ballater, Scotland, on September 6, 2022. - AFP
Royal family gathers as Queen Elizabeth under 'medical supervision'
LONDON: Queen Elizabeth II's closest family rushed to Scotland on Thursday after doctors placed the 96-year-old monarch under medical supervision, prompting concern from political and religious leaders.Britain's longest-serving monarch, who has been spending the summer at her Balmoral retreat in the Scottish Highlands, has been dogged by health problems since last October.Her children -- heir to the throne Prince Charles, 73, Princess Anne, 72,...
LONDON: Britain's Prime Minister Liz Truss leaves the 10 Downing Street, in London, for the House of Commons to announce her energy price plan, on September 8, 2022. - AFP
UK's Truss freezes energy bills in first big policy shift
LONDON: New British Prime Minister Liz Truss on Thursday said domestic fuel bills would be frozen for two years, marking her first week in office with a costly plan to tackle a politically perilous cost-of-living crisis. The government said it would also review progress towards its legally enshrined target to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, to ensure the needs of consumers and businesses are taken into account, while stressing it...
A firefighter battles a blaze at Espite in Ourem, Portugal on July 13, 2022. - AFP
2022 Europe's hottest summer on record: EU monitor
PARIS: The summer of 2022 was the hottest in Europe's recorded history, with the continent suffering blistering heatwaves and the worst drought in centuries, the European Commission's satellite monitor said on Thursday. The five hottest years on record have all come since 2016 as climate change drives ever longer and stronger hot spells and drier soil conditions. And that created tinderbox forests, increasing the risk of devastating and sometimes...
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HODEIDA: This handout satellite image shows a view of burning oil tanks in the port of Yemen’s Houthi-held city of Hodeida on July 21, 2024, a day after Zionist airstrikes. - AFP
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