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Kuwait Interior Minister affirms priority to monitoring borders
KUWAIT: Strategy of the Kuwait security establishment is based on continuing training and employing technology to monitor the borders, said the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior on Wednesday. Sheikh Talal Khaled Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah made the affirmation during a tour for inspecting personnel serving on Um Al-Maradem island, at Khairan coastal center and the border checkpoint. The political leadership is keen on installing...
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Titanic sub debris hauled ashore in Canada
OTTAWA: Mangled debris recovered from the small submersible that was destroyed when it imploded during a recent dive to the Titanic wreck was offloaded Wednesday in eastern Canada, bringing to an end a difficult search-and-recovery operation. Television images showed what appeared to be the Titan sub's nose cone and a side panel with electronics and wires hanging out being hoisted from a ship onto a flatbed truck at a Canadian Coast Guard...
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Biden says 'Bidenomics' will restore the American dream
CHICAGO:  President Joe Biden vowed Wednesday to restore the American dream in a speech promoting his "Bidenomics" policy that he said will deliver a clean break with decades of Republican economic thinking benefiting the rich. "Bidenomics is about the future. Bidenomics is just another way of saying restore the American dream," the Democrat said in Chicago.The half-hour speech sought to reach working and middle-class voters vital to Biden's...
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Kuwait's new Cabinet lineup announced
 By B IzzakKUWAIT: An Amiri decree was issued on Sunday announcing the new Kuwaiti cabinet which includes six new faces with new defense, oil and electricity and water ministers.Saad Al-Barrak, the former chief executive officer of Zain Telecom, was appointed as minister of oil and minister of state for economic affairs and investment. He enters the cabinet for the first time.Jassem Al-Ostad was appointed as minister of electricity and water,...
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First images of 'Lord of the Rings' anime at French fest
ANNECY: Critics got a sneak preview of an anime prequel to "The Lord of the Rings" at one of the world's top animation festivals in France. "The War of the Rohirrim" film, due for release in April 2024, is set 250 years before the events of the main trilogy of books by J.R.R. Tolkien. It is being directed by Kenji Kamiyama, who worked on the landmark manga film "Akira" in 1988. Though based on elements of backstory in the appendices of the...
LOS ANGELES: People attend the Ubisoft Forward livestream event in Los Angeles, California, on June 12, 2023. - AFP
Ubisoft teases VR version of hit game 'Assassin's Creed'
LOS ANGELES: French videogame powerhouse Ubisoft on Monday announced that a virtual reality version of its blockbuster "Assassin's Creed" franchise will be available by year's end. Player's in "Assassin's Creed Nexus VR" will take on the roles of earlier protagonists from the franchise, complete with the trademark hidden wrist blades, dramatic parkour escapes, and the iconic "leap of faith" from atop buildings. "Being able to feel what it is like...
ISTANBUL: Manchester City's Spanish midfielder #16 Rodri (C) celebrates scoring his team's first goal during the UEFA Champions League final football match between Inter Milan and Manchester City at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, on June 10, 2023. - AFP
Manchester City Champions of Europe
ISTANBUL: Manchester City tasted Champions League glory at last on Saturday as a second-half Rodri strike gave the favorites a 1-0 victory over Inter Milan in a tense final, allowing Pep Guardiola's side to complete a remarkable treble.Rodri fired in from a Bernardo Silva cutback midway through the second half at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium to decide a game in which City were knocked out of their usual rhythm and lost Kevin De Bruyne to...
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West Ham beat Fiorentina to win Europa Conference League
Prague: Jarrod Bowen's dramatic 90th-minute goal secured West Ham their first major European trophy since 1965 with a 2-1 win over Fiorentina in the Europa Conference League final on Wednesday.It is the second European trophy for West Ham after they won the now defunct Cup Winners' Cup 58 years ago with a team including England World Cup heroes Bobby Moore and Geoff Hurst.Bowen picked up a superb through ball from Lucas Paqueta, before sending a...
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Saudi Crown Prince unveils sports clubs investment and privatization project
RIYADH: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud announced the launch of a bold investment and privatization project upon completing the implementing procedures of the first stage. The project aligns with the ambitious objectives of Saudi sports within Vision 2030, emphasizing the development of an efficient sports sector by encouraging and enabling the private sector to contribute to the industry's growth.The project...
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Al-Thiqa Food Group Company launches bike lanes initiative
KUWAIT: Al-Thiqa Food Group Company launched an initiative to allocate dedicated bike lanes in Kuwait for the safety of cyclists on the road.The company expressed willingness to bear all costs required to prepare bicycle lanes at locations it recommended to various state departments including the Public Authority for Agricultural Affairs and Fish Resources, Kuwait Municipality, Touristic Enterprises Company, Public Utilities Management Company...
BUDAPEST: Sevilla's players including Moroccan goalkeeper Yassine Bounou (C) and some fans celebrate after winning the penalty shootout of the UEFA Europa League final football match between Sevilla FC and AS Roma at the Puskas Arena in Budapest, Hungary on May 31, 2023. - AFP
Bounou shines as Sevilla beat Roma to win Europa League
BUDAPEST: Sevilla found their Europa League magic formula on Wednesday, beating Roma 4-1 on penalties after a 1-1 draw to make it seven wins in seven finals in Europe's second-tier competition. The Spanish side trailed after Paulo Dybala's first-half opener in Budapest but pulled level in the second period when Roma defender Gianluca Mancini scored an own goal.Extra-time could not separate the teams and the game went to penalties at the Puskas...
NEW YORK: The skyline of lower Manhattan across the East River in New York City on February 06, 2023. - AFP
New York sinking under its own weight: study
NEW YORK: If New York is the city that never sleeps then how's this for keeping you up at night? It is also sinking. The Big Apple is gradually going down partly because of the weight of the skyscrapers that make the concrete jungle famous, a new study has found. The descent makes the metropolis more vulnerable to rising sea levels and coastal flooding caused by climate change, the researchers noted.The paper, published this month in the Earth's...
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KUWAIT: Officials and citizens carry the body of Kuwaiti firefighter Abdullah Al-Farsi before he was laid to rest at Sulaibikhat Cemetery on Nov 23, 2024. — KUNA
Kuwait honors martyred fireman
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Bone fragments of the fossil skeleton of 'Lucy' are displayed at the National Museum of Ethiopia in Addis Ababa.--AFP photos
Human ancestor Lucy still has secrets 50 years after discovery
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A Kuwaiti folklore group performs at the ceremony.
Kuwait hosts Gulf Weeks ahead of 45th GCC summit
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UFO's in Kuwait?
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stc implementing stock option plan to enhance work environment