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Seeking help, managing stress key for good mental health
By Faten Omar KUWAIT: May is recognized as Mental Health Awareness Month in many countries around the world. This month aims to raise awareness about mental health issues and reduce the stigma surrounding it. Mosaab Dhari, a Kuwaiti medical student and founder of ‘Med talks’, finds this an opportunity to promote the importance of mental health and encourage people to seek help when needed. Dhari revealed one in four people suffer from a...
A handout artist impression released by NSF's NOIRLab on May 3, 2023, shows a star devouring one of its planets as astronomers, using the Gemini South telescope in Chile, operated by NSF’s NOIRLab, have observed the first compelling evidence of a dying Sun-like star engulfing an exoplanet. - AFP
Star swallows planet in first glimpse of Earth's likely end
PARIS: Scientists said Wednesday that they have observed a dying star swallowing a planet for the first time, offering a preview of Earth's expected fate in around five billion years.But when the Sun finally does engulf Earth, it will cause only a "tiny perturbation" compared to this cosmic explosion, the US astronomers said. Most planets are believed to meet their end when their host star runs out of energy, turning into a red giant that...
MILWAUKEE: Jimmy Butler #22 of the Miami Heat drives around Giannis Antetokounmpo #34 of the Milwaukee Bucks during the second half of Game 5 of the Eastern Conference First Round Playoffs at Fiserv Forum on April 26, 2023 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. - AFP
Butler brilliance as Miami down Milwaukee in NBA playoffs
LOS ANGELES: Jimmy Butler conjured another magical performance as the Miami Heat sent the top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks sensationally crashing out of the NBA playoffs on Wednesday with a nerve-jangling overtime victory. Butler, who scored 56 points in a dazzling game four win on Monday, once again led Miami's offense with 42 points as the eighth-seeded Heat won 128-126 to seal a 4-1 series triumph.It is only the sixth time in NBA history that an...
Manchester: Arsenal's English goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale (L) reacts as Manchester City's English defender Kyle Walker (R) celebrates with Manchester City's Norwegian striker Erling Haaland after the English Premier League football match between Manchester City and Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, north west England, on April 26, 2023. - AFP
Man City outclass Arsenal to take control of Premier League title race
Manchester: Manchester City took control of the Premier League title race as Kevin De Bruyne scored twice in a dominant 4-1 win over leaders Arsenal to close in on retaining their crown as English champions on Wednesday.Arsenal hold a two-point lead at the top of the table but City have two games in hand, meaning Pep Guardiola's men can afford to lose one of their remaining seven matches and still claim a fifth title in six seasons.The Gunners'...
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Dominant US dollar faces challenge from emerging currencies
PARIS: As the top global currency, the US dollar has enjoyed decades as the cash of choice for investors -- but it is now facing a growing challenge to that status. The greenback has been used for almost everything in terms of international trade and global finance, from ordering planes, buying oil, or issuing debt. But a number of developing economies, particularly China, have been leading a drive against over-reliance on the US currency."In...
KUWAIT: Generally smooth traffic on main highways in Kuwait on Wednesday. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Roads, schools empty after Eid
KUWAIT: With the return of employees to work and school students to class after the Eid Al-Fitr holiday, the country’s roads witnessed normal traffic without recording any major bottlenecks or congestion on main or secondary roads. Security sources at the traffic department said all roads were passable at the beginning of the workday and no traffic jams were recorded.They attributed this to the absence of a majority of school students, in...
KUWAIT: Former MP Obaid Al-Wasmi speaks at the National Assembly on Wednesday.
Wasmi demands recounting of votes in 2022 elections
By B IzzakKUWAIT: Former MP Obaid Al-Wasmi on Wednesday reiterated allegations that the Sept 2022 parliamentary elections had been marred with irregularities and demanded a recounting of the votes. Although the entire 2022 election process was annulled by the constitutional court in a ruling on March 19, Wasmi submitted a request to the National Assembly office to oversee the recounting of votes at the Assembly building to establish claims that...
This handout photo made available by the European Southern Observatory on March 5, 2021 shows an artist's impression of how the distant quasar P172+18 and its radio jets may have looked. - AFP
Milky Way's fate? Astronomers reveal what ignites quasars
PARIS: Astronomers said Wednesday that for the first time they have confirmed what ignites quasars, the brightest and most powerful objects in the universe, which put galaxies in their "death throes". These celestial behemoths form when two galaxies smash into each other, the astronomers said, warning that this could be the Milky Way's fate in a few billion years. Quasars are one of the most extreme objects in the universe, some shining with the...
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KFAED contributions KD 4.7 million in combating malaria worldwide
KUWAIT: Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) had contributed KD 4.7 million (around $15.5 million) until April 2023 in the global efforts to combat malaria and other infectious diseases, said a statement on Tuesday. In a press release marking the World Malaria Day, the KFAED affirmed that it was keen on supporting programs and efforts to fight malaria on a global scale. In this regard, the fund revealed that it contributed a sum of...
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UK block leaves Microsoft's $69-bn Activision takeover in peril
LONDON: Britain on Wednesday blocked Microsoft's $69-billion takeover of US video game giant Activision Blizzard, arguing it would harm competition in cloud gaming. The ruling will be appealed but could potentially spell 'Game Over' for the blockbuster deal. Xbox-owner Microsoft in 2022 launched its bid to create the world's third biggest gaming company by revenue with the takeover of Activision, owner of hit games "Candy Crush" and "Call Of...
SAKHIR: In this picture taken on March 28, 2023 racing helmets are displayed at the headquarters of Racing Force Group and its helmet factory on the outskirts of Bahrain International Circuit (BIC) in Sakhir in southern Bahrain. - AFP
After F1 Grand Prix, Bahrain turns to helmet production
SAKHIR: Host of a Formula One Grand Prix, Bahrain is cementing its racing footprint by locally manufacturing top-notch racing helmets for drivers as the Gulf kingdom clinches a manufacturing spot in the sport. At a production facility in Sakhir – a southern desert region that has hosted the Bahrain Grand Prix since 2004 -- the renowned Bell Racing Helmets are displayed inside plastic cases.More than 45,000 helmets were produced there last year,...
BOSTON: Trae Young of the Atlanta Hawks smiles after the game against the Boston Celtics during Round One Game Five of the 2023 NBA Playoffs on APRIL 25, 2023 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. - AFP
Young stunner as Hawks beat Celtics while Nuggets, Suns advance
LONS ANGELES: Trae Young nailed a last-gasp three-pointer as the Atlanta Hawks stunned the Boston Celtics 119-117 to keep their Eastern Conference postseason campaign alive on Tuesday, while Denver and Phoenix booked their places in the next round with series-clinching victories. A nerve-jangling game in Boston was settled when Young drained a 29-footer with 1.8 seconds remaining to silence the Celtics' TD Garden crowd and set up a game six in...
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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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People hold placards and shout slogans during a protest march against the sectarian attacks in Kurram district in Parachinar, the mountainous Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, in Lahore on November 22, 2024. - AFP
Families fleeing after 32 killed in new sectarian clashes in Pakistan