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FLORIDA: Paul George #13 of the LA Clippers drives to the basket during the fourth quarter against the Denver Nuggets in Game Three of the Western Conference Second Round during the 2020 NBA Playoffs on September 07, 2020.- AFP
Clippers out-gun Nuggets, Celtics push champion Raptors to brink
FLORIDA: Paul George #13 of the LA Clippers drives to the basket during the fourth quarter against the Denver Nuggets in Game Three of the Western Conference Second Round during the 2020 NBA Playoffs on September 07, 2020.- AFP MIAMI: Paul George scored 32 points and the Los Angeles Clippers turned up the heat defensively Monday in a 113-107 victory over the Denver Nuggets for a 2-1 lead in the NBA Western Conference semi-finals. Kawhi Leonard...
NEW YORK: Serena Williams of the United States serves the ball during her Women's Singles fourth round match against Maria Sakkari of Greece on Day Eight of the 2020 US Open on September 7, 2020. - AFP
Serena cruises into US Open quarters
NEW YORK: Serena Williams of the United States serves the ball during her Women's Singles fourth round match against Maria Sakkari of Greece on Day Eight of the 2020 US Open on September 7, 2020. - AFP NEW YORK: Serena Williams battled into the quarter-finals of the US Open on Monday as top men's seeds Dominic Thiem and Daniil Medvedev sailed through to the last eight at Flushing Meadows. After Williams kept her bid for a record-equalling 24th...
KUWAIT: An abandoned boat used as a makeshift garbage container and filled with construction material waste and other forms of trash near a construction site in Mahboula. - Photo by Fouad Al-Shaikh
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KUWAIT: An abandoned boat used as a makeshift garbage container and filled with construction material waste and other forms of trash near a construction site in Mahboula. - Photo by Fouad Al-Shaikh KUWAIT: An abandoned boat used as a makeshift garbage container and filled with construction material waste and other forms of trash near a construction site in Mahboula. - Photo by Fouad Al-Shaikh
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Kuwait registers four deaths, 619 COVID-19 cases
KUWAIT: Kuwait's Ministry of Health said yesterday 619 people tested positive for the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours while four persons died of COVID-19. Ministry spokesman Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad announced that total deaths reached 544 and registered infections increased to 89,582.He said distribution of cases over health zones was as followed: 182 in Hawally, 128 in Ahmadi, 128 in the Capital, 108 in Farwaniya and 73 in Jahra. The ministry...
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Expats aged 60 without degrees to be removed from workforce
By Ben GarciaKUWAIT: Kuwait will stop issuing work permits for expats aged over 60 without a university degree from Jan 1, 2021. Domestic helpers, however, are exempt from the decision. The decision will impact more than 100,000 expatriates living and working in Kuwait.Marina came to Kuwait in 1985, and works as a beauty consultant at a salon. She is now 62 years old and is ready to leave if the government will not renew her iqama. Marina has...
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Drownings due to inexperienced swimmers, COVID-19 travel restrictions
By Nawara FattahovaKUWAIT: Kuwait witnessed a troubling trend in drowning and near drowning cases over the spring and summer due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as fewer people traveled and more spent leisure time at the beach. "As many people didn't travel this year due to the pandemic, a large number rented chalets in the south, even though they are not familiar with the sea and have never owned a chalet or stayed in it," Col Bader Al-Kdem, Chief...
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New cases' numbers still within average
KUWAIT: Despite the beginning of signs of a "second wave" of the novel coronavirus pandemic in several Arab and Western countries, as a result of which the authorities of some countries were forced to re-impose preventive measures, Kuwaiti health sources told Al-Rai that the "health situation in Kuwait is good and reassuring, and that the number of new infected cases is within expected figures."Nonetheless, the health authorities warned of...
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LAPA concludes script writing online workshop
KUWAIT: Syrian script writer Dr Mamdouh Hamadeh recently concluded a script writing workshop held within the 'Theater Sanctuary 2' festival organized by LOYAC's Academy for Performance Arts (LAPA). The workshop was held for ten days via the Zoom app, and focused on script writing concepts."At first, I was worried about online teaching without directly interacting with trainees, but then I started by brainstorming with them on how to write a...
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LAPA concludes script writing online workshop
KUWAIT: Syrian script writer Dr Mamdouh Hamadeh recently concluded a script writing workshop held within the 'Theater Sanctuary 2' festival organized by LOYAC's Academy for Performance Arts (LAPA). The workshop was held for ten days via the Zoom app, and focused on script writing concepts."At first, I was worried about online teaching without directly interacting with trainees, but then I started by brainstorming with them on how to write a...
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Al-Arabi, Al-Nasser and Al-Sahel win in STC Football League
By Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: Kuwait STC Football League's 17th round saw Al-Arabi Sports Club beat its Yarmouk counterpart by the score of 3-1. Al-Arabi now has 28 points in fourth place while Yarmouk remained at the bottom with a mere 8 points.Al-Hadi Al-Sanousi of Al-Arabi scored his first goal in the 28th minute, and his second in the 78th, while Cedric Henry scored in the 32nd minute. Hashim Adnan scored Yarmouk's only goal in the 45th...
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Residencies, visas extended for 3 more months
KUWAIT: The Ministry of Interior has officially announced today that it will extend expired residency and visit visas for an additional three months starting from September 1, 2020 for those currently inside Kuwait. The interior ministry had earlier extended residencies and visas until August 31 amid speculation that no further extensions will be made. Local reports quoting unnamed interior ministry sources had yesterday reported that the...
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Kuwait reports 502 new COVID-19 cases, two deaths
KUWAIT: The Ministry of Health announced Friday 502 new infections of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), raising the total to 79,269. Deaths reached 511 with the addition of two fatalities. Official spokesperson of the Ministry of Health Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad said that there were 95 patients receiving treatment at intensive care units. The health authorities conducted 3,530 swab tests in the past 24 hours, raising the whole count to 581,118, Dr...
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KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Al-Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah presides over a Cabinet weekly meeting on Tuesday at Bayan Palace. – KUNA
Only Kuwait banner and anthem are allowed in state functions
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Weaver ant or green ant carry their injured companion.
Ants perform limb amputations on injured comrades to save their lives, research finds
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Some businesses and professions bow to technology, artificial intelligence
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OCEANPORT, US: US President Joe Biden walks with First Lady Jill Biden, as granddaughters Natalie and Finnegan walk ahead, after stepping off Marine One upon arrival at Fort Monmouth Landing Zone in Oceanport, New Jersey. -- AFP
Democrats shocked; White House fights anxiety over Biden’s future
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KASGANJ, India: Sudha (center), mother of a victim who died in a stampede during a sermon in Hathras of India's Uttar Pradesh state, mourns at her residence in Kasganj on July 3, 2024. -- AFP
Terror, ‘chaos’ as India’s deadliest stampede in a decade kills 121