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OJOTA: This photo shows a worker sitting beside public toilets at Ojota district in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital. —AFP
In DR Congo, fight for sanitation is also a fight for dignity
Majority have no access to improved toilets OJOTA: This photo shows a worker sitting beside public toilets at Ojota district in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital. —AFPKINSHASA: From crouching over a small hole with a sheet for privacy to defecating in the open air, for millions of people in the Democratic Republic of Congo going to the toilet is a daily act of misery. The UN has estimated more than 2.4 billion people worldwide are in a...
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Calls mount for action on 'killer robots' after UN talks
Meeting marked set of rules governing such weaponsGENEVA: "Robots are not taking over the world", the diplomat leading the first official talks on autonomous weapons assured Friday, seeking to ease criticism over slow progress towards restricting the use of so-called "killer robots". The United Nations was wrapping up an initial five days of discussions on weapons systems that can identify and destroy targets without human control, which experts...
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Green Day releases greatest hits album spanning 30 years
This cover image released by Reprise Records shows "Greatest Hits: God's Favorite Band," by Green Day. - APGreen Day released a massive greatest hits album on Friday, but the trio isn't saying "Good Riddance" anytime soon. The Grammy Award-winning band and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees released "Greatest Hits: God's Favorite Band," an album that spans about 30 years. Lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong said he thinks it's the perfect...
This file photo taken on October 5, 2017 shows musician Chris Martin of Coldplay performing at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. — AFP
Coldplay tops $500 million on third richest tour ever
This file photo taken on October 5, 2017 shows musician Chris Martin of Coldplay performing at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. — AFPColdplay generated more than $500 million on the rockers' just completed global tour, the band's promoters said Thursday, making it the third highest-grossing in history. The English band played the 114th and final show of its "A Head Full of Dreams" tour Wednesday night in Buenos Aires, completing a haul...
This file photo taken on July 2, 2011 shows Little Richard performing during the annual PBS “A Capitol Fourth” concert at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. — AFP
60 years on, hearing anew explosive Little Richard
This file photo taken on July 2, 2011 shows Little Richard performing during the annual PBS “A Capitol Fourth” concert at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. — AFPThe world had never heard anything quite like it. With his ferocious howl and lightning-quick piano, Little Richard fired an opening salvo of what would be called rock 'n' roll. Sixty years after his seminal album "Here's Little Richard," a newly reissued edition offers a closer...
This file photo taken on July 10, 2015 shows Tunisian-born, Paris-based couturier Azzedine Alaia posing during the press preview of the exhibition “Azzedine Alaia’s soft sculpture” at the Galleria Borghese in Rome. — AFP
Fashion giant Azzedine Alaia dies at 77
This file photo taken on July 10, 2015 shows Tunisian-born, Paris-based couturier Azzedine Alaia posing during the press preview of the exhibition “Azzedine Alaia’s soft sculpture” at the Galleria Borghese in Rome. — AFPFrench-Tunisian designer Azzedine Alaia, whose timeless gowns won an army of devotees around the world, has died at the age of 77, France's fashion federation said yesterday. Alaia, who rose to fame in the 1980s, refused...
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KUWAIT: Interior Ministry Undersecretary Lt Gen Mahmoud Al-Dossari chairs a meeting yesterday
MoI scraps decision to impound vehicles
Seized cars to be returned - MP alleges corruption KUWAIT: Interior Ministry Undersecretary Lt Gen Mahmoud Al-Dossari chairs a meeting yesterdayKUWAIT: The interior ministry has reportedly scrapped a plan to impound vehicles for two months for certain violations. The decision to impound vehicles of drivers caught using their mobiles while driving or driving without a seatbelt triggered widespread outrage and criticism among locals and residents....
KUWAIT: Kuwait City skyscrapers seen from Al-Shaheed Park. - KUNA photos
Relatively cold at night on weekend
KUWAIT: Fair weather will continue in Kuwait during daytime and turn relatively cold during the night in the coming days, Kuwaiti meteorologist Abdulaziz Al-Qarawi said yesterday. He said in remarks to KUNA that the country is affected by high altitude air accompanied by northeast winds, making the weather warm during daytime and relatively cold during the night.Weather yesterday was forecast to be relatively cold, with the lowest expected...
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German court: KAC can refuse Israeli passengers
BERLIN: A German court ruled yesterday that Kuwait's national airline didn't have to transport an Israeli citizen because the carrier would face legal repercussions at home if it did. The Frankfurt state court noted in its decision that Kuwait Airways is not allowed to close contracts with Israelis under Kuwaiti law because of the Middle Eastern country's boycott of Israel. The court said it didn't evaluate whether "this law make sense", but that...
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Passenger numbers rise
KUWAIT: Passenger movement at Kuwait International Airport increased 26 percent in October, with the total number amounting to a million compared to 840,000 in the same month in 2015, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said. It said in a statement yesterday that incoming passengers reached some 559,900 in October, in contrast to 475,800 in the same month in the past year. It quoted aviation monitor Abdullah Al-Rajhi as saying departing...
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Charred body found; Woman molests 8 yr old boy
KUWAIT: Mangaf firemen found a completely charred body inside a vehicle that was destroyed by fire in an open yard in South Sabahiya. Security sources said the body was referred to forensics for identification and determining the cause of death.Woman molests boyA young woman was arrested for sexually assaulting an eight-year-old boy, who was her relative. Security sources said the boy's mother left him with the girl for a while, and was shocked...
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This photograph taken in 1967 shows French actor Alain Delon accompanied by his wife Nathalie Delon. --AFP photos
Alain Delon: Women he loved and left
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The sun sets behind electricity pylons in this file photo. -- Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Kuwait swelters amid power cuts
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Schools reopening amid extreme heat sparks concerns
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KUWAIT: HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah receives India’s External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar on Aug 18, 2024. — KUNA
India looks to upgrade bilateral ties with Kuwait: Dr Jaishankar
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MEW: Power cuts in high-consumption Industrial areas in Kuwait