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Ipsos introduces new online access panel in Kuwait
KUWAIT: In an effort to expand its coverage, Ipsos MENA, has introduced a new online access panel in Kuwait. Kuwait is the country in the MENA region as part of Ipsos Interactive Services (IIS). The other seven are Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, and Morocco. As of today, the MENA online panel is comprised of over half a million panelists in total.The new service in Kuwait was launched early July and in the span...
WASHINGTON: File photo shows bitcoin medals in Washington
Venezuelans use bitcoin 'mining' to escape inflation
CARACAS: Inside a locked room in an office building in Caracas, 20 humming computers use their data-crunching power to mine bitcoins, an increasingly popular tool in the fight against Venezuela's hyperinflation.In warehouses, offices and homes, miners are using modified computers to perform complex computations, essentially book-keeping for digital transactions worldwide, for which they earn a commission in bitcoins.While practiced worldwide,...
MARONDERA: This file photo taken on June 2, 2017 shows Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe (L) with his wife Grace Mugabe (R) raising their fists in a vehicle before meeting delegates during a Zimbabwe ruling party Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) youth rally at Rudhaka Stadium. — AFP
WHO revokes appointment of Mugabe
MARONDERA: This file photo taken on June 2, 2017 shows Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe (L) with his wife Grace Mugabe (R) raising their fists in a vehicle before meeting delegates during a Zimbabwe ruling party Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) youth rally at Rudhaka Stadium. — AFPGENEVA: The head of the World Health Organization yesterday reversed his decision to name Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe as a...
nThis file photo taken on April 20, 2013 shows a child using a smartphone at Caulfield Racetrack in Melbourne. - AFP n
Should kids be banned from watching screens?
This file photo taken on April 20, 2013 shows a child using a smartphone at Caulfield Racetrack in Melbourne. - AFPRegulators and program makers are at odds over whether small children should be banned from watching television or using tablets and smartphones. France urges parents not to allow children under three to watch TV, and American pediatricians also favor a total ban on screen time until at least 18 months.Carole Bienaime-Besse, who...
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Film Review: 'Thor: Ragnarok' takes the god to funny heights
In the stand-alone films of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Thor always seemed to get the short end of the stick. The Thor films were never as popular as Iron Man, and didn't gain steam like Captain America. They were perhaps a little too serious and a little too dull - none of which was the fault of star Chris Hemsworth, whose performances in the role have been so seamless and charming that he almost doesn't get enough credit.But "Thor: Ragnarok"...
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No joke: TV host Letterman honored with Mark Twain Prize
This Saturday, Oct 7, 2017, file photo, David Letterman speaks during the unveiling of a Peyton Manning statue outside of Lucas Oil Stadium, in Indianapolis. - APNo joke: David Letterman yukked it up on late-night TV longer than anyone else. Now his career of comedy has earned him a prestigious award and a celebrity roasting. Letterman was to receive the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor during a star-studded celebration Sunday night at...
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RIYADH: Saudi women attend the ‘Short Film Competition 2’ festival at King Fahad Culture Center in Riyadh.-AFP
Saudis crave revival of night out at movies
RIYADH: Saudi women attend the ‘Short Film Competition 2’ festival at King Fahad Culture Center in Riyadh.-AFPRIYADH: The lights go out, the projector whirls and entertainment-starved Saudis sink into plush seats to soak up an experience they have been denied for decades - a trip to the cinema. The rare movie night this week in Riyadh was a precursor to an expected formal lifting of the kingdom's ban on cinemas, long vilified as vulgar and...
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Melania Trump receives Kuwait-America Foundation '17 Humanitarian Award
Commitment for philanthropy is who we are as Kuwaitis: Ambassador WASHINGTON: Melania Trump receives the Kuwait-America Foundation 2017 Humanitarian Award from Rima Al-Sabah. - KUNAWASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump and top cabinet officials gathered at the Kuwait Embassy in Washington for an intimate evening of celebration in honor of First Lady Melania Trump's humanitarian service. The dazzling gala dinner for UNHCR, hosted by Kuwait's...
Minister Hind Al-Sabeeh
New decisions soon to limit marginal laborers: Sabeeh
Minister Hind Al-SabeehKUWAIT: Minister of Social Affairs and Labor and Minister of State for Economic Development Hind Al-Sabeeh said the Civil Service Commission (CSC) will approve the manpower structural organization after merging it with the Manpower and Government Restructuring Program soon, adding that all the procedures needed for the merger process had already been completed except one that is still being discussed by both sides.Speaking...
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Public transport best solution for traffic problem: official
KUWAIT: Vice chairman of the Public Authority for Roads and Transport Saud Al-Naqi said the best solution for traffic congestions is to develop public transportation. Chronic traffic jams have been the subject of much political debate as of late. A recent report indicated that the parliament's interior and defense committee has approved a proposal by MP Safaa Al-Hashem to suspend issuing new driver's licenses to expatriates for one year, and...
NEW YORK: Bottles of drinking water are seen in a hallway at St Mary’s Academy in Hoosick Falls, NY. Federal regulators have warned residents of the upstate New York factory village near the Vermont border not to drink water from municipal wells. — AP
Ban on export of bottled water
KUWAIT: Ministry of Electricity and Water (MEW) Undersecretary Mohammed Boshehri hailed a decision by the Minister of Commerce and Industry Khaled Al-Roudhan to ban the export of locally produced bottled water. Boshehri added that the state pays 90 percent of commodity's production cost, and stressed that it is illogical to export such a product, especially since the state pays KD 6 for 1,000 gallons.In addition, Boshehri stressed that Kuwait is...
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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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Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Company (KIPIC)
Massive fuel shortage forces electricity cuts in Kuwait
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EL KFOUR: Lebanon: People inspect the damage to a building after a Zionist airstrike in the southern town of Kfour, in the Nabatiyeh district, on August 17, 2024, amid the ongoing cross-border clashes between Zionist troops and Hezbollah fighters. – AFP
Hezbollah reveals its military muscle
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Interior Minister orders removal of violations in Failaka
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KUWAIT: His Excellency the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Oil Dr Imad Mohamed Al-Ateeqi (center) is greeted by Prime Minister His Highness Sheikh Ahmad Al-Abdullah Al-Hamad Al-Sabah (second right) and other officials. — KUNA
Oil minister returns to Kuwait after treatment in Turkey