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ANTANANARIVO: Rat-traps are pictured in a primary school at Andraisoro, a district of the Antananarivo on October 2, 2017. Rats disseminate fleas which are carrier of the plague bacterium. — AFP
Panic in Madagascar as plague spreads
ANTANANARIVO: Rat-traps are pictured in a primary school at Andraisoro, a district of the Antananarivo on October 2, 2017. Rats disseminate fleas which are carrier of the plague bacterium. — AFPANTANANARIVO: Crowds of fearful residents flock to their local pharmacies before dawn, desperate to buy masks and antibiotics to stave off a plague outbreak sweeping Madagascar. In just the past few days, the highly infectious disease has wreaked havoc...
Bruce Springsteen performs during the closing ceremonies of the Invictus Games in Toronto. — AP
Rush for tickets as Springsteen hits Broadway
Bruce Springsteen performs during the closing ceremonies of the Invictus Games in Toronto. — APEager to see her musical hero Bruce Springsteen in the intimate confines of a Broadway theater, Laura Effinger quickly registered online as a verified fan who would supposedly have dibs on seats. When tickets went on sale, the website told her she was on standby and to watch her phone for a code. And so she waited. The notification never came-but...
This picture shows a jar of homemade “ajvar”, popular relish made of red peppers.
Balkan pepper relish stirs appetites and pride
This picture shows a jar of homemade “ajvar”, popular relish made of red peppers.It's a source of Balkan rivalry but one ubiquitous smell: the wood-fire roasting of peppers wafting through towns and villages each autumn as families prepare the region's best-loved relish. Slathered on bread, nibbled with cheese or served alongside meat dishes, "ajvar" has for generations filled the shelves of winter pantries-and the rich spread's production...
Spaghetti with silkworm and cricket
Bugs by design at Bangkok fine dining bistro
Studies show they're high in protein, good fats and minerals Spaghetti with silkworm and cricketAnts and beetles in the kitchen? Normally that'd close down a restaurant immediately, but for a unique eatery in Bangkok, bugs in the beef ragu and pests in the pesto are the business plan. Tucking into insects is nothing new in Thailand, where street vendors pushing carts of fried crickets and buttery silkworms have long fed locals and adventurous...
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MANCHESTER: Protester comedian Simon Brodkin (right) gives a piece of paper written as a mock P45 (employee leaving form) to Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May as she was delivering her speech on the final day of the Conservative Party annual conference yesterday.- AFP
Prankster, coughing fits mar Theresa May's speech
MANCHESTER: Protester comedian Simon Brodkin (right) gives a piece of paper written as a mock P45 (employee leaving form) to Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May as she was delivering her speech on the final day of the Conservative Party annual conference yesterday.- AFPMANCHESTER: British Prime Minister Theresa May's bid to reassert her dwindling authority was marred yesterday by a calamitous keynote speech interrupted by repeated coughing...
JEDDAH: This file photo shows Saudi woman driving her car along a street in the Saudi coastal city of Jeddah.-AFP
'Battle of the sexes': Saudi men react to women driving
  JEDDAH: This file photo shows Saudi woman driving her car along a street in the Saudi coastal city of Jeddah.-AFPRIYADH: With many carrots and some sticks, ultraconservative Saudi Arabia seeks to tackle entrenched male attitudes towards women drivers before millions take the wheel, many for the first time, next June. For decades, hardliners cited austere Islamic interpretations to justify the ban on women, with some maintaining that they...
Dr Jamal Al-Harbi
30 percent drop in expats visiting public medical facilities: Minister
Domestic workers, bedoons exempt from new health charges Health Minister Dr Jamal Al-HarbiKUWAIT: Public hospitals recorded a 30 percent drop in the number of expatriate patients since new charges for health services were introduced at public medical facilities on Sunday, Health Minister Dr Jamal Al-Harbi said yesterday. He added domestic helpers and bedoons whose security IDs have expired have been exempted from the new medical charges.Harbi...
KUWAIT: Zain Vice-Chairman and Group CEO Bader Al-Kharafi is seen with IN•DIG•GO Program Director Maha Al-Essa, Head of Youth Empowerment, Zain Group, Maryam Saif and Knowledge Director of Nuqat Hussa Al-Humaidhi.
Zain, Nuqat to introduce creative new education program for children
KUWAIT: Zain Vice-Chairman and Group CEO Bader Al-Kharafi is seen with IN•DIG•GO Program Director Maha Al-Essa, Head of Youth Empowerment, Zain Group, Maryam Saif and Knowledge Director of Nuqat Hussa Al-Humaidhi.KUWAIT: Zain Group, the leading mobile telecom innovator in eight markets across the Middle East and Africa, announced the establishment of an innovative new educational program in collaboration with Nuqat, a not-forprofit...
KUWAIT: In this December 7, 2016 photo, migrant workers are seen crossing a street in Kuwait City. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Kuwait workforce up 3.6% in June
KUWAIT: The Central Statistical Bureau (CSB) said yesterday the workforce in Kuwait, excluding housekeepers, hit 2,009,071 in June. The figure reflects an increase by 70,828 or 3.6 percent from the corresponding month last year, according to the CSB's quarterly report that surveyed the period ending on June 30, 2017.The total workforce, including housekeepers, hit 2,684,334, increasing by 83,929 or 3.2 percent in this period, with the private...
KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al- Jaber Al-Sabah receives the credentials of the newly appointed ambassador of the United Kingdom. — KUNA
Amir receives new envoys' credentials
Amir condemns terror attack in Bahrain KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al- Jaber Al-Sabah receives the credentials of the newly appointed ambassador of the United Kingdom. — KUNAKUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received at Bayan Palace yesterday the credentials of a number of Arab and foreign diplomats. The credentials were handed in by the newly appointed ambassadors of Belgium, Nigeria,...
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Kuwait City records ‘moderate’ air quality
KUWAIT: Kuwait City recorded an air quality score that is considered unhealthy for members of sensitive groups yesterday afternoon, according to a new monitor installed by the US Embassy in Kuwait. The US Embassy in Kuwait installed an air quality monitor (AQM) on embassy grounds in Bayan, as part of an initiative by the US Department of State and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the embassy said in a message sent to US citizens in...
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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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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
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JAHRA: Part of the Al-Shagaya Concentrated Solar Power Project is seen in this photo taken from the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research website.
KAPP shortlists companies for Dabdeba, Shagaya
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Interior Minister orders removal of violations in Failaka