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Ooredoo launches iPhone 8 with the strongest offer in Kuwait
Thousands gather at Ooredoo head office until early morning Hamad Qalam with his fansKUWAIT: Continuing its annual Apple launch event, Ooredoo Kuwait, a member of the international Ooredoo Group, took the lead in launching Apple's latest devices; iPhone 8 and 8 plus; at midnight last Saturday amidst a vast number of customers who came to the headquarters in the heart of Kuwait City in order to get the devices which were paired with an exclusive...
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Madagascar plague kills 24, triggering WHO fears
ANTANANARIVO: The World Health Organization said yesterday it was boosting its response to a plague outbreak in Madagascar that has killed 24 people, as the government banned public meetings to reduce infections. In a televised address Saturday, Prime Minister Olivier Mahafaly Solonandrasana said no public meetings or demonstrations would be allowed in the capital Antananarivo, which has seen six deaths in recent days. "At airports and bus...
Designer Vivienne Westwood, right, is joined by Andreas Kronthaler at the end of the Vivienne Westwood Spring/Summer 2018 ready-towear fashion collection presented in Paris. — AP
Don’t bathe more than once a week, says designer Westwood
Designer Vivienne Westwood, right, is joined by Andreas Kronthaler at the end of the Vivienne Westwood Spring/Summer 2018 ready-towear fashion collection presented in Paris. — APFlamboyant fashion designer Vivienne Westwood revealed the secret of her eternal youth Saturday-only taking a bath once a week. The 76-year-old queen of punk fashion let it slip after watching her husband Andreas Kronthaler's spectacularly idiosyncratic show at Paris...
This file photo shows, left to right, Shelby Rabara, Charlyne Yi, Jennifer Paz, AJ Michalka, Rebecca Sugar, and Tom Scharpling of ‘Steven Universe’ at New York Comic Con in New York City. — AFP
Cartoon Network at 25: Sketching out a cutting-edge future
This file photo shows, left to right, Shelby Rabara, Charlyne Yi, Jennifer Paz, AJ Michalka, Rebecca Sugar, and Tom Scharpling of ‘Steven Universe’ at New York Comic Con in New York City. — AFPYesterday marked a quarter century since the Cartoon Network burst upon the pastel-colored landscape of American television animation, redefining the way kids' entertainment was beamed into homes. Launched when ratings for morning cartoons were...
Model wearing creations for Vivienne Westwood Spring-Summer 2018 ready-to-wear fashion collection presented in Paris. — AP photos
Amazonian color, dramatic silhouettes hit the Paris runways
Model wearing creations for Vivienne Westwood Spring-Summer 2018 ready-to-wear fashion collection presented in Paris. — AP photosAmazonian color and exaggerated silhouettes reigned at Paris Fashion Week shows, as actresses Abbie Cornish and Emily Robinson joined it-girl Olivia Palermo on the coveted front row seats. Here are the highlights of the spring-summer 2018 ready-to-wear collections on Saturday.Elie Saab's Amazon feverElie Saab always...
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Welcome to our new look
Last week the Kuwait Times celebrated 56 years in the market. We’ve been with Kuwait through the worst and the best of times. We’ve seen the country grow and develop and become a leader in the region. We’ve also seen it through disastrous experiences that left us all wounded. Times change however and now as Kuwait builds towards a brighter future, Kuwait Times is changing with it. Across the globe, the disruption caused by the advent of...
LONDON: Chelsea's English defender Gary Cahill wins a header from Manchester City's Portuguese midfielder Bernardo Silva during the English Premier League football match between Chelsea and Manchester City at Stamford Bridge in London yesterday. - AFP
De Bruyne's brilliant strike gives Manchester City victory over Chelsea
LONDON: Chelsea's English defender Gary Cahill wins a header from Manchester City's Portuguese midfielder Bernardo Silva during the English Premier League football match between Chelsea and Manchester City at Stamford Bridge in London yesterday. - AFPCHELSEA: Manchester City regained top spot in the Premier League with a deserved 1-0 victory over an out-of-sorts Chelsea at Stamford Bridge yesterday. Having been knocked down into second place by...
MONETARY PARK: Fresh vegetables are displayed at a Friday Farmer's Market in Monterey Park, California yesterday. -AFP
US inflation measure disappoints in August
MONETARY PARK: Fresh vegetables are displayed at a Friday Farmer's Market in Monterey Park, California yesterday. -AFPWASHINGTON: A bump in fuel prices nudged the US Federal Reserve's preferred inflation measure a little higher in August, but price pressures remained tame, official figures showed. One key measure that is closely watched by the central bank also fell to its lowest level in nearly two years, according to the Commerce Department....
WOODINVILLE: In this file photo taken Aug 22, 2017, Jinyoung Lee Englund, candidate for 45th district Senate seat in Washington, talks with phone bank volunteers at her campaign headquarters. -AP
For GOP women in politics, a needle that's not moving
WOODINVILLE: In this file photo taken Aug 22, 2017, Jinyoung Lee Englund, candidate for 45th district Senate seat in Washington, talks with phone bank volunteers at her campaign headquarters. -APWASHINGTON: The president of Emily's List rose to the podium at a recent New York fundraiser to make a proud announcement: More than 18,000 women had contacted the group since Election Day, looking to explore running for office - "an explosion," she...
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Boursa Kuwait promoted to an 'emerging market'
KUWAIT: Kuwaiti economists foresee significant growth of traded liquidity at Boursa Kuwait after its promotion to the level of an emerging market, thus boosting the prospects for a much healthier status of the national economy. Classifying Boursa Kuwait (formerly named Kuwait Stock Exchange [KSE]) as an emerging market will lure traders eager to invest in the Gulf region's second key stock market, which comprises large banks and corporates with...
KUWAIT: (Left to right) Dr Basel Al Sabah, Dr Ziad Al Alyan, Dr Salman Al Sabah, Health Minister Dr Jamal Al-Harbi and Dr Adel Al Tawheed pose for a group photo during a conference held by Kuwait Association of Surgeons and the Kuwait Chapter of the American College of Surgeons at the Jumeirah Messillah Hotel yesterday.
Big strides in medical innovation in Kuwait
KUWAIT: (Left to right) Dr Basel Al Sabah, Dr Ziad Al Alyan, Dr Salman Al Sabah, Health Minister Dr Jamal Al-Harbi and Dr Adel Al Tawheed pose for a group photo during a conference held by Kuwait Association of Surgeons and the Kuwait Chapter of the American College of Surgeons at the Jumeirah Messillah Hotel yesterday.KUWAIT: The Kuwait Association of Surgeons and the Kuwait Chapter of the American College of Surgeons held the first Kuwait...