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HAVERHILL: A customer inserts a credit card to buy gas in Haverhill, Mass. The more you know about credit cards, how they work and how they fit into your financial life, the more likely you are to use them wisely. — AP
How well do you know your credit cards?
HAVERHILL: A customer inserts a credit card to buy gas in Haverhill, Mass. The more you know about credit cards, how they work and how they fit into your financial life, the more likely you are to use them wisely. — APNEW YORK: Using a credit card doesn't require much effort or experience. Swipe, insert or click and you can charge what you want within the credit limit. Understanding credit cards, however, takes some knowledge. The more you...
nnSICHUAN: In this photo taken Wednesday Aug 09, 2017, medical staff tend to victims of an earthquake at a over-crowded hospital in Jiuzhaigou county. - AP nn
China reports no collapses following powerful quake
SICHUAN: In this photo taken Wednesday Aug 09, 2017, medical staff tend to victims of an earthquake at a over-crowded hospital in Jiuzhaigou county. - APBEIJING: Chinese monitors say they've detected multiple landslides but no major building collapses following a powerful earthquake in the country's mountainous southwest that killed at least 19 people. The Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth under the Chinese Academy of Sciences drew...
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It is all about your mind set
The Real FouzThe last few years that I've been in social media have taught me so many valuable lessons, not about the world around me but also about myself. Its already hard living in a world filled with criticism, but when you're living in the public eye, the critics and judgment only get much worse and much more harsh. Building up your confidence and having thick skin is the only way to survive in an industry like this one and its life...
Ricky Martin, left, a cast member in the FX series ‘The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story,’ answers a reporter’s question as fellow cast members Darren Criss, center, and Edgar Martinez look on during the 2017 Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour.
Ricky Martin defends Versace murder drama as respectful
Ricky Martin, left, a cast member in the FX series ‘The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story,’ answers a reporter’s question as fellow cast members Darren Criss, center, and Edgar Martinez look on during the 2017 Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour.A roundup of news from the closing day of the Television Critics Association summer meeting, at which TV networks and streaming services presented details on...
TOKYO: In this Aug 2, 2017 photo, Shinji Hashimoto, owner of Michelin onestar unagi restaurant, grills the skewered eels over charcoal before steaming and more grilling with sauce. — AP
A hope for endangered eels, Japanese summer delicacy
TOKYO: In this Aug 2, 2017 photo, Shinji Hashimoto, owner of Michelin onestar unagi restaurant, grills the skewered eels over charcoal before steaming and more grilling with sauce. — APFUJISAWA: The Japanese summer delicacy of roasted eel, braised with a tangy sauce and sprinkled with prickly mountain pepper, is in question as the creatures with their mysterious migrations become increasingly endangered. Soaring demand for Japanese eel, or...
IDLIB: A Syrian man prepares food at the Ibad Al-Rahman’s Damascene Delicacies in the rebel-controlled northern city of Idlib. —AFP
Uprooted entrepreneurs form 'Little Damascus'
IDLIB: A Syrian man prepares food at the Ibad Al-Rahman’s Damascene Delicacies in the rebel-controlled northern city of Idlib. —AFPIDLIB: On a bustling street in northwest Syria, young restaurateur Abdulrahim Abulezz serves up juicy chicken wraps crafted according to a traditional recipe from his hometown Daraya, which he left last year.His restaurant Sultan Daraya sits in a row of shops and eateries run by Syrians who quit their formerly...
Brazilian soccer star Neymar walks away with the chairman of Paris Saint-Germain Nasser Al-Khelaifi, left, following a press conference in Paris Friday. — AP
Confusion reigns over Neymar PSG debut
PARIS: It’s been nearly a week since Neymar landed in Paris, and the world’s most expensive player still can’t play for his new club in the French league. Neymar’s world-record 222 million euros ($262 million) transfer from Barcelona to Paris Saint Germain was completed last week, but the Brazil international has yet to be granted permission to play.PSG wanted Neymar to start the season at the Parc des Princes last week against Amiens but...
LONDON: (L-R) Qatar’s Abderrahaman Samba, Norway’s Karsten Warholm and US athlete Kerron Clement compete in the final of the men’s 400m hurdles athletics event at the 2017 IAAF World Championships at the London Stadium in London on Wednesday. —AFP
Warholm screams to victory on night of shocks
LONDON: (L-R) Qatar’s Abderrahaman Samba, Norway’s Karsten Warholm and US athlete Kerron Clement compete in the final of the men’s 400m hurdles athletics event at the 2017 IAAF World Championships at the London Stadium in London on Wednesday. —AFP7LONDON: Norway's Karsten Warholm and Phyllis Francis produced sublime performances to stun the favourites and take gold at the athletics world championships on Wednesday. Warholm, a baby-faced...
TORONTO: Venus Williams of the United States serves against Katerina Siniakova of Czech Republic during Day 5 of the Rogers Cup at Aviva Centre on Wednesday in Toronto, Canada. —AFP
Williams battles into Toronto last 16, Muguruza through
TORONTO: Venus Williams of the United States serves against Katerina Siniakova of Czech Republic during Day 5 of the Rogers Cup at Aviva Centre on Wednesday in Toronto, Canada. —AFPTORONTO: Venus Williams was forced to draw on all of her vast experience before overcoming Czech youngster Katerina Siniakova to reach the last 16 of the WTA Toronto hardcourt tournament on Wednesday. The 37-year-old American ninth seed, who began playing on the...
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Amiri envoy hands in letter to Qatari Emir
DOHA: Envoy of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, delivers a written letter to Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani yesterday. The letter has bearing on the latest regional and international developments and several issues of mutual interest. — KUNA
KUWAIT: Travelers at Kuwait International Airport. — KUNA
Municipal Council member proposes renaming airport after Amir
Over a million passengers in July KUWAIT: Travelers at Kuwait International Airport. — KUNAKUWAIT: Chairman of the Legal and Financial Committee at the Municipal Council Ali Al-Mousa presented an official proposal yesterday to rename Kuwait International Airport into 'Sheikh Sabah International Airport,' after His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah in recognition of his contributions in the diplomatic and humanitarian...
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MPs voice rejection to govt VAT approval
KUWAIT: A number of MPs rejected the government's decision to impose value added tax (VAT), and said they will not vote for it in the National Assembly, because VAT will increase prices for both citizens and expats. MP Riyadh Al-Adasani said he is against taxes including VAT. He said this proposal was included in the government's work program and the prime minister was grilled over several policies including the issue of high prices.MP Jamaan...
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This undated imageshows a colorized transmission electron micrograph of mpox particles (green) found within an infected cell (pink and purple) cultured in the laboratory. - AFP
Mpox global health emergency, Kuwait monitoring situation
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VARANASI: Medical students shout slogans and hold posters as they protest the rape and murder of a young medic from Kolkata, in Varanasi on August 15, 2024. -- AFP
Protests sweep India over rape and murder of doctor
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Kuwait Society for Relief’s second relief plane. - KUNA photos
Kuwait sends relief planeload to Sudan
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KUWAIT: People watch pearl diving boats as they arrive at the main beach at the end of the 33rd annual pearl diving festival. Pearl-diving trips are held annually under the patronage of the Kuwaiti Amir in order to keep traditions alive.
Pearl diving trip winds up
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NEW DELHI: India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi inspects the guard of honor to mark the country's Independence Day, at the Red Fort in New Delhi on August 15, 2024. -AFP
Modi renews push for common civil code for India