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RIO DE JANEIRO: Children play near the Olympic Park sign in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. _ AP
Scathing report on Rio Olympics: venues 'White Elephants'
RIO DE JANEIRO: Children play near the Olympic Park sign in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. _ APRIO DE JANEIRO: A federal prosecutor looking into last year's Rio de Janeiro Olympics says that many of the venues "are white elephants" that were built with "no planning." The scathing report offered Monday at a public hearing confirms what The Associated Press reported several months after the games ended. Many of the venues are empty, boarded up, and have...
Andy Murray
Muddled Murray seeking for form ahead of French Open
Andy MurrayPARIS: When the ATP Race standings were updated this week Andy Murray, the world number one, languished down at 13th. It is not a statistical anomaly either. Unlike the actual world ranking that is a rolling 12-month points total, the Race standings are a gauge of form since January when everybody starts on zero. On current form 13th is probably generous. With the French Open starting on Sunday, Murray has accrued 1,210 to the 4,915...
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James Bond star Roger Moore dead at 89
This file photo taken on August 16, 1984 shows British actor, Roger Moore during the shooting of the film series "James Bond", "A view to kill", in Chantilly.British actor Roger Moore, who played James Bond over two decades with a suave wit, died yesterday aged 89, drawing tributes for his portrayal of the womanizing superspy as well as for his charity work. "It is with a heavy heart that we must announce our loving father, Sir Roger Moore, has...
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Kuwaiti child thanks her heroes this International Nurses Day
Nurse Laura GrahamKUWAIT: This International Nurses Day, Fatemah, a 7-year old girl from Kuwait and her mum express their gratitude to the nurses at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children (GOSH) in London for going the extra mile in making Fatemah's stay in the hospital as special as possible.Fatemah has been at the London hospital as an inpatient since February, but has been visiting the hospital since November 2016 to receive on-going and...
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Kuwait current account records deficit in 2016
.KUWAIT: Kuwait’s current account recorded its first deficit in 2016, on the back of a decline in export earnings. The balance on Kuwait’s current account fell from a surplus of 3.5 percent of GDP in 2015 to a deficit of 4.5 percent in 2016. The deficit was largely a result of a continued deterioration in the goods balance, as oil export earnings declined on weaker oil prices. Despite the deficit, Kuwait’s external position remains strong,...
KUWAIT: KFH Group Chief Executive Officer Mazin Saad Al-Nahedh receives the award at a ceremony from Forbes Middle East in presence of Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah.
KFH wins ‘Top Listed Institution in Kuwait 2017’ award
Forbes Middle East award recognizes bank's role in boosting growth KUWAIT: KFH Group Chief Executive Officer Mazin Saad Al-Nahedh receives the award at a ceremony from Forbes Middle East in presence of Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah.KUWAIT: Kuwait Finance House (KFH) won "Top Listed Institution in Kuwait 2017" award from "Forbes Middle East" magazine in an award ceremony held at J W Marriot to...
SSH GM Khalil Alonaizi (right) with AEP GM Dr Hassan Qasem
Alternative Energy Projects signs agreement with SSH
SSH GM Khalil Alonaizi (right) with AEP GM Dr Hassan QasemKUWAIT:  Alternative Energy Projects Company - a member of the KIPCO Group - has signed an agreement with SSH, one of the leading master planning, infrastructure, building design, construction supervision and project management firms in the Middle East. As per the agreement, AEP will provide consultation on alternative energy solutions for SSH's future projects in Kuwait and the Gulf...
CEO and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of ALARGAN International Real Estate Company Eng Khaled Al-Mashaan
Kuwait on track to meet its ambitious housing targets
Kuwait Housing and Residential Development Forum meets CEO and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of ALARGAN International Real Estate Company Eng Khaled Al-MashaanKUWAIT: Senior representatives from the Public Authority for Housing Welfare (PAHW), Supreme Council of Planning and Development (MOP), Kuwait Municipality and Ministry of Electricity and Water (MEW) have gathered yesterday for the 'Kuwait Housing and Residential Development...
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Climate-threatened Bangladesh to impose carbon tax in June
DHAKA: Bangladesh is set to impose its own carbon tax on fuel next month - despite the hugely climate-vulnerable country producing relatively tiny per capita emissions. The tax is expected to be put in place on June 1 as part of the country's annual budget and will be part of a larger bundle of "green" measures, Nojibur Rahman, chair of the National Board of Revenue, told the Thomson Reuters Foundation in a telephone interview. Many businesses...
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Singer Ariana Grande accepts the Artist of the Year award onstage during the 2016 American Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on November 20, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. — AP/AFP photos
Ariana Grande, an anodyne teen favorite hit by tragedy
Singer Ariana Grande accepts the Artist of the Year award onstage during the 2016 American Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on November 20, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. — AP/AFP photosPop star Ariana Grande, whose concert was struck by one of Britain's deadliest attacks in years, is a favorite of preteens rarely known for causing a stir. The 23-year-old former child star called her last album "Dangerous Woman" but her controversies have...
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MPs welcome decision to return some citizenships
Cabinet reinstates nationalities of six families: ReportsKUWAIT: Several opposition lawmakers yesterday welcomed the government's decision to reinstate a number of revoked citizenships, including those of opposition figure and former MP Abdullah Al-Barghash and his family members. Reports said the Cabinet at its weekly meeting yesterday decided to return revoked citizenships to six families, including Barghash and 57 members of his...
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GAZA: People inspect the damage in Gaza City's Sheikh Radwan neighborhood following Zionist bombardment on August 11, 2024. — AFP
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His Highness Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah
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