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Adele to return to Grammys after snafu
AdeleAdele will sing at this year's Grammy Awards, the Recording Academy announced Friday, offering her a chance at redemption a year after her set went musically awry. The chart-topping English balladeer will perform a song at the televised Feb 12 gala in Los Angeles, joining the ranks of the previously announced John Legend and Metallica. Last year at the Grammys, a microphone fell on the strings of the piano as she sang "All I Ask" off her...
US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump dance at the Armed Forces ball at the National Building museum following Donald Trump's inauguration as the 45th President of the United States in Washington on Friday. — AFP
Melania Trump stuns in First Lady fashion stakes
US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump dance at the Armed Forces ball at the National Building museum following Donald Trump's inauguration as the 45th President of the United States in Washington on Friday. — AFPFirst Lady Melania Trump stunned fashion watchers by donning a sleek, off-the-shoulder cream dress with a daring thigh-high slit to dance with President Donald Trump at the inaugural balls. Her column dress, finished...
SHANGHAI: A Chinese man reacts near a board showing the Shanghai Stock Exchange Composite Index at a brokerage in Beijing. People in Beijing expressed doubts yesterday about President Donald Trump’s ability to steer the US economy and manage China-American relations, underscoring concerns over trade. — AP
Chinese skeptic about economic ties under Trump
Businesses wary of plan to slap 45% tariff on Chinese imports SHANGHAI: A Chinese man reacts near a board showing the Shanghai Stock Exchange Composite Index at a brokerage in Beijing. People in Beijing expressed doubts yesterday about President Donald Trump’s ability to steer the US economy and manage China-American relations, underscoring concerns over trade. — APBEIJING: People in Beijing expressed doubts yesterday about President Donald...
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KIB Gold sponsor of College of Engineering and Petroleum Exhibition
.KUWAIT: Kuwait International Bank (KIB) sponsored the 31st Engineering Projects Exhibition organized by the College of Engineering and Petroleum at Kuwait University, which was held under the patronage of Sheikh Mohammed Al-Abdullah Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah, Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs, with the participation of the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS).KIB's gold sponsorship comes as a continuation of the Bank's efforts...
NEW DELHI: In this photograph taken on December 12, 2016, “Prince” Manvendra Singh Gohil, India’s first gay royal and AID Sactivist, speaks with an AFP reporter during an interview. —AFP
Gay prince on front line: India's war against aids
'Hypocrisy in our society refusing to accept truth' NEW DELHI: In this photograph taken on December 12, 2016, “Prince” Manvendra Singh Gohil, India’s first gay royal and AID Sactivist, speaks with an AFP reporter during an interview. —AFPNEW DELHI: From setting up his own charity to hanging condoms on trees, Manvendra Singh Gohil has dedicated himself to fighting the scourge of AIDS since coming out 10 years ago as India's first openly...
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Donald Trump's deep impact
Donald Trump is sworn in as the 45th president of the United States by Chief Justice John Roberts as Melania Trump and his family looks on during the 58th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Friday, Jan. 20, 2017. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Donald Trump sworn in as 45th US president
Donald Trump is sworn in as the 45th president of the United States by Chief Justice John Roberts as Melania Trump and his family looks on during the 58th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Friday, Jan. 20, 2017. - AP WASHINGTON: Donald Trump became the 45th president of United States yesterday, ushering in a new political era that is cheered and feared in equal measure. The 70-year-old Republican billionaire placed...
WASHINGTON: Kuwaiti Ambassador to the US Sheikh Salem Al-Sabah (center) and his wifenSheikha Rima Al-Sabah (right) welcome a guest at the event. — KUNA
Kuwait Embassy marks inauguration of US President
WASHINGTON: Kuwaiti Ambassador to the US Sheikh Salem Al-Sabah (center) and his wifeSheikha Rima Al-Sabah (right) welcome a guest at the event. — KUNAWASHINGTON: The Kuwait Embassy held on Thursday a reception on the occasion of the inauguration of US President-elect Donald Trump. The embassy usually holds such receptions on the eve of big moment in Washington and the transition of power, the embassy said in a statement. Some of US senior...
Switzerland's Roger Federer hits a return against Czech Republic's Tomas Berdych during their men's singles third round match on day five of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 20, 2017. IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USEn / AFP / WILLIAM WEST / IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE
Vintage Federer floors Berdych - Swiss master wins in 3 straight sets
Switzerland's Roger Federer hits a return against Czech Republic's Tomas Berdych during their men's singles third round match on day five of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 20, 2017. IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE/ AFP / WILLIAM WEST / IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USEMELBOURNE: Swiss marvel Roger Federer blitzed long-time rival Tomas Berdych in straight...
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IS wreaks new destruction in Syria's ancient Palmyra
This handout picture provided on January 20, 2017 by UNITAR-UNOSAT and taken on January 10, 2017, shows a close-up of a satellite-detected image of the damaged Roman tetrapylon (top) and amphitheatre (C) in the ancient city of Palmyra in central Syria. The Islamic State (IS) group has demolished more treasured monuments in Syria's ancient Palmyra, a month after recapturing it from government forces, the country's antiquities chief said on...
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UK protesters tell Trump: Build bridges not walls - Banners unfurled on London bridge
Activists from Greenpeace display a message reading "Mr. President, walls divide. Build Bridges!" along the Berlin wall in Berlin on January 20, 2017 to coincide with the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 45th president of the United States. / AFP / John MACDOUGALLLONDON: A banner reading "Build bridges not walls" was draped across London's Tower Bridge yesterday as part of a series of protests across the world aimed at expressing displeasure...
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Timing of Mexico drug lord extradition seen as political - 'El Chapo' arrives in US
In this photo provided U.S. law enforcement, authorities escort Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, center, from a plane to a waiting caravan of SUVs at Long Island MacArthur Airport on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017, in Ronkonkoma, N.Y. The infamous drug kingpin who twice escaped from maximum-security prisons in Mexico was extradited at the request of the U.S. to face drug trafficking and other charges, and landed in New York late Thursday, a federal law...
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Ahmed Al-Basat celebrating his birthday at the office.
A forgotten courtesy: The silent struggle of Kuwait’s expatriates
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KUWAIT: First Deputy Prime Minister and Interior and Defense Minister Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousef Al-Sabah holds talks with senior defense ministry officials on Aug 7, 2024. - KUNA
Kuwait army alert, govt prepared
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PARIS: Bangladesh's finance pioneer Muhammad Yunus is escorted by French police personnel as he arrives at Roissy-Charles de Gaulle Airport on Aug 7, 2024, enroute to Bangladesh, where he is set to lead a caretaker government. - AFP
Yunus: Get ready to build Bangladesh
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The second phase of the Avenues Roads Project, the exit leading to the Fifth Ring Road towards Jahra and the opposite U-turn. – KUNA photos
Second phase of roads project leading to The Avenues mall opened
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Mansour Al-Khashti
Why fighting drug trafficking and consumption alone isn’t enough