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PITTSBURGH: In this Nov 26, 2014 file photo, a brain-scanning MRI machine at Carnegie Mellon University. — AP

Study finds little lies lead to bigger ones

PITTSBURGH: In this Nov 26, 2014 file photo, a brain-scanning MRI machine at Carnegie Mellon University. — APWASHINGTON: Telling little fibs leads down a slippery slope to bigger lies - and our brains adapt to escalating dishonesty, which makes deceit easier, a new study shows. Neuroscientists at the University College London's Affective Brain Lab put 80 people in scenarios where they could repeatedly lie and get paid more based on the...

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Rap mogul Knight accuses Dr Dre of trying to kill him

Rap mogul KnightJailed former gangsta rap mogul Marion “Suge” Knight has filed a lawsuit against Dr Dre accusing the hip-hop star turned Apple executive of hiring hitmen to kill him.In a lawsuit made public Monday that was packed with loaded claims, Knight alleged that Dr Dre agreed to pay him 30 percent of his earnings for life-including his share of Apple’s $3 billion purchase in 2014 of Dr Dre’s Beats line of headphones and other...

actress Meryl Streep poses in a photocall prior to the opening ceremony and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, center, accompanied by Japanese actress Haru Kuroki, second right, waves at people upon their arrival for the opening ceremony.

Tokyo Festival opens with Shinzo Abe and Meryl Streep

actress Meryl Streep poses in a photocall prior to the opening ceremony and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, center, accompanied by Japanese actress Haru Kuroki, second right, waves at people upon their arrival for the opening ceremony.There were Super Mario characters in the streets of Roppongi earlier in the day. But when Prime Minister Shinzo Abe descended on Tokyo's entertainment district for the opening ceremony of the 29th Tokyo...

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Attack on Pakistani Police Cadets

KUWAIT: US Assistant Secretary for Terrorism Financing Daniel Glaser (left) and Kuwait’s Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah attend the meeting of the Counter-ISIL Finance Group (CIFG) yesterday. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

Kuwait urges international cooperation to fight terror - Jarallah: State needs to do more against IS funding

KUWAIT: US Assistant Secretary for Terrorism Financing Daniel Glaser (left) and Kuwait’s Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah attend the meeting of the Counter-ISIL Finance Group (CIFG) yesterday. — Photo by Yasser Al-ZayyatKUWAIT: Kuwait yesterday stressed the importance of joining international forces in the fight against terrorist groups that pose a threat to the world's peace and security. The remark was made by Deputy...

Abdullah Al-Roumi

Main opposition group won't field candidates

Abdullah Al-RoumiKUWAIT: The main nationalist opposition group yesterday reiterated that it will not end its boycott of the National Assembly elections. Former MP and leading member of the opposition Popular Action Movement (PAM) Khaled Shukhayer said the movement will not take part in the election, but will not criticize opposition members who decide to participate. He said PAM members will not contest the election as long as PAM secretary...

Asian woman killed in Salmiya flat fire

.KUWAIT: Kuwait Fire Service Directorate said an Asian woman died while two others including a child were injured in a fire in a Salmiya flat yesterday. The woman was rushed to hospital, but died of smoke inhalation.The directorate said a call was received at 11:15 am about the blaze, prompting Salmiya, south Salmiya and technical rescue centers to respond.Firemen rescued people trapped inside the apartment because of the thick smoke....

Lawrence SilvermannUS Ambassador to Kuwait

Bringing the best of America to Kuwait - Op-Ed

Lawrence SilvermanUS Ambassador to Kuwait I am thrilled to be launching the fourth annual Discover America Week, which kicked off Sunday. Between Oct 23 and Nov 3, the Embassy will present events highlighting the best of the United States, including music, film, food, sports, automobiles, education and tourism. There will be special offers at American restaurants and stores around town, live performances from Raptor, a US Air Force band, a...

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DNA law amendments discussed in 1st session

KUWAIT: Amendments to the DNA law are expected to make its application restricted on certain categories to be announced later, high-ranking sources said, adding that authorities are currently working on these adjustments as per His Highness the Amir’s request.Should the amendments be enforced through an emergency decree issued before a new parliament is elected, the Cabinet will follow the constitution and refer it to the parliament on the...

KUWAIT: Candidate Amani Al-Saleh registers for parliamentary elections yesterday. —Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

Candidate demands gender equality in housing loans - Manpower authority approves KD 69 million budget

KUWAIT: Candidate Amani Al-Saleh registers for parliamentary elections yesterday. —Photo by Yasser Al-ZayyatKUWAIT: Third constituency parliamentary elections candidate Amani Al-Saleh said she is running for parliament because she has a strong wish to straighten the mistakes the government committed against the Kuwaiti people. She added that citizens are struggling and that the government should pay off their debts and impose taxes on...

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Kuwaiti inventor presents project for coating of nuclear reactors

Kuwaiti inventor Essa Abdulrahman Al-NasrallahDOHA: The Kuwaiti inventor Essa Abdulrahman Al-Nasrallah has presented to the 22nd GCC youth science forum a project for cementing walls of nuclear reactors.The Kuwaiti nuclear engineer said he started working on the project since he was a university student, when he presented a study on radiation impact on metals.The Kuwaiti project is fundamentally based on the process in which matter transforms...

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Emergency plan set up to prevent entry of bird flu

KUWAIT: The Public Authority for Agricultural Affairs and Fish Resources (PAAAFR) announced yesterday an emergency plan to prevent the entry of H9N2 bird flu to the country. The authority has prepared an emergency and precautionary plan based on the preventive methods accredited by World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), PAAAFR Director General, Faisal Al-Hasawi said.PAAAFR has been coordinating with all official bodies in the country such as...

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