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Breakfasts in Kuwait from around the globe

breakfastBreakfast is the most important meal of the day, which keeps us healthy and sharp. But foods eaten for breakfast vary wildly from place to place. Kuwait Times spoke with several people of diverse nationalities to learn more about the traditional breakfast here and from other places.Kuwait has a variety of traditional breakfast items. Balaleet, a sweet vermicelli pasta served with a fried egg is a very popular dish. In older times,...

BANGKOK: In this Nov. 18, 2012, file photo released by Thailand’s Bureau of the Royal Household, US President Barack Obama, left, talks with Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej at Siriraj Hospital.

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ALEPPO: A Syrian boy receives treatment at a hospital yesterday.—AFP

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ST. LOUIS: In this Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016, file photo, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton speak during the second presidential debate at Washington University. — AP

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Pakistan defends travel ban on leading journalist

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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Ashiq Masih,(center), husband of Christian woman Asia Bibi who faces the death sentence for blasphemy, leaves the Supreme Court in Islamabad yesterday. — AFP

Pakistan delays blasphemy appeal after judge steps down 'Everyone will become Qadri'

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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: An ambulance that brought the body of a Spanish diplomat is parked at a clinic in Islamabad, Pakistan, yesterday. — AP

Pakistan: Spanish diplomat found dead in home

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DAVAO, PHILIPPINES: Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte delivers a speech at the Davao international airport terminal building early on September 30, 2016, shortly after arriving from an official visit to Vietnam.—AFP

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In this May 29, 2012, file photo, President Barack Obama presents rock legend Bob Dylan with a Medal of Freedom during a ceremony at the White House in Washington. — AP/AFP Photos

Music icon Bob Dylan wins Nobel Literature Prize

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Buddhist nun and musician Ani Choying Drolma, center, performs during a concert in Mumbai, India. — AP photos

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