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PHILADELPHIA: This file photo shows the nutrition label on a can of soda with the ingredient high fructose corn syrup, in Philadelphia. —AP
Just how much sugar do Americans consume? It’s complicated - 'Sugar is a problem, but sugar is not the only problem'
PHILADELPHIA: This file photo shows the nutrition label on a can of soda with the ingredient high fructose corn syrup, in Philadelphia. —APNEW YORK: Sugar has become the nutritional villain du jour, but just how bad is our addiction? The answer is tricky. Philadelphia recently passed a tax on sugary drinks, several other places have proposed them, and the government this year recommended we limit our intake of added sugars to 10 percent of...
Jhon Esteban Perez, a member of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), performs during the 10th National Guerrilla Conference in Llanos del yari, Caqueta department, Colombia. — AFP
FARC guerrilla raps for peace in Colombia
Jhon Esteban Perez, a member of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), performs during the 10th National Guerrilla Conference in Llanos del yari, Caqueta department, Colombia. — AFPJohn Esteban Perez was 13 when he joined the FARC rebels in Colombia. Now 26, he has spent half his life as a guerrilla. But today, instead of hiding out in the jungle with his rifle, he has fellow rebels bouncing to his rhymes as he raps for peace....
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Supermodel Kate Moss launches own agency
This file photo shows British model Kate Moss as she arrives for the screening of the film ‘Loving’ at the 69th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France. — AFPKate Moss is launching her own talent agency after leaving the one that recruited her aged 14 earlier this year, the Business of Fashion website reported as London Fashion Week draws to a close yesterday. “I don’t really want pretty people, I want people that want to sing...
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Anti Slavery Activist In Thailand
Workers pose in front of the doors of a revered 15th-century mosque.
Mali unveils restored mosque nearly destroyed by jihadists
Workers pose in front of the doors of a revered 15th-century mosque.The doors of a revered 15th-century mosque hacked apart by jihadists in Mali’s ancient city of Timbuktu four years ago were unveiled on Monday restored to their former glory. The “secret door” of the Sidi Yahia mosque in the fabled caravan city fell victim to a spree of destruction in 2012 by Al-Qaeda-linked Ansar Dine, one of several radical Islamist groups which seized...
LOS ANGELES: In this June 5, 2007 file photo, Brad Pitt, a cast member in the film “Ocean’s Thirteen”, arrives with Angelina Jolie at the premiere of the film at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre. — AP
Angelina Jolie files for divorce from Brad Pitt
LOS ANGELES: In this June 5, 2007 file photo, Brad Pitt, a cast member in the film “Ocean’s Thirteen”, arrives with Angelina Jolie at the premiere of the film at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre. — APLOS ANGELES: Angelina Jolie has filed for divorce from Brad Pitt and is seeking custody of their six children, spelling the end for "Brangelina", one of Hollywood's highest-profile celebrity couples. The 41-year-old Jolie filed legal documents on...
New Super Cup. — Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Al-Kuwait, Al-Qadisiya to clash in Cup final
New Super Cup. — Photos by Yasser Al-ZayyatKUWAIT: Member of KFA’s temporary management committee, Salah Al-Hasawi announced a raffle draw on two vehicles and five flight tickets would be held before the Cup final match due to be held next Friday between Al-Kuwait and Al- Qadisiya clubs.Another would held on one vehicle and five flight tickets during the break between the two halves and a third one would be held on two vehicles and five...
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Rooney at risk as Jose’s Manchester United toil
Wayne RooneyLONDON: Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho is under pressure to drop Wayne Rooney, with the captain’s clanking performances emblematic of the team’s struggles. United have lost their last three matches and there is clamour among supporters and journalists for Rooney to be removed from the starting XI. In an online poll by the United fanzine Red Issue, over 99 percent of respondents called for him to be axed.“Where do you...
MALABO: This file photo taken on January 24, 2015 shows Ivory Coast’s midfielder Yaya Toure (C) vies with Mali’s midfielder Seydou Keita (R) during the 2015 African Cup of Nations group D football match between Ivory Coast and Mali in Malabo on January 24, 2015. Four-time African footballer of the year Yaya Toure of the Ivory Coast announced his retirement from international football yesterday. — AFP
Toure won’t play until he says sorry: Guardiola
MALABO: This file photo taken on January 24, 2015 shows Ivory Coast’s midfielder Yaya Toure (C) vies with Mali’s midfielder Seydou Keita (R) during the 2015 African Cup of Nations group D football match between Ivory Coast and Mali in Malabo on January 24, 2015. Four-time African footballer of the year Yaya Toure of the Ivory Coast announced his retirement from international football yesterday. — AFPMANCHESTER: Yaya Toure will not play...
Anas Al-Saleh
Finance minister welcomes grilling over petrol prices
Anas Al-SalehKUWAIT: Finance Minister and acting oil minister Anas Al-Saleh yesterday welcomed the announcement of MP Faisal Al-Kandari in which he said he will file to grill the minister over the government's decision to hike petrol prices. Saleh said in a statement the grilling is a constitutional right of lawmakers and that it will be a good opportunity for him to explain the series of economic reform measures the government has taken in the...
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Kuwait expresses concerns over 'dangerous conditions' in Syria - Gulf State condemns systematic human rights violations
GENEVA: Kuwait has expressed its concerns over "increasing violence and extremely dangerous conditions in Syria which have resulted in massive destruction, killing, dislocation of people and human suffering." This came in the speech by Kuwait's permanent delegate to the United Nations and International Organizations in Geneva, Ambassador Jamal Al-Ghunaim, before the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC)."Kuwait strongly condemns systematic...
Kuwait Authority for Partnership Projects receives bids for Umm Al Hayman Wastewater Project. — KUNA
KAPP receives bids for the Umm Al Hayman Wastewater Project
Kuwait Authority for Partnership Projects receives bids for Umm Al Hayman Wastewater Project. — KUNAKUWAIT: The Kuwait Authority for Partnership Projects (KAPP) said yesterday that all proposals from prequalified bidders for Umm Al Hayman Wastewater Project were received. The consortia qualified to participate in the Request for Proposals (RFP) competition for the project include WTE Wassertechnik GmbH Group ("WTE"), International Financial...
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(Left) Demonstrators brandish placards and flags of Palestine during a rally in Rabat on Aug 3, 2024, protesting the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. (Right) Protesters rally in London during the "National March for Gaza", calling to end the genocide, stop arming the Zionist entity and no Middle East war on Aug 3, 2024. - AFP photos
Fears of Middle East war grow
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Shereeda Al-Maousherji
CSC’s faceprint attendance rule sparks debate
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MOGADISHU: Relatives carry the body of a woman killed during an attack on Aug 3, 2024. - AFP
Somalia beach attack kills 32
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Stop smoking, Quit smoking for health.
Many smokers quit as ‘chests cannot stand two fires’
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LIVERPOOL: Police officers face protesters outside the Liver Building in Liverpool on August 3, 2024 during an 'Enough is Enough' anti-immigrant rally. — AFP
Fearful UK mosques on alert over far-right protests