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We need to raise the bar to close the gap
Sami Dimassi As the world gets closer to celebrating the fourth anniversary of the landmark Paris Agreement, the optimism and enthusiasm surrounding this historic achievement is muted. Countries around the world have collectively failed to curb the rise of greenhouse gas emissions, which have risen 1.5 percent per year in the last decade and hit a new high of 55.3 gigatons of CO2 equivalent in 2018. In the absence of drastic change,...
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Trade exchange with Kuwait hit $4 billion in 2018: British envoy
10th British Trade Expo kicks off in Kuwait KUWAIT: His Highness Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah inaugurates the 10th British Trade Expo.—Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat KUWAIT: The volume of trade exchange between Kuwait and Britain reached $4 billion last year, British Ambassador to Kuwait Michael Davenport said. Speaking at a press conference on the opening of the Kuwait-Britain exhibition, Davenport lauded the growing trade exchange between...
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Apple TV+ deploys originality of M Night Shyamalan with 'Servant'
M Night Shyamalan-who shot to fame with his supernatural hit film "The Sixth Sense"-hasn't worked much in television, but he's bringing his uncanny aesthetic to the new Apple TV+ platform with the series "Servant." The director of "Unbreakable," "Glass" and "The Village" is aiming high with the new series, the first three episodes of which will stream from Thursday. Although only 10 episodes have so far been filmed-the remaining seven will be...
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Congo rape victims take to catwalk to show female strength
Raped in war and now walking tall, survivors of sexual violence take to the catwalk on Monday to model a collection of fabrics designed to show strength and solidarity in the face of abuse. The 15 Congolese women - modeling in the capital Kinshasa - joined forces with Dutch textile firm Vlisco and five African designers to mark Monday's International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. "When I was designing for them, I didn't see...
This file handout photo taken and released by Japan's Cabinet Public Relations Office shows Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, 2nd right, and US President Barack Obama, right, at the Sukiyabashi Jiro restaurant in Tokyo.—AFP
Famed Tokyo sushi restaurant Jiro left dreaming of Michelin stars
A famed Tokyo sushi restaurant where Barack Obama is said to have enjoyed the best sushi of his life has been dropped from the latest Michelin gourmet guide after it stopped accepting reservations from the general public. Sukiyabashi Jiro, immortalized in the 2011 documentary "Jiro Dreams of Sushi", has earned three Michelin stars every year since 2007 and is considered to dish up some of the world's greatest delicacies. But the restaurant-where...
DOHA: Fireworks are seen above Khalifa International stadium ahead of the 24th Arabian Gulf Cup Group A football match between Qatar and Iraq in the Qatari capital yesterday. – AFP
Kuwait coach plays down 10-time champs' chances in Gulf Cup
DOHA: Kuwait coach Thamer Anad played down his team's chances in the Arabian Gulf Cup that kicked off in Qatar yesterday, as the Kuwaitis continue their return to international competition after long suspensions that have hurt sport in the country. Soccer's governing body FIFA in Dec 2017 lifted a suspension order on Kuwait that it imposed in 2015 over what it called government interference in the game. In August, the International Olympic...
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13 French troops killed in Mali helicopter collision
This combination of undated handout pictures made available yesterday by the French Army Information and Public Relations Service (SIRPA) shows the thirteen French soldiers killed in Mali in a helicopter collision on Monday. – AFP PARIS: Thirteen French soldiers were killed in Mali when two helicopters collided during an operation against insurgents in the country's restive north, officials said yesterday, the heaviest single loss for the...
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India's biometric ID excludes homeless, transgender people
BANGKOK: Ten years after it was introduced, India's national digital identity system is becoming ubiquitous in the country, even as large numbers of homeless and transgender people are excluded and many denied essential services, a study showed. More than 1.2 billion Aadhaar IDs have been issued, according to government data. It is the world's largest biometric identity system, and the 12-digit ID is used for everything from school enrolments to...
Veterinarians examine pieces of waste recovered from the stomach of a dead deer at Khun Sathan National Park in Thailand's Nan province on Monday. - AFP
Thai deer found with 7kg plastic in stomach
Veterinarians examine pieces of waste recovered from the stomach of a dead deer at Khun Sathan National Park in Thailand's Nan province on Monday. - AFP BANGKOK: A wild deer was found dead after swallowing 7 kilograms of plastic bags and other trash in Thailand, an official said yesterday, raising the alarm on waste littering the country's waters and forests. The Southeast Asian country is one of the world's largest consumers of plastic, with...
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BJP forced out in Maharashtra
MUMBAI: BJP leader and Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis (left) tenders his resignation to Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari yesterday. - AFP MUMBAI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party was forced out of power yesterday in Maharashtra state, home to the country's financial capital Mumbai, following the collapse of its short-lived coalition. Hard-fought state elections last month saw Modi's Hindu nationalist...
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Powerful quake kills 13 in Albania
Collapse buildings bury residents; 39 pulled alive from wreckageTIRANA: At least 13 people were killed when the most powerful earthquake to hit Albania in decades shook the capital Tirana and the country's west and north yesterday, tearing down buildings and burying residents under rubble. Residents, some carrying babies, fled apartment buildings in Tirana and the western port of Durres after the 6.4 magnitude quake struck shortly before 4 am. In...
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Two killed, seven injured in Kashmir grenade attacks
SRINAGAR: At least two people were killed in grenade attacks in Kashmir yesterday and two militants shot dead by Indian forces, officials said, in one of the region's most violent days since New Delhi imposed a security clampdown. The Indian government shut down internet and phone lines and flooded the Muslim-majority region with security forces to back its August 5 move to strip Kashmir of its autonomous status and impose tighter central...
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Kuwait opens visa 20 to visa 18 transfer from July 14 to September 12
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Iranian reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian raises his arms to greet his supporters as he arrives for his campaign rally, two days before a presidential election runoff following a first round marked by a historically low turnout, at a stadium in Tehran on July 3, 2024.—AFP
Iran reformist Pezeshkian wins presidential election
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Today in Kuwait’s history
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Uruguay's midfielder #05 Manuel Ugarte scores in a penalty shoot-out to win the Conmebol 2024 Copa America tournament quarter-final football match between Uruguay and Brazil at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada on July 6, 2024. — AFP
Uruguay beat Brazil on penalties to reach Copa America semi-finals
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A man looks at campaign posters for the Tokyo gubernatorial election in Tokyo on July 7, 2024. - Polls opened on July 7 to elect a new Tokyo governor with incumbent Yuriko Koike challenged by opposition figure Renho, two prominent women in Japan's male-dominated political sphere. — AFP
Women fight Tokyo election in male-dominated Japan