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Masseur's healing hands can relieve stress and body pains
Masseur Philip Dagumboy Philip Dagumboy's day begins at 10 am, when his alarm goes off. After an hour and a half, the masseur is showered, cleanly shaved and ready for work. It takes him 20 to 30 minutes to travel from his home in Salmiya to his workplace in Salwa, and usually arrives ahead of his noon duty. "Besides my regular massage duties, I have been tasked by my boss to supervise the entire operation during my shift," he told Kuwait Times....
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Something's in the air
Shakir Reshamwala Kuwait has a significant problem of air pollution. While public attention has been focused on smog-hit northern India, which has the worst air quality in the world, it is worthwhile to note that Kuwait ranks seventh worst worldwide in the estimated average concentration of PM2.5, according to the Swiss-based IQAir AirVisual app. PM2.5 refers to particulate matter (ambient airborne particles) which measure up to 2.5 microns in...
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Syrian refugees
Muna Al-Fuzai With the arrival of winter, calls for assistance to Syrian refugees, whether financial or material, such as clothes or blankets, have been circulated. I also heard the same plea on the radio recently. But I started to wonder why are there still Syrian refugees living in tents and why are they still abroad? Why don't they return to their homeland and rebuild their houses? At least the money given to them by individuals or...
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Al-Kandari Diwaniya captures the essence of vintage Kuwait
The diwaniya in Kuwait represents a historical legacy nurtured by successive generations. The convergence of a large group of citizens under one roof is an opportunity to exchange ideas and topics in various fields, especially those of interest to the people of Kuwait. The diwaniya - a place where men gather - plays an important role in strengthening social relations among citizens in Kuwait. The importance of the diwaniya made the government...
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Protest-hit Iran says 'enemy conspiracy' defeated
TEHRAN: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said the country's people had defeated an "enemy conspiracy" behind a wave of violent protests and were celebrating their victory. Rouhani blamed the deadly unrest on "anarchists" who took to the streets "based on a plot that the region's reactionary, the Zionists and Americans hatched", referring respectively to Saudi Arabia, Israel and the US. The demonstrations erupted in sanctions-hit Iran on Friday,...
ATLANTA, Georgia: Democratic presidential hopeful Mayor of South Bend, Indiana, Pete Buttigieg speaks to journalist Chris Matthews, left, in the Spin Room after participating in the fifth Democratic primary debate of the 2020 presidential campaign season co-hosted by MSNBC and The Washington Post at Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta, Georgia. — AFP
Democrat debate exposes divides despite a united front on Trump
Buttigieg faces challenges in attracting black voters ATLANTA, Georgia: Democratic presidential hopeful Mayor of South Bend, Indiana, Pete Buttigieg speaks to journalist Chris Matthews, left, in the Spin Room after participating in the fifth Democratic primary debate of the 2020 presidential campaign season co-hosted by MSNBC and The Washington Post at Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta, Georgia. — AFP ATLANTA: Divides between Democrats vying to...
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Greece: Turkey needs to end 'blackmail' for migrant aid
Koumoutsakos voices alarm over Erdogan's threats WASHINGTON: Greece's migration minister said that Turkey needs to stop "blackmail" if it wants more EU aid, saying its loaded language had prompted a spike in movement toward Greek shores. Speaking to AFP on a visit to Washington, Giorgos Koumoutsakos voiced alarm over threats by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and other Turkish officials to "open the gates" to Europe if it does not provide more...
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UK's Labor unveils socialist plan
'Radical and ambitious': Labor publishes manifesto BIRMINGHAM: Labor leader Jeremy Corbyn unveiled his opposition party's election manifesto yesterday, setting out his "radical" plans to transform Britain with public sector pay rises, higher taxes on companies and a sweeping nationalization of infrastructure. Voters faces a stark choice at the Dec. 12 election: Corbyn's plan for a socialist Britain, including widespread nationalization and free...
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Canadian vaping study details the danger from 'popcorn lung' chemical
WASHINGTON: A 17-year-old Canadian nearly lost his lungs after five months of intensive vaping, but the ingredient suspected of doing the damage, diacetyl, is different from the substance US authorities blame for dozens of deaths. The case, described Thursday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ), deepens the mysteries surrounding e-cigarettes, which have grown so popular US President Donald Trump earlier this week backed away from a...
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Sri Lanka's ruling siblings: New leader swears in brother as PM
Charges dropped against immune new Sri Lanka president COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's newly elected president Gotabaya Rajapaksa yesterday swore in his elder brother, former president Mahinda Rajapaksa, as prime minister, cementing the powerful family's political comeback. The appointment of Mahinda Rajapaksa, 74, came hours after the former premier Ranil Wickremesinghe tendered his resignation following the defeat of his party's candidate in a...
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Fearful wait for justice a decade after Philippine worst political massacre
MANILA: A decade after 58 people were killed in the Philippines' worst political massacre, none of the alleged masterminds have been convicted yet, leaving families fearful that justice may never come. Though a verdict is now due next month over the bloodshed that drew international outrage, there is no guarantee of a conviction and the painfully slow-moving trial could still be derailed by corruption or even violence. "We are afraid for the life...
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Elton John: I needed teleprompter for Princess Diana's funeral song
British singer-songwriter Elton John said he was so worried about getting the words wrong when performing an adaptation of "Candle In the Wind" at Princess Diana's funeral that he had a teleprompter installed by the piano. John, who was a friend of Diana, sang the new version of the hit song using revised words penned by lyricist and frequent collaborator Bernie Taupin. His performance at London's Westminster Abbey in 1997, after Diana was killed...
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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