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Country’s original outlaw Merle Haggard dies at 79
Merle HaggardCountry music legend Merle Haggard, an outlaw in both song and life who gave voice to the hippie era's disaffected conservatives before moderating his views, died Wednesday on his 79th birthday. Haggard, who had recently returned to tour despite frequent illness, died following a pneumonia at his home in northern California, a representative said. His son, fellow musician Ben Haggard, wrote on Facebook that his father predicted a...
LAS VEGAS: Welterweight boxers Manny Pacquiao (left), and Timothy Bradley Jr (right), pose with promoter Bob Arum (center), during their final news conference at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino. — AFP
Pacquiao vows to sign off in style
LAS VEGAS: Welterweight boxers Manny Pacquiao (left), and Timothy Bradley Jr (right), pose with promoter Bob Arum (center), during their final news conference at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino. — AFPLAS VEGAS: Manny Pacquiao believes his 11-month absence from boxing following last year's defeat to Floyd Mayweather has left him hungrier than ever as he prepares for his farewell fight against Tim Bradley here tomorrow.The 37-year-old Filipino...
MAZAR-I-SHARIF: Afghan horsemen compete for a veal carcass during a game.
Afghanistan's ultimate test of manhood: Polo with a carcass
MAZAR-I-SHARIF: Afghan horsemen compete for a veal carcass during a game.MAZAR-I-SHARIF: With their whips cracking neighing horses, an unruly scrum of riders battled in a muddy field for the headless carcass of a calf-this is the Afghan sport of buzkashi. Passion, raw aggression, horsemanship and a fierce competitive instinct were on display in country's biggest annual tournament held in northern Mazar-i-Sharif city, set against a backdrop of...
LEICESTER: Leicester City’s English striker Jamie Vardy controls the ball during the English Premier League football match between Leicester City and Southampton at King Power Stadium. — AFP
Leicester within four wins of fairytale end
LEICESTER: Leicester City’s English striker Jamie Vardy controls the ball during the English Premier League football match between Leicester City and Southampton at King Power Stadium. — AFPLONDON: When Leicester City faced Sunderland on the opening day of the season, even their most optimistic fans were expecting another testing struggle to avoid relegation. As they prepare to visit Sam Allardyce’s side in the return fixture on Sunday,...
WOLFSBURG: Real Madrid’s French coach Zinedine Zidane (L) looks on as Wolfsburg’s Brazilian midfielder Luiz Gustavo controls the ball during the UEFA Champions League quarter-final, first-leg football match between VfL Wolfsburg and Real Madrid. — AFP
Zidane fumes as Real crash at Wolfsburg
WOLFSBURG: Real Madrid’s French coach Zinedine Zidane (L) looks on as Wolfsburg’s Brazilian midfielder Luiz Gustavo controls the ball during the UEFA Champions League quarter-final, first-leg football match between VfL Wolfsburg and Real Madrid. — AFPWOLFSBURG: Zinedine Zidane admitted Real Madrid suffered an El Clasico hangover as they crashed to a 2-0 Champions League quarter-final, first-leg, defeat at Wolfsburg on Wednesday. Just five...
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Panel rejects govt power tariffs, approves its own; New charges for buildings in 6 months - MP slams manpower authority
KUWAIT: The National Assembly's financial and economic affairs committee yesterday rejected a government draft bill to raise power charges and approved a much milder one made by the committee itself, the head of the committee said. MP Faisal Al-Shaye said based on government studies, a third of the Kuwaiti population consumes less than 6,000 kilowatts a month and the committee decided to keep charges unchanged for this section.Those consuming...
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Oil up as Kuwait revives hope for output freeze
SINGAPORE/MANAMA: Oil prices climbed in Asia yesterday after Kuwait said an agreement to freeze output during a producers' meeting this month could still be reached despite conflicting statements by participants. But analysts said the rebound would not likely last owing to a painful supply glut and weak demand caused by the slowing world economy. At around 08:15 GMT yesterday, US benchmark West Texas Intermediate for delivery in May was up $1.03,...
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Detectives get more powers - ‘Mandoubs’ renamed
KUWAIT: Director General of the Investigations Department Major General Fahd Al-Dousari gave directors of investigations authorities that were previously limited to the director general only, in order to get rid of bureaucracy and expedite cases. Dousary authorized investigations directors to temporarily shelve cases when the culprit is not known, and authorized them to issue “to whom it may concern” certificates in cases registered in their...
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Weekend forecast: Cloudy with a chance of rain
KUWAIT: Astronomer Adel Al-Saadoun said today's weather will be stable and that it would be cloudy during the weekend with a chance of scattered rain. Saadoun added that temperatures during the weekend would be 31-36 degrees centigrade during daytime and 16-18 degrees centigrade during the night.New case against DashtiThe interior ministry filed a new case against MP Abdulhameed Dashti for slandering Saudi Arabia. Notably, an arrest warrant has...
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High school dropouts cost KD 91 million in five years
KUWAIT: Ministry of Education announced that the financial waste resulting from students failing or dropping out of high school reached KD 24 million in one year, and a total of KD 91.2 million in five years; from 2005 to 2010.Statistics showed that dropouts and failed students in high schools had cost the ministry KD 12.3 million in 2005-2006, KD 20.7 million in 2006-2007, KD 19.8 million in 2007-2008, KD 22.3 million in 2008-2009 and KD 16.1...
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Kuwait experiments planting Arjun trees
KUWAIT: The Public Authority for Agricultural Affairs and Fish Resources (PAAAFR) is experimenting with different varieties of trees to find those suitable for Kuwait’s harsh local climate.PAAAFR “is currently conducting a series of experiments to identify (new) plants that can be grown in Kuwait,” Director of agricultural guidance Ghanem Al-Sanad said adding that some were proven successful after being planted in the local environment,...
Chairman of Institute Regents Dr Hilal Al-Sayer, Zain Kuwait’s CEO Iman Al- Roudhan and Director General of the Dasman Diabetes Institute Dr Qais Al-Duwairi tour an exhibition held as part of the event
Dasman Institute launches mobile clinic to raise diabetes awareness
Chairman of Institute Regents Dr Hilal Al-Sayer, Zain Kuwait’s CEO Iman Al- Roudhan and Director General of the Dasman Diabetes Institute Dr Qais Al-Duwairi tour an exhibition held as part of the eventKUWAIT: The Dasman Diabetes Institute celebrated World Health Day yesterday, which focused on fighting the chronic disease of diabetes under the slogan 'Fight Diabetes'. Dasman Diabetes Institute (DDI) decided to expand awareness activities by...
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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman endorses Saudi Arabia’s bid to host the FIFA World Cup 2034. - KUNA
Prince Mohammed endorses Saudi FIFA World Cup 2034 bid
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Group photo of Zain interns. - Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Zain interns sharpen media chops at Kuwait Times and Kuwait News