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Not even the sky is our limit
reaWe’re always running around trying to do the best we can with our time and our job, always pushing ourselves to exceed what we think is our limit, when the truth is, we have no limits. Not even the sky is our limit when we have the entire galaxy to explore.I feel women nowadays have become more powerful, educated, opinionated and extremely hard working, and that’s something that I’m really proud of and love, but of course in this...
A model displaying a new creation by designer Thao Vu at her Kilomet 109 studio in Hanoi.
Fast fashion to ethical couture: Vietnam's design evolution
A model displaying a new creation by designer Thao Vu at her Kilomet 109 studio in Hanoi.Long a bastion for cheap, fast-fashion manufacturing, a new crop of designers are trying to transform the Made in Vietnam label and save the country's rich ethnic heritage in the process. In the remote hills of Cao Bang, some 300 kilometers north of the capital Hanoi, Vietnamese designer Thao Vu is gleefully dropping swaths of hand-spun cotton into a large...
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Panama Papers - Can of Worms
WOLFSBURG: Wolfsburg's midfielder Maximilian Arnold (3rdL) and teammates defend against a free kick during the UEFA Champions League quarter-final, first-leg football match between VfL Wolfsburg and Real Madrid yesterday in Wolfsburg, northern Germany. -- AFP
Wolfsburg upset Real Madrid in Champions League
WOLFSBURG: Wolfsburg's midfielder Maximilian Arnold (3rdL) and teammates defend against a free kick during the UEFA Champions League quarter-final, first-leg football match between VfL Wolfsburg and Real Madrid yesterday in Wolfsburg, northern Germany. -- AFPWOLFSBURG: Real Madrid suffered their first defeat in the Champions League this season when they were surprisingly beaten 2-0 at VfL Wolfsburg in their quarter-final first leg yesterday.The...
PARIS: Manchester City's Belgian forward Kevin De Bruyne (R) vies with Paris Saint-Germain's Ivorian defender Serge Aurier (L) during the UEFA Champions League quarter final football match between Paris Saint Germain (PSG) and Manchester City yesterday at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris. -- AFP
City in driving seat after slapstick night in Paris
PARIS: Manchester City's Belgian forward Kevin De Bruyne (R) vies with Paris Saint-Germain's Ivorian defender Serge Aurier (L) during the UEFA Champions League quarter final football match between Paris Saint Germain (PSG) and Manchester City yesterday at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris. -- AFPPARIS: Away goals by Kevin De Bruyne and Fernandinho handed Manchester City a 2-2 first-leg draw at Paris Saint-Germain yesterday to give the...
KOLKATA: West Indies captain Darren Sammy poses with the trophy after they defeated England in the final of the ICC World Twenty20 2016 cricket tournament at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, India, April 3. — AP
Ground honour for West Indies captain Sammy
KOLKATA: West Indies captain Darren Sammy poses with the trophy after they defeated England in the final of the ICC World Twenty20 2016 cricket tournament at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, India, April 3. — APST JOHN’S: Darren Sammy’s success in captaining the West Indies to the World Twenty20 title has been recognised by his native St Lucia after it was announced that the island’s main cricket ground would be renamed in his honour.The...
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New power tariffs by mid-2017 - Iqama fees to rise from June; Amir calls to improve state’s financial status
KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah underscored the imperative that the legislative and executive branches cooperate to elevate the financial and economic status of the country, chairman of the parliamentary priorities committee Yousef Al-Zalzalah said yesterday. Zalzalah was giving a press statement after a meeting that included himself and members of the committee and National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanim with HH...
KUWAIT: Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Sheikh Khaled Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah (right) and Finmeccanica CEO Mauro Moretti are seen during the signing ceremony for 28 Eurofighter warplanes yesterday. — KUNA
Kuwait, Italy sign Eurofighter contract
KUWAIT: Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Sheikh Khaled Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah (right) and Finmeccanica CEO Mauro Moretti are seen during the signing ceremony for 28 Eurofighter warplanes yesterday. — KUNAKUWAIT/MILAN: Kuwait and Italy yesterday signed a contract for 28 Eurofighter "Typhoon" warplanes as the state beefs up its military might. Italian aerospace company Finmeccanica, which will assemble the multi-role fighters, said the...
KUWAIT: Kuwait Municipality Director Ahmed Al-Manfouhi speaks during the press conference. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Municipality to lay off underperforming managers
KUWAIT: Kuwait Municipality Director Ahmed Al-Manfouhi speaks during the press conference. — Photo by Yasser Al-ZayyatKUWAIT: Kuwait Municipality Director Ahmed Al-Manfouhi stressed that the municipality will lay off 'managers' who do not do their jobs according to laws and regulations. He made his statements during a press conference yesterday to launch and follow up the municipality's plans on facilitating the procedures of issuing...
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80,000 bedoons have no hope for naturalization: Sheikh Mazen
Sheikh Mazen Al-JarrahKUWAIT: There are 80,000 out of an estimated 110,000 bedoons, or stateless residents in Kuwait who have no hope of receiving the Kuwaiti nationality, a senior Interior Ministry official said, adding that those are required to adjust their status. This means that those people are required to legalize their status by obtaining documents showing their original nationalities.Meanwhile, there are 32,000 person who may get Kuwait...
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Renewable energy covers 15% of Kuwait's consumption by 2030: Minister - GCC states to invest $100 billion in renewable energy
KUWAIT: Renewable energy is to cover 15 percent of Kuwait's consumption by 2030, said Minister of Education and Minister of Higher Education Dr Bader Al-Essa. Kuwait supports all efforts by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) that promote global usage of the power, Essa said in an opening speech of the 6th Middle East and North Africa Renewable Energy Conference (MENAREC 6) on Monday night.The conference is organized by Kuwait...
KUWAIT: Kuwait OPEC Governor Nawal Al-Fuzaia (left) attends a forum at the oil ministry yesterday. — KUNA
Signs point to deal on oil output: Kuwait OPEC official
KUWAIT: Kuwait OPEC Governor Nawal Al-Fuzaia (left) attends a forum at the oil ministry yesterday. — KUNAKUWAIT: All signs suggest a meeting of oil-producing countries on April 17 will deliver an agreement to freeze output, Kuwait's OPEC governor and two sources said, suggesting Iran's aim to raise supply will not scupper a deal aimed at supporting prices.The Kuwaiti governor, Nawal Al-Fuzaia, also said in a speech at the country's oil...
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Group photo of Zain interns. - Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat
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