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Eating too much fish while pregnant raises child obesity risk: Study
MIAMI: Women who ate more than the recommended three servings of fish per week while pregnant gave birth to children at a higher risk of obesity than expectant moms who ate less, a study said Monday. The study in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Pediatrics found an association between higher fish intake and the likelihood of rapid growth and obesity in offspring, but researchers cautioned that they had not proven any cause...
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Photography competition 2016 under the slogan 'Kuwait in our Eyes' in cooperation with Al-Ambaa newspaper
Kuwait Times Photography contest open to professional and amateur photographers encourages photography in Kuwait as positive communication tools between various communities. In an age of digital photography, tangible copies of images are rarely found. Pictures are usually stored on flash drives or hard drives, which requires people to use computers or smartphones to recall their beautiful memories. Photo albums were the rage many years back, but...
Modes present creations by Jeremy Scott.
NY Fashion Week: Thom Browne on the art of repurposing
Modes present creations by Jeremy Scott.The Associated Press is all over New York Fashion Week, from the runway designs to the celebrity-filled front rows. Here are some recent highlights:Thom Browne on the art Of repurposingGuests at Thom Browne's runway show entered a Chelsea gallery from the snow-dusted streets of New York. Inside they found, well, the snow-dusted streets of New York. But it was the New York of the 1920s, and the location was...
PARIS: Paris Saint-Germain's Brazilian defender Thiago Silva (R) jumps for the ball during the Champions League round of 16 first leg football match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Chelsea FC yesterday, at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris.n -- AFP
Cavani on target as PSG edge Chelsea
PARIS: Paris Saint-Germain's Brazilian defender Thiago Silva (R) jumps for the ball during the Champions League round of 16 first leg football match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Chelsea FC yesterday, at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris.-- AFPPARIS: The much-maligned Edinson Cavani came off the bench to score the winner as Paris Saint-Germain edged Chelsea 2-1 in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie yesterday.Cavani...
Taylor Swift poses in the press room with the awards for album of the year for 1989, pop vocal album for 1989 and best music video for ‘Bad Blood’.
Taylor Swift wins top Grammy Award, Kendrick Lamar wins 5
Taylor Swift poses in the press room with the awards for album of the year for 1989, pop vocal album for 1989 and best music video for ‘Bad Blood’.Taylor Swift's official switch from country to pop with her multi-hit, best-selling "1989" album brought the singer her second Grammy Award win for album of the year. Swift was shocked when she won the night's top prize, beating out Kendrick Lamar, Chris Stapleton, Alabama Shakes and the Weeknd....
KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets Chairman of the Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) Ali Thunayan Al-Ghanem and KCCI members at Seif Palace yesterday
Govt denies any plan to cut wages amid deficit - Moves to limit numbers of marginal laborers
KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets Chairman of the Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) Ali Thunayan Al-Ghanem and KCCI members at Seif Palace yesterdayKUWAIT: State Minister for Cabinet Affairs and acting Electricity and Water Minister Sheikh Mohammad Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah denied yesterday reports saying that the government could reduce salaries of Kuwaiti employees in its attempt to finance a huge budget...
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MoI to stiffen traffic penalties
KUWAIT: The Ministry of Interior announced yesterday that it plans to stiffen penalties on some traffic violations for the safety of people and to curb road accidents. Some studies have been made by some bodies in this regard in order to make traffic laws and their penalties compatible with reality, the ministry’s general department of relations and security media said in a press statement.The department stressed continued contact with...
KUWAIT: Kites shaped as flags of Kuwait and Gulf states fly above a herd of camels in the Kuwaiti desert. — KUNA
National holidays on February 25-27
KUWAIT: The Cabinet during its weekly meeting yesterday approved a memo of the Civil Service Commission (CSC) concerning National Day and Liberation Day holidays, which will begin on Thursday, Feb 25, and run until Saturday, Feb 27, Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Sheikh Mohammad Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah said. Employees at all government institutions and public bodies will resume work on Sunday, Feb 28, added Sheikh Mohammad, who is also the...
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New rules for expats hiring Filipina domestic helpers
KUWAIT: The Philippine Embassy has set a requirement preventing maid recruitment agencies from allowing expatriates to hire Filipina domestic help. The reason given by the embassy is that some expats were taking the Filipinas to work outside of Kuwait without informing the embassy.Abdrahim, who runs a maid agency in Hawally, told Kuwait Times that the agency faced problems when helpers they had recruited ended up in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and...
Information Minister Sheikh Salman Al-Sabah
Media important weapon to establish GCC national identity: Info Minister
Information Minister Sheikh Salman Al-SabahKUWAIT: Minister of Information Sheikh Salman Sabah Salem Al-Humoud Al-Sabah stressed that media is an important weapon to establish national identity of GCC countries through acts seeking to address challenges in order to promote values of tolerance, love, peace and belonging. This came yesterday during a speech by the minister while inaugurating the 46th Board of Directors of the GCC Joint Program...
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Legislation needed to change salaries - Interior approves incentives
KUWAIT: Chairman of Kuwait’s Supreme Judicial Council and the Cassation Court, and President of the Constitutional Court, Justice Yousef Jassem Al-Mutawaa said that the salaries of Kuwaiti employees cannot be changed in any way without a legislation.Asked about the role the judiciary might play in light of the government’s new direction towards spending rationalization, Mutawaa said that “the issue has not been discussed yet at the Supreme...
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Authorities join hands to contain foot-and-mouth
KUWAIT: The Public Authority for Agricultural Affairs and Fish Resources (PAAAFR), in coordination with Kuwait Environmental Police, has taken all necessary precautions to prevent spread of the foot-and-mouth disease, PAAAFR Director General Faisal Al-Hasawi affirmed yesterday."The health situation is stable; proportion of infections among the herds has dropped," Hasawi said, adding that the Kuwait Environmental Police (KEP) have enforced a...
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KUWAIT CITY: Jassim Al-Awadhi waits at a bus stop as a bus approaches in this file photo.
Disorganized bus network behind lacking transit system
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Kuwait's fencer Yusuf Al-Shamlan
Shamlan leaves Olympic Games
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KUWAIT: Young girls participate in Girl Up Kuwait's first conference which focused on the role of women in Kuwaiti society and politics.
Girl Up Kuwait: Young trailblazers give girls a voice
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Air Force carries out aeromedical evacuation exercise
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Kuwaiti pilots learn to fly Turkish Bayraktar drones