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Al-Dawli sponsors the ‘Pink Steps’ walkathon for ladies
Nawaf NajiaKUWAIT: Kuwait International Bank announced its sponsorship of the “Pink Steps” Walkathon for Ladies that is organized on Saturday Feb 6th2016 at Mishref pedestrian walkway by Cancer Awareness Nation (CAN), as part of its leading CSR program that aims at supporting the various initiatives that serve the community and its individuals. On this occasion, the Manager of the Corporate Communications Unit at KIB, Nawaf Najia, said...
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Gulf Insurance and Reinsurance participates in Kuwait Yachts Show 2016
KUWAIT CITY: Gulf Insurance and Reinsurance, the subsidiary of Gulf Insurance Group (gig) and the leading insurance service provider in Kuwait, announced today its participation in the fourth Kuwait Yacht Show 2016, which is scheduled to be held from 31st Jan till the 4th Feb 2016 at Marina Crescent.A wide range of boats and super yachts are being displayed during the event that also includes international brands and dealers from all over the...
HYDERABAD: Chairman of Bharat Biotech Krishna Ella announces the Bharat Biotech Program on the Zika virus at a press conference yesterday. Vaccines and bio-therapeutic manufacturer Bharat Biotech said it was developing two candidates for vaccines for Zika infection. — AFP
Indian company says working on two possible Zika vaccines
HYDERABAD: Chairman of Bharat Biotech Krishna Ella announces the Bharat Biotech Program on the Zika virus at a press conference yesterday. Vaccines and bio-therapeutic manufacturer Bharat Biotech said it was developing two candidates for vaccines for Zika infection. — AFPMUMBAI: Indian biotechnology company Bharat Biotech said yesterday it was working on two possible vaccines to fight the Zika virus, which has been linked to birth defects in...
WASHINGTON: In this March 30, 2011, file photo, a bedbug is displayed at the Smithsonian Museum. — AP
Scientists tracks bedbug genome, follows pest through NYC subway
WASHINGTON: In this March 30, 2011, file photo, a bedbug is displayed at the Smithsonian Museum. — APNEW YORK: Scientists have mapped the genome of bedbugs in New York City, then traced fragments of the nefarious pests' DNA through the subway system. In the grubby recesses of hundreds of stations, they discovered surprising genetic diversity among the bloodsucking creatures. The next step is to figure out how the information can be put to good...
Halle Berry, left, and Kevin Huvane speak at the 2nd Annual MAKERS Conference at Terranea Resort in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. —AP
Halle Berry: Hollywood not truthful about people of color
Halle Berry, left, and Kevin Huvane speak at the 2nd Annual MAKERS Conference at Terranea Resort in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. —APHalle Berry said Hollywood’s lack of diversity stems from a lack of honesty. Filmmakers and actors should tell the truth, she said, “and the films, I think, that are coming out of Hollywood aren’t truthful.” “The reason they’re not truthful these days is they aren’t really depicting the importance and...
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A healthy body and mind comes first
With all this travelling, I’m always amazed by how drastically my skin and hair dries out, especially on this trip that I went on to Philadelphia. The freezing cold temperatures sucked the moisture right out of my hair and skin! This doesn’t necessarily only happen when you’re in the cold but also in the extremely hot weather that we deal with back home, and generally in the Middle East. I never travel light, when it comes to my skin and...
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Lady Gaga to sing at Super Bowl, Grammys
Lady Gaga will perform at two of February’s most-watched events as she sings the national anthem at the Super Bowl and leads a tribute to David Bowie at the Grammys. The National Football League announced that Lady Gaga would sing “The Star-Spangled Banner” at Super Bowl 50 on Sunday in San Francisco, where British rockers Coldplay will be the halftime entertainment. The Super Bowl is often the most-watched television event each year in the...
OLD TRAFFORD: Manchester United’s English striker Wayne Rooney (C) celebrates scoring their third goal during the English Premier League football match between Manchester United and Stoke City at Old Trafford in Manchester, north west England, on Tuesday. — AFP
Man Utd rekindle glory days with win over Stoke
OLD TRAFFORD: Manchester United’s English striker Wayne Rooney (C) celebrates scoring their third goal during the English Premier League football match between Manchester United and Stoke City at Old Trafford in Manchester, north west England, on Tuesday. — AFPMANCHESTER: Manchester United produced one of their best performances under beleaguered boss Louis van Gaal as they lifted the gloom around Old Trafford with a 3-0 win over Stoke on...
Leicester City’s Japanese striker Shinji Okazaki (R) vies with Liverpool’s French defender Mamadou Sakho and Liverpool’s Spanish defender Alberto Moreno during the English Premier League football match between Leicester City and Liverpool at King Power Stadium in Leicester, central England on Tuesday. Jamie Vardy scored both goal in Leicester’s 2-0 win. — AFP
Vardy double keeps Leicester out in front
Leicester City’s Japanese striker Shinji Okazaki (R) vies with Liverpool’s French defender Mamadou Sakho and Liverpool’s Spanish defender Alberto Moreno during the English Premier League football match between Leicester City and Liverpool at King Power Stadium in Leicester, central England on Tuesday. Jamie Vardy scored both goal in Leicester’s 2-0 win. — AFPLEICESTER: Claudio Ranieri believes Jamie Vardy and his Leicester team-mates...
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Henry, Guptill superb as NZ thrash Australia by 159 runs
AUCKLAND: Matt Henry shrugged off the disappointment of missing out on selection for next month’s World Twenty20 with a hostile spell of pace bowling that helped New Zealand ease to a 159-run win over Australia in the first one-day international yesterday. The 24-year-old Henry, who has been regularly overlooked this summer and then brought in as injury cover, took 3-20 in his first four overs at Eden Park as he and Trent Boult reduced the...
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PACI to increase civil ID fees to KD 5 from April 1 - Silk City to be financed through BOT, PPP
KUWAIT: Director of The Public Authority for Civil Information (PACI) Musaed Mahmoud Al-Asoussi said that PACI will increase the charges collected for issuing civil ID cards from KD 2 to KD 5 and the charges for issuing a replacement from KD 10 to KD 20 from April. Asoussi explained that the fee increases had been recommended by the Audit Bureau because the actual cost of issuing ID cards exceeds KD 4.5, while the current fee is only KD 2.Asoussi...
Aedes Aegypti mosquito larvae are photographed in a lab of the International Training and Medical Research Center (CIDEIM) in Cali, Colombia. CIDEIM scientists are studying the genetics and biology of Aedes Aegypti mosquito which transmits the Zika, Chikungunya, Dengue and Yellow Fever viruses, to control their reproduction and resistance to insecticides. — AFP
No Zika virus cases detected in Kuwait: Health Ministry - Govt committed to protection of patients' rights: official
KUWAIT: No cases of the mosquito-borne Zika virus, which spread in Latin American countries, were registered in Kuwait, the Ministry of Health (MoH) said in a statement, reiterating its ability to detect related infections.The MoH has been carrying nationwide surveillance of insects and there was no evidence that the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which carries the Zika virus, exists in Kuwait, Assistant Undersecretary for Public Health Dr Majda...
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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