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Top court orders halt to stubble burning
The capital's residents are "losing precious years" of their livesNEW DELHI: India's top court has ordered a complete halt to stubble burning around Delhi, a major contributor to lethal smog that on Tuesday kept the metropolis of 20 million people choking in air rated "very poor". The Supreme Court said the capital's residents were "losing precious years" of their lives, adding "people are dying, this just cannot happen in a civilized country"....
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Rebuke for Trump in races seen as barometers for 2020 election
In Virginia, Democrats will now hold all major statewide offices LOUISVILLE: Apparent Gov.-elect Andy Beshear celebrates with supporters after voting results showed the Democrat holding a slim lead over Republican Gov. Matt Bevin at C2 Event Venue. — AFP WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump and his Republican allies suffered stinging defeats Tuesday as Democrats were projected to win closely-watched elections in two states, results that signal...
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France claims death of the top jihadist leader in Mali
Mali's army has been struggling to contain the Islamist insurgencyABOARD A FRENCH GOVERNMENT PLANE: France on Tuesday announced the death of a top jihadist leader in Mali as it sought to reassure the West African nation of European support in the fight against militant bloodshed. French troops killed Moroccan Ali Maychou of the Group to Support Islam and Muslims (GSIM) in Mali last month, Defense Minister Florence Parly told AFP aboard a...
CUCUTA: A photo of aedes aegypti mosquitoes in a mosquito cage at a laboratory. — AP
Dengue cases soar to record high in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: A record-breaking 44,000 people have been infected with mosquito-borne dengue in Pakistan this year, a senior health official said Wednesday, as increased outbreaks linked to rising temperatures and erratic rainfall ravage other parts of Asia. Dr Rana Safdar, a senior official at the National Institute of Health (NIH), told AFP the figure is a huge leap from the previous record of 27,000 infections in 2011. Safdar said 66 people had...
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Duterte foe accepts anti- drug war post
MANILA: A fierce critic of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's deadly anti-drug war accepted a top post on Wednesday to help steer the campaign, pledging to halt killings of the innocent. While critics said the appointment is an effort to tarnish an adversary, the move will put Leni Robredo in the cockpit of the internationally condemned crackdown. Duterte offered the post to Robredo, who is vice president but was elected separately, after her...
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Xi, Macron unite on climate as US withdraws from Paris pact
World's largest economy the sole major outlier from the agreementBEIJING: Chinese leader Xi Jinping and French President Emmanuel Macron declared yesterday that the Paris climate pact was "irreversible" showing a united front after Washington formally withdrew from the accord this week. The joint declaration came at the end of Macron's second visit to China, which started on Monday in Shanghai and included talks on trade and the Iranian nuclear...
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Arabiya Clinic sponsors Breast Cancer Awareness Day at KOTC
KUWAIT: On the occasion of Breast Cancer World Awareness Month, Arabiya Clinic organized and presented at the Kuwait Oil Tanker Company (KOTC) a series of awareness lectures for breast cancer in addition to some of the services and medical check-ups dealing with women's and men's health. The meeting commenced with an awareness lecture from Dr Berchanti Bershad, a registered dentist with more than 12 years of experience in the treatment of...
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Gulf Bank holds press conference announcing Gulf Bank 642 Marathon
KUWAIT: Yesterday, Gulf Bank held a press conference in anticipation of one of its biggest events of the year, the Gulf Bank 642 Marathon. The much anticipated sporting event is scheduled to take place in less than ten days, on November 16, 2019, and invites challenge-seeking athletes as well as beginners to participate in one of Kuwait's biggest community events of the year. Last year's marathon was an unprecedented success with over 7,500...
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Finals of Bowling World Tour today
KUWAIT: The finals of the Bowling World Tour will be played today with the participation of 12 top players from both genders from around the world. The finals with a total prizes of $32,500 will be played at Kuwait Bowling Center, with the top winner bagging $12,500. This one-day event, comes on the heels of the great success the 25th Asian Championship and Kuwait Open enjoyed, making Kuwait the focus of bowling sport lovers. This is the first in...
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Mounting toll in Iraq protests as Internet cut again
BAGHDAD: A mounting death toll in Baghdad and across southern Iraq coupled with reimposed Internet restrictions sparked concerns yesterday that anti-government protests would once again trigger chaos. A first wave of protests that erupted on Oct 1 met with brutal violence, with at least 157 people killed over six days, most of them protesters in Baghdad, according to an official investigation. Many were shot dead from rooftops by "unidentified...
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Hashem to push for taxes on remittances by expats
Finance minister Hajraf resigns - Ex-MP Khannah released from jail after Amiri pardonKUWAIT: The new head of the National Assembly's financial and economic affairs committee MP Safa Al-Hashem said yesterday lawmakers will push to approve a draft law to impose taxes on expat remittances. The bill was approved by the committee in the previous term even though the legal and legislative panel said the law was not in line with the constitution and...
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Kuwaiti Cabinet approves former MP's pardon
KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al- Sabah chairs the Cabinet’s weekly meeting. — KUNA KUWAIT: Implementing the order of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the Cabinet approved a draft regarding dropping the rest of punishment against former MP Fahad Al-Khanna in the criminal case No. 1541/17. This came during the Cabinet's weekly meeting held on Monday at Bayan Palace under...
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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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KUWAIT: Interior ministry officials have monitored and conducted several inspection campaigns across the country.
MoI continues crackdown on traffic, residency law violators
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HATHRAS, India: Mourners gather as the deceased who died in a stampede during a sermon are kept at a mortuary at Hathras in India's Uttar Pradesh state on July 3, 2024. -- AFP
‘Miracles’ and hope: Fatal stampede spotlights India’s craze for godmen
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