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7-Eleven store clerk M Faroqui celebrates with customers after learning the store sold a winning Powerball ticket on Wednesday in Chino Hills, Calif.—AP
Three winners hit $1.6 bn US lottery jackpot
7-Eleven store clerk M Faroqui celebrates with customers after learning the store sold a winning Powerball ticket on Wednesday in Chino Hills, Calif.—APThree winning tickets shared a $1.6 billion bonanza in the US Powerball lottery on Wednesday, after millions of people tuned in to see the fate of the world-record jackpot live on TV.The winning numbers were 4, 8, 19, 27 and 34, with a 10 as the so-called Powerball number. Lottery fever gripped...
This photo provided by courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox shows, Leonardo DiCaprio as Hugh Glass, in a scene from the film, “The Revenant,” directed by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu. — AP
Leonardo DiCaprio's silent,frozen 'Revenant' puts Oscar in sight
This photo provided by courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox shows, Leonardo DiCaprio as Hugh Glass, in a scene from the film, “The Revenant,” directed by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu. — APreLeonardo DiCaprio sent girls swooning in "Titanic," swaggered as "The Wolf of Wall Street," and creeped audiences out as reclusive billionaire Howard Hughes. But it took a seven-month, sub-zero shoot, and a role in which he barely speaks to give him his...
BEIJING: A group of workers rest outside a securities company in Beijing yesterday. China logged its worst economic performance since the global financial crisis in the third quarter of 2015, with gross domestic product (GDP) rising just 6.9 percent its lowest rate in six years. —AFP
Saudi, Gulf growth forecasts cut - GCC states to avoid recession: Anlaysts
BEIJING: A group of workers rest outside a securities company in Beijing yesterday. China logged its worst economic performance since the global financial crisis in the third quarter of 2015, with gross domestic product (GDP) rising just 6.9 percent its lowest rate in six years. —AFPDUBAI: Analysts have cut their forecasts for economic growth in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf's other rich oil states this year but still expect the region to avoid...
BARCELONA: FC Barcelona’s Aleix Vidal (rear) duels for the ball against Espanyol’s goalkeeper Felipe Caicedo during a Copa del Rey soccer match at RCDE stadium in Barcelona on Wednesday, Jan 13, 2016. —AP
Barcelona cruise into Cup quarters with a derby win
BARCELONA: FC Barcelona’s Aleix Vidal (rear) duels for the ball against Espanyol’s goalkeeper Felipe Caicedo during a Copa del Rey soccer match at RCDE stadium in Barcelona on Wednesday, Jan 13, 2016. —APBARCELONA: Barcelona ended a three-game series of bad-tempered derbies against Espanyol on top by sealing their place in the Copa del Rey quarter-finals 6-1 on aggregate courtesy of a 2-0 win at Cornella-El Prat on Wednesday. Fresh from...
LIVERPOOL: Arsenal’s Nacho Monreal (right) clears the ball away from Liverpool’s Alberto Moreno during the English Premier League soccer match between Liverpool and Arsenal at Anfield Stadium on Wednesday, Jan 13, 2016. — AP
Wenger frustrated; Arsenal squander title momentum
LIVERPOOL: Arsenal’s Nacho Monreal (right) clears the ball away from Liverpool’s Alberto Moreno during the English Premier League soccer match between Liverpool and Arsenal at Anfield Stadium on Wednesday, Jan 13, 2016. — APLIVERPOOL: Arsene Wenger couldn't conceal his frustration after Arsenal's dramatic 3-3 draw at Liverpool saw the Gunners waste an opportunity to consolidate their position at the top of the Premier League. But Wenger...
Chelsea’s Diego Costa
Hiddink happy to work with feisty Costa
Chelsea’s Diego CostaLONDON: Guus Hiddink insists he would rather have players with Diego Costa's feisty personality than work with a squad that needed firing up. Costa was involved in a series of spats during Chelsea's 2-2 draw with West Bromwich Albion on Wednesday, with the volatile striker's temper boiling over after the final whistle at Stamford Bridge when he confronted Albion goalkeeper Boaz Myhill.The Spain international, last week...
KUWAIT: National Assembly guards stand outside the Abdullah Al-Salem Hall at the parliament after Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem announced a closed-door session to discuss regional developments. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Shiite MPs boycott session; Assembly backs leadership - E-media, anti-graft laws passed, defense budget approved
KUWAIT: National Assembly guards stand outside the Abdullah Al-Salem Hall at the parliament after Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem announced a closed-door session to discuss regional developments. - Photo by Yasser Al-ZayyatKUWAIT: All nine Shiite MPs yesterday boycotted the National Assembly session apparently in protest over court rulings against 25 Kuwaiti Shiites and an Iranian for belonging to an Iran-linked terror cell. None of the nine MPs said...
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Cabinet gives top priority to handling demographic imbalance - Dead dog shuts runway
KUWAIT: The cabinet is expected to discuss special measures to handle Kuwait's demographic imbalance soon as a top priority in the new development plan, said official sources. The sources explained that the measures would include restricting the appointment of expats in government bodies and ministries, namely in administrative positions that can be filled by citizens. "Many ministerial sectors would be clearly instructed to ban the appointment...
Osama Al-Tahous, Jassim Abul Al-Kandari, Abdulaziz Al-Samhan, Waleed Al-Sharrah, Khaled Al-Hamad and Taher Al-Failakawin
Ten candidates register for by-elections on first day
Osama Al-Tahous, Jassim Abul Al-Kandari, Abdulaziz Al-Samhan, Waleed Al-Sharrah, Khaled Al-Hamad and Taher Al-FailakawiKUWAIT: Ten male candidates yesterday applied to the elections committee, filing nominations to run for by-elections in the third electoral constituency, said informed sources, pointing out that nominations would be accepted until Jan 22 and elections would be held on Feb 20.Candidate Jassim Abul Al-Kandari declared he was...
His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah is pictured with KRCS Board Chairman Dr Hilal Al-Sayer.
Amir patronizes Kuwait Red Crescent Society's golden jubilee celebration - Chairman announces donation campaign to Syria's Madaya
His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah is pictured with KRCS Board Chairman Dr Hilal Al-Sayer.KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah patronized and attended the golden jubilee celebration of Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS), which was hosted at Bayan Palace yesterday. His Highness the Amir was greeted upon arrival at the ceremony venue by the KRCS Board Chairman Dr Hilal Al-Sayer, and the...
KUWAIT: MPs take part in a parliament session at the National Assembly in Kuwait City yesterday. —Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Finance Minister affirms companies' sale flawless - 'Kuwait to name those responsible for defective roads'
KUWAIT: MPs take part in a parliament session at the National Assembly in Kuwait City yesterday. —Photo by Yasser Al-ZayyatKUWAIT: Deputy Prime Minister of Finance and Acting Minister of Oil Anas Al-Saleh said yesterday that there were no violations regarding the selling of companies of Agricultural Food Products Company (K.S.C) and Kuwait Motoring Company (K.M.C.). In response to MPs' questions during a National Assembly session yesterday,...
KNPC spokesman Khalid Al-Asousi
Kuwait to permanently shut heavy oil unit at Shuaiba: KNPC
KNPC spokesman Khalid Al-AsousiKUWAIT: Kuwait has decided to permanently shut its heavy oil cracking unit at its Shuaiba refinery which has been shut since a fire at the unit in August, a spokesman for the state refiner said yesterday. The closure of the unit has reduced the gasoil sales of Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) by around 50,000 barrels per day, KNPC spokesman Khalid Al-Asousi said.That would mean more crude sales by parent...
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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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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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VIENTIANE, Laos: China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi (left) speaks during the 25th ASEAN Plus Three Foreign Ministers' Meeting at the 57th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Vientiane on July 27, 2024. – AFP
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