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Ridley Scott, right, presents the Chairman’s award to Matt Damon at the 27th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala on Saturday in Palm Springs, Calif. — AP/AFP photos

Palm Springs toasts Oscar hopefuls on night full of stars

Ridley Scott, right, presents the Chairman’s award to Matt Damon at the 27th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala on Saturday in Palm Springs, Calif. — AP/AFP photosHonorees at the Palm Springs Film Festival gala were campaigning and practicing their awards speeches Saturday night. Chairman of the Board recipient Matt Damon suggested his "The Martian" director Ridley Scott, for instance, was overdue even though he had...

Dr Lee Hudson

44.7% of adolescents in Kuwait suffer from eating disorders - Eating disorders in children can cause irreversible damage, says GOSH expert

Dr Lee HudsonKUWAIT: Dr Lee Hudson, consultant and expert in eating disorders at Great Ormond Street Hospital, discusses why it is important for children to eat correctly and why eating disorders can be damaging to growing children. "Childhood is a time of development," Dr Hudson explains "and children need food to help them develop correctly. Anything that affects their food intake can have irreversible affects to their bodies in the long run."...

MADRID: Atletico’s Thomas Partey, right, celebrates after scoring a goal during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Atletico de Madrid and Levante at the Vicente Calderon stadium in Madrid, Spain, Saturday. —AP

Sub's Partey piece sends Atletico top

MADRID: Atletico’s Thomas Partey, right, celebrates after scoring a goal during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Atletico de Madrid and Levante at the Vicente Calderon stadium in Madrid, Spain, Saturday. —APBARCELONA: Substitute Thomas Partey scored his first La Liga goal as Atletico Madrid beat bottom club Levante 1-0 to go top of the table on Saturday.Hosts Atletico lacked a finishing touch in front of goal until Partey struck nine...

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Djokovic admits concerns after friend becomes Federer coach

DOHA: World number one Novak Djokovic admitted yesterday it will be bizarre to see his friend Ivan Ljubicic helping coach one of his greatest rivals, Roger Federer, this season. “Yes! Honestly, yes,” said Djokovic, when asked if he would find it strange to see the Croat as part of the Swiss legend’s coaching staff. “But you know, again, we are professionals.” It was announced in December that Ljubicic, a former world number three, would...

LIVERPOOL: Everton’s Argentinian defender Ramiro Funes Mori (C) heads the ball during the English Premier League football match between Everton and Tottenham Hotspur at Goodison Park in Liverpool, north west England yesterday. — AFP

Lennon on mark as improved Everton hold Spurs

LIVERPOOL: Everton’s Argentinian defender Ramiro Funes Mori (C) heads the ball during the English Premier League football match between Everton and Tottenham Hotspur at Goodison Park in Liverpool, north west England yesterday. — AFPLIVERPOOL: Aaron Lennon scored against his former club as Everton displayed rediscovered resolve in a 1-1 draw at home to Champions League-chasing Tottenham Hotspur yesterday. Everton had lost their two previous...

Benjamin Stokes

Stokes batters S Africa in blistering double ton

Benjamin StokesCAPE TOWN: Ben Stokes bludgeoned a career-best 204 not out, the second fastest double century ever, in a devastating display of attacking batting to power England to 513-5 in the second test against South Africa yesterday. With Stokes rampant, England plundered 196 runs off just 25 overs in the first session on day two to take complete control and leave the top-ranked South Africans reeling. Stokes, on 74 overnight, needed just 12...

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Lawmakers praise executions in Saudi Arabia

KUWAIT: Two Islamist lawmakers yesterday praised Saudi Arabia’s execution of 47 suspects on terrorism charges. MP Ahmad Mutaee’ Al-Azmi strongly praised Riyadh’s role in fighting terrorism and stressed that the executions were the best deterrent to people with terrorist mindsets. Azmi also criticized some people for threatening to turn the international public opinion against Saudi Arabia, and described them as unwise. Meanwhile, MP...

The Palace of Justice, Kuwait Court

Scores of expat judges reject contract renewal

The Palace of JusticeKUWAIT: Scores of expatriate judges appointed and designated to work in Kuwait informed the Supreme Judiciary Council of their wish not to renew their contracts with Kuwait for another year, although the contracts of most of them are renewable for at least one more year, wellinformed sources said.The sources, who did not mention the exact numbers, added that judges working for the courts of cassation, appeals and...

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Females dominate New Year newborns

KUWAIT: With the clock striking midnight on 2015, a Filipina baby was born at Farwaniya Hospital to become the first baby born in 2016. Another Kuwaiti girl was also born at Sabah Hospital, in addition to five other babies, including four girls, born at Jahra Hospital. Head of the maternity department at Farwaniya Hospital Dr Fatima Al- Kandari said that the last baby born in 2015 was a Kuwaiti girl born at 11:35 pm, before the Filipina girl was...

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Missing body found with grieving mother

KUWAIT: An official working at Sulaibikhat cemetery called Qairawan police station on Friday morning reporting that the body of a 21-year-old woman was missing from the washing area at the cemetery and that a mobile phone was found at the place. The official said that the dead woman’s uncle arrived at the cemetery and called his sister to find that it was her mobile phone that was found in the place. Two hours later, the mother arrived in a...

Firefighters tackle a blaze at a basement of a building in Farwaniya

Children electrocuted at father’s farm

Firefighters tackle a blaze at a basement of a building in FarwaniyaKUWAIT: Two Kuwaiti kids, 12 and 10, were killed when they accidentally held a live electric wire at their father’s farm in Wafra, said security sources. The younger child was reportedly electrocuted when she reached out and tried to save her brother, the sources noted.Basement fire A fire recently broke out in the 500-square meters basement of a 10-storey building in...

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