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Bruce Springsteen, left, and John Legend perform at Shining a Light: A Concert for Progress on Race in America at the Shrine Auditorium on Wednesday in Los Angeles. — AP photos

Springsteen, Legend among performers at all-star concert

Bruce Springsteen, left, and John Legend perform at Shining a Light: A Concert for Progress on Race in America at the Shrine Auditorium on Wednesday in Los Angeles. — AP photosBruce Springsteen rocked out with John Legend, Eric Church teamed up with Smokey Robinson, and Miguel wailed alongside Tori Kelly at a musical event focusing on race relations in America. Springsteen and Legend launched "Shining a Light: A Concert for Progress on Race in...

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Fight against tuberculosis hinges on India stepping up funding: WHO - Activists blame deaths on poor oversight, urge action

NEW DELHI: India is critical to the global fight to end an epidemic of tuberculosis by 2030 and must step up funding to control the disease, the World Health Organization said, citing concerns over broader cutbacks in government health programs. India is the world's TB hotspot as it accounts for 23 percent of global cases and the most deaths - 220,000 last year - from the bacterial lung disease that spreads through coughs and sneezes.Campaigners...

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Saudi Telecom offers to raise stake in Kuwait’s Viva to 100%

DUBAI: Saudi Telecom Co said yesterday it has submitted an offer to increase its stake in Kuwait’s VIVA to 100 percent that is pending approval from Kuwait’s market regulator. STC’s voluntary offer document proposes to purchase all issued shares in the Kuwaiti firm it does not already own.Its current stake in VIVA, which only listed on Kuwait’s bourse in December 2014, is 26 percent, it said in a bourse statement.VIVA made a net profit of...

MANAMA: (From left): Bahrain’s Energy Minister Dr. Abdul Hassain bin Ali Mirza, Egypt’s Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Tarek Al-Molla and United Arab Emirates undersecretary of Energy Ministry Dr Matar Hamed Al-Neyadi, answer questions during the opening day of Energy Forum in Manama yesterday.

Saudi economy squeezed by lower oil prices

MANAMA: (From left): Bahrain’s Energy Minister Dr. Abdul Hassain bin Ali Mirza, Egypt’s Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Tarek Al-Molla and United Arab Emirates undersecretary of Energy Ministry Dr Matar Hamed Al-Neyadi, answer questions during the opening day of Energy Forum in Manama yesterday.RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's construction industry faces difficult times ahead as the prospect of state budget cuts adds to painful labor...

BARCELONA: In this May 30, 2015 photo, Barcelona’s Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the final of the Copa del Rey soccer match between FC Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao at the Camp Nou stadium. —AP

Messi return to reunite ‘MNS’ for Liga ‘Clasico’

BARCELONA: In this May 30, 2015 photo, Barcelona’s Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the final of the Copa del Rey soccer match between FC Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao at the Camp Nou stadium. —APBARCELONA: Lionel Messi’s return from injury looks to be coming at exactly the right time for Barcelona as he gears up for a reunion with Neymar and Luis Suarez for tomorrow’s La Liga ‘Clasico’ at Real Madrid....

KUWAIT: The opening of every new parliamentary session is an event that is eagerly awaited by citizens because they are building big hopes and aspirations on the parliament. The previous parliamentary sessions have constituted a unique political event embodying the Kuwaiti democratic experience under the dome of the parliament. — KUNA

MPs lower minors' age to 16 in new law

KUWAIT: The National Assembly yesterday approved a new law for delinquent juveniles in which the age of minors was lowered from 18 to 16 years in a bid to help authorities curb a sharp increase in the crime rate. The law was approved in the first reading by 37 MPs including Cabinet ministers, opposed by seven lawmakers, while two members abstained. The second and final round of voting is scheduled to take place after two weeks.The approval came...

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Two die from seasonal flu

KUWAIT: Two seasonal-influenza death cases were announced by the health ministry yesterday. The deaths were mainly due to chronic diseases the two patients had before they contracted the flu, the ministry’s assistant undersecretary Dr Majedah Al-Qattan told KUNA.The first death was reported on Tuesday, while the second one was announced yesterday, she added. The first case was that of a person who had a myocardial heart failure and angina...

Major General Talal Maarafi

Dependents' residency renewal limited to sponsor's residency validity: Maarafi

Major General Talal MaarafiKUWAIT: Director of the Interior Ministry's Residency Affairs Department Major General Talal Maarafi stressed that starting from January 10, 2016, the renewal validity of expatriates dependents' residency visa (article 22) would be tied to the validity of those of their own sponsors. "This means that if an expat's residency is valid for one year, he can only renew those of his wife or kids for a single year," he...

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US Embassy statement on responding to emergency events

KUWAIT: The United States Embassy in Kuwait has issued the following message to US citizens, containing instructions on how to respond to emergency events that might arise.Security Message for US Citizens Responding to Emergency Events Such as an Active Shooter:This security message to US citizens concerns how to respond to emergency events, including an active shooter.In light of the recent terrorist attacks in Paris and out of an abundance of...

People check Moringa saplings given away by Kuwaiti farmer Nasser Al-Azmi.

Local farmer gives away 100,000 moringa saplings

People check Moringa saplings given away by Kuwaiti farmer Nasser Al-Azmi.KUWAIT: For the third year in a row, Kuwaiti farmer Nasser Al-Azmi is giving away 100,000 tree saplings as part of an effort to encourage a 'greener' Kuwait. Last week he distributed saplings in Adailiya and yesterday handed out hundreds more in Rawda. Last year, he distributed around 100,000 free saplings and in his first year around 16,000 saplings.Nutritional valueAzmi...

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Companies complain against Sulaibiya fish farms

KUWAIT: Several fish companies have complained against officials at the Public Authority for Agricultural Affairs and Fish Resources for not implementing the law on violating fish farming companies in Sulaibiya agricultural area, attempting to find a loophole for them and delaying the reclamation of fishing areas. The complaint was filed at the Public Anticorruption Authority. The department concerned with the allocated areas has sent more than...

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Domestic help offices challenge law in court

KUWAIT: A lawyer has claimed that some items of law 68/2015 regarding domestic helpers are unconstitutional, adding that there are many defects in the law, and filed a case at the constitutional court. Faisal Al-Enezi was speaking during the 'domestic help' conference in the presence of a large number of domestic help office owners. He said there are several items in the law that will harm office owners and take away their rights.Enezi went over...

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KUWAIT: Minister of Public Works Dr Noura Al-Mashaan chairs a meeting on Thursday to review the latest developments in the implementation of the new airport project (T2). -- KUNA phots

Al-Mashaan: Stick to timeline for Kuwait’s airport terminal project

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KUWAIT: Vehicles move at snail pace on a rainy evening in downtown Kuwait. --KUNA

Kuwait received varying amounts of rainfall: Official

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AMMAN: Kuwait’s Ambassador to Jordan Hamad Al-Marri hands over Kuwait’s annual donation to the UNRWA worth $2 million.

Kuwait hands over $2m as donation to UNRWA