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ControlCase re-certifies Equinix with PCI-DSS

Jeroen Schlosser, Managing Director, Equinix MENA.KUWAIT: ControlCase, a leading provider of compliance, information security and risk management solutions has announced that it has re-certified the Equinix Dubai data center with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS) certification. Equinix had secured the certification last year for its data center in Dubai and having secured it again this year only fortifies the company's...

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How mobile phones are making childbirth safer in Ethiopia

ADDIS ABABA: In Ethiopia where almost nine in every 10 women give birth at home after pregnancies with little or no medical support, a mobile phone app is coming to the rescue with lifesaving guidelines when things go wrong. The "Safe Delivery App", created by the Danish development organization the Maternity Foundation, provides simplified instructions and animated films to deal with emergency situations, be it haemorrhaging, birthing...

'Avatar' sequels in post-'Hobbit' world

After 16 years, Peter Jackson's sextet of Tolkien adaptations has come to an end. Yet the New Zealand film and TV business is thriving even without its signature franchise, turning the land that once served as Middle-Earth into a host of brave new worlds. Despite a dearth of hobbits on set, 2015 has been a record year for international productions. Feature films and TV series alike are lining up to shoot there. The biggest player in New Zealand's...

Singer Ellie Goulding performs

Sexy Victoria's Secret lingerie show hits 20-year mark

Singer Ellie Goulding performsSome lit up, others were pretty - and patriotic - in pink and still more burst forth like fireworks. Yes, Tuesday was Victoria's Secret sexpot angel time, though the masses will have to wait until 10 pm EST on Dec 8 to watch the 20th annual lingerie extravaganza on CBS. This was just the taping, including musical performances by The Weeknd, Ellie Goulding and Selena Gomez, after Rihanna abruptly canceled.Veteran VS...

Travelers board the Roots on the Rails music train in Bellows Falls, Vt.

Rhythm on the rails: Music train draws fans from all over

Travelers board the Roots on the Rails music train in Bellows Falls, Vt.Stacey Nakasone had a choice to make. Fly from her home in Los Angeles to Japan to learn more about taiko drums, or take a 50-mile train ride in Vermont. For Nakasone and about 50 other people this fall, Vermont it was. The destination was the East Coast's first visit by the "Roots on the Rails" series, which since 2003 has developed a cult-like following that combines rail...

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Rare pink diamond sells for $28.5 million at Geneva auction

A spectacular pink diamond, the largest of its kind to ever appear at auction, sold for $28.5 million (26.6 million euros) on Tuesday, narrowly beating auction house Christie's projection. An unidentified bidder snatched up the 16.08-carat rare gemstone, kicking off a week of auctions that could see another coloured diamond set a new world record. That stone, a 12.03-carat blue diamond described by experts as flawless, is being sold by rival...

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SeaWorld says it will end orca shows in San Diego by 2017

SeaWorld will end its orca shows at its San Diego park by 2017, its top executive said Monday, saying customers at the location have made clear they prefer killer whales acting more naturally rather than doing tricks. CEO Joel Manby told investors that the park - where the iconic shows of killer whales doing flips and other stunts debuted decades ago - will offer a different kind of orca experience focusing on the animal's natural setting and its...

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Russian Doping Scandal

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Five-star Mustafizur thrash Zimbabweans

DHAKA: Paceman Mustafizur Rahman grabbed 5-34 as Bangladesh thrashed Zimbabwe by 61 runs in the third and final one-day international to complete a whitewash in Dhaka yesterday. Mustafizur jolted Zimbabwe with two early strikes and then returned in his final spell to polish off the tail to grab his third five-wicket haul in just nine ODIs. His heroics left the visitors all out for 215 in 43.3 overs, in reply to Bangladesh’s decent 276-9....

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Hafeez leads Pakistan to easy win over England

ABU DHABI: Mohammad Hafeez made a fluent unbeaten 102 to lead Pakistan to a comfortable six-wicket victory over England in the first one-day international in Abu Dhabi yesterday.England spluttered to 216 all out after winning the toss and the hosts, who won the recent test series 2-0, overcame the loss of two early wickets to coast to their target with more than six overs to spare. Hafeez struck a six and 10 fours in his 11th one-day...

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Suspended FIFA chief Blatter in hospital, to leave Monday

GENEVA: Suspended FIFA president Sepp Blatter is in hospital after being placed under medical observation for stress, but he is expecting to leave the facility early next week, his spokesman said yesterday. “He is now, at this moment, in hospital,” Blatter’s spokesman Klaus Stoehlker told AFP by phone, adding that Blatter was admitted several days ago. “He is preparing to leave on Monday and will be back on the job on Tuesday,”...

SOCHI: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and President Vladimir Putin seen during the signing ceremony. — KUNA

Kuwait, Russia leaders ink agreements, MoUs - Amir, Putin discus economic, oil, military cooperation

SOCHI: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and President Vladimir Putin seen during the signing ceremony. — KUNASOCHI: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah held official talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the presidential palace in the Russian city of Sochi. During the talks, His Highness the Amir offered heartfelt and sincere condolence to the Russian president over the victims of...

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BAGHDAD: Iraqi Prime Minister Mohamed Shia Al-Sudani poses with ministers and delegates from the region, including Kuwaiti Deputy PM and Interior and Defense Minister Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousef Al-Sabah, attending an anti-drug trafficking conference on July 22, 2024. - AFP

Iraq becoming major drug conduit

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The Petrochemical Industries Company (PIC) CEO Nadia Al-Hajji. KUNA

Petrochemical Industries Co.: KD 39 mln net profit 2023-24 fiscal year

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Undersecretary of the Kuwaiti Ministry of Higher Education, Lamia Al-Melhem holds talks with the Omani Minister of Higher Education, Scientific Research, and Innovation, Dr Rahma Al-Mahruqiya. - KUNA

Kuwait, Oman discuss education, research

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KOLKATA: Students take part in a demonstration in Kolkata on July 22, 2024, demanding an end to government crackdowns against protesters in Bangladesh. — AFP

Bangladesh students suspend protests

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Councilmembers approve projects and specifications