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Vietnam police take DNA from relatives of UK's truck victims
Churches in northern Vietnam hold candle-lit prayers CAN LOC: Police in Vietnam took hair and blood samples yesterday to get DNA from relatives of people feared to be among the 39 who died in the back of a truck near London last week, their family members said. The bodies were found on Wednesday in a truck container in Grays, about 32 km east of central London and British police are still trying to establish the identity of victims who in many...
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Boursa Kuwait participates in meetings of Gulf CMAs in Muscat
Hamad-Al-Humaidhi KUWAIT: Boursa Kuwait participated in the second joint meeting of the Committee of Heads of Capital Markets Authorities (or their equivalent) in the GCC states and the Heads of Stock Exchanges, which took place in Muscat, Oman yesterday. Held in the periphery of the 19th Meeting of the GCC Capital Markets Authorities Chairs Committee, the meeting was organized by the Gulf Cooperation Council's Secretariat General. Boursa Kuwait...
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Streaming war begins with Apple and Disney launches
The streaming television war is set to enter a new phase as titans Apple and Disney take direct aim at market leader Netflix, vying for consumers abandoning their cable TV bundles for on-demand services. The shift away from "linear" television is likely to escalate with powerful new entrants to streaming coming this year and in early 2020. The new landscape has important implications for longtime segment leader Netflix, which is now locked in a...
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Cobain's cigarette-burned sweater sells for $334,000
A quarter century after grunge's enigmatic rhapsodist took his own life, Kurt Cobain's iconic cigarette-singed cardigan worn during Nirvana's 1993 "Unplugged" performance has sold for $334,000. The tattered, olive-green, Manhattan-brand, button-up sweater, which has never been washed since Cobain wore it, came with dark stains and a burn hole. The seller, Garrett Kletjian, owner of Forty7 Motorsports, bought it four years ago for $137,500. "This...
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Kuwait strikes first bowling silver medal as Malaysia excels
KUWAIT: Kuwait Bowling Team players Khalid Al-Dubyyan, Jasem Al-Saqer and Mostafa Al-Mousawi gave Kuwait its first medal in the 25th Asian Tenpin Bowling Championship, as they scored 4280 that gave them second place behind Malaysia's team Rafiq Ismail, Syafiq Ridhwan and Ahmad Muaz who won gold with the score of 4290, a 10 point difference only ahead of Kuwait. The other Malaysian trio of Haifz Zainuddin, Timmy Tan and Tun Hakim took third place...
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Ooredoo Kuwait concludes Flying Start Triathlon
KUWAIT: Ooredoo Kuwait concluded the Flying Start Triathlon sport activities last Saturday with great success, and is a reflection of Ooredoo's strategy enabling youth and supporting them in reaching their potential The triathlon is considered to be one of the biggest races in the Middle East, and the goal today is to create a new sports culture built on ethics, discipline, and sportsmanship. During the final ceremony, the winning participants...
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Warner's birthday T20 ton as Australia slam Sri Lanka
Australia's biggest-ever win in the format and S Lanka's heaviest T20 defeatADELAIDE: David Warner emphatically bounced back to form with a first-ever Twenty20 century as Australia crushed Sri Lanka by 134 runs in their opening match of the three-game series in Adelaide yesterday. Birthday boy Warner clubbed an unbeaten 100 as he powered Australia to a massive 233 for two, aided by century stands with skipper Aaron Finch and Glenn Maxwell. Sri...
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Kuwait calls for new balanced world order at NAM summit
FM: Failure to find solution to Palestinian cause threatens peace BAKU: Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah speaks at the 18th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) yesterday. - KUNA BAKU: The Representative of HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, addressing the 18th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) yesterday, urged for creating a new and balanced world order and re-called for resolving...
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Govt comfortable with debating two grilling motions in inaugural session
Two real estate companies suspended for violating money laundering and terrorism funding lawKUWAIT: The government is ready for the inaugural parliamentary session due to be held on Tuesday and discussing the grilling motions filed by MP Mohammed Hayef against Finance Minister Nayef Al-Hajraf and by MP Omar Al-Tabtabaei against Minister of State for Housing Affairs Jenan Bushehri, well-informed governmental sources said The government has the...
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Municipality trims cleaning contracts to KD 124 million
KUWAIT: New government contracts for parking lot and street cleaning services are worth KD 124 million ($410 million), which cost KD 160 million ($528 million) less than previous deals, Kuwait Municipality said yesterday. The reduced cost is a testament to the municipality's commitment to preserve public funds, it said in a statement, commending the ubiquitous teams of janitors who toil in buildings and streets around-the-clock nationwide. The...
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Specialist reveals new technique to treat disc problems
Dr Walid Al-Hajji KUWAIT: Interventional radiologist, spinal column and chronic pain consultant Dr Walid Al-Hajji spoke about a new technique to treat backbone disc problems. The treatment uses needles and advanced and accurate tools to resize the disc and make it smaller to allow the patient avoid major surgeries, he explained, adding that the success rate of these treatments is around 80 percent in most patients, along with exercising and...
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2 kg drugs found in parcel coming from Europe
KUWAIT: A photo released by the customs department yesterday showing the drugs found inside a Kuwait-bound shipment KUWAIT: Air cargo customs officers foiled an attempt to smuggle in around 2 kg of 'chemical' - a street name for a drug consisting of synthetic marijuana with added chemicals, by courier from a European country. The customs department informed the interior ministry to take further legal action. The discovery of the drugs was made...
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KUWAIT: People wander around Souq Al-Mubarakiya during Kuwait's national celebrations in this 2023 file photo. — KUNA
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KUWAIT: Kuwaiti officials meet with a delegation from the World Health Organization (WHO) to discuss turning Shaab into a United Nations healthy city. — KUNA
Shaab on path to becoming Kuwait’s next healthy city
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KUWAIT: Hawalli Governor Ali Al-Asfar and a World Health Organization (WHO) delegation meet to discuss the requirements for turning Shaab and other Hawalli governorate areas into a healthy city. — KUNA
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