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Group picture of the Taiwanese companies participating in the Trade Mission. — Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat
TAITRA to lead Taiwan trade mission to Qatar, Kuwait, Iran
Group picture of the Taiwanese companies participating in the Trade Mission. — Photos by Yasser Al-ZayyatKUWAIT: Commissioned by the Ministry of Economic Affairs, the Taiwan External Trade Development council (TAITRA) is leading a trade delegation of 26 well-established Taiwanese suppliers representing various industries who are in Kuwait until November 2, 2015. The purpose of this visit is to facilitate business cooperation between the 26...
Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg interacts with technology students in a town hall-style meeting . —AP
Zuckerberg in India to get ‘next billion online’
Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg interacts with technology students in a town hall-style meeting . —APNEW DELHI: Facebook chief executive and founder Mark Zuckerberg said yesterday he believes India will be crucial to getting “the next billion online” and helping to alleviate poverty. Speaking to about 900 students at New Delhi’s Indian Institute of Technology, Zuckerberg said broadening Internet access was vital to economic development...
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Nigerian ‘local gin’ makers strong despite health ban
LAGOS: In many parts of southern Nigeria, no traditional ceremony or ritual is complete without a tot or two of locally brewed alcohol or "ogogoro". "It's the drink of the elders," said Godwin Masi, a 72-year-old bricklayer in the southern state of Rivers. "The gods also accept it for libation in cultural ceremonies."Nigerian states have been trying to crack down on the production and consumption of "ogogoro" for months, after dozens of people...
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Bollywood's Chopra hopes US TV triumph will set precedent
Bollywood star Priyanka Chopra hopes her leading role in hit United States television show "Quantico" will help pave the way for other Indian actors to make it big in America. The former Miss World is blazing a trail as the first Indian lead in a US TV series, playing FBI agent turned suspected terrorist Alex Parrish in the ABC thriller. "I can only hope that it opens the right doors," the 33-year-old told AFP in an email interview between...
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Singer Lizz Wright makes a fresh start with her new CD
Lizz WrightA five-year recording hiatus didn't stop Lizz Wright from reclaiming a spot at the top of the Billboard jazz charts with her new release, "Freedom & Surrender." It's a fresh start for the 35-year-old singer-songwriter - with a new label and producer - but the CD finds Wright returning to her roots as a preacher's daughter from the rural South. Wright says she had to summon the "warrior person in her soul" to overcome doubts about her...
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The secrets of healthy hair
It's no secret that I love voluminous and styled hair! I feel like it's a part of my personality, and each woman has something she feels most confident about and just flaunts it. With all the styling and hair coloring, we tend to forget to take care of our hair. During the year, out hair dries out according to seasons, as well as travelling. The water we tend to shower with also changes in terms of the percentage of copper it contains. We notice...
A Brazilian woman from the Karaja ethnic group takes part in the parade of indigenous beauty
Brazil 'beauty parade' celebrates indigenous women
A Brazilian woman from the Karaja ethnic group takes part in the parade of indigenous beautyAdelma Simoes Madeira adjusted her feathered headdress and took a deep breath before stepping out onto the red carpet. After all, this foray into the spotlight wasn't just about her. Madeira was representing her people. A 16-year-old from the Terena people of central Brazil, with wide-set eyes and an even wider smile, Madeira was one of more than 60 women...
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Thunderstorm in Kuwait suspends schools, floods some areas, roads
KUWAIT, Oct 28 (KUNA) -- A thunderstorm ravaged the country early on Wednesday, leading to the suspension of schools and universities and flooding in some areas and roads.The Interior Ministry cautioned road users from the possible continuation of the thunderstorm till this evening.It called on people in Kuwait to contact the police and fire directorate's emergency teams on the 112 hotline and the 24820201, and 24820205 direct lines.Officials...
KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah greets members of the National Assembly during the opening ceremony of the new legislative term yesterday. Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Amir opens Assembly term, urges spending cuts, unity - Subaih grilling ends without no-confidence motion
KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah greets members of the National Assembly during the opening ceremony of the new legislative term yesterday. Photos by Yasser Al-ZayyatKUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah yesterday called on the government and the National Assembly to take urgent austerity measures to cut spending and boost non-oil revenues after a slump in oil prices resulted in Kuwait losing 60 percent of its...
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Expats cannot get camping licenses
KUWAIT: According to the municipal law, expats cannot apply for camping licenses, which will only be granted to Kuwaitis aged 21 and above. The local camping season begins on Nov 1. Municipality Director General Engineer Ahmad Al-Subaih said there are 20 camping sites over a total area of 1,135 sq km in Jahra and Ahmadi governorates - 15 sites in Jahra and five in Ahmadi.He said those applying for a camping license can do so in only one site from...
The arrested Egyptians and Syrians for beating a man in Shuwaikh industrial area.
23 expats to be deported for mass brawl
The arrested Egyptians and Syrians for beating a man in Shuwaikh industrial area.KUWAIT: Kuwaiti authorities will deport without trial 17 Egyptians and six Syrians after they were involved in a mass brawl over a commercial dispute, an information ministry official said yesterday. The official denied media reports that the men were being deported after allegedly beating up a Kuwaiti citizen. The reports had also put the number of Egyptians at 18....
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IOC bans Kuwait, PAYS slams 'plot'
DUBAI: The International Olympic Committee has suspended Kuwait for the second time in five years over government interference in the country's Games committee, but the decision was rejected by Kuwait's Public Authority for Youth and Sport. The IOC said yesterday it met the government and the Kuwait Olympic Committee (KOC) on Oct 12 to resolve the issue over a piece of sports legislation that was seen as threatening the autonomy of the Olympic...
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