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20 year old Indian student Santa Devi Meghwal, a victim of child marriage poses in her college library. — AFP
Breaking tradition: Child brides fight for freedom - Deep-rooted custom in poor rural areas
20 year old Indian student Santa Devi Meghwal, a victim of child marriage poses in her college library. — AFPJODHPUR: University student Santadevi Meghwal has been threatened, harassed, ostracized and even fined by a council of male elders in her village in India. But the 20-year-old is determined to push ahead with annulling her child marriage, and join a small but growing number of youngsters in northern India rejecting the ancient...
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Pakistan claims it has killed Uighur militants
BEIJING: Pakistan has eliminated all members of the Uighur militant group the East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM) from its territory, but must remain vigilant to ensure they don't return, the country's defense minister said in Beijing yesterday. China blames ETIM for carrying out attacks in its far western region of Xinjiang, home to the Muslim Uighur people, although many foreign experts doubt the group's existence in a cohesive group.China,...
A view of St Peter’s Square at the Vatican during a canonization ceremony celebrated by Pope Francis. — AFP
Pope canonizes couple, first in modern times - Parents of St Therese of Lisieux declared saints
A view of St Peter’s Square at the Vatican during a canonization ceremony celebrated by Pope Francis. — AFPVATICAN CITY: Pope Francis canonized the Catholic Church's first married couple in modern times yesterday, declaring the parents of the beloved St Therese of Lisieux saints in their own right. Francis told followers gathered in St Peter's Square that the couple, Louis and Zelie Martin, "practiced Christian service in the family,...
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Higuain on target as Napoli edge Fiorentina
MILAN: Gonazalo Higuain’s fifth league goal of the season helped Napoli to a precious 2-1 win over Fiorentina yesterday as Mauricio Sarri’s men moved up to fourth place in Serie A. Napoli welcomed Fiorentina to the San Paolo looking to maintain a recent purple patch that has seen Sarri’s side remain unbeaten in their last six outings. Fiorentina were tough customers, but after Nikola Kalinic had levelled Lorenzo Insigne’s superb opener...
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De Kock, Morkel help S Africa down India
De Kock,RAJKOT: Quinton de Kock hit 103 and Morne Morkel claimed four for 39 as South Africa brushed aside India by 18 runs in the third oneday international in Rajkot yesterday. De Kock, the 22-year-old left-handed opener, took advantage of a flat pitch to notch up his seventh one-day century-the fourth against India-that lifted the Proteas to 270-7. India were restricted to 252-6 in reply, despite half-centuries from Rohit Sharma (65) and...
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Red Bull Winning 5 starts today
KUWAIT: Red Bull Winning 5 is back to Kuwait! Winning 5 is a mini Football tournament with a twist. For the second year in a row, the most exciting and well-loved sport in the country, is back to Kuwait. Football lovers will be put to the test and have the chance to participate in a unique and exciting competition. This event will have two qualifiers on October 19 and 20 with 64 teams competing.Only the best 16 teams will qualify to the final...
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Otaibi: We won’t participate under the Olympic Flag
KUWAIT: President of Arab and Kuwait Shooting Federations Duaij Al-Otaibi said HH The Crown Prince Tournament will start Wednesday at Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Olympic Shooting Complex, with the participation of all GCC countries. Al-Otaibi held a press conference Saturday evening in which he said Kuwait Shooting Sport Club began preparations for this event early, and roles were given to committees to organize the opening of the local sports season,...
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Nissan sponsors global cricket events in ICC partnership deal
KUWAIT: Nissan has agreed to a major eight-year deal with the International Cricket Council (ICC) that further strengthens its ties with global sport. The agreement, which runs through 2023, confirms Nissan as a global sponsor of cricket’s international tournaments, including the ICC Cricket World Cup, ICC Champions Trophy and ICC World Twenty20, as well as Under 19 and Women’s Cricket and qualifying events.The ICC partnership is a...
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Zain honors National Jet Ski team world champions
KUWAIT: Zain, the leading telecommunications company in Kuwait, welcomed Kuwait’s National Jet Ski team champions in Kuwait Airport after the team achieved a number of titles during their participation in the recently concluded World Jet Ski Championship held in Arizona, United States, as the company is the main sponsor of the team for the fifth consecutive year. Zain participated in the reception ceremony held in Kuwait Airport’s Honoring...
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Kuwait key to flydubai's growth story
KUWAIT: The airline industry in the Gulf region is witnessing a robust growth of around 14 percent today, which is stronger than Europe or the US, and the Kuwait market is an important part of that growth story, said Sudhir Sreedharan, flydubai's Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations (Indian subcontinent, GCC and Africa). Talking to Kuwait Times in an exclusive interview, Sreedharan said the Kuwait market is a significant part of...
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Box Office: 'Goosebumps' tops 'The Martian,' 'Crimson Peak' falls flat
"Goosebumps" rode a wave of Clinton era nostalgia to the top of the box office charts, as the adaptation of the popular children's book series earned $23.5 million in its opening weekend. That just edged out Fox's "The Martian," the science-fiction smash that was trying to be the number one picture for a third week in a row. The film added $21.5 million to its $143.8 million haul. It was a crowded time at the multiplexes, as four new releases...
Sam Moore, left, and Justin Timberlake perform on stage.
Timberlake sings a little, dances a little at Memphis event
Sam Moore, left, and Justin Timberlake perform on stage.Justin Timberlake sang and strutted his way through his induction into the Memphis Music Hall of Fame on Saturday, doing vocal impersonations of soul singers Al Green and Otis Redding, performing on stage with Sam Moore of Sam & Dave, and joking with buddy Jimmy Fallon. The pop singer and actor accepted the honor in front of about 2,100 people, who laughed throughout his acceptance speech....
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DAMASCUS: Syria's interim prime minister Mohammad Al-Bashir addresses worshippers during Friday prayers at Umayyad Mosque on Dec 13, 2024. - AFP (See Page 5)
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LYON: A photo shows containers being loading and unloading onto barges on the Rhone at the Edouard Herriot Port in Lyon, eastern France. A new French cargo fret shipowner CMA-CGM is established in the port of Lyon. - AFP
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SAO PAULO: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva walks with his neurosurgeon Dr Marcos Stavale in the Syrian-Lebanese Hospital on Dec 13, 2024. - AFP
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DUISBURG: An aerial view shows the blast furnace of German industrial conglomerate Thyssenkrupp Steel Europe AG in Duisburg, western Germany. German industrial giant Thyssenkrupp said it planned to cut around 5,000 jobs at its steel subsidiary by 2030 and outsource a further 6,000 as it looks to put the crisis-hit division on a stable footing. - AFP
German central bank cuts growth forecasts as headwinds intensify