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NBK delegation attends Kuwait Banking Association reception in Washington
Reception on the sidelines of annual meetings of IMF and World Bank WASHINGTON, DC: Delegates from Kuwait attending the annual meetings of the IMF and the World Bank pose for a group photo during the Kuwait Banking Association reception held in the Four Seasons Hotel, Washington, DC. KUWAIT: An official delegation from the National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) attended the Kuwait Banking Association reception held on Friday in Washington, D.C. on the...
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Jazeera Airways takes delivery of second Airbus A320neo
New configuration of three cabins - Supporting expansion with a flight range of 5 to 6 hourKUWAIT: Jazeera Airways, Kuwait's leading low-cost airline, operating regionally and internationally, took delivery of its second Airbus A320neo aircraft which landed at Kuwait International Airport on the evening of Friday, October 18. The fuel-saving and quieter engine aircraft is fitted with the airline's new three-cabin configuration, comprising of the...
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Rescued circus elephant arrives at Brazil sanctuary
CHAPADA DOS GUIMARAES, Brazil: An Asian elephant that spent decades performing in South American circuses has started a new life in an open-air sanctuary in Brazil, after travelling thousands of kilometers by plane and truck from a Chilean zoo. Ramba's much-anticipated arrival at the 1,133-hectare Elephant Sanctuary Brazil in the central west state of Mato Grosso late Friday was broadcast live on Facebook and viewed thousands of times. The...
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Jennifer Lawrence, Cooke Maroney tie the knot
The Oscar-winning actress and the New York City-based art gallerist tied the knot in Rhode Island on Saturday, where they were joined by some of Jennifer's showbiz pals. A source told 'Entertainment Tonight': "Among the A-listers in attendance were Adele, Cameron Diaz, Nicole Richie and husband Joel Madden, who all enjoyed a late-night bite Friday evening in a private dining room at Scarpetta at Gurney's Newport." Other big-name stars rumored to...
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Why does art matter? Banksy asks, offering originals for the right answer
British street artist Banksy is selling a Union Jack stab vest, riot helmet 'disco balls' and a 'designer handbag' made from a brick to randomly selected buyers who can answer the question: "Why does art matter?". The works are offered in the "Gross Domestic Product" online store, with prices starting at 10 pounds ($13) for a Banksy branded aerosol of paint to 850 pounds for the stab vest as worn by Stormzy at the Glastonbury Festival in June....
Lebanese security forces block a road as protesters rally in downtown Beirut, on the third day of demonstrations against tax increases and official corruption, on October 19, 2019. - Thousands of protesters outraged by corruption and proposed tax hikes burned tyres and blocked major highways in Lebanon on Friday, prompting the premier to give his government partners three days to support a reform drive. (Photo by ANWAR AMRO / AFP)
Protests sweep Lebanon; fury at ruling elite grows
BEIRUT: Lebanese security forces block a road as protesters rally in downtown Beirut yesterday on the third day of demonstrations against tax increases and official corruption. - AFP BEIRUT: Security forces fired tear gas and chased down protesters in Beirut after tens of thousands of people across Lebanon marched to demand the demise of a political elite they accuse of looting the economy to the point of collapse. Riot police in vehicles and...
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First all-female spacewalk: US makes history
IN SPACE: This grab of a handout video shows US astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir during their spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS) to replace a power controller. - AFP WASHINGTON: US astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir have became the first all-female pairing to carry out a spacewalk-a historic milestone as NASA prepares to send the first woman to the Moon. "It symbolizes exploration by all that dare to...
Protesters throw objects against police during a demonstration called by the local Republic Defence Committees (CDR) in Barcelona on October 16, 2019, after police arrested 51 people across Catalonia overnight following violent protests. - Clashes erupted in Barcelona late today after thousands rallied for a huge protest in the city centre as Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez made a direct appeal to the Catalan president to condemn the violence. (Photo by LLUIS GENE / AFP)
Arran calls for a new demonstration 'against repression'
BARCELONA: Protesters throw objects against police during a demonstration called by the local Republic Defense Committees (CDR) in Barcelona on October 16, 2019, after police arrested 51 people across Catalonia overnight following violent protests. - AFP  BARCELONA: Separatist Catalan leaders yesterday called on the Spanish government to enter into talks as Barcelona braced for fresh violence after days of clashes between police and...
Alexandra, 26, a victim of domestic violence, poses for pictures in a kitchen in Moscow on February 3, 2017. - This summer, a case against three teenage sisters who killed their father after what lawyers say was years of beatings and sexual abuse made national and global headlines. Campaigners say such reports have led to a breakthrough in awareness, and Russians are expecting the state to do more to protect victims than in the past. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP)
High-profile cases turn spotlight on domestic violence in Russia
MOSCOW: Alexandra, 26, a victim of domestic violence, poses for pictures in a kitchen. - AFP MOSCOW: Natalia Tunikova's partner pushed her towards the open balcony in their high-rise Moscow flat, before punching her to the floor. Fearing she would die, she reached for their kitchen table and "grabbed the nearest object". It was a knife. Tunikova, 47, said she was subjected to regular beatings, but in 2014 she was the one who spent a night in...
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Democratic election hopeful Gabbard blasts Hillary over her Russia remarks
WESTERVILLE: In this file photo taken on October 15, 2019, Democratic presidential hopeful Tulsi Gabbard speaks during the fourth Democratic primary debate of the 2020 presidential campaign season. - AFP WASHINGTON: Hillary Clinton warned that Russia is grooming a US Democratic candidate for a third-party run next year, prompting the accused Tulsi Gabbard to unleash an all-out attack Friday on the "queen of warmongers" ex-secretary of state....
EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / Shiite Muslim pilgrims march towards the shrine of Imam Zein al-Abdedin in Bartalla in the northern Iraqi Nineveh province on October 19, 2019 to mark the peak of the Arbaeen religious festival which ends a period of mourning for Imam Hussein, a founding figure in Shiite Islam. - The annual Arbaaen pilgrimage sees millions of worshippers, mostly Iraqis and Iranians, converge by foot on Karbala where Imam Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Mohammed was killed in the seventh century. (Photo by Zaid AL-OBEIDI / AFP)
Iraqi pilgrims protest corruption during Arbaeen march
BARTALLA: Shiite Muslim pilgrims march towards the shrine of Imam Zein Al-Abdedin in Bartalla in the northern Iraqi Nineveh province on October 19, 2019 to mark the peak of the Arbaeen religious festival which ends a period of mourning for Imam Hussein, a founding figure in Shiite Islam. - AFP KARBALA: Thousands of Iraqis chanted anti-corruption slogans during the Shiite Arbaeen pilgrimage to the holy city of Karbala yesterday, responding to...
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15 die in dam collapse at Illegal Siberian gold mine
This handout picture released by the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry on October 19, 2019, shows a flooding after a dam failure in a gold miners village close to the town of Shchetinkino. - AFP MOSCOW: Fifteen people were killed and another six still missing after an illegally built dam collapsed at a gold mine in a remote Siberian settlement on Saturday, in the latest deadly accident to hit Russia. The dam on the Seiba River in...
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Big Los Angeles wildfire switches direction; toll 13
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KUWAIT: People wander around Souq Al-Mubarakiya during Kuwait's national celebrations in this 2023 file photo. — KUNA
New Mubarakiya markets coming to Ahmadi and Jahra
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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: Oil Minister Tariq Al-Roumi with the officials of the Ministry of Oil on Sunday. -- KUNA
Al-Roumi urges Kuwait oil sector to focus on innovation, efficiency
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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
What Kuwait’s vision for expanding healthy cities means for people