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KIVALINA, ALASKA - SEPTEMBER 11: Tommy Swan (L) and Rhonda Norton take to the bank of a river as they hunt for caribou along the Wulik river on September 11, 2019 in Kivalina, Alaska. The hunters in the village have seen the migration patterns of fish, caribou, seal and whale that they need for the long winter months change due to the warming weather. Kivalina is situated at the very end of an eight-mile barrier reef located between a lagoon and the Chukchi Sea. The village is 83 miles above the Arctic circle. Kivalina and a few other native coastal Alaskan villages face the warming of the Arctic, which has resulted in the loss of sea ice that buffers the islands shorelines from storm surges and coastal erosion. The residents of Kivalina are hoping to stay on their ancestral lands where they can preserve their culture, rather than dispersing due to their island being swallowed by the rising waters of the ocean. City Administrator Colleen Swan says that the way of life in the village will change with the changing climate and they will adapt. In days gone by, they could migrate with the changes. But now, she says, with the magnitude of problem climate change brings, they must hope that the rest of the world reverses the trend, which she sees as being man-made, and save their way of life. Joe Raedle/Getty Images/AFPn== FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

Used and abused: Oceans key to fighting climate change

ALASKA: Tommy Swan (left) and Rhonda Norton take to the bank of a river as they hunt for caribou along the Wulik river in Kivalina, Alaska. The hunters in the village have seen the migration patterns of fish, caribou, seal and whale that they need for the long winter months change due to the warming weather. - AFP PARIS: Humanity must heal oceans made sick by climate change and pollution to protect marine life and to save itself, experts...

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Twitter closes thousands of fake news accounts for spreading misinformation

CALIFORNIA: A Facebook sign is seen at the main entrance of Facebook's new headquarters in Menlo Park in California. _ AFP WASHINGTON: Twitter has shut down thousands of accounts worldwide for spreading misinformation, including some artificially amplifying pro-Saudi messaging as part of a regional propaganda war. The move affected pro-Saudi accounts coming from Egypt and the United Arab Emirates directed at Qatar and Yemen, Twitter said, as...

Bondi cleanup day co-ordinator Julie Montedoro, 29, (L) and Isabel Young Perez, 32, (R) take part in a beach cleanup on Bondi beach in Sydney on September 21, 2019. - A handful of people trawled on hands and knees through the sand in search of tiny pieces of plastic and metal missed by the council's industrial beach cleaner with the group collecting an array of broken plastics, cigarette butts and packaging at the iconic beach.. (Photo by PETER PARKS / AFP)

Activists get down and dirty clearing rubbish on mass cleanup day

SYDNEY: Bondi cleanup day co-ordinator Julie Montedoro, 29 (left) and Isabel Young Perez, 32 (right) take part in a beach cleanup on Bondi beach in Sydney. - AFP SYDNEY: Thousands of activists fanned out across beaches and rivers throughout Asia yesterday, picking up rubbish and drawing attention to the amount of trash that is dumped worldwide, a day after millions marched to urge world leaders to act on climate change. The volunteers turned...

Damaged installations in Saudi Arabia's Abqaiq oil processing plant are pictured on September 20, 2019. - Saudi Arabia said on September 17 its oil output will return to normal by the end of September, seeking to soothe rattled energy markets after attacks on two instillations that slashed its production by half. The strikes on Abqaiq ñ- the world's largest oil processing facility ñ- and the Khurais oil field in eastern Saudi Arabia roiled energy markets and revived fears of a conflict in the tinderbox Gulf region. (Photo by Fayez Nureldine / AFP)

Iran denies successful cyber attacks on oil sector

ABQAIQ: Damaged installations in Saudi Arabia's Abqaiq oil processing plant are pictured. Saudi Arabia said its oil output will return to normal by the end of September. - AFP KHURAIS: The dramatic weekend assault on two Saudi oil facilities saw one of the targets struck four times sparking fires that took five hours to extinguish, the national oil company said Friday. At the Khurais plant in eastern Saudi Arabia, a charred web of pipes and...

Pakistani dissident and feminist Gulalai Ismail speaks during an interview with AFP on September 19, 2019 in Washington, DC. - Gulalai Ismail's campaigns to empower Pakistani girls have won her international awards and a status as one of her country's foremost activists. But when she spoke out against sexual violence and disappearances allegedly carried out by the army in northwestern Pakistan, her fortunes quickly changed. (Photo by Olivier Douliery / AFP)

After faulting army, Pakistan women's activist flees to US

WASHINGTON: Pakistani dissident and feminist Gulalai Ismail speaks during an interview with AFP in Washington, DC. - AFP WASHINGTON: Gulalai Ismail's campaigns to empower Pakistani girls have won her international awards and recognition as one of her country's foremost activists. But when she spoke out against sexual violence and disappearances allegedly carried out by the army in northwestern Pakistan, her fortunes quickly changed.The...

Ministry of Defense

Kuwait army prepares; regional tensions soar

KUWAIT: Kuwait's army said it was raising its readiness levels and carrying out military exercises, amid soaring regional tensions after neighboring Iran was accused of attacking Saudi oil infrastructure. Kuwait also said it was investigating accounts that a drone intruded into its airspace and flew over the royal palace on Saturday, the same day an assault on two oil facilities knocked out half of Saudi Arabia's oil production. "In view of the...

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Proposal to limit treatment only to Kuwaitis in Govt hospitals

KUWAIT: The Kuwait Health Ministry said it will be difficult to implement a parliamentary proposal to limit treatment only to Kuwaitis in government hospitals immediately. Sources said Health committee at the National Assembly agreed with a proposal to limit treatment in government hospitals to Kuwaitis and Gulf nationals in order to improve services for patients. The proposal said that the number of Kuwaitis is small compared to expats and this...

Muna Al-Fuzai

Muna Al-Fuzai A Kuwaiti newspaper ran a disturbing headline this week of a drone that secretly entered Kuwait at dawn. The report caused a big fuss and there were many opinions about the authenticity of the news. Some said the report was just a rumor to stir up strife, while others believed the news. I think that in all cases, it is a message of alarming danger, especially in light of the tense situation in the region. After the news spread, a...

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Finance Minister, Kyrgyz counterpart discuss 2035 Vision's related issues

Al-Hajraf confirms Kuwait support to private sector KUWAIT: Kuwaiti Finance Minister Dr Nayef Al-Hajraf yesterday discussed with his Kyrgyz counterpart Baktygul Jeenbaeva issues of mutual interest, particularly Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) projects in Kyrgyzstan and Kuwait's 2035 vision. The issues were highlighted during the meetings of the second session of the Kuwaiti-Kyrgyz Ministerial Committee on Economic and Technical...

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Kuwait wins nine medals in 2nd West Asian Para Games

AMMAN: Kuwait disabled team on Wednesday obtained nine different medals in the second West Asian Para Games currently hosted by Jordan. The medals were two gold, four silver and three bronze in volleyball and athletics games. In the volleyball game, Nizar Ramadan and Yaqoub Al-Qasem won a gold medal and a bronze medal respectively. Athletes Abdullah Al-Saleh and Hamad Haji won two gold medals, and Faisal Sorour had a silver in the discus throw...

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Boursa Kuwait indices post gains

Central Bank retains discount rate at 3%KUWAIT: Boursa Kuwait wrapped up yesterday's session with the All Share Market Index gaining 50.2 points to reach 5552.5 points, an increase worth 0.91 percent. Volume of traded shares, under the upper benchmark, amounted to 261.09 million, done through 11475 spot transactions, valued at KD 89.14 million. The Main Market Index dropped 1.8 points to settle at 4667.2 points, a decline worth 0.04 percent, amid...

KUWAIT: Brazilian Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply Tereza Cristina Dias addresses Kuwaiti media representatives. — KUNA photos

Kuwait to extend $50 million loan facility to assist Brazilian farmers

Brazilian agriculture minister holds talks with Kuwaiti officials KUWAIT: Brazilian Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply Tereza Cristina Dias addresses Kuwaiti media representatives. — KUNA photos KUWAIT: Brazil's Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply Tereza Cristina is visiting Kuwait as part of her regional tour. "I consider this visit successful. I met with officials of the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development...

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