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Firemen battle transformer blaze
KUWAIT: Hawally fire station men fought a fire in a power transformer in the area, as flames also spread to a vehicle parked nearby. No injuries were reported, and an investigation was opened to reveal the cause of the blaze.By Hanan Al-Saadoun
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Maid deported after testing positive for HIV
KUWAIT: The Public Authority for Manpower said an Asian domestic helper was deported back to her country after she tested positive for HIV at the expatriate labor shelter's clinic. An official source said the shelter receives expatriates without valid visas who wish to rectify their legal status, after which their file is examined to make sure they are not wanted for felonies, and tests are conducted to make sure that they do not suffer from any...
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A man casts his fishing rod on a pier at sunset in Kuwait City
KUWAIT: A man casts his fishing rod on a pier at sunset in Kuwait City. —Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
TEHRAN: President Hassan Rouhani (center) chairs a cabinet meeting in the capital Tehran. — AFP
Iran gives Europe 2 more months to save nuclear deal
DUBAI: Iran's President Hassan Rouhani gave European powers another two months to save a 2015 nuclear deal yesterday, but warned that Tehran was still preparing for further significant breaches of the agreement if diplomatic efforts failed. His statement came as Iranian officials appeared to give a guarded welcome to a French proposal to save the atomic pact by offering Iran about $15 billion in credit lines until the end of the year if Tehran...
SRINAGAR: People gather to make calls at a makeshift phone booth set upped by Indian security forces outside a camp during a lockdown. – AFP
‘These deaths have happened because of terrorists, stone pelters and puppets of Pakistan’
Teen dies by stone-pelting in KashmirNEW DELHI: The army in Indian Kashmir said yesterday a teenager has died after being hit by stone-pelting protesters in the restive region that has been under lockdown for a month. Asrar Ahmed Khan died on Tuesday night after succumbing to wounds he received on August 6, senior army officer Lieutenant General Kanwal Jeet Singh Dhillon said at a news conference in Srinagar. "This makes it the fifth civilian...
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Facial recognition becomes an opt-in feature: Facebook
SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook said facial recognition technology applied to photos at the social network will be an opt-in feature. The change that began rolling out to users around the world came as the leading social network remains under pressure to better protect privacy and user data, including biometric information. Nearly two years ago, Facebook introduced a face recognition feature that went beyond suggesting friends to tag in pictures or...
FREEPORT: Debris left by Hurricane Dorian litters Grand Bahama International Airport. —AFP
Bahamas officials search for Dorian survivors as storm heads for Florida
'One of the greatest national crises in our country's history' MARSH HARBOUR: The wreckage of pulverized homes, beached boats and floodwaters covered miles of the Bahamas in Hurricane Dorian's wake yesterday, as rescuers searched for survivors of the worst storm to ever strike the island nation. The scope of the damage and humanitarian crisis was still unfolding as aerial video of the Abaco Islands in the northern Bahamas showed wide swaths of...
TIJUANA: In this file photo taken on June 18, 2019 view of the Mexico-US wall. —AFP
Pentagon frees $3.6 bn for wall construction on Mexican border
WASHINGTON: The US Defense Department said Tuesday it was freeing up $3.6 billion in funds budgeted for other projects to build a wall on the Mexican border as ordered by President Donald Trump. Six weeks after being confirmed by Congress, Defense Secretary Mike Esper has signed off on the diversion of funds from 127 "deferred military projects" both inside and outside the country, said Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Hoffmann. In February Trump,...
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'Close friends' Putin and Modi vow to boost military, trade ties
'With each meeting with President Putin, we get closer and our relationship grows' VLADIVOSTOK: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised his "close friend" Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday as the pair said they would work to boost military, trade and energy ties. The leaders met on the first day of Russia's economic forum in the Pacific coast city of Vladivostok, an annual event since 2015 as Moscow looks to bolster relations with...
ABUJA: A man tries to set a bonfire on the road during a demonstration and attacks against South Africa’s owned shops. — AFP
South Africa and Nigeria tighten security after xenophobic attacks
JOHANNESBURG: South Africa and Nigeria stepped security yesterday after deadly attacks on foreign-owned stores in Johannesburg triggered reprisal assaults on South African businesses in Nigerian cities. The centre of Johannesburg and the impoverished suburb of Alexandra were calm as police stepped up patrols following two days of looting, AFP reporters saw. Shops cautiously began to open again, as some residents sifted around in wrecked stores,...
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India auto sector sheds 350,000 jobs in 2019
MANESAR, India: The narrow lanes in Aliyar and Kasan villages in Manesar, an automotive manufacturing hub on New Delhi's southern outskirts, would usually be packed on Sundays with migrant workers employed at the nearby plants enjoying their day off, but not anymore. These are hard times for an area dependent on the fortunes of companies like Maruti Suzuki, the carmaker with the largest market share in India, and motorbike maker Honda Motor Co's...
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Lesotho taps into booming medical marijuana industry
Booming marijuana industry presents huge opportunity MARAKABEI, Lesotho: Vast white greenhouses sit high up on the slopes of Lesotho’s Marakabei town, hidden from view. It’s not fruit or vegetables, however, growing under the 18 plastic covers, but thousands of cannabis plants. The cannabis is grown legally by the Lesotho-based company Medigrow and is regulated by the government. “We have three rows that contain 1,200 plants each. That’s...
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HH the Amir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah arrives in Scotland on the personal invitation of King Charles III of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland on Jan 14, 2025. - Amiri Diwn photos
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AYRSHIRE: Britain's King Charles III holds an audience with His Highness the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, at Dumfries House, Cumnock, on January 15, 2025. - AFP
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Taxes will target commodities harmful to human health: Kuwait's Finance Minister