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BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky: Pete Desai (L), owner of the Cardinal Motel in Bowling Green, Kentucky surveys tornado damage on December 12, 2021. Dozens of devastating tornadoes roared through five US states overnight, leaving more than 80 people dead. - AFPnnn

Biden declares a 'major disaster'
DUNGENESS, UK: A migrant carries her children after being helped ashore from a RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution) lifeboat at a beach in Dungeness, on the south-east coast of England, on Wednesday after being rescued while crossing the English Channel. --AFPnn

Over 27 dead in Channel migrant disaster
STARA ZAGORA, Bulgaria: A picture taken on October 29, 2021 shows a shepherd with his sheep in front of the Maritsa East II, the largest thermal power plant in Bulgaria. Bulgaria which joined the EU in 2007 but remains one of the bloc's poorest and also one of the most coal-dependent countries had long refrained from setting a deadline to end electricity production from coal. – AFPnn

Bulgaria coal miners brace for 'disaster' as phaseout looms
SADD AL FURAT, Syria : This picture taken on July 26, 2021 shows a view of the closed sluice gates at the 1973 Tabqa Dam along the Euphrates river in Raqqa province in eastern Syria. - AFPn

'Desert': Drying Euphrates threatens disaster in Syria
GOUVES, Greece: This file picture taken near the village of Gouves, on Euboea Island, second largest Greek island, shows a raging fire. - AFP n

Greece facing 'ecological disaster' from wildfires
MAVROLIMNI, GREECE: A firefighting airplane sprays water to extinguish a wild fire on Mount Geraneia, west of Athens yesterday.-AFP n

'Ecological disaster' feared as Greece battles forest fire
SEMARANG, Indonesia Naval officers throw a flower garland into the sea at the port of Semarang, as sign of respect for the submarine that disappeared off the coast of Bali.-AFP n

Indonesia to salvage submarine after sinking disaster
Divers recover a dead body from the capsized boat in Shitalakshya River, in Narayanganj Monday.-AFPn

Bangladesh ferry disaster death toll mounts to 34
NARAYANGANJ: Onlookers and relatives gather after the authorities recovered the capsized boat in Shitalakshya River, in Narayanganj yesterday.-AFPn

Bangladesh ferry disaster death toll hits 26, several still missing
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Mohammad Al-Wasmi, Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs.
Kuwait’s International Quran competition announces winners
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Automak’s founding members, including Group President Hussam Fawzi Al-Kharafi and CEO Ghazi Al-Omar, along with ROX Motor’s representatives, CEO and Co-founder Yan Feng, and Vice President Wu Yue, during the launch ceremony.
Automak launches ROX Motor in Kuwait with all-new ROX01 model
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OPEC Secretary-General Haitham Al-Ghais.
OPEC to COP29: Oil gift from God
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DOHA: Kuwait’s Minister of Interior Sheikh Fahad Yusuf Saud Al-Sabah speaks at the 41st meeting of the Interior Ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council. — KUNA photos
Interior minister calls for uniting GCC security efforts
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TUNIS: President of Tunisia Kais Saied receives Kuwaiti Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdullah Al-Yahya. — KUNA
Tunisian president receives Kuwaiti foreign minister