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Sat, 15 Oct 2022 08:38:53 +0000Astronomers are captivated by brightest flash ever seen
Astronomers have observed the brightest flash of light ever seen, from an event that occurred 2.4 billion light years from Earth and was likely triggered by the formation of a black hole.The burst of gamma-rays — the most intense form of electr...
Fri, 14 Oct 2022 23:07:09 +0000
At least 22 killed, dozens trapped in Turkey mine blast
Istanbul: Rescuers desperately searched Saturday for signs of remaining life after pulling out 22 bodies from under hundreds of metres of hard rock that buckled when a methane blast tore through a pit on Turkey’s Black Sea coast. Health Ministe...
Fri, 14 Oct 2022 18:57:24 +0000
Kuwaiti photographer wins 2nd place award in Moscow contest
Kuwaiti photographer Mohammad Murad won second place prize in Golden Turtle international contest in Russian capital, Moscow. Murad spoke to Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) saying that taking part in such an international event is something to take pride i...
Fri, 14 Oct 2022 17:39:11 +0000
Robbie Coltrane, Hagrid in ‘Harry Potter’ films, dead at 72
London: Robbie Coltrane, the actor who brought to life the lovable gamekeeper Hagrid in the Harry Potter film franchise, died on Friday, according to his agent, Scott Henderson. He was 72. The Scottish-born actor’s other credits included the Britis...
Fri, 14 Oct 2022 16:32:40 +0000
Pound slides amid UK political drama
LONDON: The pound fell on Friday after under-fire British Prime Minister Liz Truss sacked her finance minister and made a dramatic policy U-turn, while an equity rally ran out of steam. The yen struck a new three-decade dollar low as a rise in US inf...
Fri, 14 Oct 2022 16:28:34 +0000
West Asian Athletics Association approves new modified system
Kuwait: West Asian Athletics Association’s General Assembly approved Friday a modified system that corresponds to international and Asian associations’ new systems. Asian Athletics Association chief Qatari, Dahlan Al-Hamad, when speaking ...
Fri, 14 Oct 2022 15:51:07 +0000
Kuwaiti photographer wins 2nd place award in Moscow contest
Moscow: Kuwaiti photographer Mohammad Murad won second place prize in Golden Turtle international contest in Russian capital, Moscow. Murad spoke to Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) saying that taking part in such an international event is something to take...
Fri, 14 Oct 2022 15:30:55 +0000
GCC chief congratulates Iraq’s newly elected Pres.
Riyadh: GCC Secretary-General Dr. Nyaef Al-Hajraf congratulated, on Friday, Iraq’s newly elected President Dr. Abdulatif Rashid, wishing him further success. In a statement, Al-Hajraf praised the strong relation between the GCC and Iraq, as wel...
Fri, 14 Oct 2022 12:40:12 +0000
UK’s Truss fires finance minister as economic plan in tatters
British Prime Minister Liz Truss on Friday dismissed her finance minister, forcing Kwasi Kwarteng to carry the can for turmoil sparked by her right-wing economic platform as restive Conservatives plotted her own demise. The chancellor of the excheque...
Fri, 14 Oct 2022 10:35:45 +0000
Azerbaijan accuses Macron of pro-Armenian ‘bias’
Baku: Azerbaijan on Friday denounced as “unacceptable and biased” French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent remarks on Baku’s decades-long conflict with arch-foe Armenia. Macron’s criticism of Azerbaijan on Wednesday was...