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 KUWAIT, Nov 17: 1970 — The Central Bank of Kuwait issued the second edition of the national currency, the dinar, which bore the photo of Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah. The new banknote was smaller than the first issue with more colors and decorations.1993 — Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) celebrated re-opening of the Shuaiba Refinery, which was destroyed by the Iraqi forces during the occupation of the State of Kuwait. Rebuilding the refinery cost KD 26 million.1999 — The State of Kuwait and Bahrain signed a diplomatic and consular cooperation agreement.2011 — Kuwait’s Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah expressed…

A Tennessee man charged with killing four members of the same family and kidnapping a baby before eluding authorities for a week is scheduled Monday to make his first court appearance since he was indicted.Austin Robert Drummond is expected to appear before a judge for an afternoon arraignment in circuit court in Lake County, located in rural northwest Tennessee.A grand jury indicted Drummond on Nov. 10 on charges including first-degree murder and aggravated kidnapping in the July 29 shootings. Drummond had pleaded not guilty in a lower court before a judge ruled there was enough evidence for his case to…

Olympic gold-medalist Rowdy Gaines has swimming tips if you’re an older swimmer, or returning to the pool after years away.Gaines won three Olympic gold medals at the 1984 Los Angeles Games and is widely known as the “voice of swimming” for his coverage of the Olympics with American network NBC.Swimming is an all-around exercise with water providing mild resistance. It’s low-impact, offers a complete workout and is suitable for all ages.“Of course I’m biased, but I will stack swimming against any other exercise out there, especially as we age,” Gaines told The Associated Press. “And swimming is one of the…

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court on Monday asked for a life sentence for a leader of the feared Janjaweed militia convicted of playing a major role in a campaign of atrocities committed in the Sudanese region of Darfur more than 20 years ago — including ordering mass executions and bludgeoning two prisoners to death with an ax.“You literally have an axe murderer before you,” prosecutor Julian Nicholls told judges in The Hague as Ali Muhammad Ali Abd–Al-Rahman, also known as Ali Kushayb, looked on. Last month, Abd–Al-Rahman was convicted of 27 counts, including mass…

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves speaks on stage during the Labour Party conference on Sept. 29, 2025, in Liverpool, England. Ian Forsyth | Getty ImagesU.K. Finance Minister Rachel Reeves is walking a tightrope as her critical Autumn Budget looms, as pressure mounts to appease voters, shore up public finances and convince money markets her policies are sound.Thanks to her self-imposed fiscal rules, which she has doubled down on in recent weeks, Reeves has been left scrambling to find strategies that can plug a multi-billion-pound hole in public finances by the time she delivers the budget on Nov. 26.That means…

WASHINGTON (AP) — More people are falling behind on paying their bills to keep on the lights and heat their homes, according to a new analysis of consumer data — a warning sign for the U.S. economy and another political headache for President Donald Trump. Past due balances to utility companies jumped 9.7% annually to $789 between the April-June periods of 2024 and 2025, said The Century Foundation, a liberal think tank. The increase has overlapped with a 12% jump in monthly energy bills during the same period.Consumers usually prioritize their utility bills along with their mortgages and auto debt,…

Pedestrians shelter from the rain under umbrellas as they pass the Elizabeth Tower, commonly known by the name of the clock’s bell, “Big Ben”, at the Palace of Westminster, home to the Houses of Parliament, in London on February 22, 2024. Henry Nicholls | AFP | Getty ImagesLONDON — European stocks retreated into the red on Monday, having initially opened the new trading week higher.The pan-European Stoxx 600 was down 0.3% by 11:41 a.m. in London (6:41 a.m. ET), giving back its early morning gains, with major bourses also dropping into negative territory.Saab was one of the strong gainers on Monday…

WEST ORANGE, N.J. (AP) — Forget the giraffes, gibbons and leopards. About a dozen visitors at the Turtle Back Zoo gathered one recent morning around the most unusual sight of all.It was a small, light-brown tortoise getting a veterinary checkup. Over the next half-hour, spectators watched through a plate-glass window as the young sulcata tortoise — an endangered species also known as the African spurred tortoise — underwent measurements, X-rays, a blood draw, microchipping and more.Inside the northern New Jersey zoo’s spacious new, publicly visible treatment room, Dr. Kailey Anderson tucked the gel-covered wand of a Doppler machine between the…

Sammi Ekmark played tennis for Arizona State University.Courtesy of Sammi EkmarkSammi Ekmark, 29, co-founded personalized greeting and gift card company Ink’d Greetings in 2023 alongside her husband Andrew — a major pivot from her previous career as a star tennis player.Ekmark picked up the sport when she was 10 years old, and by the time she was in college, she was playing on a Division I team where she was individually ranked among the top 50 tennis players in singles in the United States.”I really focused on tennis. I was 92-0 in high school, so I never lost a match,”…

A protester holds a sign related to the release of the Jeffrey Epstein case files outside the US Capitol in Washington, DC, Nov. 12, 2025. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty ImagesU.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday called on Republicans in Congress to vote to release files related to deceased convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a sharp reversal from previous resistance within his inner circle.”House Republicans should vote to release the Epstein files, because we have nothing to hide,” Trump said in a lengthy post on his Truth Social account. “And it’s time to move on from this Democrat Hoax perpetrated…