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 KUWAIT, Nov 16 :1977 — Kuwait Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah signed a decree establishing Kuwait Ports Authority (KPA) supervised by the Ministry of Communications.1990 — Iraq’s occupation forces failed to make Kuwaiti nationals change their civil identification cards into Iraqi ones. December 1st, 1990, was the deadline for the ID change.1993 — Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) discovered a new oil field, south of Umm Gdair.1993 — Nearly 350 Iraqis infiltrated Kuwait’s northern borders and attacked workers in the security belt line.1993 — The State of Kuwait and a group of international French banks signed a medium-term credits facilities agreement…

Former Chelsea manager Emma Hayes has spoken about the importance of having more female role models to address the lack of women in coaching roles.Only nine per cent of managers in professional football are female, something Football Manager’s ‘Missing Manager’ initiative is seeking to change. Hayes, who is currently the head coach of the United States Women’s national team, is leading the charge alongside Xbox and Sky Sports who are using the power of Football Manager 26 to find the next generation of female football managers.”One of the things I think I’ve always tried to champion is the visibility piece,”…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. John Fetterman says he has returned home to his family in Pennsylvania after being hospitalized due to what his office said was a ventricular fibrillation flare-up that caused him to feel light-headed and fall during an early morning walk Thursday.Fetterman, D-Pa., posted a picture Saturday on X that showed the aftereffects to his nose and forehead, saying “20 stitches later and a full recovery, I’m back home” with his wife, Gisele, and their children.The smiling Fetterman also said he was grateful for the medical team in Pittsburgh that “put me back together.” “See you back in…

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday vowed to oppose any attempt to establish a Palestinian state, a day before the U.N. Security Council will vote on a U.S.-drafted resolution on Gaza that leaves the door open to Palestinian independence.Netanyahu has long ruled out Palestinian independence, asserting that creating a Palestinian state would reward Hamas and eventually lead to an even larger Hamas-run state on Israel’s borders. But as the U.S. attempts to push forward with its Gaza ceasefire proposal, he faces heavy international pressure to show flexibility.The Security Council is expected to vote on…

Five students at U.S. military academies and three each from Yale University, Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are among the 32 American winners named Sunday as 2026 Rhodes scholars.The group includes students focused on housing, health outcomes, sustainability and prison reentry programs. They include: Alice L. Hall of Philadelphia, a varsity basketball player at MIT who also serves as student body president. Hall, who has collaborated with a women’s collective in Ghana on sustainability tools, plans to study engineering. Sydney E. Barta of Arlington, Virginia, a Paralympian and member of the track team at Stanford University, who…

BERLIN (AP) — Pedestrians in the German city of Nuremberg made way for hundreds of bleating sheep on Sunday as a flock of the animals was herded through downtown on its way to its winter quarters.Curious bystanders, cellphones in hand to capture the sight, lined the streets as the roughly 600 animals in shepherd Thomas Gackstatter’s flock hurried past on what has become a popular annual spectacle. The sheep were on their way to winter pastures west of Nuremberg from the city, where Gackstatter’s sheep and other herds are used in various meadows over the summer to keep the grass…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has not been subtle about how badly he wants to see Saudi Arabia and Israel normalize relations.He has talked up his push to extend his first term Abraham Accords — the project that formalized commercial and diplomatic ties between Israel and a trio of Arab nations — as key to his plan for bringing long-term stability to the Middle East as the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza continues to hold. The normalization push is expected to be high on the agenda when Trump hosts Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on…

In the U.S., postings for entry-level jobs have declined about 35% since January 2023, per data from labor research firm Revelio Labs.Cemile Bingol | Digitalvision Vectors | Getty ImagesAs more companies brazenly declare AI-driven layoffs in 2025, the first jobs on the chopping block appear to be junior positions and entry-level jobs.Graduate schemes and internships are at risk of becoming a thing of the past as major firms slash headcount in a push to deploy AI. Recently, Amazon laid off 14,000 corporate employees as it aims to invest in its “biggest bets” which includes generative AI.Other companies that are leaning…

People walk past a Prada storefront located in a modern shopping complex on January 26, 2025, in Chongqing, China.Cheng Xin | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesChinese shoppers are returning to luxury. Top executives from Prada, Coach, EssilorLuxottica and Value Retail told CNBC they’re seeing demand in China stabilize after months of weakness, even as the broader luxury sector continues to report softer spending among Chinese consumers at home and overseas.China was on track to become the world’s largest luxury market during the coronavirus pandemic, but the sector has slowed sharply since then. High youth unemployment, a prolonged property downturn…

ROME, Italy (AP) — Every year, millions visit Rome’s famous sites, but few enter the exclusive Colonna Palace. This private home-museum, spread across four wings over an entire block in the city center, opens only to small groups for a few hours on Friday and Saturday mornings. The palace, owned by the Colonna family since the 12th century, houses paintings, sculptures and a 76-meter (249-foot) Great Hall. — A photograph of Milagros, Marcantonio and Laurentia Colonna is on display inside the prince’s apartments at Palazzo Colonna, or the Colonna Palace, in Rome during a media tour, Friday, Nov. 7, 2025.…