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KUWAIT: Acting Director General of Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR) Dr Faisal Al-Humaidan announced Tuesday the launch of the Integrated Kuwait Advanced Research for Ultra-Scale Computing System (ICARUS).The system is the first fully integrated national platform in Kuwait for high-performance computing (HPC) and artificial intelligence (AI), aimed at supporting the scientific and research communities and strengthening Kuwait’s standing in advanced technologies.In a press statement marking the occasion, Al-Humaidan said that ICARUS offers advanced processing and data capabilities, including a computing performance of 244 teraflops (244 trillion calculations per second), with storage capacities of up to 500 terabytes for temporary…

Tottenham Hotspur are considering battling Arsenal in the race to sign Crystal Palace forward Eberechi Eze, a source has told ESPN.The 27-year-old has two years remaining on his contract which originally contained a £68 million ($92m) release clause.It is currently unclear whether that clause has expired — it is due to run out at some point in August — and Spurs are therefore working to understand the parameters of a possible deal.Another source has told ESPN that Tottenham’s interest in Savinho is separate from any potential deal for Eze.Eberechi Eze lifted the Community Shield at Wembley on Sunday. Alex Pantling -…

Graham HunterAug 12, 2025, 06:00 AM ETCloseGraham Hunter is a Barcelona-based freelance writer for ESPN.com who specializes in La Liga and the Spanish national team.I certainly don’t blame you if you’re confused by the extraordinary nature of Barcelona’s “Ter Stegen-gate,” a situation which went from “nothing-to-see-here-folks” to nuclear. Marc-André ter Stegen outright defied and utterly infuriated the LaLiga champions. Barcelona then publicly stripped him of both the captaincy and his squad number. He immediately crumbled, made peace and, bravely, took the microphone ahead of Barça’s friendly against Cesc Fàbregas’ Como to call for Blaugrana peace and unity in our times.But…

NEW YORK (AP) — On paper, the song might be an unusual pairing, or something resembling Mad Libs. Two Atlanta rappers with idiosyncratic styles — Offset’s melodic, aggressive flow and the dexterous lyricist JID — speaking the same language on “Bodies.”Their collaboration, largely recorded in China, arrives atop a sample of nu-metal band Drowning Pool’s 2001 cut “Bodies.” It’s become a 2025 Billboard Hot 100 hit of their own, and it doubles as an ode to self-determination — standing your ground and working toward evolution.“As soon as he played it, it was like history,” JID says of hearing their “Bodies”…

On 10 June, Ismail Hassan, an artisanal gold miner and trader in the triangle border region that straddles Sudan, Egypt and Libya, watched as more than 250 fully equipped military vehicles entered his local market, al-Katma. The vehicles carried fighters from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the Sudanese paramilitary group that has been at war with Sudan’s army since April 2023, alongside a host of Libyan mercenary groups connected to the eastern military commander Khalifa Haftar.   “The RSF and Libyan forces entered the area and advanced into the market, declaring control of the region,” Hassan told Middle East Eye,…

AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Officials from Jordan, Syria and the U.S. on Tuesday discussed ways of supporting war-torn Syria’s reconstruction on the basis of improving security after deadly clashes last month.The meeting in Amman between the foreign ministers of Jordan and Syria and U.S. special envoy Tom Barrack came after talks were held by the same sides on July 18. Those discussions focused on a ceasefire that ended days of clashes between pro-government gunmen and fighters from the country’s Druze minority in Sweida province that borders Jordan, leaving hundreds of people dead.In addition to the security challenges that Syria still…

The more than 130-year-old Eastman Kodak Co. is cautioning on its business operations, but says it is confident it will be able to work out upcoming debt obligations. “Kodak has debt coming due within 12 months and does not have committed financing or available liquidity to meet such debt obligations if they were to become due in accordance with their current terms,” the company wrote in a regulatory filing. “These conditions raise substantial doubt about Kodak’s ability to continue as a going concern.”The Rochester, New York-based company said that it had $155 million of cash and cash equivalents as of…

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York resident has admitted he tried to smuggle protected turtles worth more than $1 million from the United States to Hong Kong by shipping them in boxes labeled “plastic animal toys.”Wei Qiang Lin, a Chinese national who lives in Brooklyn, pleaded guilty Monday in federal court in New York to attempting to export more than 220 parcels containing around 850 eastern box turtles and three-toed box turtles, according to the U.S. Justice Department. The turtles, with an estimated market value of $1.4 million, were intercepted by law enforcement at a border inspection, prosecutors said.…

Hours after Paramount and UFC announced a billion-dollar rights deal, Dana White said he had yet to hear from his friend, President Donald Trump, on his thoughts about the fight company’s new streaming home.That was fine with White. The UFC CEO was set to travel to Washington on Aug. 28 to meet with Trump and his daughter, Ivanka, to catch up and discuss logistics on the proposed Fourth of July fight card next year at the White House.Trump said last month he wanted to stage a UFC match on the White House grounds with upwards of 20,000 spectators to celebrate…

Manchester United have gone back to the glory days of the mid-1990s in search of inspiration for their new retro third kit — and can you blame them?The choice of colours alone will instantly ignite nostalgic pangs in all supporters of a certain vintage when they see Ruben Amorim’s players run out wearing it during the 2025-26 Premier League season.- Premier League 2025-26 kits: Ranking every jersey released- When Manchester United’s Eric Cantona attacked a fan in 1995The black, yellow and blue palette is immediately reminiscent of the away kit worn by United between 1993 and 1995. The jersey is…