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WHO approves 10th authorized COVID vaccine
GENEVA: The World Health Organization Tuesday approved a COVID vaccine made by US pharma giant Novavax for emergency use, after the European Union medicines regulator gave it the green light. The European Medicines Agency had assessed and approved Nuvaxovid on Monday. It is made from a more conventional technology than others already approved, which has led officials in Brussels to express hope that this will help persuade those hesitant about...
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Biden focuses on testing, vaccines to fight Omicron
WASHINGTON: Faced with a surging Omicron variant, US authorities will distribute 500 million free COVID-19 tests, mobilize military medical personnel if needed and increase vaccination capacity, a senior White House official said yesterday. "We have the tools to get through this wave," the official said, noting there are no plans to impose new restrictions.If Americans "are vaccinated and follow the precautions that we all know well, especially...
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UK launches $1.3bn support for virus-hit businesses
LONDON: Britain yesterday launched a £1.0 billion support package for COVID-hit businesses, as staff absences from rising cases began to bite in the run-up to Christmas. Finance minister Rishi Sunak said some 200,000 firms would be eligible for one-off grants to offset losses from what is normally the busiest time of year.Pubs and restaurants have seen Christmas parties and bookings cancelled because of the spread of the Omicron variant of the...
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CB: Lebanon needs $12-15 billion to kickstart recovery
BEIRUT: Lebanon needs to receive 12 to 15 billion dollars from its partners to kickstart its economic recovery and shore up fast-diminishing foreign currency reserves, Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh said yesterday. Lebanon is grappling with an unprecedented economic crisis branded by the World Bank as one of the planet's worst in modern times.More than 80 percent of the population lives in poverty and the currency has lost more than 90...
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EU still lists Kuwait among safe countries for travel
Kuwait is among a short list of countries whose residents can still travel to Europe without restrictions. The Council of the European Union has recently updated its list of countries for which travel restrictions should be abolished to include the following: Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Indonesia, Kuwait, New Zealand, Peru, Qatar, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, China (subject to...
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Pakistan students work magic to transform campus into Harry Potter’s Hogwarts
It took more than a wave of a wand, but Pakistani university students transformed their 150-year-old campus into Hogwarts this week as they kicked off a festival celebrating the fictional young wizard Harry Potter. With its vast halls and soaring archways, Government College University in the eastern megacity of Lahore has long reminded students of the magical school created by British author JK Rowling, several students told AFP. “I can’t...
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After questioning her gender, wide sympathy for Iranian goalkeeper
The Jordan Football Association requested last weekend that Iran’s goalkeeper, Zahra Kodaei, proves that he is a woman. The two teams faced each other in the qualifiers for the Women’s Asian Cup, In September. Prince Ali Bin Al-Hussein, president of the Jordanian federation, published a letter demanding that tests be done to verify Koudaei’s sex. The entity also filed a request to open an inquiry to the AFC (Asian Football...
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Kuwait to limit visas for Lebanese over Gulf row
KUWAIT: Kuwait is to limit the number of visas it issues for Lebanese nationals as a diplomatic row festers between Beirut and Gulf states, a security source in the state said yesterday. "A verbal decision has been taken to be stricter in granting tourist and business visas to Lebanese," the source told AFP, asking not to be identified.The source stressed that no official decision had been made and that visas for visitors from Lebanon have not...
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Thwarting smuggling of over a million Captagon tablets to Saudi Arabia
The Kuwaiti Ministry of Interior announced on Friday, the coordination and joint cooperation between the Kuwaiti General Administration for Drug Control and the General Directorate for Drug Control in Saudi Arabia resulted in the thwarting of the smuggling of more than 1,700 million narcotic tablets (Captagon) hidden inside a container of spices and legumes that were on their way from An Arab country to Saudi Arabia via Jeddah Islamic Port.The...
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Bill Gates warns terrorists will try and use smallpox as a biological weapon  
Bill Gates has called on governments to give billions in research and development funding to prevent future pandemics and 'bio-terrorism'.The billionaire founder of Microsoft warned that world leaders must prepare for disasters like 'smallpox terror attacks' whatever the cost, and called for the formation of a new billion-dollar World Health Organisation Pandemic Task Force. He gave the warning and bid for funds during a Policy Exchange...
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Pfizer says COVID pill 89% effective against severe disease
Pfizer said Friday that a clinical trial of its pill to treat COVID-19 had shown it is highly effective.Pfizer's is the second anti-Covid pill after that of Merck, which is actually an influenza medicine rebranded to fight the coronavirus. Pfizer's has been created specifically to fight COVID.The Pfizer drug called Paxlovid achieved an 89 percent reduction in risk of hospitalization or death among adult patients with Covid who are at high risk...
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Firemen battle Ahmadi refinery blaze
Firemen are battling a blaze at Ahmadi Port Refinery, Kuwait National Petroleum said on Monday.Initial reports indicate that some workers suffered minor injuries and cases of suffocation as a result of inhalation of fumes. First aid was provided to the injured on the site, and they are all in good condition. Others were transferred to Al-Adan Hospital and their condition is stable.The residue desulfurization unit in the refinery has been...
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Deputy Foreign Minister Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah and Kuwait Petroleum Corporation Chief Executive Officer Nawaf Saud Al-Nasser Al-Sabah.
‘Kuwait has its own women’
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KUWAIT: Interior Minister Undersecretary Lt Gen Sheikh Salem Al-Sabah chairs a meeting with assistant undersecretaries on May 16, 2024. – KUNA
MoI warns against disturbances during municipal elections
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KUWAIT: Minister of Social Affairs, Family and Childhood, and Minister of Youth Dr Amthal Al-Huwailah grants four women in the Supreme Council for Family Affairs authority of judicial enforcement on May 16, 2024. -- KUNA
4 women granted judicial enforcement authority by minister
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MANAMA: Arab leaders pose for a group photo during the 33rd Arab League Summit on May 16, 2024. - AFP
Kuwait slams Zionist aggression
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Kuwait’s upstream sector sees room for growth amid sweeping changes