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ISACCEA, Romania :  People coming from Ukraine descend from a ferry boat to enter Romania after crossing the Danube river at the Isaccea-Orlivka border crossing between Romania and Ukraine as Ukrainians flee their country following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. — AFP
Romania becomes refuge for Ukrainians on NATO's frontline
ISACCEA, Roumanie: Stepping off a ferry onto Romanian soil, Olga was relieved to have whisked her three children across the Danube river to safety after Russia invaded her country Ukraine. "My husband came with us as far as the border, before returning to Kyiv to fight," said the 36-year-old marketing employee, who did not give her surname. The young Ukrainian was one of hundreds arriving at the border crossing in the town of Isaccea on the...
UKRAINE: Ukraine's Military Forces servicemen sit in the back of military truck in the Donetsk region town of Avdiivka, on the eastern Ukraine front-line with Russia-backed separatists.-AFP
Too little too late? West finally coughs up arms for Ukraine
PARIS: Mocked in some quarters for what sometimes seemed token efforts to support Ukraine's military in the face of the Russian threat, the West is starting to finally step up supplies of military equipment after the invasion. With Ukrainian forces putting up real resistance against the Russian advance, Western officials say there is a genuine interest in ensuring President Vladimir Putin pays the maximum price for the invasion. Germany in...
ARIO DE ROSALES, Mexico: Employees work at an avocados packing plant in the municipality of Ario de Rosales, Michoacan state, Mexico.— AFP
Mexico's avocado hub held hostage by drug violence
AGUILILLA: As Super Bowl fans devoured tons of guacamole in the United States, soldiers in the world's biggest avocado-producing region in Mexico were deactivating makeshift landmines left by warring drug traffickers. At the same time, officials scrambled to end a suspension of Mexican avocado exports to the United States prompted by threats against a US inspector in the western state of Michoacan. The Super Bowl party was soon over and on...
RIO DE JANEIRO: Aerial view of the Marques de Sapucai sambadrome at the city center of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. - AFP
Brazil tourism sector tries to rise from pandemic ashes
RIO DE JANEIRO: With the glittering parades, towering floats and sultry samba postponed by the omicron variant, Brazil will have a carnival week without much carnival this year-bad news for a tourism industry already battered by the pandemic. In a world without Covid-19, this would have been the week a deluge of tourists-more than 2.1 million in 2020 -- descended on Rio de Janeiro for a free-for-all of street parties and spectacular, all-night...
SEOUL: People watch a television screen showing a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test, at a railway station in Seoul yesterday. - AFP
North Korea fires ballistic missile, restarting weapons tests blitz
SEOUL: North Korea fired a ballistic missile yesterday, Seoul said, resuming a weapons-testing blitz after a month-long lull during the Beijing Winter Olympics, with the world's attention now focused on Ukraine. Yesterday's launch is Pyongyang's eighth so far this year, including test-firing its most powerful missile since high-profile negotiations between leader Kim Jong Un and then US president Donald Trump collapsed in 2017. Diplomacy has...
Models present creations during the Gucci Women Fall/Winter 2022-2023 collection as part of the Milan Fashion Week in Milan.-AFP photos
'Russia out!' Worldwide protests in solidarity with Ukraine
ROME: Pro-Ukraine demonstrations erupted across the world on Saturday, as thousands took to the streets from London to New York to Tehran to denounce Russia's assault on its neighbor. Moscow's invasion has a sparked global outcry and prompted punishing sanctions from the West, some directed against Russian President Vladimir Putin himself. On Saturday, rallies were held in cities across the world to join the chorus of condemnation and urge an end...
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Arab students stranded in Ukraine desperate to go home
Thousands of young Arabs who took up studies in Ukraine, often fleeing violence back home, are appealing to be rescued from a new nightmare -- Russia's full scale invasion of the country. More than 10,000 Arab students attend university in Ukraine, drawn to the former Soviet republic by a low cost of living and, for many, the lure of relative safety compared with their own troubled homelands.Many have criticised their governments for failing to...
ZAGREB: Dinamo Zagreb supporters hold a banner in support of Ukraine during the UEFA Europa League football second leg match between Dinamo Zagreb and Sevilla FC at the Maksimir stadium on Feb 24, 2022. - AFP
Russia counts sporting cost of invasion
PARIS: Russia's invasion of Ukraine resulted in serious sporting consequences as UEFA stripped Saint-Petersburg of hosting the Champions League final and Formula One cancelled the Russian Grand Prix. The conflict entered a second day after Russian President Vladimir Putin defied Western warnings to unleash a full-scale invasion that has claimed dozens of lives and displaced at least 100,000 people.However, after sports bodies had spent Thursday...
NEW YORK: Ambassador Mansour Al-Otaibi speaks at the UN.-KUNA
Kuwait calls for global cooperation to secure fair vaccine distribution
NEW YORK: The State of Kuwait has called for international cooperation to secure fair distribution of vaccines against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) to all states. Ambassador Mansour Al-Otaibi, the State of Kuwait Permanent Representative at the United Nations, pledged continuing and constructive efforts, in coordination with partners, for contributing to the international response to the pandemic."We are convinced that no one is safe from...
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Kuwaitis buy flag-colored jewelry
KUWAIT: As Kuwait celebrates its National and Liberation Day, many people love to buy gold and silver pieces, as well as precious stones beautifully crafted with the Kuwaiti flag colors and Kuwait's official logo or map. During these national celebrations, jewelry stores compete to present different beautiful styles, creating mentally-valuable pieces that bring joy, while they are also a safe deposit for the future. - KUNA
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Abdullah Al-Salem Center celebrates National Days
KUWAIT: Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salem Cultural Center hosted festive activities on Friday evening to mark Kuwait's 61st National Day and the 31st Liberation Day, including laser displays and parkour performances. Kuwait parkour team, led by Ali Al-Shatti, will continue offering its impressive performances until February 28 in addition to the laser displays which were much admired by the public. - KUNA
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Kuwait celebrates national days with dazzling displays, parades
By Ben GarciaKUWAIT: People enjoyed and celebrated Kuwait's National and Liberation Days (February 25-26) with exhibitions and car parades after nearly two years of restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic. "Thank God we are now almost back to living normally. We can celebrate and can gather, unlike the last two years when everybody was sad because of too many health-related restrictions," said Dina, a Lebanese expat. She was at Arabian Gulf...
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NEW YORK: Italian visual artist Maurizio Cattelan's duct-taped banana entitled "Comedian" is on display during a media preview at Sotheby's on Nov 8, 2024. - AFP
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