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Decision on future of Georgieva's job in IMF 'very soon'

Kristalina GeorgievaWASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund said it will decide "very soon" whether its embattled managing director Kristalina Georgieva keeps her job. An investigation by a law firm has concluded that she manipulated data in favor of China while in a senior role at the World Bank. The IMF Executive Board said after a meeting Friday that it has made "significant progress" in its assessment of the case but agreed "to request...

LOS LLANOS DE ARIDANE, Spain: Farmer Pedro Antonio Sanchez, 60 years old, works at his banana plantation in Los Llanos de Aridane, on the Canary Island of La Palma.-AFPnn

Volcanic grit, water shortage threaten La Palma's bananas

LOS LLANOS DE ARIDANE, Spain: Farmer Pedro Antonio Sanchez, 60 years old, works at his banana plantation in Los Llanos de Aridane, on the Canary Island of La Palma.-AFPLOS LLANOS DE ARIDANE, Spain: "It's worse than a plague," curses Pedro Antonio Sanchez, fuming over the volcanic grit coating his bananas, the main source of wealth on the Canaries' island of La Palma. "It's worse than a pest or disease because it scratches (the fruit)," says...

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Amir congratulates Crown Prince on first anniversary of post assumption

KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on Wednesday congratulated HH the Deputy Amir and Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on the first anniversary of assuming his post. In a letter sent to HH Sheikh Mishal, HH Sheikh Nawaf extolled the achievements of HH the Deputy Amir and Crown Prince in the first year. He praised Sheikh Mishal's hardwork and devotion to serving the dear homeland.HH the Amir wished HH...

KUWAIT: An elderly vendor is seen at a shop in Souq Mubarakiya. - Photo by Hussain Assadn

Legal department scraps 60+ expat residency ban decision

KUWAIT: An elderly vendor is seen at a shop in Souq Mubarakiya. - Photo by Hussain AssadBy B IzzakKUWAIT: The government's legal body, the Fatwa and Legislation Department, yesterday announced that a decision to ban expats aged 60 and above without university degrees from renewing work permits is "illegal", and accordingly, older residents can renew their work permits and residencies as usual. Head of the Fatwa Department Salah Al-Mesad said in...

Police detain foreign workers with expired work permits in this recent file photo.

The other victims of COVID-19

Police detain foreign workers with expired work permits in this recent file photo.By Chidi EmmanuelAs the health and human toll of the COVID-19 pandemic grows, so does the financial fallout. The economic consequences of the pandemic have resulted in unprecedented job losses across the globe. The repercussions of the pandemic are widespread, but Kuwait's foreign workers have been particularly impacted.COVID-19 affected businesses and disrupted...

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Hunt on for alternate routes before highway delivery ban

By Ben GarciaA decision to ban motorbike delivery riders from almost all major roads was pushed back from Oct 3 to Nov 7 to give authorities more time to prepare an app that helps riders find suitable routes while avoiding restricted roads. The ban, which includes the First, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Ring Roads, as well as Highways 30, 40, 50, 60 and 80, comes amid a rising number of traffic accidents involving motorcycles.Reportedly, an...

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Senior journalists commend KUNA's professional role

Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) headquarters.KUWAIT: Senior Kuwaiti journalists have commended the "leading" role of Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) as a "national professional institution", which conveys Kuwait's voice to the entire world. The journalists, in statements to KUNA a day after the agency celebrated its 45th anniversary, said the national news agency is a "media icon". They said they get "reliable" news, specially local stories, from KUNA,...

KUWAIT: HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah chairs a Cabinet meeting at Sheikh Jaber Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah International Tennis Complex. - KUNA

Kuwait to assign parks, open spaces for investment

KUWAIT: HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah chairs a Cabinet meeting at Sheikh Jaber Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah International Tennis Complex. - KUNAKUWAIT: The Cabinet, in its extraordinary meeting on Wednesday, instructed the Public Authority for Agricultural Affairs and Fish Resources (PAAAFR) to work out a plan to open public parks and spaces in residential areas for investment. The Cabinet also ordered the PAAAFR to...

DUBAI: Traditional dancers and musicians delight the crowd at Kuwait's Expo 2020 pavilion. - KUNA

Sustainability efforts highlighted at Expo; troupe spreads joy

DUBAI: Traditional dancers and musicians delight the crowd at Kuwait's Expo 2020 pavilion. - KUNADUBAI: Kuwait's pavilion at Dubai Expo, the first world fair in the region, organized on Wednesday workshops demonstrating the country's sustainability efforts, including measures it has taken to limit greenhouse gas emissions. These workshops are highlighting Kuwait's "path towards sustainability", chronicling the nation's history of solar energy...

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Moving with the times

Photos by Shakir ReshamwalaThe Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salem Cultural Centre (ASCC) is the largest museum complex in the world. It comprises of six museums related to natural history, science and technology, Arab and Islamic science and space. The center is home to some 22 world-class galleries, with over 3,000 exhibits.This week we head to the Transportation and Robots museum, which showcases the evolution of transport through the centuries, from...

HARNAI, Pakistan: Residents bury the body of a victim following an earthquake in the remote mountainous district of Harnai yesterday.-AFPn

20 killed as quake hits Pakistan

HARNAI, Pakistan: Residents bury the body of a victim following an earthquake in the remote mountainous district of Harnai yesterday. - AFPHARNAI, Pakistan: A young man with a jet-black beard crouches, grief-stricken, next to the body of his baby, swaddled in a blanket, as his other children look on in shock. "I tried to take out my children, but the jolt was so strong," Rafiullah, a farmer in the mountainous Pakistani district of Harnai, told...

A camel owner waits for tourists in the sand dunes of Thar Desert at Sam village in India's Rajasthan state yesterday.-AFPnn

India to re-open for tourists from October 15

A camel owner waits for tourists in the sand dunes of Thar Desert at Sam village in India's Rajasthan state yesterday. - AFPNEW DELHI: India will re-open for tourists from October 15 after being closed for more than a year due to the coronavirus pandemic, the government said yesterday. The country famous for the Taj Mahal, desert palaces, tiger reserves, elephants and beaches had barred all foreign tourists in March 2020 in a strict lockdown...

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