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Vaxxed: Children Speak Out
By Rajeev Ezekiel DiestaI am turning 17 next month. Why did I decide to get the vaccine? I just want to help end this virus soon! We've been in this situation for almost two years now. It's literally draining our abilities, halting our desires for greatness and crippling our gifts and talents, so I want this to end! With my decision and millions of others, maybe this pandemic will come to an end.It's been a crazy chapter of our lives that we...
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Vaxxed: Children Speak Out
By Annice JinseI am 14 years old, studying in Gulf Indian School, Fahaheel in grade 9. I went to the Mishref vaccination center to take my first dose of the vaccine. When I reached there, I saw a huge queue in the burning heat. We were last in the queue. Many children were there with their parents. Because of the heat, a few children fainted, and parents were struggling. After 20 minutes we were inside hall no. 5.Again there was a huge crowd, but...
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Vaxxed: Children Speak Out
By Angela JinseI am studying in 9th grade. We went to the Mishref vaccination center for the vaccine. My brother and sister were also with me to get vaccinated. There was a huge traffic jam before we reached the vaccination center. Outside the vaccination center, there was a large crowd too. We finally managed to enter the vaccination hall, where there was a long queue of people waiting to get vaccinated.Once inside, we were told to sit in the...
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Vaxxed: Children Speak Out
By Alexis De LeonMy first experience with the vaccine was faster than I had expected it to be. I have a small fear of needles so I was nervous about it, but from what I had heard, the needles didn't hurt that much. while that faded most of my worries, it still made me nervous. Vaccinations are very unfamiliar to me but I know the shot is for the best.A part of me was somewhat excited because a vaccination meant that I will be closer to being able...
CINCINNATI: A truck drives across the Brent Spence Bridge on the Ohio-Kentucky border in Cincinnati, Ohio. - AFPn
Inside the $1tn US infrastructure plan
CINCINNATI: A truck drives across the Brent Spence Bridge on the Ohio-Kentucky border in Cincinnati, Ohio. - AFPWASHINGTON: Lawmakers in Washington are closing in on doing what has eluded administrations for years: passing a bill to revitalize the country's neglected infrastructure. The Senate's $1 trillion proposal -- backed by Democratic President Joe Biden -- would channel money towards everything from fixing roads to expanding broadband and...
The success of Afterpay caught the attention of Square, a digital fee platform owned by Twitter chief Jack Dorseyn
Afterpay mega-deal puts spotlight on 'buy now, pay later' platforms
The success of Afterpay caught the attention of Square, a digital fee platform owned by Twitter chief Jack Dorsey. - AFPPARIS: The $29-billion takeover of Australia's "buy now, pay later" app Afterpay by US firm Square has thrown a spotlight on a sector that is growing rapidly and grabbing the attention of regulators. The seven-year-old Sydney-based app-which allows users to pay off smaller purchases in regular instalments-is aimed at...
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Biden to set target of half of US car sales
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden will set a target that half of all cars sold in the United States by 2030 will be zero-emission vehicles, the White House announced. Biden's plan follows the dramatic loosening of many environmental regulations and climate protections under the Donald Trump administration."The President will sign an Executive Order that sets an ambitious new target to make half of all new vehicles sold in 2030 zero-emissions...
This picture shows volunteer from Mehmankhana, a non-profit organization, preparing food for pandemic affected people during a lockdown to contain the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, at Lalmatia area. - AFP photosn
Bangladesh street kitchens battle to keep free food on the menu
This picture shows volunteer from Mehmankhana, a non-profit organization, preparing food for pandemic affected people during a lockdown to contain the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, at Lalmatia area. - AFP photosMohammad Masud braves Dhaka's sweltering summer heat to pedal across the Bangladeshi capital in his rickshaw and queue at one of the last charities still feeding those left destitute by the pandemic. Nearby are hundreds of...
Trevor (right) and Marda Norris, and their dog, Clyde, search on the Woodford Truffle farm, for Black Winter Perigord truffles in an orchard of specially-planted oak trees, close to the town of Ceres, in the Western Cape Province. — AFP photosn
S Africa's 'crazy' mountain farmers cash in on truffle bet
Trevor (right) and Marda Norris, and their dog, Clyde, search on the Woodford Truffle farm, for Black Winter Perigord truffles in an orchard of specially-planted oak trees, close to the town of Ceres, in the Western Cape Province. — AFP photosOnly shrubs grew naturally in the sandy acid soil that farmer Volker Miros chose as a site to test the potential for truffle production in South Africa. The determined mycophile saw no reason why the...
Water witcher David Sagouspe poses for a photo under a dust-covered almond tree, July 24, 2021 on a farm in Fresno, California. – AFP photosn
Divining intervention: Drought-hit Californians enlist 'water witch'
Water witcher David Sagouspe poses for a photo under a dust-covered almond tree, July 24, 2021 on a farm in Fresno, California. – AFP photosHolding a V-shaped branch point down, David Sagouspe examines the cracked soil of a California farm. Under the blazing sun, he takes a breath and sets off, mechanically turning the branch five times towards the sky and five times towards the ground. He stops, marks the spot with a pink flag and nods....
Therapy dogs Morron (right) and Pipa are seen at the Exequiel Gonzalez Pediatrics Hospital during a session with girl who will undergo surgery. - AFPn
K9 cuddles bring joy to kids at Chile hospital
Therapy dogs Morron (right) and Pipa are seen at the Exequiel Gonzalez Pediatrics Hospital during a session with girl who will undergo surgery. - AFP photosAt a children's hospital in Santiago there is a flurry of excitement over a delegation of special visitors: a four-legged quartet has arrived to offer some reprieve from sickness and pain with their wagging tails and soulful eyes. Pipa, Morron, Pepe and Chimu are regular visitors to the...
In this file photo Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex arrives at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. - AFP n
Meghan turns 40, asks for help getting women back to work
In this file photo Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex arrives at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. - AFPMeghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, marked her 40th birthday Wednesday with a video asking celebrity friends to help women get back to work after the pandemic. The two-minute turn shows the wife of Britain's Prince Harry joking with actress Melissa McCarthy, and comes two months after she gave birth to the couple's second...
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His Highness Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah
Sheikh Salem Al-Ali passes away
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GAZA: People inspect the damage in Gaza City's Sheikh Radwan neighborhood following Zionist bombardment on August 11, 2024. — AFP
US orders nuclear submarine to Mideast
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His Highness Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah
Kuwait mourns Al-Sabah Family patriarch, KNG Chief Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah
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KURSK: This handout photograph taken and released by the Government of Kursk region of Russia on August 9, 2024, shows women and children being evacuated from the town of Rylsk in Kursk region. — AFP
Putin orders Russian army to ‘dislodge’ Ukrainian forces
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HERAT, Afghanistan: Afghan female workers sort and process dry Saffron at a facility in Herat. – AFP
Three years after return of Taleban, Afghan economic woes loom large