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(FILES) In this file photo taken on April 19, 2021, a woman (R) hugs a family member before his departure for New Zealand at Sydney International Airport, as Australia and New Zealand opened a trans-Tasman quarantine-free travel bubble. - Quarantine-free travel bubbles were hailed as tourism's 'godsend' earlier this year, but coronavirus-enforced closures and suspensions have deflated hopes they will herald a return to pre-pandemic normality. (Photo by SAEED KHAN / AFP) / TO GO WITH AFP STORY NZEALAND-AUSTRALIA-TRAVEL-HEALTH-VIRUS,FOCUS BY NEIL SANDS
Tourists scarce as travel bubbles fail to inflate
SYDNEY: In this file photo taken on April 19, 2021, a woman hugs a family member before his departure for New Zealand at Sydney International Airport, as Australia and New Zealand opened a trans-Tasman quarantine-free travel bubble. - AFPWELLINGTON: Quarantine-free travel bubbles were hailed as tourism's "godsend" earlier this year, but cancellations and suspensions have deflated hopes they will herald a return to pre-pandemic normality. Perhaps...
India's Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar (left) and Kuwait's Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah.n
Kuwait reiterates support for India as it tackles COVID
India's Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar (left) and Kuwait's Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah.KUWAIT: Kuwait will continue to provide assistance and support to India as it tackles a "worsening situation" as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah said on Friday.In a phone call with his Indian counterpart, Kuwait's foreign minister, who doubles as...
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Zain showcases its media platforms' role in supporting nation during pandemic
Waleed Al-KhashtiKUWAIT: Zain, the leading digital service provider in Kuwait, announced its strategic sponsorship of the 17th Arab Media Forum. The virtual event, which came in collaboration with the Ministry of Information, was held from 29 - 31 May via teleconferencing technology. The forum came under the patronage and presence of Secretary-General of the Arab League Ahmad Aboul Gheit and the participation of Minister of Information and...
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Ooredoo Kuwait gears up staff with first aid, CPR training
KUWAIT: Ooredoo Telecom, the first to introduce innovative digital services in Kuwait, organized a two-day course for heart saver first aid, CPR and cardiac shock (AED) in association with Dasman Diabetes Institute. The course aimed to provide training for employees on how to react and respond to medical emergencies at work, and consisted of 10 employees from different departments who undergo intense training that covered various topics...
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Gulf Bank gold sponsor of AUM career fair
Salma Al-HajjajKUWAIT: Gulf Bank successfully wrapped up the American University of the Middle East's first virtual career fair, which was launched last week for university students. As a gold sponsor of the AUM career fair, Gulf Bank is affirming its commitment to creating job opportunities for Kuwaiti youth and realizing the national development plan, Kuwait Vision 2035 "New Kuwait."During the course of the career fair, more than 1,000 AUM...
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One injured in offshore collision
KUWAIT: A boat and a yacht collided near Kubbar Island Friday afternoon, the Fire Force said. Shuaiba and Salmiya Sea Rescue centers responded and found the boat with five persons on board and the yacht that had a family on it. The boat was severely damaged and water was seeping into it, so pumps were used to take the water out while securing the boat. One injured person was transported by the rescue boat and handed to paramedics.
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Tobacco and e-cigs
By Abdellatif Sharaa a mad man is given an ember, he will not pick it up! If he was asked to touch it, he will not! So what about him picking it with his hand and placing it in his mouth, then dropping it in his gut?! A mad man will not do that, so what about a sane person? Smokers do! Smoking is a repugnant habit that we hope our brothers and sisters can fight against and become free from this enslaving master. I feel hurt and feel...
KUWAIT: A picture taken on Friday shows the sun rising in Kuwait City. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
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KUWAIT: A picture taken on Friday shows the sun rising in Kuwait City. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
MOSUL: Iraqi men sit in the shade next to a building on May 26, 2021, destroyed during fighting with Islamic State the 2017 battle for the city. - AFP n
Fear as IS families return to Mosul
MOSUL: Iraqi men sit in the shade next to a building on May 26, 2021, destroyed during fighting with Islamic State in the 2017 battle for the city. - AFPMOSUL: The return of dozens of Iraqi families suspected of links to the Islamic State group from Syria to Mosul has sparked fears among residents who survived the horrors of IS rule. Around 300 people from some 90 families left the Kurdish-run Al-Hol camp in northeast Syria on Tuesday under...
GENEVA: This file photo shows a sign of the World Health Organization (WHO) at the entrance of their headquarters in Geneva amid the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.-AFP n
COVID origins search 'being poisoned by politics': WHO
GENEVA: This file photo shows a sign of the World Health Organization (WHO) at the entrance of their headquarters in Geneva amid the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. - AFPGENEVA: The World Health Organization warned Friday that efforts to uncover the COVID-19 pandemic's origins were being hampered by politics, insisting scientists needed space to work on solving the mystery. "We would ask that we separate the science from the politics, and let us...
WINDHOEK, Namibia: This undated file photo taken during the 1904-1908 war of Germany against Herero and Nama in Namibia shows a soldier (right) probably belonging to the German troops supervising Namibian war prisoners. -AFP n
Germany admits Namibia genocide, but critics want more
WINDHOEK, Namibia: This undated file photo taken during the 1904-1908 war of Germany against Herero and Nama in Namibia shows a soldier (right) probably belonging to the German troops supervising Namibian war prisoners. - AFPBERLIN: Germany on Friday acknowledged it had committed genocide in colonial-era Namibia and promised a billion euros in financial support to descendants of the victims, a move Windhoek welcomed as a "first step" but which...
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Misinformation thrives in Iraq's virtual arenas
BAGHDAD: A member of Iraq's interior ministry's anti-"fake news" team, accompanied by policemen, speak to a pharmacist on May 20, 2021. - AFPBAGHDAD: Conspiracy theories, fake reports and mudslinging - in Iraq, false news thrives and risks real-life consequences as authorities struggle to counteract its spread. Misinformation about political, social, security and economic issues abound online in the country, said an official from the Tech 4...
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VINHEDO, Brazil: An aerial view of the wreckage of an airplane that crashed with 62 people on board on Aug 10, 2024. - AFP
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