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Fire Force brings in advanced water pumps
KUWAIT: Kuwait Fire Force Chief Lieutenant General Khaled Al-Mekrad oversaw the launching of 15 advanced mobile water pumps during a visit to the KFF workshop in Rai yesterday. The pumps come in two sizes; each with a pumping power of 8,000 and 3,000 liters per hour respectively, and will be used to pump rainwater and for boat rescue operations.
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Kuwait vaccinates nearly 30,000 in one day
KUWAIT: Health workers in Kuwait have administered COVID-19 vaccine shots to 29,979 people on Monday, as the Ministry of Health scrambled to vaccinate mall workers around the country. Meanwhile, the ministry announced Monday recording 861 new coronavirus infections and three related deaths in the previous 24 hours.The figures took the total cases in the country up to 292,490 and deaths to 1,696 respectively as of Monday, noted the ministry's...
PARIS: Kuwait's foreign minister Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah speaks at the international conference for Sudan, in Paris, France on Monday. - AFPn
Kuwait ready to fund perpetual Sudan development
PARIS: Kuwait's foreign minister Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah speaks at the international conference for Sudan, in Paris, France on Monday. - AFPKUWAIT: Kuwait's foreign minister and representative of His Highness the Amir said on Monday his country stands ready to finance continued development in Sudan at debt-restructuring talks in Paris that aim to lure foreign investment into Khartoum, a measure needed to resuscitate its...
KUWAIT: Ambassador of Nepal to Kuwait Durga Prasad Bhandari (left) meets KRCS Chairman Dr Hilal Al-Sayer. - KUNAn
Nepalese envoy praises Kuwait Red Crescent Society
KUWAIT: Ambassador of Nepal to Kuwait Durga Prasad Bhandari (left) meets KRCS Chairman Dr Hilal Al-Sayer. - KUNAKUWAIT: The Ambassador of the Republic of Nepal to the State of Kuwait, Durga Prasad Bhandari, has lauded Kuwait Red Crescent Society's efforts to relieve victims of catastrophes particularly amid the coronavirus crisis. Ambassador Bhandari, in remarks to the press yesterday, said following a meeting with the KRCS Chairman Dr Hilal...
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NBK continues to support vaccination centers in Kuwait
Talal Al-TurkiKUWAIT: National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) continues to support Ministry of Health's vaccination efforts in facing COVID-19. NBK provided fridges to five different vaccination centers in addition to Kuwait International Fairgrounds in Mishref Area. These five centers are located in Farwaniya, Al-Assimah, Hawally, Al-Ahmadi and Al-Jahra governorates.NBK volunteers will tour around to ensure that water is delivered on daily basis to the...
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Embassy announces Japanese government scholarships for 2021
KUWAIT: The Embassy of Japan in Kuwait is pleased to announce that the government of Japan offers scholarship to those who wish to study at Japanese universities as undergraduate and research students. The Japanese Government Scholarship was established in 1954 in order to increase mutual understanding between the people of Japan and other countries as well as to make an international contribution to the intellectual field.All Kuwaiti citizens...
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Oil union burns Zionist flag
KUWAIT: Members of the Kuwait Oil and Petrochemical Industries Workers Union burned a Zionist flag during a press conference Monday night. A number of MPs attended the event which the union organized to express support for Palestine. 
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Cop questioned for 'improper behavior'
KUWAIT: Ministry of Interior summoned for questioning a policeman who was seen in a video acting improperly toward an expatriate standing in line to receive the coronavirus vaccine inside a mall on Monday. Interior Ministry Relations and Security Information department said in an official statement: "This is an individual behavior that is unacceptable by the security establishment that works to preserve the rights and duties of citizens and...
In this file photo, Melinda and Bill Gates attend a session at the Congress Center during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos. - AFPn
Gates comes under fresh scrutiny after Microsoft affair resurfaces
In this file photo, Melinda and Bill Gates attend a session at the Congress Center during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos. - AFPWASHINGTON: Bill Gates's tenure at Microsoft has come under fresh scrutiny amid revelations that the tech giant probed the billionaire founder's intimate relationship with a staffer before he left the board of directors. The latest news, days after Gates and his wife Melinda announced their...
PARIS: African Union President Felix Tshisekedi (left), French President Emmanuel Macron (center) and International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva (right) give a statement on the sidelines of the Summit on the Financing of African Economies at the Grand Palais Ephemere.-AFPn
Macron hosts summit on Africa finance
PARIS: African Union President Felix Tshisekedi (left), French President Emmanuel Macron (center) and International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva (right) give a statement on the sidelines of the Summit on the Financing of African Economies at the Grand Palais Ephemere. - AFPPARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron yesterday hosted African leaders and global financial institutions for a summit seeking to provide Africa...
TOKYO: Pedestrians cross a street in Tokyo yesterday as Japan's economy contracted 1.3 percent in the three months to March after the government reimposed coronavirus restrictions in major cities as infections surged, data showed. -AFPn
Japan Q1 GDP shrinks 1.3%, hit by virus curbs
TOKYO: Pedestrians cross a street in Tokyo yesterday as Japan's economy contracted 1.3 percent in the three months to March after the government reimposed coronavirus restrictions in major cities as infections surged, data showed. - AFPTOKYO: Japan's economy contracted 1.3 percent in the three months to March after the government reimposed coronavirus restrictions in major cities as infections surged, data showed yesterday. The...
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TunisAir first foreign carrier to resume Libya flights
TUNIS: TunisAir announced yesterday it has resumed flights to Libya, becoming the first foreign carrier to fly the route for seven years in the wake of UN-sponsored peace efforts. Its planes landed Monday in both the capital Tripoli and Benghazi, Libya's second city, the company said, adding that the event was celebrated with hoses firing water arches on arrival.It has scheduled three flights a week to Tripoli and two to Benghazi in eastern...
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