Safeer | Kuwait Times Newspaper

Kuwait Times

CHENNAI: A man holds boxes of Remdesivir, an antiviral drug used to treat COVID-19 coronavirus symptoms, purchased from government dispensary in Chennai yesterday.-AFPn

Frantic scramble for COVID drugs in India

CHENNAI: A man holds boxes of Remdesivir, an antiviral drug used to treat COVID-19 coronavirus symptoms, purchased from government dispensary in Chennai yesterday. - AFPNEW DELHI: Manish Aggarwal celebrates with weary relief after laying his hands on precious doses of COVID-19 medication for his sick father-a victory where thousands across India have not been so lucky. He has been waiting in line outside a small pharmacy in Delhi for eight hours...

BRUSSELS: (From Lleft) Members of European Parliament David Mcallister, Andreas Schieder, Christophe Hansen and Bernd Lange give a press conference following a debate on the EU-UK trade and cooperation agreement during the second day of a plenary session at the European Parliament yesterday. - AFP n

EU turns page on latest Brexit chapter

BRUSSELS: (From Lleft) Members of European Parliament David Mcallister, Andreas Schieder, Christophe Hansen and Bernd Lange give a press conference following a debate on the EU-UK trade and cooperation agreement during the second day of a plenary session at the European Parliament yesterday. - AFPBRUSSELS: The European Parliament was to vote yesterday to ratify the EU's post-Brexit trade deal with Britain, but not without issuing bitter final...

BERLIN: German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier comments on a graph during a press conference to present the German government's economic spring projection yesterday. - AFP n

Germany eyes stronger 2021 growth as vaccines offer hope

BERLIN: German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier comments on a graph during a press conference to present the German government's economic spring projection yesterday. - AFPBERLIN: Germany raised its growth forecast for 2021 yesterday, offering a glimpse of light at the end of the coronavirus pandemic tunnel as vaccinations finally begin to gather pace in Europe's biggest economy. "Today's spring projection is an encouragement despite the current...

SAN NICOLAS DE BARI, Cuba: Erick Carmona (left), CEO of Alasoluciones, and member Mykol Diaz (right) work on drones at their workshop on April 11, 2021. – AFP n

Cuban engineers' dreams take flight with home-grown drones

SAN NICOLAS DE BARI, Cuba: Erick Carmona (left), CEO of Alasoluciones, and member Mykol Diaz (right) work on drones at their workshop on April 11, 2021. – AFPSAN NICOLAS DE BARI, Cuba: Disguised as a sparrowhawk, and convincingly mimicking its predatory cry, a drone made of wood, scrap metal and plastic disperses birds at a Cuban airfield. From afar one could be fooled: Soaring and swooping with its 1.3-m wingspan, the mechanical bird flies...

A man passes before a branch of Japanese securities company Nomura Securities in Tokyo. - AFP

Archegos fiasco deals new blows to UBS, Nomura

A man passes before a branch of Japanese securities company Nomura Securities in Tokyo. - AFPTOKYO: The collapse of US hedge fund Archegos dealt new blows to global banking giants yesterday as Japan's Nomura reported a bigger financial impact than expected and Switzerland's UBS disclosed a surprise hit. Shockwaves rippled through global financial markets and institutions last month when then little-known Archegos sold at least $20 billion in...

COLOGNE: Leipzig's German headcoach Julian Nagelsmann reacts after the German first division Bundesliga football match FC Cologne vs RB Leipzig, in Cologne, western Germany, on April 20, 2021.-AFPn

Nagelsmann to coach Bayern Munich from next season

COLOGNE: Leipzig's German headcoach Julian Nagelsmann reacts after the German first division Bundesliga football match FC Cologne vs RB Leipzig, in Cologne, western Germany, on April 20, 2021.-AFPBERLIN: Julian Nagelsmann will take over as Bayern Munich coach from next season to replace Hansi Flick, the reigning German champions announced yesterday. Nagelsmann, who is just 33, will move from RB Leipzig on a five-year contract after Flick, whose...

MANCHESTER: In this file photo taken on December 29, 2019 Manchester City's Algerian midfielder Riyad Mahrez controls the ball during the English Premier League football match between Manchester City and Sheffield United at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, north west England. - AFPn

Mahrez's 'unlikely' journey from Paris suburbs to Champions League semi against PSG

MANCHESTER: In this file photo taken on December 29, 2019 Manchester City's Algerian midfielder Riyad Mahrez controls the ball during the English Premier League football match between Manchester City and Sheffield United at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, north west England. - AFPSARCELLES: Born and brought up in a gritty Paris suburb, Riyad Mahrez has gone on to become one of the leading players of his generation and returns to the French...

NARITA: Artwork by Japanese painter Akira Yamaguchi titled 'Imayou yuraku-zu' is displayed at Narita International Airport terminal 1 in Narita, Chiba prefecture yesterday, as part of the Look of the Games - the visual identity of the Tokyo 2020 Games to welcome athletes and Games stakeholders from around the world to Japan. - AFPn

'Impossible now' - Japan's Olympic host towns pull out over pandemic

NARITA: Artwork by Japanese painter Akira Yamaguchi titled 'Imayou yuraku-zu' is displayed at Narita International Airport terminal 1 in Narita, Chiba prefecture yesterday, as part of the Look of the Games - the visual identity of the Tokyo 2020 Games to welcome athletes and Games stakeholders from around the world to Japan. - AFPTOKYO: Hundreds of Japanese towns and cities have been forced to rethink plans to host Olympic teams because the...

LONDON: Chelsea's German head coach Thomas Tuchel shouts instructions to his players from the touchline during the English Premier League football match between Chelsea and Brighton and Hove Albion at Stamford Bridge in London on April 20, 2021. - AFPn

Chelsea's Tuchel criticizes Champions League reforms

LONDON: Chelsea's German head coach Thomas Tuchel shouts instructions to his players from the touchline during the English Premier League football match between Chelsea and Brighton and Hove Albion at Stamford Bridge in London on April 20, 2021. - AFPLONDON: Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel has launched a scathing attack on the new Champions League format, saying coaches and players had not been consulted on plans to add more games to an already...

A photo shows a view of a hotel under renovation on the small southern Greek island of Elafonisos.-AFP photosn

Tourist-starved Greek islands strive for 'COVID-free' image

A photo shows a view of a hotel under renovation on the small southern Greek island of Elafonisos. - AFPWhite sandy beaches make Elafonisos a popular holiday destination but it's the Greek island's small population that puts it top-of-the-list for COVID jabs as the country pushes to restart tourism before summer. In January, the Greek government said it would prioritize immunity on smaller islands, promising they would be fully vaccinated by the...

Abigail Glasgow receives a temporary tattoo by tattoo artist Marissa Boulay at Ephemeral tattoo shop in New York City. - AFPn

New York startup aims to leave a mark with ephemeral tattoos

Abigail Glasgow receives a temporary tattoo by tattoo artist Marissa Boulay at Ephemeral tattoo shop in New York City. - AFPNeither a permanent mark nor a paper transfer: a New York start-up has created the first tattoos that fully disappear after a while, aiming to open the body inking market to new clientele. "It's going to fade so I'm not too concerned," says Abigail Glasgow with a mischievous look in her eye, as the first letter of her...

Founder of Energy Garden Agamemnon Otero tends to a herb and vegetable section near the platform at Brondesbury Park Overground train station in north west London.-AFP photosn

In London, rail-side gardening blossoms during pandemic

Founder of Energy Garden Agamemnon Otero tends to a herb and vegetable section near the platform at Brondesbury Park Overground train station in north west London. - AFPA busy commuter train station is an unlikely place to find a haven for flowers, bees and hedgehogs. But a decade-old project in London bringing an eco-friendly combination of gardening, horticulture and so-called rewilding to the urban jungle is bearing fruit during the pandemic....

most read

1

GAZA: Palestinians surround bodies lying on the ground at the Al-Maamadani hospital after they were killed in a Zionist strike on a school used as a refuge by displaced Palestinians in Gaza City on Aug 8, 2024. - AFP

Iran says Zionists seeking war

2

DHAKA: Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus (center) takes the oath of office as the chief adviser of Bangladesh's new interim government, administered by President Mohammed Shahabuddin (left) on August 8, 2024. - AFP

Yunus sworn in as Bangladesh leader

3

Abdullah Al-Sanousi

Digital nomads: New-age employees freely roaming around ever-changing job market

4

Minister of Information and Bahrain's Minister of Tourism sign an executive program of tourism cooperation agreement for 2024, 2025, and 2026. – KUNA photos

Kuwait and Bahrain ink executive program for tourism cooperation

5

KUWAIT: Workers take shelter from the sun under a tree in Kuwait City amidst a heatwave. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

‘Inadequate’ heat protection for Gulf migrant workers