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Egg shortage continues in Kuwait

KUWAIT: The egg shortage crisis continues, two weeks after thousands of chickens were destroyed at Kuwaiti farms due to bird flu. This led to a reduction in egg production that reached around 700,000 eggs daily, while the daily consumption locally is nearly 2 million eggs, with a production rate of over one billion eggs annually. Vendor Abu Ali said he sells Turkish eggs. He imported 800 cartons on Saturday and all were sold for KD 1.200 per...

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Child dies in hit-and-run

KUWAIT: Criminal police were able to solve the case of a hit and run during which a Syrian boy lost his life, as the driver was identified and arrested in his Farwaniya home. The father of the 4-year-old boy told police his son died after he was run over by a motorist, who fled.Eyewitness accounts and surveillance cameras helped identify the Egyptian driver, who was found at his home. He said the child ran in front of him quickly and he could not...

KUWAIT: MPs react during the session in the National Assembly yesterday. – Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyatnn

Assembly drama continues as guards called in chamber

KUWAIT: MPs react during the session in the National Assembly yesterday. – Photo by Yasser Al-ZayyatBy B IzzakKUWAIT: National Assembly guards were yesterday ordered to enter the chamber to prevent possible clashes between lawmakers as political drama continued in the National Assembly forcing Speaker Marzouk Al-Ghanem to adjourn yet another session. Almost all opposition MPs went up to the podium to prevent taking a vote ordered by the...

MOSUL, Iraq: Children pose for a photo in front of a large graffiti depicting cultural elements including mosques, churches, old window lattices of the old town of Iraq's northern city of Mosul on the first night of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan yesterday during a celebration hosted by a local cultural NGO. - AFPn

Muslims start Ramadan under shadow of virus

MOSUL, Iraq: Children pose for a photo in front of a large graffiti depicting cultural elements including mosques, churches, old window lattices of the old town of Iraq's northern city of Mosul on the first night of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan yesterday during a celebration hosted by a local cultural NGO. - AFPJAKARTA: Surging coronavirus cases in many parts of the world overshadowed the start of the holy month of Ramadan yesterday...

TEHRAN: Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (center right) and Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (center left) posing for a photo with exchanged documents during their meeting at the ministry headquarters yesterday.-AFPn

Iran to 'enrich uranium up to 60% purity'

TEHRAN: Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov left) posing for a photo with exchanged documents during their meeting at the ministry headquarters yesterday.-AFPTEHRAN: Iran warned yesterday it will start enriching uranium up to 60 percent purity, two days after an explosion it blamed on Israel damaged its enrichment plant in Natanz. The announcement cast a shadow over ongoing multinational...

PORTLAND, Oregon: Portland police officers chase demonstrators after a riot was declared during a protest against the killing of Daunte Wright Monday in Portland, Oregon. - AFPn

Minneapolis under curfew after shooting

PORTLAND, Oregon: Portland police officers chase demonstrators after a riot was declared during a protest against the killing of Daunte Wright Monday in Portland, Oregon. - AFPMINNEAPOLIS: Fresh protests broke out in Minneapolis despite a curfew implemented after a police officer fatally shot a young Black man, fueling tensions in a US city already on edge because of the George Floyd murder trial. Dozens of protesters waved signs and chanted...

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World's biggest rabbit stolen

The owner Annette Edwards with DariusLONDON: British police are seeking thieves who bagged the world's largest rabbit named Darius from his owner's garden. West Mercia Police said they were appealing for information after the brown-and-white bunny disappeared on Saturday night from his pen in Stoulton in central England.Darius, a Continental Giant rabbit, was recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's longest living rabbit in 2010,...

KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets His Highness Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. - Amiri Diwan and KUNA photosn

Amir, Crown Prince receive Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad

KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets His Highness Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. - Amiri Diwan and KUNA photosKUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received His Highness Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah at Bayan Palace yesterday. His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah also received His Highness Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad...

TOKYO: Protestors hold slogans as they take part in a rally against the Japanese government's decision to release treated water from the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant into the sea, outside of the prime minister's office in Tokyo yesterday.-AFPn

Japan to release Fukushima water into sea

TOKYO: Protestors hold slogans as they take part in a rally against the Japanese government's decision to release treated water from the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant into the sea, outside of the prime minister's office in Tokyo yesterday. - AFPTOKYO: Japan will release more than a million tons of treated water from the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean, the government said yesterday, triggering a furious regional...

BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel leaves after giving a statement in Berlin yesterday amid the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. -- AFPn

Merkel govt agrees 'overdue' law on curfews, tougher virus curbs

BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel leaves after giving a statement in Berlin yesterday amid the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. - AFPBERLIN: The German government agreed yesterday on controversial changes to a national infections control law, handing Berlin more power to impose tougher measures such as night-time curfews to halt the raging coronavirus pandemic. The adjusted law, which still needs to be approved by parliament, would...

MANDALAY: This photo taken and received courtesy of an anonymous source yesterday shows protesters carrying A-taui pots filled with Thingyan festival flowers while taking part in a demonstration against the military coup in Mandalay. -- AFPn

Myanmar heading towards Syria-style 'full-blown conflict', warns UN chief

MANDALAY: This photo taken and received courtesy of an anonymous source yesterday shows protesters carrying A-taui pots filled with Thingyan festival flowers while taking part in a demonstration against the military coup in Mandalay. - AFPGENEVA: The UN rights chief warned yesterday of possible crimes against humanity in Myanmar and said it seemed to be heading towards a massive conflict like the one ravaging Syria. In a statement, the UN rights...

Peruvian presidential candidate for the Peru Libre (Free Peru) Party, Pedro Castillo, waves as he leaves a polling station in Cajamarca, Peru, after casting his vote during general elections.-AFPn

Far-left union leader takes in lead in Peru poll

Peruvian presidential candidate for the Peru Libre (Free Peru) Party, Pedro Castillo, waves as he leaves a polling station in Cajamarca, Peru, after casting his vote during general elections. - AFPLIMA: A far-left union leader and teacher has taken a surprise, though slim, lead in Peru's presidential election, and will likely face a rightwing rival in a runoff in June, incomplete results showed Monday. With nearly 90 percent of ballots counted...

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