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TRIPOLI: People hold a meeting at the Nuqta co-working space on Jan 19, 2021. – AFP n

Libya youths share space

TRIPOLI: People hold a meeting at the Nuqta co-working space on Jan 19, 2021. – AFPTRIPOLI: For those needing space to do business in Libya, a country beset by frequent blackouts and internet cuts after a decade of war, co-working has become increasingly popular. Overcoming both restrictions to stem the coronavirus pandemic and the conflicts that have riven the oil-rich North African nation since the 2011 uprising that ousted long-time...

SIDON: A woman sews a body bag for COVID-19 victims at a factory on Tuesday. – AFP n

Seamstresses now stitch body bags in Lebanon

SIDON: A woman sews a body bag for COVID-19 victims at a factory on Tuesday. – AFPSIDON, Lebanon: In a Lebanon textile workshop, Umm Omar recalled making school uniforms and holiday garments - before surging coronavirus cases forced her into the grim business of body bags. "We used to sew festive clothes, outfits for pilgrims, and school uniforms. We brought people joy," said the 53-year-old workshop supervisor in the southern city of Sidon....

TRIPOLI: Chairman of the Presidential Council of Libya's Government of National Accord (GNA) Fayez Al-Sarraj attends a torch-lighting ceremony in Martyrs Square in the capital Tripoli on the eve of the 10th anniversary of the revolution, on Tuesday. - AFPnnn

Libyans mark 10th anniversary of uprising

TRIPOLI: Chairman of the Presidential Council of Libya's Government of National Accord (GNA) Fayez Al-Sarraj attends a torch-lighting ceremony in Martyrs Square in the capital Tripoli on the eve of the 10th anniversary of the revolution, on Tuesday. - AFPTRIPOLI: Libyans marked the 10th anniversary yesterday of the start of the uprising that toppled longtime ruler Muammar Gaddafi, ending decades of dictatorship but throwing the country into...

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Millions struggle without power as deadly winter storm grips US

TEXAS: Pike Electric service trucks line up after a snow storm on Tuesday in Fort Worth, Texas.-AFPWASHINGTON: Millions were left without power as a winter storm gripped the southern and central United States Tuesday with record-low temperatures in ill-prepared areas, and a tornado claiming three lives. More than 20 storm-related deaths have been registered so far, including in traffic accidents in Texas, Kentucky and Missouri, according to...

YANGON: Protesters block a major road during a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon yesterday.-AFPn

Myanmar protesters stage biggest rallies since troop deployments

YANGON: Protesters block a major road during a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon yesterday.-AFPYANGON: Myanmar's anti-coup protesters returned to the streets in force yesterday with the biggest demonstrations since troops fanned out around the country to quell opposition to the new military junta. Much of the country has been in open revolt since the military deposed Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi's government at the start of...

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Kuwait registers 1,017 new COVID cases, five deaths

KUWAIT: Kuwait's Ministry of Health (MoH) registered yesterday 1,017 additional COVID-19 cases over a 24-hour span, increasing the total number of infections to 180,505, while five fatalities were recorded, raising the death toll to 1,019, as the percentage of overall recoveries out of total infections showed a 93.3 percent survival rate. Plus, 819 fresh recovery cases were added to a total of 168,420 cured people, MoH's Spokesman Dr Abdullah...

PYONGYANG, North Korea: This picture shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (center) and his wife Ri Sol Ju (left) watching a performance for celebrating the birth anniversary of Chairman Kim Jong Il at the Mansudae Art Theatre in Pyongyang.-AFP n

Kim Jong Un's wife makes first public appearance in a year

PYONGYANG, North Korea: This picture shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (center) and his wife Ri Sol Ju (left) watching a performance for celebrating the birth anniversary of Chairman Kim Jong Il at the Mansudae Art Theatre in Pyongyang.-AFPSEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's wife made her first public appearance in over a year, state media reported yesterday, after speculation her absence could be coronavirus-related, or because of a...

TOKYO: Director of the Tokyo Medical Center Kazuhiro Araki (left) speaks to the media after receiving a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine as the country launches its inoculation campaign in Tokyo yesterday.-AFP n

WHO reports fall in cases, Japan starts vaccinations

TOKYO: Director of the Tokyo Medical Center Kazuhiro Araki (left) speaks to the media after receiving a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine as the country launches its inoculation campaign in Tokyo yesterday.-AFPTOKYO: Japan launched its coronavirus vaccination program yesterday, five months ahead of the Tokyo Olympics, as the World Health Organization reported a fall in new cases around the world. The same day, Australia and New Zealand ended snap...

PARIS: A baby has been born following a uterus transplant for the first time ever in France, the hospital treating mother and infant said yesterday.-AFPnn

First baby born in France after uterus transplant

PARIS: A baby has been born following a uterus transplant for the first time ever in France, the hospital treating mother and infant said yesterday.-AFPPARIS: A baby has been born following a uterus transplant for the first time ever in France, the hospital treating mother and infant said yesterday. Such births are extremely rare but not unprecedented, and come after a cutting-edge procedure to transplant a healthy uterus into a woman whose own...

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Indian minister loses high-profile #MeToo defamation case

JAIPUR, India: In this file photo Indian journalist MJ Akbar participates in a debate entitled "Kashmir Kashmir" during the third day of DSC Jaipur Literature Festival.-AFPNEW DELHI: A former minister lost a defamation suit yesterday against a woman who had accused him of sexual harassment, a high-profile case in India's #MeToo movement, her lawyer said. In 2018, Priya Ramani became the first of a string of women to go public with allegations...

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Pakistan Sports Association organizes blood donation drive

KUWAIT: Pakistan Sports Association Kuwait, a well-known sports organization in Kuwait, organized its 6th Annual Blood Donation Camp recently at Kuwait Central Blood Bank in Jabriya, in accordance with anti-COVID precautions. This blood donation drive was dedicated to the founder of Pakistan Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Late Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.A noble cause to serve humanity, Pakistan Sports Association...

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Kuwait donates medical supplies to Iraq's Kurdistan

IRBIL: The State of Kuwait delivered $1 million worth of medical equipment and drugs to Iraq's Kurdistan to help the region face the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), a Kuwaiti diplomat said yesterday. General Consul of Kuwait in Irbil Dr Omar Al-Kanderi revealed that his country was coordinating with the World Health Organization (WHO) to deliver Kuwait's contribution as part of the 'Kuwait by your side' campaign.The diplomat affirmed...

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