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For Kuwait hotels, institutional quarantine welcome respite
By Nawara FattahovaKUWAIT: After deciding to impose institutional quarantine for all passengers arriving to Kuwait from Feb 21, Kuwait Hotel Owners Association (KHOA) announced the prices for each hotel category. The rates were set as a package for six nights and seven days. For three-star hotels, the room rate will be KD 20 per night for a standard single room and KD 30 for a double room with breakfast and airport transfer. So the package will...
PARIS: A medical worker uses a swab to perform a diagnostic PCR test on an arriving passenger at a testing booth at Roissy-Charles de Gaulle Airport yesterday. - AFP n
Virus 'here to stay' despite vaccinations
PARIS: A medical worker uses a swab to perform a diagnostic PCR test on an arriving passenger at a testing booth at Roissy-Charles de Gaulle Airport yesterday. - AFPSTOCKHOLM: The head of the EU's disease control agency warned Friday that the novel coronavirus could last indefinitely even as global infections slowed by nearly half in the last month and vaccine rollouts gathered pace in parts of the world. In an interview with AFP, ECDC chief...
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UK lawyer wins daunting job of ICC prosecutor
Karim KhanUNITED NATIONS: British human rights lawyer Karim Khan was elected Friday as the new prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, a politically daunting position whose incumbent was slapped with US sanctions. Khan, 50, previously led a special UN probe into crimes by the Islamic State extremist group in which he pressed for a trial on the lines of Nuremberg for Nazi war criminals. More controversially, he also represented late...
DUBAI: In this photo taken on Jan 14, 2021, a woman looks at a view of Marina Beach. - AFP n
Dubai expats struggle to find love
DUBAI: In this photo taken on Jan 14, 2021, a woman looks at a view of Marina Beach. - AFPDUBAI: In Dubai, known for its luxury haunts and parties, Lindsey knows she has reasons to be happy. But like many young expatriates, she's sure her quest for a partner will force her to leave. "Even if I had the best job, I wouldn't stay," said the curly-haired 32-year-old French teacher who is keen on starting a family. "I have friends who have been here...
ROME: Italian outgoing Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte (left) hands over the cabinet minister bell to new Prime Minister Mario Draghi during a handover ceremony at Palazzo Chigi yesterday. - AFP n
Draghi sworn in as Italy's new PM
ROME: Italian outgoing Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte (left) hands over the cabinet minister bell to new Prime Minister Mario Draghi during a handover ceremony at Palazzo Chigi yesterday. - AFPROME: Former European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi was formally sworn in as Italy's new prime minister yesterday, against the backdrop of the deadly coronavirus pandemic and a crippling recession. The appointment of the 73-year-old known as "Super Mario"...
VIAZMA, Russie: Re-enactors in period uniforms stand next to coffins containing remains of Russian and French soldiers during a burial ceremony in the western town of Vyazma yesterday.-AFP n
200 years after Napoleon defeat, Russia and France bury their dead
VIAZMA, Russie: Re-enactors in period uniforms stand next to coffins containing remains of Russian and French soldiers during a burial ceremony in the western town of Vyazma yesterday.-AFPVYAZMA, Russia: The remains of French and Russian soldiers who died during Napoleon's catastrophic retreat from Moscow in 1812 were laid to rest yesterday in a rare moment of unity between the two countries. Officials and descendants of 19th-century Russian and...
MOGOK, Myanmar: In this file photo sellers trade rubies and other gemstones at the gems market in Mogok town, north of Mandalay.ÑAFP n
Jade and rubies: How Myanmar's military amassed its fortune
MOGOK, Myanmar: In this file photo sellers trade rubies and other gemstones at the gems market in Mogok town, north of Mandalay.ÑAFPBANGKOK: Mines, banks, petroleum, agriculture, tourism: Myanmar's ruling junta has vested interests in large swathes of the country's economy, providing it a colossal and closely guarded fortune that the United States has targeted with sanctions. After last weeks coup to oust civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and...
WAVRE, Belgium: An employee is at work at the factory of British pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) on Feb 8, 2021 where the COVID-19 CureVac vaccine will be produced. - AFP n
Pandemic showcases Belgium as Europe's Vaccine Valley
WAVRE, Belgium: An employee is at work at the factory of British pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) on Feb 8, 2021 where the COVID-19 CureVac vaccine will be produced. - AFPWAVRE, Belgium: A small country with an outsize reputation in research and pharmaceuticals, Belgium has emerged with a strategic role in the world's battle against the coronavirus. The drugs giants racing to develop and produce new vaccines at scale in record time...
NAIROBI: Kenya Airways' Commercial Cargo Manager Peter Musola gives an interview at the airline's import handling facility at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport on Feb 11, 2021. - AFP n
From flowers to vaccines, Kenya Airways sees new opportunity
NAIROBI: Kenya Airways' Commercial Cargo Manager Peter Musola gives an interview at the airline's import handling facility at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport on Feb 11, 2021. - AFPNAIROBI: With passenger traffic in a slump, airlines are turning to freight to fill the gap - and Kenya Airways spies an advantage in the market to deliver temperature-sensitive COVID vaccines: its expertise in flying fresh roses to Europe. Some 3,000 tons of...
WASHINGTON: In this file photo taken on Feb 26, 2020 an AFP journalist holds his phone showing the dating application Bumble. - AFP n
Feminist dating app Bumble takes Wall Street by storm
WASHINGTON: In this file photo taken on Feb 26, 2020 an AFP journalist holds his phone showing the dating application Bumble. - AFPWASHINGTON: US dating app Bumble, where women make the first move, won Wall Street's heart as it went public Friday, with markets valuing the company at $13 billion. Bumble offered 50 million shares at a price of $43 each, allowing it to raise more than $2 billion. The New York Stock Exchange welcomed its new...
NEW YORK: People celebrate the Lunar New Year holiday in Chinatown on February 12, 2021 in New York City. -AFP n
In NYC Chinatown, pandemic and stigma dulls New Year cheer
NEW YORK: People celebrate the Lunar New Year holiday in Chinatown on February 12, 2021 in New York City. -AFPNEW YORK: A smattering of firecrackers, the odd lion dance and a lone drummer: New York's Chinatown turned the page on a year it was ravaged by the pandemic and virus stigmatization with subdued celebrations Friday. No annual parade or large family gatherings greeted the Lunar New Year. Just relief at the passing of the Year of Rat and...
(FILES) In this file photo taken on January 20, 2021, a Yemeni mother sits with her malnourished child during treatment at a medical centre in Yemen's northern Hajjah province. - About 400,000 children under the age of five are in danger of dying of acute malnutrition in war-torn and impoverished Yemen, UN agencies warned. (Photo by ESSA AHMED / AFP)
Yemen rocked by heavy clashes amid starvation warning
(FILES) In this file photo taken on January 20, 2021, a Yemeni mother sits with her malnourished child during treatment at a medical centre in Yemen's northern Hajjah province. - About 400,000 children under the age of five are in danger of dying of acute malnutrition in war-torn and impoverished Yemen, UN agencies warned. (Photo by ESSA AHMED / AFP)DUBAI: Fighting in Yemen's north has left dozens dead and wounded, a government source said...
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KUWAIT: Kuwaitis walk inside the Avenues Mall, the country’s largest shopping centre. The Public Authority for Civil Information (PACI) issued the latest detailed statistics on population and employment at the end of June 2024. The data shows that total population in Kuwait reached 4.919 million people. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
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DHAKA: Anti-government protestors display Bangladesh's national flag as they storm Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's palace on Aug 5, 2024. - AFP
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