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KUWAIT: Municipal inspectors make sure all commercial establishments close by 8 pm. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyatn

Govt under pressure as new virus measures go into force

KUWAIT: Municipal inspectors make sure all commercial establishments close by 8 pm. - Photo by Yasser Al-ZayyatBy B IzzakKUWAIT: MPs and businesses yesterday continued to pile pressure on the government to withdraw new tough coronavirus measures, especially the closure of businesses, but authorities insisted they will enforce the decisions. MPs yesterday called on the government to either withdraw the decisions or compensate all businesses...

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Google moves away from diet of 'cookies'

SAN FRANCISCO: Google is weaning itself off user-tracking "cookies" which allow the web giant to deliver personalized ads but which also have raised the hackles of privacy defenders. Last month, Google unveiled the results of tests showing an alternative to the longstanding tracking practice, claiming it could improve online privacy while still enabling advertisers to serve up relevant messages."This approach effectively hides individuals 'in the...

UTRECHT, Netherlands: Snow blankets a field as a man and his dog walk past a windmill yesterday. - AFP n

Dutch hit by snowstorm as Europe shivers

UTRECHT, Netherlands: Snow blankets a field as a man and his dog walk past a windmill yesterday. - AFPTHE HAGUE: The Netherlands and parts of Germany were blanketed yesterday by a snowstorm that disrupted planes and trains and put some coronavirus testing on hold. Britain was also bracing for heavy snow from what Dutch meteorologists have called Storm Darcy, which is packing winds of up to 90 km an hour.People rushed outdoors to enjoy sledging...

PEKALONGAN, Indonesia: Residents wade through floodwaters dyed red from a batik factory in central Java on Saturday. - AFP n

Batik dye causes blood-red flood in Indonesia

PEKALONGAN, Indonesia: Residents wade through floodwaters dyed red from a batik factory in central Java on Saturday. - AFPPEKALONGAN, Indonesia: An Indonesian village was inundated by crimson-colored water after flooding hit a fabric dyeing center in central Java, sparking a social media frenzy. Residents of Jenggot, near the town of Pekalongan, were seen wading through blood-red water on Saturday and many shared images of the rare phenomenon...

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UAE probe first in trio of Mars missions

DUBAI: This picture taken on Saturday shows the Burj Khalifa lit red and showing a countdown to Feb 9, ahead of the UAE's "Al-Amal" probe's arrival in Mars' orbit. - AFPDUBAI: The first Arab space mission, the UAE's "Hope" probe, is expected to reach Mars' orbit tomorrow, making it the first of three spacecraft to arrive at the Red Planet this month. The United Arab Emirates, China and the United States all launched projects to Mars last July,...

AMMAN: Jordanian pupils wearing facemasks attend class for the first time in nearly a year yesterday as schools gradually reopen. - AFP n

Jordan kids back to school after almost a year

AMMAN: Jordanian pupils wearing facemasks attend class for the first time in nearly a year yesterday as schools gradually reopen. - AFPAMMAN: Hundreds of thousands of students in Jordan went back to classrooms yesterday after almost a year of school closures due to the coronavirus pandemic. "I am very happy to see my friends and teacher again," said seven-year-old Makkah at a girls' school in Jabal Amman, in the center of the Jordanian capital....

SAN PEDRO, California: Container ships and shipping containers (center) are viewed at the Port of Los Angeles with the Port of Long Beach in the distance in San Pedro, California. - AFPn

Container shipping sector navigates COVID pandemic

SAN PEDRO, California: Container ships and shipping containers (center) are viewed at the Port of Los Angeles with the Port of Long Beach in the distance in San Pedro, California. - AFPLONDON: Maritime container freight shipping is steaming ahead through the COVID-19 pandemic, boosted by strong demand for Chinese exports and a shortage of vessels according to industry experts. The Freightos Baltic Global Container Index (FBX), which tracks the...

Plymouth fishing boat trawlerman and captain of the stern trawler 'Nicola Anne' Kyle Bishop Meades controls the winch as the net is released for the first trawl of the day, at sea off the south-west coast of England. - AFPn

Brexit and COVID slash UK exports to EU: Report

Plymouth fishing boat trawlerman and captain of the stern trawler 'Nicola Anne' Kyle Bishop Meades controls the winch as the net is released for the first trawl of the day, at sea off the south-west coast of England. - AFPLONDON: Brexit and coronavirus have slashed the volume of surface freight leaving Britain for the European Union by 68 percent from last January, according to figures published in The Observer yesterday. The stark drop in goods...

So-called telemedicine has become increasingly popular during the pandemic.-AFPn

Telemedicine takes off in Germany during pandemic

So-called telemedicine has become increasingly popular during the pandemic.-AFPAACHEN, Germany: When doctor Andreas Bootsveld has to make life-or-death decisions about COVID-19 patients, he is not alone-as well as consulting his colleagues, he can draw on the advice of a team of specialists. These experts are not with him in the intensive care unit, but at a bigger hospital 20 kilometers (12 miles) away, linked up via videoconference as part of...

GAZA CITY: An elderly Palestinian woman sits by a wall of a demolished building near her house in Gaza City.-AFPn

Fatah, Hamas to meet on Palestinian vote

GAZA CITY: An elderly Palestinian woman sits by a wall of a demolished building near her house in Gaza City.-AFPJERUSALEM: The key Palestinian factions-Fatah, which controls the West Bank, and Gaza's Hamas Islamists-plan to meet in Cairo this week to tackle issues that could threaten long-awaited Palestinian elections. Technical, legal and security issues must be resolved first, observers say, to ensure the first Palestinian votes in 15 years...

WASHINGTON: In this file photo taken on January 20, 2021 outgoing US President Donald Trump boards Marine One at the White House in Washington, DC. There's little chance Donald Trump will be convicted by the US Senate of inciting an insurgency but his legal troubles won't end with the conclusion of his second impeachment trial. - AFPnnnThe former president could soon be indicted on criminal charges, not to mention the multiple civil actions that have been filed against him.nThe ex-New York property tycoon, now ensconced in his luxurious Florida residence, is no stranger to the legal system, with his army of lawyers long accustomed to defending him and attacking his opponents during civil hearings. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP)

After Senate trial, will Donald Trump face criminal charges?

WASHINGTON: In this file photo taken on January 20, 2021 outgoing US President Donald Trump boards Marine One at the White House in Washington, DC. There's little chance Donald Trump will be convicted by the US Senate of inciting an insurgency but his legal troubles won't end with the conclusion of his second impeachment trial. - AFP NEW YORK: There's little chance Donald Trump will be convicted by the US Senate of inciting an insurgency but his...

YANGON: Police stand guard on a street during a demonstration against the military coup near Sule Pagoda in Yangon yesterday. - AFPn

Tens of thousands rally in growing protests against Myanmar coup

YANGON: Police stand guard on a street during a demonstration against the military coup near Sule Pagoda in Yangon yesterday. - AFPYANGON: Tens of thousands of protesters poured onto the streets of Yangon yesterday in the biggest rally yet against the Myanmar coup, as an internet blackout failed to stifle growing outrage at the military's ouster of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Some estimates put the number of protesters in Yangon at 100,000...

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MUMBAI: A vendor counts a wad of Indian rupees. - AFP

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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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