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Vaccination pace to increase after Oxford vaccines' arrival: Spokesman

Dr Abdullah Al-SanadKUWAIT: Spokesman for the Ministry of Health (MoH) Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad said the rise in coronavirus cases and the number of patients at hospitals requires care and mutual cooperation from all segments in the society to keep achievements made in controlling the spread of the virus. Speaking at a news conference on Tuesday, Dr Sanad said increased coronavirus cases were caused by travel, social gatherings and wedding parties....

MOSCOW: Law enforcement officers block Moscow's Manezhnaya Square.-AFP n

Kremlin defends crackdown on protesters

MOSCOW: Law enforcement officers block Moscow's Manezhnaya Square.-AFPMOSCOW: The Kremlin yesterday defended its crackdown on protesters demanding the release of opposition figure Alexei Navalny as his allies vowed to continue putting pressure on the authorities. Protest monitors said that more than 10,000 people have been detained at recent nationwide rallies in support of President Vladimir Putin's loudest critic, who was handed a prison term...

ROME: Former head of the ECB Mario Draghi (center) gives a speech after a meeting with the Italian president, at the Quirinal palace in Rome, yesterday. - AFPn

Draghi urges unity in face of Italy's 'difficult moment'

ROME: Former head of the ECB Mario Draghi (center) gives a speech after a meeting with the Italian president, at the Quirinal palace in Rome, yesterday. - AFPROME: Former ECB head Mario Draghi called for unity yesterday after being charged by Italy's president to form a new government, saying the country faced a "difficult moment". He was called in after weeks of political instability in the eurozone's third-largest economy and the resignation...

YANGON: In this file photo people participate in a rally in support of Myanmar's State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi, as she prepares to defend Myanmar at the International Court of Justice.—AFP n

Myanmar's Suu Kyi charged as calls to oppose coup grow

YANGON: In this file photo people participate in a rally in support of Myanmar's State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi, as she prepares to defend Myanmar at the International Court of Justice.—AFPYANGON: Myanmar's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi was formally charged yesterday two days after she was detained in a military coup, as calls for civil disobedience to oppose the putsch gathered pace. The Southeast Asian nation was plunged back into direct...

NEW YORK: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's livestream video in which she described how she feared for her life during the Capitol assault and revealed she is a survivor of sexual assault has reinforced why the US lawmaker is a leftist hero.n

AOC video cements status as progressive star and scourge of right

NEW YORK: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's livestream video in which she described how she feared for her life during the Capitol assault and revealed she is a survivor of sexual assault has reinforced why the US lawmaker is a leftist hero.NEW YORK: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's livestream video in which she described how she feared for her life during the Capitol assault and revealed she is a survivor of sexual assault has reinforced why the US lawmaker...

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico: A Guatemalan migrant and his son cross the Rio Grande natural border between El Paso, state of Texas, US, and Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua state, Mexico in search of political asylum.-AFP n

12 police arrested in deaths of burned migrants in Mexico

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico: A Guatemalan migrant and his son cross the Rio Grande natural border between El Paso, state of Texas, US, and Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua state, Mexico in search of political asylum.-AFPCIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico: Twelve police officers have been arrested for their alleged involvement in the deaths of 19 people whose charred bodies were found near Mexico's border with the US last month, prosecutors said Tuesday. Evidence at the...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan witnesses the first Chinese-made COVID-19 vaccine being administered to a frontline health worker on Tuesday. – AFP n

Pakistan health workers to begin receiving Chinese-made vaccine

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan witnesses the first Chinese-made COVID-19 vaccine being administered to a frontline health worker on Tuesday. – AFPISLAMABAD: Pakistan will begin administering a Chinese-made COVID-19 vaccine to frontline health workers yesterday, but the country is still months away from a mass roll-out. Beijing has donated about 500,000 doses of the Sinopharm vaccine-which has yet to be fully approved by...

Students sit at the study table in the Cafe Museum in Vienna.

Vienna students find lockdown haven in shuttered cafes

Students sit at the study table in the Cafe Museum in Vienna.The interior of central Vienna's Cafe Museum is much quieter than usual given its closure as part of the coronavirus lockdown-but the calm is all the more welcome for the students now nestling in its comfy red booths. With only the gentle strains of some jazz music intruding on the studious atmosphere, the cafe is one of several venues participating in a scheme run by the city...

A picture at Polenezkoy district in Istanbul shows a tiny house.-AFP photos

Tiny houses: Turkish tourism thinks small in COVID era

A picture at Polenezkoy district in Istanbul shows a tiny house.-AFPGizem Baburhan stepped into a tiny house on wheels she rented in the Aegean vineyards and saw the future of Turkey's coronavirus-ravaged tourism industry. "This minimalist life offered us priceless peace," said Baburhan. "I hope in the future, we will own a tiny house and tour the world with a home on our backs." The tiny house movement-a fad that gained momentum in the United...

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Rihanna, Greta Thunberg anger India by backing protesting farmers

RihannaPop superstar Rihanna and climate activist Greta Thunberg drew the ire of the Indian government yesterday after they tweeted in support of the massive farmers' protest against new agriculture laws. Tens of thousands of farmers have been camped on the outskirts of India's capital New Delhi since November, calling for a repeal of laws they fear will allow large corporations to crush them.Rihanna, who has more than 100 million followers on...

French rap singer Lala &ce poses for a photo session on January 26, 2021 in Paris. (Photo by GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT / AFP)

'Les rappeuses': A new generation of French women take the mic

French rap singer Lala &ce poses for a photo session in Paris.-AFPTackling racism, prostitution and sexual assault, an emerging wave of female MCs is setting new boundaries for French rap after years in which women were barely visible on the scene. Some do it with a light touch: the party-ready beats of Lous and The Yakuza-the stage-name of Congo-born, Belgium-based Marie-Pierra Kakoma-can disguise some heavy subject matter, from struggles with...

DOHA: This handout picture provided by Qatar's Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy on January 30, 2021, shows Tigres UANL players arriving in the Qatari capital Doha, ahead of the 2020 FIFA Club World Cup. – AFPn

COVID tests for fans as Club World Cup kicks off in Qatar

DOHA: This handout picture provided by Qatar's Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy on January 30, 2021, shows Tigres UANL players arriving in the Qatari capital Doha, ahead of the 2020 FIFA Club World Cup. – AFPDOHA: Bayern Munich are the overwhelming favorites to cap a remarkable last year as they head to Qatar for the delayed FIFA Club World Cup, taking place later than scheduled because of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic which...

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

Indian rupee hits record low amid geopolitical jitters

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Flag of Kuwait, visa application form and passport on table

Why small-scale project visas can be problematic

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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

Kuwait population hits 4.919 million

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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

People power rocks Bangladesh

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Al-Sawaber Complex

Kuwait’s historic buildings should be preserved