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UK's poorest struggle with homeschooling

A boy uses the Moodle learning platform for homeschooling.-AFPLONDON: With schools closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, millions of children in Britain are struggling to learn remotely, because of a lack of computers, internet or quiet room to study. "At home, I have to share the computer with my big brother and sister," said eight-year-old Kamaljit Sultana, who lives in Tower Hamlets in east London, one of the city's poorest boroughs....

HONG KONG: Health workers conduct testing in the Jordan area of Hong Kong yesterday after thousands were ordered to stay in their homes for the city's first COVID-19 coronavirus lockdown as authorities battle an outbreak in one of its poorest and most densely packed districts. - AFP n

Wuhan marks one year since lockdown as pandemic rages

HONG KONG: Health workers conduct testing in the Jordan area of Hong Kong yesterday after thousands were ordered to stay in their homes for the city's first COVID-19 coronavirus lockdown as authorities battle an outbreak in one of its poorest and most densely packed districts. - AFPWUHAN, China: The Chinese city of Wuhan marked one year since the start of its traumatic 76-day coronavirus lockdown yesterday, while the pandemic raged elsewhere and...

BIRMINGHAM: A man grimaces as he receives the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine at the Al-Abbas Islamic Centre on Jan 21, 2021. - AFP n

Imams mobilize to counter UK vaccine disinfo

BIRMINGHAM: A man grimaces as he receives the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine at the Al-Abbas Islamic Centre on Jan 21, 2021. - AFPLONDON: Imams across Britain are helping a drive to dispel coronavirus disinformation, using Friday sermons and their influential standing within Muslim communities to argue that COVID-19 vaccines are safe. Qari Asim, chairman of the Mosques and Imams National Advisory Board (MINAB) which is leading a campaign to...

AMMAN: Jordanian youths using handcarts work in the capital's Wahdat district on Jan 10, 2021. - AFP

COVID forces Jordan kids to start working

AMMAN: Jordanian youths using handcarts work in the capital's Wahdat district on Jan 10, 2021. - AFPAMMAN: Omar's heart sinks when he trudges past his closed school gates in the Jordanian capital Amman - now part of his trip to work, to repair and clean kerosene heaters. The 14-year-old, who dreams of becoming a pilot, is one of many minors experts say have been forced prematurely into the labor market. Schools throughout Jordan have been closed...

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Kuwait vaccination drive should be completed within a year: Spokesman

By Nawara FattahovaKUWAIT: It's been nearly a month since the coronavirus vaccination campaign kicked off in Kuwait, and the latest announced number of people who have been vaccinated is 20,000. People are wondering how long the vaccination process will take, considering it could last for years, which means that life won't get back to normal soon.According to Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad, Spokesman of the Ministry of Health, the vaccination drive should...

BAGHDAD: People console Louai Al-Nuaimi father of two Iraqi youngsters, Omar and Ali, killed in Baghdad's twin suicide attacks, during a condolences ceremony in the capital's Cairo neighborhood, on Friday. - AFP

Kuwait Amir sends condolence cables to Iraqi top officials

BAGHDAD: People console Louai Al-Nuaimi father of two Iraqi youngsters, Omar and Ali, killed in Baghdad's twin suicide attacks, during a condolences ceremony in the capital's Cairo neighborhood, on Friday. - AFPKUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah sent condolence cables to Iraq's President Barham Salih and Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadmi expressing his sincere condolences on the victims of two deadly blasts in...

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Kuwait lists 1,067 new COVID-19 cases in two days

KUWAIT: Kuwait listed 534 new coronavirus infections and no virus-related deaths yesterday, compared to 533 new cases and one death on Friday, taking the total cases up to 160,901 and deaths to 952, the health ministry said. Meanwhile, total recoveries reached 153,746 after the ministry reported 439 and 481 recoveries yesterday and Friday, respectively.The number of people hospitalized with the virus stood yesterday at 6,203, with 50 of them in...

KUWAIT: Minister of Interior Sheikh Thamer Al-Sabah during visits to Sabah Al-Ahmad Naval Base and a number of southern borders posts. - KUNA photosn

Kuwait seeks tougher maritime laws to counter infiltration

KUWAIT: Minister of Interior Sheikh Thamer Al-Sabah during visits to Sabah Al-Ahmad Naval Base and a number of southern borders posts. - KUNA photosKUWAIT: It is imperative to strengthen legislation dealing with maritime navigation to beef up anti-infiltration efforts, Kuwait?'s interior minister said on Friday, a week after authorities reported suspected trespassers into the country's waters."We will not accept any security shortcomings or a...

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New IDs for expats?

KUWAIT: Kuwait could soon introduce a new form of identification cards for expatriates to replace civil IDs that would be issued exclusively to citizens, a local daily reported. According to security sources quoted in an Al-Rai Arabic daily report, the Interior Ministry's Directorate General of Residency Affairs made a proposal to issue magnetic ID cards for expats that contain all information about the holder. The proposed system, which the...

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Al-Safat Investment holds seminar on new COVID strain

Dr Fatima KhajahKUWAIT: Al-Safat Investment Company held a medical seminar about the new coronavirus strain and hosted General Surgery Consultant in Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital Dr Fatima Khajah, a frontline hero in fighting the virus. The seminar was held in Al-Safat Tower in the presence of Al-Safat Investment Company CEO Ahmed Abouzeid and all company employees as well as Safat Tower investors and a number of clients.Saheb Khajah, Manager of...

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One injured in Jahra house fire

KUWAIT: Pictures from the scene of the fire in Jahra.KUWAIT: Firemen ponded to a call about a Jahra house fire and dealt with the blaze on the first floor. A person was taken to hospital with various burns, Kuwait Fire Force said in a statement. Meanwhile, Salmiya firemen responded to a fire in a nine-storey building. The fire was on the third floor. Residents were evacuated while the fire was contained and put out. Investigations were opened to...

KUWAIT: A woman selects books at a bookstore in Kuwait City yesterday. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

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KUWAIT: A woman selects books at a bookstore in Kuwait City yesterday. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

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