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UK farmers face double uncertainty with Brexit and subsidy overhaul
Farmer David Exwood, whose beef is sold in the UK, has been better insulated following a Brexit deal. -AFP CHRISTS HOSPITAL, UK: David Exwood's glossy, chestnut-brown Sussex cattle are brought in during the winter months and, apart from the bellowing that comes from their barns, his 1,000 hectare farm is quiet. But while the inaction on his farm, near Horsham, southeast England, is typical of many in the colder months, it belies tensions across...
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DHAMAN opens third Primary Healthcare Center in Kuwait
DHAMAN celebrates opening of PHC Center in Dhajeej KUWAIT: Health Assurance Hospitals Company (DHAMAN) yesterday inaugurated its Primary Healthcare (PHC) Center in Dhajeej that will serve residents of Farwaniya Governorate and other governorates. The healthcare facility is the third center to be inaugurated by DHAMAN and is part of its network of PHC Centers covering all governorates in Kuwait. This inauguration is a significant step towards...
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Oyster shells given new life as reefs off Texas coast
Shannon Batte unloads bins full of oyster shells at Red Bluff Road - a wasteland rented from the Port of Houston used as a curing site in Pasadena, Texas. - AFP Photo On the terrace of a seafood restaurant in Houston, Texas's largest city, a few ladies are enjoying a local oyster dish: the breaded mollusks are slathered in mayonnaise and served in a sandwich. Sitting in the shade of a palm tree on a warm winter's day, the diners have no idea...
Iraqi worshippers attend Christmas eve mass at the Syriac Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception (Al Tahira-l-Kubra), in the predominantly Christian town of Qaraqosh, in Nineveh province, some 30 kilometres from Mosul, on December 24, 2020. (Photo by Zaid AL-OBEIDI / AFP)
Cards from across Iraq bring Christmas cheer to Christians
Iraqi worshippers attend Christmas mass at the Syriac Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception (Al Tahira-l-Kubra), in the predominantly Christian town of Qaraqosh, in Nineveh province, some 30 kilometers from Mosul. - AFP Photo It wasn't Santa on a sleigh, but it was close: just before dusk on Christmas Eve, a busload of volunteers pulled into the Iraqi Christian town of Qaraqosh to deliver holiday happiness. Under a pinkish sky, they...
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Window cleaners are at work in Hawally. – Photo by Fouad Al-Shaikh
Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah al-Khaled al-Sabah (R) gives a press conference at a vaccination centre set up in the Kuwait International Fairground in the capital Kuwait City, on December 24, 2020. - Some Gulf countries have started rolling out their vaccination programmes, with Kuwait and Oman announcing they will start inoculating people with the Pfizer-BioTech vaccine today and December 27, respectively. (Photo by YASSER AL-ZAYYAT / AFP)
COVID-19 vaccine safe to use: PM
HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled holds a press conference at athe vaccination center. KUWAIT: HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah said yesterday that the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine is "safe to use" and was approved by several international bodies. Speaking to the press at the vaccination center at the Mishref international fairgrounds, the prime minister affirmed that the vaccination...
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9 candidates contest election results over violations of law
KUWAIT: (From left) Wael Al-Mutawa, Nawaf Al-Fuzei and Ibrahim Dashti are seen during the press conference. - Photo by Fouad Al-Shaikh By Nawara FattahovaKUWAIT: Nine candidates from the third district have filed a new appeal before the constitutional court contesting the result of the parliamentary elections. These candidates believe many mistakes were made during the polls. Attorney Nawaf Al-Fuzei said there are suspicions about the electoral...
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Kuwait shutters churches, bans gatherings till Jan 10
KUWAIT: Christmas trees and decorations are for sale at a shop in Salmiya yesterday. - Photo by Fouad Al-Shaikh By B IzzakKUWAIT: The Cabinet yesterday decided to close all Christian places of worship and ban all gatherings to celebrate Christmas and New Year in a bid to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The ban continues from Dec 24, 2020 to Jan 10, 2021 a statement by the Cabinet said. The Council of Ministers appealed to all citizens and...
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Kuwait reports 244 new COVID cases, 2 deaths
KUWAIT: Kuwait reported 244 new coronavirus infections yesterday to take total cases to 149,017, while two virus-related deaths in the past 24 hours made the death toll rise to 926, the health ministry said. The number of people hospitalized with the virus currently stands at 3,193, with 49 of them in intensive care units, according to ministry spokesman Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad, who revealed 3,565 swab tests were conducted over the past day,...
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2020: Expat women look back in fear, pain
By Sajeev K PeterAs the year 2020 draws to a close, expatriate women in Kuwait reflected on the traumatic year that unleashed untold miseries on them in the form of deaths, job losses, separation from families and numerous health and mental health challenges. Their lives went haywire as the COVID-19 pandemic presented unforeseen difficulties. Looking back, some dub 2020 as the 'worst year' of their lives, while a few recall that they have been...
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Info minister: Al-Arabi mag pan-Arab cultural beacon
KUWAIT: Information Minister Abdulrahman Al-Mutairi is presented with the first edition of Al-Arabi magazine. - KUNA KUWAIT: Minister of Information Abdulrahman Al-Mutairi said yesterday Al-Arabi magazine has been a pan-Arab cultural beacon since its establishment in 1958. Intellectuals, writers and men of letters have contributions to Al-Arabi magazine, which is an added value to Arab literature, Mutairi, also Minister of State for Youth...
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3rd children's scientific show begins virtually
KUWAIT: Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR) will organize the third scientific exhibition for children virtually on Dec 25 and 26. The event will see the participation of pupils from the age of six to 12 years, the institute said in a statement yesterday.It noted this is an opportunity for children to discover their skills and talents, adding that the event will include simple scientific experiments on the expansion and contraction...
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(Left) Demonstrators brandish placards and flags of Palestine during a rally in Rabat on Aug 3, 2024, protesting the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. (Right) Protesters rally in London during the "National March for Gaza", calling to end the genocide, stop arming the Zionist entity and no Middle East war on Aug 3, 2024. - AFP photos
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NOTTINGHAM: Protesters are detained on Aug 3, 2024 during an 'Enough is Enough' demonstration. - AFP
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MOGADISHU: Relatives carry the body of a woman killed during an attack on Aug 3, 2024. - AFP
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