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Activists and supporters of Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) collect funds from the shop owners in support of farmers against the central government's recent agricultural reforms in Siliguri on December 17, 2020. (Photo by Diptendu DUTTA / AFP)
Foot massages, tattoos and dentists for India farmers
SILIGURI: Activists and supporters of Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) collect funds from the shop owners in support of farmers against the central government's recent agricultural reforms in Siliguri. - AFP NEW DELHI: With foot-massage machines, a dental surgery, their own newspaper and even a tattoo parlor, it's clear that the thousands of Indian farmers blocking roads into Delhi for almost a month are going nowhere. The farmers marched on...
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Russia, Rwanda send troops to C Africa after alleged coup bid
Touadera is touted as the likely winner in the presidential election, but his government only controls a third of CAR territory BANGUI: The Central African Republic said yesterday that Russia and Rwanda had sent in hundreds of troops after an alleged attempted coup ahead of weekend elections. The government in CAR, one of the world's poorest and most unstable countries, on Saturday accused former president Francois Bozize of fomenting a would-be...
Police escort a group of passengers from the airport's Covid-19 testing center to their gate at Frankfurt International Airport in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on December 21, 2020, amid the ongoing novel coronavirus / COVID-19 pandemic. - Germany and countries around the world have begun banning flights and travellers from the UK after a new strain of coronavirus was detected there. (Photo by Armando BABANI / AFP)
COVID travel chaos leaves Brits stranded for Christmas
FRANKFURT: Police escort a group of passengers from the airport's COVID-19 testing center to their gate at Frankfurt International Airport in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, yesterday, amid the ongoing novel coronavirus / COVID-19 pandemic. - AFP ROME: Alison is normally an optimistic person but she cried when her Christmas Eve flight home was cancelled with just a few days' notice. "I had built this up in my head to be a much-needed break...
WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 20: Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speak after a press conference on Capitol Hill on December 20, 2020 in Washington, DC. Republicans and Democrats in the Senate finally came to an agreement on the coronavirus relief bill and a vote is expected on Monday. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images/AFP
US lawmakers reach deal on $900bn stimulus package
WASHINGTON, DC: Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer speak after a press conference on Capitol Hill on Sunday in Washington, DC. Republicans and Democrats in the Senate finally came to an agreement on the coronavirus relief bill. - AFP WASHINGTON: US lawmakers agreed on a nearly $900 billion COVID-19 relief package for millions of Americans on Sunday, in a deal that follows months of wrangling and comes as...
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Markaz successfully closes its KD 35 million 5-year bond issue
Diraar Yusuf AlghanimAli H Khalil KUWAIT: Kuwait Financial Centre K.P.S.C. "Markaz" announced the successful close of its KD 35 million 5-year bond issue through private placement. The bonds, which were issued on 20 December 2020 and were oversubscribed affirming investors' trust in Markaz, are equally allotted between fixed rate and floating rate tranches.The fixed-rate tranche has a coupon of 4.75 percent per annum payable quarterly, while the...
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Not too late to curb new strain: Virus mutation tracker
GENEVA: It is not too late for Europe to contain the new variant of COVID-19 exploding in southeast England, a top coronavirus mutation tracker said. However, there is a fair chance that the strain is already circulating under the radar in other countries, said Emma Hodcroft.The US-British molecular epidemiologist, based at the University of Bern, is a co-developer on the Nextstrain project, analyzing SARS-CoV-2 sequences from around the world...
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 20: Running back Chris Carson #32 of the Seattle Seahawks is tackled by strong safety Kamren Curl #31 and outside linebacker Shaun Dion Hamilton #51 of the Washington Football Team in the first half at FedExField on December 20, 2020 in Landover, Maryland. Patrick Smith/Getty Images/AFP
Chiefs win ninth straight
LANDOVER: Running back Chris Carson #32 of the Seattle Seahawks is tackled by strong safety Kamren Curl #31 and outside linebacker Shaun Dion Hamilton #51 of the Washington Football Team in the first half at FedExField on December 20, 2020. - AFP LOS ANGELES: Patrick Mahomes tossed three touchdown passes as the Kansas City Chiefs improved to an NFL best 13-1 with a 32-29 victory over Drew Brees' New Orleans Saints on Sunday in Louisiana. Mahomes...
Aston Villa's striker Bertrand Traore jumps for the ball during the English Premier League football match between West Bromwich Albion and Aston Villa at The Hawthorns stadium in West Bromwich, central England, on December 20, 2020. (Photo by Lindsey Parnaby / POOL / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. /
Show some fight, new manager demands of West Brom players
WEST BROMWICH: Aston Villa's striker Bertrand Traore jumps for the ball during the English Premier League football match between West Bromwich Albion and Aston Villa on December 20, 2020. - AFP LONDON: New West Brom manager Sam Allardyce says he wants to see the spirit the players showed in last week's 1-1 draw with Manchester City return for the Premier League strugglers' next game against champions Liverpool. The 66-year-old faces a daunting...
Eibar's Spanish defender Pedro Bigas (R) challenges Real Madrid's French forward Karim Benzema during the Spanish league football match between SD Eibar and Real Madrid CF at the Ipurua stadium in Eibar on December 20, 2020. (Photo by ANDER GILLENEA / AFP)
'Phenomenal' Benzema stars as Real Madrid beat Eibar 3-1
EIBAR: Eibar's Spanish defender Pedro Bigas (right) challenges Real Madrid's French forward Karim Benzema during the Spanish league football match between SD Eibar and Real Madrid CF on December 20, 2020. - AFP MADRID: Karim Benzema was described as "phenomenal" after scoring the opening goal and creating two others as Real Madrid won 3-1 at Eibar on Sunday to move level on points with city rivals Atletico at the top of La Liga. Benzema and Luka...
Leeds United's Macedonian midfielder Ezgjan Alioski (L) vies with Manchester United's Welsh midfielder Daniel James (R) during the English Premier League football match between Manchester United and Leeds United at Old Trafford in Manchester, north west England, on December 20, 2020. (Photo by Nick Potts / POOL / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. /
Man United hammer Leeds 6-2
MANCHESTER: Leeds United's Macedonian midfielder Ezgjan Alioski (left) vies with Manchester United's Welsh midfielder Daniel James during the English Premier League football match between Manchester United and Leeds United yesterday. - AFP LONDON: Manchester United blitzed Leeds 6-2 to climb to third in the Premier League yesterday as Leicester put a major dent in Tottenham's title challenge. The first top-flight battle in 16 years between...
An illustration picture taken on November 19, 2020, shows a vial with Covid-19 Vaccine sticker, a syringe and an earth globe. (Photo by JOEL SAGET / AFP)
Kuwait set to receive first batch of COVID vaccines
KUWAIT: Member of the higher advisory committee and vaccines committee at the health ministry Prof Khalid Al-Saeed said the first batch of coronavirus vaccines will arrive in Kuwait tomorrow or on Wednesday, adding that it includes around 150,000 doses enough for 75,000 individuals, as each person will get two shots. He said over 60,000 people have registered on the online vaccine platform.Saeed said the first stage of inoculation will be to...
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Ghanem urges MPs to stay away from personal disputes
The National Assembly By B IzzakKUWAIT: National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem, who last week won a third term as speaker, yesterday called on lawmakers to stay away from personal disputes and cooperate to achieve the aspirations of the Kuwaiti people. Ghanem also said that he has invited MPs for a meeting tomorrow to elect members of the Assembly's permanent and temporary committees.But five MPs opposed to Ghanem yesterday filed a second...
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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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MOGADISHU: Relatives carry the body of a woman killed during an attack on Aug 3, 2024. - AFP
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