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France mourns former president Giscard as reformer, European

In this file photo taken on November 23, 2015, former French president Valery Giscard d'Estaing poses for photographers during the state funeral of late former West German chancellor Helmut Schmidt outside of the Sankt Michaelis church, in Hamburg. - AFP PARIS: France yesterday mourned its former president Valery Giscard d'Estaing after he died from COVID-19 aged 94, with tributes hailing him as an ambitious social reformer and great European...

In this photo taken on November 23, 2020, an artist removes a tattoo of an inmate at the New Bilibid Prison in Manila. - Heavily-tattooed Philippine inmates wince in pain as fellow prisoners use improvised tattooing machines to cover up symbols identifying their gang affiliation in a skin-deep effort to reduce jail violence. (Photo by Jam STA ROSA / AFP) / TO GO WITH AFP STORY: Philippines prison tattoo, FOCUS by Ron LOPEZ

Philippine prisoners ink over tattoos to combat violence

MANILA: In this photo taken on November 23, 2020, an artist removes a tattoo of an inmate at the New Bilibid Prison in Manila. Heavily-tattooed Philippine inmates wince in pain as fellow prisoners use improvised tattooing machines to cover up symbols identifying their gang affiliation in a skin-deep effort to reduce jail violence. - AFP MANILA: Heavily tattooed Philippine prisoners wince in pain as fellow inmates use improvised tattooing...

Relatives of Rohingya refugees gather outside the transit camp before the start of relocation of refugees, in Ukhia on December 3, 2020. (Photo by Munir Uz Zaman / AFP)

Bangladesh begins controversial transfer of Rohingya to island

Relatives of Rohingya refugees gather outside the transit camp before the start of the first mass relocation of refugees to an island, in Ukhia yesterday.-AFP COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh: Bangladesh began transferring hundreds of Rohingya refugees yesterday to a low-lying island in an area prone to cyclones and floods, with rights groups alleging people were being coerced into leaving. Almost a million Rohingya-most of whom fled a military offensive...

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Indian action hero Rajinikanth enters political fray

Rajinikanth CHENNAI: Indian film superstar Rajinikanth yesterday became the latest in a long line of big-name actors to enter politics, vowing to bring in "corruption-free" government to his home state. The action hero, one of Asia's best-paid actors, said on Twitter that with "huge support from people" he would be launching a political party in January that is expected to contest elections scheduled in Tamil Nadu state next year. The...

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Civil society rejects foreign poll observers

The National Assembly By B IzzakKUWAIT: Kuwait's National Integrity Society said yesterday it rejects allowing foreign observers to monitor the Dec 5 general elections and enter polling stations. Authorities have invited around 200 Kuwaiti observers from civil societies, in addition to 11 observers from several Arab countries to monitor the elections.Head of the National Integrity Society Mohammad Al-Otaibi said Kuwait's well-established...

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Health ministry successful during pandemic despite challenges

KUWAIT: Health Minister Sheikh Dr Basel Al-Sabah speaks during the briefing. - KUNA KUWAIT: Kuwait's Health Minister Sheikh Dr Basel Al-Sabah said his ministry has been successful in providing adequate healthcare to the public in spite of the many challenges resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Laws on medical practices and related professions and the rights of patients and healthcare facilities are other important achievements, the minister...

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Kuwait sees 268 new COVID-19 cases, one death

KUWAIT: Kuwait listed 268 new coronavirus infections yesterday raising the total to 143,260, while one death recorded over the past 24 hours upped its death toll from the outbreak to 882, the health ministry said. The number of people hospitalized with the virus stood yesterday at 4,244, with 79 of them in intensive care units, according to ministry spokesman Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad, who revealed that some 4,244 swab tests were conducted over the...

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As Kuwait prepares to return stranded domestic helpers, challenges remain

By Ben GarciaKUWAIT: Kuwait has a plan to allow the return of domestic helpers stranded abroad as of December 7. The government has set up 58 buildings in Kuwait where 80,000 workers who are expected to arrive within a four-month period on direct flights will stay for their mandatory 14-day quarantine period. The plan will begin with India and the Philippines, two out of 34 countries from which flights to Kuwait remain suspended due to COVID-19...

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Coronavirus vaccine will be free for citizens and expats

KUWAIT: HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Sabah is seen with his Cabinet during a forum called "Achievements Despite Challenges" to showcase the government's achievements yesterday. - KUNA By B IzzakKUWAIT: HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Sabah yesterday said Kuwait was among the first countries to order the coronavirus vaccine and "it will be available to citizens and expatriates free of charge and on a voluntary...

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Kushner eyes Gulf crisis on trip to region

DOHA: Senior Advisor to US President Jared Kushner meets with Qatari Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani yesterday. - AFP DOHA: US President Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner was expected to tackle the Gulf crisis and push for progress toward ending the spat during a visit to Qatar yesterday. The official Qatar News Agency reported that Kushner met with the country's ruler Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, saying...

(FILES) In this file photo US President Donald Trump delivers the commencement address at the 2020 US Military Academy Graduation Ceremony at West Point, New York, on June 13, 2020. - US President Donald Trump has issued a number of pardons during his time in the White House and is expected to deliver more before he leaves on January 20, 2021.Trump has also reportedly asked lawyers about the possibility of issuing a pardon for himself for any crimes he might be charged with related to his time in office. (Photo by Nicholas Kamm / AFP)

Trump mulls 2024 White House run

Donald Trump WASHINGTON: Donald Trump - who finds himself more and more isolated, with his quixotic quest to overturn Joe Biden's election victory squashed at every turn - is openly musing about a second run at the US presidency in 2024. "It's been an amazing four years. We are trying to do another four years. Otherwise, I'll see you in four years," he told guests at a White House Christmas party on Tuesday. The event, attended by several...

UK OKs vaccine as global death toll nears 1.5m

LONDON: Britain yesterday became the first Western country to approve a COVID-19 vaccine for general use, while Italy and Japan promised free inoculations for all even as the global death toll ticked towards 1.5 million. A mere 12 months after the pandemic began in China, the UK's independent medicines regulator gave its green light to the BioNTech-Pfizer drug in double-quick time but insisted safety had come first."Everybody can be confident...

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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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LIVERPOOL: Police officers face protesters outside the Liver Building in Liverpool on August 3, 2024 during an 'Enough is Enough' anti-immigrant rally. — AFP

Fearful UK mosques on alert over far-right protests