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Saudi envoy visits National Guard's Deputy Chief
KUWAIT: Deputy Chief of Kuwait National Guard Sheikh Ahmad Al-Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah meets Saudi Ambassador to Kuwait Prince Sultan bin Saad bin Khaled Al Saud. KUWAIT: Deputy Chief of Kuwait National Guard Sheikh Ahmad Al-Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah received Saudi Ambassador to Kuwait Prince Sultan bin Saad bin Khaled Al Saud in his office at the National Guard's headquarters building yesterday. Prince Sultan congratulated Sheikh Ahmad on winning...
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Indian embassy sets up helpdesk
KUWAIT: The embassy of India has set up a helpdesk at its premises for assistance of those who fall in the category of the special announcement made by the Kuwait government for regulation of stay or exit from Kuwait. Information on the announcement is also available at the helpline numbers of the embassy.These numbers are: +965 - 65806158, 65806735, 65807695 and 65808923 from 8am to 8pm, +965 - 65809348 from 8 pm to 8 am. Those who require...
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Man hurt in Shuwaikh garage fire
KUWAIT: Firemen put out a blaze reported in a garage in Shuwaikh Industrial yesterday. Shuhada and Shuwaikh Industrial fire stations responded to an emergency call reporting a fire that started in a vehicle parked inside the garage.Firefighters towed the vehicle out of the garage to prevent the flames from spreading, before they put out the blaze. One man was injured in the incident and was taken to hospital in a stable condition, Kuwait Fire...
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OPEC and allies mull extending output cuts
VIENNA: The OPEC oil producers' club and its allies will hold a virtual meeting today and tomorrow to finalize an expected extension to production cuts as the coronavirus pandemic continues to weigh on global demand. The meeting comes as the oil industry hopes to turn a page on a disastrous year which saw the cartel forced to adopt drastic cuts in response to the cratering of demand caused by the pandemic.Member states want to avoid a repeat of...
Labourers winnow millet grain to separate it from its chaff at a farm on the outskirts of Bangalore on November 28, 2020. (Photo by Manjunath Kiran / AFP)
From small businesses to farmers, middle India is driving demand
BANGALORE: Laborers winnow millet grain to separate it from its chaff at a farm on the outskirts of Bangalore on Saturday.-AFP NEW DELHI/MUMBAI: Manish Mehra, owner of Washex Hospitality, an industrial laundry service, recently flew from Delhi to Jodhpur, a city in north-western India, to win a contract to service a large, government-run hospital - a move essential to kickstarting his business. "For a new relationship it is essential to know...
EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier wearing a protective face covering to combat the spread of the coronavirus, walks to a conference centre to continue negotiations on a trade deal between the EU and the UK in London on November 29, 2020. - Britain has been largely trading on the same terms with the EU since it officially left the bloc in January as part of a transition agreement that expires at the end of the year. As it stands, it will leave Europe's trade and customs area in five weeks with talks on a follow-on agreement stalled over fishing rights and fair trade rules. (Photo by DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS / AFP)
Fishing rights top of the menu as Brexit talks continue
LONDON: EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier walks to a conference center to continue negotiations on a trade deal between the EU and the UK in London yesterday. - AFP LONDON: Last-ditch Brexit trade talks continued in London yesterday with fishing rights remaining an "outstanding major bone of contention," according to British foreign minister Dominic Raab. European Union chief negotiator Michel Barnier told reporters that "work continues, even...
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Huawei Mate 40 Pro is the ultimate 5G performance King
KUWAIT: Huawei's latest flagship the Huawei Mate 40 Pro is not only commended for its ultimate 5G performance, which is complemented by Huawei's own top of the line Huawei Kirin 9000 5G chipset. The flagship also comes with a futuristic Space Ring design, stellar videography, fastest Huawei SuperCharge solutions, long lasting battery, innovative and intelligent interactions and of course solid privacy and security features. We are going to take...
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Second chance: Faded K-pop star competes for comeback
This picture shows South Korean singer Ryu Sera (second right) dancing with other competitors during a recording of a television show "Miss Back" in Seoul.-AFP photos When Ryu Sera made her debut with K-pop girlband Nine Muses, the years of intense training and ruthless competition seemed worthwhile, her dreams of stardom finally coming true. A few top 10 singles followed, but within four years she had been cast on the K-pop scrapheap, sacked by...
Kevin Dubois, equilibrist, trains in a parking as his circus is stuck since 9 months due to Covid-19 restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus, in Gembloux on November 24, 2020. (Photo by Kenzo Tribouillard / AFP)
The show can't go on: Virus halts travelling circus
Kevin Dubois, equilibrist, trains in a parking as his circus is stuck since 9 months due to Covid-19 restrictions.-AFP photos There are 50 animals to feed and no tickets to sell. The Zavatelli Circus has been blocked in Belgium for almost a year by the coronavirus epidemic. Now the family-run firm is appealing to local donors to help them feed the camels, horses and llamas they have grazing outside the southern Wallon town of Gembloux."Just to...
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Adults, children 'must move' to stay fit in COVID era: WHO
GENEVA: All adults should do a minimum of 150 minutes of vigorous physical activity per week, even more vital for well-being and mental health in the COVID-19 era, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday in its first guidance in a decade. It recommended that children and adolescents have an average of one hour of daily physical exercise and limit time in front of electronic screens.And people of all ages must compensate for...
AFP PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2020nnRelatives carry the coffin of a suspected COVID-19 victim at the Nueva Esperanza cemetery, one of the largest in Latin America, in the southern outskirts of Lima on May 30, 2020. (Photo by ERNESTO BENAVIDES / AFP)
Global virus cases pass 60 million
LIMA: Relatives carry the coffin of a suspected COVID-19 victim at the Nueva Esperanza cemetery, one of the largest in Latin America, in the southern outskirts of Lima. _ AFP WASHINGTON: Americans readied for a subdued Thanksgiving holiday yesterday under the pall of a worsening coronavirus crisis, with death tolls hitting new highs worldwide as infections multiply to surpass more than 60 million. While vaccine breakthroughs have raised hopes...
Pharmaceutical vials made by German glass company Schott are pictured at the company's headquarters in Mainz, western Germany, on November 20, 2020. - As expectations grow that the first Covid-19 jabs will be administered in a matter of weeks, German glassmaker Schott is quietly doing what it has been for months: churning out vials that will hold the vaccine. (Photo by Daniel ROLAND / AFP)
COVID-19 vaccines finally at hand after year-long sprint
MAINZ: Pharmaceutical vials made by German glass company Schott are pictured at the company's headquarters in Mainz, western Germany. As expectations grow that the first COVID-19 jabs will be administered in a matter of weeks, German glassmaker Schott is quietly doing what it has been for months: churning out vials that will hold the vaccine. - AFP PARIS: Less than a year after an unknown coronavirus that has claimed 1.4 million lives began...
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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
Fears of Middle East war grow
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CSC’s faceprint attendance rule sparks debate
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Stop smoking, Quit smoking for health.
Many smokers quit as ‘chests cannot stand two fires’
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MOGADISHU: Relatives carry the body of a woman killed during an attack on Aug 3, 2024. - AFP
Somalia beach attack kills 32
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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