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A cyclist wearing a face mask rides past outdoor diners in Manhattan Beach, California, November 21, 2020 a few hours before the start of the new 10:00 pm to 5:00 am curfew during increased Covid-19 restrictions. - The United States surpassed 12 million Covid-19 cases today, according to the Johns Hopkins University real-time tracker. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP)
US record its 12th million COVID case; more than 255,000 killed
MANHATTAN BEACH, California: A cyclist wearing a facemask rides past outdoor diners on Saturday, a few hours before the start of the new 10:00 pm to 5:00 am curfew. - AFP WASHINGTON: The United States recorded its 12th million COVID-19 case on Saturday, even as millions of Americans were expected to travel for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, ignoring warnings from health officials about furthering the spread of the infectious disease. More...
Ethiopians from Tigray region gather near the National Museum of African American History and Culture, in Washington DC, asking to stop the actual military conflict in Ethiopiaís Tigray region between regional forces and the Ethiopian federal army on November 21, 2020. - Ethiopia's northern Tigray region has been rocked by bloody fighting since November 4, when Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced the launch of military operations there. Neighbouring Sudan, itself suffering from a severe economic crisis, was caught off-guard when the conflict broke out earlier this month. It now hosts some 36,000 Ethiopians, with many in transit camps near the border, according to Sudan's refugee commission. (Photo by Daniel SLIM / AFP)
Ethiopia army threatens 'no mercy' in an all-out assault
WASHINGTON: Ethiopians from Tigray region gather near the National Museum of African American History and Culture on Saturday, calling to stop the military conflict in Tigray. - AFP ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopia's military yesterday threatened an all-out assault on Mekele, capital of the dissident Tigray region and seat of the local government it is seeking to dislodge, warning civilians to flee while they still can. "The next decisive battle is to...
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Angry protesters burn Guatemalan Congress
GUATEMALA CITY: Demonstrators set on fire part of the Congress building during a protest demanding the resignation of Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei on Saturday. - AFP GUATEMALA CITY: Hundreds of Guatemalans partly burned the Congress building Saturday in a protest demanding the resignation of President Alejandro Giammattei, following the passage of a budget that has sparked outrage in the impoverished Central American nation. The...
Journalists work in an almost empty media room setup for the coverage of the G20 summit, held virtually due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, in the Saudi capital Riyadh, on November 20, 2020. - Mask-clad reporters filed into a Riyadh ballroom-turned-media centre after mandatory temporary checks, to cover physically a virtual G20 summit originally conceived as a grand coming-out party for host Saudi Arabia. (Photo by FAYEZ NURELDINE / AFP)
Masks, screens and empty chairs; Saudi summit goes virtual
RIYADH: Journalists work in an almost empty media room setup for the coverage of the G20 summit, held virtually due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, on Nov 20, 2020. - AFP RIYADH: Mask-clad reporters filed into a Riyadh ballroom-turned-media centre Saturday after mandatory temperature checks, to cover physically a virtual G20 summit originally conceived as a grand coming-out party for host Saudi Arabia. The media room in the capital's Crown...
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic pays his last respect next to the casket of late Serbian patriarch Irinej during a funeral service at Belgrade's Saint Sava temple, on November 22, 2020. - Patriarch Irinej, the head of the Serbian Orthodox Church, died of coronavirus on November 20, 2020, three weeks after his unofficial second-in-command also succumbed to Covid-19, the church said. (Photo by Andrej ISAKOVIC / AFP)
Thousands attend patriarch's funeral amid COVID crisis
BELGRADE: Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic pays his last respects next to the casket of late Serbian patriarch Irinej during a funeral service at Saint Sava temple yesterday. - AFP BELGRADE: Thousands of mourners paid homage yesterday to Patriarch Irinej, leader of Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC), who died of COVID-19 during the country's record surge in new coronavirus cases. The 90-year-old spiritual leader tested for the virus soon after...
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Zain Kuwait launches new iPhone 12 lineup during biggest virtual event
KUWAIT: Eaman Al-Roudhan with Hamad Qalam and Zainfs team during the event KUWAIT: Zain, the leading digital service provider in Kuwait, launched the all-new iPhone 12 lineup during the biggest virtual event of its kind, broadcasted LIVE over the company's official Instagram channel. The event was hosted by popular social media influencer 'Hamad Qalam', and attended by Zain Kuwait's Chief Executive Officer Eaman Al-Roudhan and the company's...
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Boursa Kuwait organizes virtual Corporate Day in collaboration with Morgan Stanley
Noura Al-AbdulkareemNaim Azad Din KUWAIT: Boursa Kuwait organized a virtual Corporate Day in collaboration with Morgan Stanley, one of the largest banking and financial services institutions in the world, from 18 until 19 November 2020. The conference, held virtually because of the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, was to highlight Boursa Kuwait's recent developments, milestones, financial information and business outlook to prospective...
Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak puts on a face covering due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as enters the BBC in central London on November 22, 2020, to take appear on the BBC political programme The Andrew Marr Show. - Britain's debt is now at its highest level since 1961 as a share of GDP, after the government embarked on a massive spending spree to mitigate the economic effects of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic and resulting lockdowns. (Photo by Tolga Akmen / AFP)
No return to austerity in new British spending plan: Sunak
LONDON: Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak puts on a face covering due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as enters the BBC in central London yesterday to take appear on the BBC political programme The Andrew Marr Show. - AFP LONDON: British Finance Minister Rishi Sunak said there would be no return to austerity and instead he will announce "quite a significant" increase in funding for public services in a one-year spending plan on...
Hundreds of Danish farmers and mink breeders demonstrate with tractors against a government decision to cull their minks to halt the spread of a coronavirus variant on November 21, 2020. - More than 500 tractors, many decked out with the Danish flag, drove past the government's offices and parliament in Copenhagen to the port. (Photo by Thibault Savary / AFP)
Denmark's mink farmers despair as livelihood dies
COPENHAGEN: Hundreds of Danish farmers and mink breeders demonstrate with tractors against a government decision to cull their minks to halt the spread of a coronavirus variant on Saturday. - AFP COPENHAGEN, Denmark: Denmark's mink farmers are mourning what they say is the death of their industry after a government order to cull all of their stocks over a mutated variant of the new coronavirus. On Saturday, angry farmers and supporters plan to...
Monaco's Spanish midfielder Cesc Fabregas (L) reacts as Paris Saint-Germain's Costa Rican goalkeeper Keylor Navas (R) dives and concedes a second goal to Monaco during the French L1 football match between Monaco (ASM) and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) at the Louis II Stadium in Monaco on November 20, 2020. (Photo by Valery HACHE / AFP)
Monaco come back to stun PSG after Mbappe's double
MONACO: Monaco's Spanish midfielder Cesc Fabregas (left) reacts as Paris Saint-Germain's Costa Rican goalkeeper Keylor Navas (right) dives and concedes a second goal to Monaco during the French L1 football match between Monaco (ASM) and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) on November 20, 2020. - AFP PARIS: Cesc Fabregas scored a late winner from the penalty spot as Monaco came from two goals down to stun reigning champions Paris Saint-Germain 3-2 in Ligue...
Protesters dressed in dinosaur costumes play with inflatable balls representing asteroids -- the impact from which contributed to the extinction of the dinosaurs, which activists said represents the older generation of Thai politicians -- during a 'Bad Student' rally in Bangkok on November 21, 2020. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)
Thai students and dancing dinosaurs rally in Bangkok
Protesters dressed in dinosaur costumes play with inflatable balls representing asteroids-the impact from which contributed to the extinction of the dinosaurs, which activists said represents the older generation of Thai politicians-during a 'Bad Student' rally in Bangkok. Thousands of high school students upset about Thailand's lacklustre education system rallied alongside protestors dressed as dancing dinosaurs in Bangkok yesterday. It was the...
MIAMI, FLORIDA - NOVEMBER 19: In this screengrab, co-host VÌctor Manuelle announces that Natalia Lafourcade wins the Album of the Year award for 'Un Canto por MÈxico, Vol. 1' during The 21st Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards at American Airlines Arena on November 19, 2020 in Miami, Florida. Mike Coppola/Getty Images for The Latin Recording Academy/AFP
Latin Grammys disappoint reggaeton; Mexico's Lafourcade wins Best Album
Co-host Victor Manuelle announces that Natalia Lafourcade wins the Album of the Year award for 'Un Canto por México, Vol 1' during The 21st Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards at American Airlines Arena. Mexican pop-rock folk singer Natalia Lafourcade took home the coveted Latin Grammy for Album of the Year, at a socially distanced gala where high hopes for reggaeton fell short. Lafourcade won the night's top prize for "Un canto por Mexico," after...
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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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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
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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