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Italy, Kuwait discuss boosting private sectors' cooperation
ROME: Kuwaiti Ambassador to Italy Sheikh Azzam Al-Sabah with representatives of the Italian businesses society. - KUNA ROME: Representatives of the Italian businesses society said they are looking forward to boost partnership with Kuwait, to enhance the role of the private sector in economic development and achieve the 2035 vision.In a statement to the press yesterday, Kuwait's embassy said that the society's delegation met with Kuwaiti...
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A sugary mess
By Shakir ReshamwalaDiabetes Day was marked on Nov 14. Kuwait, having one of the highest prevalence of diabetes in the world, observes this day religiously. Various seminars are held and many specialists dish out advice. After a few days, interest begins to die down or another ailment is highlighted.But for those living with diabetes, the struggle is real - and a daily affair. Maintaining a healthy diet and exercising regularly - two key...
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Documents' hassle in Kuwait
By Sahar Moussayou tried to apply or process documents in Kuwait after the spread of COVID-19? Anyone who is trying to finalize their documents at any government institution will tell you how frustrating, disappointing and irritating it is. Processing legal documents in Kuwait is pure hassle. No matter what documentation you are trying to complete - it will be a 'long, long and long' procedure, and you will be one of the blessed ones if you...
Kuwaitis line up for a PCR test at a COVID-19 drive-thru testing centre near Kuwait International Airport in Kuwait City, on November 18, 2020. - Kuwait has carried out over one million COVID-19 tests since the start of the pandemic. (Photo by YASSER AL-ZAYYAT / AFP)
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KUWAIT: People line up for a PCR test at a COVID-19 drive-thru testing center near Kuwait International Airport on Wednesday. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
People protest against the government's motion to increase taxes in order to reach a credit agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), outside the Congress building in San Jose, on November 18, 2020. (Photo by Ezequiel BECERRA / AFP)
Global recovery from COVID difficult: IMF
SAN JOSE: People protest against the government's motion to increase taxes in order to reach a credit agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), outside the Congress building in San Jose, on Wednesday.-AFP WASHINGTON: The global economy faces a hard road back from the COVID-19 downturn, and nations should remove trade barriers on medical technologies to aid the recovery, the IMF chief said yesterday. The call from Managing Director...
(FILES) In this file photo taken on November 17, 2019 an Iranian man checks a scorched gas station that was set ablaze by protesters during a demonstration against a rise in gasoline prices in Eslamshahr, near the Iranian capital of Tehran. - One year after protests harshly suppressed by the Iranian authorities, grief over the hundreds of mainly young lives lost is matched by anger over the lack of accountability over a crackdown whose scale is only beginning to emerge. (Photo by - / AFP)
One year on, grief and anger over Iran protest crackdown
TEHRAN: In this file photo taken on November 17, 2019 an Iranian man checks a scorched gas station that was set ablaze by protesters during a demonstration against a rise in gasoline prices in Eslamshahr, near the Iranian capital of Tehran. - AFP PARIS: One year after protests that were harshly suppressed by the Iranian authorities, grief over the hundreds of mainly young lives lost is matched by anger over the lack of accountability for a...
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Britain unveils defense spending splurge for post-Brexit, Biden era
LONDON: The extra spending of £16.5 billion ($22 billion) over four years was welcomed by Donald Trump's outgoing US administration and comes as Johnson bids to build bridges to the incoming presidency of Democrat Joe Biden. LONDON: Prime Minister Boris Johnson vowed yesterday "to end the era of retreat" as he unveiled Britain's biggest program of military investment since the end of the Cold War, as the country positions itself for a post-EU...
A picture taken on November 18, 2020 shows an electronic billboard bearing the portraits of Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz (R) and his son Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ahead of a meeting of Finance ministers and central bank governors of the G20 nations in the Saudi capital Riyadh. - Saudi Arabia hosts the G20 summit Saturday in a first for an Arab nation, but the scaled-down virtual format could limit debate on a resurgent coronavirus pandemic and crippling economic crisis. (Photo by FAYEZ NURELDINE / AFP)
Saudi to invest $20 billion in AI by 2030 amid slumping crude prices
RIYADH: A picture taken on Wednesday shows an electronic billboard bearing the portraits of Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz (right) and his son Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ahead of a meeting of Finance ministers and central bank governors of the G20 nations in the Saudi capital Riyadh tomorrow. - AFP RIYADH: Saudi Arabia announced yesterday it will invest $20 billion in artificial intelligence projects by 2030, as the oil-rich country seeks...
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 18: A school bus drives down a street in Brooklyn on November 18, 2020 in New York City. Public schools in New York City, the largest school district in the nation, will close again on Thursday, officials announced after the city reached a 3% Covid test positivity rate. Spencer Platt/Getty Images/AFP
US coronavirus death toll passes 250,000, New York closes schools
NEW YORK: A school bus drives down a street in Brooklyn on Wednesday in New York City. Public schools in New York City, the largest school district in the nation, closed again yesterday.-AFP WASHINGTON: US coronavirus deaths passed a quarter of a million people Wednesday as New York announced it would close schools to battle a rise in infections and anti-restriction protests in Europe turned violent. America has now registered 250,426...
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Options dwindling, Trump faces setback in Georgia poll recount
ATLANTA, GA: A man riding a Segway dressed as Uncle Sam taunts Biden supporters during a "Stop the Steal" rally against the results of the US Presidential election outside the Georgia State Capitol on Wednesday in Atlanta, Georgia. - AFP WASHINGTON: The US presidential election battleground state of Georgia was expected to affirm Joe Biden's victory over President Donald Trump after a painstaking recount, which would deal another setback to...
Large inflatable ducks are passed around the crowd as pro-democracy protesters gather for an anti-government rally at a major intersection in Bangkok on November 18, 2020. (Photo by Jack TAYLOR / AFP)
Thailand PM threatens to use all laws against protesters
BANGKOK: Large inflatable ducks are passed around the crowd as pro-democracy protesters gather for an anti-government rally at a major intersection in Bangkok on Wednesday.-AFP BANGKOK: Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha threatened yesterday to use all laws possible against protesters, as demonstrations escalate for his removal and for reforms to curb the powers of King Maha Vajiralongkorn. Activists voiced concern that this could mean the...
(FILES) In this file photo taken on November 28, 2008, US Army soliders from 1-506 Infantry Division set out on a patrol in Paktika province, situated along the Afghan-Pakistan border. - The Pentagon on November 19, 2020 announced plans to slash troop levels in Afghanistan to its lowest levels in nearly 20 years of conflict after President Trump pledged to end a war that has killed about 2,400 US soldiers and cost the American taxpayer more than $ 1 trillion since 2001. (Photo by DAVID FURST / AFP)
Abandoned by Trump, can battered Afghans pin their hopes on Biden?
KABUL: In this file photo taken on November 28, 2008, US Army soldiers from 1-506 Infantry Division set out on a patrol in Paktika province, situated along the Afghan-Pakistan border. The Pentagon yesterday announced plans to slash troop levels in Afghanistan to its lowest levels in nearly 20 years of conflict. - AFP KABUL: Donald Trump's plan to slash US troops in Afghanistan could unleash a fresh wave of violence by an emboldened Taleban,...
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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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Stop smoking, Quit smoking for health.
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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