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TOPSHOT - Vice President-elect Kamala Harris arrives to deliver remarks in Wilmington, Delaware, on November 7, 2020, after she and Joe Biden were declared the winners of the presidential election. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP)
'Kamala represents the future': US women, minorities celebrate
WILMINGTON: Vice President-elect Kamala Harris arrives to deliver remarks on Nov 7, 2020 after she and Joe Biden were declared winners of the presidential election. – AFP NEW YORK: The first female vice president, and a symbol of American diversity-Kamala Harris has electrified many women and minority voters on the US left, who view her as the future more than Joe Biden. As celebrations rolled on in major cities, excitement for some has...
A medical worker collects a swab sample for a Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) for the Covid-19 coronavirus at a dispensary in New Delhi on November 10, 2020. (Photo by XAVIER GALIANA / AFP)
Trackers to mask detectors: India bets on COVID-19 tech
NEW DELHI: A medical worker collects a swab sample for a Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) for the COVID-19 coronavirus at a dispensary yesterday. – AFP NEW DELHI: From a tracker that can tell where someone sleeps at night to a device detecting whether they have a mask on or not, India's government is betting on hi-tech solutions to fight COVID-19, despite growing privacy concerns. Officials have called on local firms to develop technology powered by...
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Trump fires defense chief
Mark Esper WASHINGTON: Donald Trump fired Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Monday, further unsettling a government facing uncertainty over the US president's refusal to concede election defeat to Democrat Joe Biden. Coming with just 10 weeks left in his White House tenure, the move heightened concerns that Trump might take aim at other national security officials with whom he has expressed disappointment.According to multiple reports, he is also...
A voter, mask-clad due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, casts her ballot at a polling station in Jordan's capital Amman on November 10, 2020, during the 2020 general election. - Voters in coronavirus-battered Jordan go to the polls on November 10 in an election focused on the Arab country's economic crisis which has been heightened by the devastating pandemic. Although there have been some calls on social media to postpone the elections, the government has said the vote will go ahead. Parliament was already dissolved in late September ahead of the vote, and under the law new elections must be held within four months. (Photo by Khalil MAZRAAWI / AFP)
Jordan votes in election clouded by pandemic
AMMAN: A voter casts her ballot at a polling station yesterday. – AFP AMMAN: Jordanians voted yesterday in a parliamentary election overshadowed by the coronavirus pandemic which has dealt a heavy blow to the Arab country's already debt-ridden economy. More than 50,000 security force personnel were on hand to ensure masks were worn inside polling stations and social distancing maintained.Authorities ruled that the four-yearly election should...
(FILES) In this file photo taken on September 1, 2020 US President Donald Trump (R) and US Attorney General William Barr step off Air Force One upon arrival at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland. - US Attorney General Bill Barr gave federal prosecutors blanket authorization on November 9 to open investigations into voting irregularities, as President Donald Trump claimed that he lost the presidential election due to fraud.nBarr, long a close defender of Trump, stresed that his letter to US attorneys around the country was not an indication that the Justice Department had evidence yet of genuine cases. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP)
US Attorney General authorizes probes into vote fraud claims
In this file photo taken on Sept 1, 2020, US President Donald Trump and US Attorney General William Barr step off Air Force One upon arrival at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland. – AFP WASHINGTON: US Attorney General William Barr gave federal prosecutors blanket authorization Monday to open investigations into voting irregularities, as President Donald Trump repeated unfounded claims he lost the presidential election due to fraud. Barr, long...
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KUWAIT: A photo showing a jam-packed parking lot of the Farwaniya Hospital earlier this week. - Photo by Fouad Al-Shaikh
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Kuwait reports 903 new COVID cases, five deaths
KUWAIT: Kuwait registered 903 new coronavirus (COVID-19) infections in the past 24 hours, raising the total to 133,381, the Ministry of Health announced yesterday. Deaths reached 821 with the addition of five fatalities, it added. The ministry had announced earlier that 842 patients have recovered within the same period, raising total recoveries to 124,156.Official spokesperson of the Ministry of Health Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad said that there were...
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Cabinet honors officers for major drug bust
KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah presides over the Cabinet's meeting. - KUNA KUWAIT: Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Interior and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Anas Al-Saleh briefed the Cabinet on the latest anti-narcotics operation carried out by the Interior Ministry, which led to the confiscation of 270 kilos of shabu (methamphetamine) at Shuwaikh Port, the largest attempt to smuggle...
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US, Kuwait convene education, scientific working group
Marie RoyceAlina Romanowski KUWAIT: Senior US and Kuwaiti officials convened the Education and Scientific Cooperation Working Group of the fourth Strategic Dialogue yesterday, to discuss bilateral cooperation in the fields of higher education, professional development exchange programs, and scientific research.US Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs Marie Royce and Undersecretary at Kuwait's Ministry of Higher...
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Kuwait oil sheds 16 cents, global prices soar following anti-COVID vaccine reports
KUWAIT: Kuwait's oil price dropped 16 cents during Monday's transactions to stand at $40 per barrel compared with $40.16 pb last Friday, Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) said yesterday. Benchmark Brent jumped $2.95 to $42.40 pb and the West Texas Intermediate surged $3.15 to stand at $40.29 pb.Global oil prices had moved up by 10 percent immediately after reported discovery of an effective vaccine against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The...
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KRCS honors AAW Chairman for support to local community
KUWAIT: Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) Chairman Dr Hilal Al-Sayer awarded Ali Abdulwahab Al-Mutawa Commercial Company (AAW) Chairman and CEO Faisal Ali Al-Mutawa with a trophy of recognition for his leading role in supporting the local community, especially during the spread of COVID-19 pandemic in Kuwait.Dr Sayer visited AAW's headquarters recently to award Faisal Al-Mutawa with a trophy in appreciation for his continuous support to the...
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Amir, Crown Prince meet Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad
KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets His Highness Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. - Amiri Diwan and KUNA photos KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah have separately received His Highness Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah at Bayan Palace yesterday.In other news, His Highness the...
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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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Late Information Minister Bader Al-Ya'agoub checking the damage.-KUNA
Invasion could not confiscate KUNA’s will, national role
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Shereeda Al-Maousherji
CSC’s faceprint attendance rule sparks debate
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DHAKA: Anti-Discrimination Student Movement held a rally at Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka on August 3, 2024, to demand justice for the victims killed in the recent countrywide violence during anti-quota protests. -- AFP
Bangladesh students call for nationwide civil disobedience