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Assembly must approve fines
KUWAIT: Imposing instant fines on violators of health measures is conditional to approval by the National Assembly and amending the law, Al-Anbaa Arabic daily reported yesterday quoting 'high-ranking sources.' Proposed amendments of the infectious diseases law 8/1969 - including an item allowing for imposing instant fines - should be sent to the Assembly. The health ministry will then officially publish the types of violations that will allow...
Men have their haircut at a barber shop in Melbourne on October 19, 2020, as some of the city's three-month-old stay-at-home restrictions due to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak were further eased on falling infection rates. (Photo by William WEST / AFP)
Haircuts and golf in Melbourne as virus curbs ease
Men have their haircut at a barber shop in Melbourne.-AFP photos Residents of Australia's second-biggest city flocked to salons and golf courses yesterday as some stay-at-home restrictions were eased after coronavirus infection rates fell. Melbourne's five million people had been barred from leaving their homes with a few exceptions-including shopping for essentials, exercising, or going to work-for three months. They still face a litany of...
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - OCTOBER 18: Jacob Martin #54 and Charles Omenihu #94 of the Houston Texans vie for the loose ball fumble in the third quarter against the Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on October 18, 2020 in Nashville, Tennessee. Martin recovered the fumble. The Titans defeated the Texans 42-36.   Frederick Breedon/Getty Images/AFP
Titans stay unbeaten with OT win
NASHVILLE: Jacob Martin #54 and Charles Omenihu #94 of the Houston Texans vie for the loose ball fumble in the third quarter against the Tennessee Titans on October 18, 2020. The Titans defeated the Texans 42-36. - AFP NEW YORK: Derrick Henry rushed for 212 yards and two touchdowns, and host Tennessee blew a two-touchdown lead Sunday, only to rally for a 42-36 overtime win over lowly Houston to remain undefeated. The Titans (5-0) amassed 601...
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Fahaheel Sports Club crowned champion
KUWAIT: Fahaheel Sports Club table tennis team was crowned champion of the 2019-2020 season after beating Tadhamon 3-0 in the final match that was held at Qadisiya hall. Sahel club ended in third place after beating Burgan 3-0. Fahaheel's stars Ibrahim and Salem Al-Hassan were able to decide the end result as Salem Al-Hassan defeated Salem Al-Sallal 3-0, while Ibrahim Al-Hassan defeated Mishal Hassan by the same score. Abdallah Al-Mukaimi beat...
ARLINGTON, TEXAS - OCTOBER 18: The Los Angeles Dodgers pose for a photo following their 4-3 victory against the Atlanta Braves in Game Seven of the National League Championship Series at Globe Life Field on October 18, 2020 in Arlington, Texas.   Rob Carr/Getty Images/AFPn== FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==
Dodgers rally to beat Braves in game 7 to reach World Series
ARLINGTON: The Los Angeles Dodgers pose for a photo following their 4-3 victory against the Atlanta Braves in Game Seven of the National League Championship Series at Globe Life Field on October 18, 2020. - AFP LOS ANGELES: Cody Bellinger belted a 400-foot go-ahead home run and Mookie Betts made another eye-popping catch as the Los Angeles Dodgers advanced to their third World Series in the last four years with a 4-3 game-seven win over the...
TOPSHOT - A man wearing a facemask as a preventative measure against the Covid-19 coronavirus rides a bicycle in front of a mural in Colombo on October 19, 2020. (Photo by LAKRUWAN WANNIARACHCHI / AFP)
Global COVID cases top 40 million
COLOMBO: A man wearing a facemask as a preventative measure against COVID-19 rides a bicycle in front of a mural yesterday. - AFP BRUSSELS: A raft of European nations including Italy and Belgium took desperate new measures yesterday to try to combat a second wave of coronavirus infections as the worldwide caseload topped 40 million. The latest global milestone came just hours after the number of people who have died from Covid-19 passed 250,000...
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EU-US alliance 'on life support' after four years of Trump rule
German Chancellor Angela Merkel with US President Donald Trump. -- AFP FRANKFURT: Back in 2016, German Chancellor Angela Merkel greeted Donald Trump's victory with an extraordinary warning: that she would work with the US president on the condition that he respect democratic values. Things did not improve from there. Four years later, Trump's abrasive foreign policy moves, often unveiled in all-caps tweets, have alienated not just Germany but...
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With Instagram, hashtags and bitcoin, Nigerians boost anti-police protests
LAGOS: A demonstrator holds a sign during a protest over alleged police brutality in Lagos on Sunday. LAGOS: Ozioma Egemasi says Nigerian police slapped, whipped and struck him with the butt of a pistol when he refused to pay them a bribe. Then he heard them discuss whether to kill him. The 24-year-old music label manager shared his experience on Instagram, one of thousands of mostly young Nigerians who are taking to social media to speak out...
Pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong (L) and lawmaker Ted Hui (2nd L) demonstrate in solidarity with ongoing pro-democracy protests in Thailand, outside the office building where the Thai consulate is located in Hong Kong on October 19, 2020. (Photo by PETER PARKS / AFP)
Thai police probe media outlets over protests
HONG KONG: Pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong (left) and lawmaker Ted Hui (second left) demonstrate in solidarity with ongoing pro-democracy protests in Thailand, outside the office building where the Thai consulate is located in Hong Kong yesterday.-AFP BANGKOK: Thai police said yesterday they had ordered an investigation of four news outlets under emergency measures introduced last week and imposed curbs on messaging app Telegram to try to...
Democratic presidential nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden(L) walks with his granddaughter Finnegan as they leave St. Joseph on the Brandywine Roman Catholic Church, going to the grave of Joe Biden's son, Beau in Wilmington, Delaware on October 18, 2020. - With 16 days to go before the November 3, 2020 election, Democrat Joe Biden is ahead of the Republican president by 9.0 percentage points nationally, according to polling averages from the RealClearPolitics website. But in the United States, candidates win the White House not through the popular vote, but with the Electoral College. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP)
Biden hopes to peel believers away from Trump
WILMINGTON: Democratic presidential nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden (left) and his wife Jill walk to St. Joseph on the Brandywine Roman Catholic Church in Wilmington, Delaware on Sunday.-AFP WILMINGTON: A rosary around his wrist, Joe Biden often speaks of the great comfort his Catholic faith has brought him in overcoming the tragedies that have deeply marked his life. When Americans vote on November 3, the Democratic presidential...
Newly-elected Turkish Cypriot President Ersin Tatar (C) celebrates with supporters after winning the presidential election in the northern part of Nicosia, the capital of the self-proclaimed Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) on October 18, 2020. - Right-wing nationalist Ersin Tatar, backed by Ankara, scored a surprise victory in a run-off presidential election in breakaway northern Cyprus, ousting pro-reunification incumbent Mustafa Akinci. (Photo by Birol BEBEK / AFP)
Turkish Cypriots elect candidate backed by Erdogan
NICOSIA: Newly-elected Turkish Cypriot President Ersin Tatar celebrates with supporters after winning the presidential election in the northern part of Nicosia on Sunday. - AFP NICOSIA: Turkish Cypriots in breakaway northern Cyprus on Sunday narrowly elected right-wing nationalist Ersin Tatar, backed by Ankara, in a run-off poll, at a time of heightened tensions in the eastern Mediterranean. Tatar, 60, clinched his surprise victory in a second...
European Commission vice president Maros Sefcovic (C) wearing a face mask or covering due to the COVID-19 pandemic, prepares to enter London St Pancras station in London on October 19, 2020. - Britain still wants to reach a post-Brexit trade deal with the European Union despite the current deadlock, a senior government minister insisted ahead of fresh talks Monday. The UK had imposed a deadline of last week's EU summit for a deal, and Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he was ready to walk away and prepare for a no-deal exit after five decades of EU membership. (Photo by Tolga AKMEN / AFP) / ìThe erroneous mention[s] appearing in the metadata of this photo by Tolga AKMEN has been modified in AFP systems in the following manner: [prepares to enter London St Pancras station in London on October 19, 2020.] instead of [after arriving in London]. Please immediately remove the erroneous mention[s] from all your online services and delete it (them) from your servers. If you have been authorized by AFP to distribute it (them) to third parties, please ensure that the same actions are carried out by them. Failure to promptly comply with these instructions will entail liability on your part for any continued or post notification usage. Therefore we thank you very much for all your attention and prompt action. We are sorry for the inconvenience this notification may cause and remain at your disposal for any further information you may require.î
UK, EU mull how to break Brexit deadlock
LONDON: European Commission Vice president Maros Sefcovic (center) wearing a facemask or covering due to the COVID-19 pandemic, prepares to enter London St Pancras station in London yesterday. - AFP LONDON: Britain and the European Union held fresh meetings yesterday to try to unlock their Brexit impasse after London threatened to walk out and go its own way next year despite warnings of further damage to the COVID-hit economy. The UK government...