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'Bad math': US expert challenges airlines' COVID-19 safety analysis
Passengers wearing protective facemasks sit on a plane at Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Sharm el-Sheikh. - Reuters PARIS: A campaign by coronavirus-stricken aviation giants to persuade the world it's safe to fly has been questioned by one of the scientists whose research it draws upon. Dr David Freedman, a US infectious diseases specialist, said he declined to take part in...
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Pandemic leaves US gig workers clamoring for jobs
Gig workers are independent contractors who perform on-demand services, including as drivers, delivering groceries or providing childcare - and are one-third more likely to be Black or Latino, according to a 2018 Edison Research poll. -- Reuters WASHINGTON: Tyrita Franklin-Corbett knew she was risking her health delivering groceries during the coronavirus pandemic, but she didn't expect to be laid up by a dog attack. Furloughed from her job as...
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Saudi Arabia restarts prayers at Grand Mosque
MAKKAH: Saudis and expats perform Fajr prayers at the Grand Mosque for the first time after easing months-long COVID-19 restrictions. - AFP MAKKAH: Saudi Arabia opened yesterday Islam's holiest site for prayers for the first time in seven months, and expanded the umrah pilgrimage to accommodate 15,000 worshippers as it relaxed coronavirus curbs. Mask-clad Saudi citizens and residents of the kingdom were allowed to pray inside the Grand Mosque in...
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Health ministry says flu shots only for Kuwaitis
By B IzzakKUWAIT: The health ministry announced that vaccinations for the winter season will be limited to Kuwaitis only at polyclinics for the time being, in light of the current circumstances amid the coronavirus pandemic. The health ministry has imported 400,000 doses of vaccines and distributed more than 100,000 doses of influenza vaccines and 70,000 doses of pneumonia vaccines to 34 clinics and vaccination centers around the country.The...
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Kuwait's COVID-19 death toll up to 701; seven in one day
KUWAIT: Kuwait yesterday reported seven deaths due to COVID-19 and 663 new infections. The figures took the country's death toll up to 701 and the caseload to 116,146, health ministry data showed. According to ministry spokesman Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad, the number of people hospitalized with the virus stands at 7,585; 138 of whom in intensive care units.Dr Sanad added that 4,959 swab tests were conducted in the past 24 hours, with a total of...
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Kuwait Amir's envoy delivers letters to Saudi King, Crown Prince
RIYADH: Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah delivers to Saudi minister of state Prince Turki bin Mohammad bin Fahad Al Saud a letter from His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah to Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. - Amiri Diwan photo RIYADH: Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah, the envoy of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, handed a written message yesterday from the...
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Kuwait's tent business hit hard by COVID-19
KUWAIT: Tent makers are seen inside their shop at the tent market in Rai. - Photo by Fouad Al-Shaikh By Ben GarciaKUWAIT: The Cabinet has banned camping in the desert and pitching tents outside residential homes as part of measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Kuwait Times spoke to owners of tent businesses, who said they respect the decision of the Cabinet amid the prevailing circumstances."Of course we are sad that we cannot take...
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Sudan praises Kuwait's humanitarian initiatives
KUWAIT: Sudan's Ambassador to Kuwait Abdulmunem Al-Ameen meets Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) Chairman Dr Hilal Al-Sayer. - KUNA KUWAIT: Sudan's Ambassador to Kuwait Abdulmunem Al-Ameen praised the humanitarian aid Kuwait offers to countries in need, especially the efforts it exerted lately in Sudan. In a meeting between the diplomat and Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) Chairman Dr Hilal Al-Sayer yesterday, he expressed his deepest thanks...
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IWG holds 2nd executive board meeting
KUWAIT: The Executive Board of the International Women's Group held its second meeting for the year 2020-2021 on Tuesday, October 13, 2020, at the residence of Ambreen Mustafa, the group's president and wife of the Pakistani Ambassador. This meeting was an opportunity to exchange views and discuss several matters related to the activities on this year's agenda.One of the main topics discussed was finalizing the launch of IWG's new website;...
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Kuwait condemns France stabbing
KUWAIT: An official source at the Kuwaiti Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Saturday emphatically condemned and denounced a recent terrorist stabbing incident in a Paris suburb, in which a French citizen was killed."This crime is deemed a blatant breach of all religious and human values," the source said in a statement. The source added that Kuwait stands by France in all its measures to safeguard its security and to ensure the safety of its...
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Kuwaitis in France urged to stay home during curfew hours
PARIS: Kuwait called on its nationals in France on Saturday to fully comply with COVID-19 safety measures, namely a night-morning curfew. Authorities in France implemented a 9pm-6am curfew as of Saturday night in several regions and cities across the country, Kuwait's embassy in Paris warned in a statement.These include the likes of Ile-de-France, a region which includes the capital, Grenoble, Lille, Lyon, Aix-en-Provence, Marseille, Montpelier,...
Bahrain Foreign Minister Abdullatif al-Zayani (C), Head of Israel's National Security Council Meir Ben-Shabbat (R) and US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin (L) take part in a joint press conference at the Bahraini International Airport on October 18, 2020. - Israel and Bahrain will officially establish diplomatic relations at a ceremony in Manama, an Israeli official said, after the two states reached a US-brokered normalisation deal last month. (Photo by Mazen Mahdi / AFP)
Israel, Bahrain formalize ties
MUHARRAQ, Bahrain: Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdullatif Al-Zayani (center), Head of Israel's National Security Council Meir Ben-Shabbat (right) and US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin take part in a joint press conference at Bahrain International Airport yesterday. - AFP MANAMA: An Israeli delegation accompanied by the US treasury secretary arrived in Bahrain yesterday to formalize nascent relations and broaden Gulf cooperation that Washington...
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A helicopter flied over burning oil fields which were set on fire by Iraqi soldiers before they retreated from Kuwait.
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ADDIS ABABA: Pedestrians walk on the newly built walkway in Addis Ababa. The Ethiopian birr weakened by 28 percent against the dollar this week after the central bank adopted a market-determined foreign exchange rate. – AFP
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KUWAIT: Oil wells were set ablaze by Iraqi troops. – KUNA
Kuwait marks 34th invasion anniversary, remembers support
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(Left) Iranians take part in a funeral procession for late Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on Aug 1, 2024, ahead of his burial in Qatar. (Right) Hezbollah fighters and mourners carry the casket of slain top commander Fuad Shukr during his funeral in Beirut's southern suburbs on Aug 1, 2024. - AFP photos
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Being in Kuwait during invasion: Soldier’s sister shares story