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Palestinian artist Khulud al-Desouki pets a cat during lockdown at home in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, on October 12, 2020, amid strict restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by MOHAMMED ABED / AFP)
Catching virus outside rare but not impossible
KHAN YUNIS: Palestinian artist Khulud Al-Desouki pets a cat at her home during lockdown in the southern Gaza Strip on Monday amid strict restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. - AFP WASHINGTON: Almost all documented coronavirus transmissions have occurred indoors, but experts say that wearing a mask outside is justified because there is still a risk of infection. The likelihood of catching the virus increases at events where people stand...
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IMF warns of long climb out of recession
IMF chief economist Gita Gopinath warned more government support will be needed for countries to weather the worst crisis since the Great Depression WASHINGTON: The global economic crisis will not be quite as grim as feared this year, but GDP will still contract 4.4 percent and the ongoing pandemic means the outlook remains uncertain, the IMF said yesterday. Massive injections of government aid kept economies from plunging further, but growth in...
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TBY research on Kuwait continues during pandemic
The Business Year CEO Aye Valentin KUWAIT: As Kuwait continues its reopening, now is an excellent time to peek behind the curtain and understand the steps taken to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Business Year's latest special report, Kuwait: Resilience & Management in Times of Crisis, offers key insights from leading figures in Kuwait's business community. The publication is the latest in an expanding portfolio of analysis of...
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Australia calls for answers on reported Chinese coal 'ban'
Illustration of a coal mine. Australia yesterday called for China to clarify whether restrictions have been placed on the import of Australian coal, a move that would deal a serious blow to the country's already struggling economy. SYDNEY: Australia yesterday called for China to clarify whether restrictions have been placed on the import of Australian coal, a move that would deal a serious blow to the country's already struggling economy. Trade...
A health worker takes a swab from a resident to be tested for the COVID-19 coronavirus as part of a mass testing program following a new outbreak of the coronavirus in Qingdao, in China's eastern Shandong province on October 13, 2020. (Photo by STR / AFP) / China OUT
WHO slams herd immunity idea
QINGDAO, China: A health worker takes a swab from a resident to be tested for COVID-19 as part of a mass testing program following a new outbreak of coronavirus yesterday. - AFP BEIJING: China rushed yesterday to test an entire city of nine million within days after a minor coronavirus outbreak, as the WHO warned that letting the pathogen run free to achieve herd immunity was "scientifically and ethically problematic". The virus is still...
(FILES) This file photo taken on August 23, 2019 in Istanbul shows a view of Turkish General Directorate of Mineral research and Exploration's (MTA) Oruc Reis seismic research vessel docked at Haydarpasa port, which searches for hydrocarbon, oil, natural gas and coal reserves at sea. - Turkey announced plans late on October 11, 2020, to send the research ship at the centre of an energy rights row with Greece to the eastern Mediterranean again, a move likely to reignite tensions with Athens. (Photo by Ozan KOSE / AFP)
Germany warns Turkey against 'provocation in Mediterranean'
ISTANBUL: This file photo taken on Aug 23, 2019 shows the Turkish Oruc Reis seismic research vessel docked at Haydarpasa port. - AFP BERLIN: Germany yesterday called on Turkey to end a "cycle of detente and provocation" in the Mediterranean, after Ankara's decision to redeploy a research ship at the centre of tensions with Greece over energy and maritime rights. "If there should be renewed Turkish gas exploration in the more controversial sea...
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'I have failed': Kim shows a tearful side in confronting North Korea hardships
PYONGYANG: This screen grab taken from a KCTV broadcast on Oct 10, 2020 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un pausing as he makes a speech prior to a military parade marking the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Workers' Party of Korea in Kim Il Sung Square. - AFP SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un appeared to shed tears at the weekend as he thanked citizens for their sacrifices, in the most striking demonstration yet of how he is...
Voters cast their ballots for the 2020 US Elections at an offical ballot drop box on a sidewalk in Los Angeles, California on October 12, 2020, where election officials are looking into the use of unofficial ballot drop boxes installed by California's Republican Party. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP)
US plows ahead with mail-in voting despite ballot errors
MONTEREY PARK, California: Voters cast their ballots for the 2020 US elections at an official ballot drop box on a sidewalk on Monday. - AFP WASHINGTON: Tens of thousands of ballots in Ohio and New York with the wrong candidate or voter names. Votes thrown in the trash in Pennsylvania and scores of lawsuits over the counts. Three weeks before the US presidential vote, the immense surge in demand for mail-in ballots due to the coronavirus is...
A worker uses a anti-smog gun to control dust at the Integrated Exhibition-Cum-Convention Center (IECC) construction site in New Delhi on October 9, 2020. (Photo by Prakash SINGH / AFP)
Smog returns to Indian capital
NEW DELHI: A worker uses an anti-smog gun to control dust at the Integrated Exhibition-Cum-Convention Center (IECC) construction site on Oct 9, 2020. - AFP NEW DELHI: Air quality in India's capital, New Delhi, deteriorated sharply yesterday as wind died down just as the burning of crop waste in fields sent smoke billowing across the north of the country. A smoggy haze settled over the city, reducing visibility significantly, as the Air Quality...
Protesters disperse after police fired tear gas at a rally against a controversial new law passed last week which critics fear will favour investors at the expense of labour rights and the environment, in Jakarta on October 13, 2020. (Photo by BAY ISMOYO / AFP)
Islamic groups, students join street protests
JAKARTA: Protesters disperse after police fired tear gas at a rally yesterday against a controversial new law passed last week which critics fear will favor investors at the expense of labor rights and the environment. - FP JAKARTA: Wearing white Islamic garb and waving red and white Indonesian flags, more than 1,000 protesters from Islamic and student groups gathered in the world's most populous Muslim nation yesterday to show discontent over a...
Arthur Sahakyan, 63, prays inside the damaged Ghazanchetsots (Holy Saviour) Cathedral in the historic city of Shusha, some 15 kilometers from the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh province's capital Stepanakert, that was hit by a bomb during the fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the breakaway region, on October 13, 2020. - Nagorno-Karabakh broke away from Azerbaijan in a 1990s war that claimed the lives of some 30,000 people. The Armenian separatists declared independence, but no countries recognise its autonomy and it is still acknowledged by world leaders as part of Azerbaijan. (Photo by ARIS MESSINIS / AFP)
Nagorno-Karabakh truce buckles as both sides allege violations
SHUSHA: Arthur Sahakyan, 63, prays inside the damaged Ghazanchetsots (Holy Savior) Cathedral in this historic city some 15 km from the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh province's capital Stepanakert that was hit by a bomb during fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan yesterday. - FP YEREVAN: Armenia and Azerbaijan accused each other yesterday of violating a humanitarian ceasefire agreed three days ago to quell fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh that has...
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Govt proposes instant fines for not wearing facemasks
By B IzzakKUWAIT: The Cabinet yesterday approved an amendment to the law to impose instant fines for people not wearing facemasks and not abiding by health guidelines as part of new restrictions to contain the spread of the coronavirus. The amendment will be sent to HH the Amir and to the National Assembly for approval and implementation.The decision did not specify the amount of the fine or when it will be implemented. The United Arab...
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A helicopter flied over burning oil fields which were set on fire by Iraqi soldiers before they retreated from Kuwait.
How Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait upended lives of expatriates
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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
Ethiopian authorities crack down on price hikes after currency float
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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
Hamas, Hezbollah vow revenge
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Being in Kuwait during invasion: Soldier’s sister shares story