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Saudi, UAE ministers extend condolences over late Amir
RIYADH: Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel Al-Jubeir arrives at Kuwait’s Embassy in Riyadh to offer condolences over the passing of Kuwait’s late Amir His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah yesterday. – KUNA photos RIYADH/ABU DHABI: Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel Al-Jubeir offered condolences over the passing of Kuwait's late Amir His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah at Kuwait's...
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Prayers for Sheikh Sabah's soul held in mosques worldwide
SARAJEVO: Worshippers hold prayers in absentia in Bosnia for the soul of Kuwait’s late Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. — KUNA photos CAPITALS: Yemenis on Friday performed prayers in absentia for the soul of Kuwait's late Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. Friday prayers' sermons were distinguished with words of praise for the late Amir who adopted a balanced policy at the Arab and Islamic levels. They noted in this...
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New school year begins online
Dr Saud Al-Harbi KUWAIT: Minister of Education and Higher Education Dr Saud Al-Harbi announced yesterday that the new scholastic year (2020-2021) kicks off today on schedule. Teaching will be online for all levels; pre-school, elementary, intermediate and high school, the minister said in a statement, indicating that the department had worked out an integrated scheme for online teaching.Shifting from conventional to electronic teaching was not...
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Kuwait reports five COVID-19 deaths, 371 new cases
KUWAIT: The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Kuwait rose by 371 yesterday to take the total count to 106,458, while a fivefold increase in fatalities pushed its death toll from the outbreak to 620, health ministry data showed. The country's Capital governorate logged 92 cases, followed by Ahmadi (89), Hawally (80), Farwaniya (70) and Jahra (40), according to the figures, which distributed the new infections in terms of health zones.The...
(FILES) In this file photo taken on August 17, 2020, supporters listen as US President Donald Trump delivers remarks on the economy at at an airport hanger in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. - The United States added a less-than-expected 661,000 jobs in September but the unemployment rate fell to 7.9 percent, the Labor Department said Friday, underscoring the economy's tortured recovery from Covid-19. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP)
Trouble for Trump as US job growth slows
OSHKOSH: Supporters listen as US President Donald Trump delivers remarks on the economy at an airport hanger in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The United States added a less-than-expected 661,000 jobs in September but the unemployment rate fell to 7.9 percent, the Labor Department said Friday.-AFP WASHINGTON: US employment growth slowed more than expected in September and over 300,000 Americans lost their jobs permanently, dealing a potential blow to...
PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 23: A view of Tesla Superchargers on September 23, 2020 in Petaluma, California. California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order directing the California Air Resources Board to establish regulations that would require all new cars and passenger trucks sold in the state to be zero-emission vehicles by 2035. Sales of internal combustion engines would be banned in the state after 2035. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images/AFP
Tesla reports record deliveries in Q3, but Model 3 sales underwhelm bulls
PETALUMA, California: A view of Tesla Superchargers in Petaluma, California. Tesla Inc on Friday said it delivered 139,300 vehicles in the third quarter, a quarterly record for the electric carmaker, but shares fell 5.7 percent in pre-market trading. -AFP SAN FRANCISCO: Tesla Inc on Friday said it delivered 139,300 vehicles in the third quarter, a quarterly record for the electric carmaker, but shares fell 5.7 percent in pre-market trading. The...
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 02: People walk near the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in lower Manhattan on on October 02, 2020 in New York City. Stocks and markets around the world have fallen in morning trading as investors digest the overnight news that President Donald Trump has Covid-19. Spencer Platt/Getty Images/AFP
Stocks fall, dollar gains after Trump gets coronavirus
NEW YORK: People walk near the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in lower Manhattan on Friday in New York City. Stocks and markets around the world have fallen in morning trading as investors digest the overnight news that President Donald Trump has COVID-19. - AFP NEW YORK/LONDON: Global equity markets slumped and investors piled into gold and the Japanese yen on Friday after US President Donald Trump tested positive for the coronavirus, adding to...
Customers arrive and leave from an Asda supremarket store in Ashford, south east England on October 2, 2020. - US retail giant Walmart has agreed Thursday to sell its British supermarket chain Asda to two UK firms for £6.8 billion ($8.7 billion, 7.4 billion euros). (Photo by Ben STANSALL / AFP)
Walmart sells UK supermarket Asda for £6.8bn
ASHFORD: Customers arrive and leave from an Asda supermarket store in Ashford, south east England on Friday. US retail giant Walmart has agreed to sell its British supermarket chain Asda to two UK firms for £6.8 billion ($8.7 billion, 7.4 billion euros). -AFP LONDON: US retail giant Walmart has agreed to sell its British supermarket chain Asda to billionaire brothers and a private equity group for £6.8 billion ($8.7 billion, 7.4 billion...
TOPSHOT - WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 02: Marine One, the presidential helicopter, arrives at the White House to carry U.S. President Donald Trump to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center October 2, 2020 in Washington, DC. Trump announced earlier today via Twitter that he and U.S. first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for coronavirus. Win McNamee/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by WIN MCNAMEE / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP)
Why White House is COVID danger zone
WASHINGTON: Marine One, the presidential helicopter, arrives at the White House to carry US President Donald Trump to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Friday. - AFP WASHINGTON: Offices are crowded, visitors are constant, and the boss doesn't like people wearing masks: welcome to the White House where President Donald Trump has tested positive for the coronavirus. The revelation during the early hours of Friday that Trump and his...
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No rapid victory in sight for Caucasus rivals in Karabakh
(Left) A serviceman of Karabakh's Defense Army fires an artillery piece towards Azeri positions during fighting over the breakaway Nagorno Karabakh region on Sept 28, 2020. (Right) An image grab shows Azeri artillery strike towards the positions of Armenian separatists in Nagorno Karabakh. - AFP PARIS: Neither Armenia nor Azerbaijan can be confident of a rapid victory in the conflict over Nagorno Karabakh, with both geography and the risk of...
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN - OCTOBER 02: Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden delivers remarks in the parking lot of the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Local 951 while campaigning October 02, 2020 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Biden said he tested negative twice Friday for the coronavirus after it was reported that U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump tested positive for COVID-19. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/AFPn== FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==
Trump's positive test underscores this is the Coronavirus Election
GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan: Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden delivers remarks in the parking lot of the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Local 951 on Friday. - AFP WASHINGTON/DETROIT: US President Donald Trump's positive test for COVID-19 confirmed what most voters already knew: This is the Coronavirus Election. During the closing stretch of the presidential race, Trump had worked furiously to shift public attention...
Police stand guard as National Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is allowed to move with his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and other party leaders towards the Uttar Pradesh state to meet the relatives of the 19-year-old allegedly gang-raped victim, at the Delhi Noida Direct flyway toll plaza on October 3, 2020. - Five senior police officers have been suspended over their handling of an investigation into the gang-rape and murder of a 19-year-old woman that has sparked outrage across India and triggered days of protests. (Photo by Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP)
Five police suspended over India gang-rape
NOIDA, India: Police stand guard as National Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is allowed to move with his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and other party leaders towards Uttar Pradesh yesterday to meet the relatives of a 19-year-old allegedly gang-raped victim. – AFP NEW DELHI: Five senior police officers have been suspended over their handling of an investigation into the gang-rape and murder of a 19-year-old woman that has sparked outrage across...
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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