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Fire guts four warehouses in Sulaibiya
KUWAIT: Ten fire squads worked together to battle a huge blaze that gutted four warehouses located over an area of 8,000 square meters in Sulaibiya agricultural area yesterday. The fire was reported at 1:15 am, prompting Kuwait Fire Service Department (KFSD) to send teams from eight different fire stations, while Kuwait Army and Kuwait National Guard sent their fire teams to back them up.Several refrigerating gas cylinders exploded during the...
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MoE reduces tuition fees by 25% for 2020-21 school year
Education Minister Saud Al-Harbi KUWAIT: Education Minister Saud Al-Harbi yesterday issued a ministerial resolution reducing tuition fees for the 2020-2021 school year by 25 percent compared to the 2019-2020 academic year. The decision is effective from the beginning of the new school year until students are allowed to return to classes.Harbi stressed the need for private schools to activate their online learning platforms using virtual classes...
A picture taken on July 29, 2020 shows pilgrims circumambulating around the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the centre of the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca, ahead of the annual Muslim Hajj pilgrimage. - Mask-clad Muslim pilgrims began the annual hajj, dramatically downsized this year as the Saudi hosts strive to prevent a coronavirus outbreak during the five-day pilgrimage. The hajj, one of the five pillars of Islam and a must for able-bodied Muslims at least once in their lifetime, is usually one of the world's largest religious gatherings. (Photo by STR / AFP)
Pilgrims begin downsized hajj amid pandemic
MAKKAH: Pilgrims circumambulate the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the center of the Grand Mosque in this holy city during the annual hajj pilgrimage. - AFP MAKKAH: Mask-clad Muslim pilgrims yesterday began the annual hajj, dramatically downsized this year as the Saudi hosts strive to prevent a coronavirus outbreak during the five-day pilgrimage. The hajj, one of the five pillars of Islam and a must for able-bodied Muslims at least once in...
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Iran targets mock US aircraft carrier in Gulf exercises
This handout photo shows a mockup US aircraft carrier encircled by Iranian speedboats during a military exercise near the Strait of Hormuz. - AFP TEHRAN: Iran's Revolutionary Guards blasted a mock-up of a US aircraft carrier with missiles yesterday during military exercises in sensitive Gulf waters, state television said. The exercises were held near the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping lane for a fifth of global oil output. They were staged...
Napoli's German midfielder Diego Demme (R) jumps for the ball past Napoli's Polish defender Piotr Zielinski during the Italian Serie A football match Inter Milan vs Napoli played behind closed doors at the San Siro Stadium in Milan, on July 28, 2020. (Photo by MARCO BERTORELLO / AFP)
Inter stay second in Serie A final push
MILAN: Napoli's German midfielder Diego Demme (R) jumps for the ball past Napoli's Polish defender Piotr Zielinski during the Italian Serie A football match Inter Milan vs Napoli played behind closed doors at the San Siro Stadium in Milan. - AFP MILAN: Inter Milan eased past Napoli 2-0 to hold on to second place in Serie A on Tuesday ahead of Atalanta who earlier fought back to beat Parma. Juventus have already sealed their ninth straight league...
This photo taken on July 24, 2020 shows a South Korean golfer hitting a ball in a simulation booth during the GTour screen golf tournament in Daejeon, south of Seoul. - The popularity of screen golf in South Korea is driven by accessibility: with more than 65 percent of the country made up of mountains and a population of 52 million, land for golf courses is at a premium, club memberships are highly exclusive, and green fees can cost hundreds of dollars. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP)
Hole in none: How screen golf got serious in South Korea
DAEJEON: This photo taken on July 24, 2020 shows a South Korean golfer hitting a ball in a simulation booth during the GTour screen golf tournament in Daejeon, south of Seoul. - AFP DAEJEON: On the final green of the tournament, Ha Ki-won carefully took his stance and addressed the ball. A gentle strike, and it rolled forward. In front of him it circled the hole, making a rattling sound as it dropped, and Ha raised his fist in triumph, taking...
Orlando, FL - JULY 28: Kyle O'Quinn #9 of the Philadelphia 76ers handles the ball against the Dallas Mavericks during a scrimmage on July 28, 2020 at HP Field House at ESPN Wide World of Sports in Orlando, Florida. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2020 NBAE Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images/AFP
Bubble-wrapped NBA readies for relaunch
ORLANDO: Kyle O'Quinn #9 of the Philadelphia 76ers handles the ball against the Dallas Mavericks during a scrimmage on July 28, 2020 at HP Field House at ESPN Wide World of Sports in Orlando, Florida. - AFP ORLANDO: Four months after COVID-19 sent basketball into an unprecedented shutdown, the NBA takes a leap into the unknown on Thursday as the league bids to resurrect its season at Disney World in Florida. The Utah Jazz launch the rebooted...
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Quest to recreate sun's energy on earth
A picture shows the exterior of the Takomak seen from the assembly hall during the launch of the assembly stage of nuclear fusion machine "Tokamak" of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) in Saint-Paul-les-Durance, southeastern France, on Tuesday.-AFP SAINT-PAUL-LES-DURANCE, France: Fourteen years after receiving the official go-ahead, scientists on Tuesday began assembling a giant machine in southern France designed to...
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Faded photo giant Kodak gets $765m for drug business
From photos to pharmaceuticals: The former giant in the world of cameras will now be producing components of generic drugs.-AFP WASHINGTON: Erstwhile photo giant Eastman Kodak will launch a new business manufacturing pharmaceuticals amid the coronavirus pandemic, using a $765 million government loan, the company announced Tuesday. The loan from the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) will fund the creation of Kodak...
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Barclays takes £3.7bn virus hit as profits slump
LONDON: British bank Barclays said yesterday that first-half net profits tumbled by two thirds, as it set aside £3.7 billion ($4.7 billion, 4.0 billion euros) to deal with coronavirus fallout, and warned over a possible second wave. Profit after taxation dived to £695 million in the six months to the end of June, compared with £2.07 billion in the same portion of 2019, Barclays said in a results statement.And net profit tanked 91 percent to...
TOPSHOT - A health worker collects a swab sample from a woman for a COVID-19 coronavirus PCR test in the Mahaboudha area in Kathmandu on July 28, 2020. (Photo by PRAKASH MATHEMA / AFP)
Coronavirus deaths surge in US
KATHMANDU: A health worker collects a swab sample from a woman for a COVID-19 PCR test in the Mahaboudha area of the Nepalese capital on Tuesday. – AFP WASHINGTON: Coronavirus deaths in the United States surged to their highest level in months as Muslim pilgrims began yesterday a pandemic-curtailed version of their sacred hajj. The human toll of the disease surged to a level not seen since mid-May in the United States, the world's hardest-hit...
Moroccans buy sacrificial animals ahead of the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha at a livestock market in the coastal city of Skhirat, around 20 kilometres south of the capital Rabat, amid the COVID-19 pandemic on July 26, 2020. (Photo by FADEL SENNA / AFP)
Hit by COVID and drought, rural Moroccans tighten belts for Eid
SKHIRAT, Morocco: Moroccans buy sacrificial animals ahead of the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha at a livestock market in the coastal city of Skhirat. - AFP SKHIRAT: Moroccan farmer Hamid had pinned his hopes on selling his sheep for the Eid al-Adha feast, to make up for a year of drought and the economic paralysis linked to the novel coronavirus pandemic. But snap domestic travel restrictions imposed by the North African country's authorities on...
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