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Kuwait eager to implement digital education
KUWAIT: The Minister of Education and Higher Education Dr Saud Al-Harbi confirmed on Sunday the importance of transforming into digital education under the current circumstances, as the ministry has been working hard on setting a plan for the last three months.The Education Ministry is coordinating with the Supreme Council for Planning and Development (SCPD) on listing the digital transformation in the country's development plan, to work in...
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Kuwait's GDP drops one percent
KUWAIT: Kuwait's quarterly gross domestic product (GDP) dropped one percent in Q1 2020 compared to the same period of 2019, amounting to KD 9.7 billion ($32 billion), according to Kuwait Central Statistical Bureau. The bureau said in a statement to the press on Sunday the quarterly domestic product with current rates dropped by 8.8 percent in Q1 2020 in contrast to the past year period, where the GDP was estimated at KD 9.1 billion ($30...
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US lobbies for extension of arms embargo against Iran
KUWAIT: Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah receives US Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook yesterday. – KUNA By Jamie EtheridgeKUWAIT: Failure to extend a UN arms embargo on Iran could result in an intensification of conflicts in the region, a US envoy warned while on a diplomatic tour of the Gulf yesterday. "If the Security Council fails to extend the arms embargo by October 18, Iran will be able to...
(COMBO) This combination of file pictures created on June 11, 2019 shows US President Donald Trump (L) as he departs the White House, in Washington, DC, on June 2, 2019, and former US vice president Joe Biden during the kick off his presidential election campaign in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on May 18, 2019. - With the White House campaign heading into its coronavirus-hobbled home stretch, Democratic nominee Joe Biden is preparing to announce his vice presidential running mate, a woman likely to play an outsize role in a new administration. (Photos by Jim WATSON and Dominick Reuter / AFP)
Faltering Trump banking on the 'silent majority'
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump mounted a strident defense Sunday of his wavering reelection bid with 100 days to go in a campaign that has seen him underwater in the polls - and banking on the "silent majority" he vowed will bring him victory. The 74-year-old Republican has struggled on numerous fronts, facing mounting criticism over his handling of the coronavirus outbreak and the resulting economic pain, and failing to land punches on his...
Shaaban Hamuda, 31,(R) a Palestinian business management graduate, gives instructions to one of his delivery employees carrying a tray of steaming cups of coffee, in front of his small stand near Rafah market, in the southern Gaza Strip, on July 13, 2020. - Hamuda's modest coffee on wheels business is giving the coastal Palestinian territory its first taste of a delivery service inspired by the likes of Uber Eats or Deliveroo. (Photo by SAID KHATIB / AFP)
Gazans get first taste of coffee to-your-door
GAZA: Shaaban Hamuda gives instructions to his delivery employee carrying a tray of steaming cups of coffee in front of his small stand near Rafah market on July 13, 2020. - AFP RAFAH: With a practiced hand, a courier balances a tray of steaming cups and with the other grips his bicycle handlebars as he weaves between cars in the crowded Gaza Strip. Shaaban Hamuda's modest coffee on wheels business is giving the coastal Palestinian territory its...
Two job seekers take a rest during a career fair in Zhengzhou, China's Henan province on July 25, 2020. (Photo by WANG Zhao / AFP)
Global prospects dim for China's tech giants
ZHENGZHOU: Two job seekers take a rest during a career fair in Zhengzhou, China's Henan province. Chinese tech giants are now stymied by strains in relations between China and countries including the United States, India, Australia and Britain. - AFP SHANGHAI/BEIJING: Huawei Technologies' founder Ren Zhengfei's global ambitions are marked in bricks and mortar at a new company campus in southern China, where the buildings are replicas from...
Juventus fans celebrate outside the Allianz Stadium after Juventus secured its 9th consecutive Italian Serie A title (scudetto), following its victory against Sampdoria on July 26, 2020 at the Juventus stadium in Turin. - Juventus claimed a ninth Serie A title in a row on July 26 following a 2-0 win over Sampdoria. (Photo by MARCO BERTORELLO / AFP)
Ronaldo powers Juve to Serie A title
TURIN: Juventus fans celebrate outside the Allianz Stadium after Juventus secured its 9th consecutive Italian Serie A title (scudetto), following its victory against Sampdoria at the Juventus stadium in Turin. Juventus claimed a ninth Serie A title in a row on July 26 following a 2-0 win over Sampdoria. - AFP MILAN: Cristiano Ronaldo powered Juventus to their ninth straight Serie A title on Sunday in a 2-0 win over Sampdoria that put them over...
Manchester City's English midfielder Raheem Sterling shoots towards goal during the English Premier League football match between Manchester City and Norwich City at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, north west England, on July 26, 2020. (Photo by Dave Thompson / POOL / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. /
Man Utd, Chelsea seal top-four spots as Watford, Bournemouth relegated
MANCHESTER: Manchester City's English midfielder Raheem Sterling shoots towards goal during the English Premier League football match between Manchester City and Norwich City at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, north west England. -- AFP LONDON: Manchester United and Chelsea sealed Champions League places on Sunday as Bournemouth and Watford fell through the trapdoor on a dramatic final day of the longest Premier League season. Liverpool were...
England's Joe Root plays a shot on the third day of the third Test cricket match between England and the West Indies at Old Trafford in Manchester, northwest England on July 26, 2020. (Photo by Michael Steele / POOL / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. NO ASSOCIATION WITH DIRECT COMPETITOR OF SPONSOR, PARTNER, OR SUPPLIER OF THE ECB
Broad on brink of 500 club as England eye W Indies series win
MANCHESTER: England's Joe Root plays a shot on the third day of the third Test cricket match between England and the West Indies at Old Trafford in Manchester, northwest England. - AFP MANCHESTER: Stuart Broad was only one wicket away from becoming just the seventh bowler to take 500 Test wickets as England closed in on a series victory over the West Indies at Old Trafford on Sunday. Broad's haul of 6-31 in 14 overs saw the West Indies bundled...
A staff member places gold jewellery in a display at a store in Hangzhou, in China's eastern Zhejiang province on July 27, 2020. - Gold hit a record high on July 27 as investors rushed into the safe-haven on concerns about China-US tensions, a spike in virus infections around the world and a lack of progress on a new stimulus bill in Washington. (Photo by STR / AFP) / China OUT
Gold hits record high on safe haven demand
HANGZHOU: A staff member places gold jewellery in a display at a store in Hangzhou, in China's eastern Zhejiang province yesterday. Gold hit a record high yesterday as investors rushed into the safe-haven on concerns about China-US tensions.-AFP HONG KONG: Gold hit a record high yesterday as investors rushed into the safe-haven on concerns about China-US tensions, a spike in virus infections around the world and a lack of progress on a new...
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Pandemic turns Europe's retail sector on its head
LONDON: In this file photo, a sign is seen in the window of a shop explaining to customers that it has temporarily closed due to the coronavirus outbreak in Portobello Market in west London, following the easing of the lockdown restrictions during the novel coronavirus pandemic. - AFP LISBON: City center shops and malls may have lost their luster during the COVID-19 pandemic, but as lockdowns ease across Europe many stores in and around...
A police stand guard in front of the US Consulate in Chengdu, southwestern China's Sichuan province on July 27, 2020. - The American flag was lowered at the United States consulate in Chengdu, days after Beijing ordered it to close in retaliation for the shuttering of the Chinese consulate in Houston. (Photo by Noel Celis / AFP)
China seizes US consulate in Chengdu
CHENGDU: A police stand guard in front of the US Consulate in Chengdu, southwestern China's Sichuan province yesterday. The American flag was lowered at the United States consulate in Chengdu, days after Beijing ordered it to close in retaliation for the shuttering of the Chinese consulate in Houston. - AFP CHENGDU: China took over the premises of the US consulate in the southwestern city of Chengdu yesterday, after ordering the facility to be...
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Sheikha Jawaher Ibrahim Duaij Al-Sabah and other officials take a group photo after the 54th session of the Permanent Arab Committee for Human Rights. – KUNA photos
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