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Kuwait reports five deaths, 751 new COVID-19 cases
KUWAIT: The Ministry of Health said Wednesday that there were 751 new coronavirus infection cases during the past 24 hours, increasing the toll of contaminations to 61,185. Five deaths were also recorded during the same period, putting the mortality toll at 417. The ministry announced earlier that 601 people recovered from the coronavirus in the past 24 hours, raising total recoveries to 51,520.Ministry's spokesperson Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad said...
His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
Kuwait Amir receives more cables on successful surgery
His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received on Tuesday a congratulatory cable from Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa. In the cable, King Hamad wished His Highness the Amir a speedy recovery after his successful surgical operation. In turn, His Highness the Amir thanked King Hamad for his sincere sentiments, wishing him good health, and...
KUWAIT: An aerial view showing residential and commercial buildings in Kuwait City.
Exodus of foreigners could impact Kuwait’s economy
KUWAIT: An aerial view showing residential and commercial buildings in Kuwait City. By Sajeev K PeterKUWAIT:  An ‘unprecedented exodus’ of foreigners from Kuwait following jobs losses, financial crises and health insecurity triggered by the global pandemic will have far-reaching implications on Kuwait’s economy in the medium-term, impacting real estate, consumer and retail sectors the most.“The coming months will witness a significant...
KUWAIT: Interior Minister Sheikh Khaled Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah and MP Riyadh Al-Adasani, who grilled him in parliament, walk hand-in-hand after the session at the National Assembly late Tuesday. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
MP Adasani asks premier over US lawsuits
By B Izzak MP Riyadh Al-Adasani KUWAIT: Opposition MP Riyadh Al-Adasani yesterday asked His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Sabah about what the government has done toward lawsuits filed last week by US Justice Department against former Kuwaiti defense officials.Adasani said the US Justice Department through its offices in California filed several lawsuits to recover over $100 million that were allegedly embezzled by former...
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Fears in India as Kuwait looks to cap expat numbers
KUWAIT/KOCHI/NEW DELHI: With no job or savings, Indian electrician Shibhu Clemance had hoped to return to work in Kuwait - until he learned of a proposal to drastically cut back on migrants in the country. The 38-year-old, who lost his job in February due to the coronavirus pandemic, is among more than a million Indians in Kuwait, the largest expat group in the Gulf country of 4.4 million.But after the coronavirus hit oil prices and local jobs,...
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Kuwait calls on ending Israeli crimes in Palestine
KUWAIT: Kuwait called on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to immediately end Israeli crimes and violence against Palestinians, especially that the world is facing the threat of the coronavirus pandemic. The remarks came in written speech, presented by Kuwait's permanent representative to the UN, Ambassador Mansour Al-Otaibi, during the UNSC's session on the situation in the Middle East late Tuesday. Kuwait and other Arab countries have...
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Kuwait outlines safety rules for resumption of air travel
KUWAIT: The civil aviation authority has presented a set of rules for the safe resumption of air travel, as Kuwait prepares to open its airport for commercial flights next month while assuaging travel concerns of coronavirus-wary passengers. The protocols encompass measures including random testing of passengers arriving at and departing from Kuwait International Airport, Saleh Al-Fadaghi, deputy director general for airport affairs at the...
RIYADH: A handout picture provided yesterday shows King Salman bin Abdulaziz chairing a virtual cabinet meeting from his office at the King Faisal Specialist Hospital late Tuesday. — AFP
Pilgrims vie for hajj; king chairs cabinet
RIYADH: A handout picture provided yesterday shows King Salman bin Abdulaziz chairing a virtual cabinet meeting from his office at the King Faisal Specialist Hospital late Tuesday. — AFP RIYADH: A Jordanian couple in Saudi Arabia burst into tears of joy to be among the chosen ones for next week’s scaled-down hajj pilgrimage, but countless rejected applications have stirred resentment. For the first time in modern history, millions of...
MEXICO CITY: A city gardener works next to a mural showing a health worker wearing a facemask with the symbol of fictional superhero Superman on Tuesday, amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. — AFP
Airborne virus likely infectious
MEXICO CITY: A city gardener works next to a mural showing a health worker wearing a facemask with the symbol of fictional superhero Superman on Tuesday, amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. — AFP WASHINGTON: Scientists have known for several months the new coronavirus can become suspended in microdroplets expelled by patients when they speak and breathe, but until now there was no proof that these tiny particles are infectious. A new study by...
COCHABAMBA: Health workers carry the coffin of a COVID-19 victim from the San Jose nursing home in Cochabamba, Bolivia. — AFP
Hundreds of bodies recovered from Bolivian streets, homes
COCHABAMBA: Health workers carry the coffin of a COVID-19 victim from the San Jose nursing home in Cochabamba, Bolivia. — AFP LA PAZ: Bolivian police said they recovered more than 400 bodies from streets and homes over a five-day period, with 85 percent of the dead believed to have had coronavirus. A total of 191 bodies were recovered in the Cochabamba metropolitan area alone from July 15-20, with another 141 collected in La Paz, national...
LAHORE: This photo taken on June 28, 2020 shows Zoraiz Riaz Syed using his laptop as he runs the Facebook group “Corona Recovered Warriors” consisting of former COVID-19 patients at his home. — AFP
Pakistanis risk plasma transfusions
LAHORE: This photo taken on June 28, 2020 shows Zoraiz Riaz Syed using his laptop as he runs the Facebook group “Corona Recovered Warriors” consisting of former COVID-19 patients at his home. — AFP ISLAMABAD: Pakistanis with COVID-19 are risking their lives and navigating a shady black market to get blood plasma transfusions, despite scant medical proof about the remedy’s effectiveness. Convalescent plasma treatment, where the...
BANDA ACEH: Gravediggers wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) carry the coffin of a COVID-19 coronavirus victim during a burial at a cemetery in Banda Aceh. —AFP
Cybercriminals target COVID research
BANDA ACEH: Gravediggers wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) carry the coffin of a COVID-19 coronavirus victim during a burial at a cemetery in Banda Aceh. —AFP WASHINGTON: Two Chinese nationals have been indicted for seeking to steal COVID-19 vaccine research and hacking hundreds of companies in the United States and abroad, including defense contractors, the US Justice Department said Tuesday. Li Xiaoyu, 34, and Dong Jiazhi, 33, also...
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