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TURIN: Lazio’s Italian forward Ciro Immobile (C) fights for the ball with Juventus’ Italian defender Leonardo Bonucci during the Italian Serie A football match between Juventus and Lazio, at the Allianz stadium, in Turin, northern Italy.— AFP
Ronaldo puts Juve on brink of Serie A title
TURIN: Lazio’s Italian forward Ciro Immobile (C) fights for the ball with Juventus’ Italian defender Leonardo Bonucci during the Italian Serie A football match between Juventus and Lazio, at the Allianz stadium, in Turin, northern Italy.— AFP TURIN: Cristiano Ronaldo put Juventus on the brink of a ninth consecutive Italian league title on Monday after he scored twice in a 2-1 win over Lazio to become the first player to hit 50 goals in...
President of the European Central Bank (ECB) Christine Lagarde speaks during a debate on the Eurozone’s economic governance and ECB activities at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France.— AFP
Lagarde lauds EU for ‘stepping up’ with recovery plan
President of the European Central Bank (ECB) Christine Lagarde speaks during a debate on the Eurozone’s economic governance and ECB activities at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France.— AFP FRANKFURT: European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde yesterday praised EU leaders for agreeing a huge recovery plan for their coronavirus-ravaged economies, saying it showed the bloc “steps up and comes together” in times of...
KUALA LUMPUR: AirAsia said it is looking for additional debt and equity financing, expects to reach around 70-75 percent of normal capacity by the end of the year.
Southeast Asia budget airline boom falters
KUALA LUMPUR: AirAsia said it is looking for additional debt and equity financing, expects to reach around 70-75 percent of normal capacity by the end of the year. SYDNEY/SINGAPORE: Southeast Asian low-cost carriers, a key growth engine for planemakers and leasing companies for a decade before the pandemic, are faltering financially as demand plunges, raising questions over whether they can replace and double their fleets. Auditors for...
MELBOURNE: A worker stands beside a road sign in Melbourne yesterday. Australia will extend record stimulus spending into next year, the government announced yesterday, outlining multi-billion-dollar measures to shield the labor market from the ravages of the rolling coronavirus crisis. — AFP
Australia extends jobs support as new COVID-19 outbreaks threaten economy
MELBOURNE: A worker stands beside a road sign in Melbourne yesterday. Australia will extend record stimulus spending into next year, the government announced yesterday, outlining multi-billion-dollar measures to shield the labor market from the ravages of the rolling coronavirus crisis. — AFP SYDNEY:  Australia will spend A$16.8 billion ($11.8 billion) to extend its wage subsidies for businesses hit by the coronavirus pandemic, as a surge in...
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Kuwait COVID-19 cases exceed 60,000
KUWAIT: The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Kuwait rose to 60,434 after the country registered 671 new infections in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health announced today. The death toll increased to 412 after Kuwait registered four coronavirus-related deaths in the past 24 hours, the ministry said. The new infected cases included 395 Kuwaitis (58.87 percent) and 276 non-Kuwaitis (41.13 percent), the Health Ministry’s...
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Kuwait's Amir phones Saudi King to inquire about his health
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 phoned on Monday Saudi Arabia King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud. In his phone call, His Highness the Amir inquired about the health of the King, wishing him the best and full recovery. During the phone call, King Salman congratulated the Amir on the recent successful surgery, wishing him the best and for the two...
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Kuwait welcomes choice to provide COVID-19 treatment to UN staff
KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah chairs the Cabinet's weekly meeting on Monday via videoconference. - KUNA KUWAIT: Foreign Minster Dr Sheikh Ahmad Nasser Al-Sabah briefed the Cabinet on Kuwait's welcome of the UN demand from the country to provide treatment to UN staff from Central and West Asia that have critical coronavirus infections in Kuwait's hospitals as the country has a successful...
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Hashem proposes no residency for expatriates aged over 60
MP Safa Al-Hashem By B IzzakKUWAIT: MP Safa Al-Hashem submitted a proposal yesterday calling to stop issuing residency permits to expats who reach 60 years of age and to deport all expats undergoing treatment at psychiatric hospitals. In addition, the proposal calls on the government to issue a decision banning expats from working two jobs and those found to violate the decision should be deported immediately.The lawmaker said that her proposal...
TOPSHOT - European Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyen (L) and European Council President Charles Michel (R) bump elbows at the end of the news conference following a four days European summit at the European Council in Brussels, Belgium, early July 21, 2020. - EU leaders approved a 750-billion-euro package to revive their coronavirus-ravaged economies after a tough 90-hour summit on July 21, along with a trillion-euro budget for the next seven years. (Photo by STEPHANIE LECOCQ / POOL / AFP)
EU agrees virus aid plan; Trump backs facemasks
BRUSSELS: European Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyen and European Council President Charles Michel bump elbows at the end of a news conference following a four-day European summit at the European Council early yesterday. - AFP BRUSSELS: European leaders yesterday agreed on a massive aid package for their pandemic-ravaged economies, as President Donald Trump changed his tune in favor of face masks as a tool against the coronavirus in the...
A cyclist rides in al-Qudra desert in the Gulf emirate of Dubai, on June 8, 2020. (Photo by GIUSEPPE CACACE / AFP)
Dubai expats race for jobs after layoffs
DUBAI: A cyclist rides in Al-Qudra desert in this Gulf emirate on June 8, 2020. - AFP DUBAI: Mustafa, a hipster Pakistani graphic artist, has a month to find a new job or be forced to leave Dubai among an exodus of expatriates whose futures have been up-ended by coronavirus. The United Arab Emirates - made up of seven sheikdoms including the oil-rich capital Abu Dhabi and freewheeling Dubai - has become a hub for young professionals and a safe...
TIMISOARA: A medic visits patients infected with COVID-19 at ‘Victor Babes’ infectious diseases hospital in Timisoara city. — AFP
Romania fights surge, conspiracy theories
TIMISOARA: A medic visits patients infected with COVID-19 at ‘Victor Babes’ infectious diseases hospital in Timisoara city. — AFP TIMISOARA: After almost four months of treating coronavirus patients in the western Romanian city of Timisoara, doctor Virgil Musta is not only facing a surge in new daily cases, but also a string of conspiracy theories. “People are not respecting the rules any more,” the 62-year-old told AFP. “Three weeks...
KHARTOUM: Sudanese gather outside a court where the trial of Sudan’s ousted president Omar Al-Bashir is held in Khartoum yesterday. — AFP
Sudan’s ousted strongman Bashir goes on trial
KHARTOUM: Sudanese gather outside a court where the trial of Sudan’s ousted president Omar Al-Bashir is held in Khartoum yesterday. — AFP KHARTOUM: Sudan’s former president Omar Al-Bashir, ousted amid a popular pro-democracy uprising last year, went on trial yesterday over the military coup that brought him to power more than three decades ago.  Bashir, 76, could face the death penalty if convicted over the 1989 Islamist-backed overthrow...
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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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