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Students run for shelter during a sudden but brief heavy downpour in Hong Kong on July 8, 2020. (Photo by Anthony WALLACE / AFP)
Australia offers safe haven, pathways to Hong Kongers
HONG KONG: Students run for shelter during a sudden but brief heavy downpour in Hong Kong. - AFP SYDNEY: Australia yesterday offered pathways to permanent residency for thousands of people from Hong Kong, in a risky challenge to China over its crackdown on dissent in the city. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said his government was also suspending its extradition agreement with the city and in addition to extending the visas of 10,000 Hong Kongers...
TOPSHOT - Protestors clash with police in Belgrade on July 8, 2020 as violence erupts against a weekend curfew announced to combat a resurgence of COVID-19 infections despite Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic saying that the weekend curfew is likely to be scrapped. - Chaotic scenes rocked Belgrade on July 7 at night after thousands of people streamed into the city centre to protest the president's announcement that authorities would reimpose a round-the-clock weekend lockdown. Around 20 people were arrested and dozens were injured in running battles between police, who used tear gas, and protesters who stormed into parliament, threw rocks at officers and were accused of setting police cars alight. (Photo by Oliver BUNIC / AFP)
Thousands protest against Serbia leader despite virus warning risks
BELGRADE: Protesters clash with police in Belgrade as violence erupts against a weekend curfew announced to combat a resurgence of COVID-19 infections. - AFP BELGRADE: Serbian police fired tear gas at anti-government protesters after being pelted with flares and stones on Wednesday as thousands protested in front of the Belgrade Parliament despite warnings that such gatherings could spread coronavirus infections. The evening before, violence...
TOPSHOT - Supporters of Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar take part in a gathering in the eastern Libyan port city of Benghazi on July 5, 2020, to protest against Turkish intervention in the country's affairs. (Photo by Abdullah DOMA / AFP)
UN denounces 'unprecedented' foreign interference in Libya
BENGHAZI: Supporters of Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar take part in a gathering in the eastern Libyan port city of Benghazi to protest against Turkish intervention. _ AFP UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Wednesday that foreign interference in the Libya conflict has reached "unprecedented levels," with sophisticated equipment and mercenaries involved in the fighting. Guterres denounced the situation during a...
Workers survey the devastation following days of heavy rain and flooding in the village of Kuma, Kumamoto prefecture on July 8, 2020. - Torrential rain pounded central Japan on July 8 as authorities said 58 people were feared dead in days of heavy downpours that have triggered devastating landslides and terrifying floods around the country. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP)
Japan rescuers battle to reach thousands trapped by floods
KUMA, Japan: Workers survey the devastation following days of heavy rain and flooding in the village of Kuma, Kumamoto prefecture. - AFP KUMA: Japanese emergency services and troops scrambled yesterday to reach thousands of homes cut off by catastrophic flooding and landslides that have killed dozens and caused widespread damage. Japan's Fire and Disaster Management Agency said rising floodwater or roads damaged by landslides had blocked access...
A picture taken on July 3, 2020 shows tombstones of victims of the massive killing of Srebrenica during Bosnia's 1992-95 war, at Potocari memorial center, near Srebrenica. - Eight thousands Muslim men and boys were killed by Serb forces in the eastern enclave towards the end of Bosnia's 1992-95 war, an atrocity deemed a genocide by international courts, whose remains were found in mass graves after the conflict, were buried a decade ago in the memorial centre where more than 6,600 victims of the victims lie.nAnother 237 have been laid to rest at other sites. But more than 1,000 people have never been found, an acute source of pain for survivors. (Photo by ELVIS BARUKCIC / AFP)
Srebrenica widows agonize over the dead and missing
POTOCARI: A picture shows tombstones of victims of the massive killing of Srebrenica during Bosnia's 1992-95 war, at Potocari memorial center, near Srebrenica. _ AFP SREBRENICA: Fatima Mujic prays every day for the husband and three sons killed in the genocide against Bosnian Muslims that unfolded over several summer days in the town of Srebrenica 25 years ago. But she hesitates each time, thinking of her eldest son Refik, who has still not been...
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Panel clears bill to replace expatriates in govt jobs
The National Assembly. By B IzzakKUWAIT: The National Assembly's legal and legislative committee yesterday said a draft law calling to replace all expat employees in government jobs is in line with the constitution and sent it to the concerned committee for further discussion. The bill is part of a series of draft laws proposed by MPs to reduce the number of expats in the country, who form 70 percent of Kuwait's population of 4.8 million. The...
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Advance online booking needed for accreditation
KUWAIT: The foreign ministry announced people seeking to process their transactions and get documents accredited at the consular department can do so with advance appointment booking on the ministry website. This was announced by assistant foreign minister for consular affairs, plenipotentiary minister Sami Al-Hamad, in a statement.Due to the current circumstances emanating from the coronavirus pandemic, this kind of work is restricted to the...
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Jleeb, Mahboula taste freedom
KUWAIT: Residents of Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh and Mahboula, home to over half a million low-paid expat workers, tasted complete freedom yesterday morning after more than three months of total lockdown to fight the spread of the coronavirus. Only Farwaniya, where hundreds of thousands of expats reside, remains under total lockdown, which was expected to be lifted by the Cabinet late yesterday. - Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat and Fouad Al-Shaikh
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Quilting through a pandemic
The completed quilt with some of the quilters. - Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat By Jamie EtheridgeQuilting is a communal activity, one that takes time, patience and collaboration. During the lockdown period, members of the US Embassy in Kuwait community came together to create a beautiful handstitched quilt. The aim: to commemorate the pandemic, to remind all those who visit that during the crisis, people could still come together to create...
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Creativity in adversity
By Ben GarciaResidents of Mahboula and Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh celebrated yesterday after their long lockdown was finally lifted. Both areas had total isolation imposed on April 6 and remained under lockdown until yesterday. The isolation created a host of challenges - from long queues for food aid, shopping and cooking gas cylinders to the psychological stress and anxiety of the restriction. One resident, however, turned his experience of the...
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Evolving threat
By Abdellatif Sharaame start by saying that coronavirus will one day be defeated and it is a matter of time - this is for sure, and I hope that it will be sooner than later. COVID-19 is no doubt a disease that must be given its due respect, because of its extreme danger and its ability to elude all the ammunition thrown at it by experts.Coronavirus was able to fend off one existing medicine after another from what is already available, even...
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Monitoring seismic activity
Dr Abdullah Al-Enezi, supervisor of Kuwait National Seismic Network (KNSN) at the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat By Nawara FattahovaMany minor earthquakes hit Kuwait, although the state hasn't experienced any damage. The biggest earthquake registered in Kuwait reached a magnitude of 4.8 near Manaqeesh oilfield. Recent earthquakes in Iran have been felt in Kuwait by some people, with predictions of bigger...
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