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China opens headquarters for its secret police in Hong Kong
HONG KONG: This handout photo from the Hong Kong government's Information Services Department (ISD) shows (left to right) director of the liaison office of the Central People's Government in Hong Kong and the national security adviser to the Committee for Safeguarding National Security, Luo Huining, Hong Kong's Chief Executive Carrie Lam as they unveil a plaque during the opening of the new 'Office for Safeguarding National Security of the...
TOPSHOT - Hiroaki Fujita from Japan, the last patient at the temporary COVID-19 hospital built in downtown Dubai in the United Arabic Emirates, greets nurses and doctors as he leaves the facility, on July 7, 2020. (Photo by GIUSEPPE CACACE / AFP)
Dubai hospital bids farewell to last patient
DUBAI: Hiroaki Fujita from Japan, the last patient at a temporary COVID-19 hospital built in downtown Dubai, greets nurses and doctors as he leaves the facility on Tuesday. - AFP DUBAI: Dubai on Tuesday closed its only field hospital set up at a convention center to treat coronavirus cases after the last patient, a Japanese national, walked out in good health. Doctors and nurses, still wearing protective gear, lined up clapping for Hiroaki...
TOPSHOT - US President Donald Trump sits with his arms crossed during a roundtable discussion on the Safe Reopening of Americaís Schools during the coronavirus pandemic, in the East Room of the White House on July 7, 2020, in Washington, DC. (Photo by JIM WATSON / AFP)
Trump's niece describes US president as lying narcissist
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump sits with his arms crossed during a roundtable discussion on the Safe Reopening of America's Schools during the coronavirus pandemic, in the East Room of the White House. _ AFP NEW YORK: Donald Trump's niece describes the US president as a lying narcissist who was shaped by his domineering father, according to excerpts of her memoir published Tuesday. The White House immediately hit back, describing Mary...
A medical person assists an elderly man on the way to an ambulance in front of a medical facility for people suffering from coronavirus disease and pneumonia in Bishkek on July 5, 2020. (Photo by DANIL USMANOV / AFP)
'Second wave' batters ex-Soviet Central Asia
BISHKEK: A medical person assists an elderly man on the way to an ambulance in front of a medical facility for people suffering from coronavirus disease and pneumonia in Bishkek. _ AFP BISHKEK: At a call centre functioning as a coronavirus hotline in Kyrgyzstan's capital Bishkek, the volunteers manning the telephones are under siege. Call centre coordinator Askhat Abdykerimov says he and his team of more than 60 medics and medical students are...
A car is submerged in floodwaters following a torrential rain in Kurume, Fukuoka prefecture on July 7, 2020. - Around 50 people were feared dead after heavy rain lashed areas of western Japan from early July 4, causing rivers to burst their banks and flood low-lying regions. (Photo by STR / JIJI PRESS / AFP) / Japan OUT
Rain pounds central Japan, 55 feared dead in the south
KURUME, Japan: A car is submerged in floodwaters following a torrential rain in Kurume, Fukuoka prefecture. - AFP URUME: Torrential rain pounded the centre of Japan yesterday as authorities said 55 people were feared dead in days of heavy downpours that have triggered devastating landslides and terrifying floods. Rains that began early Saturday on the island of Kyushu have already caused widespread damage across a swathe of the southwestern...
French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin (C) answers journalists' questions as he visits the Gendarmerie of Port-Sainte-Marie near Agen, on July 7, 2020, to pay tribute in Gendarme Melanie Lemee who was fatally hit by a car at a military checkpoint on the D813 road on July 4. (Photo by MEHDI FEDOUACH / POOL / AFP)
France new interior minister: Rising star despite rape claim
PORT-SAINTE-MARIE: French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin (center) answers journalists' questions as he visits the Gendarmerie of Port-Sainte-Marie near Agen to pay tribute in Gendarme Melanie Lemee who was fatally hit by a car at a military checkpoint on the D813 road. - AFP PARIS: France's new Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin, aged 37, is a rising star of the right-wing of French politics but his promotion has outraged feminists because of...
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Hezbollah chief blasts US envoy as 'military ruler'
BEIRUT: An image grab from an Iran Press video shows the head of Lebanon's Shiite movement Hezbollah Hassan Nasrallah, delivering a televised speech from an undisclosed location. _ AFP BEIRUT: Hezbollah chief Hasan Nasrallah Tuesday blasted the US ambassador to Lebanon as a "military ruler" who was inciting tensions after she accused the party of stealing billions from state coffers. Tensions have soared between the powerful Iran-backed Shiite...
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Friday Market reopens today
KUWAIT: Workers unload furniture at the Friday Market before its reopening today. - Photo by Ben Garcia By Ben GarciaKUWAIT: Vendors at the Friday Market in Rai were busy making preparations yesterday for its reopening today. On March 13, the Municipality closed the market as a precautionary measure to stop the spread of the coronavirus. Yesterday, Kuwait Times witnessed workers unloading goods and setting up displays. The Friday Market is...
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Residents of Jleeb, Mahboula overjoyed as lockdown ends
By Ben GarciaKUWAIT: Residents of Mahboula and Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh are thrilled over the impending end of a lockdown imposed months ago due to coronavirus fears. After nearly 100 days, the areas open up again today and residents are excited to return to work and normalcy."I'm holding myself back and not expecting too much because I do not want to be upset again," said Reyma Grande, a teacher and resident of Mahboula block 2. "In the past months...
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Kuwait's Foreign Minister receives several outgoing ambassadors
KUWAIT: Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah meets with Ambassador of Tunisia Ahmed Sghaier. - KUNA photos KUWAIT: Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah received on Tuesday several outgoing Arab and foreign ambassadors. Sheikh Dr Ahmad met separately with the Ambassadors of Tunisia, Bangladesh, Belgium, Nigeria, and India -- Ahmed Sghaier, SM Abul Kalam, Piet Heirbaut, Garba Gajam Muhammad, and...
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Kuwait media highly appreciated globally: Minister
KUWAIT: Minister of Information and Minister of State for Youth Affairs Mohammad Al-Jabri stressed on Tuesday the valued role of Kuwaiti media on a global scale. Jabri made the statement while inaugurating Kuwait's first media forum, saying that developing media is not only the responsibility of the ministry, but also a common responsibility to which all should contribute.The forum translates this goal so as to make positive and realistic...
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AUB charity initiative supports needy families
KUWAIT: The charity 'Fun Run' initiative, organized by Ahli United Bank (AUB) under the theme 'Plant Palm Trees with Your Steps' keeps on achieving success and making positive results. All proceeds from this activity were allocated for planting palm trees, and giving the produced dates to support needy families on permanent basis. AUB celebrated the delivery of the palm trees planted for this purpose to the Public Authority for Agriculture...
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