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Kuwait police use tear gas to disperse Egyptians in camps
By B IzzakKUWAIT: Kuwait riot police used teargas to disperse hundreds of stranded Egyptian workers who demonstrated inside their temporary shelters to press their embassy officials to repatriate them. The violence broke out at Kabd shelters when the workers, waiting for more than three weeks to be repatriated, marched at the camp's gates shouting slogans that they wanted to go home.Riots later broke out at another shelter in Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh....
TOPSHOT - Commuters sit in the metro where red circles on the ground indicate where to stand to maintain distance between people, on May 4, 2020 in Milan as Italy starts to ease its lockdown, during the country's lockdown aimed at curbing the spread of the COVID-19 infection, caused by the novel coronavirus. - Stir-crazy Italians will be free to stroll and visit relatives for the first time in nine weeks on May 4, 2020 as Europe's hardest-hit country eases back the world's longest nationwide coronavirus lockdown. (Photo by Miguel MEDINA / AFP)
Europe emerges from lockdown; cases top 3.5m
MILAN: Commuters sit in the metro where red circles on the ground indicate where to stand to maintain distance between people yesterday, as Italy starts to ease its lockdown. – AFP ROME: Millions of Europeans emerged from lockdown yesterday, with hardest-hit Italy leading the way out of its two-month coronavirus confinement. At least 3.5 million people are now known to have been infected by the disease, but US President Donald Trump offered...
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US: 'Evidence' virus came from China lab
Mike Pompeo WASHINGTON: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday stepped up a US campaign to hold China accountable for the spread of the deadly coronavirus, asserting there is "enormous evidence" the virus originated in a laboratory in the city of Wuhan. The high-security bio-containment facility, the Wuhan Institute of Virology, has called such claims "impossible". Pompeo, speaking on ABC's "This Week," did not elaborate on what he also...
TOPSHOT - An Iraqi fighter with the Hashed al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilisation Forces) inspects the site of the Islamic State (IS) group attack, a day earlier, on a unit of the paramilitary force in Mukaishefah, about 180km (110 miles) north of the capital, on May 3, 2020. - IS group remnants in Iraq are exploiting a coronavirus lockdown, coalition troop withdrawals and simmering political disputes to ramp up deadly attacks, according to analysts and intelligence officials, the bloodiest so far being an ambush early on May 2 that killed 10 Iraqi fighters north of Baghdad. (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP)
IS exploits virus, political crisis to boost Iraq attacks
MUKAYSHIFAH, Iraq: An Iraqi fighter with the Hashed al-Shaabi inspects the site of an Islamic State attack a day earlier on a unit of the paramilitary force on Sunday. - AFP BAGHDAD: Islamic State group remnants in Iraq are exploiting a coronavirus lockdown, coalition troop withdrawals and simmering political disputes to ramp up deadly attacks, according to analysts and intelligence officials. The bloodiest so far was an ambush early Saturday...
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Trump promises vaccine, sees an 'incredible' future
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump speaks during a Fox News virtual town hall "America Together: Returning to Work," event with anchors Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum from the Lincoln Memorial on Sunday. - AFP WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump relaunched his election campaign Sunday with a live television event inside the iconic Lincoln Memorial, promising an early coronavirus vaccine and urging Americans to put the pandemic behind them...
A crow sits on a signpost on a deserted beach in the French Riviera city of Nice, southern France, on May 1, 2020, on the 46th day of a lockdown in France aimed at curbing the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, the novel coronavirus. (Photo by VALERY HACHE / AFP)
Women facing risk of sex attacks
NICE: A crow sits on a signpost on a deserted beach in the French Riviera city of Nice, southern France on the 46th day of a lockdown in France aimed at curbing the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, the novel coronavirus. _ AFP PARIS: For many women venturing out during France's coronavirus lockdown, the absence of crowds has made them easier targets for sexual assault and harassment, a threat that could increase as officials prepare to ease...
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Kuwait reports 2 deaths, 295 coronavirus cases
KUWAIT: The ministry of health said Monday that 295 more people tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total to 5,278. Two more deaths in the past 24 hours took the death toll to 40, Health Ministry Spokesman Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad said in his daily press briefing. Earlier, Minister of Health Sheikh Dr Basel Al-Sabah said recoveries climbed to 1,947 in total after 171 people more were cured. - KUNA
This photo taken on April 29, 2020 shows an employee working at a textile factory in Handan in China's northern Hebei province. - Chinese factory activity continued to expand in April, data showed on April 30, but analysts warned that the outlook remained clouded by battered overseas demand as the rest of the world struggles to overcome the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by STR / AFP) / China OUT
Pandemic ravages Asia's factories
HANDAN: An employee working at a textile factory in Handan in China's northern Hebei province. Asia's factory activity was ravaged in April, business surveys showed yesterday and the outlook dimmed further as government restrictions on movement to contain the coronavirus outbreak froze global production and slashed demand. - AFP SYDNEY: Asia's factory activity was ravaged in April, business surveys showed yesterday and the outlook dimmed further...
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SFA vice-president Mike fears 'total disaster'
Scottish Football Association (SFA) vice-president Mike Mulraney. GLASGOW: Scottish Football Association (SFA) vice-president Mike Mulraney said on Sunday he fears the governing body might face the "total disaster" scenario of cancelling the next domestic season due to the coronavirus. The Scottish Professional Football League has abandoned the remainder of the current Championship, League One and League Two seasons after a lengthy and...
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Engineers society offers 40,000 Face shields to COVID-19 frontliners
KUWAIT: Chairman of Kuwait Society of Engineers Faisal Al-Atel (second from right) with police officers during the handover of the protective masks. - KUNA photos KUWAIT: Chairman of Kuwait Society of Engineers (KSE) Faisal Al-Atel said the society has made nearly 40,000 face shields that will be offered for free to frontline workers fighting the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). "Thirty-nine state departments have received these transparent masks...
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Respirators, protective gear arrive in Kuwait from China
KUWAIT: These pictures released by Kuwait's Ministry of Defense show a Kuwait Air Force plane landing in Kuwait with medical supplies from China. KUWAIT: Kuwait Foundation for Advancement of Sciences (KFAS) announced Sunday arrival of respirators and personal protective gear that it has purchased from China for the Kuwaiti Ministry of Health. KFAS has purchased the medical devices and kits as part of its program of emergency response for...
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National Guard, Red Crescent distribute iftar in Mahboula
KUWAIT: Kuwait National Guard and Kuwait Red Crescent Society Sunday distributed iftar meals to residents of Mahboula, which has been under lockdown for nearly a month as part of state efforts to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). - Photos by Fouad Al-Shaikh
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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman endorses Saudi Arabia’s bid to host the FIFA World Cup 2034. - KUNA
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Group photo of Zain interns. - Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Zain interns sharpen media chops at Kuwait Times and Kuwait News