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Swimming with turtles: Lockdown training makes a splash in India
CHENNAI: In this handout photo taken in April 2020, India's fencer Bhavani Devi trains on the roof of her home while staying in self-quarantine in Chennai. - AFP NEW DELHI: From swimming in a makeshift farm pool with turtles and fish to fencing with a dummy on a terrace, India's locked down athletes are finding novel ways to stay fit. The postponement of the 2020 Olympics by a year has given SP Likith, India's top breaststroke swimmer, extra...
TOPSHOT - Alisha Narvaez Manager at International Funeral & Cremation Services transports a body to the funeral home on April 24, 2020 in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City. - For many families already in distress, finding a funeral home in New York that will accept the body of a loved one is a headache; in Harlem, International Funeral home tries not to turn anyone away, even if it means being under stress. (Photo by Johannes EISELE / AFP)
Funeral home overwhelmed as COVID death toll mounts
NEW YORK: Alisha Narvaez Manager at International Funeral & Cremation Services transports a body to the funeral home in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City. - AFP NEW YORK: At a New York funeral home, the undertakers can't bear to disappoint grieving families so they try to accept all coronavirus victims even if it means they are overwhelmed. The number of daily COVID-19 deaths has halved from the peak 799 that New York recorded on April 9,...
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Germany outlaws Hezbollah
BERLIN: Police stand in front of Al-Irschad Mosque during a raid yesterday after dozens of police and special forces stormed mosques and associations linked to Hezbollah in Bremen, Berlin, Dortmund and Muenster in the early hours of the morning. - AFP BERLIN: Germany yesterday completely banned Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah movement from carrying out activities on its soil, as police raided mosques and venues linked to the group. Like the...
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Libya unity govt protests 'French Rafale overflight'
This image grab taken from a video on April 28, 2020 shows military strongman Khalifa Haftar giving a speech, saying he had "a popular mandate" to govern the country. - AFP TRIPOLI: Libya's UN-recognized government has protested over what it said was an unauthorized overflight of territory under its control by a French-built Rafale warplane. The Rafale and a refueling aircraft had flown over Misrata, 200 kilometers east of Tripoli, and Abu...
(FILES) In this file photo taken on January 31, 2020 Palestinian protesters perform the Friday prayer behind national flags during a protest against a US brokered Middle East peace plan, outside the West Bank village of Tamun near the Jordan Valley, on January 31, 2020. - Arab foreign ministers are to hold talks on April 30, 2020 on Israel's US-backed plans to annex key parts of the occupied West Bank. Concern has mounted since Israel's right-wing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu -- an outspoken advocate of annexing large parts of the Palestinian territory -- agreed to form a coalition with his centrist rival Benny Gantz. (Photo by JAAFAR ASHTIYEH / AFP)
What do Israeli annexation plans mean for West Bank?
TAMMUN: Palestinian protesters pray behind national flags during a protest against a US brokered Middle East peace plan, outside the West Bank village of Tamun near the Jordan Valley. Arab foreign ministers held talks yesterday on Israel's US-backed plans to annex key parts of the occupied West Bank. _ AFP JERUSALEM: Arab foreign ministers held talks yesterday on Israel's US-backed plans to annex key parts of the occupied West Bank. Concern has...
A man stands between food parcels during the launch of the distribution of food in the courtyard of the community hotel in Yene on April 28, 2020. - Senegal on April 28, 2020, kicked off a massive food distribution operation to help nearly half of its population cope with the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic, which is slowing down the economy of this West African country. (Photo by Seyllou / AFP)
Senegal launches huge aid scheme amid coronavirus
YENE, Senegal: A man stands between food parcels during the launch of the distribution of food in the courtyard of the community hotel on April 28, 2020. - AFP GUINAW-RAILS: A man in Senegal's coastal capital Dakar lifts a sack of rice onto a donkey cart, ready to take home much-needed essentials as coronavirus cases increase across the country. He is an early beneficiary of one of West Africa's biggest aid programs for softening the impact of...
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Iran tells US not to 'plot' against it amid tensions
TEHRAN: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani chairs a cabinet session beneath portraits of the late founder of the Islamic Republic Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (left) and its Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday. - AFP TEHRAN: Iran's President Hassan Rouhani has told the United States it "should not plot against the Iranian nation every day", amid fresh tensions between the arch foes in the Gulf. Tehran and Washington have traded barbs...
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Biden faces calls to address 'sexual-assault allegation'
WASHINGTON: Presumptive US Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is facing growing calls from within and outside his party to respond to a former aide's allegation that he sexually assaulted her nearly 30 years ago, an assertion Biden's campaign has denied. Tara Reade, who worked as a staff assistant in Biden's US Senate office from December 1992 to August 1993, has accused Biden of pinning her against a wall in 1993 and reaching under her...
(FILES) In this file photo taken on April 27, 2014 Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor (C) receives the award for Best performance in a Negative Role during the fourth and final day of the 15th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards at the Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. - Bollywood mourned its second loss in as many days as celebrated actor Rishi Kapoor, whose career spanned half a century, died April 30, 2020, aged 67 after a prolonged struggle with cancer. His death came as a severe blow to the Hindi movie industry and film lovers, who were already reeling from the death of Irrfan Khan, one of the country's most feted actors, on April 29 aged just 53. (Photo by Jewel SAMAD / AFP)
Bollywood mourns another star as Rishi Kapoor dies at 67
TAMPA, Florida: In this file photo taken on April 27, 2014, Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor receives the award for Best performance in a Negative Role during the fourth and final day of the 15th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards at the Raymond James Stadium. - AFP MUMBAI: Bollywood mourned a second loss in as many days as celebrated actor Rishi Kapoor, whose career spanned half a century, died yesterday aged 67 after a prolonged...
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Google 'task force' fights bad coronavirus adverts
SAN FRANCISCO: Google said yesterday its task force devoted to fighting "bad" ads hawking bogus coronavirus cures, illegitimate unemployment benefits and overpriced medical supplies had blocked tens of millions of messages. Google has blocked and removed coronavirus-related marketing pitches in recent months for policy violations including price-gouging and misleading claims, according to ads privacy and safety vice president Scott Spencer."We...
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Health ministry denies reports about Chinese team
KUWAIT: Spokesman for the health ministry Abdullah Al-Sanad speaks during a daily briefing on COVID-19 developments in Kuwait in this file photo. - KUNA By B IzzakKUWAIT: The ministry of health yesterday categorically denied reports about recommendations made by a visiting Chinese medical team regarding ramping up efforts to combat the coronavirus pandemic. Local media and at least one senior lawmaker said that the Chinese team has recommended...
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Third phase of Kuwaiti citizens repatriation plan ends in success
KUWAIT: Citizens emerge out of Kuwait International Airport upon arrival as part of the third phase of the state's repatriation plan. - Photo by Fouad Al-Shaikh KUWAIT: The third phase of Kuwaiti citizens' repatriation plan successfully ended on Wednesday, part of an operation to bring back nationals amidst spread of the novel coronavirus. Kuwait Airways and Jazeera Airways operated 32 flights during the third phase to cities in the Arabian Gulf...
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Official commends Kuwait and China military cooperation
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Trailblazing Kuwaiti fish and chip fan says selection not sunk in
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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman endorses Saudi Arabia’s bid to host the FIFA World Cup 2034. - KUNA
Prince Mohammed endorses Saudi FIFA World Cup 2034 bid
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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