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Amir urges Kuwaiti returnees to abide by health measures
KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah addresses the nation yesterday. - KUNA By B IzzakKUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah yesterday urged thousands of Kuwaiti citizens repatriated from abroad to strictly comply with health instructions, especially home quarantine, in order to curb the spread of the coronavirus in the country. Addressing the nation to welcome the return of Kuwaitis from abroad, HH...
Syrian refugee Hekmat Shikho prepare a distribution of protective masks on April 16, 2020 in Lavardac, southwestern France, where he and his family found asylum after fleeing the war in Syria. - The Shikho family makes protective masks for the city's inhabitants amid the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). (Photo by MEHDI FEDOUACH / AFP)
Masks help Syrian family integrate in French village
LAVARDAC, France: Syrian refugee Hekmat Shikho prepares to distribute protective masks on April 16, 2020 in southwestern France, where he and his family found asylum after fleeing the war in Syria. - AFP LAVARDAC, France: The lanes of Lavardac, a tiny village in the southwest of France, are largely silent during the nationwide lockdown, but a rhythmic whir can be heard from the upstairs window of one unassuming house. It is the sound of sewing...
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Wuhan lab chief denies virus link
BEIJING: The director of a maximum-security laboratory in China's coronavirus ground-zero city of Wuhan has rejected claims that it could be the source of the outbreak, calling it "impossible". Beijing has come under increasing pressure over transparency in its handling of the pandemic, with the US probing whether the virus actually originated in a virology institute with a high-security biosafety laboratory. Chinese scientists have said the...
Iranians, some wearing protective gear amid the COVID-19 pandemic, shop on a street by the Grand Bazaar market in the capital Tehran, on April 18, 2020. - Iran allowed some shuttered Tehran businesses to reopen on April 18, despite the Middle East's deadliest coronavirus outbreak, as many faced a bitter choice between risking infection and economic ruin. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP)
Tehran reopens as economic hardship trumps virus risks
TEHRAN: Iranians, some wearing protective gear amid the COVID-19 pandemic, shop on a street by the Grand Bazaar on Saturday. - AFP TEHRAN: Iran allowed some shuttered Tehran businesses to reopen Saturday despite the Middle East's deadliest coronavirus outbreak, as many faced a bitter choice between risking infection and economic ruin. Top officials argue that Iran's sanctions-hit economy cannot afford to remain on lockdown, and approved similar...
AFP presents a photo essay of 27 pictures by Miguel Riopa of healthcare workers attending to COVID-19 coronavirus patients at the Intensive Unit Care of the Povisa Hospital in Vigo, northwestern Spain, on April 16, 2020. - Spain's coronavirus death toll soared past 19,000 with another 551 deaths, but questions over the counting method have raised some regional concerns the real figure is much higher. (Photo by Miguel RIOPA / AFP)
Europe virus toll tops 100,000
VIGO: A combination of photos shows healthcare workers attending to COVID-19 coronavirus patients at the Intensive Unit Care of the Povisa Hospital in Vigo, northwestern Spain. - AFP WASHINGTON: Coronavirus deaths surged past 100,000 in Europe as the world's top musicians joined forces for a virtual concert, hoping to spread cheer to billions stuck at home under lockdown. A-listers including the Rolling Stones, Taylor Swift, Stevie Wonder and...
Russian Orthodox priests celebrate the Easter service in the Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow early morning on April 19, 2020, during a strict lockdown in Russia to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus COVID-19. - More than 260 million Orthodox Christians celebrated Easter, with church leaders asking worshippers to stay at home to avoid spreading the novel coronavirus. (Photo by Igor PALKIN / Russian Orthodox Church Press Service / AFP)
Orthodox Christians celebrate Easter as COVID-19 spread fears
MOSCOW: Russian Orthodox priests celebrate the Easter service in the Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow yesterday, during a strict lockdown in Russia to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus COVID-19. - AFP MOSCOW: More than 260 million Orthodox Christians celebrated Easter Sunday, with church leaders asking worshippers to stay at home to avoid spreading the novel coronavirus. Orthodox Christians, the world's third largest group of...
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Dubai opens 3,000-bed field hospital for virus response
DUBAI: Dubai's Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al-Maktoum inspects a field hospital at the Dubai World Trade Center during its inauguration ceremony on Saturday. - AFP DUBAI: Dubai opened a 3,000-bed capacity field hospital on Saturday in its World Trade Centre to prepare for a potential surge in novel coronavirus cases. The towering event and exhibition center is located in the heart of the city, one of the seven members of the United...
A woman wearing a mask walks in the almost deserted Central Park in Manhattan on April 16, 2020 in New York City. - Gone are the softball games, horse-drawn carriages and hordes of tourists. In their place, pronounced birdsong, solitary walks and renewed appreciation for Central Park's beauty during New York's coronavirus lockdown. The 843-acre (341-hectare) park -- arguably the world's most famous urban green space -- normally bustles with human activity as winter turns to spring, but this year due to Covid-19 it's the wildlife that is coming out to play. (Photo by Johannes EISELE / AFP)
Trump warns China could face 'consequences' over pandemic
NEW YORK: A woman wearing a mask walks in the almost deserted Central Park in Manhattan in New York City. - AFP WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has warned that China could face consequences if it was "knowingly responsible" for the coronavirus pandemic. "It could have been stopped in China before it started and it wasn't," Trump told reporters at a White House briefing. "And now the whole world is suffering because of it."Trump was asked...
CORRECTION - Former lawmaker and pro-democracy activist Martin Lee (C) gestures as he leaves the Central District police station in Hong Kong on April 18, 2020, after being arrested and accused of organising and taking part in an unlawful assembly in August last year. - Police in Hong Kong carried out a sweeping operation against high-profile democracy campaigners on April 18, arresting 14 activists on charges related to massive protests that rocked the Asian financial hub last year. (Photo by ISAAC LAWRENCE / AFP) / ìThe erroneous mention[s] appearing in the metadata of this photo by ISAAC LAWRENCE has been modified in AFP systems in the following manner: [August] instead of [August and October]. Please immediately remove the erroneous mention[s] from all your online services and delete it (them) from your servers. If you have been authorized by AFP to distribute it (them) to third parties, please ensure that the same actions are carried out by them. Failure to promptly comply with these instructions will entail liability on your part for any continued or post notification usage. Therefore we thank you very much for all your attention and prompt action. We are sorry for the inconvenience this notification may cause and remain at your disposal for any further information you may require.î
Hong Kong activists arrested over rallies
HONG KONG: Former lawmaker and pro-democracy activist Martin Lee (center) gestures as he leaves the Central District police station in Hong Kong after being arrested and accused of organizing and taking part in an unlawful assembly in August last year. - AFP HONG KONG: Police in Hong Kong carried out a sweeping operation against high-profile democracy campaigners on Saturday, arresting 15 activists on charges related to massive protests that...
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MoH taps tech to monitor returnees isolated at home
KUWAIT: The ministry of health has launched a mobile application to monitor home-quarantined people as the country starts a massive operation to repatriate citizens stranded abroad due to the novel coronavirus outbreak. The app called Shlonik (colloquial Kuwaiti for 'how are you?') will help the health ministry gauge quarantined people's abidance of relevant rules, Dr Mona Al-Khabaz, head of the ministry's team in charge of digital monitoring...
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Border forces foil attempt to smuggle drugs
KUWAIT: Kuwaiti border personnel detained six Iraqis who attempted to smuggle a large amount of narcotics into the country, the interior ministry said on Saturday.The ministry said in a statement the border forces, who monitored the smugglers via thermal cameras, found in their possession 105 kilograms of hashish, amphetamine pills, a Kalashnikov assault rifle and a 9 mm pistol.The detainees and the confiscated contraband were referred to...
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Bader Al-Kharafi: Zain changes network name to 'Shlonik'
KUWAIT: Zain, the leading digital service provider in Kuwait, announced changing its network's name to 'Shlonik' in line with the Ministry of Health and the country's efforts to launch the 'Shlonik' app, which coincides with the inauguration of the government's plan to evacuate citizens stranded abroad. 'Shlonik' translates to 'how are you' in the Kuwaiti dialect.'Shlonik' app was developed by Zain's team in joint collaboration with the...
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MAJDAL SHAMS: Druze elders and mourners surround the coffins of 10 of the 12 people killed in a rocket strike from Lebanon a day earlier, during a mass funeral in this Druze town in the Zionist-annexed Golan Heights on July 28, 2024. - AFP
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Official commends Kuwait and China military cooperation
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KUWAIT: Photo provided by the Al-Zour oil Refinery shows a view of the facility, in Al-Zour, south of Kuwait City. – AFP
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