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KNPC builds centers to accommodate 7,000 workers
KUWAIT: Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) announced yesterday that it has started preparing three temporary centers, spread into various parts in the country, and dedicated to accommodate about 7,000 workers.KNPC Deputy Chairman of Projects and the official spokesman for the company Abdullah Al-Ajmi said that the company's initiative comes in response to cabinet's directives and in the framework of contributions by the oil sector...
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577 workers victims of Trafficking
Interior Minister Anas Al-Saleh KUWAIT: Deputy Prime Minister, Interior Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Anas Al-Saleh said on Wednesday combating human trade and residency law violators are "related to national security and demography." There is high level government coordination in this regard to monitor and clamp down on companies and all who have a hand in these offenses, he warned.In line with cabinet designation, a...
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Kuwait sets up emergency wards for coronavirus
KUWAIT: Kuwait has set up four new emergency wards in only five days as part of extraordinary measures to cope with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The 20-bed units have been hurriedly established at Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital, Al-Adan Hospital, Al-Farwaniah Hospital and Al-Amiri Hospital, the health ministry's assistant undersecretary Ibrahim Al-Naham said on Wednesday.They were built for coronavirus cases, according to instructions...
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Co-op worker tests positive
KUWAIT: A worker at a Surra Co-op Society branch tested positive for novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the society posted on its Instagram account yesterday. The branch, located in block 2 in the area, is closed until all workers get tested, the society confirmed.Expat flightsKUWAIT: The Directorate of Civil Aviation (DGCA) announced Wednesday that it operated flights to Germany and Qatar allowing expatriates to leave Kuwait back to their home...
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Pandemic Diaries: Resilience and hope for tomorrow
By Jamie EtheridgeI read an interesting article in Vox.com on flower resilience by author Brian Resnick. The article discusses research recently published in the scientific journal, New Phytologist on the ways flowers recover from injuries. Ecologists Scott Armbruster and Nathan Muchhala spent years collecting data from all over the world that examines how some flowers will reorient their petals after an injury to ensure they may be...
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Complete curfew
By Muna Al-Fuzaiare rife these days about the possibility of imposing a full curfew in the country. So far, nothing is confirmed, and I am only making my opinion. I personally oppose a total curfew because I believe that it will not stop the infection. I also think it will add extra pressure on us all without reaching its goal, which is to ensure social distancing and limiting gatherings. Here's why.The Cabinet has instructed specialized...
In this photo taken on April 10, 2020, piano teacher Evan Kam (C), 28, wears a face mask, as a precautionary measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, as he arrives at the village of stone of his students in a ëpiano truckí in Hong Kong. - Inspired by the concept of a mobile library, piano teacher Evan Kam and his colleagues began providing lessons in their three piano trucks in February 2020, after most students were not able to attend piano classes due to concerns over the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. The piano truck is driven near to where each student lives and is sanitised at the beginning of each day, as well as before and after each class. Face masks are compulsory for both tutors and students and hand sanitising gel is provided in a dispenser in the truck. (Photo by Anthony WALLACE / AFP)
Piano van: Hong Kong music lessons go mobile to beat virus
Piano teacher Evan Kam, 28, wearing a face mask, arrives at the village of his students in a ‘piano truck’ in Hong Kong. - AFP photos Yoyo, 6, frowns with concentration as she plays the piano in the back of a truck -- still able to practice thanks to an innovative Hong Kong music school keeping lessons going during the coronavirus pandemic. While Hong Kong's infections remain comparatively low -- just over 1,000 cases and four deaths --...
This picture taken on April 9, 2020 shows mural artist Sulis Listanto posing next to his artwork as local artists join the campaign in the fight against the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak in Depok, West Java. - From scythe-wielding monsters to a globe fending off the COVID-19 coronavirus with an umbrella, a group of Indonesian artists has turned to wall murals to help clamp down on a surging tide of infections. (Photo by ADEK BERRY / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY MENTION OF THE ARTIST UPON PUBLICATION - TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION
Scythes and monsters: Indonesian artists teach coronavirus care
Mural artist Sulis Listanto posing next to his artwork as local artists join the campaign in the fight against the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak in Depok, West Java. - AFP photos From scythe-wielding monsters to a globe fending off coronavirus with an umbrella, a group of Indonesian artists has turned to wall murals to help stem a growing number of infections. The Jakarta-area artists saw orders for their work dry up as the pandemic hit and...
AC Milan's Swedish forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic (R) attends a training session of Swedish league team Hammarby IF at Arsta IP on April 13, 2020 in Stockholm. (Photo by Henrik MONTGOMERY / TT News Agency / AFP) / Sweden OUT
Asian football tournaments to go ahead
ARSTA: AC Milan's Swedish forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic (R) attends a training session of Swedish league team Hammarby IF at Arsta IP on April 13, 2020 in Stockholm. - AFP KUALA LUMPUR: Asia's top football competitions will go ahead this year despite the coronavirus pandemic, a senior official told AFP, although games may have to be played behind closed doors. Windsor John, general secretary of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), said he was...
(FILES) In this file photo taken on July 23, 2019 France's Julian Alaphilippe (frontC), wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey and cyclists cross the Pont du Gard during the sixteenth stage of the 106th edition of the Tour de France cycling race between Nimes and Nimes, in Nimes. - The Tour de France is not only a French monument, but also the economic heartbeat of professional cycling itself and analysts fear heavy consequences if the coronavirus crisis forces its cancellation. An announcement is expected this week on either a postponement or an outright cancellation of the 21-day extravaganza that is currently scheduled to start in Nice on June 27. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP)
World Wars, doping scandals: The Tour de France has survived hard times before
NIMES: File photo taken on July 23, 2019 France's Julian Alaphilippe (front centre), wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey and cyclists cross the Pont du Gard during the sixteenth stage of the 106th edition of the Tour de France cycling race between Nimes and Nimes, in Nimes. - AFP PARIS: The coronavirus pandemic has thrown this summer's Tour de France into a state of frantic reorganisation, but the cycling epic has had to contend with...
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Mideast economy set for deep slump: IMF
WASHINGTON, DC: A corner of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) building is viewed in Washington, DC. The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, will adopt a "virtual format" for their spring meetings instead of convening in person in Washington, DC.Daniel SLIM / AFP DUBAI: The Middle East and North Africa economy will contract by 3.3 percent this year, the biggest slump in four decades, hammered by the coronavirus and low oil prices,...
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Why has the OPEC-led deal failed to energize oil prices?
LONDON: Global oil traders have shrugged off Sunday's historic output-cutting deal by OPEC and its allies, with prices languishing not far from recent two-decade lows. The market failed to win traction from the deal, which fell short of expectations and resulted from Easter weekend video-conference talks led by the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries.Where are oil prices now?In late afternoon European deals, international...
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Kuwait under unsteady northern and northwesterly winds triggering dust. - KUNA
Kuwait weather to remain unstable
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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
Mideast seethes amid carnage
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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
The impact of oil discoveries
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Official commends Kuwait and China military cooperation