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Confined Spaniard stays safe by skiing in his living room
When Philipp Klein Herrero had to cancel a skiing holiday because of the coronavirus pandemic he recreated the winter sport experience in confinement in his Barcelona flat. The video has gone viral. "I had a spark of creativity," the 28-year-old video maker and amateur skier told AFP. The result was a 57-second video called "Freeride at home" shot from a camera attached to the ceiling which has been viewed several hundred thousands times on...
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109 new coronavirus cases; human traffickers slammed
By B IzzakKUWAIT: The health ministry yesterday announced 109 new coronavirus cases, the largest number of cases in a single day, raising the total to 665. The new cases include 79 Indians, six Egyptians, six Iranians and six Bangladeshis. They also include eight Kuwaitis, three Pakistanis and one Filipino. No new deaths were reported. Four cases recovered yesterday, bringing the total number of recoveries to 103.There are 561 cases receiving...
TOPSHOT - A man walks past a mural depicting the COVID-19 coronavirus in Surabaya on April 6, 2020. (Photo by Juni Kriswanto / AFP)
Coronavirus lands British PM in hospital, but Europe offers hope
SURABAYA, Indonesia: A man walks past a mural depicting the COVID-19 coronavirus yesterday. - AFP LONDON: Europe's hardest-hit countries showed tentative signs of progress in the battle against coronavirus yesterday, even as the disease hospitalized British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. The virus has infected virtually every corner of the planet, confining nearly half of humanity to their homes and turning life upside down for billions on a...
TOPSHOT - A patient arrives to Wyckoff Hospital in the Bushwick section of Brooklyn April 5, 2020 in New York. - The coronavirus death toll in New York state spiked to 4,159, the governor said, up from 3,565 a day prior. The toll increase of 594 showed a slight decrease in the day-to-day number of lives lost compared to the previous day. Governor Andrew Cuomo told journalists it was too soon to tell whether the decrease from the previous record of 630 deaths in one day was statisically significant. (Photo by Bryan R. Smith / AFP)
US girds for 'Pearl Harbor moment'
NEW YORK: A patient arrives to Wyckoff Hospital in the Bushwick section of Brooklyn in New York. The coronavirus death toll in New York state spiked to 4,159, the governor said, up from 3,565 a day prior. - AFP NEW YORK: US governors have appealed to the White House for a national strategy against the fast-spreading coronavirus, as deaths surged and health authorities warned the coming week could resemble a "Pearl Harbor moment." The US death...
Lebanese nationals, residing in Saudi Arabia, arrive at the Beirut international airport on April 5, 2020. - Lebanon started repatriating nationals stranded abroad in its first flight in weeks since it closed its international airport to stem the novel coronavirus. Lebanese returning home must pay for their own ticket and their families are not allowed to meet them at the airport. But critics have complained of steep ticket fares, while a financial crisis has severely restricted transactions from Lebanese bank accounts. Middle East Airlines, the week before, claimed tickets were more expensive -- $650 for an economy class seat from Riyadh and $1,800 for a cheaper fare from Abidjan for example -- because planes would be empty on the way out to evacuations. (Photo by ANWAR AMRO / AFP)
Lebanon repatriates nationals in rare flights despite coronavirus
BEIRUT: Lebanese nationals, residing in Saudi Arabia, arrive at the Beirut international airport yesterday. Lebanon started repatriating nationals stranded abroad in its first flight in weeks since it closed its international airport to stem the novel coronavirus. - AFP BEIRUT: Lebanon has started repatriating nationals who were stranded abroad in its first flights in weeks since it closed its international airport to stem the novel coronavirus....
People wearing face masks amid concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus walk in Shinagawa station in Tokyo on April 6, 2020. (Photo by Behrouz MEHRI / AFP)
Japan gears for 'state of emergency'
TOKYO: People wearing face masks amid concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus walk in Shinagawa station in Tokyo yesterday. - AFP TOKYO: As Japan faces a fresh wave of coronavirus infections and the government prepares for a state of emergency, medical staff say a shortage of beds and a rise in cases linked to hospitals are pushing Tokyo's medical system to the brink of collapse. The crisis has already arrived at Eiju General...
Pope Francis holds a palm branch as he celebrates Palm Sunday mass behind closed doors at St. Peter's Basilica mass on April 5, 2020 in The Vatican, during the lockdown aimed at curbing the spread of the COVID-19 infection, caused by the novel coronavirus. (Photo by Alberto PIZZOLI / POOL / AFP)
Pope livestreams Palm Sunday mass due to COVID-19 tragedy
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis holds a palm branch as he celebrates Palm Sunday mass behind closed doors at St Peter's Basilica mass in The Vatican, during the lockdown aimed at curbing the spread of the COVID-19 infection, caused by the novel coronavirus. - AFP VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis called for courage in the face of the coronavirus pandemic as he delivered Palm Sunday mass by livestream instead of before Saint Peter's Square crowds. The...
Light candles are seen in a balcony to observe a nine-minute vigil called by India's Prime Minister in a show of unity and solidarity in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic in New Delhi on April 5, 2020. (Photo by Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP)
Locked-down India lights up to mark coronavirus fight
NEW DELHI: Light candles are seen in a balcony to observe a nine-minute vigil called by India's Prime Minister in a show of unity and solidarity in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. - AFP NEW DELHI: Twinkling flames from candles and traditional lamps lit up India's night sky Sunday in a nine-minute show to mark the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, which has left the vast nation in lockdown. Across major cities and towns in the...
(FILES) In this file photo taken on September 11, 2011 Mahmud Jibril, the former head of Libya's Transitional council during the country's uprising, holds a press conference in Tripoli. - Jibril,68, the former head of the rebel government that overthrew Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi in 2011, died of the coronavirus on April 5, 2020. (Photo by LEON NEAL / AFP)
Ex-head of Libya's anti-Gaddafi revolt dies of coronavirus
TRIPOLI: In this file photo, Mahmud Jibril, the former head of Libya's Transitional council during the country's uprising, holds a press conference in Tripoli. Jibril, the former head of the rebel government that overthrew Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, died of the coronavirus on April 5, 2020. - AFP TRIPOLI: Mahmud Jibril, the former head of the Libyan rebel government that overthrew dictator Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, died Sunday of the...
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Kuwait backs Saudi call for talks on cutting oil output
Khaled Al-Fadhel DUBAI: Kuwait supports Saudi Arabia's call to renew talks on cutting oil supply due later this week and hopes for a successful outcome to stabilize the oil market, Kuwait's oil minister said on Sunday. OPEC and allies led by Russia, a group known as OPEC+, are due to hold a meeting on Thursday to discuss a new pact on curbing output and ending a price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia which has prompted US President Donald...
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Pandemic Diaries:Panic. Don't panic.
By Jamie Etheridgelast night we got the news that the interior minister will likely begin locking down certain areas in Kuwait, starting with Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh, Farwaniya and Mahboula. The news sent a shock of fear through me. Just the idea of quarantining an entire area, with hundreds of thousands of residents, is terrifying. Imagine how difficult this will be and how scary for all the residents living in those areas?I'm a mom of two...
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Minister defends Kuwait's charities, lauds their contributions in time of crisis
Mariam Al-Aqeel By A SalehKUWAIT: At a time when a number of charities have urged the Ministry of Social Affairs to defend them against those questioning their performance and hold them legally accountable on grounds that such criticism discourages both charities and donors, Minister of Social Affairs and Minister of State for Economic Affairs Mariam Al-Aqeel stressed that on presiding the extraordinary Cabinet meeting, HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah...
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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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Overstayers, sponsors to be deported
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Hand of female holding sunscreen. Very sun light Sky background.Health concepts and skin care
‘Protect yourself against skin cancer,’ CAN warns