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Clear we have entered recession: IMF
PORT-AU-PRINCE: This file aerial photo shows a view of the houses in the neighborhood of Fort National in Port-au-Prince. The coronavirus pandemic has driven the global economy into a downturn that will require massive funding to help developing nations, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva said Friday. - AFP WASHINGTON: The coronavirus has already driven the global economy into recession and countries must respond with "very massive" spending to...
Australian Olympic Committee chief executive Matt Carroll speaks at a press conference at Circular Quay in Sydney on March 25, 2020, the morning after the historic decision to postpone the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. (Photo by SAEED KHAN / AFP) / -- IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE --
Australians face weekend sporting void
SYDNEY: File phot shows Australian Olympic Committee chief executive Matt Carroll speaks at a press conference at Circular Quay in Sydney on March 25, 2020, the morning after the historic decision to postpone the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. - AFP SYDNEY: As Australians embarked on the unprecedented novelty of a weekend without sport yesterday, negotiations continued between professional leagues and players over wage cuts to ensure they survive the...
This picture taken on March 24, 2020 from al-Hamra Tower, tallest business building in Kuwait, shows a view of the empty streets in Kuwait City during a government-imposed curfew as a measure to prevent further spread of COVID-19 coronavirus disease. (Photo by YASSER AL-ZAYYAT / AFP)
Some workers in Kuwait will no longer get salary by April
By Ben Garcia KUWAIT: April will be another challenging month for many workers in Kuwait, as some companies have informed their employees that they are no longer capable of paying salaries to them next month. One company "regretted" the decision, but urged its workers for their utmost cooperation and understanding as they all want to survive this crisis. "We do not know how April and May will look for us if this lockdown continues. We are in a...
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Amir directs KD 10 million allocation for Kuwait's anti-COVID-19 efforts
His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah has instructed Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS) to allocate KD 10 million ($30.3 million) for an emergency response program to mitigate coronavirus fallout, KFAS said Thursday. The move is meant to back up the great efforts of the government to rein in the spread of the novel coronavirus,...
TOPSHOT - Health ministry workers, wearing protective outfits, wait on the tarmac of the Kuwait international Airport to receive Kuwaitis returning from Frankfurt on March 26, 2020, to be taken to a hospital for novel coronavirus checkups, in the capital Kuwait City. (Photo by STR / AFP)
Italy, Spain suffer record virus deaths; 10 new cases in Kuwait
KUWAIT: Health ministry workers, wearing protective outfits, wait on the tarmac of the airport to receive Kuwaitis returning from Frankfurt on March 26, 2020, to be taken to a hospital for coronavirus checkups. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat KUWAIT/ROME: Italy has logged a shocking spike in its already staggering coronavirus death toll, with officials warning the peak of the crisis was still days away, as the global infection rate surges...
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As world hunkers down, Trump moves full-speed against US foes
CARACAS: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro speaks during a press conference on March 12, 2020. - AFP WASHINGTON: The coronavirus pandemic is shaking up the world, but not US foreign policy. As billions hunker down to halt the spread of the virus, President Donald Trump has only ramped up sanctions and other pressure against frequent targets such as Iran and Venezuela. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has led calls for an "immediate...
A homeless man sleeps in a deserted street in Madrid on March 27, 2020 amid a national lockdown to fight the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. - The death toll in Spain soared over 4,800 after 769 people died in 24 hours, in what was a record one-day figure for fatalities in the country. (Photo by Gabriel BOUYS / AFP)
COVID-19 plan revives old disputes - Virus kills more than 10,000 in Europe
MADRID: A homeless man sleeps in a deserted street in Madrid amid a national lockdown to fight the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. The death toll in Spain soared over 4,800 after 769 people died in 24 hours, in what was a record one-day figure for fatalities in the country. _ AFP BRUSSELS: An EU summit to conceive an economic plan against the coronavirus impact instead unearthed the union's deep and historic divisions, with Spain and Italy...
US President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks during the daily briefing on the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, in the Brady Briefing Room at the White House on March 27, 2020, in Washington, DC. (Photo by JIM WATSON / AFP)
As US virus cases cross 100,000, docs decry scarcity of drugs and equipment
WASHINGTON, DC: US President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks during the daily briefing on the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, in the Brady Briefing Room at the White House on Friday.-AFP NEW YORK: Doctors and nurses on the front lines of the US coronavirus crisis pleaded on Friday for more protective gear and equipment to treat waves of patients expected to overwhelm hospitals as the sum of known US infections climbed well past 100,000, with...
An Appartement building is pictured in Berlin on March 27, 2020. - With families across Europe confined to their homes to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus, fears are rising of a surge in domestic violence. From Berlin to Paris, Madrid, Rome and Bratislava, associations that help victims of domestic violence have been sounding the alarm after Europe overtook China to become the epicentre of the pandemic. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP)
Fears of domestic violence rise as millions confined over virus
BERLIN: An Apartment building is pictured in Berlin. With families across Europe confined to their homes to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus, fears are rising of a surge in domestic violence. - AFP BERLIN: With families across Europe confined to their homes to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus, fears are rising of a surge in domestic violence. From Berlin to Paris, Madrid, Rome and Bratislava, associations that help victims of...
Member of Parliament (MP) Gurjeet Singh Aujla (C-R) and Amritsar Improvement Trust Chairman Dinesh Bassi (C-L) clean a street during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, outside Amritsar Improvement Trust in Amritsar on March 27, 2020. (Photo by NARINDER NANU / AFP)
In India, migrant workers walking home dial for help
AMRITSAR: Member of Parliament (MP) Gurjeet Singh Aujla (center right) and Amritsar Improvement Trust Chairman Dinesh Bassi (center left) clean a street during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, outside Amritsar Improvement Trust in Amritsar on Friday.-AFP NEW DELHI: in New Delhi crackled with the voice of Ravinder Singh, an Indian migrant worker desperately seeking help as a...
A woman wearing a face mask is seen at the railway station in Wuhan, China's central Hubei province on March 28, 2020, after travelling restrictions into the city were eased following two months of lockdown due to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. - The Chinese city of 11 million people that was Ground Zero for what became the global coronavirus pandemic partly reopened on March 28 after more than two months of almost total isolation. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP)
Chinese asked to stay vigilant as virus cases slow
WUHAN: A woman wearing a face mask is seen at the railway station in Wuhan, China's central Hubei province yesterday after travelling restrictions into the city were eased following two months of lockdown due to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. - AFP SHANGHAI: China's official media told people to stay on guard against the coronavirus yesterday, and restrictions on foreigners entering went into effect, as the country reported no new locally...
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S&P lowers Kuwait rating to AA-, but outlook stable
KUWAIT: Standard and Poor's lowered Kuwait's rating to AA- from AA due to low oil prices, given the country's high reliance on hydrocarbon exports and slow reform progress, but projected a stable economic outlook. "The oil price drop is happening alongside Kuwait's slow reform momentum, which has generally lagged that of other regional countries in recent years," S&P said in a statement obtained by KUNA. Therefore, it noted, it lowered...
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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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‘Protect yourself against skin cancer,’ CAN warns
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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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MoH underlines importance of compact imaging device