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Women wearing facemasks amid fears of the spread of COVID-19 novel coronavirus, walk through a street, in Dhaka on March 9, 2020. (Photo by Munir UZ ZAMAN / AFP)
Bangladesh women promote hygiene in refugee camps amid coronavirus fears
DHAKA: Women wearing facemasks amid fears of the spread of COVID-19 novel coronavirus, walk through a street in Dhaka. - AFP DHAKA: Women in Bangladesh are promoting hygiene in the world's largest refugee settlement to prevent coronavirus from spreading there, aid workers said yesterday, after the nation reported its first case of the disease. A confirmed case of Covid-19 on the Greek island of Lesbos has sparked fears about the impact of an...
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KUWAIT: A colorful Shaheed Park at night. - Photo by Yousef Al-Batashi (KUNA)
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Xi visits Wuhan, says tide turning against epidemic
WUHAN: Chinese President Xi Jinping wears a mask as he waves to a coronavirus patient and medical staff via video link at Huoshenshan Hospital yesterday. - AFP WUHAN, China: Chinese President Xi Jinping said yesterday that Wuhan has turned the tide against the deadly coronavirus outbreak, as he paid his first visit to the city at the heart of the global epidemic. Xi's visit came as unprecedented quarantine measures that have sealed off Wuhan...
This picture taken on March 10, 2020 shows the A-Sara Nile cruise ship docked in Egypt's southern city of Luxor, where 45 suspected COVID-19 coronavirus disease cases were detected and evacuated two days earlier. - Just when Egypt's crucial tourism sector was recovering from years of political tumult and jihadist attacks, the industry finds itself bracing for a potential buffeting by the new coronavirus. (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP)
Coronavirus poses new threat to Egypt economy
LUXOR, Egypt: This picture taken yesterday shows the A-Sara Nile cruise ship docked in this southern city, where 45 suspected COVID-19 coronavirus disease cases were detected and evacuated two days earlier. - AFP CAIRO: The coronavirus outbreak is posing an increasing threat to Egypt's economy, with pressure on tourism, trade and gas exports coming on top of a longstanding failure to drum up private investment. Analysts have hailed Egypt for...
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Govt says no decision to end school year, suspends visas
KUWAIT: HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah and government ministers meet National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem and lawmakers to discuss additional measures to contain the coronavirus outbreak yesterday. By B Izzak and Nawara FattahovaKUWAIT: Interior Minister Anas Al-Saleh said yesterday that the government has not decided to prematurely end the school year, as the government met lawmakers to discuss additional...
DENVER, CO - MARCH 9: Sterling Brown #23 of the Milwaukee Bucks shoots the ball against the Denver Nuggets on March 09, 2020 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2020 NBAE Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images/AFP
Hawks held on to defeat Hornets
DENVER: Sterling Brown #23 of the Milwaukee Bucks shoots the ball against the Denver Nuggets at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. - AFP DENVER: Jamal Murray scored 21 points, including Denver's first nine to start the fourth quarter, Paul Millsap had 20 points and 10 rebounds, and the host Nuggets beat the short-handed Milwaukee Bucks 109-95 on Monday night. Jerami Grant added 19 points for Denver, and Gary Harris had 15. Will Barton scored...
People dressed as Smurfs, a Belgian comic franchise centered on a fictional colony of small, blue, human-like creatures who live in mushroom-shaped houses in the forest, attend a world record gathering of Smurfs on March 7, 2020, in Landerneau, western France. (Photo by Damien MEYER / AFP)
French mayor defends Smurf rally after outcry over virus
File photo shows people dressed as Smurfs, a Belgian comic franchise centered on a fictional colony of small, blue, human-like creatures who live in mushroom-shaped houses in the forest, attend a world record gathering of Smurfs on March 7, 2020, in Landerneau, western France. - AFP The mayor of a small French town yesterday defended hosting a record-breaking gathering of 3,500 people dressed as Smurfs at the weekend, after accusations that the...
Kenta Kambara, 34, poses for a photo while his daughter Shiori, 2, walks past him, next to an Olympic Rings symbol in front of the Japan Olympic Museum in Tokyo, Japan, February 22, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Olympics or not, Japan wheelchair dancer has message: Diversity is cool
Kenta Kambara, 34, poses for a photo while his daughter Shiori, 2, walks past him, next to an Olympic Rings symbol in front of the Japan Olympic Museum in Tokyo, Japan. - AFP TOKYO: Whirling, spinning, reaching, grasping - Japanese wheelchair dancer Kenta Kambara's emotive performances are wordless testimony to artistic passion and possibility. Born with spina bifida, a disorder that paralysed his lower body, Kambara aims to perform at the Tokyo...
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Expats stuck outside Kuwait due to coronavirus could face problems soon
KUWAIT: An aerial view showing buildings scattered along the Arabian Gulf beach in this file photo. By Nawara FattahovaKUWAIT: The spread of coronavirus all over the world saw the suspension of flights between Kuwait and various affected countries. As a result, many people, especially expats living in Kuwait, are stuck abroad and are not able to return. According to the rent law, tenants are obliged to pay rent before the 20th of each month....
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Kuwaiti Cabinet restricts public gatherings to contain COVID-19
KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah chairs the Cabinet's weekly meeting. - KUNA KUWAIT: The Kuwaiti Cabinet, in its weekly meeting on Monday, has taken a series of measures to limit public gatherings to help stop the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The Cabinet, which held its meeting at Al-Seif Palace under the chairmanship of His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad...
People wearing protective masks cross the street in Kuwait City on March 2, 2020, amid a global outbreak of the novel Coronavirus. (Photo by YASSER AL-ZAYYAT / AFP)
Drastic lifestyle change in face of COVID-19,
People wearing protective masks cross the street in Kuwait City on March 2, 2020, amid a global outbreak of the novel Coronavirus. (Photo by YASSER AL-ZAYYAT / AFP) By Ben GarciaKUWAIT: After the government decided to cancel classes for two more weeks, children remain stuck in their houses, playing, studying, watching movies or fiddling with gadgets. They are not permitted to go out and parents are strictly implementing new rules of avoiding...
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KRCS launches awareness campaign on COVID-19
KUWAIT: A KRSC member explains how to properly use a protection mask. - KUNA photos KUWAIT: The Kuwaiti Red Crescent Society (KRSC) launched yesterday a campaign on Coronavirus (Covid-19) in cooperation with the Kuwait's Health ministry to spread awareness among volunteers on how to deal directly with infected cases. Representative of the Information Office in Health ministry Dr Hadeel Al-Oun said in a seminar at KRSC that the Ministry took...
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KUWAIT CITY: Jassim Al-Awadhi waits at a bus stop as a bus approaches in this file photo.
Disorganized bus network behind lacking transit system
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Kuwait's fencer Yusuf Al-Shamlan
Shamlan leaves Olympic Games
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KUWAIT: Young girls participate in Girl Up Kuwait's first conference which focused on the role of women in Kuwaiti society and politics.
Girl Up Kuwait: Young trailblazers give girls a voice
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Air Force carries out aeromedical evacuation exercise
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Kuwait under unsteady northern and northwesterly winds triggering dust. - KUNA
Kuwait weather to remain unstable