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A medical worker wearing protective clothing as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, stands at Xuhui District Hospital in Shanghai on March 9, 2020 - China reported 22 new deaths on March 9 from the new coronavirus epidemic, and the lowest number of fresh cases since it started reporting the data in January. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP)
An app a day: China embraces tele-medicine to keep the doctor away
SHANGHAI: A medical worker wearing protective clothing as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, stands at Xuhui District Hospital in Shanghai.-AFP SHANGHAI: As the coronavirus crisis rages, a Chinese woman working in Paris takes to a computer to consult a doctor thousands of kilometers away in Shanghai about a worrisome cough and headache. The physician says she probably has the common cold and prescribes rest, in a...
Officials gather at an entrance ahead of the start of Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani's swearing-in inauguration ceremony, at the Presidential Palace in Kabul on March 9, 2020. - Afghanistan lurched deeper into political crisis on March 9 as the rivals for the country's leadership had themselves sworn in at simultaneous ceremonies that were interrupted by at least two blasts. (Photo by WAKIL KOHSAR / AFP)
Afghanistan 'Game of Thrones' jeopardizes the peace process
KABUL: Officials gather at an entrance ahead of the start of Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani's swearing-in inauguration ceremony, at the Presidential Palace in Kabul. - AFP KABUL: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani was sworn in for a second term on Monday, but the ceremony was marred by a rocket attack and a rival held his own inauguration ceremony in an escalating political feud compounding challenges to ending the 18-year war. Both Ghani and...
Hospital workers track responses to the COVID-19 novel coronavirus at a situation room at a hospital in Daegu on March 10, 2020. - South Korea, one of the worst-affected countries in the coronavirus epidemic outside China, on March 10 reported fewer than 150 new cases for the first time in two weeks. (Photo by ED JONES / AFP)
Too much information? Privacy questions over S Korea virus details
DAEGU: Hospital workers track responses to the COVID-19 novel coronavirus at a situation room at a hospital in Daegu yesterday. _ AFP SEOUL: Allegations of affairs, revelations of membership of religious sects: South Korea's openness about infected patients has been key in its fight against the coronavirus but raised uncomfortable questions over privacy and stigmatization.South Korea has confirmed more than 7,500 infections, one of the largest...
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N Korea seeks attention with weapons test
This picture released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) yesterday shows a test of weapons at an undisclosed location in North Korea. - AFP SEOUL: In a black fur hat and clutching binoculars, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw his latest firing drill, a move Seoul said yesterday aimed at drawing the attention of the US and South Korea. Kim "guided another firepower strike drill of long-range artillery", the...
(FILES) In this file photo taken on August 23, 2011, US soldiers gather near a destroyed vehicle and protect their faces from rotor wash, as their wounded comrades are airlifted by a Medevac helicopter from the 159th Brigade Task Force Thunder to Kandahar Hospital Role 3. - American forces have started pulling out of two bases in Afghanistan, a US official said on March 10, the day peace talks between Kabul and the Taliban were due to start despite widespread violence and a political crisis. The United States is keen to end its longest-ever conflict, and under the terms of a deal signed in Doha last month has said all foreign forces will quit Afghanistan within 14 months -- provided the Taliban stick to their security commitments. (Photo by Johannes EISELE / AFP)
US begins military pullout from two Afghan bases
In this file photo, US soldiers gather near a destroyed vehicle and protect their faces from rotor wash, as their wounded comrades are airlifted. American forces have started pulling out of two bases in Afghanistan, a US official said yesterday. - AFP KABUL: American forces have started pulling out of two bases in Afghanistan, a US official said yesterday, the day peace talks between Kabul and the Taleban were due to start despite widespread...
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Oil falls most since Gulf War; Kuwait, Gulf stocks nosedive
NEW YORK: Oil prices suffered their biggest daily rout since the 1991 Gulf War yesterday as top producers Saudi Arabia and Russia began a price war that threatens to overwhelm global oil markets with supply. A 20 percent slump in oil prices triggered another day of heavy losses on Wall Street's main stock indexes as the rapid spread of coronavirus amplified fears of a global recession.Stock markets in the energy-rich Gulf states were battered...
TOPSHOT - Inmates stage a protest on a rooftop of a wing at the San Vittore prison in Milan on March 9, 2020, in one of Italy's quarantine red zones. - Inmates in four Italian prisons have revolted over new rules introduced to contain the coronavirus outbreak, leaving one prisoner dead and others injured, a prison rights group said on March 8. Prisoners at jails in Naples Poggioreale in the south, Modena in the north, Frosinone in central Italy and at Alexandria in the northwest had all revolted over measures including a ban on family visits, unions said. (Photo by Miguel MEDINA / AFP)
Convicts on roof, fatalities as Italy jails protest virus
MILAN: Inmates stage a protest on a rooftop of a wing at the San Vittore prison yesterday, in one of Italy's quarantine red zones. – AFP MILAN: Prisoners took to the roof of a Milan jail yesterday as part of a string of violent country-wide protests against coronavirus measures, in which six convicts have died. In another incident, around 50 inmates broke out of jail in the southern city of Foggia, and about 20 were still on the run after...
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Cabinet extends school closure for 2 weeks, shuts cinemas, halls
By B Izzak, Faten Omar and AgenciesKUWAIT: The Cabinet yesterday decided to extend school holidays for two more weeks until March 26 and close all cinemas, theatres, wedding halls and hotel meeting rooms until further notice to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The Cabinet also assigned authorities to coordinate to suspend issuance of all entry permits and visas unless those issued through diplomatic missions abroad.MPs called for closing...
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Kuwaiti govt scales combat against novel coronavirus
KUWAIT: National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem speaks to reports at parliament yesterday. - Photo by Fouad Al-Shaikh KUWAIT: The Ministry of Health issued three circulars that clarify the procedures required of arrivals upon their arrival in Kuwait, whether they are citizens or residents, a Kuwaiti government official announced yesterday. Speaking to reporters after the Cabinet's meeting yesterday, Government Spokesman Tareq Al-Marzim said...
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Fourteen arrested in Kuwait Municipality inspection on coronavirus precautions
By Meshaal Al-EneziKUWAIT: Kuwait Municipality's public relations department announced that inspection teams intensified field inspections to monitor cafes, barbershops, health clubs and sports and social clubs more closely as per a health ministry decision to ensure workers' compliance with preventive measures against the novel coronavirus spread to wear gloves, masks and use disinfectants, in addition to the ban on shisha. The committee...
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Energy ministry, council sign coordination deal
KUWAIT: Oil Minister and Acting Electricity and Water Minister Khaled Al-Fadhel (right) and Chairman of the Municipal Council Osama Al-Otaibi sign the agreement. - Photo by Fouad Al-Shaikh By Meshaal Al-EneziKUWAIT: The Ministry of Electricity and Water (MEW) signed a deal yesterday with the Municipal Council to improve coordination with regards to allocating lands for the ministry's operations. Oil Minister and Acting Electricity and Water...
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Burgan Bank joins fight against novel coronavirus
KUWAIT: Burgan Bank announced its contribution to the campaign to combat the emerging coronavirus under the guidance and initiative of the Central Bank of Kuwait. Kuwaiti banks will contribute to a KD 10 million fund established to support the government efforts in fighting the novel corona virus and prevention of widespread transmission.Majed Essa Al-Ajeel, Chairman of Burgan Bank Group said: "As responsible members of the society and as a...
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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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Kuwaiti pilots learn to fly Turkish Bayraktar drones