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Rescuers search for survivors in the rubble of a collapsed hotel in Quanzhou, in China's eastern Fujian province on March 7, 2020. - Around 70 people were trapped after the Xinjia Hotel collapsed on March 7 evening, officials said. (Photo by STR / AFP) / China OUT

Quarantine hotel collapse, kills 10

ZAYTON: Rescuers search for survivors in the rubble of a collapsed hotel in Quanzhou, in China's eastern Fujian province. - AFP BEIJING: At least ten people were killed in the collapse of a hotel used as a coronavirus quarantine facility in eastern China, authorities said yesterday. Rescuers pulled 48 people from the rubble, of whom 38 are still alive, the Ministry of Emergency Management said on social media.The building in the coastal city of...

Smoke rises from the site of a gun attack following an attack during an event to mark the 25th anniversary of death of Shiite leader Abdul Ali Mazari, In Kabul on March 6, 2020. - At least 27 people were killed in an attack on a political rally in Kabul on March 6, officials said, in the deadliest assault in Afghanistan since the US signed a withdrawal deal with the Taliban. (Photo by STR / AFP)

Chaotic week after a US-Taleban deal leaves Afghans fate unclear

KABUL: Smoke rises from the site of a gun attack following an attack during in Kabul. – AFP ISLAMABAD: A US-Taleban deal that was supposed to kickstart peace talks between the insurgents and the Kabul government is looking flimsier by the day, with fighting raging across Afghanistan and no one sure about what comes next. The loosely worded, four-page agreement signed February 29 in Doha was meant to set the conditions for a complete...

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Blockbuster Rome show marks 500 years since Raphael's death

Visitor looks at a tapestry by Renaissance master Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino. Italy is marking 500 years since the death of Renaissance master Raphael with a blockbuster exhibition whose preparations were marred by a row over a treasured portrait some feared was too fragile to move. The show at Rome's imposing Scuderie del Quirinale presidential palace includes 200 works by the prolific painter, designer and architect, a child prodigy who died...

A picture taken with a fisheye lense shows traders walking by beneath a stock display board at the Dubai Stock Exchange in the United Arab Emirates, on March 8, 2020. - Saudi's stock exchange fell 6.5 percent and other Gulf markets tumbled to multi-year lows at the start of trading after OPEC and its allies failed to clinch a deal over oil production cuts. (Photo by GIUSEPPE CACACE / AFP)

Saudis to hike oil output above 10m bpd

DUBAI: A picture taken with a fisheye lens shows traders walking by beneath a stock display board at the Dubai Stock Exchange in the United Arab Emirates yesterday. Saudi's stock exchange fell 6.5 percent and other Gulf markets tumbled to multi-year lows at the start of trading after OPEC and its allies failed to clinch a deal over oil production cuts. - AFP DUBAI: Saudi Arabia, the world's top oil exporter, plans to raise its crude oil...

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Therapy dogs bring respite to Ukraine war veterans

KIEV: A Ukrainian soldier who returned from the war-torn separatist east and his "therapy dogs" attend an open training session in Kiev on February 18, 2020 during a preparation for the Invictus Games the Hague 2020. - AFP KIEV: Ricky, a larger than life golden retriever, wags his tail as he nestles his head on Vasyl's lap. But still the war veteran looks tense. Then the dog throws his front paws onto the shoulders of the 47-year-old suffering...

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Major US electronic dance fest postponed over coronavirus

File photo shows Miami's annual electronic dance music festival Ultra. Miami's annual electronic dance music festival Ultra, which brings more than 160,000 revelers to the beachfront city, has been canceled over the coronavirus crisis. "We completely understand how extremely frustrating this is because so many of you are looking forward to coming to Ultra, having already made travel arrangements," the festival said in a statement. "This is,...

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Ooredoo Group selects Huawei to provide 5G services in 5 countries

KUWAIT: Waleed Al-Sayed, Deputy Group CEO --Ooredoo and Saif Wang, President of Key Account Ooredoo at Huawei at the partnership signing ceremony KUWAIT: Ooredoo Group and Huawei, two of the world's leading digital enablers, yesterday announced a strategic partnership to make the Ooredoo Supernet fully 5G-enabled with the goal of enhancing people's digital lives across five countries - Kuwait, Oman, Indonesia, Tunisia and Maldives - over the...

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KUWAIT: Small swarms of locusts were seen in various parts of Kuwait including in southern areas Mangaf, Mahboula and elsewhere. - Photo by a reader.

Bournemouth's English defender Jack Stacey (L) is tckled by Liverpool's Senegalese striker Sadio Mane during the English Premier League football match between Liverpool and Bournemouth at Anfield in Liverpool, north west England on March 7, 2020. (Photo by GEOFF CADDICK / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. /

Liverpool wins, Arsenal close gap on top four

LIVERPOOL: Bournemouth's English defender Jack Stacey (L) is tackled by Liverpool's Senegalese striker Sadio Mane during the English Premier League football match between Liverpool and Bournemouth at Anfield in Liverpool, north west England yesterday. - AFP LONDON: Liverpool moved to within nine points of claiming the Premier League title by coming from behind to beat Bournemouth 2-1 as Arsenal boosted their charge towards the Champions League...

An aerial picture taken on March 7, 2020, shows a view of the Lebanese capital Beirut. (Photo by PATRICK BAZ / AFP)

Premier: Lebanon to default on Eurobond debt for the first time

BEIRUT: An aerial picture taken yesterday shows a view of the Lebanese capital. - AFP BEIRUT: Lebanon said yesterday it would default on its Eurobond debt for the first time and seek out debt restructuring agreements amid a spiralling financial crisis that has hit foreign reserves. Foreign currency reserves have fallen to "a worrying and dangerous level which pushes the Lebanese government to suspend payment of the March 9 Eurobond maturity...

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Flights suspended from 7 nations amid 3 new cases of coronavirus

KUWAIT: The health ministry announced yesterday the discovery of three new cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours, as the number of COVID-19 cases topped 100,000 worldwide. Health Ministry spokesman Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad indicated that all of the previously announced cases were in compulsory quarantine, adding that all of them recently returned from Iran. The number of those infected with the virus has reached 61 with one case of recovery...

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Eight children killed in horrific house fire

By Hanan Al-Saadoun KUWAIT: Eight children died of suffocation after a fire gutted a house in Sabah Al-Ahmad yesterday. Firemen rushed to the scene after receiving an emergency call at 5:05 pm and rescued the children - aged between 14 years and eight months - from inside the house. They were all in very critical condition, and later died in hospital, the Kuwait Fire Service Directorate said in a statement. An investigation has been opened into...

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