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Man hospitalized after camel bites hand that fed it
KUWAIT: An Asian man escaped death after he was bitten by a camel on his arm. The victim was medevacked to hospital for treatment. The man was feeding the animals when he was suddenly attacked by the camel. He is in stable condition.Nationality forgery Criminal court convicted two Saudis for forging Kuwaiti nationalities and sentenced one to seven years and the other 10 years in jail. One of the convicts was terminated from his job and has to...
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Coronavirus in Kuwait: What we know so far
KUWAIT: Kuwait has so far recorded 56 cases infected with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), which all are for Kuwaiti patients who returned to the country from Iran. All cases are in stable condition and are recovering in quarantined locations designated by the government for this purpose, the Ministry of Health confirmed. Kuwait is taking measures to test Kuwaitis coming from infected areas for potential infection, as it has already tested...
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Raisman lashes 'offensive' gymnastics abuse deal
WASHINGTON: File photo taken on July 23, 2018 sexual abuse survivor from the Larry Nassar sexual abuse case Aly Raisman (2nd L) listens during a hearing before the Consumer Protection, Product Safety, Insurance, and Data Security Subcommittee of Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. - AFP LOS ANGELES: Olympic gold medallist Aly Raisman lashed out on Monday at a settlement put forward by USA...
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Fury as Kanye West hymn service pushes out transgender show
US rapper Kanye West and Kim Kardashian US rapper Kanye West was at the center of a storm Monday after a Paris show by an acclaimed transgender performer was cancelled at the last minute to make way for one of his religious services. The mercurial singer took over the Bouffes du Nord theatre in the French capital for one of his famous "Sunday Service" gospel hymn sessions during Paris fashion week.His wife Kim Kardashian turned up for the...
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50 Cent vows to executive produce Pop Smoke's posthumous album
Tom Hanks 50 Cent has vowed to executive produce late rapper Pop Smoke's posthumous album. The 'In Da Club' hitmaker is determined to finish the record and has even reached out to fellow rappers Drake and Roddy Ricch to get them involved. Alongside two snaps of himself outside and inside his private jet, 50 - whose real name is Curtis James Jackson III - wrote on Instagram: "i'm on the move listening to Pop smoke, i decided i'm gonna executive...
People wearing face masks walk along a street in Yueyang, Hunan province on March 3, 2020. - The world has entered uncharted territory in its battle against the deadly coronavirus, the UN health agency warned, as new infections dropped dramatically in China on March 3 but surged abroad with the US death toll rising to six. (Photo by NOEL CELIS / AFP)
Handshake? No thanks: Try a direct gaze, or a hand gesture - Coronavirus changes global habits
YUEYANG: People wearing face masks walk along a street in Yueyang, Hunan province yesterday. The world has entered uncharted territory in its battle against the deadly coronavirus, the UN health agency warned, as new infections dropped dramatically in China yesterday but surged abroad with the US death toll rising to six. - AFP PARIS: Say no to a handshake, refuse every peck on the cheek and definitely avoid hugging. Instead, try a direct gaze,...
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Netanyahu claims Israel election 'win' despite corruption charges
TEL AVIV: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara address supporters as confetti falls upon them at the Likud party campaign headquarters in the coastal city of Tel Aviv yesterday. _ AFP JERUSALEM: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu emerged victorious yesterday after Israel's third election in a year despite a looming corruption trial, dismaying the Palestinians who were angered by his hardline campaign pledges. Monday's...
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South Africa bus accident kills 25
JOHANNESBURG: Twenty-five people died yesterday when a bus rolled down a steep embankment in South Africa's coastal Eastern Cape province, the country's transport minister said. "Reports indicate that the driver lost control of the bus, which subsequently rolled down a steep embankment, leaving 25 dead and approximately 62 injured," Fikile Mbalula said in a statement. "To lose so many lives in a single accident is devastating and shocking." The...
Vehicles pass by a billboard showing precautionary instructions against the coronavirus as they drive on a main highway in Kuwait City on March 3, 2020.
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KUWAIT: Vehicles pass by a billboard showing precautionary instructions against the COVID-19 coronavirus disease as they drive along a main highway in Kuwait City yesterday. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
(FILES) In this file photo taken on May 22, 2019, vapour is pictured rising from British Steel's Scunthorpe plant at dawn in north Lincolnshire, north east England - UK manufacturing activity rebounded in February to a ten-month high on easing Brexit uncertainty, but supply chains were nevertheless pressured by coronavirus concerns, data showed on March 2, 2020. The IHS Markit UK Manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) stood at 51.7 last month, the group said in a statement. (Photo by Lindsey Parnaby / AFP)
Air pollution 'pandemic' shortens lives by three years: study
SCUNTHORPE: In this file photo taken on May 22, 2019, vapor is pictured rising from British Steel's Scunthorpe plant at dawn in north Lincolnshire, north east England. – AFP PARIS: A 'pandemic' of air pollution shortens lives worldwide by nearly three years on average, and causes 8.8 million premature deaths annually, scientists said yesterday. Eliminating the toxic cocktail of molecules and lung-clogging particles cast off by burning oil, gas...
A pedestrian looks at an electric quotation board displaying stock prices for Japanese companies on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on March 3, 2020. - Tokyo stocks opened higher on March 3 as worries over the spread of the novel coronavirus receded with G7 financial and central bank chiefs set to hold talks on the issue. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP)
G7 to deploy all policy tools to fight virus
TOKYO: A pedestrian looks at an electric quotation board displaying stock prices for Japanese companies on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo yesterday. Tokyo stocks opened higher yesterday as worries over the spread of the novel coronavirus receded with G7 financial and central bank chiefs held talks on the issue.-AFP TOKYO: Group of Seven finance officials said yesterday they would use all appropriate policy tools to achieve strong, sustainable...
Voters wait in line to cast their ballots during the presidential primary in Houston, Texas on Super Tuesday, March 3, 2020. - Thirteen states and American Samoa are holding presidential primary elections, with over 1400 delegates at stake. Americans vote Tuesday in primaries that play a major role in who will challenge Donald Trump for the presidency, a day after key endorsements dramatically boosted Joe Biden's hopes against surging leftist Bernie Sanders. The backing of Biden by three of his ex-rivals marked an unprecedented turn in a fractured, often bitter campaign. (Photo by Mark Felix / AFP)
US votes in crucial primaries after ex-rivals back Joe Biden
ARLINGTON: Voters wait in line to cast their ballots during the presidential primary in Houston, Texas on Super Tuesday. _ AFP HOUSTON: Americans voted yesterday in primaries that play a major role in who will challenge Donald Trump for the presidency, a day after key endorsements dramatically boosted Joe Biden's hopes against surging leftist Bernie Sanders. The backing of Biden by three of his ex-rivals marked an unprecedented turn in 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