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After facemasks, Kuwait markets out of hand sanitizers
By Nawara FattahovaKUWAIT: After the facemask hysteria that spread in Kuwait following the announcement of the first coronavirus cases that led to all pharmacies running out of stock due to high demand, hand sanitizers have become a new craze. Awareness campaigns have encouraged people to take increased care of hygiene through systematically washing their hands or using sanitizers, which is easier when on the go. The campaigns also advise...
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Some private schools 'forcing' teachers to work
By Faten OmarKUWAIT: Coronavirus cases in Kuwait have risen to 46, and as a precaution, Kuwait has affirmed that all necessary measures and precautions have been taken against COVID-19 in coordination with the ministry of health. One of the precautions was suspending classes in all government and private schools and colleges for two weeks, starting from March 1, but Kuwait Times discovered that many private schools are forcing teachers to come...
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Kuwait's Amir congratulates Afghan president on peace deal
KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets with His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. - Amiri Diwan and KUNA photos KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah sent a cable yesterday to Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani congratulating him on a troop withdrawal agreement signed between the Taliban and the US. In his cable, His Highness the Amir...
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KISR develops techniques for mass production of seeds and desert plants
Dr Narayana Bhat KUWAIT: The Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR) continues to conduct necessary studies and research to meet the challenges in the field of greening in order to expand the green area in Kuwait and preserve natural resources. Kuwait Times spoke with two expert researchers in the project of the development of techniques for mass production of seeds and desert plants. During our exclusive interview, scientific...
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FM reviews Kuwait diplomatic missions' against coronavirus
KUWAIT: Kuwait's Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah chairs a meeting to review procedures taken by the ministry's diplomatic missions repercussions of the coronavirus. - KUNA KUWAIT: Kuwait Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah accompanied by Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Al-Jarallah and Foreign Minister assistants reviewed and discussed Saturday procedures taken by the ministry's diplomatic...
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Firemen tackle Shuwaikh trucks' blaze
By Hanan Al-SaadounKUWAIT: Firemen battled a blaze that burned four heavy duty vehicles behind a supermarket in Shuwaikh yesterday. No injuries were reported in the incident. Industrial Shuwaikh, Back up and Shuhada fire stations responded to the scene in response to an emergency call and extinguished the fire, Kuwait Fire Service Directorate (KFSD) said in a statement.
India's Cheteshwar Pujara is clean-bowled on day two of the second Test cricket match between New Zealand and India at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch on March 1, 2020. (Photo by PETER PARKS / AFP)
NZ bowling 'pack' leave Kohli's India reeling at 90-6
CHRISTCHURCH: India's Cheteshwar Pujara is clean-bowled on day two of the second Test cricket match between New Zealand and India at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch yesterday. – AFP CHRISTCHURCH: New Zealand fast bowler Trent Boult said his side's "pack" mentality had left India reeling a day two of the second Test on which 16 wickets fell including another cheap dismissal for Virat Kohli in Christchurch yesterday. At stumps India led by just...
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Walkouts as Roman Polanski wins best director at French Oscars
French director Ladj Ly (sixth right) poses on stage with cast members and producers after "Les Miserables" won the Best Feature Film award during the 45th edition of the Cesar Film Awards ceremony at the Salle Pleyel in Paris.-AFP photos Roman Polanski won best director for "An Officer and a Spy" at a fractious ceremony for the French Oscars, the Cesars, that ended in walkouts and recrimination in Paris early Saturday. The entire French academy...
A picture taken at Grishko company shows pointe shoes in the company's Moscow workshop on February 25, 2020. - Born in the chaos of the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Grishko family business has emerged among the top makers in the world of dance shoes, notably classic ballet pointe shoes, worn on the world's great stages. (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP)
For ballet shoes, one Russian company is on pointe
A picture taken at Grishko company shows pointe shoes in the company's Moscow workshop.-AFP photos Craftsman Sergei Murza runs his fingers over the pink satin of a pointe shoe he has just finished making. Then he gives it the final test: the ballet slipper balances perfectly on its tip. Murza produces the shoes in the Moscow workshop of Grishko, a company born in the chaos of the collapse of the Soviet Union and now one of the world's top makers...
A Kuwaiti trader wearing a protective mask follows the market at the Boursa Kuwait stock exchange in Kuwait City on March 1, 2020. - Boursa Kuwait decided to close the main trading hall due to the COVID-19 coronavirus disease developments. Stock markets in the oil-rich Gulf states plunged on March 1 over fears of the impact of the coronavirus, which also battered global bourses last week. All of the seven exchanges in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), which were closed the previous two days for the Muslim weekend, were hit as oil prices dropped below $50 a barrel. The region's slide was led by Kuwait Boursa, where the All-Share Index fell 10 percent, triggering its closure. Kuwait's bourse was closed for most of last week for national holidays. (Photo by YASSER AL-ZAYYAT / AFP)
OPEC eyes deeper supply cuts as Russia resists
KUWAIT: A Kuwaiti trader wearing a protective mask follows the market at the Boursa Kuwait stock exchange in Kuwait City yesterday. All of the seven stock exchanges in the GCC which were closed the previous two days for the weekend were hit as oil prices dropped below $50 a barrel. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat RIYADH: OPEC could agree on deeper oil supply cuts this week, with or without Russia's support, to halt the slide in crude prices...
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KUWAIT: Sunrise view as seen from the Arabian Gulf Road. - Photo by Babu Neelandan (KUNA)
Military vehicles spray disinfectant as part of preventive measures against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, on a road near Dongdaegu railway station in Daegu on February 29, 2020. - South Korea confirmed 594 more coronavirus cases on February 29, the biggest increase to date for the country and taking the national total to 2,931 infections with three additional deaths. (Photo by - / YONHAP / AFP) / - South Korea OUT / REPUBLIC OF KOREA OUT NO ARCHIVES RESTRICTED TO SUBSCRIPTION USE
South Korea closes churches as coronavirus tally passes 3,700
DAEGU: Military vehicles spray disinfectant as part of preventive measures against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, on a road near Dongdaegu railway station in Daegu. _ AFP SEOUL: Churches were closed in South Korea yesterday with many holding online services instead as authorities fought to rein in public gatherings, with 586 new coronavirus infections taking the tally to 3,736 cases. That came a day after the biggest daily jump of 813...
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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