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Coronavirus forces BTS to stream album press conference from empty hall
This handout photo provided by Big Hit Entertainment yesterday shows K-pop group BTS members attending a press conference to promote their fourth album "Map of the Soul: 7" in Seoul. -AFP photos South Korea's coronavirus outbreak forced K-pop superstars BTS to livestream a conference promoting their new album from an empty hall yesterday, with members urging fans to take care of themselves. The country has so far confirmed more than 800 cases of...
An unidentified guest attends a meeting of Finance ministers and central bank governors of the G20 nations in the Saudi capital Riyadh on February 23, 2020. - The deadly coronavirus epidemic will dent global growth, the IMF warned, as G20 finance ministers and central bank governors weighed its economic ripple effects at a two-day gathering in Riyadh. (Photo by FAYEZ NURELDINE / AFP)
Coronavirus puts global recovery at risk: IMF
RIYADH: An unidentified guest attends a meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors of the G20 nations in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Sunday. The deadly coronavirus epidemic will dent global growth, the IMF warned, as G20 finance ministers and central bank governors weighed its economic ripple effects at a two-day gathering in Riyadh. - AFP RIYADH: The deadly coronavirus epidemic could put an already fragile global economic recovery...
British boxer Tyson Fury celebrates after defeating US boxer Deontay Wilder in the seventh round during their World Boxing Council (WBC) Heavyweight Championship Title boxing match at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on February 22, 2020. (Photo by Mark RALSTON / AFP)
Fury crushes Wilder in title rematch
LAS VEGAS: British boxer Tyson Fury celebrates after defeating US boxer Deontay Wilder in the seventh round during their World Boxing Council (WBC) Heavyweight Championship Title boxing match at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. - AFP LAS VEGAS: Tyson Fury reigns again as a heavyweight world champion after battering Deontay Wilder to a stunning seventh-round stoppage in their World Boxing Council title rematch. Fourteen months after their...
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Unified contract for domestic help goes into force
KUWAIT: The Public Authority for Manpower's domestic help department has started distribution of the new unified contract for recruiting domestic helpers. Head of domestic help offices Khalid Al-Dakhnan said the new contract is now valid, and offices can start recruiting according to its rules and conditions. He said there were two contracts previously - one for the offices and another for the Philippine Embassy.Sources at the manpower...
TOPSHOT - Market workers wearing protective gear spray disinfectant at a market in the southeastern city of Daegu on February 23, 2020 as a preventive measure after the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. - South Korea reported two additional deaths from coronavirus and 123 more cases on February 23, with nearly two thirds of the new patients connected to a religious sect. The national toll of 556 cases is now the second-highest outside of China. (Photo by - / YONHAP / AFP) / - South Korea OUT / REPUBLIC OF KOREA OUT NO ARCHIVES RESTRICTED TO SUBSCRIPTION USE
Iran's neighbors impose travel bans as coronavirus toll rises
DAEGU, South Korea: Market workers wearing protective gear spray disinfectant at a market in this southeastern city yesterday as a preventive measure after the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. - AFP KUWAIT/TEHRAN: Iran's confirmed death toll from the new coronavirus rose to eight yesterday, the highest outside China, sending neighboring countries scrambling to contain the outbreak. Kuwait Port Authority announced a ban on the entry of all ships...
SAN ANTONIO, TX - FEBRUARY 22: Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and his wife Jane Sanders wave as they exit the stage after winning the Nevada caucuses during a campaign rally at Cowboys Dancehall on February 22, 2020 in San Antonio, Texas. With early voting underway in Texas, Sanders is holding four rallies in the delegate-rich state this weekend before traveling on to South Carolina. Texas holds their primary on Super Tuesday March 3rd, along with over a dozen other states Drew Angerer/Getty Images/AFPn== FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==
Sanders sweeps Nevada; Biden distant second
SAN ANTONIO, Texas: Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders and his wife Jane wave as they exit the stage after winning the Nevada caucuses during a campaign rally at Cowboys Dancehall on Saturday. - AFP LAS VEGAS: Bernie Sanders' landslide victory in Nevada's Democratic nominating contest has scattered his moderate challengers and injected his White House campaign with a fresh burst of momentum as he drives into the next crucial...
Saudi Minister of Finance Mohammed Al-Jadaan (L) and Ahmed Alkholifey, Governor of the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority, Central Bank of Saudi Arabia, attend a meeting of Finance ministers and central bank governors of the G20 nations in the Saudi capital Riyadh on February 23, 2020. - The deadly coronavirus epidemic will dent global growth, the IMF warned, as G20 finance ministers and central bank governors weighed its economic ripple effects at a two-day gathering in Riyadh. (Photo by FAYEZ NURELDINE / AFP)
Top central bankers unsettled by shifting sands of inflation
RIYADH: Saudi Minister of Finance Mohammed Al-Jadaan (left) and Ahmed Alkholifey, Governor of the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority, Central Bank of Saudi Arabia, attend a meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors of the G20 nations yesterday. - AFP RIYADH/WASHINGTON: Central bankers from the United States, Japan and the euro zone meeting in the desert kingdom of Saudi Arabia this weekend had their own shifting sands to cross -...
Israel Start-Up Nation team pose before the start of the first stage of the UAE Tour from the Pointe to Silicon Oasis in Dubai on February 23, 2020. (Photo by Giuseppe CACACE / AFP)
Israel team in UAE; Pope rebuffs deal
DUBAI: Israel Start-Up Nation team poses before the start of the first stage of the UAE Tour from the Pointe to Silicon Oasis yesterday. - AFP DUBAI: An Israeli cycling team raced through Dubai yesterday, taking part in the UAE Tour for the first time in the latest overture between the two countries, which have no diplomatic relations. Meanwhile, Pope Francis yesterday warned against "inequitable solutions" to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,...
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Kuwaiti union demands measures against importing fish from virus-hit countries
KUWAIT: This file photo shows a general view inside the fish market in Sharq. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat By A Saleh KUWAIT: Chairman of Kuwait Fishermen Union Thaher Al-Suwayyan once again called for supporting local products and fish catches through resolving the problems fishermen are facing, so that local fish can provide food reserves in case foodstuff imports are stopped for any reason. Suwayyan also hailed the decisions made by the civil...
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Kuwait charities dispatch 203 aid trucks to Syria, Yemen
KUWAIT: Trucks loaded with humanitarian aid prepare to embark to Syria and Yemen yesterday. - KUNACitizens wave Kuwaiti flags as trucks loaded with humanitarian aid prepare to embark to Syria and Yemen. KUWAIT: Kuwait's Al-Salam Society for Humanitarian and Charitable action dispatched yesterday, in cooperation with the International Islamic Charity Organization, 203 trucks loaded with relief aid to Syria and Yemen. The move is part of the...
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Ooredoo Kuwait successfully concludes 'Made in Qatar 2020' sponsorship
KUWAIT: Ooredoo Kuwait Chief Executive Officer Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulla Al Thani is honored. KUWAIT: Ooredoo Kuwait, the first to launch innovated digital services in Kuwait successfully concluded its sponsorship of 'Made in Qatar 2020' exhibition as the telecom sponsor. The exhibition was held in Kuwait from February 19 until February 22 at the Kuwait International Fairground with the participation of over 220 companies and factories from...
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AUB attracts national talents at PAM's career fair
KUWAIT: Minister of Social Affairs and Minister of State for Economic Affairs Mariam Al-Aqeel visits AUB's booth. KUWAIT: As part of its continuous efforts to attract and support the most qualified national ambitious youth, Ahli United Bank (AUB) participated in the 'Because You Deserve 3' event organized by the Public Authority for Manpower (PAM) at its center in Al-Raqqi with the presence of Minister of Social Affairs and Minister of State for...
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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