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A man wearing a protective facemask tries to take a bicycle on a street in Wuhan on January 26, 2020, a city at the epicentre of a viral outbreak that has killed at least 56 people and infected nearly 2,000. - China on January 26 expanded drastic travel restrictions to contain an epidemic that has killed 56 people and infected nearly 2,000, as the United States, France and Japan prepared to evacuate their citizens from a quarantined city at the outbreak's epicentre. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP)
In Wuhan hospital, long lines, fear and frustration
WUHAN: A man wearing a protective facemask tries to take a bicycle on a street in Wuhan yesterday, a city at the epicenter of a viral outbreak that has killed at least 56 people and infected nearly 2,000. - AFP WUHAN: Overwhelmed staff, patients waiting for hours to see a doctor, people fending for themselves: Wuhan residents describe scenes of chaos from one swamped hospital struggling to cope with crowds who may be infected by the new...
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KUWAIT: A man pushes a box as he passes by a shop under renovation in the historic Mubarakiya Market in Kuwait City. - Photo by Ahmad Khamis (KUNA)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 21: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on January 21, 2020 in New York City. Markets were down slightly in morning trading as investors weigh concerns over a virus outbreak in China and continued trade concerns between the U.S. and China. Spencer Platt/Getty Images/AFP
Hopes are high for tech stock 'Cadillacs'; so are their prices
NEW YORK: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City. Markets were down slightly in morning trading as investors weigh concerns over a virus outbreak in China and continued trade concerns between the US and China. - AFP NEW YORK: Wall Street is betting that the most popular US technology and internet stocks can keep outshining the broader equities market but their latest rally leaves little room for error...
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ENGIE, Taiba Hospital partner to introduce new Integrated Facilities Management Model to Kuwait
KUWAIT: ENGIE Services Kuwait, an international leader in providing low-carbon energy and innovative integrated facilities management solutions, has signed a contract with Taiba Hospital, one of the leading hospitals in Kuwait, to further enhance and introduce new model of Integrated Facilities Management (IFM) delivery in the Kuwaiti market. The contract was inked by Tareq Mishari Al-Bahar, Executive Director and partner at Al-Dhow...
NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 18: People participate in the annual Women's March in front of the Trump International Hotel on January 18, 2020 in New York City. In the fourth iteration of the Womens March, thousands are marching in cities across the world to draw focus on immigration, climate change and abortion rights. Yana Paskova/Getty Images/AFP
Trump clampdown threatens US jobs, wages
NEW YORK, NY: People participate in the annual Women's March in front of the Trump International Hotel in New York City. In the fourth iteration of the Women's March, thousands are marching in cities across the world to draw focus on immigration, climate change and abortion rights. - AFP WASHINGTON: The 20-year-old San Diego bakery Con Pane Rustic Breads & Cafe went out of business this month after an audit by US authorities found immigrants...
Damaged motorbikes are seen along a street scattered with stones after two communities clashed during a demonstration in support of the government's Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) in Adhartal town in Jabalpur district on January 26, 2020. (Photo by Uma Shankar MISHRA / AFP)
India's Republic Day celebrations marked with protests and blasts
ADHARTAL: Damaged motorbikes are seen along a street scattered with stones after two communities clashed during a demonstration in support of the government's Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) in Adhartal town in Jabalpur district yesterday. - AFP KOCHI: Hundreds of thousands of Indians protested across the country yesterday against a citizenship bill that many fear is discriminatory against the minority Muslim community. The protests, which...
A picture taken on January 23, 2020 shows the European Union flag and the British Union Jack waving in front of the European Parliament in Brussels. (Photo by Kenzo TRIBOUILLARD / AFP)
Over and out: Britain readies to leave the European Union
BRUSSELS: A picture shows the European Union flag and the British Union Jack waving in front of the European Parliament in Brussels. - AFP LONDON: Britain calls time on almost half a century of European Union membership this week, striking out alone in a historic move that has bitterly divided the country. At 11:00 pm on January 31, the UK will become the first country to leave the 28-nation EU, the world's largest single market area that it...
A busker performs for onlookers as people come out to celebrate Australia Day in Sydney on January 26, 2020. (Photo by PETER PARKS / AFP)
Thousands rally across Australia for 'Invasion Day' protests
SYDNEY: A busker performs for onlookers as people come out to celebrate Australia Day in Sydney yesterday. - AFP MELBOURNE: Thousands of people joined Invasion Day protests in cities across Australia yesterday to mark the beginning of British colonization of the vast continent. January 26 is officially recognized as Australia Day, a public holiday to celebrate the origins of the modern nation and is commemorated with fireworks, concerts and...
West Ham United's French striker Sebastien Haller (C) is tackled by West Bromwich Albion's Egyptian defender Ahmed Hegazy during the English FA Cup fourth round football match between West Ham United and West Bromwich Albion at The London Stadium, in east London on January 25, 2020. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / 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. /
West Ham suffer FA Cup misery - Spurs held at Southampton
LONDON: West Ham United's French striker Sebastien Haller (C) is tackled by West Bromwich Albion's Egyptian defender Ahmed Hegazy during the English FA Cup fourth round football match between West Ham United and West Bromwich Albion at The London Stadium, in east London yesterday. - AFP LONDON: West Ham crashed out of the FA Cup as their former manager Slaven Bilic led West Bromwich Albion to a surprise 1-0 win, while Tottenham were held to a...
TOPSHOT - Medical staff members wearing protective clothing to help stop the spread of a deadly virus which began in the city, arrive with a patient at the Wuhan Red Cross Hospital in Wuhan on January 25, 2020. - The Chinese army deployed medical specialists on January 25 to the epicentre of a spiralling viral outbreak that has killed 41 people and spread around the world, as millions spent their normally festive Lunar New Year holiday under lockdown. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP)
Xi warns of 'grave' situation as China rushes to build hospitals
WUHAN, China: Medical staff members wearing protective clothing to help stop the spread of a deadly virus which began in the city, arrive with a patient at the Wuhan Red Cross Hospital yesterday. - AFP WUHAN, China: Chinese President Xi Jinping warned yesterday that China was facing a "grave" situation as authorities took more drastic steps to halt the spread of a virus that has killed 41 people and is overwhelming hospitals at the epicenter of...
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Rescuers scramble to find survivors after Turkey quake kills 22
ELAZIG, Turkey: This handout aerial picture shows rescue workers searching for survivors in the rubble of a building after an earthquake yesterday. - AFP ELAZIG, Turkey: Rescue workers raced against time yesterday to find survivors under the rubble after a powerful earthquake claimed 22 lives and left more than 1,200 injured in eastern Turkey. The magnitude 6.8 quake struck on Friday evening, with its epicenter in the small lakeside town of...
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Pompeo loses temper, curses at journalist over Ukraine questions
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo WASHINGTON: Shouts, glares and unprintable words: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo lost his temper and cursed at a journalist, repeatedly "used the F-word" in a shouted diatribe after she questioned him on the administration's stance on Ukraine, a country at the heart of President Donald Trump's impeachment trial. It began when Pompeo gave an early morning interview to NPR radio. Much of the discussion dealt...
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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