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A thermal scanner screens arriving passengers for fever at Tianhe airport in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province on January 23, 2020. - China banned trains and planes from leaving a major city at the centre of a virus outbreak on January 23, seeking to seal off its 11 million people to contain the contagious disease that has claimed 17 lives, infected hundreds and spread to other countries. (Photo by Leo RAMIREZ / AFP)
Indian FM: Nurse in Saudi infected with China virus
A thermal scanner screens arriving passengers for fever. - AFP NEW DELHI: An Indian nurse working in Saudi Arabia has tested positive for the SARS-like virus that has infected hundreds in China, the Indian foreign ministry said yesterday. Indian media reports said that the nurse may have contracted the virus while caring for a colleague from the Philippines who had tested positive.However, neither Riyadh nor Delhi have reported any cases of the...
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Psychologist defends CIA's 'war on terror' torture before Gitmo court
WASHINGTON: James Mitchell was unapologetic Tuesday when he appeared at a hearing to answer questions about the waterboarding, stress position and sleep deprivation techniques applied to 9/11 plot suspects.-AFP WASHINGTON: A psychologist who helped design the CIA's "war on terror" torture program after the September 11, 2001 attacks defended the program this week before its victims at the US military prison in Guantanamo, Cuba. James Mitchell...
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British parliament ratifies Brexit divorce law, after years of debate
LONDON: A handout photograph released by the UK Parliament shows Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaking in the House of Commons in central London on Wednesday during the Prime Minister's Questions (PMQ) session.-AFP LONDON: After years of acrimonious debate, British lawmakers yesterday finally approved the terms of their country's historic departure from the European Union-due in just nine days' time. MPs in the lower House of Commons...
(FILES) In this file photo taken on February 05, 2018 Angolan businesswoman Isabel dos Santos visits the new started EFACEC Portuguese corporation's electric mobility industrial unit in Maia. - Angola's billionaire former first daughter Isabel dos Santos has been charged with money laundering and mismanagement during her stewardship of state-owned oil firm Sonangol, as Luanda moves to try and bring her home to face trial for looting the country's coffers.nDocuments leaked this week alleged the daughter of ex-president Jose Eduardo dos Santos plundered state revenues to build her fortune, estimated at $2.1 billion (1.82 billion euros). (Photo by MIGUEL RIOPA / AFP)
Angola ex-first daughter Isabel dos Santos charged with fraud
Isabel dos Santos LUANDA: Angola's billionaire former first daughter Isabel dos Santos has been charged with money laundering and mismanagement during her stewardship of state-owned oil firm Sonangol, as Luanda moves to try and bring her home to face trial for looting the country's coffers. Documents leaked this week alleged the daughter of ex-president Jose Eduardo dos Santos plundered state revenues to build her fortune, estimated at $2.1...
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Kuwait drops seven spots in Corruption Perceptions Index
By A Saleh KUWAIT: Kuwait is ranked 85th out of 180 countries in the annual Corruption Perceptions Index issued by Transparency International, retreating seven spots with only 41 points out of a total of 100, after it was previously ranked 78th worldwide. Chairman of Kuwait Transparency Society Majed Al-Mutairi said the anti-corruption measures the government had taken over the past two years had been far below expectations and further...
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Driving license replacement online on Sunday
By A SalehKUWAIT: The online issuance of replacement lost or damaged driving licenses will start on Sunday, well-informed security sources announced, adding that the Interior Ministry's new decision to renew driving licenses online had largely contributed to reducing the number of people having to show up at traffic departments to do so. The sources said 31,884 licenses have been renewed over the past two months.Full amnesty With three votes to...
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Oil-rich Kuwait generates 'green energy' to stimulate economy
KUWAIT: This file photo shows solar panels used for Al-Shagaya renewable energy complex. - KUNA KUWAIT: The annual World Future Energy Summit recently held in Abu Dhabi brought together tens of thousands of participants from 170 States and representatives of hundreds of companies. The conferees are particularly concerned with renewable energy and investment in emerging Middle East markets, at a time future energy has become a main stimulant for...
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Kuwaiti, Turkish parliament speakers meet in Ankara
ANKARA: Kuwaiti National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Ali Al-Ghanem meets with Speaker of the Grand Turkish National Assembly Mustafa Sentop. - KUNA ANKARA: Kuwaiti National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Ali Al-Ghanem and his parliamentary delegation met in Ankara yesterday with Speaker of the Grand Turkish National Assembly Mustafa Sentop. The talks addressed means of strengthening bilateral relations and strategic partnership, as well as reviewing...
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Kuwaitis in China urged to be cautious against Coronavirus
BEIGING: Kuwait yesterday called on its nationals in China to be cautions as Coronavirus is spreading in a number of China's cities and districts. Kuwaiti citizens residing in Guangzhou and nearby cities should take all the needed precautions, Kuwait's Consul General in Guangzhou said in a statement yesterday. The precautionary procedures include wearing a medical mask, not attending crowded places, as well as following up on instructions by the...
A photo shows Iranian bread being baked at an Iranian bakery in Kuwait City on June 27, 2019.
Baking Kuwait's favorite 'Iranian' bread
A photo shows Iranian bread being baked at an Iranian bakery in Kuwait City.A worker bake bread at an Iranian bakery in Kuwait City. By Nawara FattahovaWhat does the life of a baker in Kuwait look like? Kuwait Times spoke to Naamatullah Pirmohammed, a 59-year-old Afghan, who has been working in local Iranian bakeries for the past 22 years. The wide, flat bread known as 'Iranian bread' is a local favorite. As a baker, Naamatullah works daily on...
TOPSHOT - Commuters wearing face masks as a precautionary measure to protect against the possible spread of a SARS-like virus outbreak ride an escalator at an MTR subway station ahead of the Chinese New Year in Hong Kong on January 23, 2020. - Hong Kong has turned two holiday camps, including a former military barracks, into quarantine zones for people who may have come into contact with carriers of the Wuhan virus, officials announced on January 23. The international financial hub has been on high alert for the virus, which has killed 17 people since the outbreak started in central China. (Photo by VIVEK PRAKASH / AFP)
Studies suggest role of bats, snakes in outbreak of virus
HONG KONG: Commuters wearing face masks as a precautionary measure to protect against the possible spread of a SARS-like virus outbreak ride an escalator at an MTR subway station yesterday. - AFP BEIJING: A new strain of coronavirus that emerged in China may have originated in bats or snakes, according to genetic analysis of the virus that has so far killed 17 people. The theories are based on examination of the genome sequence of the virus...
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A trip to remember
The AISK MUN team stand proudly together under the United Nations symbol on stage in the General Assembly Hall after the closing ceremony. - Photo by Adrian Kassissia By Faisal Boodai A pioneer in international unity, the United Nations stands as the only route to resolving issues that plague global society. Through its Model United Nations (MUN) programs, it allows youth to join the global conversation...
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Kuwait's fencer Yusuf Al-Shamlan
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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: 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