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LONDON: A homeless man, who has been rough sleeping for 8 weeks, sleeps in central London. Thousands of homeless people in Britain were given hotel rooms to protect them from coronavirus but as the outbreak slows, charities fear they could soon be back on the streets. — AFP
Virus: Fears for UK homeless
LONDON: A homeless man, who has been rough sleeping for 8 weeks, sleeps in central London. Thousands of homeless people in Britain were given hotel rooms to protect them from coronavirus but as the outbreak slows, charities fear they could soon be back on the streets. — AFP LONDON: Thousands of homeless people in Britain were given hotel rooms to protect them from coronavirus but as the outbreak slows, charities fear they could soon be back on...
BRISTOL: This combination of pictures created on June 7, 2020 shows protesters pulling down a statue of slave trader Edward Colston during a demonstration organized to show solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement in the wake of the killing of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died after a police officer knelt on his neck in Minneapolis. – AFP
Anger, but few want statue back
BRISTOL: This combination of pictures created on June 7, 2020 shows protesters pulling down a statue of slave trader Edward Colston during a demonstration organized to show solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement in the wake of the killing of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died after a police officer knelt on his neck in Minneapolis. – AFP LONDON: The British government on Monday denounced the toppling of a slave trader's...
NEW YORK: Commuters arrive at Grand Central Station with Metro-North during morning rush hour in New York City. — AFP
COVID ‘worsening’ Worldwide: WHO
NEW YORK: Commuters arrive at Grand Central Station with Metro-North during morning rush hour in New York City. — AFP NEW YORK: New York City - the epicenter of America’s coronavirus outbreak - began partially reopening its shattered economy Monday after almost three months of lockdown, as the World Health Organization warned the health crisis was “worsening” worldwide. Some 400,000 New Yorkers were allowed to return to work as retailers...
TEXAS: A woman raises her fist in front of a mural of George Floyd in Houston, Texas. George Floyd, the 46-year-old African American whose killing by a white police officer transformed him into a global icon of the struggle against racism and police brutality, was laid to rest yesterday in Houston, the city where he grew up.— AFP
Police in hot seat after years of near impunity
TEXAS: A woman raises her fist in front of a mural of George Floyd in Houston, Texas. George Floyd, the 46-year-old African American whose killing by a white police officer transformed him into a global icon of the struggle against racism and police brutality, was laid to rest yesterday in Houston, the city where he grew up.— AFP WASHINGTON: Calls for police reform have spread across the United States, but after years of acting with relative...
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Kuwait reports 662 new coronavirus cases, 5 deaths
KUWAIT: The ministry of health announced Monday 662 new coronavirus infections, raising the total to 32,510 cases. Deaths reached 269 with the addition of five more fatalities. Official spokesperson of the health ministry Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad said in a press conference that the 662 new cases included 340 Kuwaitis, 122 Indians, 46 Egyptians and 36 Bangladeshis, with the rest of other nationalities.Currently, 166 patients are receiving treatment...
FLORIDA: A demonstrator lays on the ground during a rally in response to the recent death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis in Winter Park, Florida. – AFP
Silence is ‘complicity,’ say white protesters
FLORIDA: A demonstrator lays on the ground during a rally in response to the recent death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis in Winter Park, Florida. – AFP NEW YORK: As massive crowds take over streets across the United States in support of black lives, “white silence is violence” has become a recurring theme, a push to spread awareness that discrimination in a country built on racism extends far beyond police...
In this file photo, Iyad Ag Ghali, leader of the Islamic group of Ansar Dine, looks on at in Kidal airport before a meeting with Burkina Faso’s foreign Minister Djibrille Bassole. – AFP
Three top jihadists dominate Sahel after Qaeda leader death
In this file photo, Iyad Ag Ghali, leader of the Islamic group of Ansar Dine, looks on at in Kidal airport before a meeting with Burkina Faso’s foreign Minister Djibrille Bassole. – AFP BAMAKO: Three leaders have been left dominating the jihadist insurgency in the Sahel, following the death of a top al-Qaeda commander in the West African state of Mali this week. French forces killed Algerian national Abdelmalek Droukdel, the head of al-Qaeda...
SAO PAULO: An effigy of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro hangs from a tree during demonstrations against him and against racism, in Sao Paulo, Brazil amid the COVID-19 novel coronavirus pandemic. — AFP
Brazil reports a total of 37,312 COVID-19 deaths
SAO PAULO: An effigy of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro hangs from a tree during demonstrations against him and against racism, in Sao Paulo, Brazil amid the COVID-19 novel coronavirus pandemic. — AFP SAO PAULO: Brazil registered 37,312 total coronavirus deaths while overall cases in the country reached 685,427, according to data from the health ministry on Sunday, amid criticism of the government’s handling of the pandemic. Unlike in...
KUWAIT: HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah meets President of the Supreme Judicial Council Yousef Al-Mutawa. — KUNA
Kuwait’s PM urges synergy among different authorities
KUWAIT: HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah meets President of the Supreme Judicial Council Yousef Al-Mutawa. — KUNA KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah stressed the necessity of enhancing cooperation between the parliament, government and judiciary to implement the noble directives of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. In a press statement...
KUWAIT: Public Works Minister and State Minister for Housing Dr Rana Al-Faris carried out an inspection tour Sunday night to check works on the Khaitan southern residencial project.
Three-phase plan to resume commercial flights
KUWAIT: Public Works Minister and State Minister for Housing Dr Rana Al-Faris carried out an inspection tour Sunday night to check works on the Khaitan southern residencial project. KUWAIT: Minister of State for Services Affairs and Minister of State for National Assembly Affairs Mubarak Al-Haris announced Sunday a three progressive phases plan developed by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to re-operate commercial flights. In a...
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Students speak of ‘successful’ e-learning experience in Kuwait
By Nawara FattahovaKUWAIT: As all schools and colleges have been closed in Kuwait due to the pandemic for months and learning is suspended till August, most colleges have shifted to online learning to avoid losing this semester. For some practical majors, this way of learning is not possible, but for many it has been successful. Kuwait Times spoke to some college students to gauge their opinion.Ali, a student of business at Gulf University for...
CALIFORNIA: Protesters march holding placards and a giant portrait of George Floyd during a demonstration against racism and police brutality, in Hollywood, California. – AFP
George Floyd’s death spark racism protests Europeans join ‘global wave’ of protests
CALIFORNIA: Protesters march holding placards and a giant portrait of George Floyd during a demonstration against racism and police brutality, in Hollywood, California. – AFP MADRID: Calling for racial justice, protesters rallied across Europe Sunday, joining a wave of demonstrations sparked by the death of African American George Floyd at the hands of US police. A video of the incident with Floyd pleading for his life in Minneapolis as a...
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KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah receives Crown Prince of Jordan Al-Hussein bin Abdullah II at Bayan Palace on Dec 15, 2024. - Amiri Diwan
Jordan Crown Prince visits Kuwait
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DAMASCUS: People chat at a pub on Dec 13, 2024. - AFP
Syrian pubs warily reopen
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SEATTLE: Kuwait's Undersecretary of Finance Aseel Al-Munifi and Microsoft's Executive Vice President of Public Sector Angela Heise sign a memorandum of understanding during a meeting in the presence of officials. — KUNA
Ministry of Finance, Microsoft sign deal to advance digitization
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DAMASCUS: People react as they search for their missing relatives among bodies recovered at the Saydnaya prison, at the morgue of the Damascus Hospital, also known as the Mujtahid Hospital, on Dec 15, 2024. - AFP
‘Endless torture’: Inmate recalls hell of Syrian jails