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KUWAIT: Kuwait’s Prime Minister His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah chairs the cabinet’s meeting. — KUNA

Current economic conditions require spending cuts: PM

KUWAIT: Kuwait’s Prime Minister His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah chairs the cabinet’s meeting. — KUNA KUWAIT: Kuwait’s Prime Minister His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah called on all authorities to understand “critical circumstances,” which required spending cuts to overcome the current economic conditions. His Highness the Prime Minister said authorities should abide by all measures and show...

KUWAIT: Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah takes part in the Global Vaccine Summit 2020. —KUNA

Amir’s representative takes part in Global Vaccine Summit 2020

KUWAIT: Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah takes part in the Global Vaccine Summit 2020. —KUNA KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir’s0 Representative, Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah, headed the Kuwaiti delegation in the Global Vaccine Summit (GAVI) which was held Thursday online at the invitation of the UK Prime Minister. This summit comes to support the concerted international efforts to find...

The Central Bank of Kuwait.

Central Bank tables proposal to boost Kuwait’s coronavirus-hit economy

The Central Bank of Kuwait. KUWAIT: A proposal to boost the coronavirus-impacted local economy has been tabled during the most recent cabinet meeting, Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) Governor Dr Mohammad Al-Hashel said late Thursday. The twofold proposal comprises eased financing for SMEs and introduces the state as a guarantor for the aforementioned funding, noted Hashel. the CBK chair’s remarks came during a press conference following an online...

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Kuwait affirms PCR tests haven’t stopped

KUWAIT: Kuwait Ministry of Health said Thursday swabs taken through the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PRC) tests have not stopped and were conducted as planned by MoH. The MoH was reacting to media and social media reports it was halting PCR tests except for coronavirus patients, and affirmed the tests were conducted on suspected cases and on people who might have come into close contact with infected persons. The ministry, in a statement, warned...

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Kuwait to receive Avigan COVID-19 drug this week

KUWAIT: The first shipment of Japanese medicine (Avigan) will arrive in the country this week, after its positive results in clinical trials conducted by many countries to treat coronavirus, said Kuwait’s Health Ministry Friday. The Ministry’s Assistant Undersecretary for Medicines and Medical Equipment Affairs, Dr Abdullah Al-Bader, affirmed that the first shipment of the drug comes within the emergency response and humanitarian purposes...

Antonio Guterres and His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah.

Guterres thanks Amir for promoting cooperation with UN

Antonio Guterres and His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah. KUWAIT: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres expressed gratitude to His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah for the State of Kuwait’s keenness to promote cooperation with UN and support to global efforts in fight against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Guterres made the remarks in a phone call with His Highness the Prime...

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Over 70 Zain branches now ready to serve customers across Kuwait

KUWAIT: Zain, the leading digital service provider in Kuwait, announced the reopening of over 70 branches across Kuwait to serve customers once again, while taking into consideration the strict implementation of all health and safety precautionary measures as directed by the authorities to protect customers and staff. Zain’s valued customers may learn about the opened branches and their working hours via kw.zain.com or the Zain smartphone...

Jordan to donate $100m to social justice groups

PHILADELPHIA: File photo shows a Nike Michael Jordan “Air Jordan” logo remains illuminated beside merchandise at a sporting goods store in the aftermath of widespread unrest following the death of George Floyd in Philadelphia. (Inset), Michael Jordan said, he is making a record $100 million donation to groups fighting for racial equality and social justice amid a wave of protests across the United States. —AFP LOS ANGELES: Michael...

BIRMINGHAM: A paramedic takes a blood sample from a front line ambulance worker during an antibody testing programme at the Hollymore Ambulance Hub of the West Midlands Ambulance Service in Birmingham. — AFP

UK virus death toll tops 40,000

BIRMINGHAM: A paramedic takes a blood sample from a front line ambulance worker during an antibody testing programme at the Hollymore Ambulance Hub of the West Midlands Ambulance Service in Birmingham. — AFP LONDON: Britain’s official coronavirus death toll has topped 40,000, after the government on Friday reported a further 357 fatalities in the last 24 hours. Health Secretary Matt Hancock said reaching the grim milestone was “a time of...

UTAH: A bottle and pills of Hydroxychloroquine sit on a counter at Rock Canyon Pharmacy in Provo, Utah. – AFP

UK halts trial of hydroxychloroquine as ‘useless’ for COVID-19 patients

UTAH: A bottle and pills of Hydroxychloroquine sit on a counter at Rock Canyon Pharmacy in Provo, Utah. – AFP LONDON: British scientists halted a major drug trial on Friday after it found that the anti-malarial hydroxychloroquine, touted by US President Donald Trump as a potential “game changer” in the pandemic, was “useless” at treating COVID-19 patients. “This is not a treatment for COVID-19. It doesn’t work,” Martin Landray,...

NEW YORK: Protesters take a knee and raise their fists during a ‘Black Lives Matter’ demonstration in front of the Brooklyn Library and Grand Army Plaza on June 5, 2020 in Brooklyn, New York, amid ongoing protests over the death in police custody of George Floyd. — AFP

UN condemns modern-day ‘lynchings’

NEW YORK: Protesters take a knee and raise their fists during a ‘Black Lives Matter’ demonstration in front of the Brooklyn Library and Grand Army Plaza on June 5, 2020 in Brooklyn, New York, amid ongoing protests over the death in police custody of George Floyd. — AFP GENEVA: Independent UN rights experts called Friday for systemic reform in the United States following the killings of George Floyd and other African Americans they said...

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Be sure about yourself

I came across a story about a man who married from the same family, where some of its members have a hereditary disease causing difficulty hearing as age progresses. The man one day became suspicious that his wife’s hearing had starting to deteriorate, so he consulted their family doctor.The doctor told him there is an easy way to make sure about his wife’s hearing. He said speak to her in moderate tone from 50 feet away, and if there is...

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No wage cuts despite deficits

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KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Al-Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah presides over a Cabinet weekly meeting on Tuesday at Bayan Palace. – KUNA

Only Kuwait banner and anthem are allowed in state functions

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Some businesses and professions bow to technology, artificial intelligence

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OCEANPORT, US: US President Joe Biden walks with First Lady Jill Biden, as granddaughters Natalie and Finnegan walk ahead, after stepping off Marine One upon arrival at Fort Monmouth Landing Zone in Oceanport, New Jersey. -- AFP

Democrats shocked; White House fights anxiety over Biden’s future

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TOKYO: Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda delivers a speech at the start of issuance of new yen banknotes at the Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo on July 3, 2024. -- AFP

Japan launches banknotes with hologram portraits