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FC Porto's Colombian forward Luis Diaz jumps for the ball during the Portuguese league football match FC Famalicao against FC Porto at the Municipal Stadium in Vila Nova de Famalicao on June 03, 2020. (Photo by Jose COELHO / POOL / AFP)
Porto suffer shock defeat as Primeira Liga returns
FC Porto's Colombian forward Luis Diaz jumps for the ball during the Portuguese league football match FC Famalicao against FC Porto at the Municipal Stadium in Vila Nova de Famalicao on June 03, 2020. (Photo by Jose COELHO / POOL / AFP) PORTO: Leaders Porto suffered a shock 2-1 defeat at Famalicao as Portugal’s Primeira Liga became the latest league to return to action following the coronavirus stoppage on Wednesday. An embarrassing mistake by...
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All Black legend Dan Carter in shock Super Rugby comeback
New Zealand’s fly half Dan Carter WELLINGTON: Two-time All Blacks World Cup winner Dan Carter announced a shock Super Rugby comeback with Auckland Blues yesterday at the age of 38, saying he realized during coronavirus lockdown how much he missed the game. Carter, a three-time world player of the year, has been a free agent since returning to New Zealand in March from Japan, where a virus-enforced shutdown ended his lucrative stint with Kobe...
Works by Austrian artist Gustav Klimt are projected on June 3, 2020 in Bordeaux at the “Bassins de Lumieres” digital art center as part of one of the center’s opening exhibitions entitled “Gustav Klimt: gold and colour”. Located in Bordeaux’s former submarine base, the Bassins de Lumières will present monumental immersive digital exhibitions devoted to the major artists in the history of art and contemporary art.—AFP
Don’t forget us!’ - Europe’s museums respond to virus
Works by Austrian artist Gustav Klimt are projected on June 3, 2020 in Bordeaux at the “Bassins de Lumieres” digital art center as part of one of the center’s opening exhibitions entitled “Gustav Klimt: gold and colour”. Located in Bordeaux’s former submarine base, the Bassins de Lumières will present monumental immersive digital exhibitions devoted to the major artists in the history of art and contemporary art.—AFP Online guided...
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562 new cases, 6 deaths as Kuwait's coronavirus curve tilts downward
KUWAIT: A total of 562 persons tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Kuwait in the past 24 hours, Health Ministry Spokesman Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad announced on Thursday. The latest count of infections with the contagious disease showed a downward tilting of the coronavirus cases' curve that recently exceeded the 1,000-case threshold.Sanad, speaking during his daily briefing about the local pandemic status, said the total count...
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Premier discusses major issues with chief editors
KUWAIT: HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al- Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, accompanied by Minister of Information and Minister of Youth Affairs Mohammad Al-Jabri and Chairman and Director General of Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) Sheikh Mubarak Duaij Al-Sabah, hosted a meeting on Wednesday with editors-in-chief of local newspapers at Seif Palace. Health situationThe prime minister asserted that the health situation in the country is stable and...
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Fire Service Directorate Director General Lt Gen Khalid Al-Mikrad visited the backup center
Hanan Al-SaadounKUWAIT: Kuwait Fire Service Directorate Director General Lt Gen Khalid Al-Mikrad , accompanied  by Director of the PR Dept Brig Khalil Al-Amir, visited the backup center in Rai to check the sorting and distribution of medicines by KFSD teams to patients’ homes. The number of prescriptions that were distributed since the end of March has exceeded 45,000. He thanked all the teams and acknowledged that this is not an easy task,...
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Indian ambassador distributes ICSG foodstuff kits in Jleeb
KUWAIT: Indian Ambassador to Kuwait K Jeeva Sagar visited Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh last week to participate in the distribution of food kits by the Indian Community Support Group (ICSG) to various Indian associations and Indian nationals.Welcoming Jeeva Sagar, Rajpal Tyagi, convenor of ICSG, appreciated the deep concern and commitment shown by the Embassy of India in helping Indian nationals. He expressed special appreciation to the ambassador for his...
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Frustration and anger mount in isolated areas
By Nawara FattahovaResidents in lockdown areas face daily challenges, including short supplies of food and basic necessities, long queues and lack of income.The densely populated areas Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh and Mahboula were placed under lockdown in April and the original three-week timeline extended when the entire country was placed under a full curfew. Then when the curfew expired on May 30, these two areas were given an additional three weeks...
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Zain offers thermal camera solutions to corporate customers
Hamad Al-Marzouq KUWAIT: Zain, the leading digital service provider in Kuwait, announced offering thermal camera solutions to corporate customers. The solutions allow government organizations and private businesses operating during the current COVID-19 pandemic to measure body temperatures from a safe distance using advanced tech solutions over Zain’s superfast network.Zain offers these solutions as part of its national commitment towards the...
CARACAS: Drivers queue to refuel the tanks of their cars near a gas station, in Caracas on Wednesday. Falling fossil fuel demand coupled with mounting risk for investors could slash the value of oil, gas and coal reserves by two thirds, energy analysts warned yesterday. — AFP
Demand for oil, gas faces terminal fall
CARACAS: Drivers queue to refuel the tanks of their cars near a gas station, in Caracas on Wednesday. Falling fossil fuel demand coupled with mounting risk for investors could slash the value of oil, gas and coal reserves by two thirds, energy analysts warned yesterday. — AFP PARIS: Falling fossil fuel demand coupled with mounting risk for investors could slash the value of oil, gas and coal reserves by two thirds, sending shock waves through...
MARYLAND: In this file photo, US President Donald Trump greets Secretary of Defense James Mattis (right) as he walks to board Air Force One prior to departing from Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland. —AFP
Trump trying to ‘divide’ America
MARYLAND: In this file photo, US President Donald Trump greets Secretary of Defense James Mattis (right) as he walks to board Air Force One prior to departing from Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland. —AFP WASHINGTON: Former Pentagon chief Jim Mattis issued a stinging rebuke of his erstwhile boss Donald Trump on Wednesday, accusing the president of trying to “divide” America and failing to provide “mature leadership” as the country...
MANAUS: Aerial view of the Nossa Senhora Aparecida cemetery where COVID-19 victims are buried daily, in the neighbourhood of Taruma, in Manaus, Brazil during the novel coronavirus pandemic. — AFP
Record deaths in Brazil and Mexico spur defense efforts
MANAUS: Aerial view of the Nossa Senhora Aparecida cemetery where COVID-19 victims are buried daily, in the neighbourhood of Taruma, in Manaus, Brazil during the novel coronavirus pandemic. — AFP RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil and Mexico reported record daily coronavirus death tolls as governments in Latin America battled to fortify defenses against the accelerating pandemic with fresh lockdown orders and curfews. European nations are emerging from...
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Kuwait shivers in subzero cold
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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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Crown Prince receives son of Bohra Sultan