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QUEVY: A Belgian Police officer controls the documents of a person in a car at the border between Belgium and France during a police patrol in Quevy. — AFP
Sadness on border as France turns back Belgian trippers
QUEVY: A Belgian Police officer controls the documents of a person in a car at the border between Belgium and France during a police patrol in Quevy. — AFP SAINT-AYBERT: For hundreds of Belgians hoping to spend time with French friends and relatives after almost three months of lockdown, the sunny holiday weekend proved a grim disappointment. While families with ties in the Netherlands, Germany and Luxembourg were able to put the coronavirus...
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Pandemic Diaries - Our new normal
Day two of Phase 1 of the return to normal life in Kuwait. Streets are busy, drive thru queues in the double digits and people out walking everywhere. We took our daughters to the beach at 6:00 am, careful to stay the appropriate social distance away from everyone else standing or sitting along the seashore, dipping their toes into the warm waters of the Gulf.It felt amazing to be outside, to enjoy the fresh air and sunshine and to relax, for...
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COVID-19 and us
The fight against COVID-19 has been raging for six months, and still there is no apparent end to it. Yet we the people can bring about a virtual victorious end sooner than we expect, and possibly decisively! Yes, do not wonder. It has been proven during these six months that a potent immune device does exist with us and its cost is absolute zero, while its yield is priceless.This device is our behavior and common sense. When health...
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Emirates airline lays off trainee pilots, cabin crew
DUBAI: Emirates airline said on Sunday it had made some staff redundant due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, with two company sources saying trainee pilots and cabin crew had been affected.“We reviewed all possible scenarios in order to sustain our business operations, but have come to the conclusion that we unfortunately have to say goodbye to a few of the wonderful people that worked with us,” a spokeswoman said. “The...
SYDNEY: Shoppers with face masks walk through a shopping district in central Sydney. Australia’s three decades of uninterrupted prosperity are coming to an abrupt end as the global coronavirus pandemic crashes one of its most lucrative sources of income – immigration. —AFP
Australia’s migrant boom ends abruptly
SYDNEY: Shoppers with face masks walk through a shopping district in central Sydney. Australia’s three decades of uninterrupted prosperity are coming to an abrupt end as the global coronavirus pandemic crashes one of its most lucrative sources of income – immigration. —AFP SYDNEY: Australia’s three decades of uninterrupted prosperity are coming to an abrupt end as the global coronavirus pandemic crashes one of its most lucrative sources...
RANKFURT: The sun sets behind the European Central Bank and the city skyline in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany. A vast fiscal fightback to the coronavirus crisis unleashed by eurozone governments could raise questions about capitals’ ability to repay debts and revive the threat of countries exiting the single currency. — AFP
ECB to pump up eurozone support
RANKFURT: The sun sets behind the European Central Bank and the city skyline in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany. A vast fiscal fightback to the coronavirus crisis unleashed by eurozone governments could raise questions about capitals’ ability to repay debts and revive the threat of countries exiting the single currency. — AFP FRANKFURT AM MAIN: The European Central Bank could announce Thursday hundreds of billions of euros in new...
SHANTOU: A worker assembles toy cars at the Mendiss toy factory in Shantou, southern China’s Guangdong province. Cancelled shipments, returned goods and a dearth of new orders have left China exporters in crisis as the coronavirus hits its trading partners worldwide — accelerating a long-standing push towards domestic consumption. — FP
Asia’s factory pain worsens as China’s recovery falters
SHANTOU: A worker assembles toy cars at the Mendiss toy factory in Shantou, southern China’s Guangdong province. Cancelled shipments, returned goods and a dearth of new orders have left China exporters in crisis as the coronavirus hits its trading partners worldwide — accelerating a long-standing push towards domestic consumption. — FP TOKYO: Asia’s factory pain deepened in May as the slump in global trade caused by the coronavirus...
MOSCOW: Russian businessman Boris Kupriyanov, the owner of Falanster book store, talks to an AFP journalist in his closed shop in Moscow amid the COVID-19 outbreak.—AFP
Russian small businesses reopen to uncertain future
MOSCOW: Russian businessman Boris Kupriyanov, the owner of Falanster book store, talks to an AFP journalist in his closed shop in Moscow amid the COVID-19 outbreak.—AFP MOSCOW: When Moscow authorities closed non-essential businesses to stop the spread of the coronavirus, Boris Kupriyanov began to personally deliver books to his customers. This, he said, has helped him and his indie bookstore survive over the past two months. “In many ways...
HONG KONG: Pro-democracy protesters gather during a ‘Lunch With You’ rally at a shopping mall in the Central district of Hong Kong yesterday. —AFP
Hong Kong: What losing US ‘special status’ mean for?
HONG KONG: Pro-democracy protesters gather during a ‘Lunch With You’ rally at a shopping mall in the Central district of Hong Kong yesterday. —AFP HONG KONG: Washington’s declaration this week that Hong Kong is no longer sufficiently autonomous from China was a historic moment with potentially far-reaching consequences for the finance hub - though much depends on President Donald Trump. The revocation of special status could radically...
LIMA: Relatives carry the coffin of a suspected COVID-19 victim at the Nueva Esperanza cemetery, one of the largest in Latin America, in the southern outskirts of Lima.
Latin America cases top 1 million
LIMA: Relatives carry the coffin of a suspected COVID-19 victim at the Nueva Esperanza cemetery, one of the largest in Latin America, in the southern outskirts of Lima. BRASILIA: Confirmed coronavirus cases in Latin America have surged past one million, while hard-hit Britain and Russia eased lockdowns yesterday, despite not having their outbreaks fully under control. Governments around the world are moving to ease restrictions that have wrecked...
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851 new coronavirus infection cases in Kuwait, 7 deaths
KUWAIT: The Ministry of Health announced, Sunday, 851 new infections of the coronavirus (COVID-19), raising the total to 27,043. Total deaths reached 212 with seven new fatalities registered today, the ministry said. Official spokesperson of the Ministry of Health Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad said in a press conference that the 851 infections included 297 Kuwaitis, 165 Indians, 86 Bangladeshis, 129 Egyptians, and the rest of other nationalities....
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UK hosts Global Vaccine Summit with Kuwait’s participation
MMichael Davenport, British Ambassador to Kuwaitichael Davenport By Michael Davenport, British Ambassador to KuwaitThe COVID-19 pandemic is the greatest public health challenge we have faced for generations. Currently, there is no vaccine. Without one, we risk seeing recurrences of the disease and a return to the various strict measures we have seen around the world, including in the UK and Kuwait. These measures have helped to shield our health...
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KUWAIT: Health Minister, Dr Ahmed Al-Awadhi holds talks with officials. - KUNA
Ministry of Health boosts efficiency
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ASTANA: In this handout picture released by Kazakhstan's presidential press service on July 3, 2024, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, visiting China's President Xi Jinping and members of both delegations hold talks in Astana. -- AFP
China supports Kazakhstan joining BRICS, says Xi
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GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories: Palestinian baby girl Wateen Al-Adasi who developed a skin condition due to malnutrition rests at the Kamal Adwan hospital in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip on July 2, 2024. -- AFP
Dangerous skin diseases spreading among Gaza kids