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KARACHI: Security personnel search for victims in the wreckage of a Pakistan International Airlines aircraft after it crashed in a residential area on Friday. – AFP

Survivor recalls horror of crash that killed 97

KARACHI: Security personnel search for victims in the wreckage of a Pakistan International Airlines aircraft after it crashed in a residential area on Friday. – AFP KARACHI: One of the two people to survive a plane crash in Pakistan that killed 97 people has described jumping from the burning wreckage of the aircraft after it hurtled into a residential neighborhood. The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane came down among houses on...

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Pak goes wild for blockbuster Turkish drama

ISLAMABAD: In this picture taken on May 9, 2020, a family watches Turkish drama series "Dirilis: Ertugrul" telecast on Pakistan's state-run channel PTV Home during the holy month of Ramadan. – AFP ISLAMABAD: Dubbed the Muslim "Game of Thrones", a drama about the makings of the Ottoman Empire has sent Pakistan wild this Ramadan, smashing television records but exposing the country's lack of original content. The Turkish-made series has earned...

BARCELONA: People exercise at Barceloneta beach on May 20, 2020 during the hours allowed by the government to exercise amid the national lockdown to prevent the spread of COVID-19. – AFP

In the absence of tourists, locals reclaim their cities

BARCELONA: People exercise at Barceloneta beach on May 20, 2020 during the hours allowed by the government to exercise amid the national lockdown to prevent the spread of COVID-19. – AFP BARCELONA: In Barcelona, Laia and her daughter stroll peacefully in Park Guell. At the same time, Mladen savors the silence of the marble alleys of Dubrovnik while Fabiana soaks up the calm of old Lisbon. These three corners of three cities, known for the...

WASHINGTON, DC : U.S. President Donald Trump makes a statement in the briefing room at the White House on May 22, 2020 in Washington, DC. President Trump announced news CDC guidelines that churches and places of worship are essential and must reopen now. — AFP

Latam new virus epicenter; Trump seeks US reopening

WASHINGTON, DC : U.S. President Donald Trump makes a statement in the briefing room at the White House on May 22, 2020 in Washington, DC. President Trump announced news CDC guidelines that churches and places of worship are essential and must reopen now. — AFP WASHINGTON: The World Health Organization declared Latin America “a new epicenter” of the coronavirus pandemic as US President Donald Trump ramped up pressure on state and local...

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Allow me first to wish you a happy Eid Al-Fitr and may Allah accept your worship and bestow His blessings on you all. I had a feeling that Saturday may be the first day of Eid and the start of the new lunar month, yet technology proved me wrong! Technology in our modern day life is in every major and minor detail, and we have no choice but to accept it.I saw the following post on Facebook and would like to share it with you. The post starts...

LONDON: An employee wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) including a face mask and a visor staffs the entrance to up-scale department store Fortnum and Mason on Piccadilly in central London on Friday. – AFP

UK’s debt soars to highest since 1963

LONDON: An employee wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) including a face mask and a visor staffs the entrance to up-scale department store Fortnum and Mason on Piccadilly in central London on Friday. – AFP LONDON: A measure of British public debt leapt to close to 100 percent of the country’s economic output in April, its highest in nearly 60 years, and retail sales slumped by a record 18 percent as the coronavirus crisis hammered...

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Amir addresses people on Eid Al-Fitr

HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on Friday addressed the people of Kuwait ahead of the advent of Eid Al-Fitr, expressing congratulations to the citizens and residents on the happy occasion. The Amir began the address by voicing his felicitations on the coming Eid, expressing good wishes to Arab and Islamic nations, renewing his gratitude and praise for Kuwaiti...

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Kuwait reports 955 coronavirus cases, nine fatalities

KUWAIT: The ministry of health on Friday announced 955 persons tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the past 24 hours, taking the overall count to 19,564 cases. Nine deaths from COVID-19 took the death toll to 138, said the ministry's Spokesman Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad in his daily press conference. The new infections include 319 Indians, 196 Egyptians, 139 Kuwaitis and 111 Bangladeshis, Sanad said.Of these cases, 332 were...

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Kuwait reports 1,041 new COVID-19 cases, 5 fatalities

KUWAIT: The ministry of health Thursday announced 1,041 additional infections with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), taking the total count up to 18,609 cases. The ministry also reported five more deaths due to the virus, bringing the country's death toll to 129. The fresh cases include 325 Indians, 211 Kuwaitis, 177 Egyptians and 139 Bangladeshis, with the remaining cases of other nationalities, the ministry's Spokesman Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad...

A boy stands before barrels of raisins at an open-air market in Yemen's capital Sanaa on May 20, 2020, as Muslims shop ahead of the Eid al-Fitr holiday marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. (Photo by Mohammed HUWAIS / AFP)

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A boy stands before barrels of raisins at an open-air market in Yemen's capital Sanaa on May 20, 2020, as Muslims shop ahead of the Eid al-Fitr holiday marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. (Photo by Mohammed HUWAIS / AFP) SANAA: A boy stands before barrels of raisins at an open-air market in Yemen's capital Sanaa on May 20, 2020, as Muslims shop ahead of the Eid Al-Fitr holiday marking the end of the holy fasting month of...

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First batch of Indians leaves under amnesty

By Sajeev K PeterKUWAIT: The first batch of Indian expats who availed the amnesty offered by the Kuwait government left Kuwait yesterday on a special Jazeera Airways flight to Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, ending the uncertainty surrounding their repatriation. Two more flights will take off to the Indian cities of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh and Vijayawada today (Friday) as India’s aviation authorities finally gave the green signal to foreign...

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Cabinet reviews alleged corruption

Government spokesperson Tariq Al-Mezrem KUWAIT: Kuwait's cabinet is reviewing media reports of alleged "direct or indirect" transactional links between Kuwait-based companies or government bodies, a Chinese company and the former Malaysian government on an overseas project "marred by suspicions of corruption." His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah is committed to tackling all forms of corruption in compliance...

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