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BERLIN: A protester wears a face mask reading ‘Give Gates (referring to Bill Gates) no Chance’ as she attends a protest against restrictions implemented in order to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus near the Chancellery in Berlin. -AFP

Bill Gates, the bogeyman of virus conspiracy theorists

BERLIN: A protester wears a face mask reading ‘Give Gates (referring to Bill Gates) no Chance’ as she attends a protest against restrictions implemented in order to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus near the Chancellery in Berlin. -AFP PARIS: False claims targeting billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates are gaining traction online since the beginning of the coronavirus outbreak, with experts warning they could hamper efforts to curb...

TUNIS: In this file photo, a Tunisian man drinks water during a demonstration in Tunis to denounce the arrests of non-fasting people during the Muslim fasting month. - AFP

Young Tunisians eat in secret despite Ramadan, lockdown

TUNIS: In this file photo, a Tunisian man drinks water during a demonstration in Tunis to denounce the arrests of non-fasting people during the Muslim fasting month. - AFP NICOSIA: Hiding snacks under their beds or behind piles of clothes, young Tunisians are finding ways to subvert the Ramadan fast - despite being locked down with their Muslim conservative parents. The generation gap in religious observance is not new but it took on a new...

NAIROBI: Mehul Shah, the director of Ultra Red Techlogies, works on a 3D printed face shield, to be used for protection of the entire face area from splashes, sprays and spatter of bodily fluids as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, during an interview at his office in Nairobi.- AFP

Africa’s tech scene tackles virus

NAIROBI: Mehul Shah, the director of Ultra Red Techlogies, works on a 3D printed face shield, to be used for protection of the entire face area from splashes, sprays and spatter of bodily fluids as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, during an interview at his office in Nairobi.- AFP NAIROBI: Watching from afar as much of the world was brought to its knees by the coronavirus, African scientists, engineers and...

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Kuwait reports six coronavirus deaths, 841 infections

KUWAIT: The ministry of health announced Monday that the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) claimed the lives of six people in the past 24 hours, raising the death toll to 118. In his daily coronavirus update, Health Ministry Spokesperson Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad said 841 people have tested positive for the highly contagious virus, increasing the overall number of infections in the country to 15,691. He pointed out that 161 patients are in intensive...

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‘Life Goes On’ is the title of a publication by the GCC Health Council with a hashtag in Arabic #return after corona. The booklet starts by saying “life goes on”, a title that spells optimism, but to reach safety we must comply with instructions and advice that makes the return to normal life after coronavirus safer and easier.It is really encouraging to have these types of publications that send assurances that the virus will not...

BERLIN: Bayern Munich's German midfielder Serge Gnabry (R) attempts to score past Union Berlin's Polish goalkeeper Rafal Gikiewicz during the German first division Bundesliga football match FC Union Berlin v FC Bayern Munich on May 17, 2020 in Berlin. – AFP

Leaders Bayern brush Union aside

BERLIN: Bayern Munich's German midfielder Serge Gnabry (R) attempts to score past Union Berlin's Polish goalkeeper Rafal Gikiewicz during the German first division Bundesliga football match FC Union Berlin v FC Bayern Munich on May 17, 2020 in Berlin. – AFP BERLIN: Robert Lewandowski bagged his 26th league goal this season as leaders Bayern Munich resumed their Bundesliga title chase with a 2-0 win at Union Berlin behind closed doors in their...

LEIPZIG: Sky tv host Esther Sedlaczek wears a face mask as she interviews a player of Leipzig after the German first division Bundesliga football match RB Leipzig v SC Freiburg in Leipzig, eastern Germany as the season resumed following a two-month absence due to the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. – AFP

Sky Germany attracts record audience for Bundesliga restart

LEIPZIG: Sky tv host Esther Sedlaczek wears a face mask as she interviews a player of Leipzig after the German first division Bundesliga football match RB Leipzig v SC Freiburg in Leipzig, eastern Germany as the season resumed following a two-month absence due to the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. – AFP BERLIN: The restart of the Bundesliga behind locked doors on Saturday attracted over six million viewers watching in Germany, a new...

This photo shows Jackfruit 360 director James Joseph speaking during an interview with AFP in Kalady, some 46 kms from Thrissur in the south Indian state of Kerala.—AFP photos

India’s ‘superfood’ jackfruit goes global

This photo shows Jackfruit 360 director James Joseph speaking during an interview with AFP in Kalady, some 46 kms from Thrissur in the south Indian state of Kerala.—AFP Green, spiky and with a strong, sweet smell, the bulky jackfruit has morphed from a backyard nuisance in India’s south coast into the meat-substitute darling of vegans and vegetarians in the West. Part of the South Asia’s diet for centuries, jackfruit was so abundant that...

KUWAIT: Pigeons feed on food and water left for birds on a roundabout in Salmiya. -- Photo by Fouad Al-Shaikh

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KUWAIT: Pigeons feed on food and water left for birds on a roundabout in Salmiya. -- Photo by Fouad Al-Shaikh

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National Guard secure commodities' needs for Al-Nuzha district residents

KUWAIT: The National Guard have taken task of running Al-Nuzha cooperative store to ensure work continuity after its closure due to infections with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The National Guard said in a statement on Sunday the personnel took charge of operating Al-Nuzha store after succeeding in managing branches of Al-Khaldiya and Al-Mahboula cooperative societies. Brigadier Riad Mohammad Tawari, the Guard Assistant for Financial...

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Kuwait must focus on economic reform post-COVID-19, says GlobalData

KUWAIT: Hugely dependent on its oil export revenues for economic growth, the impact of oil prices below $20 a barrel in April 2020 placed immense pressure on Kuwait’s finances, with the country’s fiscal deficit set to rise to 11.1 percent of GDP in 2020, along with rising debt and depletion of its financial reserves. Once it is through the COVID-19 health crisis, Kuwait’s highest priority should be to accelerate its New Kuwait Vision 2035...

KUWAIT: In these May 8, 2020 file photos, volunteers organize queues inside and outside a co-op society in Kuwait. -- Photos by Fouad Al-Shaikh

Volunteers deliver groceries, help frontliners during crisis

KUWAIT: In these May 8, 2020 file photos, volunteers organize queues inside and outside a co-op society in Kuwait. -- Photos by Fouad Al-Shaikh By Nawara FattahovaKUWAIT: Volunteers have played a key role in supporting Kuwait during the coronavirus crisis. From the beginning of the crisis, thousands of people registered to volunteer with the civil defense, co-ops, for delivering food and supplies to those in need and in other ways to support...

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