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People stand in queues as they wait to be tested for a coronavirus test at Kalimati vegetable market during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Kathmandu on May 14, 2020. (Photo by PRAKASH MATHEMA / AFP)
First virus death in Nepal - a new mother
People stand in queues as they wait to be tested for a coronavirus test at Kalimati vegetable market during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Kathmandu on May 14, 2020. (Photo by PRAKASH MATHEMA / AFP) KATHMANDU: Nepal reported its first coronavirus death late Saturday - a 29-year-old woman who recently gave birth - as the total number of people infected in the...
EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / An Ecuadorian criminalistics police member verifies the death of a woman who died of unknown causes in a street of Quito, on May 14, 2020, amid the new coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Cristina Vega Rhor / AFP)
Ecuador capital braces for worsening spread of virus
QUITO: An Ecuadorian criminalistics police member verifies the death of a woman who died of unknown causes in a street of Quito amid the new coronavirus pandemic. - AFP QUITO: As the coronavirus outbreak in Ecuador’s largest city of Guayaquil begins to stabilize, the government is bracing for worsening spread in the highland capital Quito, where at least six people have died in the streets in the past month. Guayaquil was at the center of one...
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Prickly pastime: Cactus inspires lockdown art project
Lorenzo Saa is pictured as he works on his creation for May 14 - his 56th daily effort since the UK's lockdown began - at his home in north London.—AFP phot What do a match-studded turnip, celeriac embedded with coffee capsules and a kiwano melon decorated with lollipops and pins have in common?  All are the brainchild of a British man trying to keep busy during lockdown, reproducing the shape of the novel coronavirus from everyday objects....
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Dinner with dummies: US eatery fills empty seats with mannequins
This undated handout photos released by The Inn at Little Washington shows mannequins set up in the restaurant's dining room in Washington, Virginia. —AFP photos Their eyes are vacant, their smiles uncanny -- but they're dressed to the nines and they don't need a reservation for some of America's finest dining. A Michelin-starred restaurant in the US state of Virginia has found a fun -- or creepy, depending on your tastes -- way to enforce...
Photo shows Felicien Kabuga, one of the last key fugitives wanted over the 1994 Rwandan genocide, who was arrested in a Paris suburb on May 16, 2020. - AFP
‘Financier’ of Rwanda genocide nabbed
KIGALI: A worker stands near victims' bones recovered from pits which were used as mass grave during 1994 Rwandan genocide and hidden under houses in Kabuga, in the outskirts of Kigali. France on May 16, 2020 arrested Felicien Kabuga, one of the last key fugitives wanted over 1994 Rwandan genocide, leaving him facing a likely trial at an international tribunal after a quarter of a century on the run.- AFP PARIS: Felicien Kabuga, one of the last...
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Kuwait reports 11 deaths, 942 new coronavirus cases
KUWAIT: The ministry of health on Saturday recorded 942 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, raising the total to 13,802 cases since the outbreak of the contagion in the state. The ministry also reported 11 new deaths from the virus, taking the total number of fatalities to 107.The new cases include 251 Indians, 208 Kuwaitis, 156 Egyptians, 124 Bangladeshis and the rest from other nationalities. Farwaniya governorate recorded 331 cases,...
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Indian embassy halts registration for repatriation due to backlog
By Sajeev K PeterKUWAIT: The Embassy of India has temporarily halted online registration for Indian nationals in Kuwait seeking repatriation to India. The embassy will resume the process after initial registrations have been accommodated, an advisory issued by the embassy said. Around 70,000 people have already registered with the embassy, while only 879 people have been repatriated from Kuwait in the first phase of India’s ‘Vande Bharat...
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Palestinians mark Nakba online
Palestinian refugee Mahmoud Abu Deeb, 82, a former fighter from Beersheba, holds a key at his home in Khan Yunis in the southern of Gaza Strip on May 14, 2020, as he marks the 72nd anniversary of the Nakba while at home due to the COVID-19 pandemic. – AFP JERUSALEM: Virtual reality tours have replaced flag-waving rallies as Palestinians facing coronavirus restrictions create digital spaces to lament the loss of their physical homeland in 1948....
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Corona and human rights
I ventured out earlier in the week during the two-hour walking period to go to a nearby pharmacy to get a few necessary things. On my way I saw some friends and neighbors who were out walking around, and this time I was pleased because most of them were keeping distance between each other, and no one attempted to get closer or shake hands. What a nice scene!Once in the pharmacy I saw something encouraging - an arrangement that ensures the...
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Kuwait, UN talk COVID-19 impact on humanitarian systems
KUWAIT: The participants in the virtual meeting. — KUNA KUWAIT: Kuwait’s Foreign Ministry and the UN office in the country held virtual talks on Thursday on impacts of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) on humanitarian efforts around the world. Dr Tareq Al-Sheikh, UN Secretary General’s Representative and Resident Coordinator to Kuwait, said in a statement the talks were an opportunity for experts to discuss modern time challenges....
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Still Some Good Out There
It has been two and a half scary months in the weird world of isolation. Restaurants, cafes, shops, malls, everywhere except markets have shut down due to COVID-19. Many people have died and cases are rising every day, but we shouldn’t forget about all the people that have recovered. Yes, this global pandemic is getting worse but this global pandemic is also getting better. Not only are there survivors but people have adapted to this...
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Suspected COVID-19 cases in Kuwait struggle to reach hospitals
By Dave TorresKUWAIT: A 45-year-old woman placed a call using the emergency hotline 112 for an ambulance at around 7 pm, as she was shivering with very high fever. The person on the line asked for her details, which she provided. She is a Filipina, working as a saleslady in a shopping center in Farwaniya.Her flat-mates suspected she might be infected with COVID-19. “I helped her contact the ambulance, but they said we have to wait,” said...
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