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Foreigners, who will leave Papua, line up for an health official check up at Sentani airport in Jayapura, Papua on April 23, 2020, after being ordered to be repatriated by their countries or organizations where they work due to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, head of the Papua border management and province cooperation agency Suzana Wanggai said. (Photo by AMAN HASIBUAN / AFP)
WHO warns 'long way to go' in virus crisis
SENATNI: Foreigners, who will leave Papua, line up for an health official checkup at Sentani airport in Jayapura, Papua yesterday after being ordered to be repatriated by their countries or organizations where they work due to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.-AFP GENEVA: The global coronavirus crisis will not end any time soon, with many countries still in the early stages of the fight, health experts have warned as researchers revealed the...
The European High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs, Josep Borrell attends a video conference with Europeans Foreign Ministers in Brussels, Belgium, on April 22, 2020, during a strict lockdown in the country aimed at curbing the spread of the novel coronavirus. (Photo by OLIVIER HOSLET / POOL / AFP)
Divided EU leaders meet on coronavirus recovery plan
BRUSSELS: The European High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs, Josep Borrell attends a video conference with Europeans Foreign Ministers in Brussels, Belgium, during a strict lockdown in the country aimed at curbing the spread of the novel coronavirus. - AFP BRUSSELS: EU leaders are set to haggle yesterday over a giant package to help their economies recover from the coronavirus pandemic, but bitter divisions mean little progress...
(FILES) In this file photo taken on April 21, 2020, an employee of a gas station in Arlington, Virginia, adjusts gasoline pump prices as they continue to fall. - Beaten-down US oil prices rallied on April 22, 2020, following dramatic declines earlier this week even as American crude inventories near capacity levels. Futures for the benchmark West Texas Intermediate for June delivery jumped 19 percent to $13.78 a barrel in New York. (Photo by Olivier DOULIERY / AFP)
Oil rallies as Gulf tensions eclipse virus woes
In this file photo taken on April 21, 2020, an employee of a gas station in Arlington, Virginia, adjusts gasoline pump prices as they continue to fall. Beaten-down US oil prices rallied on Wednesday, following dramatic declines earlier this week even as American crude inventories near capacity levels. - AFP SINGAPORE: Oil prices soared yesterday as escalating tensions between the US and Iran in the crude-rich Gulf lent support to markets...
A woman wearing a face mask visits a book store on World Book Day in Beijing on April 23, 2020. (Photo by WANG ZHAO / AFP)
China to give WHO $30 million more after US freezes funds
BEIJING: A woman wearing a face mask visits a book store on World Book Day in Beijing yesterday.-AFP BEIJING: China announced yesterday it will donate another $30 million to the World Health Organization to help in the global fight against the coronavirus pandemic, days after Washington said it would freeze funding. "China has decided to donate another $30 million in cash to the WHO, in addition to the previous donation of $20 million, to...
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 22: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the daily briefing of the coronavirus task force at the White House on April 22, 2020 in Washington, DC. Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,†has said that a potential second wave of†coronavirus later this year could flare up again and coincide with flu season. Drew Angerer/Getty Images/AFP
Trump tells Navy to destroy Iranian gunboats if they 'harass' US ships
WASHINGTON, DC: US President Donald Trump speaks during the daily briefing of the coronavirus task force at the White House on Wednesday in Washington, DC. - AFP WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he had instructed the US Navy to fire on any Iranian ships that harass it at sea, but said later he was not changing the military's rules of engagement. Close interactions with Iranian military vessels were not uncommon in 2016 and...
A teacher teaches children at a family at home in Abidjan on April 22, 2020, after the Ivorian Ministry of National Education initiated on April 9, 2020, teaching on television for primary and secondary school children following the closure of schools in the country because of the outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus. (Photo by ISSOUF SANOGO / AFP)
With virus lockdowns, Africa gears up for remote schooling
ABIDJAN: A teacher teaches children at a family at home in Abidjan, after the Ivorian Ministry of National Education initiated on April 9, 2020, teaching on television for primary and secondary school children following the closure of schools in the country because of the outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus. - AFP ABIDJAN: The coronavirus may not have hit Africa as badly as other parts of the world but with schools and universities closed...
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Ramadan: The month of sharing
May Almighty Allah help us overcome this crisis and bring life back to normal, cure the sick and bestow His mercy upon all those who left us. May Allah bless you all.I was at a cooperative society two days ago and was amazed at the amount of food including rice, cereals, meat, chicken and more a person had bought. At the cashier, I was right behind him, and he might have felt that I was somehow criticizing his purchases, so he said hello and...
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Helpless in Jleeb
Muna Al-Fuzai These days are difficult for everyone in light of the repercussions of the spread of the coronavirus - and indeed there are economic, social, health and security impacts. But I believe that globally, people are not equal in confronting the situation, as the suffering of people varies between those who have financial resources and those who don't.For example, some choose their favorite food from the best restaurants to reach their...
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Ramadan and food distribution
Another option is to set up distribution the same way that we now take appointments for co-ops. People must apply for a time slot and then go only during the time slot. This would limit those outdoors and will also help with crowd control. The government and charities are already looking at this problem, trying to find means to distribute food, and especially iftars, in a safe, responsible way.The number of people in Kuwait without salaries...
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Zain delivers 'Ramadan Machla' to underprivileged families
KUWAIT: Zain, the leading digital service provider in Kuwait, delivered 'Ramadan Machla' (supplies) to be distributed to underprivileged families in Kuwait via a number of non-profit organizations. The initiative aims at serving underprivileged families' food supplies needs before the holy month of Ramadan and during the current COVID-19 crisis. The 'Ramadan Machla' initiative is one of the main pillars of Zain's annual Ramadan campaign, which...
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Banks can't save Gulf economies
By Karen YoungAl-Monitor.com As the COVID-19 pandemic's economic damage continues, governments around the world are trying to intervene in the financial sector to stop the bleeding. Many governments are using their central banks to reduce the cost of borrowing by lowering interest rates, or to create stimulus packages that expand government loans to businesses or even direct cash transfers to workers as unemployment benefits or tax...
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Zain supports National Counselling Program for COVID-19
Interactive online platform to serve mental wellbeing of community during crisis KUWAIT:  Zain, the leading digital service provider in Kuwait, announced its support to the National Counselling Program for COVID-19 (Corona Care Kw), a volunteer program that offers a free online interactive platform for mental health support to the Kuwaiti community during the exceptional circumstances to fight the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in...
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