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KUWAIT: Sunrise over the beach in Mahboula. - Photo by Mohammad Rasheed (KUNA)
Dr. Michael Keller, an immunologist and Assistant Professor at Children's National Hospital, picks up a T-cell research sample from an incubator as he explains a new kind of tailored treatment during an interview with AFP on December 12, 2019 in Washington, DC. - Dr. Keller and his team successfully treated a three-year-old boy, Johan, who was diagnosed with the rare immune system disorder chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) when he was a newborn, employing a bone marrow transplant and a specialised T-cell infusion. (Photo by EVA HAMBACH / AFP)
The 'supercells' that cured an infant's grave genetic illness
WASHINGTON: Dr Michael Keller, an immunologist and Assistant Professor at Children's National Hospital, picks up a T-cell research sample from an incubator as he explains a new kind of tailored treatment during an interview with AFP on December 12, 2019 in Washington, DC. - AFP MCLEAN: When a person's immune system is impaired by a genetic disease, a bone-marrow transplant can be a powerful therapeutic tool, but with a major downside: during the...
Aston Villa's Ivorian striker Jonathan Kodjia (R) has an unsuccessful shot during the English FA Cup third round football match between Fulham and Aston Villa at Craven Cottage in Fulham, west London on January 4, 2020. (Photo by Glyn KIRK / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. /
Villa, Brighton make FA Cup exit
LONDON: Aston Villa's Ivorian striker Jonathan Kodjia (R) has an unsuccessful shot during the English FA Cup third round football match between Fulham and Aston Villa at Craven Cottage in Fulham, west London yesterday. - AFP LONDON: Aston Villa and Brighton suffered FA Cup embarrassment as the Premier League clubs paid the price for making a raft of team changes in their shock third round exits yesterday. Villa are languishing just above the...
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Fury, tears as crowds mourn slain Iran general Soleimani
BAGHDAD: Mourners surround a car carrying the coffin of Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani (image on placard) during a funeral procession for him and nine others in Baghdad's district of Al-Jadriya near the high-security Green Zone yesterday. BAGHDAD: Tens of thousands of Iraqis, many chanting "Death to America" yesterday mourned a top Iranian commander and others killed in a US drone attack that sparked fears of a regional proxy war...
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Philippine embassy explains 'partial' deployment ban
KUWAIT: The Philippine Embassy in Kuwait yesterday clarified the imposition of a ban on Filipino domestic helpers to Kuwait from Jan 3, 2020. The ban was issued amid reported cases of maltreatment and deaths involving overseas Filipino workers in Kuwait, specifically the death of Jeanelyn Padernal Villavende last month.An advisory posted on social media signed by Philippine Labor Attache to Kuwait Nasser Mustafa read as follows: "The ban...
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MPs want end of expat hiring exemptions in public sector
The Civil Service Comission. KUWAIT: The parliament's human resource committee urged the government to make recommendations to cancel exemptions the Civil Service Commission (CSC) makes to recruit non-Kuwaitis with C and D graduation grades in the public sector, and use the same conditions on hiring non-Kuwaitis in jobs excluded from the replacement policy. The committee also called for following sister countries' steps in implementing the...
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US deploys troops to Kuwait
KUWAIT: This handout image released courtesy of the US Department of Defense (DOD) shows US Marines assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command (SPMAFTF-CR-CC) 19.2, preparing to deploy from Kuwait to support the personnel at the Embassy in Baghdad on December 31, 2019. - AFP This came as the US announced deploying up to 3,500 more troops to Kuwait, to boost some 14,000 reinforcements already deployed...
KUWAIT: National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Ali Al-Ghanem speaks during the workshop. — KUNA
Recent regional events require solidarity: Kuwaiti Speaker
KUWAIT: National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Ali Al-Ghanem . KUWAIT: Kuwait's National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem on Friday stressed the importance of solidarity in light of recent regional developments, adding that Kuwaitis have gone through more difficult circumstances. Regarding the recent political developments, Ghanem tweeted that the matter foreshadows seriousness, which requires rationale, social solidarity and support for the...
Fireworks explode at the Burj Khalifah, the worldís tallest building, on New Year's Eve to welcome 2020 in Dubai, on December 31, 2019. (Photo by - / AFP)
Jeddah joins popular destinations for Kuwait holidaymakers
DUBAI: Fireworks explode at the Burj Khalifah, the world's tallest building, on New Year's Eve to welcome 2020 in Dubai. - AFP KUWAIT: The four-day New Year holiday prompted people to travel this year to new destinations that were not common in previous years. According to Kuwait TV, Jeddah ranked as the top destination for travelers from Kuwait. According to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, over 255,000 people travelled through Kuwait...
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Kuwait oil price up to $69.42 pb
KUWAIT: Kuwait oil price went up by $2.16 to $69.42 per barrel (pb) in Friday's trade against $67.26 pb the day before, Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) said yesterday. In international markets, oil prices jumped to the highest level in over three months on Friday after the US killed commander of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' Quds Force Qassem Soleimani, which raised concerns that this may disrupt crude supplies. Brent mixed trading...
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Firemen handle several cases during weekend
Firemen battle the Shuwaikh blaze. KUWAIT: Fire teams dealt with several accidents reported over the weekend, including a report about an elevator inside a Mubarakiya restaurant that malfunctioned and trapped a number of people inside. Firemen lowered the elevator then freed those trapped. No injuries were reported. Meanwhile, Sulaibkhat and technical rescue teams responded to the scene of a traffic accident involving a vehicle and a truck on...
US President Donald Trump leaves after making a statement on Iran at the Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach Florida, on January 3, 2020. - President Donald Trump said on January 3, 2020 that America does not seek war or regime change with Iran, less than a day after the US launched an airstrike in Baghdad that killed Iranís top general, Qasem Soleimani. (Photo by JIM WATSON / AFP)
US Republicans, Democrats spar over killing of Iran commander
PALM BEACH: US President Donald Trump leaves after making a statement on Iran at the Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach Florida, on Friday. - AFP WASHINGTON: Donald Trump's order to kill a top Iranian commander has laid bare Washington's stark political divide, with Republicans rallying behind the president and Democrats warning that Friday's attack could trigger a devastating military confrontation. Significant US military operations on foreign...
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