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World Athletics president Coe rejects talk of Chinese boycott
SHANGHAI: Medical personnel prepare to test visitors for the COVID-19 coronavirus at Disneyland in Shanghai after a single coronavirus case was detected at the park on the weekend. – AFP n

COVID death toll nears 5 million
LOULE: Portugal’s forward Cristiano Ronaldo (right) fights for the ball with Ireland’s defender Andrew Omobamidele during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 European qualifying round group A football match between Portugal and Ireland at the Algarve stadium in Loule, near Faro, southern Portugal, on Wednesday. —AFP

History man Ronaldo saves Portugal as France held in World Cup qualifying
TOPSHOT - A medical staff member wearing protective gear takes a swab from a woman to test for the Covid-19 coronavirus at a temporary testing station outside Seoul station in Seoul on December 14, 2020. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP)

COVID-19, pandemic, lockdown: How 2020 changed the world
An illustration picture taken on November 19, 2020, shows a vial with Covid-19 Vaccine sticker, a syringe and an earth globe. (Photo by JOEL SAGET / AFP)

COVID-19 vaccines offer hope; World leaders plan for future
(FILES) In this file photo taken on June 21, 2020 relatives carry the coffin of an alleged victim of the new coronavirus at the Parque Memorial Jardin de los Angeles cemetery, 14 km north of Tegucigalpa. - Almost six months after it was first detected in Latin America, the coronavirus death toll has reached 250,000 and exacerbated the problems of poverty and inequality, threatening to undo a decade of slow social progress. (Photo by ORLANDO SIERRA / AFP)

World virus deaths top 800,000 as nations ramp up measures
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World Bank warns extreme poverty could surge by 100m
TOPSHOT - (COMBO) This combination of file pictures created on May 8, 2020 shows political leaders wearing face masks during the COVID-19, coronavirus pandemic : (1row fromL), a file photo taken on April 21, 2020 and provided by Italian news agency ANSA of Italy's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte putting his face mask back on after addressing Parliament in Rome, a file photo taken on April 7, 2020 of Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attending a press conference at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, a file photo taken on March 24, 2020 of Russian President Vladimir Putin wearing protective gear as he visits a hospital where patients infected with the COVID-19 novel coronavirus are being treated in the settlement of Kommunarka in Moscow, a file photo taken on March 31, 2020 of French President Emmanuel Macron wearing protective suit and face mask as he visits the Kolmi-Hopen protective face masks factory in Saint-Barthelemy-d'Anjou near Angers, a file photo taken on April 18, 2020 of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis removing his protective face mask after attending the departure of minor migrants who were living in camps on the Greek islands, at the International Airport of Athens, to travel on a special flight to Germany, (2nd row fromL) a file photo taken on April 24, 2020 of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa arriving at NASREC Expo Centre in Johannesburg where facilities are in place to treat COVID-19 coronavirus patients, a handout file photo taken on May 4, 2020 and released by the Venezuelan Presidency of Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro during a meeting with members of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) at Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas, a file photo taken on March 21, 2020 of Slovak President Zuzana Caputova during the swearing in ceremony of the new four-party coalition government at the Presidential palace in Bratislava, a file photo taken on March 18, 2020 of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro during a pres

World leaders scrutinized over masks
Engineering professors pose with the version two prototype of the IIUM Medibot medical robot, being developed for health workers to treat patients without risking infection from the COVID-19 coronavirus, at the International Islamic University Malaysia in Gombak, on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, on April 13, 2020. (Photo by Mohd RASFAN / AFP)

Coronavirus: Latest global developments
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New Chief of Kuwait National Guard Sheikh Mubarak Homoud Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
Cabinet OKs draft residency law, new National Guard chief
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KUWAIT: Minister of Electricity, Water, and Renewable Energy Dr Mahmoud Boushehri signs a contract for the expansion project of Al-Subiya Power Plant with Alghanim International Company. - KUNA
Electricity Minister signs contract for Al-Subiya station’s expansion project
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BAKU: Representative of HH the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, is welcomed by Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) on Nov 12, 2024. – KUNA
COP29 host defends fossil fuels
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ZHUHAI, China: A police car is seen at the Zhuhai Sports Center on Nov 12, 2024, a day after a car rammed through the site killing dozens. - AFP
35 killed in south China car ramming
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RALEIGH: Donald Trump greets Senator Marco Rubio, Republican of Florida, during a campaign rally in this file photo. — AFP
Trump’s new admin picks reflect climate, foreign policy stance