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Members of the Catalan regional police force Mossos d'Esquadra take position next to burning trash set on fire by protesters during a demonstration against new coronavirus restrictions in Barcelona on October 30, 2020. - One by one, Spain's regions have announced regional border closures in the hope of avoiding a new lockdown like in France. The central government unveiled a state of emergency to give regional authorities the tools to impose curfews and close their borders to anyone moving without just cause. (Photo by Pau BARRENA / AFP)

Europeans urge wider curbs as COVID sweeps continent
TOPSHOT - A general view of smoke arising from the Ikoyi prison that is on fire in Lagos on October 22, 2020. - Gunshots could be heard on October 22, 2020 and smoke was seen billowing from a prison in central Lagos as fresh unrest rocked Nigeria's biggest city after the shooting of protesters.nPolice close to the scene told AFP that assailants had attacked the detention facility in the upscale Ikoyi neighbourhood. (Photo by Sophie BOUILLON / AFP)

Nigeria's largest city under lock down; violence rages
People wearing protective face masks walk in the pedestrian area in the city of Dortmund, western Germany, on October 14, 2020, amid the ongoing novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. - In Dortmund, wearing a mask is mandatory in the pedestrian zone since October 13 as a measure to curb the spread of the coronavirus. The German Chancellor wants measures toughened up to fight a surge in coronavirus infections, including requiring masks in more places and limiting numbers of people gathering for private events, according to a draft policy paper seen by AFP. The proposals to be discussed with premiers from Germany's 16 states later on October 14 would see the restrictions kick in once an area records 35 new infections per 100,000 people over seven days. (Photo by Ina FASSBENDER / AFP)

New lockdowns from China to Europe as virus trials stumble
In this picture taken on October 9, 2020, Catholic faithful sit outside the Quiapo church in Manila, as health protocols imposed by authorities limit church goers inside the church to filling only 10 percent of their seating capacity. - After months of livestreaming mass to millions of faithful from behind closed doors, churches in the Catholic-majority Philippines are beginning to reopen. (Photo by Ted ALJIBE / AFP) / TO GO WITH: Philippines-Religion-Health-Virus, by Ron LOPEZ

Lockdown rules test faith in coronavirus-hit Philippines
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a briefing on coronavirus developments in Israel at his office in Jerusalem, on September 13, 2020. - Israel's government announced it would impose a three-week nationwide lockdown in an effort to stem one of the world's highest novel coronavirus infection rates after a surge in cases. (Photo by Yoav Dudkevitch / POOL / AFP)

Israel to reimpose lockdown as WHO reports record cases
TOPSHOT - Anti-lockdown protesters chant slogans at Melbourne's Queen Victoria Market during a rally on September 13, 2020, amid the ongoing COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. - Melbourne continues to enforce strict lockdown measures to battle a second wave of the coronavirus. (Photo by William WEST / AFP)

Dozens arrested at anti-lockdown protest in Melbourne
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India economic growth hit by record slump amid virus surge
This photo taken on June 28, 2020 shows 37-year-old farmer Mohaiyudeen displaying packages of opium after harvesting it from his poppy fields in the Surkh-Rod district of Nangarhar province. - Afghans pushed out of work by the coronavirus pandemic after businesses and schools were shuttered have turned to opium cultivation for cash during this year's poppy harvest. (Photo by NOORULLAH SHIRZADA / AFP) / To go with AFP story Afghanistan-conflict-health-virus-drugs-opium, FOCUS by Noorullah Shirzada and Rasheed Durrani

Crushed by virus and war, jobless Afghans turn to opium for cash
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Kuwait taxi drivers grapple with bitter post-lockdown reality
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Mohammad Al-Wasmi, Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs.
Kuwait’s International Quran competition announces winners
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Automak’s founding members, including Group President Hussam Fawzi Al-Kharafi and CEO Ghazi Al-Omar, along with ROX Motor’s representatives, CEO and Co-founder Yan Feng, and Vice President Wu Yue, during the launch ceremony.
Automak launches ROX Motor in Kuwait with all-new ROX01 model
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OPEC Secretary-General Haitham Al-Ghais.
OPEC to COP29: Oil gift from God
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DOHA: Kuwait’s Minister of Interior Sheikh Fahad Yusuf Saud Al-Sabah speaks at the 41st meeting of the Interior Ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council. — KUNA photos
Interior minister calls for uniting GCC security efforts
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Committee strips Kuwaiti citizenship of 1,647 individuals