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ROME: People gather to buy fishes directly off fishermen’s boats at the port of Fiumicino, west of Rome. Across the world, consumers are emerging from lockdowns warier and more thrift-conscious than before.— AFP

Scarred, scared: Consumers not their old selves
LONDON: Charities has warned that people living on the streets were particularly vulnerable to coronavirus. —AFP

Fears for UK homeless as virus hotel scheme draws to a close
BIRMINGHAM: A paramedic takes a blood sample from a front line ambulance worker during an antibody testing programme at the Hollymore Ambulance Hub of the West Midlands Ambulance Service in Birmingham. — AFP

UK virus death toll tops 40,000
UTAH: A bottle and pills of Hydroxychloroquine sit on a counter at Rock Canyon Pharmacy in Provo, Utah. – AFP

UK halts trial of hydroxychloroquine as ‘useless’ for COVID-19 patients
SOFIA: Neonatologist Valentina Gerginova holds a dose of BCG vaccine in Vita private hospital in Sofia. As labs test if the traditional BCG anti-tuberculosis vaccine offers any protection against coronavirus, Bulgaria is holding its breath in the hope of new markets for the millions of BCG doses it makes every year. — AFP

Scientists hunt hotspots in race to test vaccines
WASHINGTON: A protester wears a ‘I Can’t Breathe’ mask during a demonstration against the death of George Floyd at a park near the White House in Washington, DC. — AFP

Distancing, masks cut COVID-19 risk
LONDON: People walk past closed shops in Portobello Market in west London on Monday following the easing of the lockdown restrictions during the novel coronavirus pandemic. – AFP

Mixed fortunes for virus-hit London shops
VANCOUR: Chinese Huawei tech executive Meng Wanzhou leaves her Vancouver home on Thursday to appear in British Columbia Supreme Court. Meng Wanzhou was dealt a legal setback when a Canadian judge ruled that proceedings to extradite her to the US will go ahead. — AFP

UK pushing US to form 5G club of nations to cut out Huawei
LONDON: An employee wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) including a face mask and a visor staffs the entrance to up-scale department store Fortnum and Mason on Piccadilly in central London on Friday. – AFP

UK’s debt soars to highest since 1963
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Mohammad Al-Wasmi, Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs.
Kuwait’s International Quran competition announces winners
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OPEC Secretary-General Haitham Al-Ghais.
OPEC to COP29: Oil gift from God
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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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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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TUNIS: President of Tunisia Kais Saied receives Kuwaiti Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdullah Al-Yahya. — KUNA
Tunisian president receives Kuwaiti foreign minister