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Kuwait
Kuwait trying to avoid lockdown amid disturbing figures: Minister
By B Izzak KUWAIT: Defense Minister and head of the coronavirus emergency committee Sheikh Hamad Jaber Al-Ali Al-Sabah yesterday said…
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Foreign supplies arrive in COVID-stricken India
NEW DELHI: The first emergency medical supplies trickled into COVID-stricken India yesterday as part of a global campaign to staunch…
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World
India authorizes emergency use of Sputnik V
NEW DELHI: India has authorized the emergency use of Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine and will fast-track approval for other…
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World
Miami Beach declares state of emergency
MIAMI BEACH: Throngs of revelers flocking to Miami Beach in Florida for spring break have become so uncontrollable that authorities…
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Asia
Malaysia declares emergency, suspends parliament over virus
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s king declared a nationwide state of emergency yesterday to fight a coronavirus surge and parliament was suspended,…
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Africa
Ethiopia MPs back emergency in Tigray amid military campaign
ADDIS ABABA: This frame grab from a video obtained from the Ethiopian Public Broadcaster (EBC) on Wednesday shows Ethiopian Prime…
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Asia
Malaysia’s leader faces calls to quit after failed bid for emergency rule
KUALA LUMPUR: A couple looks at the skyline of the Malaysian capital on Sunday. – AFP KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime…
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Asia
Malaysia’s king rejects emergency rule in blow to PM
KUALA LUMPUR: A couple looks at the skyline of Malaysia’s capital Kuala Lumpur yesterday. Malaysia’s king yesterday rejected a proposal…
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Asia
Japan gears for ‘state of emergency’
TOKYO: People wearing face masks amid concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus walk in Shinagawa station in Tokyo…
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Coronavirus in Kuwait
Kuwait Foreign Minister meets emergency committee
KUWAIT: Kuwait Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Mohammad Al-Sabah and his Deputy Khaled Al-Jarallah meet with members of the…
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Coronavirus in Kuwait
Gearing up for any emergency, solidarity needed: Kuwait’s PM
KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah attends a meeting with with senior commanders at the…
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Europe
290 million students out of school
ROME: Almost 300 million students worldwide faced weeks at home with Italy the latest country to shut schools over the…
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