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The announcement was made after the ministers gave it a go-ahead during an extraordinary Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah on Thursday. — Courtesy KUNA
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Kuwait to start fourth phase plan of restoring normal life
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Kuwait to start fourth phase plan of restoring normal life
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Emirates dedicates more than 50 flights to deliver aid to Lebanon
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Mexico, Argentina prepare to produce 400m doses of vaccine
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Shada Mountain: A unique geological formation with 3000-year-old caves
Protesters gather outside a police station in the south Indian city of Bengaluru on Tuesday night, seeking action against an objectionable Facebook post. — Courtesy photo
August 12, 2020
Violence in Indian city over FB post; 3 killed in police firing
Melbourne, the capital of Victoria which is home to 4.9 million people, is under a six-week strict lockdown with a night curfew and mandatory mask wearing in a bid to limit the spread of the virus. — Courtesy photyo
August 12, 2020
Australia's coronavirus deaths hit record high
There are 6,43,948 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country presently, accounting for 27.64 percent of the total caseload. — Courtesy photo
August 12, 2020
India records over 60,000 new COVID-19 cases
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Emirates SkyCargo plans to ramp up its freighter operations to Lebanon by dedicating over 50 flights to deliver much-needed airlift to the country. — WAM photo
August 13, 2020
Emirates dedicates more than 50 flights to deliver aid to Lebanon
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Sheikh Hamdan’s announcement came during Dubai Police’s ‘Cycling is a Lifestyle’ Innovation Lab organized at the Jumeirah Cycle Hub. — WAM photo
August 13, 2020
Dubai to transform into a bicycle-friendly city
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Anwar Gargarsh
August 13, 2020
Freeze on annexation of Palestinian territories a significant diplomatic achievement: Gargash
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opinion
Khalid Al-Suliman
August 13, 2020
We will not water the thorns in Lebanon!
Hamoud Abu Talib
August 12, 2020
Iran ... disease and symptoms
Noor A. AlNaboud
August 11, 2020
Human evolution and woman
Tariq Al-Homayed
August 10, 2020
The Washington Post replies to itself and Al-Jabri
Europe
Girls at a school in Cambodia wash their hands using water from a school WASH facility. — courtesy UNICEF/Bona Khoy
August 13, 2020
Access to handwashing facilities key for safe school reopening
Nuclear energy can play a central role in post-COVID recovery efforts by boosting economic growth in the short-term.
August 13, 2020
Building a stronger tomorrow
Workers unload WFP food aid at the Karageusian Center in Beirut, Lebanon. — courtesy WFP/Ziad Rizkallah
August 12, 2020
WFP chief pledges support to Lebanon and its people as country faces multiple shocks
Making a formal announcement of Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the vaccine has proven efficient during tests, offering “sustainable immunity” against the coronavirus. — Courtesy photo
August 11, 2020
Russia becomes first country to register a coronavirus vaccine
India also reported more new coronavirus cases than any other in the world for six consecutive days, including 62,000 on Monday. — Courtesy photo
August 10, 2020
Worldwide coronavirus cases near 20 million as death toll spikes
Asia
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday unveiled a
August 11, 2020
Modi unveils ‘72-hour formula’ to fight coronavirus in India
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August 11, 2020
New Zealand to lock down Auckland as coronavirus returns after 102 days
August 11, 2020
Renowned Indian poet Rahat Indori dies after testing corona positive
Africa
Umra Omar, from the Lamu archipelago in Kenya, is the founder of Safari Doctors, a mobile doctor unit that provides free basic medical care to hundreds of people every month.
August 13, 2020
On a journey towards quality healthcare
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Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources Bandar Bin Ibrahim Al-Khorayef
August 11, 2020
'Saudi industry sector hired 471 Saudis, laid off 1,904 expatriates in July'
August 11, 2020
Foreign scholarship students can continue studies remotely: Al-Sheikh
August 9, 2020
Steady rise seen in Saudi corona cases
America
Sylvia Varela from AstraZeneca
August 13, 2020
Mexico, Argentina prepare to produce 400m doses of vaccine
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Mexico, Argentina prepare to produce 400m doses of vaccine

Joe Biden and his newly named running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris seen in this file photo. — courtesy Twitter
August 13, 2020
Biden, Harris make first appearance as running mates

Biden, Harris make first appearance as running mates

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Since the onset of COVID-19 pandemic, UNIFIL and its peacekeeping troops have maintained their daily operational activities along the Blue Line in South Lebanon. — courtesy UNIFIL
August 12, 2020
UN commitment to peace ‘more urgent than ever’

UN commitment to peace ‘more urgent than ever’

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