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Sun, 07 Mar 2021 22:11:22 +0000
Students complain after being called to school for exams
By Nawara Fattahova KUWAIT: Students from several Indian schools in Kuwait have contacted Kuwait Times to complain that they are being compelled by their schools to attend on-campus exams in the upcoming exam period. Some students claim that their te...

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 22:09:49 +0000
Monster traffic jams amid chaotic start to curfew
By B Izzak KUWAIT: As Kuwait entered the first day of a 5 pm to 5 am partial lockdown yesterday, the country was in total paralysis with unprecedented traffic jams that continued way after the deadline. Motorists posted hundreds of pictures showing t...

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 22:08:12 +0000
Saudi pounds Sanaa after Houthi strikes
RIYADH: A Saudi-led military coalition mounted air strikes on Yemen’s Houthi-controlled capital Sanaa yesterday after it intercepted a string of drones launched by the Iran-backed rebels, state media reported. The developments mark a new escalation...

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 22:06:44 +0000
Pope visits Mosul, holds mass in Arbil
ARBIL, Iraq: Pope Francis vowed yesterday to keep Iraq in his heart, as he concluded the largest mass and final public event of a historic trip meant to encourage the country’s dwindling Christian community and deepen interfaith dialogue. The ponti...

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 22:04:23 +0000
Swiss voters narrowly back ‘niqab ban’
GENEVA: Swiss voters yesterday narrowly backed a ban on full face coverings in public places – a decision hailed by supporters as a move against radical Islam but branded sexist and racist by opponents. Official results showed that 51.21 percen...

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 20:20:24 +0000
8th March
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Sun, 07 Mar 2021 15:31:12 +0000
Forgotten mausoleum of Roman emperor Augustus reborn
A newly renovated colossal mausoleum for the founder of the Roman empire Augustus has reopened to the public in the Italian capital after centuries of neglect. “Until now we have always known it as a ruin, but it is one of the most important mo...

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 15:27:21 +0000
Great apes at San Diego zoo receive first COVID vaccines
Nine great apes at San Diego Zoo have become the first non-human primates given COVID-19 vaccinations, officials at the California zoo said Friday. Four orangutans and five bonobos were given two doses each of an experimental vaccine created specific...

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 15:25:05 +0000
Norway penguins get vaccinated, isolation nearly over
They have been living under strict confinement measures for months, but soon the second shot of a life-saving vaccine will let them go outside and get back to their normal lives. While it sounds like a familiar story, in this case their normal lives ...

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 15:22:34 +0000
Reel excitement: New Yorkers return to movie theaters
Movie enthusiast Cindy B was among the first in the door at the AMC Empire 25 off Times Square Friday as New York City’s cinemas reopened a year after they were abruptly closed by coronavirus. “Oh my God, I’m so excited to be back. ...



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