The Kuwaiti Ministry of Health (MoH) has registered 651 additional COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, increasing the total number of infections to 69,425, while three new deaths were added to a death toll of 468. Speaking to the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA), MoH’s Spokesman Dr. Abdullah Al-Sanad said the confirmed cases included […]
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Bahrain to host 2020 AFC Cup West Zone Groups A matches
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has announced Bahrain as hosts of the 2020 AFC Cup West Zone matches in Groups A AFC has also confirmed the Kuwait Football Association and Jordan Football Association as the host Member Associations for the 2020 AFC Cup West Zone matches in Groups B and C respectively. The AFC […]
Asian Markets Mostly Higher as Gold Hits Record High
Asian markets are mostly higher Wednesday despite investors’ concerns over the ongoing stalemate in Washington over a new round of emergency aid to deal with the COVID-19 outbreak. Japan’s Nikkei index closed 0.2% lower. The S&P/ASX index in Sydney lost 0.5%. South Korea’s KOSPI index gained 1.2%, and Taiwan’s TSEC index rose 0.7%. In late […]
A First Diagnosis of Cancer in a Dinosaur
OTTAWA, CANADA – Canadian researchers have discovered the first known case of cancer in a dinosaur, according to a study published in the August issue of the scientific journal The Lancet Oncology. A leg bone from a Centrosaurus was discovered by paleontologists in 1989 in the Canadian province of Alberta. Experts initially believed that the deformed […]
COVID-19 Daily Testing Dropping in US, AP Reports
Daily testing for the coronavirus in the United States is falling, even while the death toll rises, the Associated Press reported Wednesday. The number of tests has dropped nearly 4 percent over the past two weeks, AP reported. Experts said demand has overburdened laboratories that carry out the highly accurate molecular tests that detect the […]
Kuwait: 475 coronavirus cases; 4 deaths
Kuwait reported 475 new cases of novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours, raising the tally to 68,774. Health Ministry spokesman Dr. Abdullah Al-Sanad said that four infected patients had passed away, taking the death toll to 465 ever since the pandemic broke in the country. In a statement to Kuwait News Agency […]