Новости за 21.02.2021

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LONDON: Manchester City remain 10 points clear at the top of the Premier League as Raheem Sterling’s early header was enough to beat Arsenal 1-0 yesterday, while Jose Mourinho’s Tottenham suffered another damaging defeat at fourth-placed West Ham. An 18th consecutive win in all competitions edged City ever closer to a third league title in […]

By Nawara Fattahova KUWAIT: Kuwait has added 33 countries to the list of 35 high-risk coronavirus countries, taking the total to 68 countries where COVID-19 is considered to be widespread. Yousef Al-Fouzan, Director General of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, confirmed this new list to Kuwait Times, saying Kuwaitis arriving from these countries will […]

By Ben Garcia KUWAIT: Kuwaiti authorities late Saturday indefinitely suspended a decision to allow the entry of foreigners to Kuwait from Feb 21, which also led to the suspension of a decision to allow the entry of passengers arriving directly from 35 coronavirus high-risk countries. Many expats stranded abroad, who had already booked hotel rooms […]

DENVER: A United Airlines plane suffered a fiery engine failure Saturday shortly after taking off from Denver for Hawaii, dropping massive debris on a residential area before a safe emergency landing, officials said. A video shot from inside the aircraft – which had 231 passengers and 10 crew onboard – showed the right engine ablaze […]

TEL AVIV: Israel took a step towards normalcy yesterday, re-opening a raft of businesses and services from pandemic lockdowns, but with some only available to fully vaccinated “green pass” holders. Nearly three million people, almost a third of Israel’s population, have received the two recommended doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, the world’s quickest inoculation […]

RIYADH: The Saudi Cup’s $20 million prize fund is helping to raise the kingdom’s racing profile, trainers say, as payouts in other Gulf racing mainstays dip because of economic pressures and the pandemic. Won by 21-year-old David Egan on his Saudi-owned mount Mishriff, the race was run this year with fewer US entries because of […]