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Convert KML to Shapefile QGIS

I have a kml file which is like a zip kml file available in here (https://www.eorc.jaxa.jp/ALOS-2/obs/map/world_asc/kml/A_Cycle06.kml) which has several polygon paths for Alos/Palsar images. I am in need to convert all these files from Kml to shapefile, saving the layers using the layer ID.

I am trying to use the piece of code bellow (PyQGIS), but I do not know how to unzip this kml and save the shapefiles using the layer ID information

vlayer = QgsVectorLayer("D:/KML-Images/A_Cycle06.kml", "line", "ogr")

writer = QgsVectorFileWriter.writeAsVectorFormat(vlayer, "D:/KML-Images/<layer ID>.shp", "utf-8", None, "ESRI Shapefile")

Any help on that will be very appreciated.