KUWAIT: Zain, the leading digital service provider in Kuwait, announced the signing of an exclusive partnership agreement with Brandatt.com, an e-commerce company that specializes in beauty products, accessories, and perfumes. 

KUWAIT: Police are actively pursuing violators of preventive measures against the spread of the novel coronavirus, the interior ministry confirmed yesterday, adding that officers have dispersed various public gatherings in the past few days. 

LONDON: The British government on Friday said it would pay up to two-thirds of staff monthly wages to firms forced to close over the winter months, as infection rates skyrocket. Finance minister Rishi Sunak extended a scheme launched just two weeks ago for workers taking reduced hours to help businesses required to shut as part of efforts to cut transmission rates.

NEW YORK: Wealthy Americans are scrambling to change their estate plans before year-end, worried that Democrat Joe Biden will win the US presidential election and raise taxes, say financial advisers to the moneyed set.

WASHINGTON: With the presidential election fast approaching, the White House on Friday proposed a beefed-up $1.8 trillion economic rescue plan to try to coax congressional Democrats into an agreement. 

KUWAIT: Kuwait reported 13 deaths from COVID-19 in the past two days, while the number of patients in intensive care units rose by 14 in the past 24 hours. The spike in deaths comes as speculation continues to grow whether the government will reintroduce lockdowns or other measures to curb the spread of the deadly disease.

NEW YORK: Kuwait affirmed the need for further cooperation to fight the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and prepare for post-pandemic phase to protect and achieve the sustainable development goals. 

NEW DELHI: Millions of people in South Asia are being pushed into extreme poverty as the region where a quarter of humanity lives suffers its worst-ever recession due to the devastating impact of the coronavirus pandemic, the World Bank said yesterday.

GENEVA: The World Trade Organization is set to have its first female leader after Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and South Korea’s Yoo Myung-hee made it through yesterday to the final run-off, a WTO spokesman announced.