MANILA: The Philippine economy grew slightly less than expected in the first three months of the year, data showed Thursday, owing to persistent inflation and a widespread drought.

MUMBAI: Air India’s budget carrier subsidiary cancelled 85 flights on Thursday, a day after its operations were severely disrupted by dozens of cabin crew calling in sick at the last minute.

COTONOU: President Patrice Talon on Wednesday demanded Niger’s military rulers collaborate and reopen their side of the border if they want Benin to let ships load Nigerien crude exports at its Seme port.

PARIS: Capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere to store underground “sounds too good to be true”, a climate expert told AFP, yet the technology to increase its capacity tenfold is already being tested.

KUWAIT, May 9 (KUNA) -- The Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) announced on Thursday that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) estimated real economic activity in Kuwait had fallen by 2.2 percent in 2023.

LONDON, May 9 (KUNA) -- The Bank of England has maintained the interest rate of 5.25 percent for the sixth time in a row in a bid to rein in the inflation rate.

KUWAIT, May 9 (KUNA) -- The Kuwait Direct Investment Promotion Authority (KDIPA), hosted, Thursday, the periodic meeting of the Steering Committee of the World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA) at its premises.

TOKYO, May 9 (KUNA) -- China's imports jumped 8.4 percent from last year in first quarter of 2024 to USD 220.1 billion in US dollar terms, the government said Thursday.

KUWAIT, May 9 (KUNA) -- Exchange rate of the US dollar on Thursday steadied against the Kuwaiti dinar trading at KD 0.307 and the euro also firmed at the level of KD 0.330 compared to Wednesday's rates.