LAS VEGAS: Tech aimed at battling climate change and even pumping fresh water out of thin air attracted crowds as the annual CES gadget extravaganza showed its green side.

WASHINGTON: The IMF’s executive board approved an immediate disbursement of around $700 million for Pakistan Thursday as part of a program to support the cash-strapped South Asian country through an economic crisis.

KUWAIT, Jan 13 (KUNA) -- Several Kuwaiti economists predicted that the first quarter of 2024 would witness balanced trading backed up by leading shares of the banking, financial, and logistic sectors.

SYDNEY: Elon Musk's X has shed morethan 1,000 staff globally from teams responsible for stopping abusive contentonline, according to new figures released Thursday by Australia's onlinewatchdog.

KUWAIT: Reflecting its active role in promoting financial literacy and inclusion among the different segments of society, National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) continues its participation in the “Let’s Be Aware” banking awareness campaign introduced by the Central Bank of Kuwait, in cooperation with Kuwaiti banks and Kuwait Banking Association (KBA).

LONDON: Major stock markets mostly rose and the dollar fell on Thursday before the release of US inflation data that could have a huge bearing on the Federal Reserve’s timetable for cutting interest rates.

LONDON: The UK government on Thursday announced plans for what it said was the country’s “biggest expansion of nuclear power for 70 years” to bolster its energy independence and meet carbon emission targets.

PARIS: The world added 50 percent more renewable energy capacity in 2023 over the previous year but more is needed in the battle against climate change, the International Energy Agency said on Thursday.

BEIJING: China pledged Thursday to extend funding for infrastructure in the Maldives, after it upgraded ties with the strategic Indian Ocean archipelago.