GENEVA: Women have a harder time accessing work globally than previously thought, while the gender gap in working conditions and pay has barely budged in two decades, the United Nations said Monday.

PARIS: A majority of French people support rolling strikes announced against President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform, a poll showed Monday, underlining the unpopularity of changes the government views as essential.

DOHA: Only a third of people in the world’s poorest countries can connect to the internet, the UN telecoms agency said Sunday, but low-flying satellites could bring hope to millions, especially in remote corners of Africa.

BEIRUT: A Lebanese judge has summoned central bank governor Riad Salameh for questioning next week, a judicial official said Monday, as the crisis-hit country advances an embezzlement probe parallel to European investigations.

RIYADH: Driven by its commitment to exploring regional cooperation horizons to achieve its growth objectives and enhance its global position, Bahri, the national shipping company of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and a global leader in transportation and logistics, has signed a non-binding renewable six-month agreement with the Suez Canal Authority, an independent general Egyptian Authority responsible for the canal facility’s affairs, a key global shipping lane.

BEIJING: China on Sunday set an economic growth target of “around 5 percent” for 2023, one of the lowest in decades, as its annual National People’s Congress opened in Beijing.

KUWAIT: Tiara Jewelry held an event on March 1 at Hamra Tower to celebrate the arrival of Arnold & Son’s five new watches to Kuwait, in the presence of Ayman Zamani, owner of Tiara and agent of Arnold & Son in Kuwait, as well as Cedric Burel, Regional Director of Arnold & Son in the Middle East, Pascal Bechu, Vice President of Sales, watch collector Waleed Al-Jassem and other clients.

DAWSON, United States: Modern Texas was built on oil, and its production has long been a source of immense pride. But now, areas that moved to the steady rhythm of oil derricks for more than a century are making the state a national leader in wind and solar energy.

KUWAIT: By the end of February 2023, the 11th month of the current fiscal year 2022/2023 ended with the monthly average price of Kuwaiti oil reaching $83.2 per barrel.