BAD MUSKAU: In the castle gardens of Muskauer Park, which straddles both banks of the German-Polish river border, caretakers have mounted a fightback against the impacts of climate change.

KERKENNAH: Off a quiet Tunisian island, Sara Souissi readies her small fishing boat. As a woman in the male-dominated trade, she rows against entrenched patriarchy but also environmental threats to her livelihood.

SEATTLE: Talks between Boeing and striking US factory workers are due to resume early next week under a federal mediator, the government said Friday, after workers voted overwhelmingly to reject an earlier proposal from the embattled aviation giant. 

Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) have emerged as an essential tool for governments worldwide to bridge the gap in public service delivery and infrastructure development. The collaboration between public entities and private sectors in these partnerships aims to leverage the strengths of both parties.

KUWAIT: In its ongoing efforts to enhance community sustainability, Gulf Bank has joined the “Back to School” initiative for the new academic year. The bank prepared 1,000 fully stocked school bags, complete with all necessary supplies, to be distributed to children from underprivileged families, in partnership with the volunteer team ‘Basta’.

BEIJING: Chinese retail sales and industrial production growth slowed in August, official data showed Saturday, as leaders in Beijing seek paths to achieve growth targets despite consumers’ reluctance to spend.

MOSCOW: Russia’s central bank has raised interest rates to 19 percent amid the country’s ongoing Ukraine offensive, warning inflation was running too high and it needed to cool the economy.

KUWAIT: Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait KSCP (ABK) has successfully priced a $300 million Additional Tier 1 (AT1) bond offering with a coupon rate of 6.5 percent per annum.

HANOI: Typhoon Yagi caused severe damage to many factories and flooded warehouses in northern Vietnam’s export-oriented industrial hubs, with some shuttered plants expected to need weeks to return to full operation, executives said.