LONDON, July 16 (KUNA) -- Britain signed a treaty confirming accession to the vast Indo-Pacific Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) bloc, the Ministry of Trade and Business said in a press release on Sunday.

KUWAIT: Following long moments of anticipation, amid a wide audience watching at the screens to discover the name of next millionaire, Gulf Bank has officially announced Sharefa Mohamad Ghloum Ashraf as this year’s lucky winner of the semi-annual draw prize of KD 1 million, on Thursday, July 13, 2023.

SAO PAULO: Lara Maia types on her laptop perched on a small desk occupying a gap between the fridge and wardrobe in her micro-apartment in Sao Paulo, Latin America’s most populated city.

NEW YORK: Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies rose in value on Friday after the US Securities and Exchange Commission was handed a setback in its legal campaign against the hard-hit sector.

DHANBAD: Deadly fires have raged for a century in mines in India’s Jharkhand state, where Savitri Mahto is one of 100,000 people risking their lives shoveling coal to supply insatiable demand.

KUWAIT, July 15 (KUNA) -- Egypt Kuwait Holding Company has inaugurated and developed plants in Egypt at a cost of USD 46 million through its company, Sprea.

BERLIN: Germany on Thursday adopted a tougher strategy toward a more “assertive” China, its top trade partner, in a move Beijing warned could “damage cooperation and mutual trust”.

LONDON: Hospital doctors in England on Thursday staged the biggest walkout in the history of the UK’s state-funded National Health Service, prompting fears for patient safety.

WASHINGTON: Elon Musk on Wednesday launched his own artificial intelligence company, xAI, as he seeks to compete with OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT—a program he accuses of being politically biased and irresponsible.