PARIS: Blistering crop-withering temperatures that also risk the health of agricultural workers could threaten swathes of global food production by 2045 as the world warms, an industry analysis warned Thursday.

CUPERTINO: Apple launched new smartphones Wednesday at prices similar to recent models despite inflation and supply chain woes, while unveiling a premium digital watch with a price tag to match.

KUWAIT: National Investments Company, a leader in managing investment funds locally and regionally, announced that Al Wataniya Investment Fund won the Best Investment Product Award for the Year 2021 from Global Banking and Finance.

LONDON: King Charles inherits not just the throne after the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, but also her private fortune — without having to pay inheritance tax.

Kuala Lumpur: The 18th Malaysia International Halal Showcase (MIHAS) kicked off on Wednesday with the participation of seven Kuwaiti companies in the pavilion of the Public Authority for Industry (PAI), among nearly 400 companies around the world.

BRUSSELS: The European Commission proposed a series of measures on Wednesday to control skyrocketing energy prices in Europe and punish Moscow for invading Ukraine, including a price cap on Russian gas.

KRAMATORSK, Ukraine: In a lush garden between two apartment blocks in the city of Kramatorsk, Oleskandr Matviyevsky chops dead trees into kindling.

MOSCOW: Russia will stop delivering oil and gas supplies to countries that introduce price caps, President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday.

Kuwait: Global Business Outlook magazine announced on its website that Boursa Kuwait is the recipient of the “Most Sustainable Practices in ESG” award for 2022, increasing the exchange’s prizes for the year to three, after it was awarded “Sustainable Stock Exchange of the Year in the Middle East” by Pan Finance and “Most Sustainable Company in the Financial Services Industry” by World Finance.