KUWAIT: Zain, the leading digital service provider in Kuwait, announced the launch of the sixth edition of its Zain Great Idea (ZGI) tech startup accelerator program, which comes this year in an all-virtual format to adhere to the health guidelines posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

KUWAIT: Kuwait recorded 204 new coronavirus infections yesterday to take total cases to 149,857, and one virus-related death in the past 24 hours to take the death toll to 932, the health ministry said. 

NEW YORK: The pound jumped, while European stock markets were little changed, as Britain and the European Union reached a trade deal after months of talks on the terms of commerce in the aftermath of Brexit. 

LONDON: Britain left the EU on January 31, 2020, but ties between the bloc and its former member remained unchanged during a so-called transition period while both sides tried to work out a new trading relationship. 

KUWAIT: After the success of the “Premier Market”, which is considered the ideal destination for investors for what it offers in terms of transparency and liquidity, Boursa Kuwait has received approval from the Capital Markets Authority to restructure its promotion requirements for its “Premier Market”. 

DUBAI: Dubai said yesterday it expects to cut its budget to $15.5 billion in 2021 after its economy was impacted by a plunge in tourism and other sectors amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. 

KUWAIT: Kuwait yesterday listed 204 new coronavirus infections recorded over the past 24 hours, raising the total to 149,653.

KUWAIT: Health Minister Sheikh Dr Basel Al-Sabah yesterday hailed the high turnout of medical personnel and frontline workers at the coronavirus vaccination center after the vaccination campaign kicked off yesterday.

CHRISTS HOSPITAL, UK: David Exwood’s glossy, chestnut-brown Sussex cattle are brought in during the winter months and, apart from the bellowing that comes from their barns, his 1,000 hectare farm is quiet. But while the inaction on his farm, near Horsham, southeast England, is typical of many in the colder months, it belies tensions across British agriculture as the sector braces for the New Year.