HAVANA: A dire economic crisis and the “subversive” nature of the Internet were on the agenda yesterday and today as a historic congress of the Communist Party of Cuba meets ahead of longtime leader Raul Castro’s departure from power. 

HAVANA: A dire economic crisis and the “subversive” nature of the Internet were on the agenda yesterday and today as a historic congress of the Communist Party of Cuba meets ahead of longtime leader Raul Castro’s departure from power. 

WASHINGTON: The United States and China are “committed to cooperating” on the pressing issue of climate change, the two sides said Saturday, issuing the pledge days ahead of a key summit hosted by President Joe Biden. 

MOSCOW: Like millions of people around the world, Yuri Nekrasov stopped going to the grocery store every day last year when authorities in Moscow enforced a coronavirus lockdown. 

KUWAIT: In line with the ongoing vaccination program by Kuwait’s Ministry of Health, Lulu Hypermarket employees were vaccinated against COVID-19.

KUWAIT: Various ambassadors in Kuwait were interviewed by Kuwait Times to learn more about their local traditions and culture during Ramadan. 

KUWAIT: The number of people in Kuwait who have received their COVID-19 vaccines has reached around 822,000, or nearly 20 percent of the population, Al-Jarida Arabic daily reported yesterday. 

WASHINGTON: International commerce creates incentives for countries to erode environmental protections to attract investment, and global trade rules are needed to counter that “race to the bottom,” US Trade Representative Katherine Tai said on Thursday.

N’DJAMENA, Chad: In one hand Idjele grips a heavy hammer, in the other a block of concrete that she smashes into pieces with heavy blows that narrowly miss her fingers, her gaze towards the horizon.