MEXICO CITY: Mexico’s ban on single-use plastic in its capital, one of the world’s most populous metropolises, has delighted environmentalists but dismayed some businesses struggling to cope with the coronavirus pandemic. 

NEW YORK: In his final days in office, the biggest names in American business are dumping President Donald Trump over accusations that he incited the deadly mob attack last week on the US Capitol. 

KUWAIT: The Kuwaiti Ministry of Health (MoH) announced yesterday that 494 new infection cases with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) were registered during the previous 24 hours. 

COLOMBO: Recession-hit Sri Lanka appealed yesterday for international investors to roll over bonds maturing this year, a further indication of the island nation’s dire financial situation. 

NEW YORK: The social platform Parler sued Amazon on Monday after the tech giant’s web division forced the conservative-favored network offline for failing to rein in incitements to violence. 

LONDON: Equities mostly dropped yesterday after last week’s strong showing, while bitcoin plunged 20 percent as volatile trading returned to markets. The dollar climbed, while oil prices declined, also after big gains last week. 

KUWAIT: The Kuwaiti Ministry of Health announced yesterday logging 527 new coronavirus cases detected in the past 24 hours, raising the caseload to 154,841. Ministry spokesperson Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad reported two deaths that were pronounced within the same period, putting the death toll at 945.

BRISBANE: An Australian doctor who began inventing virus detection tools as a “hobby” is now helming a mammoth effort to ship the first non-prescription home COVID-19 tests cleared by US regulators. 

WASHINGTON: Digital health care is in the spotlight at the tech industry’s big event this week amid a pandemic that has highlighted the importance of remote services, with a potentially lasting impact on medical delivery.