CUXHAVEN, Germany: The German port of Cuxhaven has felt every twist and turn of the Brexit saga, from the shock of the referendum result to the interminable negotiations. 

BRUSSELS: The European Union and China yesterday approved “in principle” a major investment pact that Brussels hopes will open up lucrative opportunities, despite concerns about Beijing’s rights record. 

KUWAIT: Kuwait’s health ministry announced yesterday that it reported 205 new coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours, raising the total to 150,298, while one death recorded over the same period raised the death toll to 933. 

KUWAIT: COVID-19 has become a part of the equation of our lives, but not the entire equation. In fact, it is merely a signpost that unexpected events happen, but also such crises prove the human’s ability to adapt and the corporates’ capability to sustain. 

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia: Cambodian premier Hun Sen announced yesterday that the kingdom had extracted its first drop of crude oil from its waters, a long-awaited milestone for one of Southeast Asia’s poorest nations.

RAMSGATE, United Kingdom: The fishermen of Ramsgate, a once thriving seaside town in southern England, had high hopes that Brexit would bring back the pre-EU glory days of teeming catches and lively fish auctions. 

KUWAIT: Kuwait reported 236 new coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours, taking total cases to 150,093, as the death toll remains at 932, the health ministry said yesterday.

PARIS: Accelerating the transition to an ever more digital existence, the coronavirus pandemic has tightened tech giants’ grip on billions of customers’ lives.