WASHINGTON: US lawmakers agreed on a nearly $900 billion COVID-19 relief package for millions of Americans on Sunday, in a deal that follows months of wrangling and comes as the nation battles the world’s largest coronavirus outbreak. 

ROME: Alison is normally an optimistic person but she cried when her Christmas Eve flight home was cancelled with just a few days’ notice. “I had built this up in my head to be a much-needed break and I have been feeling a bit homesick,” said the 30-something Briton, who works as a live-in nanny in Rome. 

KUWAIT: Kuwait’s Ministry of Health (MoH) registered yesterday 230 additional COVID-19 cases over a 24-hour span, increasing the total number of infections to 148,209, while one new death was recorded raising the death toll to 922. 

BEIJING: China said its economy had yet to fully bounce back from the coronavirus pandemic and pledged financial support for recovery efforts at the end of a key annual policy meeting on Friday. 

KALAMATA, Greece: Nestled amid ancient ruins overrun by vegetation, Nikos Argirakis’ estate in Greece’s main olive growing region usually has dozens of foreign workers toiling around his 1,000 olive trees. 

BRUSSELS: Negotiations for a post-Brexit trade deal were deadlocked and threatened by failure yesterday, as both sides dug in their heels over access to the UK’s rich fishing waters. 

KUWAIT: Kuwait’s Ministry of Health will continue holding its daily COVID-19 press conference updates from Jaber Hospital tomorrow, spokesperson Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad said. 

KUWAIT: Member of the higher advisory committee and vaccines committee at the health ministry Prof Khalid Al-Saeed said the first batch of coronavirus vaccines will arrive in Kuwait tomorrow or on Wednesday, adding that it includes around 150,000 doses enough for 75,000 individuals, as each person will get two shots.

KUWAIT: Ooredoo Telecom, the first to introduce innovative digital services in Kuwait, has won the prestigious recognition as the ‘Best Application’ (Mobile/Tablet) at the MENA Digital Awards 2019 for its innovative MyOoredoo Application.