COPENHAGEN, Denmark: Denmark’s mink farmers are mourning what they say is the death of their industry after a government order to cull all of their stocks over a mutated variant of the new coronavirus. 

LONDON: British Finance Minister Rishi Sunak said there would be no return to austerity and instead he will announce “quite a significant” increase in funding for public services in a one-year spending plan on Wednesday. 

KUWAIT: Boursa Kuwait organized a virtual Corporate Day in collaboration with Morgan Stanley, one of the largest banking and financial services institutions in the world, from 18 until 19 November 2020. 

KUWAIT: Kuwait’s confirmed COVID-19 cases reached 140,056 after the Ministry of Health announced 322 new infections yesterday. 

PARIS: The airline industry holds its annual gathering by video conference next week under the shadow of the Covid-19 pandemic that has plunged the sector into a crisis that may yet claim more carriers.

KUALA LUMPUR: US President Donald Trump on Friday made a rare appearance at a virtual Asia-Pacific summit, touting his commitment to work towards “peace and prosperity” in the region, as China’s Xi Jinping used the forum to counter American protectionism. 

KUWAIT: Kuwait reported 912 new COVID-19 cases and four deaths over the weekend, raising total cases to 139,734 and deaths to 863 respectively. 

KUALA LUMPUR: President Xi Jinping hailed China as the pivot point for global free trade yesterday, vowing to keep its “super-sized” economy open for business and warning against protectionism as the world battles the Covid-19 pandemic. 

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia announced yesterday it will invest $20 billion in artificial intelligence projects by 2030, as the oil-rich country seeks to diversify its economy amid slumping crude prices.