AUSTIN, TEXAS – Texas Governor Greg Abbott tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, according to his office, who said the Republican is in good health and experiencing no symptoms. Abbott, who was vaccinated in December and has refused calls to reinstate mask mandates as the highly contagious delta variant surges in Texas, was isolating in […]
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Nigeria Begins Second Phase of COVID-19 Vaccinations
ABUJA, NIGERIA – Nigeria began a second phase of nationwide coronavirus vaccinations Tuesday amid an upsurge in cases of the delta variant. Authorities say 4,080,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine donated by the U.S. government will be distributed to citizens in coming weeks. “We’re very hopeful that we’re going to meet the needs of most […]
SADC Summit Begins in Malawi with Concerns Over COVID-19 Vaccine Hoarding
BLANTYRE, MALAWI – Malawi president Lazarus Chakwera has urged southern African leaders to increase efforts to combat the coronavirus pandemic and called on wealthy nations to stop hoarding vaccine. The Malawi leader was speaking at the annual summit of the 16-member Southern African Development Community in Malawi’s capital, Lilongwe. Speaking during the televised function Tuesday, […]
Cabinet condemns ongoing Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia
– The Kuwaiti Cabinet on Monday reiterated its denouncement of the continued Houthi drone assaults on Saudi Arabia that aim to threaten the kingdom’s security. This came during a Cabinet weekly meeting held earlier in the day at Seif Palace, under the chairmanship of His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah. […]
Kuwaiti ministries to limit public spending amid steps to address budget deficit
Kuwait’s cabinet has instructed all state bodies to limit spending to at least 10 per cent as part of plans to address the country’s budget deficit, ministers agreed on Tuesday. The measures also call to limit spending on local and internationally-held functions and exhibitions, travel expenses pertaining to overseas training, foreign missions and medical treatment […]
Kuwait oil price down USD 1.14 to USD 70.97 pb
The price of Kuwaiti oil went down by USD 1.14 to USD 70.97 per barrel Monday after being at USD 72.11 pb last Friday, said the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) Tuesday. As for the Brent crude and the West Texas Intermediate, the price indicators for both went down by USD 1.08 and USD 1.15 to […]