A fire at Kuwait's Mina al-Ahmadi oil refinery on Monday injured several workers but operations were unaffected, Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) said. [...]

China's economic growth slows to 4.9% in the third quarter

China's economy grew just 4.9% in the third quarter of 2021, the weakest rate of expansion in a year as the country contended with a major energy crunch, supply chain disruptions, and deepening debt woes in its outsized property sector. [...]

Former US Secretary of State Colin Powell dies of Covid complications

He was chairman of the military's Joint Chiefs of Staff under President George H.W. Bush. [...]

Expo 2020 Dubai: 'Smart pants' to treat knee, thigh problems

Through vibration sensors on the wrist that monitor hand movement, the smart pants enable doctors to 'see' muscle movement [...]

UAE: Now, apply for your Golden Visa at Gitex 2021

Officials from the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs will guide you through the process [...]

Northeasterly surface windflow affecting extreme Northern Luzon: PAGASA

(Eagle News) — The northeasterly surface windflow is affecting extreme Northern Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said as a result, Batanes and Babuyan Islands will have cloudy skies with light rains. Metro Manila and the rest of the country, meanwhile, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms. Flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. Northern Luzon, the weather bureau said, will have moderate […] [...]

Colin Powell dies of Covid-19 complications: family

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Colin Powell, a US war hero and the first Black secretary of state who saw his legacy tarnished when he made the case for war in Iraq in 2003, has died from complications from Covid-19. He was 84. “We have lost a remarkable and loving husband, father, grandfather and a great American,” the family said in a statement posted to social media on Monday. The retired four-star general and former […] [...]

DOH records 6,943 new COVID cases, 2nd straight day that new cases were below 7K

(Eagle News) — For the second straight day, the Department of Health reported new COVID-19 cases below 7,000 on Monday, Oct. 18. The DOH said 6.943 new virus cases were recorded, while new recoveries were 19,687. This brought the total active cases to just 68,832 or 2.5 percent of total COVID-19 cases. Total Covid recoveries reached 2,617,693, or 96 percent of total cases. New Covid deaths on Monday were 86 bringing total virus fatalities […] [...]

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