KUWAIT -- Kuwait records 616 new coronavirus cases and two deaths from the illness in the past 24 hours.
RIYADH -- Secretaries-General of the GCC and the UN discuss priorities of joint action.
WASHINGTON -- Johnson & Johnson Co. initiates multi-country Phase 3 clinical trial (ENSEMBLE) for its coronavirus vaccine candidate.
WASHINGTON -- US records almost 40,000 new coronavirus cases as the caseload nationwide nears 6.9 million.
KUWAIT -- China rebuffs as "lies" the accusations made by US President Donald Trump regarding the novel coronavirus.
PARIS -- French authorities evacuate the iconic Eiffel Tower of visitors due to a bomb threat. (end) gb