KUWAIT -- Kuwait's coronavirus caseload rises by 25 to 412,449 while deaths rose by one to 2,460.
JEDDAH -- The Saudi-led Arab coalition forces launch a military operation against "legitimate targets" in Sanaa.
WASHINGTON -- The World Bank says the energy prices soared in the third quarter of 2021 and are unlikely to decline in 2022.
New Delhi -- The death toll from the devastating floods and landslides in India and neighboring Nepal tops 207.
MOSCOW -- AY.4.2 sub-variant may be around 10 percent more infectious than the original Delta, a Russian researcher cautions. (end) gb