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ABU DHABI / Emirates Business Etihad Airways (Etihad) will temporarily suspend all flights to, from, and via Abu Dhabi following a decision by the National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority, and the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), to suspend all inbound, outbound, and transit passenger flights in the UAE. This decision has been made to limit the spread of ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) is commemorating World Meteorological Day, which is observed on March 23 every year. This year, the day is being celebrated under the slogan, ‘Let us count every drop, because every drop counts’. Dr. Abdulla Al Mandous, Director of NCM and President of the Regional Association II (Asia) of World Meteorological ...

Bloomberg China’s government is talking up the prospects for a rapid economic rebound from the coronavirus, even as the global economy sees further lockdowns to curb the spreading disease. Since March 20, the premier, who leads economic policy making, and a senior central-bank official, have pointed to the control of the outbreak and the resumption of activity as reasons for ...

Bloomberg Baby Devi has already lost 80% of her monthly earnings to the spread of the coronavirus — and the worst in India may be yet to come. The 38-year-old mother of four, who cleans homes for a living, lost jobs with two of her three employers. Like many relatively well-off Indians, they’ve begun social distancing to fight the highly ...

Bloomberg Germany signed off on taking on billions in new debt as part of an unprecedented package totaling more than 750 billion euros ($800 billion) to cushion the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. Under a supplementary budget, the government will borrow 156 billion euros to fund additional social spending and direct company aid. Germany has also agreed to set up ...

Bloomberg The UK government stepped in to shore up the country’s rail operators after Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned Britons they face “tougher measures” to fight the coronavirus outbreak, including a potential full lockdown if they continue to ignore calls to stop social gatherings. The Department for Transport said on Monday that it will take on the revenue and cost ...

Bloomberg Royal Philips NV is ramping up production of ventilators to double output within the next eight weeks and is targeting a four-fold increase by the third quarter to meet demand from hospitals overwhelmed by patients suffering from severe forms of Covid-19. The most-needed products are vital sign monitors, portable ventilators and medical equipment to treat a range of respiratory ...

Bloomberg The Russian military ended war games near its western borders as the country ramps up preventative measures to slow the spread of coronavirus (Covid-19). “It’s obvious that all of this is connected with preventive measures,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on a conference call on Monday. “It’s linked to the situation around the general fight against coronavirus.” The ...

Dubai / WAM As schools and universities across the country started the first day of distance learning on Sunday, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, said, “Schools are closed, but education will never stop. The UAE is the most well-equipped nation for smart learning.” Attending a virtual ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Ministry of Education on Sunday launched the distance learning system for students in all Emirati schools and higher education institutions. The system will be in place for a period of two weeks. Hussain bin Ibrahim Al Hammadi, Minister of Education, stressed that significant efforts have been exerted by education professionals to create a technical academic ...