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Bloomberg Singapore’s government plans to create urgent legislation to formalise the use of virus contact-tracing data in investigations of serious crimes. Legislation will be introduced in the next sitting of parliament in February to limit the use of the data to probes of seven categories of serious crimes, the Smart Nation and Digital Government Office said in a statement. Those ...

Bloomberg Global demand for Chinese goods has been so strong recently it’s creating a shortage of containers and driving up shipping costs, potentially impeding the nation’s exports in coming months. Exports have been on a tear since July last year, fuelled by pandemic-related purchases like medical masks and work-at-home equipment, including computers. Imports haven’t been growing at nearly the same ...

Bloomberg India will kick start one of the world’s largest coronavirus inoculation campaigns, aimed at stemming the spread of a disease that has infected 10.4 million people within its borders and plunged its economy into recession. Starting January 16, the South Asian nation will start administering the first shots of a Covid-19 vaccine on nearly 30 million healthcare workers and ...

Bloomberg Banned from social media and abandoned by some staff after inciting a riot at the US Capitol, President Donald Trump and a dwindling circle of advisers plan a defiant final week in office, according to people familiar with the matter. Trump is confident Vice President Mike Pence and members of his cabinet won’t attempt to remove him under the ...

DUBAI / WAM Infrastructure projects valued at AED 10 billion are currently underway along the East Coast of the UAE, said Suhail bin Mohammed Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy and Infrastructure. The project are part of the 2018-23 five year plan, which includes the ministry’s investment programme and the projects undertaken by the Follow up Committee of the Initiatives of ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Government of Dubai Media Office (GDMO), in partnership with Al Hudhud Publishing and Distribution, on Saturday launched ‘My Little World’, a collection of five stories written by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, based on his early life experiences. Blending engaging storytelling ...

Dubai / WAM The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) completed Phase III of the Dedicated Bus and Taxi Lanes Project on Khalid bin Al Waleed Street. The lane extends 4.3 km from the intersection of Khalid bin Al Waleed Street-Al Mina Street, to a point just before the intersection of Zabeel Street, and in both directions. The dedicated lane has ...

DUBAI / WAM The Ministry of Community Development (MoCD) on Saturday announced its continuous efforts to provide free installation of ‘Hassantuk’ smart fire alarm system service for eligible beneficiaries in line with government directives to ensure safety of lives and property by expanding the installation, operation and management of fire alarm systems to include the Ministry’s beneficiaries. The ministry, in ...

Bloomberg Kim Jong Un will put North Korea on a path to develop more advanced nuclear technologies and missiles, sending a chilling warning to President-elect Joe Biden that the Asian leader is ready to ratchet up security tensions. Kim called the US a “war monster” and his “biggest main enemy,” at the first Congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The National Central Cooling Company (Tabreed) has announced the signing of an agreement with Miral to provide district cooling services to SeaWorld Abu Dhabi, a first-of-its-kind marine life theme park being developed by Miral on Yas Island. Tabreed will connect the new SeaWorld Abu Dhabi development to its existing Yas Island district cooling scheme and will ...