ABU DHABI/WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has directed funding for the delivery of a critical polio vaccination drive in Gaza following the re-emergence of the virus within the territory. The campaign will be supported by a pledge of US$5 million from the UAE. Delivered in collaboration with the World Health Organisation, UNICEF and UNRWA, …

AMSTERDAM/WAM Dutch inflation eased for the first time in four months in August, though marginally, the preliminary estimate from the Central Bureau of Statistics showed on Friday. Consumer prices logged an annual increase of 3.6 percent in August, following July’s 1-year high of 3.7 percent, dpa reported. Inflation based on the harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP) also moderated to …

TOKYO/WAM Japan’s industrial output in July grew 2.8 percent from the previous month as production of semiconductor equipment and electrical devices was boosted by overseas and data centre demand, government data showed on Friday. Japanese news agency Kyodo News reported that the seasonally adjusted index of production at factories and mines was 102.8 against the 2020 base of 100, according …