Bloomberg UK government borrowing soared to 173.7 billion pounds ($222 billion) in the first five months of the fiscal year as the costs of the coronavirus pandemic continued to mount. The budget deficit in August alone was 35.9 billion pounds, the Office for National Statistics said. Britain now has borrowed more since a national lockdown was imposed in March than ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi General Services Company (Musanada), which is part of the ADQ, has completed all the summer maintenance works pertaining to 101 schools across Abu Dhabi, Al Ain and Al Dhafra regions at a total cost of approximately AED26.2 million. The company was keen on completing the maintenance and renovation works as per the agreed ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced on Saturday that it conducted 98,168 additional Covid-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment. As part of its intensified testing campaign, MoHAP announced 1,078 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of cases in the UAE to 90,618. The ministry also noted an ...