January, 2021

• 26 January

  Covid-19: UAE reports 3,820 new recoveries

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it conducted 140,477 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 3,591 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of recorded cases in the UAE to 281,546. The ministry also noted that an ...

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• 26 January

  Abu Dhabi to promote national products through new campaign

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (Added) launched the “Made in Abu Dhabi” campaign to promote national products manufactured in Abu Dhabi emirate in order to enhance their competitiveness and encourage consumers to ‘buy local’. In addition, it will incentivise manufacturers to display the approved campaign logo on their products. In order to communicate the campaign ...

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• 26 January

  UAE consolidates position as leading supporter of children’s rights in world

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has consolidated its position as a leading global supporter of children’s rights, through a range of initiatives and aid campaigns aimed at ensuring the rights of millions of children to health, education and food. HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the General Women’s Union, President of the Supreme Council for ...

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• 26 January

  ADFD finances AED 4.7bn worth of 90 renewables projects in a decade

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) has been supporting the country’s effort towards driving energy transition at home and around world by financing innovative renewable-energy projects. These initiatives have had powerful impact on economies and the environment of beneficiary countries. The fund has consistently increased its portfolio of such projects, having funded 90 of them over ...

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• 26 January

  Renewables pip fossil fuels in EU in 2020

  

  Bloomberg Renewables are for the first time the dominant power source in Europe’s electric grid. In a year that saw pandemic restrictions sap energy demand across the continent, the drop in supply came mostly from more expensive power from fossil fuels. That helped green sources take the biggest share of the European Union’s generation, a portion that will keep growing ...

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• 26 January

  Russia’s Fortuna resumes work on Nord Stream 2

  

  Bloomberg Russian pipelaying vessel Fortuna has started working at the Nord Stream 2 construction site in Danish waters, defying new US sanctions against the controversial gas-pipeline project. The work being done in the Danish exclusive economic zone is “performed in line with relevant permits” and precede the actual construction of the gas link, a spokeswoman for Nord Stream 2 AG ...

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• 26 January

  World’s biggest offshore wind producer moves into hydrogen

  

  Bloomberg Danish utility Orsted A/S took a final investment decision on its first hydrogen project as it expands beyond wind power. The world’s biggest producer of electricity from turbines at sea will use the technology at its Danish demonstration project H2RES to produce green hydrogen. It’s a small, but concrete step for the company that could help it stand out ...

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• 26 January

  Biden won, but the fate of democracy still uncertain

  

  The inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris last week will help to reset an unbalanced nation. But the armed camp in which they took their oaths is testament to the precarious state of democracy in America. The loss of democratic muscle in the US over the past four years has been precipitous. It wasn’t simply the election of a ...

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• 26 January

  Is Clubhouse social media’s next star?

  

  The next killer smartphone app has arrived — and it offers the potential to transform how we communicate, share knowledge and even make new friends. I am talking about voice-and-audio-based social networking startup Clubhouse. Its platform enables users to drop in and out of ephemeral chat rooms and take part in a range of gatherings, from small “water-cooler” type conversations ...

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• 26 January

  Is it okay to regulate cryptocurrencies now?

  At her confirmation hearing, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said many cryptocurrencies are used “mainly for illicit financing, and I think we really need to examine ways in which we can curtail their use.” Although her written testimony says the government also needs to “look closely at how to encourage their use for legitimate activities,” it seems clear: More regulation of ...

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