December, 2020

• 8 December

  100 meetings take place at Dubai International Content Market

  

  DUBAI / WAM The Dubai International Content Market (DICM) was successfully launched on Monday with the attendance of content buyers and sellers from over 35 countries. The field of content witnessed great demand this year, which indicates its importance and the key role it plays in the development of the Media sector in general, and the field of Content Creation ...

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• 8 December

  Aspire teams up with XPRIZE over competition

  ABU DHABI / WAM Aspire, the newly established dedicated technology programme management pillar of Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC), on Monday announced that it is partnering with US-based non-profit organisation XPRIZE on “XPRIZE Feed the Next Billion” competition, a four-year international competition that aims to revolutionise the global food supply chain and its impact on communities around the world. Aspire ...

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• 8 December

  Reporting healthcare abuses in private facilities made easy

  

  DUBAI / WAM The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) has debuted its new e-complaint system where patients can report medical malpractices and administrative errors made in private health facilities. The newly released system comes as part of MoHAP’s efforts to upgrade the quality of the health system, innovate smart solutions, and adhere to the implementation of quality systems. This ...

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• 8 December

  Spain is heading in the wrong direction

  

  At the end of a terrible 2020, Pedro Sanchez has something to celebrate. Spain’s prime minister has succeeded in passing the country’s first full-year budget since 2016 even though he presides over a minority government. A string of regional parties suddenly warmed to his left-wing coalition of the Socialists and Podemos — and especially to the nearly 140 billion euros ...

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• 8 December

  China scores big against poverty

  

  China has all but met President Xi Jinping’s pledge to eradicate extreme poverty by 2020. More than 800 counties considered severely impoverished just under a decade ago have now cleared a government-defined line of 4,000 yuan, or roughly $600, in annual per-capita income. The last nine, in the province of Guizhou in China’s southwest, were removed from the list this ...

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• 8 December

  Glencore’s succession isn’t over yet. Let’s see

  Ivan Glasenberg, the pugnacious boss of commodities giant Glencore Plc, says he will retire next year. His influence will linger beyond that. After years of brushing off succession questions with the reassurance that he wouldn’t outstay his welcome, Glasenberg slipped the word into a mundane investor presentation. He’ll be replaced by a lieutenant, Gary Nagle, who takes the helm as ...

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• 8 December

  Donald Trump’s legacy on immigration system

  For the past four years, debate about immigration policies has grown both more heated and more beside the point. President Donald Trump was committed to immiserating as many immigrants as possible, and any cost/benefit analysis was irrelevant. It is easy enough to imagine a less sadistic system. But reimagining enforcement altogether — its ends and means — is a more ...

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• 8 December

  US to sanction China officials over Hong Kong

  

  Bloomberg The US is preparing to sanction at least a dozen more Chinese officials over their role in the recent disqualification of Hong Kong legislators, according to two people familiar with the plans. The latest round of sanctions over Hong Kong was expected to be rolled out on Monday, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the ...

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• 8 December

  Romanian PM upbeat on coalition rule

  

  Bloomberg Romania’s ruling party remains confident of leading the next government, despite coming a surprise second in elections that were dominated by the Covid-19 pandemic. With the coronavirus pulling turnout down to the lowest since communism collapsed, it was the opposition Social Democrats who proved most effective at mobilising their supporters, garnering 30% of the votes with almost 100% counted. ...

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• 8 December

  Poland’s coalition shows cracks on EU budget veto

  

  Bloomberg Poland’s coalition government is showing fissures over its decision to block the European Union’s $2.2 trillion spending plan, with a junior coalition partner repeating a stance that puts him at odds with the shot-calling ruling party. The stakes are high for Poland and fellow eastern EU member Hungary. Their opposition to tying the bloc’s budget and coronavirus rescue plan ...

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