October, 2020

• 21 October

  UAE renews continued commitment to support Palestinian people

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Reem bint Ibrahim Al Hashemy, Minister of State for International Cooperation, has affirmed during her meeting with the Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, that the UAE was one of the first countries to provide support to UNRWA. Moreover, the minister underscored that ...

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• 21 October

  Emirates expands reach to 45 more destinations

  

  DUBAI / WAM Emirates airline and Airlink announced an interline agreement, widening Emirates’ reach into Southern Africa as countries begin opening their borders for travellers. Emirates’ agreement with Airlink will provide its customers enhanced connectivity via its gateways Johannesburg and Cape Town to more than 25 domestic destinations in South Africa and more than 20 regional destinations in Southern Africa. ...

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• 21 October

  Emirates Post marks UAE Mars Mission with dedicated stamps

  

  DUBAI / WAM Emirates Post, in collaboration with Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre and the UAE Space Agency, issued on Tuesday the distinctive commemorative stamp ‘Emirates Mars Mission – Hope Probe’ to celebrate the UAE’s historic first mission to the Mars and its broader space ambitions. The commemorative stamps feature four different images, two of which illustrates the design of ...

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• 21 October

  Covid-19: UAE reports 110,313 total recoveries

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it conducted 112,196 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 1,077 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of recorded cases in the UAE to 117,594. The ministry also noted an additional ...

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• 21 October

  Sharjah Islamic Bank launches ‘Joud’ prepaid card

  

  Sharjah / WAM Sharjah Islamic Bank launched the “Joud” prepaid card in cooperation with the Sharjah Charity International, which enjoys a list of qualitative benefits and added value aimed at digitizing the process of transferring funds and monthly financial aid from the association to about 1,300 needy families. The cards are aimed at making it easier for those in need ...

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• 21 October

  How to avoid another failure on Covid relief

  

  Despite some last-minute negotiations, Congress seems unlikely to pass a new round of Covid stimulus this year. The contrast between the speed with which Democrats and Republicans came together to pass the first relief package last March, and the embarrassing failure to pass a second, couldn’t be starker. It didn’t have to be this way — and Congress doesn’t need ...

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• 21 October

  Thai leaders can’t afford conflict

  

  Anti-government marchers have been gathering across Thailand in defiance of a state of emergency, and their list of demands now stretches to include reining in the powerful monarchy. Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-Ocha has indicated he wants to talk. He could do with listening, too. Discontent has simmered since a March 2019 election, but gathered steam late in the year with ...

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• 21 October

  Hydrogen brightens clean energy outlook

  The low costs of renewable energy that have enabled the world to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions over the past decade are continuing to fall, which is welcome news for the effort to address climate change. And now along comes hydrogen, a crucial new energy technology, to provide fresh reason to be optimistic about progress ahead. For the first time this year, ...

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• 21 October

  Europe shouldn’t try to eat London’s lunch

  Brexit could one day give the European Union (EU) an opportunity to challenge the City of London’s dominance as a global financial hub. Right now, however, the EU is in no condition to take advantage. As talks on Britain’s future relationship with the union come down to the wire — yet again — London’s role as the bloc’s primary purveyor ...

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• 21 October

  Cathay Pacific to cut 6,000 jobs, close Dragon brand

  

  Bloomberg Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd will cut 6,000 jobs and close its Cathay Dragon brand, the South China Morning Post reported, as part of a strategic review to combat the deep damage caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The Hong Kong-based airline is expected to officially announce the plan after the market close on Wednesday, the newspaper said. It initially planned ...

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