September, 2020

• 27 September

  UAE reports 80,544 total recoveries from Covid-19

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) said it carried out over 72,388 additional Covid-19 tests in the country over the last 24 hours, using the latest testing methods. The ministry said in a statement that the intense testing drive uncovered 851 new cases of various nationalities, who are all in a stable condition and receiving ...

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• 27 September

  UAE ranks first in 121 global competitive indices

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has affirmed that enhancing competitiveness ranking in all sectors plays a key role in the development strategies adopted by the country to further advance government performance and enhance the quality of life for citizens and residents. ...

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• 27 September

  UAE is meeting its humanitarian commitments, says Dr Gargash

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Dr Anwar bin Mohammed Gargash, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, has said that the UAE is meeting its humanitarian commitments, in line with the approach established by the UAE’s Founding Father, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. He also noted that this approach is one of the cornerstones of the country’s foreign policy. ...

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• 27 September

  UAE, Denmark to boost cooperation in key fields

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Dr Anwar bin Mohammed Gargash, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, met with Jeppe Kofod, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, and reviewed with him the prospects of further consolidating relations between the two friendly countries across various fields. They also discussed cooperation between the UAE and the Kingdom of Denmark, as well as current regional ...

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• 27 September

  Court judgements to go public on ADJD website

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi Judicial Department (ADJD) started publishing judgments rendered by the courts of the emirate of Abu Dhabi on its website as part of the efforts to raise legal awareness and enhance cognitive background among the community members, confirm the impartiality and transparency of the legal principles, and enhance the competitiveness of the emirate and ...

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• 27 September

  Don’t let politics affect virus-economy relief

  

  The US Congress has a full plate, to say the least. The coronavirus pandemic has claimed over 200,000 lives, and the virus will continue to spread this fall and winter. Members of both houses are up for re-election in November. The Senate will probably be asked to approve President Donald Trump’s next nominee to the Supreme Court. Funding to keep ...

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• 27 September

  Chanel designs a fashionable bond

  

  It’s important in the fashion world to make a big entrance and Chanel is doing just that with its inaugural 600 million-euro ($700 million) bond. It has chosen to issue debt that’s linked to environmental sustainability targets; the bond includes a penalty if the company doesn’t live up to its green goals. The famous French luxury brand — headquartered in ...

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• 27 September

  Is Covid-19 airborne? The CDC can’t say yet

  The CDC posted and then retracted a statement about Covid-19 being an “airborne” disease. While the switch generated tons of attention from the press, infectious disease experts say it’s not clear it would have made much difference if the word had remained. The term might just confuse the public even more. The more serious problem is that we are losing ...

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• 27 September

  Miners carve an ugly heritage for themselves

  The most shocking thing about Rio Tinto Group’s demolition of a 46,000-year-old Aboriginal site in Australia’s remote Pilbara region is how commonplace it was. The Pilbara is source of about half of the world’s traded iron ore, worth about $65 billion a year. It’s also a crucial area of world heritage, home to the world’s largest collection of art from ...

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• 27 September

  Xi stays course on Xinjiang policies despite global furor

  

  Bloomberg Chinese President Xi Jinping has doubled down on China’s policies towards Uighurs in the country’s western Xinjiang region despite international condemnation. “Facts prove that the party’s policies on Xinjiang in the new era are completely correct and must be adhered to in the long term,” the official Xinhua News Agency quoted Xi as saying during a work meeting held ...

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