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  GAZA / WAM The Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip has received a medical supplies convoy provided by the UAE, containing one million doses of the Sputnik V vaccine to fight Covid-19. The convoy arrived in the Gaza Strip through the Rafah Border Crossing, and is the largest medical support of its kind provided by the UAE to ...

  Sharjah / WAM The sixth edition of Xposure International Photography Festival will host its first-ever Conservation Summit on February 10, under the theme ‘Saving our Oceans’, to explore hope and solutions for ocean conservation. A distinguished panel of conservationists, biologists, ocean explorers, researchers and photographers will shine a light on conservation stories through exhibitions and numerous panel discussions to ...

  SHARJAH / WAM The Emirates Publishers Association (EPA) hosted a virtual brainstorming session titled, ‘The Future Prospects of Publishing’, to engage local publishers in the process of setting priorities and developing the entity’s strategic five-year plans. Ali Bin Hatem, President of EPA and Rashid Al Kous, Executive Director of EPA, participated in the virtual session that was also attended ...

  Dubai / WAM The Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre (FCSC) revealed that the number of medical personnel in the UAE grew between 104 percent and 140 percent on average over a period of ten years. The number of physicians working in the public and private sectors in the country increased to 26,151 by the end of 2020, compared to ...

  Bloomberg Japan’s coal imports are poised to jump to the highest level in at least two years as the nation’s utilities turn to the dirtiest fossil fuel as a replacement for expensive liquefied natural gas. More than 17.3 million tons of coal will be delivered to the country this month, said Edwin Toh, a dry bulk manager at energy ...

  Facebook and Instagram are reportedly working on ways to let users display non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on their profiles, and on building a marketplace to let users buy and sell these digital art objects and collectibles. No sooner did the Financial Times break that news last week than Twitter launched a first version of its own NFT integration that lets ...

Singapore isn’t a place for monetary policy surprises. The central bank’s strike against inflation — only the third unscheduled move in two decades — sends a clear signal that expectations of higher prices for longer have gone mainstream. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) slightly raised the rate of appreciation of its main currency band, meaning it will let the ...

  China is putting market-oriented solutions for its troubled collection of property developers into practice — even in a market frozen by fear. Industry consolidation has always been Beijing’s preferred remedy for a liquidity crisis. In recent years, we witnessed a wave of regional bank mergers, with bureaucrats maneuvering behind the scenes to avoid stirring panic and bank runs. We ...

  After weeks of mostly fruitless diplomacy, Nato is bracing for war. Countering Russia’s buildup on Ukraine’s borders, the alliance is readying a force to deploy to eastern Europe that could include as many as 8,500 US troops. Denmark has dispatched fighter jets to Lithuania and a frigate to the Baltic Sea. Dutch F-35s are being moved to Bulgaria. Multiple ...

  Bloomberg EasyJet Plc will pour capacity into the UK this summer as easing travel curbs boost demand and make the country a key battleground for airlines emerging from two years of Covid-19 disruption. Bookings in Britain are surging, according to the Luton, England-based carrier, which plans to lift seating to near normal levels by the summer, meeting the challenge ...