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ABU DHABI / WAM The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it conducted 103,132 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 1,431 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of recorded cases in the UAE to 110,039. MoHAP also noted an additional 1,652 ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai Culture and Arts Authority announced the signing of a partnership agreement with the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs (GDRFA) in line with the implementation of the cultural visa initiative launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of teh UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to strengthen joint work ...

Sharjah / WAM Al Zahia Sharjah’s premier lifestyle destination has moved one step closer to completion with the ground-breaking ceremony of its highly sustainable Al Yasmeen neighbourhood. Scheduled for completion in 2022, Al Yasmeen is designed for discerning families and young couples that demand luxury and tranquillity from the place they call home. The neighbourhood will comprise a mix of ...

Delta Air Lines Inc may be the best positioned of the US carriers to weather the pandemic slump in air travel, given its relatively strong balance sheet and historically top-tier operating performance. But even Delta sees reason for further cutbacks. It’s yet another reminder of just how painful the near-term trajectory is for the aerospace industry. Delta reported a third-quarter ...

The world just got another reminder that vaccine development isn’t easy. Johnson & Johnson announced that it was pausing the 60,000-person trial of its Covid-19 vaccine three weeks after it started because of an unexplained illness in a participant. The news comes a month after AstraZeneca Plc announced its own pause for a similar reason. That vaccine has yet to ...

Judge Amy Barrett has had a powerful ally during her confirmation hearings: Ruth Bader Ginsburg. At Ginsburg’s own hearings in 1993, she would offer “no hints, no forecasts, no previews” about how she would vote in cases that might come before the Supreme Court. She refused to answer questions about her views on the constitutionality of school vouchers, among other ...

Against a backdrop of rising tensions with the Soviets in 1959, President John F Kennedy delivered a speech in New York that presented a new strategic approach towards African nations and US global leadership in a world defined by great-power competition. “Opening our universities and college doors to several times as many African students as now come over — this ...

Bloomberg Delta Air Lines Inc is delaying $5 billion in aircraft deliveries until after 2022, dealing a blow to Airbus SE as the US carrier braces for years of weak travel demand. The deferrals include about $2 billion in planes that were scheduled to be handed over this year, Delta said in a statement as it reported worse-than-expected quarterly results. ...

Bloomberg Raytheon Technologies Corp began shedding salaried workers at its Pratt & Whitney jet-engine unit as the company prepares for a long slump in sales and repair work. Most of the involuntary cuts will occur over the next few days and affect workers in the US, Canada and Poland, Pratt said in an internal memo seen by Bloomberg News . ...

Bloomberg Americans are slowly starting to fly again, which signals a positive turnaround for owners of the more than $120 billion of municipal debt sold by the nation’s airports. Some 5.7 million travellers passed through checkpoints in the week ended on October 10, the most since the coronavirus pandemic scuttled air travel and halted tourism, according to the Transportation Security ...