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Davos in the Swiss Alps has been unusually quiet as delegates stay away due to the coronavirus crisis. EPA

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FILE PHOTO: Vials with a sticker reading, "COVID-19 / Coronavirus vaccine / Injection only" and a medical syringe are seen in front of a displayed Moderna logo in this illustration taken October 31, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvi/File Photo

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A medic holds up a vaccine vial at Burjeel Hospital in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National

Sinopharm vaccine, Abu Dhabi the safest city, 3,579 new cases - The Daily Update

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The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine requires two injections for people to get the full benefit.. AP

Pfizer vaccine rescheduled, vaccinated people can still spread virus, 3,566 cases - The Daily Update

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Beyond The Headlines
US President Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th US President on January 20, 2021, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. AFP

Beyond the headlines: an unprecedented presidential handover

Beyond The Headlines
Sexual harassment in Egypt was the inspiration for photographer Eman Helal’s essay ‘Just Stop’. Courtesy Eman Helal

Beyond the Headlines: how Egypt's #MeToo movement is changing the country

Beyond The Headlines
A syringe and a vial containing the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine. AFP

Beyond the Headlines: will vaccines help us return to normal in 2021?

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Neom’s head of technology describes his vision for the future city: Business Extra

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epa08923391 A Trump supporter holds a placard reading ÔDeep State Voter Fraud! Media and Big Tech Information WarfareÕ as Pro-Trump protesters demonstrate in support of US president Donald Trump in front of the City Hall in Los Angeles, California, USA, 06 January 2021. Right-wing conservative groups are protesting against Congress counting the electoral college votes. Dozens of state and federal judges have shot down challenges to the 2020 presidential election, finding the accusations of fraud to be without merit. EPA/ETIENNE LAURENT

Left holding the mic: will shareholders still love Twitter and Facebook?

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The logo of Alibaba Group is seen at its office in Beijing. The company is planning to raise $5bn through a bond sale this month. Reuters

What the US-China economic rivalry means for the Middle East: Business Extra

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Pocketful of Dirhams
young asian woman uses digital tablet on virtual visual screen at night. Getty Images

Can Artificial Intelligence make us better investors? – Pocketful of Dirhams

Money
British Union flag in front of the Elizabeth Tower at Houses of Parliament in central London, March 29, 2017. AP

Is now the time to invest in post-Brexit Britain? – Pocketful of Dirhams

Money
Bitcoin was down 6.3% at 7.06pm on Sunday but has enjoyed a fourfold increase in value against the US dollar over the past 12 months. Reuters

Can Bitcoin’s value really soar to $400,000? – Pocketful of Dirhams

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My2020
Former British prime minister Tony Blair with The National's Editor-in-Chief Mina Al-Oraibi. The team wore masks during set-up and recording of the podcast but Mr Blair and Ms Al-Oraibi, who had both received negative Covid-19 tests, chose not to during the interview for the reason of maintaining sound quality. Image: The National

Tony Blair: UK must reconstruct its place in the world

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Tony Douglas, Group Chief Executive of Etihad Airways. Image: The National

My 2020 Podcast: Etihad's Tony Douglas

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Sultan Al Qassemi. Image: The National

My 2020 Podcast: Sultan Al Qassemi

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Kiss bassist Gene Simmons will perform in Dubai this New Year's Eve. AFP

'It's expensive to do what we do': Gene Simmons on why there'll never be another Kiss

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Afra Al Dhaheri working on her installation 'Tasreeha, 2020', from Abu Dhabi Art's Beyond: Emerging Artists show at Manarat Al Saadiyat

Meet the three female artists from Abu Dhabi Art’s commissions programme

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World Diabetes Day: Close to your heart for T2 diabetes

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Seera
Dr Rana Dajani Seera

The science of success

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Seera podcast Lana Nussiebeh

Lana Nusseibeh making history for the UAE

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Rima Assi Seera 3by4

Breaking the glass ceiling in the Middle East

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Books of my life
SAINT MALO, FRANCE - JUNE 12: English Author Alexander McCall Smith poses during "Etonnants Voyageurs" book festival on June 12, 2011 in Saint Malo, France. (Photo by Raphael GAILLARDE/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)

Alexander McCall Smith's mysterious case of books

Books of my life
In this picture taken on November 8, 2018, Scottish novelist Irvine Welsh poses during an interview with AFP in Hong Kong. - Twenty-five years ago Irvine Welsh's debut novel "Trainspotting" burst out of the housing schemes and back alleys of post-industrial Scotland in a whirlwind of drugs, sex and violence that horrified and delighted critics alike. Scotland's most famous ex-heroin addict is still delivering the goods, and is as far as ever from settling for "carpet slippers and a cottage on the coast." (Photo by Anthony WALLACE / AFP)

Irvine Welsh's literary highs

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Mark Thomas/Shutterstock (10011336q) Opera Singer, Sir Bryn Terfel, arrives to perform on 'The Andrew Marr Show' at the BBC Studios. The Andrew Marr Television Show, London, UK - 02 Dec 2018

The story of Bryn Terfel

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The Cricket Pod
Moeen Ali has been dropped by England for the second Ashes Test. PA

Moeen Ali dropped by England for second Ashes Test at Lord's

The Cricket Pod
Over the years, the UAE has attracted some of the best teams and competitions to the country. Ravindranath K / The National

Pakistan and UAE helped to grow game together: The Cricket Pod

The Cricket Pod
FILE PHOTO: Cricket - ICC Cricket World Cup - New Zealand v Pakistan - Edgbaston, Birmingham, Britian - June 26, 2019 Pakistan's Mohammad Amir celebrates taking the wicket of New Zealand's Martin Guptill Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers/File Photo

Amir has boosted Pakistan's 2023 World Cup tilt: The Cricket Pod

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EDITOR'S PICKS
Popular holiday destination the Maldives has been added to Abu Dhabi's 'green list' of quarantine-free countries. Singapore, Australia, Greenland and the Falkland Islands are also included in the most recent list. Unsplash

Maldives, Australia, Singapore and more added to Abu Dhabi's 'green list'

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Davos in the Swiss Alps has been unusually quiet as delegates stay away due to the coronavirus crisis. EPA

What role does Davos play in a world gone virtual?

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This file image grab taken on December 13, 2020 from a video published on the personal twitter account of Algeria's President Abdelmadjid Tebboune shows him delivering a speech to a camera next to an Algerian flag. AFP

Tebboune's health condition raises concerns on his ability to rule Algeria

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A protester holds a poster reading ‘We demand the release of those arrested during the social crisis’ during a demonstration in Tunis. AP 

Tunisia Cabinet meets to confirm reshuffle as anger flares over protester death

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'Digital passports' will get the world moving again

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The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine requires two injections for people to get the full benefit.. AP

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A medic holds up a vaccine vial at Burjeel Hospital in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National

Sinopharm vaccine, Abu Dhabi the safest city, 3,579 new cases - The Daily Update

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The International Air Transport Association and Etihad Airways are partnering to launch the IATA Travel Pass for the Abu Dhabi airline's passengers. Courtesy Etihad Airways.

Etihad and Emirates sales, UAE to shut private maid agencies, 3,491 new cases - The Daily Update

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FILE PHOTO: Vials with a sticker reading, "COVID-19 / Coronavirus vaccine / Injection only" and a medical syringe are seen in front of a displayed Moderna logo in this illustration taken October 31, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvi/File Photo

Vaccines, Apple topples Amazon, cloud seeding - The Daily Update

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