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William Li, chief executive officer of Nio Inc., front right, uses a smartphone to take a photograph during an event marking the rollout of the company’s 100,000th electric vehicle at the automaker’s factory in Hefei, Anhui province, China, on Wednesday, April 7, 2021. Nio said it delivered 7,257 cars last month, bringing its first quarter total to 20,060 vehicles - a 423% jump from the previous year period. Photograph: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg

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A lab assistant uses a pipette to prepare Coronavirus RNA for sequencing at the Wellcome Sanger Institute that is operated by Genome Research in Cambridge, Thursday, March 4, 2021. Cambridge University microbiologist Sharon Peacock understood that genomic sequencing would be crucial in tracking the coronavirus, controlling outbreaks and developing vaccines, so she began working with colleagues around the country to put together a plan when there were just 84 confirmed cases in the country. The initiative helped make Britain a world leader in rapidly analyzing the genetic material from large numbers of COVID-19 infections, generating more than 40% of the genomic sequences identified to date.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

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FILE PHOTO: The TikTok app's logo seen on a mobile phone screen in this picture illustration taken February 21, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui/Illustration/File Photo

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Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi has a dedicated obesity programme. Victor Besa / The National

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Elie Habib, co-founder of Anghami, at Anghami Headquarter offices. Photo by Natalie Naccache for The National

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Have people got bored of working from home? Courtesy, Zoom

LinkedIn finds women's careers are being held back by a 'lack of entitlement'

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Gulf Capital exited its investment in oil and gas drilling contractor ECDC. Courtesy Gulf Capital. 

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The total value of deals the UAE is expected to sign this year is likely to be similar to the levels of 2019, organisers have said. Rashed Al Mansoori / Ministry of Presidential Affairs

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Idex is now in its 27th year. Victor Besa / The National 

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A hotel displays a Super Bowl banner prior to Super Bowl LV in Tampa, Florida. The Kansas City Chiefs will play the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium. Getty Images

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Sophia sits for an interview with The National.

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The stock price of the videogame retailer increased 700% in the past two weeks due to amateur investors. AFP

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Jyoti Sharma, 13, from Abu Dhabi, won the Cobis art competition with her drawing 'We are all One'. Khushnum Bhandari for The National

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The UAE moved from 16th to 15th place on the Henley Passport Index over the past few months, and up 50 spots in a decade. Unsplash

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Dr Yasmin Razak speaks to patients who have received a Covid-19 shot at London Central Mosque, where she is running a pop-up vaccination clinic. Mark Chilvers for The National

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Narges's mother Soraya was killed in the maternity ward attack in Kabul on May 12, 2020. Stefanie Glinski for The National

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Emirates has announced it will extend its booking policy by an extra one year. Courtesy Emirates Airlines

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FILE PHOTO: A vial of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is seen at a vaccination center, amid the coronavirus disease outbreak, in Ronquieres, Belgium April 6, 2021. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo

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