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US climate envoy John Kerry warned the world has nine years left to halt catastrophic climate change. Getty Images

Biden climate envoy John Kerry warns nine years to prevent catastrophe
Former White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced her bid for Arkansas governor on January 25. EPA

Trumpism tested as Sarah Huckabee Sanders runs for Arkansas governor

The Americas
Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke of the need for closer global ties during his World Economic Forum virtual address. EPA.

Xi denounces ‘Cold War mentality’ and urges closer global ties in Covid fight

Europe
Iraqi Shiite fighters from the Iran-backed armed group Hezbollah Brigades march during a military parade in Baghdad. AFP

Iraqi group claiming to be new militia says it was behind attack on Riyadh

World
EDITOR'S PICKS
Anthony Fauci at the White House. Bloomberg

US disease expert Anthony Fauci blames Donald Trump for ‘top down’ Covid mistakes

Europe
Apple’s iPhone 11 Pro Max lost 15.96 per cent of its value in 2020. Bloomberg

Android phones lose value twice as fast as iPhones, report finds

Technology
Priyanka Chopra Jonas has opened up about her experience at high school in the US. Courtesy BFC

Priyanka Chopra opens up about being bullied in America

Lifestyle

Larry King Live – a show everyone wanted to watch and be on

Becky Anderson
ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - JANUARY 24: Tyrrell Hatton of England celebrates with the trophy following victory during Day 4 of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship at Abu Dhabi Golf Club on January 24, 2021 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images)

Tyrrell Hatton wins Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship in style
Josh Brolin starred as George W Bush, Daniel Day Lewis scooped an Oscar for portraying Abraham Lincoln, and Frank Langella was Richard Nixon in three films centred around US presidents. Courtesy Dreamworks Pictures, Shutterstock, Courtesy Universal Pictures

10 great movies about American presidents
Nikola Jokic scored 29 points to help the Denver Nuggets to victory over the Phoenix Suns. AP Photo

Jokic leads Nuggets to double OT win over Suns: NBA round-up
Senator Bernie Sanders sits in the bleachers on Capitol Hill before Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th US President at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. AFP 

How Bernie Sanders and his mittens brought us all together
Cemal Senturk, owner of Boncuk, outside of a medical care facility in the Black Sea city of Trabzon, Turkey, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. Boncuk has spent five days waiting in front of the hospital where her sick owner was receiving treatment. Senturk was discharged from the hospital later on Wednesday and returned home with Boncuk.(DHA via AP)

Devoted dog wins hearts after spending days outside hospital waiting for owner
Elizabeth Kerr, 31, and Simon O'Brien, 36, embrace each other in a Covid-19 ward, days after they married in an ICU (Intensive Care Unit) in Milton Keynes University Hospital, Britain. Reuters

British couple with Covid-19 rush to marry in intensive care
Biden family photos encircle a bust of activist Cesar Chavez behind the Resolute Desk, inside the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Reuters

New president brings a new look to Oval Office
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden pose for a photo with family members at the Celebrating America concert at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, after his inauguration.. (Joshua Roberts/Pool photo via AP)

A brief breakdown of the Biden and Harris families

World Economic Forum

The panel at the Placing Gender Parity at the Heart of the Recovery session at the virtual World Economic Forum event. Panellists included Rania Al-Mashat, minister of international cooperation of Egypt; Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, unndersecretary- general and executive director at UN WOMEN, Michael Neidorff, chairman, president and chief executive at Centene, Kevin Sneader, global managing partner at McKinsey & Company, while the moderator was Mina Al-Oraibi, editor-in-chief, The National. Courtesy WEF

Investing in gender parity 'makes good business sense' in a post-pandemic world

Economy
Anthony Fauci at the White House. Bloomberg

US disease expert Anthony Fauci blames Donald Trump for ‘top down’ Covid mistakes

Europe
Tariq Al Gurg, the chief executive officer of Dubai Cares, said education will be the key to unlocking opportunity and hope. Jeffrey E Biteng / The National

Dubai Cares chief says global community must act to safeguard children’s education

Education
For Heba Shalan, a mother of five children and a nurse, who lives in Jabalia refugee camp, northern Gaza, the effects of the pandemic will be felt for a long time. Oxfam

Oxfam at Davos: Pandemic wealth uplift for 10 richest men could 'vaccinate everyone'

Europe

Coronavirus

An employee handles vials of Covishield, the local name for the Covid-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford, on the production of line at the Serum Institute of India plant in Pune, Maharashtra, India. Bloomberg

Bahrain approves Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine

GCC
Crank cycling studio has removed some of the bikes to comply with tougher rules on social distancing. Antonie Robertson / The National

Dubai gyms reduce class sizes and insist on masks in bid to stay open

Health
A person wearing a protective face covering walks their dog in Battersea Park in London. Scientists have suggested pets may need to be vaccinated against Covid. AFP

Pets may need Covid vaccine to prevent further spread

Europe
Israeli police officers stand guard next to burning rubbish during clashes with ultra-Orthodox Jews in Bnei Brak on January 24, 2021. AP Photo

Israel: clashes and arrests as ultra-Orthodox defy lockdown

MENA

World

Iraqi Shiite fighters from the Iran-backed armed group Hezbollah Brigades march during a military parade in Baghdad. AFP

Iraqi group claiming to be new militia says it was behind attack on Riyadh

World

Nine trapped Chinese miners confirmed dead, one still missing

World

How women are fighting sexual predators in Egypt

MENA

Indonesia seizes Iranian and Panamanian oil tankers

MENA

Business

The panel at the Placing Gender Parity at the Heart of the Recovery session at the virtual World Economic Forum event. Panellists included Rania Al-Mashat, minister of international cooperation of Egypt; Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, unndersecretary- general and executive director at UN WOMEN, Michael Neidorff, chairman, president and chief executive at Centene, Kevin Sneader, global managing partner at McKinsey & Company, while the moderator was Mina Al-Oraibi, editor-in-chief, The National. Courtesy WEF

Investing in gender parity 'makes good business sense' in a post-pandemic world

Economy

Watch: Davos 2021 on the future of work for women

Business

Recovery in global labour market to be slow and uneven in 2021, ILO says

Economy

DP World signs 20-year concession deal to operate Port of Luanda in Angola

Economy

Opinion

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks to US President Joe Biden from London on January 23. Downing Street handout via Reuters

Is the UK really about to become a 'failed state'?

Comment

Larry King Live – a show everyone wanted to watch and be on

Comment

Biden's uphill battle for Palestine starts in East Jerusalem

Comment

Tunisia's youth see their prospects wither away

Editorial

Turkey is fighting its own war on Big Tech

Comment

Exclusives

Islamic Relief Worldwide founder Hany El Banna called Yazidis devil-worshippers. Twitter

IRW forced to report after Muslim Brotherhood ties exposed

World
Kurdish-German psychologist Dr Jan Ilhan Kizilhan speaks to Yazidi refugees on the outskirts of the northern town of Khanke, Iraq. DPA

Yazidi campaigners call for suicide prevention plan after 11 found dead in 10 days

World
epa08931963 Robert Williams, 84, receives an injection of a Covid-19 vaccine at Robertson House in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, Britain 11 January 2021. The UK government has announced that mass vaccination centres will start operating from 11 January in London, Newcastle, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol, Surrey and Stevenage. EPA/JOE GIDDENS / POOL

Britain's virulent new Covid strain adds a third to vaccine herd immunity challenge

Europe
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, January 5, 2021. Interview with Dr Nawal Ahmed Mohamed Al Kaabi, right, Principle Investigator of phase III clinical trial Sheikh Khalifa Medical City CMO and Chairperson of the National COVID-19 Clinical Management Committee and Dr Walid Zaher, Chief Research Officer and Vaccine Project Leader, G42 Healthcare. Victor Besa/The National Section: NA Journalist: Shireena Al Nowais

UAE secures deal to manufacture Sinopharm vaccine ahead of major inoculation push

Health

UAE

Abdullah Al Nuaimi, Minister of Climate Change and Environment, says water security is important for the UAE. Courtesy: MoCCAE

Cloud seeding could help stave off looming water crisis, says UAE minister

Dubai Police use 'brain fingerprint' technology to help snare criminals

UAE weather: forecasters warn of heavy fog overnight and on Tuesday morning

Stranded tanker caught up in financial row runs aground on UAE coast

Arts & Culture

Emirati singer Hussain Al Jassmi has penned many odes to countries in the region. Courtesy Pepsi

Iraq to Kuwait: 5 of Hussain Al Jassmi's best odes to countries in the region

Bhanu Kapil wins prestigious TS Eliot Prize for 'radical' poetry

Meme power: Why Bernie Sanders and his mittens have brought us all together

A live-streamed Glastonbury Festival could take place this summer

Mohamed Mounir's new track is an ode to Egypt's police officers

Lifestyle

Uber is offering up to Dh20 off journeys to vaccine centres in Dubai, Sharjah and Abu Dhabi. Courtesy Uber 

Uber to offer discounted journeys to Covid-19 vaccine centres across the UAE

'Lifelong love became official': Bollywood star Varun Dhawan shares wedding photos

Postponed until 'happier times': Georges Hobeika withdraws from Couture Week

Dubai restaurants offering discounts to customers who have had Covid-19 vaccine

'Going back to India healed me': Priyanka Chopra opens up about being bullied

Travel

Uber is offering up to Dh20 off journeys to vaccine centres in Dubai, Sharjah and Abu Dhabi. Courtesy Uber 

Uber to offer discounted journeys to Covid-19 vaccine centres across the UAE

Flydubai launches affordable flights to Italy, Malta and Austria

Burns Night: How to celebrate Scotland’s most famous bard in 2021

Emirates resumes flights to Australia with fewer passengers

Kuwait restricts number of travellers to 1,000 per day

Technology

The pandemic has accelerated existing trends in the payments industry, including shifts towards touchless payments, instant payments and cash displacement. Getty

Digital wallet spending to grow to more than $10tn in 2025

Technology

Saudi Arabia's start-ups receive record $152m funding in 2020

Technology

Android phones lose value twice as fast as iPhones, report finds

Technology

UAE cyber security start-up spiderSilk raises $2.25m

Technology

Iata’s Travel Pass to rely on blockchain to secure users’ data

Technology

Motoring

In some of Dubai's quieter streets. All photos courtesy Volkswagen Middle East

Enter the Volkswagen T-Roc: New baby SUV set for Middle East launch

Women's World Car of the Year awards: the cars women want to drive

Maserati unleashes million-dirham MC20 supercar in Dubai

Road test: why the Mercedes S-Class is a tech-loaded glider

Inside the new Mercedes S-Class: 'luxo-barge' unveiled in Abu Dhabi

Sport

Frank Lampard oversaw Sunday's FA Cup win over Championship side Luton Town. Reuters

Lampard sacked with Tuchel favourite to be new Chelsea manager

Exclusive: Morikawa on adjusting to the life, and jet lag, of an elite golfer

India next for Root after England complete Sri Lanka Test series sweep

Hit or miss - assessing Frank Lampard's Chelsea signings

Tyrrell Hatton wins Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship in style

Podcasts

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

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

Beyond the headlines: an unprecedented presidential handover

Dubai cancels surgery, Etihad resumes Doha flights - The Daily Update

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

#STAYHOME

'Animal Crossing: New Horizons' was also the most discussed game on Twitter in 2020. 

Five video games keeping people busy in lockdown

Online Big Bad Wolf Book Sale offers up to 90 per cent off on books

Abu Dhabi Cultural Foundation to stream free online concerts on YouTube

NYUAD Arts Centre expands line-up of online concerts and film screenings

Arab world’s biggest stars film TV dramas for Ramadan 2021

LONG READS

Ahmed Malek in 'The Furnace', an Australian film directed by Roderick MacKay. Courtesy MAD solutions

Tracing the cameleers who brought Islam to Australia

Travel
Refugees walking into Hamdiyet. Credit : Hussein Saleh Ary

In the age of social distancing, Sudanese open their homes to Ethiopian refugees

MENA
©2021 Tom Nicholson. 12/01/2021. Beirut, Lebanon. Dr Ousaima Dbouni, an infectious disease specialist at the Rafic Hariri University Hospital in southern Beirut, Lebanon, poses for a portrait. The country will go into a more severe lockdown on Thursday to curb a widespread increase in cases of COVID-19 Coronavirus. Tom Nicholson for The National

Inside an overwhelmed Lebanese ICU where just 20 per cent survive battle with Covid-19

MiddleEastNorthAfrica
A minaret of the mosque in Agdam. Azerbaijan reclaimed the town from ethnic Armenians after almost 30 years during fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh conflict last year, but it had been destroyed. Finbar Anderson / The National

From the ruins of Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan begins the battle for peace

Europe
ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - JANUARY 24: Tyrrell Hatton of England celebrates with the trophy following victory during Day 4 of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship at Abu Dhabi Golf Club on January 24, 2021 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images)

Tyrrell Hatton wins Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship in style
Josh Brolin starred as George W Bush, Daniel Day Lewis scooped an Oscar for portraying Abraham Lincoln, and Frank Langella was Richard Nixon in three films centred around US presidents. Courtesy Dreamworks Pictures, Shutterstock, Courtesy Universal Pictures

10 great movies about American presidents
Nikola Jokic scored 29 points to help the Denver Nuggets to victory over the Phoenix Suns. AP Photo

Jokic leads Nuggets to double OT win over Suns: NBA round-up
Senator Bernie Sanders sits in the bleachers on Capitol Hill before Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th US President at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. AFP 

How Bernie Sanders and his mittens brought us all together
Cemal Senturk, owner of Boncuk, outside of a medical care facility in the Black Sea city of Trabzon, Turkey, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. Boncuk has spent five days waiting in front of the hospital where her sick owner was receiving treatment. Senturk was discharged from the hospital later on Wednesday and returned home with Boncuk.(DHA via AP)

Devoted dog wins hearts after spending days outside hospital waiting for owner
Elizabeth Kerr, 31, and Simon O'Brien, 36, embrace each other in a Covid-19 ward, days after they married in an ICU (Intensive Care Unit) in Milton Keynes University Hospital, Britain. Reuters

British couple with Covid-19 rush to marry in intensive care
Biden family photos encircle a bust of activist Cesar Chavez behind the Resolute Desk, inside the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Reuters

New president brings a new look to Oval Office
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden pose for a photo with family members at the Celebrating America concert at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, after his inauguration.. (Joshua Roberts/Pool photo via AP)

A brief breakdown of the Biden and Harris families