Abu Dhabi, UAEThursday 22 October 2020

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epa08758679 Peter Madsen is seen during an escape attempt at the prison in Albertslund, Denmark, 20 October 2020. He was convicted of the 2017 murder of Swedish journalist Kim Wall on board his submarine, UC3 Nautilus, and sentenced to life imprisonment in April 2018. EPA/Nils Meilvang DENMARK OUT

Danish submarine murderer Peter Madsen attempts prison escape

Europe
The UK Space Agency has backed a healthcare drone start-up founded by NHS staff, to help in the response to Covid-19. UK Space Agency

Project Dreadnought: UK Space Agency flies Covid tests by drone

World
US President Donald Trump dances at the end of a rally at Carson City Airport in Carson City, Nevada on October 18, 2020. / AFP / MANDEL NGAN

Sheikh Mohamed a 'respected warrior', Trump says at election rally

The Americas
After learning the basics on Youtube, Mohammed Al Mansoori perfected his kitesurfing skills in the waters. Antonie Robertson / The National

Emirati surfing champion is making waves after recovery from horror accident

UAE
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organisation speaks during a news conference on updates regarding Covid-19, at the WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. AP

WHO calls herd immunity strategy ‘unethical’

Europe
Firefighters extinguish a fire at a building after a diesel tank exploded. AP

Four killed in explosion at Beirut bakery

MENA
Cherry Hill. Courtesy Savills

This £30m Wentworth home is a golf fan's nirvana

Luxury
Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, leaves a television studio in London on October 6. Available for six months, the new job support scheme will be reviewed in January. Reuters

Britain's Rishi Sunak expands job support to businesses as virus spirals 'out of control'

Economy
The World Food Programme has won the Nobel Peace Prize for its work in combating global hunger. Reuters 

Nobel Peace Prize 2020 awarded to World Food Programme

Europe
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge at the Chiatibo glacier in the Hindu Kush mountain range. Getty 

Prince William launches £50m Earthshot Prize: ‘Dotty not to believe in climate change’

Europe
'The Walk' features 3.5-metre puppet of a nine-year-old girl called Little Amal, who will travel from the Turkey-Syria border through Greece, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium and France to reach the UK. Courtesy Bevan Roos

You’ll never walk alone: Giant puppet Little Amal’s 8,000-km trek from Turkey to Manchester

Europe
Musicians perform near the Houses of Parliament during a protest highlighting their inability to perform live or work during the pandemic. Reuters

UK musicians plead for state support outside Parliament

Europe
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Dubai is geared up to be a major winter attraction despite the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic. AFP    

Why Dubai is primed to be the safe choice for tourists during the pandemic

UAE
Members of Iran-backed Kataib Hezbollah (Hezbollah Brigades) carry their flag during the funeral of their leader, who was killed in a drone attack a day earlier near the Iraqi western border with Syria, 26 August 2019. EPA

US seizes website domains used by Iran-backed Iraqi militia

The Americas
PayPal has obtained a conditional cryptocurrency licence from the New York State Department of Financial Services and partnered with New York-based FinTech start-up Paxos to deliver cryptocurrencies to its users. AP

Bitcoin surges past $13,000 after PayPal allows cryptocurrency buying and selling

Technology
Although polls put Joe Biden comfortably in the lead of Donald Trump, the outcome of the election remains uncertain. AFP

Biden has key advantages in final stretch but don’t count Trump out

The Americas
Ikea at Al Wahda Mall in Abu Dhabi will open on November 10. Reuters 

Opening date for new Abu Dhabi Ikea confirmed

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