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Covid-19 has driven infectious diseases up the global risks rankings in 2021. AFP

WEF: Global Risk barometer spotlights infectious disease as the top threat

January 19, 2021
The Fisher family have had four flights from Dubai to Australia cancelled in as many months

Dubai expat family find themselves locked out of Australia amid long-term border closure

January 19, 2021
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: A general view of Burj Khalifa on February 6, 2017. Tom Dulat/Getty Images

No surprise there ... Dubai in world's top 50 most Instagrammable places

January 18, 2021
A pigeon named Joe sits on a rooftop in Melbourne, Australia, where it was found by a resident with a leg tag identifying it as American. Kevin Celli-Bird via AP

Australia: hope for condemned pigeon after leg band deemed fake

January 15, 2021
The racing pigeon, named Joe after the US president-elect, sits on a rooftop in Melbourne, Australia. Channel 9 via AP

Lost American pigeon faces death in Australia after straying from race

January 14, 2021
Prison guards escort Abu Bakar Bashir, spiritual leader of the terrorist group Jemaah Islamiya, from the Gunung Sindur prison near Jakarta on January 8, 2021. Indonesia National Prison / AFP

Indonesia frees cleric linked to deadly 2002 Bali bombings

January 8, 2021
Surveillance camera in London. Getty Images

Revealed: the top 10 surveillance cities in the world

January 5, 2021
The Australian flag is seen in a halo around the sun, an optical phenomena produced by light interacting with ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere, in Melbourne on December 30, 2020. AFP

Australia modifies national anthem in nod to indigenous people

January 1, 2021
The sun sets behind an idle pump. In 2020, the coronavirus pandemic created winners and losers in the business world. The oil industry was pummeled in 2020 after travel was halted in efforts to contain the coronavirus, sending demand for jet fuel and gasoline plummeting. AP 

With worst of 2020 over, resilience and flexibility can help energy industry face surprises

December 28, 2020
China will overtake the US to become the world’s biggest economy in 2028, five years earlier than previously anticipated, according to the latest report from the Centre for Economics and Business Research. Getty Images

China set to overtake US as the world’s biggest economy by 2028

December 26, 2020
One of the largest recorded icebergs floats near the island of South Georgia, South Atlantic. The British Antarctic Survey says a team of scientists will set off next month on a research mission to assess the impact of a giant floating iceberg on wildlife on a sub-Antarctic island. Corporal Phil Dye / Ministry of Defence via AP

Huge iceberg breaks up near South Atlantic penguin colony island

December 23, 2020
A pedestrian walks past an electric quotation board displaying share prices on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Robo-advisor WealthNavi debuted on the bourse Tuesday in one of the biggest initial public offerings on the exchange this year. AFP

Shares of Japanese robo-adviser surge 50% in Tokyo IPO

December 22, 2020
Residents of the northern beaches queue up for Covid-19 tests at a roadside testing centre in Sydney on December 20, 2020. AFP

No singing in Sydney as Covid-19 cases rise

December 20, 2020
Google said it had provided a better model with Google News Showcase. The tech giant is paying participating publishers to provide paywalled content to News Showcase users through the model that it launched in October. AP Photo

Google pushes back against Australian law on news paywalls

December 18, 2020
A view shows partially flooded land in the aftermath of Cyclone Yasa in Wailevu, Vanua Levu, Fiji, December 18, 2020, in this still image from drone video obtained via social media. SWAVIKASH MUDALIAR via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.

Cyclone Yasa: Two dead as storm tears through Fiji

December 18, 2020
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Dubai hospitals told to cancel non-essential surgery for a month

UAE to shut all private maid-hiring agencies by March, minister says

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US President Joe Biden signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, after his inauguration as the 46th President of the United States. Reuters

Dubai cancel surgeries, Etihad resumes Doha flights, Biden's first orders, 3,506 new cases - The Daily Update

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

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

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