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TSMC’s H1 revenue up 40 percent

Robust demand for AI technology behind the surge.

‘Wadeem’ sold out for $1.49bn

This is the highest Abu Dhabi real-estate release to date.

Tesla Q2 sales down 13.5%

Shares rally after the disclosure, better than some forecasts.

TomTom cuts 300 jobs

The firm said it was realigning its organization as it embraces AI.

Aldar nets $953m in sales at Fahid

Aldar said 42 percent of the buyers are under the age of 45.

Israel startup pays virtual coin for trash collection

The scheme aims to encourage citizens to pick up trash in a country ranked among the world's leading litter producers.
  • Israelis generate an average of 1.7 kilograms of waste per person per day
  • Comparatively, residents of European countries generate on an average 1.4 kilograms of waste every day

Pandemic brings global syringe shortage into sharp focus: WHO

The UN health agency said that a shortage of at least one billion syringes “could occur”, if manufacturing does not...
  • The UN health agency said that a shortage of at least one billion syringes “could occur”, if manufacturing does not pick up.
  • Lisa Hedman, WHO Senior Advisor, warned that a generation of children might miss immunization jabs unless manufacturers make more syringes

World needs $23bn from G20 to fight pandemic: WHO

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus bluntly told the G20 they could no longer leave poorer countries hanging in the pandemic.
  • The World Health Organization has said it needs $23.4 billion over the next 12 months for its plan to fight Covid-19
  • It has urged the G20 countries, who are meeting this weekend in Rome, to show some leadership and pay the amount

Samsung boss convicted, fined for anaesthetic misuse

Lee Jae-yong was found guilty of having repeatedly taken the anaesthetic at a plastic surgery clinic
  • Lee Jae-yong was found guilty of having repeatedly taken the anaesthetic at a plastic surgery clinic
  • Propofol is normally a medical anaesthetic but is also sometimes used recreationally

VPS behind T20 bio-bubble

There will be over 2,200 people in the bio-bubble this time.
  • The ICC World Cup T20 bio-bubble will consist of players, supporting staff and their families, and broadcast crew
  • There will also be BCCI and International Cricket Council officials, staff at the hotel and stadium, and selected medical personnel

Covid may have killed over 180000 health care workers: WHO

A WHO paper estimated that out of the planet's 135 million health staff, "between 80,000 to 180,000 health and care...
  • WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said health care workers needed to be among the first immunised against the disease
  • The WHO wants each country to have vaccinated 40 percent of its population by the end of the year

Grand Mosque at Makkah drops social distancing; masks, vaccination stay

Pictures and footage on Sunday morning showed people praying side by side, making straight rows of worshippers that are formations...
  • Saudi Arabia announced in August it will begin accepting vaccinated foreigners wanting to make the umrah pilgrimage.
  • In July, only around 60,000 inoculated residents were allowed to take part in a vastly scaled down form of the annual hajj.

Saudi Arabia to ease Covid-19 measures from October 17

While the country has scrapped social-distancing, it has not done away with the mask mandate.
  • Masks are not compulsory now in open places, but must be worn in closed places
  • The authorities have allowed full capacity in gatherings, public places, means of transportation, restaurants, and cinemas

WHO unveils $8bn Covid-19 vaccination plan

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said a reduction of cases in any one country will not be sustained over time...
  • The strategy aims to make Covid-19 vaccines accessible to everyone, everywhere
  • If implemented correctly, it will inoculate 40 percent of people in all countries by the end of the year, and 70 percent by the middle of 2022

UAE has overcome Covid crisis: Mohammaed bin Zayed

The UAE recorded fewer than 200 new cases of Covid this month, the lowest figure since Aug 2020. While life...
  • Dubai is counting on the Expo 2020 Dubai to attract millions of visitors and boost the economy.
  • The UAE has so far recorded more than 737,000 cases of Covid-19, including 2,104 deaths.

UN agencies warn of ‘explosion’ in Gaza child deaths

Twenty weeks into Israel's war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, UN agencies warned that food and safe water had...

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Bahrain free of India-made ‘contaminated’ cough syrup

Manama, Bahrain - Bahrain has taken steps to ban from its markets the contaminated cough syrups made in India in...

Flight carrying humanitarian aid from Red Cross lands in Sudan

KHARTOUM, SUDAN -  A first Red Cross plane laden with humanitarian aid on Sunday landed in Sudan, where deadly clashes between...

Almost 8,000 participants to take part in Sharjah’s 10th Charity Marathon

SHARJAH, UAE- The 10th Annual Charity Marathon, expected to attract over 8,000 runners from all segments of society, is all...

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WHO expresses concern after fighters take over lab in Sudan

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND -  The World Health Organization said on Tuesday that fighters in conflict-ravaged Sudan had occupied the national public laboratory...
  • Fighters "kicked out all the technicians from the lab," said Nima Saeed Abid, the WHO's representative in Sudan.
  • The lab held so-called isolates, or samples, of a range of deadly diseases, including measles, polio and cholera.

Novartis Q1 profit at $2.3bn

Heart disease, cancer medicines helped enhance revenue.
  • Novartis said that its operating profit would likely increase in the high single-digits this year.
  • The group would prioritize "high-value" medicines" across five core areas to drive its productivity.

Air pollution causes more than 1,200 deaths a year: EU agency

The EU environmental agency said that air pollution is responsible for causing more than 1,200 premature deaths a year in...
  • The overall death tolls for the continent could be higher as the report did not cover the major industrial nations of Russia, Ukraine and the United Kingdom
  • According to figures released on Monday, ninety-seven percent of the urban population were in 2021 exposed to air that did not meet WHO recommendations