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Google to invest $6.4bn

The investment is its biggest-ever in Germany.

Pfizer poised to buy Metsera

The pharma giant improved its offer to $10bn.

Ozempic maker lowers outlook

The company posted tepid Q3 results.

Kimberly-Clark to buy Kenvue

The deal is valued at $48.7 billion.

BYD Q3 profit down 33%

This was a 33% year-on-year decrease.

UN warns record e-waste in 2022 a catastrophe for environment

On average, every person on earth generates roughly 7.8 kilograms (17 pounds 3 ounces) of e-waste each year, said the...

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As truce talks resume in Cairo, people in Gaza suffer from hunger

Heavy fighting rocked besieged Gaza as aid agencies warned of looming famine and new talks were held in Cairo towards...

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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
Business

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
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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
Science

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
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
Science

Saudi Arabia announces vaccine mandate for public

Saudi authorities will require people to have double immunization starting at 6 am on October 10 if they are to...
  • Saudi residents will need double immunization to enter any economic, commercial, cultural, recreational, sports, or tourism activity
  • They will also require it to enter any cultural, scientific, social, or recreational event
Science

US surpasses 700,000 Covid deaths: Johns Hopkins

The US fatalities far exceed other frontrunners such as Brazil and India facing a resurgence in cases due to the...
  • The US fatalities far exceed other frontrunners such as Brazil and India facing a resurgence in cases due to the prominence of the highly contagious Delta variant
  • After a heavily criticized early response to the pandemic, the United States has since organized among the world's most effective vaccine roll-outs

UN warns record e-waste in 2022 a catastrophe for environment

On average, every person on earth generates roughly 7.8 kilograms (17 pounds 3 ounces) of e-waste each year, said the...
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MoFAIC,  Burjeel Holdings ink MoU on healthcare services

ABU DHABI, UAE -  UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MoFAIC) and Burjeel Holdings have signed a Memorandum...
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UAE sees 20 percent decrease in nitrogen oxide emissions: study

Dubai, UAE-- The UAE has witnessed a 20 percent drop in nitrogen oxide emissions from power generation activities, according to...
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Global warming raises risk of heat-related deaths among workers

The Occupational Heat Stress conference in Qatar, which focused on climate change and how rising temperatures threaten workers' health, heard...
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WHO debates whether Covid emergency should be declared over

Since the beginning, more than 765 million confirmed cases of Covid-19 have been reported to the WHO from around the...
  • The World Health Organization's emergency committee's 15th meeting on the crisis comes more than three years.
  • The independent committee meets every three months to discuss the pandemic and reports to WHO chief.
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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...
  • The National Health Regulatory Authority (NHRA) on Sunday confirmed that the Kingdom's markets are free of Indian cough syrup
  • The Authority has reassured the public that it is committed to ensuring the safety of medicines and pharmaceuticals circulating in the Kingdom
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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...
  • The shipment took off from the Jordanian capital Amman and arrived in the eastern city of Port Sudan.
  • Only 16 percent of hospitals are functioning in the capital Khartoum, according to the World Health Organization.