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UN News: COVID-19 cases worldwide hit 12 million

“Across all walks of life, we are all being tested to the limit”, agency chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told journalists, adding that there is still a lot of work to be done. “From countries where there is ex...

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WHO to issue new brief on airborne transmission, following ‘active engagement’ with scientists

Epidemiologist Dr. Maria van Kerkhove, WHO technical lead on COVID-19, was responding to a journalist’s question about an open letter signed by hundreds of scientists urging the UN agency to update its recommen...

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UN chief highlights need for decent jobs to fuel COVID-19 recovery

The Global Summit is part of a five-day virtual event organized this month by the International Labour Organization (ILO), to examine issues that include countering the economic and social impact of the crisis....

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Oliver Wyman says local govt expertise critical for recovery in Real Credit Crisis

The Global Financial Crisis of 2009 was called the Credit Crisis, but what we are facing now will be the Real Credit Crisis of our time, according to a new report by management consultancy Oliver Wyman. Titled,...

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Six month data chart from Mondial Dubai shows weakest performers for key assets

Data gathered by Mondial Dubai, which runs from 31st December 2019 to 30th June 2020, shows total returns in US dollars. Of the asset classes listed, the strongest performing over the year so far has been gold....

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How IT can boost rapid responses and flag alerts at the airport

Most agree that air travel itself will not be the same at least in the near future. With Covid-19 still being a big factor, airports and airlines will continue to impose restrictions. Until there is a better un...

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Is your technology ready for the post pandemic workplace

By Arun Shankar As workforces return to office in the post pandemic phase, rules of engagement between enterprises, vendors, global system integrators are positively changing. The onslaught of the pandemic has ...

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Technology will help UAE educational institutions navigate post pandemic future

Most governments around the world have temporarily closed educational institutions in an attempt to contain the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic and have mandated that schools and universities introduce distance...

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Networks, AI, analytics and security will transform healthcare, says Aruba

With the Covid-19 pandemic sweeping the globe over the past few months, prominent stakeholders in various industries have had to adjust their strategy with the rapidly evolving situation. The healthcare industr...

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The impact of Covid-19 on the way IT services are delivered

Covid-19 hasn’t driven the need for organisational changes with respect to IT and security job functions and roles but it has certainly changed the way IT services are delivered. Many companies have reass...