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WHO

With resumption of flights, WHO reports increased deliveries of critical medical supplies

With the resumption of commercial flights and air travel, WHO, through the COVID-19 Supply Chain System, has reported increased deliveries of critical medical supplies for the COVID-19 response to countries fac...

Claude-Schuck

Keeping data protected as businesses in the Middle East switch to remote working

Over the last few months, we’ve seen many organizations in the Middle East have arranged for employees to work from home. Living in the golden age of Digital Transformation means that we are connected at all ti...

Khaled-AlShami

Why embracing automation is not an option, but a must for organisations

While change due to automation can bring some pain in the early stages as teams adapt and learn new processes, it will soon create countless opportunities and areas for collaboration between partners, asserts K...

Jason-McMillan

How printers are evolving in response to the new normal

With many UAE employees concerned about multiple users touching printers with their hands, UAE organisations are eager to adopt contactless technology, says Jason McMillan, Sales Director, Epson Middle East. EC...

Ranjith-Kaippada

How AI can revitalise the retail business post Covid

With footfalls hugely impacted due to pandemic lockdowns, Ranjith Kaippada from Cloud Box Technologies describes how retailers should use AI in the future.  The Covid-19 pandemic has given way to challenges acr...

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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....

Mathieu

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,...

Data

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....