Abu Dhabi, UAESunday 12 April 2020

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International Edition
Prayer Times
Weather
An aerial view shows a deserted boulevard in the Saudi holy city of Makkah on April 8, 2020. AFP

Saudi Arabia extends restrictions until further notice
Oil tanks at a Saudi Aramco oil facility in Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia. Reuters/Maxim Shemetov

US senators hold call with Saudi officials over oil cut

World
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is alleged to have fathered two children during his stay at the Ecuadorian embassy in London. AFP / Daniel Leal-Olivas

Assange allegedly fathered two children with lawyer in embassy

World
A woman walks past a coronavirus awareness scarecrow installed by municipality of Chennai city in southern India on April 11, 2020. AFP

India to extend world's largest lockdown for two weeks

Asia
EDITOR'S PICKS
Police barricades on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh. EPA/Monirul Alam

Bangladesh executes killer of founding leader

World
It is possible to move house in the UAE during the national disinfection programme. Getty

How to move house in Dubai during the pandemic: my experience

Home
Dubai residents can take part in a six-day sprint challenge if they have at-home exercise bikes

Dubai residents urged to get on exercise bikes in fitness challenge

Wellbeing

Coronavirus: How the world can end the pandemic

Bill Gates
A Dubai Municipality worker disinfecting the streets in Al Furjan. Pawan Singh/The National

Dubai steps up clean-up drive to combat Covid-19 - in pictures
19 musicians from 12 countries took part in a special rendition of the UAE national anthem. Hamad Altaee / YouTube     

Incredible rendition of UAE national anthem performed across the world
Nurses hold newborn babies wearing protective face shields during the coronavirus disease outbreak at the Praram 9 hospital in Bangkok, Thailand. Reuters

Thai newborn babies go viral with tiny coronavirus face shields
Baniyas street. Reem Mohammed / The National

Deserted Deira during coronavirus lockdown - in pictures
People return to the streets of Wuhan after Chinese authorities lifted a complete lockdown of the city at midnight on April 8, 2020. Reuters

Beyond the Headlines: coronavirus lessons from Wuhan
Sheikh Zayed Road is empty after Dubai introduced travel restrictions on April 4 that require residents to have a permit to leave their homes. Courtesy of Bachir Moukarzel

Striking drone video captures Dubai’s completely empty streets
KEENESBURG, CO - APRIL 05: A pair of the 39 tigers rescued in 2017 from Joe Exotic's G.W. Exotic Animal Park relax at the Wild Animal Sanctuary on April 5, 2020 in Keenesburg, Colorado. Exotic, star of the wildly successful Netflix docu-series Tiger King, is currently in prison for a murder-for-hire plot and surrendered some of his animals to the Wild Animal Sanctuary. The Sanctuary cares for some 550 animals on two expansive reserves in Colorado. Marc Piscotty/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

This week in wildlife - the best pictures of animals around the world
Bentley's Bacalar is the most exclusive model the brand has ever produced. All photos courtesy Bentley

How Bentley reached new levels of exclusivity with the Bacalar

Coronavirus News

An aerial view shows deserted roads in the Saudi holy city of Mecca on April 8, 2020, during the novel coronavirus pandemic crisis. / AFP / BANDAR ALDANDANI

Saudi policeman attacked after refusing lockdown violation bribe

GCC
A woman walks past a coronavirus awareness scarecrow installed by municipality of Chennai city in southern India on April 11, 2020. AFP

India to extend world's largest lockdown for two weeks

Asia
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen warns that the elderly may have to remain isolated until December. EPA/FRANCOIS LENOIR

EU chief says social isolation for elderly may last until December

World
The UK has pledged £200m in aid to help areas such as Yemen fight coronavirus. EPA

UK pledges £200m in aid to help stop second coronavirus wave

World

Coronavirus Explained

Demand for gold coins from the US Mint soared 11-fold in March with many online bullion dealers now completely out of stock. Reuters

Why gold prices are getting a big boost from coronavirus

Money
Workers producing face masks. AFP 

A comprehensive face mask guide: types, management and disposal

Wellbeing
Spectators wait to see the Olympic flame display ceremony in Iwaki, Fukushima, the day after the Tokyo Olympics were delayed for a year. AP

Coronavirus numbers: data for Middle East and rest of the world

World
Illustration by Gary Clement

The corona cash crunch could hit you too

Money

World

Charity workers distribute food cartons to people in Cairo affected by measures to control the coronavirus outbreak Egypt. AP Photo

Coronavirus: Egyptian police clash with villagers blocking victim's burial

MENA
The Democratic Republic of the Congo will have to wait at least another 42 days before proclaiming the end of the Ebola epidemic. AFP

Ebola patient dies in Congo, first case in 50 days

Africa
A worker (R) disinfects the hands of a man before entering a supermarket, after the first case of coronavirus was reported in the country, in Sanaa, Yemen, 10 April 2020. EPA

Yemen: UN food aid to Yemen be cut by half due to funding crisis

MENA
A mask-clad woman sits next to portraits of late Hezbollah leader Abbas Mussawi, late commanders Imad Mughnieh and Ragheb Harb, at a Hezbollah centre in Beirut's southern suburbs. AFP 

US offers $10 million reward for information on Hezbollah commander

The Americas

UAE

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed speaks to frontline workers in a video call on Saturday night. Courtesy: Wam / AD Government Media Office

Coronavirus: Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi thanks frontline workers tackling Covid-19 outbreak

Health

UAE school launches live counselling sessions for parents

Education

Coronavirus: Air fresheners falsely labelled as sanitisers seized in Sharjah

Government

Coronavirus: Abu Dhabi priest offers Easter message of hope

Health

Business

A man walks past a cinema with the words 'stay at home' on display in Berlin's Kreuzberg district. While industries such as tourism and cinema may need several quarters to recover, people will eventually return to their old habits, say analysts. AFP

The winners and losers of the Covid-19 stock market crash

Money

Why gold prices are getting a big boost from coronavirus

Money

Apple and Google team up on contact-tracing technology to help contain Covid-19

Technology

India races to slow job cuts and support small businesses as coronavirus crimps growth

Economy

#STAYHOME

Hadeel Alami, a Jordanian judo practitioner, uses a sofa as a part of her training at her home, proving that you do not need a fully equipped gym to stay in shape. Reuters

How to create a home workout space without spending a fortune

Wellbeing
Recreate the sounds of the office with new website imisstheoffice.eu. Getty Images

Missing the office? This website allows you to recreate it at home

Wellbeing
Dubai residents can take part in a six-day sprint challenge if they have at-home exercise bikes

Dubai residents urged to get on exercise bikes in fitness challenge

Wellbeing
People have been working out at home in a bid to stay fit amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Courtesy Urban Energy

Trainers indoors and proper form: your at-home workout questions answered

Wellbeing

Opinion

A believer in capitalism, Bill Gates however points out that some markets simply do not function properly in a pandemic. AFP

Coronavirus: How the world can end the pandemic

Mourning 100,000 covid-19 deaths

How do you protect yourself from Covid-19 misinformation?

Scientists worldwide should combine their efforts to fight coronavirus

Women are on the front line of the coronavirus fight, and we should all remember that

Lifestyle

It is possible to move house in the UAE during the national disinfection programme. Getty

How to move house in Dubai during the pandemic: my experience

Missing the office? This website allows you to recreate it at home

Dubai residents urged to get on exercise bikes in fitness challenge

From Amazon to Mumzworld: never miss a birthday with these e-gift cards

A comprehensive face mask guide: types, management and disposal

Arts & Culture

Tom Hanks made a surprise appearance as the host of 'Saturday Night Live' this weekend. YouTube / Screengrab

'I'm a canary in a coal mine': Tom Hanks hosts 'SNL' from kitchen

Review: New HBO show 'Run' makes a great escape look messy but appealing

Users of online Arabic library jump 700 per cent during pandemic

Incredible rendition of UAE national anthem performed across the world

'Resistance': new film celebrates war heroism of a mime

Podcasts

A health worker checks the body temperature of passengers bound for Frankfurt at Dubai International Airport. AFP

376 new cases in UAE, India extends lockdown - The Daily Update

Beyond the Headlines: coronavirus lessons from Wuhan

Dubai launches a child abuse helpline - The Daily Update

100 days of Coronavirus, 283 new cases in UAE - The Daily Update

Business Extra: What does the future hold for NMC Health?

Sport

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 30: Harry Kane of Tottenham Hotspur reacts during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and AFC Bournemouth at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on November 30, 2019 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

Spurs ready to sell Kane as Real Madrid and Man United top the queue

Football

Sociedad follow Real Madrid and Barca by imposing pay cuts on playing staff

Football

Paul Pogba: Injury nightmare has showed me how much I love football

Football

Will Keane interview: the forgotten Manchester United prodigy

Football

Aubameyang 'needs to leave Arsenal for a more ambitious club'

Football

LONG READS

Lauryn Morley, a school substitute teacher works from her home due to the Coronavirus outbreak, on April 1, 2020 in Arlington, Virginia. AFP

How you can work from home and win

Comment
Undated frame grab from video of prominent Syrian human rights lawyer Razan Zaitouna, who fiercely but peacefully resisted Bashar Al Assad and opposed the militarisation of the revolt. Zaitouna disappeared after she was abducted in a rebel held suburb of Damascus in late 2013. AP  

Syria’s civil war: The brave women of Marjeh Square who changed history

World
Maroun, Michel and Khalil play backgammon at Beit Judoodna. Emily Lewis

A place to call home for Lebanon's lonely old men

MENA
Rahmatullah, 10, poses in a classroom at Shahid Niamatullah Primary School in Panjwayi, Afghanistan. Having lost his father to the war, he says he continues to hear the sounds of bullets at night. Stefanie Glinski / The National

'Afghan' is now a globalised identity, whether the Taliban likes it or not

Comment

MONEY

A man walks past a cinema with the words 'stay at home' on display in Berlin's Kreuzberg district. While industries such as tourism and cinema may need several quarters to recover, people will eventually return to their old habits, say analysts. AFP

The winners and losers of the Covid-19 stock market crash

Why gold prices are getting a big boost from coronavirus

Rich Asian investors are losing billions on fixed coupon notes

‘Can my employer give me notice when I can’t complete my targets?’

The corona cash crunch could hit you too

Travel

Airbnb has announced new investment to endure and, it hopes, thrive in a travel world transformed by the coronavirus pandemic. AFP 

Airbnb to offer 100,000 properties to coronavirus frontline workers

No online check-in or seat selection with Emirates or Etihad right now

Passengers fly home from Dubai International Airport - in pictures

Etihad adds Melbourne and Amsterdam to list of repatriation flights

Singapore Airport to close terminal due to drop in travellers

Technology

Narrativa chief executive and founder David Llorente is a seasoned entrepreneur with several ventures across Europe. Courtesy Narrativa

Generation Start-up: How one company is mining data to help fight Covid-19

Apple and Google team up on contact-tracing technology to help contain Covid-19

Uber to provide millions of face masks to drivers

Samsung unveils two new 5G smartphones for budget customers

Abu Dhabi attracts four agri-tech companies with $100m investment

Motoring

Employees work on the production line of a respirator to be sent to hospitals, at the SEAT car factory of Martorell, near Barcelona. REUTERS

Spain’s car industry at risk of isolation after virus outbreak

Tesla sets price for longer range sedan to lure Chinese buyers

Coronavirus: how to clean, disinfect and sanitise your car

How Bentley reached new levels of exclusivity with the Bacalar

Motoring industry uses expertise to produce medical equipment
A Dubai Municipality worker disinfecting the streets in Al Furjan. Pawan Singh/The National

Dubai steps up clean-up drive to combat Covid-19 - in pictures
19 musicians from 12 countries took part in a special rendition of the UAE national anthem. Hamad Altaee / YouTube     

Incredible rendition of UAE national anthem performed across the world
Nurses hold newborn babies wearing protective face shields during the coronavirus disease outbreak at the Praram 9 hospital in Bangkok, Thailand. Reuters

Thai newborn babies go viral with tiny coronavirus face shields
Baniyas street. Reem Mohammed / The National

Deserted Deira during coronavirus lockdown - in pictures
People return to the streets of Wuhan after Chinese authorities lifted a complete lockdown of the city at midnight on April 8, 2020. Reuters

Beyond the Headlines: coronavirus lessons from Wuhan
Sheikh Zayed Road is empty after Dubai introduced travel restrictions on April 4 that require residents to have a permit to leave their homes. Courtesy of Bachir Moukarzel

Striking drone video captures Dubai’s completely empty streets
KEENESBURG, CO - APRIL 05: A pair of the 39 tigers rescued in 2017 from Joe Exotic's G.W. Exotic Animal Park relax at the Wild Animal Sanctuary on April 5, 2020 in Keenesburg, Colorado. Exotic, star of the wildly successful Netflix docu-series Tiger King, is currently in prison for a murder-for-hire plot and surrendered some of his animals to the Wild Animal Sanctuary. The Sanctuary cares for some 550 animals on two expansive reserves in Colorado. Marc Piscotty/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

This week in wildlife - the best pictures of animals around the world
Bentley's Bacalar is the most exclusive model the brand has ever produced. All photos courtesy Bentley

How Bentley reached new levels of exclusivity with the Bacalar