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A child receiving oxygen through a respirator following an alleged poison gas attack in Douma on April 8, 2018. Syrian Civil Defense White Helmets via AP

Syrian chemical attacks: there's more to justice than assigning blame

April 9, 2020
Known as the 'Oracle of Omaha', Warren Buffett's patient, measured approach to investment has made him one of the richest men in the world. Reuters

Coronavirus: Why is Warren Buffett so quiet?

April 8, 2020
US President Donald Trump during a Coronavirus Task Force news conference at the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, April 6, 2020. Bloomberg

Coronavirus: leaders need to rethink how they get their message across

April 8, 2020
Leaders across the world, including those of China and the United States, have been blamed for the way they have tackled the coronavirus pandemic. AP Photo

Coronavirus: why blaming Boris, Trump and China is a game without winners

April 8, 2020
Israeli soldiers and armoured vehicles are pictured on November 19, 2019 near the border with Syria in the annexed Golan Heights. AFP

Israel's 'iron wall' is sealing the country off from peace

April 7, 2020
People sit infront of their home in Westminster, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, London, Britain, April 5, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

The silent poetry of locked-down Britain's total transformation

April 7, 2020
Nurse Lovely and Dr Faisal before undergoing a test for Covid-19 at Burjeel Hospital, Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National 

On World Health Day today, let's celebrate the heroes

April 7, 2020
A woman wearing a face mask walks past the White House in Washington, on April 1, 2020. AP Photo

Washington is failing its coronavirus test

April 6, 2020
A picture taken on March 25, 2020 shows a veiled woman wearing a protective mask as she shops at a supermarket in the Saudi capital Riyadh. Saudi Arabia has reported 767 coronavirus infections -- the highest in the Gulf -- and faces the double blow of virus-led shutdowns and crashing oil prices. / AFP / FAYEZ NURELDINE

How face coverings have gained acceptance during the pandemic

April 6, 2020
Travel restrictions in Ajman differ to those imposed in other emirates. Chris Whiteoak / The National

The mental health fallout of dealing with Covid-19

April 6, 2020
Stay at home: the message of French firefighters in Marseille, 03 April, during the strict lockdown in France.  AFP

Americans should take lessons from the French on how to contain the virus

April 6, 2020
Residents of the Alexandra township of Johannesburg, South Africa, wait in line to enter a supermarket on April 3, 2020. AP Photo

South Africa's pandemic lockdown can be an opportunity to boost its economic immune system

April 5, 2020
The island of Sodermalm in the background on April 2, 2020, Stockholm, Sweden. AFP 

Sweden is making a dangerous bet on a 'cultural cure' to Covid-19

April 5, 2020
A Houthi soldier stands guard outside a Houthi-led-government meeting on the coronavirus in Sanaa, Yemen on March 14, 2020. REUTERS

With their patron in coronavirus peril, where do Iran's proxy groups go from here?

April 5, 2020
Dubai's Burj Khalifa lit up in March with a message urging residents to "Stay Home". AFP

The UAE has the right spirit and tools to overcome the challenges of coronavirus

April 4, 2020
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Dubai opens first drive-through Covid-19 testing facility

Inside a Covid-19 testing tent in Dubai’s Naif area

Dubai Police to share pictures of residents breaching stay-home laws
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This photo taken on April 8, 2020 shows workers producing face masks that will be exported at a factory in Nanchang in China's central Jiangxi province. China OUT / AFP / STR

Dubai launches a child abuse helpline - The Daily Update

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A person wearing a face mask arrives at Hankou Railway Station in Wuhan to take one of the first trains leaving the city in China's central Hubei province early on April 8, 2020. AFP

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

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An NMC Speciality Hospital in Abu Dhabi. The company, which employs more than 2,000 doctors, owes $6.6bn to more than 80 lenders. Reuters

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

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FILE - In this Wednesday, March 25, 2020 file photo Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street for the House of Commons for his weekly Prime Ministers Questions, in London. Johnson has been moved to the intensive care unit of a London hospital on Monday, April 6, 2020 after his coronavirus symptoms worsened. Johnson’s office says Johnson is conscious and does not require ventilation at the moment. Johnson was admitted to St. Thomas’ Hospital late Sunday, 10 days after he was diagnosed with COVID-19. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)

Boris Johnson in hospital and a Mormon temple in Dubai - The Daily Update

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