Lucid Air, Saudi-backed Tesla rival's first car revealed
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Indonesian stocks dive as Jakarta plans partial coronavirus lockdown again
Commuters wearing protective face masks at the Tanah Abang railway station in Jakarta, Indonesia on August 18, 2020. Adek Berry | AFP | Getty Images SINGAPORE — Indonesian stocks fell by around 5% on Thursday following an announcement that capital city Jakarta will reinstate partial lockdown measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus. The […]
Baidu raising money for biotech firm that uses artificial intelligence
Robin Li, chief executive officer of Baidu. Nelson Ching | Bloomberg | Getty Images GUANGZHOU, China — Chinese internet search giant Baidu is in discussions with investors to raise up to $2 billion over three years for a new biotech company, CNBC has confirmed. The company would be a standalone entity rather than a subsidiary […]
Jobseekers in the UAE to benefit from the situation
Image Credit: Jobseekers took a sigh of relief, as they saw new opportunities trickling in on job boards and their inbox, following the easing of lockdown restrictions. But the balance between the number of opportunities available and the number of jobseekers in the country is making it a largely employers’ market. Yet it is safe […]
UAE: Sunny and partly cloudy weather, chance of rainfall in Abu Dhabi and Al Ain
UAE residents can expect cloudy skies across the country with a chance of rainfall in some areas of Abu Dhabi and Al Ain. According to the National Centre of Meteorology, the weather will be sunny and “partly cloudy with a chance of convective clouds formation over eastern areas by afternoon, which may be associated with […]
Thousands of Israelis book flights to UAE
For illustrative purposes only. Image Credit: Agency Abu Dhabi: With preparations in full swing for the signing of a US-brokered peace accord between UAE and Israel at the White House on Tuesday, sources in the Federation of Tourism Companies in Tel Aviv reported that thousands of Israelis have contacted tourism companies to book seats on […]
China could develop systems that are separate from the world: Expert
A delivery driver wearing a face mask rides an electric bicycle along a street in the Central Business District in Beijing on July 16, 2020. Wang Zhao | AFP | Getty Images SINGAPORE — The cost of a U.S.-China “decoupling” would be high, but that does not mean Beijing will not choose to create systems […]
Gargash: UAE-Israel accord not at expense of Palestinian issue
Anwar Gargash Image Credit: AFP Abu Dhabi: UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Dr. Anwar Mohammed Gargash, has reiterated the peace treaty with Israel “will not be at the expense of the Palestinian cause and the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people.” Addressing the Arab foreign ministers’ meeting Wednesday, he said that the treaty […]