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UAE confirms 2,692 new Covid-19 cases, 16 deaths in last 24 hours The UAE confirmed 2,692 new Covid-19 cases and 16 deaths on Wednesday as the Emirates continues to expand its testing of citizens and residents for the early detection of the highly contagious disease. The country’s Covid-19 caseload is now at 399,463, with a total of 1,269 fatalities related to coronavirus. Health officials have conducted 218,351 additional Covid-19 tests overnight, state news agency WAM said, with the total number of tests now over 31 million. The UAE is leading the world in terms of conducting coronavirus tests relative to…

Roadmap guide: What’s the roadmap for the end of lockdown 3? When will we be free?  After the first stage in March, further lifting of the rules will happen if certain conditions are met – such as the vaccine rollout going to plan. The aim is for all restrictions to be lifted by 21 June at the earliest. Stage one  Two parts: 8 March All schools and colleges will reopen University students can return for practical courses. There will be a review by the end of the Easter holidays for all other students Face coverings are recommended in class for…

Wednesday’s Briefing VIDEO: Texas REOPENS – Tom Cruise DEEP FAKE – FREE trip to SPACE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sY1z7ALlxNM Budget 2021: Furlough scheme to be extended until September Japanese billionaire looking for people who ‘push the envelope’ for moon flight Protesters shut down roads as Lebanon pound hits all-time low Poland’s judicial independence will be destroyed unless EU moves faster, says MEP Dubai expands coverage of COVID-19 vaccination program ‘Catastrophe’ as Brazil hits record-high daily COVID deaths Texas becomes biggest US state to lift mask and business restrictions Microsoft accuses China over email cyber-attacks France v Scotland in Six Nations: Premiership may relax…

Daily News Briefing Brief. Me – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sY1z7ALlxNM The top stories Budget 2021: Furlough scheme to be extended until SeptemberBBC News says Chancellor Rishi Sunak will extend the furlough scheme until the end of September when he makes his Budget speech later.Rishi Sunak said the scheme – which pays 80% of employees’ wages for the hours they cannot work in the pandemic – would help millions through “the challenging months ahead”.Some 600,000 more self-employed people will also be eligible for government help as access to grants is widened.Read on………………..Japanese billionaire looking for people who ‘push the envelope’ for moon flightThe Guardian…

AWARENESS TO ACTION We Are Not Living in a ‘Post-Me Too’ Era VICE writes the first day of February dawned with some high-profile domestic abuse allegations. Beyond the Armie Hammer saga, updates on FKA Twigs’ court case against Shia LaBeouf, were reports that Marilyn Manson had been accused of abuse by his ex-partner, actress Evan Rachel Wood. The speed of these stories breaking, along with their content, feels reminiscent of Me Too three years ago, which sought to expose the abuse perpetrated by high-profile celebrities. The movement exploded across social media in late 2017, following a series of sexual abuse…

Despite City dominating the first half against Wolves and going into the break up 1-0 up, Wolves managed to switch it up a gear in the second half and even equalised. However, City’s superiority prevailed, with the league leaders scoring 3 times after the 80th minute, giving them the victory in this Premier League fixture. City dominant from first whistle This Premier League match between Manchester City and Wolves felt more like a training game for City from the get-go. The first City goal came inside the first quarter of an hour after a superb Rodri pass started it. The…

Hajj 2021: Pilgrims must be vaccinated against Covid-19 Saudi Arabia- The Saudi Ministry of Health has announced that the faithful who want to perform the annual Hajj pilgrimage this year will need to prove that they’ve been vaccinated against Covid-19. The statement did not specify whether the Hajj, which traditionally draws some 2 million pilgrims from across the world, would again exclude pilgrims from outside the Kingdom to prevent the contagion. Last year, Saudi officials permitted a very limited number of pilgrims already within the country to perform the Hajj amid the surging pandemic. The five-day pilgrimage starts this year…

Full list of eligible residents; how to book appointments: All you need to know. The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) has included new categories of people who can book an appointment for vaccination. Under the directives of Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the DHA announced that all valid Dubai resident visa holders aged 40 and above can now register to receive COVID-19 vaccination at DHA facilities. Who are eligible?  All valid Dubai residency visa holders aged 40 and above.  Dubai visa holders with chronic diseases or people of…

Greenland’s green power attracting outsiders  Greenland’s rocks are attracting outsiders – superpowers riding a green revolution. Greenland has huge resources of metals known as ‘rare earths,’ used to create compact, super-strong magnets which help power equipment such as wind turbines, electric vehicles, combat aircraft and weapons systems. The metals are abundant globally, but processing them is difficult and dirty. The US used to dominate production but handed over that position to China about 20 years ago.  As Greenland’s ice sheet and glaciers recede, two Australia-based mining companies are racing for approval to dig into the world’s biggest undeveloped deposits of…

Mining magnets: Arctic island finds green power can be a curse Visual Slideshow Previous Next The world’s biggest island has huge resources of metals known as ‘rare earths,’ used to create compact, super-strong magnets which help power equipment such as wind turbines, electric vehicles, combat aircraft and weapons systems. The metals are abundant globally, but processing them is difficult and dirty – so much so that the United States, which used to dominate production, surrendered that position to China about 20 years ago. As Greenland’s ice sheet and glaciers recede, two Australia-based mining companies – one seeking funding in the…