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The Qiddiya Investment Company announced on Thursday that at least 10 billion SR (Saudi Royal) (£2.66 billion) worth of contracts will be awarded to various different companies, this is to speed up the construction of a Mega-City that includes entertainment and sports project in the Saudi capital Riyadh. The Kingdom’s Public Investment Fund will provide funding for the project. The Saudi Arabian government says it will build a $500 billion mega-city, with the goal of diversifying its economy to focus less on crude oil. Mega-City Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said the government will aim to make NEOM run…

Quarantine is abolished for People arriving in England from some countries  Quarantine is abolished fr travellers from a select number of countries posing “a reduced risk” from coronavirus outbreak. A full list of exempt countries was published on Friday. Most travellers to the UK currently have to self-isolate for two weeks. However, the government has announced a list of countries where the travellers are exempt from isolating. The Foreign Office is also changing its advice against all but essential travel to a number of countries from Saturday. The quarantine restrictions came into force in early June, to try to prevent…

GLOBAL COVID-19 TODAY CORONAVIRUS CASES: 10,991,872 DEATHS: 524,176 RECOVERED: 6,150,606 ………………………………………….. The US is “not going in the right direction,” Fauci says CNN says the US coronavirus pandemic is not headed in a positive direction, but it’s possible to balance the need to reopen with precautions that can help slow the spread of coronavirus, Dr Anthony Fauci has said.  He said it’s not a case of either supporting reopening or public health measures. “There’s this feeling of an all or none phenomenon, where you’re either on lockdown or you’re just going to say… the devil may care and just let…

More than 360 elephants found dead in mysterious circumstances in Botswana in the past three months, according to local conservationists. Live elephants seen nearby appeared physically weak, and one was walking in circles, unable to change direction, observers said. Other species in the area did not appear to have been affected by whatever struck down the elephants. The unusual number of elephant carcasses were first recorded at the start of May. No one knows why the animals are dying, with lab results on samples still weeks away, according to the government. Botswana is home to a third of Africa’s declining…

Trump’s U-turn on masks: President is ‘all for masks’ as they make him ‘look like the Lone Ranger’ US President Donald Trump has publicly said he is “all for masks,” a drastic changing of his stance. The president had long opposed to wearing a face-covering in public.  He made clear that face coverings do not need to become mandatory to curb the spread of the new coronavirus.  Once again he predicted Covid-19 would “disappear” despite the US hitting a record new high of 52,000 cases in a day.  Trump changes stance on facemasks Speaking to Fox Business Network, Trump…

Thursday 2 July coronavirus updates BRIEF – ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFINGThursday 2 July 2020 News Briefing – Today’s headlines are dominated by the global Coronavirus Pandemic. As of 6:30 am (GMT), these are the global active numbers.Thursday’s leading story: English pubs reopen July 4 amid fears of ‘chaos’ as police step up patrols. Doctors plead with the public not to get ‘plastered’ over concerns of ignoring social distancing. Global COVID-19 UPDATECoronavirus Cases: 10,809,998Deaths: 519,050Recovered: 6,032,381 Police step up patrols amid fears of ‘chaos’ as English pubs reopenSports to pay tribute to NHS on Sunday Previous Next Headlines: What the papers say? Coronavirus…

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) aviation authority is seeking to block PIA flights unless it can verify the credentials of the Pakistani pilots. The UAE needs to verify claims of fake credentials of Pakistani pilots who have been operating PIA flights globally. The UAE is seeking to verify the credentials of all PIA staff including Pakistani pilots and engineers employed by its airlines after the South Asian government grounded 262 pilots for holding “dubious” qualifications. Fake credentials of Pakistani pilots https://twitter.com/Official_PIA/status/1276253116510461958 Saif Mohammed Al Suwaidi, Director-General of the UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority, requested the verification of the credentials of…

Latest News from Mexico; Armed gunmen attack Irapuato rehab centre from At least 24 people were killed and seven wounded when armed men attacked a drug rehabilitation centre in Irapuato, as the government struggles to contain violence perpetrated by drug mafias in the country. This is the second such attack to take place in Irapuato in one month. The attack was also confirmed by a federal government official. Photos from the scene shared by police with local reporters showed at least 11 prone and bloodied bodies lying in a room. Armed gunmen attack Irapuato The attack was one of the…

Wednesday 1 July coronavirus updates BRIEF – ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFING Wednesday 1 July 2020 News Briefing – Today’s headlines are dominated by the global Coronavirus Pandemic. As of 6:30 am (GMT), these are the global active numbers. Global COVID-19 UPDATE Coronavirus Cases: 10,591,079 Deaths: 514,021 Recovered: 5,798,973 UN chief says 10,000 flee Myanmar army operations How India’s largest slum beat back a pandemic Boris Johnson announces £5bn plan Previous Next Headlines: What the papers say? Fauci warns Congress that new US coronavirus cases could rise to 100,000 a day. Data needed quicker to target local outbreaks, say…

Pakistani passengers arriving and leaving Pakistan have faced some inconvenience due to delay in the integration of flight schedules from Qatar Airways flights with the system of Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), a spokesman said on Tuesday. This glitch has left thousands of Pakistani passengers stranded in Pakistan and is adding to the anxiety of another lockdown of Air travel from Pakistan. “Due to delay in the integration of flight schedules from Qatar Airways with the system of Civil Aviation Authority, there has been some inconvenience to passengers travelling to Pakistan,” a spokesman for Aviation Division Abdul Sattar Khokhar said in…