Nine experimental vaccines are in the pipeline of the WHO-led COVAX global vaccine facility that aims to distribute 2 billion doses by the end of 2021.

Iata had in June released its financial outlook for the global air transport industry, showing that airlines would lose $84.3 billion in 2020.

California: Alphabet Inc’s Google on Tuesday announced Google Workspace as the new name for its package of business tools including email and document editing, replacing the G Suite brand introduced in 2016. The rebranding coincides with the launch of features that integrate the various services, such as the ability to have a video chat with […]

Dubai: The General Organisation for Social Insurance (GOSI) has issued instructions to reduce the percentage of Saudis, who are beneficiaries of SANED financial compensation, to 50 per cent of the total Saudi workers, the Okaz daily reported. This will be applicable to private establishments that are still affected by the repercussions of the coronavirus crisis. […]

Accompanied by their host, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, the pair walked through the sombre monument.

Philippine media giant ABS-CBN Corp. said it will return to free-to-air television starting Saturday, three months after Congress denied it a new franchise. The media company, in a disclosure to the stock exchange Tuesday, said some of its entertainment shows and movies will be seen on Channel 11 – now called A2Z Channel – through […]

More than 10.2 million Covid-19 tests have been carried out in the UAE so far.

Japan’s two biggest automakers, Toyota and Nissan, will ask Britain to reimburse them for additional custom charges incurred if the UK government fails to reach a Brexit trade deal with the European Union, the Nikkei financial daily reported on Monday. The companies – Toyota Motor Corp and Nissan Motor Co Ltd – want payments to […]

US health agency updates guidance on the novel coronavirus again.