Meet the couple who invented Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine

DUBAI: News that a Pfizer vaccine is 90% effective against COVID-19 has been hailed as a “miracle”. In the race against time, the announcement signalled that the fight against the virus is now turning in man’s favour. On Monday, following the vaccine breakthrough report, the company’s stock price went ballistic, along with oil prices. Airline […]

GM and Walmart to test autonomous deliveries

Walmart is teaming up with the General Motors’ autonomous vehicle unit to test driverless delivery in Arizona. The companies say battery powered Chevrolet Bolt vehicles will begin deliveries in Scottsdale early next year. At first they’ll have human backup drivers who will monitor the cars and help to deliver packages to doors. But Ray Wert, […]

UAE’s healthcare investors should focus on specialities

Dubai: The UAE’s healthcare sector will need additions in super-speciality hospitals and clinics rather than more of multi-speciality hospitals – this is so even in the aftermath of the COVID-19 outbreak. “Hospital operators realise there is hardly any more room left for standard hospitals and clinics,” said Krishna Dhanak, Executive Director at Alpen Capital, the […]

Dubai honours winners of 26th Business Excellence Awards

Dubai: Dubai Economy honoured the 46 winners of 2019 assessment cycle of the Business Excellence Awards at a virtual ceremony held on Wednesday under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. Emirates Group Security won the 2020 Dubai Quality […]