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“Smokers have up to a 50 percent higher risk of developing severe disease and death from COVID-19, so quitting is best thing smokers can do to lower their risk from this coronavirus, as well as the risk of developing cancers, heart disease and respiratory illnesses,” said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, …

Dubai Economy fines 49 restaurants and cafes for allowing dine-in beyond permitted hours. Four stores were fined for violating precautionary measures during the 3-day super sale.Dubai Economy called on consumers to report any violation of the precautionary measures via the Dubai Consumer App available on the Apple, Google and Huawei …

Umm Al Quwain Police: The death of a 32-year-old Indian woman after being pulled out of the water in a critical condition at Al Bait Al Mutawahid beach. The woman was accompanied by her husband (49 years) and their two children, who drowned in the water and were rescued then …

The Ministry of Health and Prevention, MoHAP, announced on Friday that it conducted 239,852 additional COVID-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment. In a statement, the Ministry stressed its aim to continue expanding the scope of testing nationwide to facilitate the early detection of coronavirus …

More than 168.73 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 3,653,063​ have died, according to a Reuters tally. Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in China in December 2019.

Dubai Coin cryptocurrency was never approved by any official authority. The website promoting the coin is an elaborate phishing campaign that is designed to steal personal information from its visitors including names, email addresses, passwords and phone numbers. Always be diligent with your personal information and investments and make sure …

An official in the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen on Thursday branded as “untrue” reports that Emirati forces are present on Mayun and Socotra islands. “All equipment currently present on Mayun Island is under the control of the Coalition Command, and is situated there to enable the legitimate and …

Germany plans to make enough COVID-19 vaccine doses available to offer a first shot to children aged 12-16 from June 7, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday. With more than 40% of the population of around 83 million having received at least one dose, attention has turned to the question …

More than two years after it first began experimenting with hiding likes, Instagram is making the feature official. The app will now allow all users to hide likes, though it’s keeping the feature optional and users will need to enable the obscured like counts in their settings. With the update …

Rami Al Qaisi, CEO of RAQ Contracting, stated that the UAE’s investment and legislative environments are highly attractive to investors, who continue to make investments due to the many facilities that the UAE provides to investors, contractors and employers, as well as its advanced infrastructure. The UAE’s flexible laws, which …