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Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE), a leading global provider of data, technology, and market infrastructure, today announced that a record 18,848 ICE Murban Crude Oil Futures contracts traded on ICE Futures Abu Dhabi (“IFAD”) on April 20, marking its highest volume day since the contracts launched on March 29. Alongside ICE …

Instagram announced a new tool today that will allow users to automatically filter out direct message requests containing offensive words, phrases, and emojis. The tool is targeted at celebrities and public figures who receive a large number of unwanted, harmful DMs. The update builds on Instagram’s work to combat hate …

Mohammed bin Rashid to attend the Leaders Summit on Climate which will be hosted remotely by US President Joe Biden, on 22-23 April.In his speech, Sheikh Mohammed will highlight the UAE’s vision and climate action ambitions.

Amazon is cutting into the hair styling sector with the opening of its first ever hair salon, where customers can test out new hair colours in augmented reality consultations. The bricks-and-mortar ‘experiential’ venue is launching in London’s Spitalfields with technology allowing clients to virtually try out a new look before …

The Ministry of Health and Prevention, MoHAP, announced on Wednesday that it conducted 191,886 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 …

The Dubai Police has recently arrested an Arab national for cyber-begging people via WhatsApp. Colonel Ali Salem, Director of the Anti-Infiltrators Department at the General Department of Criminal Investigation in Dubai Police, urged members of the community to ignore cyber-beggars who use social media, especially during the holy month of …

Abu Dhabi Sports Council (ADSC) announced the capital city is to host the 15th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) in December for the first time in history. In an exciting related development, the official brand logo has now been revealed with less than eight months to go until the best …

Dr. Saif Al Dhaheri, the spokesperson for “NCEMA”: • The national vaccination campaign successfully provided the first does of the vaccine to 5,081,853 people and the second dose to 3,836.521 people, making for a total of 65.54% of the eligible groups. While 74.63% of individuals above the age of 60 …

The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) has announced that 113,621 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were administered in the past 24 hours. The total number of doses provided up to today stands at 9,788,826 with a rate of vaccine distribution of 98.97 doses per 100 people. The vaccination drive …

The UAE Pro League has announced the fixture schedule for the final three matchweeks of the Arabian Gulf League, with each of the remaining rounds set to be played in a single day. According to the schedule, matchweek 24 will be played on Monday, May 3rd, as Ittihad Kalba vs. …