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Coronavirus: UAE ready to deliver ‘world class’ Expo 2020 Dubai

An Expo 2020 Dubai chief praised the “indomitable spirit” of the event’s international community and vowed the UAE would deliver a world class spectacle next year. Reem Al Hashimy, Minister of State for International Co-operation and director general of Expo 2020 Dubai Bureau, admitted the Covid-19 pandemic had tested the relationships of countries across the globe. But she said the first ever hosting of the Expo in […]

Vast Untapped E-Commerce and Technology Employment Potential in the Philippines: Global Recruiters, Michael Page

MANILA, PHILIPPINES – Media OutReach – 28 August 2020 – With a young population learning to be entrepreneurs (average of 24.4 years old with high digital penetration) the technology and digital sectors in the Philippines are well-placed to create employment opportunities for the upcoming generation of working professionals. International executive search firm, Michael Page remains optimistic about the untapped potential in Filipino talent as they open their sixth office within […]

Spotlight on Oman/Bahrain/Kuwait: Employee Rights Compared

Over the years the Arab states of the Persian Gulf have proven to be countries filled with opportunities. With thriving economies from their oil and gas production, Bahrain, Oman, and Kuwait have all become countries that provide significant opportunities for employees, whether they are locals or ex-pats. But how do these countries compare when it comes to employee rights? The following will highlight employment rights and benefits […]

Spackman Entertainment Group’s Upcoming Film with the Working Title, BROKER, To Be Produced by Zip Cinema, To Star Leading Korean Actors Song Kang-ho, Gang Dong-won And Bae Doona

BROKER, to be produced by the Group’s indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, Zip Cinema, and headlines a top class Korean cast comprising Song Kang-ho, Gang Dong-won and Bae Doona To be directed by celebrated Japanese film director, Kore-eda Hirokazu, who won the 2018 Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival for his film SHOPLIFTERS, BROKER will be his first ever Korean production Screenplay works for BROKER is on-going and […]

New Zealand mosque terrorist will spend the rest of his life in prison

A far-right terrorist who killed 51 Muslim worshipers in New Zealand’s worst mass shooting in modern history will spend the rest of his life in prison with no chance of parole, the first time such a sentence has been handed down in the country’s courts.

Inside the company at the forefront of China’s push to develop a coronavirus vaccine

Inside the white, sterile walls of a new building on the southern outskirts of Beijing, two employees donning masks and rubber gloves are busy pipetting a clear, colorless liquid into rows of small vials.

EU Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan resigns after breaching coronavirus restrictions

EU trade commissioner Phil Hogan resigned Wednesday, a week after he breached Ireland’s coronavirus restrictions by attending a golf event with 80 other people.

CUHK Business School Research Looks at the Limitations of Using Artificial Intelligence to Pick Stocks

HONG KONG, CHINA – Media OutReach – 27 August 2020 – It’s been called the holy grail of finance. Is it possible to harness the promise of artificial intelligence to make money trading stocks? Many have tried with varying degrees of success. For example, BlackRock, the world’s largest money manager, has said its Artificial Intelligence (AI) algorithms have consistently beaten portfolios managed by human stock pickers. However, a recent research […]

Pandemic dims the lights on cafe life in Buenos Aires

It’s a rather unusual sight. Felipe Evangelista is sitting down at the café he has owned for nearly four decades and all he can see are upside-down chairs stored atop empty tables.

Eagle Hospitality Trust Sponsor Urges Collaboration to Save REIT

Urban Commons believes it is time to unite and deliver a sustainable survival plan for the REIT The Sponsor objects to deliberately being portrayed in a negative light SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 21 August 2020 – In a Breach Notice sent to Eagle Hospitality Trust (EHT or REIT), Urban Commons (UC or Sponsor or Master Lessee), the Los Angeles-based real estate investment and development firm and Sponsor of EHT, has […]

Kim Jong Un delegates some powers to sister, Kim Yo Jong

Kim Jong Un has reportedly given his sister, Kim Yo Jong, partial authority to oversee “general state affairs” in order to ease the North Korean leader’s workload, according to South Korean intelligence.

Satellite photos appear to show Chinese submarine using underground base

Military watchers across the internet were provided with a rare sight after photos circulated this week that appear to show a Chinese submarine using an underground base on Hainan Island on the South China Sea.

Steve Bannon, three others charged with fraud in border wall fundraising campaign

Federal prosecutors on Thursday charged Steve Bannon, President Donald Trump’s former campaign adviser, and three others with defrauding donors of hundreds of thousands of dollars in a border wall fundraising campaign.

CNN team was tracked by Russian operatives in Central African Republic, Bellingcat investigation shows

A new investigation has found evidence that CNN journalists in the Central African Republic (CAR) last year were subject to constant surveillance by a team of Russian operatives.

Germans could legally have to let their dogs out twice a day

Dog owners in Germany could be legally required to let their pets out at least twice a day for a total of one hour under the terms of proposed new regulations.

Ariana Grande concert bomber’s brother sentenced to 55 years in prison

Hashem Abedi, the brother of the Manchester Arena bomber Salman Abedi, was sentenced Thursday to at least 55 years in prison for his involvement in the Ariana Grande concert attack that killed 22 people in May 2017.

Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative Again Named Market Leader in Public Vulnerability Disclosures

New Omdia research proves the ZDI accounts for the most software security improvements   HONG KONG, CHINA – Media OutReach – August 20, 2020 – Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), the leader in cybersecurity solutions, today released results from a new report by Omdia that found its Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) disclosed the most vulnerabilities in 2019. This independent research analyzed disclosures from 11 vulnerability […]

Putin critic Navalny hospitalized in Russia after suspected poisoning: spokeswoman

Russian opposition leader and Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was hospitalized Thursday morning after what his spokeswoman Kira Yarmish said was poisoning.

How lax hotel quarantine helped unleash new outbreak in Victoria – CNN Video

More than 90% of second-wave cases Australia’s state of Victoria can be traced back to one quarantine hotel, officials say. The state has launched a judicial inquiry into what went wrong in the quarantine hotels that helped unleash a fresh outbreak in the state. CNN’s Will Ripley reports.

JY Grandmark 2020 Interim Results Announcements

Market Opportunities Arise for “Eco-friendly and People-oriented Property” Rapid Growth in Core Net Profit         Make Efforts to Deploy Urban Renewal Increase Land Bank to Accelerate Geographic Deployment HONG KONG, CHINA – Media OutReach – 20 August 2020 – JY Grandmark Holdings Limited (“JY Grandmark” or the “Company“, which together with its subsidiaries, is referred to as the “Group“, stock code: 2231), a property developer and operator and […]

Australia’s Qantas says international flights ‘unlikely’ to resume before July 2021

Australian carrier Qantas Airways announced Thursday that it’s “unlikely” to resume international flights before July 2021, as it suffers heavy losses due to the coronavirus pandemic.

IPL in UAE will be a runaway success: Ravi Shastri

Indian cricket team coach Ravi Shastri is “happy” that the UAE will host this season’s Indian Premier League (IPL) “because they did a great job last time around”. “I feel it’s going to be a runaway success, Covid-19 or no Covid-19,” Shastri said during a virtual session on Tuesday that saw the UAE and India agreeing to explore new areas of cooperation, especially in the fields of […]

UAE ramps up post Covid-19 economy

COUNTRY LATEST UPDATES Saudi Arabia                Covid-19 pandemic latest: Total confirmed cases: 301,323 Recoveries: 272,911 Deaths: 3,470 Actions to slow the spread of Covid-19: 3 August: Pilgrims returning from Hajj must quarantine for 14 days and will be monitored using electronic bands to ensure compliance.  28 July: Health Ministry to assign a health leader for every 50 pilgrims at this year’s scaled-back […]

Bolsonaro says reports of Amazon fires are a ‘lie.’ Evidence says otherwise

In aerial photos, smoke billows over trees and rivers in the Amazon and lines of glowing red embers snake across the ground — but President Jair Bolsonaro says the reports of fires in the vast rainforest are false.