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Vaccines vs mutations, Lebabon protests, Wall Street woes and more... Published:  January 30, 2021 11:00 Gulf News 1 of 6 Dubai’s global stature affirmed yet again with fight against COVID-19: It is indeed heartening to see how the residents of Dubai have expressed positive feelings about the way this city has charted its course in the fight against COVID-19. Both Emiratis and residents living in Dubai feel that this is the best place they co...

Our editors comment on global and local events and their repercussions 1 of 5 Another mutation of the virus: The UK has been hammered by the coronavirus and is one of the worst hit countries in Europe. And with news of yet another mutation being found, this time from Brazil, fears understandably were growing. Thankfully, scientists have now said that the new strain is ‘not a variant of concern’ and this comes as a huge sigh of relief. It feels like the only bit of good new...

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UAE authorities rightly advise people not to spread rumours about the new COVID-19 strain 1 of 6 FROM STRESS TO STRAIN, BLACK SWAN RETURNS?: When the global economies and markets were just in the middle of a sigh of relief from multiple vaccine discoveries, worries over crisis making a comeback with vengeance. The global growth expectations have suddenly taken a step back after the news that a new COVID-19 strain in the UK could be transmitting faster, and the efficacy of vacc...

The effects of a No Deal Brexit are many, but that seems like the probable outcome Published:  December 19, 2020 10:52 Gulf News 1 of 5 UAE leads in COVID-19 management: In another acknowledgement of the UAE’s stellar handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Global Soft Power Index, issued by Brand Finance, has ranked the UAE as the top country from the Middle East and 14th in the world in handling the crisis efficiently. Evidence of this is al...