India Covid crisis: 95 test positive in a day after village holds three weddings
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Villagers say that the incident has left them struggling to access essential goods and medical care.
95 people in a village in Rajasthan tested positive for Covid after a string of weddings.
According to India Today, the village of Siyalokala held three weddings in April despite the state government’s attempts to curtail wedding celebrations. Pappu Singh, the father of one of the brides, was the first to die of the virus.
“Ever since we got tested the whole village is shocked… nobody believed that corona is a thing. People would roam around after sampling. People are now worried and remain indoors,” said Surendra Shekhawat, a local resident.
Dubai: Have you spotted these trees with their stunning orange-red flowers?
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200,000 trees planted across Dubai in three years
Have you noticed the so-called Flame trees with their orange-red colours spreading positivity and cheer in Dubai?
Known as Poinciana trees, they are among the 200,000 trees that have sprung to life in the past three years, the Dubai Municipality said on Sunday.
The tree features fern-like leaves and is known for its orange-red flowers that bloom over summer.
The Dubai Municipality on Sunday said the Emirate has been decorated with “green plants and flowering trees” that enhance its roads and parks.
US removes UAE from intellectual property protection watch list
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UAE s removal from the list is the culmination of constructive cooperation.
The United Arab Emirates has welcomed the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) decision to remove the country from the US intellectual property protection (IPP) Watch List.
In its 2021 Special 301 Report, the USTR outlined a set of key achievements made by the UAE in the field of IPP during the past period, leading to its success in coming off the watch list.
The report highlighted several measures taken by the UAE to develop its national system for protecting intellectual property rights across various commercial and investment activities, the most important of which are: the Ministry of Health and Prevention resolving concerns with IP protection of pharmaceutical products (Decree 321), and the UAE making progress on long-standing IP enforcement concerns, particularly through increased effort
UAE: Up to Dh500,000 fine, jail for forging document
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Administrative penalties will also be imposed on violators
The Sharjah government has warned that committing forgery in the certificate of origin will attract heavy financial penalty and jail term for perpetrators.
A video released by Sharjah Ports, Customs, and Free Zones Authority said people forging data in the certificate of origin would face a fine not less than Dh100,000 and not exceeding Dh500,000 as well as imprisonment.
This rule applies under Federal Law No. 11 of 2019 to whoever forges the data of products imported into the emirate or exported out and provides wrong information with the intention of fraud about the certificate of origin.
China s Zhurong Mars rover takes first drive on surface of Red Planet
Reuters/Beijing Filed on May 22, 2021 | Last updated on May 22, 2021 at 11.39 am
Zhurong hurong will also look for signs of ancient life using a ground-penetrating radar during its 90-day exploration of the Martian surface.
A remote-controlled Chinese motorised rover drove down the ramp of a landing capsule on Saturday and onto the surface of the Red Planet, making China the first nation to orbit, land and deploy a land vehicle on its inaugural mission to Mars.
Zhurong, named after a mythical Chinese god of fire, drove down to the surface of Mars at 10:40am Beijing time (0240 GMT), according to a post on the rover’s official Chinese social media account.