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Emirates airliners are seen on the tarmac in a general view of Dubai International Airport in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (REUTERS/Abdel Hadi Ramahi/File Photo)
Dubai’s long-haul carrier
Emirates will begin shipping aid for free into India to help fight a crushing outbreak of the coronavirus, the airline said Sunday.
The offer by Emirates, which has some 95 flights weekly to nine cities, comes as air freight costs have skyrocketed. That’s as air cargo demand has risen to its highest recorded level ever amid the pandemic, which has seen carriers including
Spain ends Covid state of emergency
Spain has lifted a state of emergency in place since October to fight the pandemic, allowing Spaniards to travel between regions for the first time in months. It s like New Year s, said 28-year-old Oriol Corbella in Barcelona, where the lifting of the curfew was met with shouts, applause and music.
Although the emergency measure, which expired at midnight (2200 GMT Saturday) will lead to more freedoms, it is a headache for the country s 17 regional governments responsible for health care.
The state of emergency provided them with a legal framework to impose measures - such as nighttime curfews or a ban on non-essential travel between regions - that limited freedoms.
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Emirates airliners are seen on the tarmac in a general view of Dubai International Airport in Dubai, United Arab Emirates January 13, 2021. Picture taken through a window. REUTERS/Abdel Hadi Ramahi
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Emirates airline said on Sunday it will fly medical supplies from Dubai to nine cities in India free of charge from this week to help battle a devastating upsurge in the coronavirus.
International aid has poured in for India, where record infection rates have overwhelmed hospitals, depleting medicines, oxygen tanks and other supplies. read more
Earlier this month, Qatar Airways also airlifted 300 tonnes of aid free of charge from Doha to India.
Dubai's long-haul carrier Emirates will begin shipping aid for free into India to help fight a crushing outbreak of the coronavirus, the airline said Sunday.
The Latest: EU doesn t renew order for AstraZeneca vaccine
A police officer stands guard in a business district to ensure a lockdown to help control the spread of the coronavirus, in Karachi, Pakistan, Sunday, May 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan) May 09, 2021 - 5:54 AM
PARIS â The EU Commission did not renew its order for AstraZeneca s COVID-19 vaccine, the European Unionâs Internal Market Commissioner said Sunday.
âWe have not renewed the order for after June. Weâll see what will happen next,â Thierry Breton told French radio France Inter.
The announcement comes one day after the European Union cemented its support for Pfizer-BioNTech s vaccine by agreeing to a massive contract extension for a potential 1.8 billion doses through 2023.