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Washington (dpa) US authorities say Twitter Inc has agreed to pay a $150 million fine to settle a privacy lawsuit.The US government said the social media giant violated Federal Trade Commission regulations by misleading users about how Twitter kept users’ non-public contact information secure and private.The complaint, which was filed in a California court, said … Read more
Beijing (Reuters) The city of Shanghai, China’s financial and commercial hub, which has been badly hit by the latest Corona virus outbreak in the country, yesterday announced new plans for the period after lockdown restrictions are lifted, as it heading towards a return to normal life, but nationwide economic recovery is still a long way … Read more
Davos, Dubai (Etihad) The World Economic Forum, held in Davos, praised the UAE’s handling of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, stressing that the peace agreement signed between the UAE and Israel in 2020 offers a great opportunity to increase technical advancements in the medical field through cooperation between healthcare players in the region.The forum hosted … Read more
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it detected nine cases of monkeypox in seven US states on Wednesday.The centers told reporters that cases had been detected in Massachusetts, Florida, Utah, Washington, California, Virginia and New York.And monitored about 200 confirmed cases of the disease in more than 20 countries where the disease … Read more
Rome (dpa)Veteran Swedish star Zlatan Ibrahimovic has revealed the full extent of his knee injury after undergoing potentially career-threatening surgery.Ibrahimovic, 40, underwent surgery in France this week to treat damage and instability caused by a previous injury to the anterior cruciate ligament in his knee, and is expected to be out for up to eight … Read more
China has launched a major initiative to expand security cooperation and free trade with Pacific countries.A wide-ranging draft agreement and a five-year plan present the possibility of concluding a regional free trade agreement and another on security cooperation. They will be discussed during Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s visit to countries in the Pacific region, … Read more
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has stressed that his country will continue to respond to “terrorist attacks” by launching new military operations. This comes after the Turkish Defense Ministry announced on Tuesday the killing of five soldiers, during clashes with Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants in northern Iraq. “We will continue to respond to treacherous … Read more
Abu Dhabi (WAM) Dr. Taher Al-Buraik Al-Amiri, official spokesperson for the National Authority for Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management, announced, based on the current epidemiological situation, the suspension of the periodic broadcast of the point release from the Government of the United Arab Emirates on the developments of the new Corona virus, provided that it … Read more
Conversation: Rasha Tabila Tony Douglas, CEO of Etihad Aviation Group, has revealed that the airline recorded historic results in the first quarter of this year that it had not recorded before, as it made 290 million dollars (1, 06 billion dirhams) of profits before tax, interest and amortization, and is expected to record a solid … Read more
Abu Dhabi (Etihad) At the Global Aerospace Industry Summit 2022, hosted by Mubadala Investment Company, Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates Space Agency highlighted the national space program and its role in supporting and developing technologies and related innovations, and enhancing international partnership opportunities to strengthen the UAE’s position regionally and internationally.Salem Al Qubaisi, Director … Read more