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April 11, 2020
Modalities of facilitating the return of expats to homelands set
April 11, 2020
Social insurance beneficiaries, orphans and disabled exempted from paying rent for 3 months
Saudi citizens, who arrived at King Fahd International Airport in Dammam from Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, form a queue before completing the formalities.
April 11, 2020
219 stranded citizens arrive in Dammam from Kuala Lumpur
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April 8, 2020
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April 6, 2020
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April 3, 2020
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Nurses hold newborn babies wearing protective face shields at the Praram 9 Hospital in Bangkok. -- Courtesy photo
April 11, 2020
Newborn Bangkok babies made to don face shields 
Qatari police stand outside a hotel in Doha where people have been quarantining over fears of coronavirus. -- File photo
April 11, 2020
216 new cases recorded in Qatar, total stands at 2,728 
According to the latest figures, the reported cases of infections in the US are 519,453, with 20,071 deaths. — Courtesy photo
April 12, 2020
Death toll from coronavirus in US tops 20,000
Kuwaitis, arriving from Europe, stand a safe distance apart to give their details to ministry of health officials in a makeshift coronavirus testing center. -- File photo
April 11, 2020
Donate blood for active corona cases, surviving Kuwaitis urged
A member of emergency medical staff sits in an ambulance with a coronavirus patient. -- File photo
April 11, 2020
With 125 more deaths, Iran toll reaches 4,357
Business
File photo of US shale oil drilling.
April 11, 2020
G20, OPEC taking their time to assess oil situation
Debashish Mukherjee, partner, consumer industries and retail products practice, Kearney.
April 11, 2020
69% of KSA consumers to maintain current shopping habits post COVID-19
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April 11, 2020
Dubai’s education sector aided by early technology adoption: Cavendish...
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April 6, 2020
24-hour curfew enforced in many cities, governorates
The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development has issued a decision to regulate the contractual relationship between workers and employers as part of the Kingdom’s efforts to limit the impacts of the novel coronavirus pandemic. — Courtesy photo
April 6, 2020
Companies can reduce staff salary or grant them leave to confront coronavirus
There has been a healthy debate in the US about when life might return to normal as patience wears thin with severe restrictions on movement and economic activity collapses, with millions of people out of work. Courtesy photo
April 10, 2020
No return to normal life until the end of 2021: US expert
April 6, 2020
24-hour curfew enforced in many cities, governorates
The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development has issued a decision to regulate the contractual relationship between workers and employers as part of the Kingdom’s efforts to limit the impacts of the novel coronavirus pandemic. — Courtesy photo
April 6, 2020
Companies can reduce staff salary or grant them leave to confront coronavirus
There has been a healthy debate in the US about when life might return to normal as patience wears thin with severe restrictions on movement and economic activity collapses, with millions of people out of work. Courtesy photo
April 10, 2020
No return to normal life until the end of 2021: US expert
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April 11, 2020
DSC announce virtual Cycling Challenge
Sheikh Mansoor Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Chairman of Dubai Sports Council, presents Joao Felix with the Best Revelation Player trophy at the Dubai Globe Soccer Awards in December, 2019.
April 9, 2020
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April 10, 2020
Six Barcelona directors quit, throwing club into crisis
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Kashmir Stags, Pak Zalmi, ICAD prevail in Kanoo League
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A new system relies on short-range Bluetooth signals emitted from people’s smartphones to trace who they've been in contact with. These signals represent random strings of numbers, likened to “chirps” that other nearby smartphones can remember hearing, offering a way to find people who may have been in contact with people who have tested positive for COVID-19. — Photo courtesy Christine Daniloff, MIT
April 11, 2020
Bluetooth signals from your smartphone could automate COVID-19 contact...
A mural of hopes and questions about artificial intelligence from a middle school workshop. — Photo courtesy of the Personal Robots group/MIT Media Lab
April 11, 2020
Learning about AI: A hub of MIT resources for K-12 students
With the coronavirus causing more people to hunker down, consumers are likely to use services like Amazon or Uber Eats for delivery of food and other items. — AFP
March 8, 2020
Tech lifestyles enable 'safe escape' from coronavirus
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April 9, 2020
‘Jojo Rabbit’: The colorful war tale
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Actor Mark Blum dies at 69 of coronavirus complications
March 18, 2020
Maraya Concert Hall creates Guinness World Record