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US biofuel producers granted $700m in Covid-19 aidThe US Department of Agriculture (USDA) will give $700 million in aid to biofuels producers as part of a package to assist industries recovering from the financial devastation of the coronavirus pandemic, Reuters reported. & More… |
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ME economic growth to accelerate by H2, says studyThe rollout of coronavirus vaccines should allow a return to relative normality in the Middle East in the second half of 2021, while the region’s economies will benefit from higher commodity prices and stronger external demand, a report sa More… |
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Global shipping CO2 emissions down 1% in 2020Global shipping CO2 emissions decreased 1% last year as the coronavirus pandemic curtailed 2020 shipping activity, according to maritime data provider Marine Benchmark. CO2 emissions among the 'Big-3' - More… |
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Russia extends flight ban with UK till February 16Russia has extended the suspension of air service with the UK until 23:59 Moscow time on February 16 to protect public health, Russia’s anti-coronavirus crisis centre was quoted as saying in a media report. Russia suspended More… |
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Russia to resume flights to Qatar, IndiaRussia will resume flights to Vietnam, India, Finland and Qatar on January 27, 2021, with several flights per week and increase the number of Moscow-Cairo regular flights to five per week, a media report said. Flights will take of More… |
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Oil market ‘may recover to pre-crisis level in 2021’The emergence of coronavirus vaccines on the global market is helping to restore oil demand, and the market may return to pre-crisis parameters during 2021, Russian Deputy Prime Minister was quoted as saying in a media report. &qu More… |
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Japan halts new entry amid coronavirus variantJapan will suspend new entry into the country of non-resident foreign nationals from around the world from Monday through late January as a precautionary step against the new coronavirus variant, a media report said. This comes as More… |
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Global coronavirus deaths surpass one million: UNOver one million lives having succumbed to Covid-19 globally, said UN Secretary-General António Guterres, adding that while the “agonizing milestone” is a “mind-numbing figure”, the world must never lose sight of e More… |
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Saudi Arabia to re-allow Umrah pilgrimage from Oct 4Saudi Arabia will re-allow performance of Umrah in stages beginning from October 4 after seven months of closure due to the coronavirus Covid-19 concerns, state-run Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. It will now allow 6,0 More… |
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Caparol Arabia's new paint to help fight coronavirusCaparol Arabia, the Middle East arm of top German paint manufacturer, has announced that it has successfully tested CapaCare Protect - its flagship product being used in commercial and residential projects besides hospitals and schools across More… |
