Oil edges down after Saudi Arabia, Russia delay meeting
Oil prices fell on Monday, after Saudi Arabia and Russia delayed a meeting to discuss output cuts that could help alleviate global oversupply as the...
Novacyt wins French approval for COVID testing kit
Novacyt’s COVID-19 diagnostic test has been approved by France’s CNR arm of the Institut Pasteur, making it available for immediate distribution in France, the healthcare...
China sees rise in asymptomatic coronavirus cases
Mainland China reported 39 new coronavirus cases as of Sunday, up from 30 a day earlier, and the number of asymptomatic cases also surged, as...
NMC in talks with lenders to avoid administration
Troubled hospital group NMC Health said on Monday it is in talks with Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank , seeking to convince it to withdraw an...
UAE agriculture tech start-up secures $120 million investment commitment
United Arab Emirates agriculture technology start-up Pure Harvest Smart Farms has raised $20.6 million in fresh funding and secured commitments for a further $100 million,...
Virus-hit Carnival cruise ship docks in Australia as country’s death toll hits 40
Carnival Corp’s troubled Ruby Princess cruise liner, the biggest single source of coronavirus infections in Australia, docked south of Sydney on Monday to get help...
Swiss face shortage of ethanol for disinfectant after abandoning stockpile
Switzerland faces a shortage of the raw material needed to make disinfectant to tackle the coronavirus pandemic after the country abandoned its emergency reserve of...
Healthcare group Novacyt wins French approval for COVID testing product
Novacyt’s COVID-19 testing product has been approved by France’s CNR arm of the Institut Pasteur, making it available for immediate distribution in France, the healthcare...
Esports: Dybala too good for Bale in charity video game clash
Paulo Dybala left Gareth Bale out of his Real Madrid starting line-up but had no trouble beating the Welshman’s Manchester City side in a FIFA...
Running out of beds and gear, Tokyo medical staff say Japan’s ‘state of emergency’ already here
As Japan faces a fresh wave of coronavirus infections and the government prepares for a state of emergency, medical staff say a shortage of beds...