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The UAE has confirmed 1,297 new cases of COVID-19 from 113,220 tests.

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Wednesday, announced the winners of the Arab Government Excellence Award.

Participants in the UAE's COVID-19 vaccine programme will not have to quarantine for 14 days on returning to Abu Dhabi from abroad following a new ruling.

Three people have been arrested in Ajman for scamming people through phone calls.

President-elect Joe Biden said the US will be "ready to lead" again on the global stage, turning the page on Republican President Donald Trump's "America First" policies.

Meghan, Britain's Duchess of Sussex, has revealed that she had a miscarriage, an extraordinarily personal disclosure coming from a high-profile British royal.

 A boat with 35 migrants from the Maghreb region which was heading towards the Canary Islands capsized on Tuesday, emergency services said.

About 100 pilot whales and bottlenose dolphins have died in a mass stranding on the remote Chatham Islands, about 800 km off New Zealand's east coast, officials said on Wednesday.

The Government of Dubai is taking further steps to shift all payment transactions in the emirate to cashless platforms.

DP World’s flagship Jebel Ali Port has received a container carrying an export shipment from Israel via the Ashdod Port.

Etihad Airways has partnered with IT firm SITA to trial the use of facial biometrics to check-in cabin crew at Abu Dhabi International airport.

Australia's Qantas will insist in future that international travellers have a COVID-19 vaccination before they fly, describing the move as "a necessity".

Saudi Arabia will host Formula E's first-ever night race with a double-header in Diriyah next February, the all-electric series announced on Tuesday.

Lewis Hamilton has been breaking down barriers since he arrived in Formula One and deserves a knighthood for his achievements on and off the track, former world champion Damon Hill has said.

The head of African football, Ahmad Ahmad, has been banned from football for five years by FIFA following an ethics investigation by world football's governing body.

Russian Daniil Medvedev said he wants to be part of a new series of long-running rivalries in men’s tennis after beating Dominic Thiem to win the ATP Finals title on Sunday.

The Emirates Airline Festival of Literature is joining forces with the Jameel Arts Centre and Alserkal Avenue to expand its 2021 edition.

Beyonce dominated nominations for the 2021 Grammy Awards in a field that favoured alternative artists over mainstream musicians.

South Korean boy band BTS on Tuesday snagged the first-ever Grammy nomination for a K-pop band, taking the worldwide sensation a step closer to winning the music award.

'The Queen's Gambit' set the record for the most-watched limited series ever on Netflix.

When hiker Kim Kang-eun found the slopes of Mount Jiri, South Korea's largest national park, littered during a trip in 2018, she decided it was time to send out a message about taking better care of nature.

A robot has signed on as the newest staff member at a store in Japan, taking on the job of ensuring customers wear masks and practice social distancing to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

At the lowest point on earth, in the middle of a giant salt lake, a jolly man dressed in red with a flowing white beard stuck a Christmas tree in the ground and went for a swim.

The first panda to be born in South Korea was introduced to a group of lucky children and reporters on Wednesday and given a name - Fu Bao, meaning lucky treasure.