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Yemeni currency is expected to continue recovering
28 December 2020
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Dubai marches ahead despite pandemic setbacks
28 December 2020
Emphasising its resilience as the leading economic hub in the Gulf, the Emirate of Dubai on Sunday (27 December) unveiled a growth-oriented 2021 budget that seeks to accelerate the pace of economic recovery, strengthen social benefits and enhance infrastructure. Dubai seeks a quick bounce back in 2021 after the setbacks due to the coronavirus pandemic
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EU countries start mass vaccination against covid-19
27 December 2020
A Europe-wide mass vaccination against the covid-19 virus started on Sunday (27 December) as part of an EU-wide effort co-ordinated by the European Commission. Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Saturday the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine had been delivered to all 27 member states.
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Erdogan declares 2021 the year of reforms in Turkey
26 December 2020
The semi official Anadolu news agency quoted the president as saying in a video address from Istanbul that "as promised, I hope 2021 will be a year of democratic and economic reforms".
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Russian FSB thwarts terrorist attack in Makhachkala
26 December 2020
Four members of the Islamic State group were apprehended as part of an operation by the Russian security services. Their identity is not yet known.
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Saudi Crown Prince receives coronavirus vaccine
26 December 2020
Over 500,000 people have already registered to take the COVID-19 vaccine in Saudi Arabia since its launch last Tuesday, the Ministry of Health said on Thursday.
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From Bethlehem to Rome, subdued Christmas celebrations amidst pandemic lockdown
25 December 2020
Bethlehem on Thursday ushered in Christmas Eve with a stream of joyous marching bands and the triumphant arrival of the top Catholic clergyman in the Holy Land, but few people were there to greet them as the coronavirus pandemic and a strict lockdown dampened celebrations in the traditional birthplace of Jesus.