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Emirates suspends flights to stop COVID-19 spread

March 23, 2020March 23, 2020 airline, Australia, Canada, cargo, COVID-19, dnata, Emirates, flight, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, pandemic, Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Switzerland, Thailand, UK, USA

In response to COVID-19 pandemic Emirates suspends most its passenger flights by 25 March 2020, while retaining its cargo operations.

Culture & Tourism

Ethiopian Epiphany becomes world intangible heritage

December 12, 2019December 12, 2019 newbusinessethiopianews Alpinism, Artisanal talavera, church tabot, Ethiopia, Ethiopian Epiphany, France, Geda system, Intangible Heritage, Iran, Italy, Mexico, Oromo, Spain, Switzerland, Talavera de la Reina, UNESCO

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Wednesday announced inscribing Ethiopian Epiphany on UNESCO’s Representative List of

Politics

Burkina Faso, Mauritania set to host military exercises

February 1, 2019February 1, 2019 AFRICOM, Algeria, Austria, Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Chad, Czech Republic, Denmark, Flintlock 2019, France, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Italy, Japan, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Senegal, Spain, Switzerland, The Netherlands, the United Kingdom, The United States, Tunisia, U.S. Africa Command

Burkina Faso and Mauritania are set to host the 2019 Flintlock 2019, an annual African-led, integrated military and law enforcement

Trade

Mauritius tops Africa online shopping readiness ranking

December 10, 2018July 23, 2019 Africa, E-commerce Index, Mauritius, online shopping, Singapore, Switzerland, The Netherlands, UNCTAD

Mauritius has been ranked the most prepared country in Africa for shopping online, according to UNCTAD’s Business-to-Consumer (B2C) E-commerce Index

Travel

Aviation Security Week discusses responses to terrorist mobility, emerging threats

December 1, 2018December 1, 2018 Airports Council International, Argentina, Australia, Aviation, aviation security, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Egypt, Ethiopia, France, global air transport, ICAO, International Air Transport Association, Italy, Japan, Jordan, New Zealand, Nigeria, Portugal, Qatar, Russian Federation, Senegal, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, terrorist mobility, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States

The security of global air transport operations took an important step forward this week, with a series of new agreements

Economy

United States takes over Hong Kong as most competitive economy

May 24, 2018May 24, 2018 Hong Kong, IMD 2018 rankings top economies, Singapore, Switzerland, The Netherlands, United States

The United States returns to the first spot of IMD’s most competitive economies in the world, followed by Hong Kong,

USAID helps Democratic Republic of Congo's fight against Ebola

Finance

United States gives $67 million to Democratic Republic of the Congo

April 13, 2018April 23, 2018 Democratic Republic of the Congo, DRC, Geneva, humanitarian assistance, Humanitarian Conference, people, Switzerland, The United Sates government

The United Sates government announced nearly $67 million in additional humanitarian assistance for the people of the Democratic Republic of