UAE travel corridors, Dubai remote working, Sinovac, 1,968 new cases - The Daily Update


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On today's update, we have the latest coronavirus figures, the head of Dubai Airports says the UAE is likely to strike deals with Europe and the US to open travel corridors, and millions of needle-shaped sea creatures are found on Dubai beaches.

Businesses in the UAE adopt new long-term work models and the WHO approves the Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine.

Thoraya Abdullahi joins us for what's trending, including human remains found in California, a Belarusian activist stabbing himself in court, and a 17-year-old girl fighting off a bear.

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