Terminus Technologies, a China-based leader in smart technologies, has been named Expo 2020 Dubai’s latest Premier Partner and has signed a long-term lease at District 2020 as part of the innovation ecosystem that will evolve after the event.

As Expo 2020 Dubai’s Official Robotics Partner, Terminus will deploy more than 150 programmable robots – including Opti, one of the Expo 2020 mascots – to interact with visitors during the six-month event, reported state-run news agency Wam.

Fitted with features such as multi-touch displays, 5G network capability, AI-driven object mapping and object detection,"...

Global iron ore production is expected to decline by 1.2% in 2020 to 2,230.8 million tonnes (Mt) as the leading producers are affected by a range of factors. Those include weather-related disruptions, auction adjournments and mine closures due to Covid-19, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.

In Australia, which is the world’s largest producer of iron ore, production is forecast to increase by just 0.9%. The growth is being limited by the impact of cyclone Damien.

Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) on Wednesday ordered the confiscation of hundreds of dunums of Palestinian-owned land in al-Jab’a village in Bethlehem district, West Bank.

Head of al-Jab’a’s village council Diab Masha’la said that the IOA issued an order to seize Palestinian farmlands planted with olive trees and owned by the Masha’la and Tous families.

Masha’la said that a noticeable rise has been witnessed in Israel’s land grab and settlement expansion"...

RAMALLAH, Wednesday, July 01, 2020 (WAFA) – The Palestinian government announced today return to total lockdown throughout the occupied West Bank in light to the recent sharp rise in the number of coronavirus cases, which was in the hundreds in recent days, as well as number of corona-related deaths.

Government spokesman Ibrahim Milhem told a press conference that the lockdown will go into effect on Friday morning and will continue for five days. It will affect movement of people, who have to stay home, as well as all businesses, which will remain closed.

RAMALLAH, Wednesday, July 01, 2020 (WAFA) – Palestine would lose between 550 to 600 million cubic meters of water in the case Israel annexes the Jordan Valley in the occupied West Bank, in addition to not less than $3.5 billion in loss of economic opportunities, today said Mazen Ghoneim, head of the Palestinian Water Authority.

He told Palestine TV that the economic opportunities that will be lost include loss of 73,000 job opportunities in addition to losses to the agriculture sector.

'If"...