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SHARE At the height of the Covid-19 crisis, the streets of the world’s most vibrant cities fell eerily quiet, with a few lone shoppers, their faces covered by masks, the only signs of life. However, the digital scene was markedly different, with a growing number of people going online to seek cultural events to relieve feelings of isolation and find comfort amid a pandemic that, as of yesterday, had infected more than 135 million people and killed more than 2.9 million worldwide. An Abu Dhabi-based technology start-up set out to address the shift in the way people consume cultural content and developed Basita.live, an online venue that connects global artists and cultural institutions with their audiences globally. ....
Tunisia faces calls to investigate officials free vaccine from UAE A sign indicates the way to the coronavirus vaccination service at al-Barsha Health Centre in the Gulf Emirate of Dubai on 24 December 2020. [GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP via Getty Images] March 2, 2021 at 12:00 pm Tunisian MPs have called for an investigation into allegations that senior state officials received 1,000 free doses of the coronavirus vaccine from the UAE at the beginning of February. This, the MPs insist, is an act of high treason . The presidency in Tunis confirmed that it has received the doses, but pointed out that President Kais Saied refused to take the vaccine, preferring to pass them to health workers, who are the group most affected by the pandemic. His family and the Presidential Court are also covered by this refusal. ....