UPDATE: Dubai Expo is postponed definitively until 2021
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The organisation governing officially designated world's fairs has voted to postpone Dubai Expo 2020, considered to be an IoT-driven, smart-city prototype.
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11.11.2021 - Dubai, UAE - Opportunity Pavilion at night, the Mission Impossible Expo 2020 Opportunity District a global event on future innovation Stock Photo - Alamy
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Expo Dubai 2020 postponed to October 2021
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Dubai Expo 2020 May be Postponed Due to COVID-19 Concerns - MyBayut
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Now Expo is over, will District 2020 leave a positive legacy for Dubai?
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Expo 2020 Dubai postponed, looking ahead to the Expo in 2021
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Expo 2020 Dubai postponed, looking ahead to the Expo in 2021
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Everything Know About Dubai Expo 2021
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Coronavirus: Expo 2020 Dubai will be delayed for one year, governing body confirms
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Expo 2021 Dubai: what does the one year delay really means?