Dubai / WAM Embodying the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, the UAE government launched the Coders HQ, a new transformational project that re-defines local coding communities, in partnership with more than 40 companies in the UAE and worldwide. The project, established in ...
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UAE’s ‘Coders HQ’ to empower local, global coding communities
DUBAI / WAM Embodying the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, the UAE government launched the Coders HQ, a new transformational project that re-defines local coding communities, in partnership with more than 40 companies in the UAE and worldwide. The project, established in ...
Read More »Tadweer to host EcoWASTE 2022 Exhibition and Forum
ABU DHABI / WAM EcoWASTE 2022 Exhibition and Forum, organised by Abu Dhabi Waste Management Centre (Tadweer) will open under the slogan “Exploring Future Opportunities for Waste Management to Achieve a Circular Economy” on January 17. The exhibition was announced during a media event, organised by Tadweer. EcoWASTE 2022 will be held in Abu Dhabi from January 17-19 at ...
Read More »Air Arabia named ‘most punctual airline in 2021’
SHARJAH / WAM Air Arabia has been named the most punctual airline in 2021 at Moscow Domodedovo Airport in the category of ‘Foreign Airlines with more than seven flights per week.’ Moscow Domodedovo Airport, the largest in Russia, announced the winners of the most punctual airline, with the goal of further enhancing the quality of passenger service. The airport ...
Read More »China coal falls to lowest as Indonesia releases cargoes
Bloomberg Chinese coal futures fall to the lowest level this year after Indonesia allowed some cargoes to leave ports as it considers lifting a temporary ban on exports of the fuel. Thermal coal on the Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange dropped by as much as 2.9% on Tuesday after Indonesia’s government said the previous day that it would immediately release 14 ...
Read More »Where will we find next Covid outbreak? Check the sewers
Israeli scientists monitoring samplings of sewage water in 2013 made a startling discovery: an outbreak of paralysing polio was imminent. A national vaccination campaign was quickly mobilised and no cases appeared. That same year, Swedish scientists provided public officials with an early warning for outbreaks of hepatitis A and norovirus using the same methods. If we are to regain, ...
Read More »Populists, protests and democracy
Democratic rights in Asia have been under threat this past year, as leaders from India to Myanmar and Indonesia cracked down on protests, jailed activists and journalists, and took advantage of pandemic restrictions to stifle dissent. This backsliding on human rights is a key metric of the rising tide of populism that will hang heavily over the region in 2022. ...
Read More »Cars are suddenly worth $3tn, and it’s not all Tesla
You might think that the IPO of electric-truck wunderkind Rivian Automotive Inc — with its valuation soaring past $100 billion on zero revenue — perfectly captured the madness in autos in 2021. It was actually Rivian’s first quarterly results, when the company said it would miss its production target by “a few hundred†vehicles. Ever alert to any ripples in ...
Read More »Only big government can tame big meat
The Biden administration desperately needs a win on inflation, and cutting the price Americans pay for beef would have an immediate impact on most families. Yet the prescription unveiled by the White House this week to boost competition in the highly concentrated meat sector, while prudent, won’t make much of a dent on meat prices, at least not for ...
Read More »Airbus beats Boeing on aircraft deliveries, set to lose on orders
Bloomberg Airbus SE cemented the title of world’s largest planemaker for the third straight year with 611 jetliner deliveries, though it’s on track to lose the contest with Boeing Co. over orders. The European manufacturer beat its own handover target by 11 planes, leaving its US competitor in the dust. Jefferies estimates that Boeing, which is due to report ...
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