Dubai / WAM The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) organised a virtual webinar in collaboration with leading global professional services firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) on “Skills for the future – How future education will be after the outbreak of coronavirus”. Senior management and more than 120 employees across Dewa’s divisions attended the webinar. Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Adnoc Distribution has marked a major milestone in the opening of its 400th station on Saadiyat island, Abu Dhabi and the delivery of 25 new stations year to date in 2020. In the first half of the year, the company has experienced strong delivery despite the challenging environment, with openings across Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Fujairah. ...

AJMAN / WAM Ajman Tourism Development Department (ATDD) announced the launch of Ajman Half Marathon, which provides the opportunity to participate in 10 km or half marathon 21.1 km, and aims to attract 500 participants from all levels. This initiative comes in line with ATDD efforts to promote community sports, encourage a healthy and active lifestyle, and provide virtual alternatives ...

RAS AL KHAIMAH / WAM A ground station that will track and communicate with a satellite built by American University of Ras Al Khaimah (Aurak) students has opened on the University’s campus. The ground station is capable of communicating with satellites in orbit by sending commands and receiving telemetry, images and science data back from them. The satellite project is ...

A basic truth about Russian President Vladimir Putin, which President Donald Trump evidently doesn’t understand: Putin is in the payback business. He believes the United States destroyed his former country, the Soviet Union. He likes the United States to feel pain, in Afghanistan and everywhere else. Trump has his own, much rosier take on Putin. And I can’t help wondering ...

As the number of Covid-19 cases starts to rise again in many states, the question is whether residents of those states will tolerate another lockdown. I used to think so, but it is increasingly clear that Americans have become comfortable with a remarkably high number of casualties. There is a mechanism of social conformity at work here. Most people will ...

Uber Technologies Inc needs to act fast to buttress its food-delivery business. It now has a second chance and shouldn’t blow it. The New York Times reported that Uber Eats-parent Uber Technologies Inc made an offer to acquire Postmates Inc, citing people familiar with the matter. A deal for Postmates would value the company at around $2.6 billion and could ...

Covid-19 is a crucible of leadership. Some people are failing this test — the presidents of Brazil, Russia and the US spring to mind. Others are passing it with flying colours, notably the leaders of New Zealand, Denmark and Taiwan. All three happen to be women and have largely controlled the spread of Sars-CoV-2 in their countries while preserving social ...

Bloomberg Norwegian Air Shuttle notified Boeing that the carrier is terminating purchases for all 97 of its remaining jets on order, underscoring the financial strains caused by a 15-month grounding of the 737 Max after two fatal accidents. In more bad news for Boeing’s best-selling jet, Singapore-based BOC Aviation Ltd said in a filing it was cancelling orders for 30 ...

Bloomberg Health insurer Humana Inc is expanding access to Covid-19 testing at hundreds of new drive-through sites at Walmart Inc stores, as well as offering at-home tests to members. The initiatives come amid reports of hours-long waits for tests in new hot spots like Houston as coronavirus cases surge in many southern and western states. While testing in the US ...