Bloomberg India’s ample coal stockpiles may blunt the power of unions planning a strike at Coal India Ltd., the world’s biggest miner of the fuel. Labor groups including All India Coal Workers’ Federation are demanding the company start early wage talks and begin recruiting to fill vacancies, as well as calling on the government to stop selling its shares ...

  Bloomberg An Australian startup is getting some traction with a proposition for mobile-phone users: Watch our ads, and we’ll cut your wireless bill. Called Unlockd, the company has reached half a million customers through deals this year with two carriers to offer users a discount on their rates if they agree to view ads when they unlock their handset ...

  Relaxnews Along with numerous smartphones marked for release this fall — the iPhone 7, new Nexus models, the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 and the Lenovo Phab 2 Pro — several innovative high-tech products are set to go on show in the coming weeks. SMARTWATCHES From September 2 to 7, the Internationale Funkausstellung (IFA) industrial exhibition in Berlin, Germany, will ...

  Relaxnews Use music to push yourself further and harder during your workouts this fall with a pair of high-quality headphones designed especially for exercise. Here we round up some of the new season releases to push your performance to the next level with your favorite playlist and fitness tracking features. SAMSUNG LEVEL ACTIVE HEADSET The new Samsung LEVEL Active ...

  DETROIT / AP With all the attention paid to Tesla Motors’ Autopilot system, you’d think the company was the only one making cars that can almost drive themselves. But many automakers have rolled out cars that do what Teslas do. The difference: Tesla debuted Autopilot, a suite of semi-autonomous driving features, with a swagger, while others tread more carefully. ...

  Sanur / AFP Not far from tourists sipping cocktails on Bali’s tropical, palm-fringed beaches, thousands of protesters in sarongs and headdresses waved banners and chanted during a noisy protest. It was an unusual sight on the “Island of the Gods”, which is better known for hordes of foreign visitors, its ancient Hindu culture and picture-postcard temples. But a proposed ...

  Emirates Business Founded in 1987, AccessData Group Inc has pioneered digital forensics and litigation support for more than twenty years. The company’s first product, WP Pass, was a rudimentary decryption application that could crack WordPerfect file passwords that were forgotten. Since that time, AccessData has grown its proprietary ability to look at the 1’s and 0’s of digital data, ...

  DUBAI / WAM The Ministry of Economy in Dubai, Dubai Customs, DP World, Emirates SkyCargo, and the Department of Commerce and Tourism warmly welcomed the University of Dubai’s (UD) international MBA students from its partner university, the University of North Florida, for a Study Abroad Programme focusing on learning about the rich Arabic culture, the innovative education system, and ...

  DUBAI / WAM Emirates Environmental Group (EEG) held a panel discussion at Gloria Hotel on sustainable consumption and production, and how best to address the global environmental issues. The forum brought together experts to delve deeper into the Sustainable Consumption and Production of food. Dr Essam Elhashimi, Head of Food Studies Expert, Dubai Municipality, one of the panel speakers, ...

SHARJAH / WAM The second annual Sharjah FDI Forum will take place on September 28-29, under the slogan “Sharjah FDI: The Gateway to the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia”, hosting more than 300 elite decision makers, business leaders and economic experts who will gather to exchange their knowledge and expertise on trends and developments in foreign direct investment ...