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ABU DHABI / WAM An AED254.4-million infrastructure project has been completed in the Al Shawamekh area, Abu Dhabi. Musanada, the Abu Dhabi General Services Company delivered sectors 7 & 12 of the roads and infrastructure project in the area, which included constructing internal roads and building infrastructure for residential plots spanning 2.2 million square metres. In a statement on Sunday, ...

DUBAI / WAM The gold and jewellery market, which is among the pillars of Dubai’s reputation as a global retail hub and shopping destination, continues to enjoy consumer confidence and remain a leading economic activity in the emirate. Efforts by the Commercial Compliance and Consumer Protection, CCCP, sector at Dubai Economy to improve awareness over consumer rights, while also strengthening ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai Future Accelerators (DFA), an initiative of Dubai Future Foundation (DFF), launched the 7th cohort of its programme that seeks to position Dubai as a hub for innovation, emerging technologies and an ideal destination for start-ups and entrepreneurs with bold solutions to future challenges. Based on the requirements provided by the participating entities – Dubai Police, Dubai ...

Bloomberg South Korea urged the US to “refrain from taking excessive measures” after the State Department raised its travel advisory on the Korean city of Daegu, where most of the nation’s novel coronavirus cases are centred. Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha spoke to US Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun by phone, according to a statement from the South Korean foreign ...

Bloomberg In an October post on TikTok, digital magician and video star Zach King walks up to the counter at Chipotle to receive a burrito bowl with chips. After he pays, he jumps and his clothes change in an instant into astronaut gear. Soon, everything in the store is floating in apparent zero gravity. Another star, Brittany Broski — known ...

Bloomberg Qualified labs will be able to develop and use their own coronavirus screening tests without waiting for an FDA authorisation, under a policy change that aims to address test-kit shortages that have come under heavy criticism. The Food and Drug Administration announced the move, hours after the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention announced four new cases of the ...

Bloomberg Sajid Javid was planning to reduce the basic rate of income tax, cut the tax on home sales and offer relief on capital investments in the budget he was expecting to present as Boris Johnson’s finance minister. In an interview with the Times conducted two weeks after he quit the government in a dispute with the prime minister, Javid ...

Bloomberg General Motors Co said it will hire 1,200 new workers for its two plants in Lansing, Michigan, in part because of rising demand for the company’s mid-sized sport utility vehicles. The automaker plans to add a third shift and 800 workers at its Lansing Delta Township plant, where it builds the Chevrolet Traverse and Buick Enclave SUVs. GM also ...

Bloomberg Mahathir Mohamad may be at least temporarily out of power, but the 94-year-old leader isn’t going down without a fight. Mahathir’s abrupt resignation kicked off a week of horse-trading that saw his fortunes rise and fall by the hour. He said he had the numbers to form a government, but by late afternoon the king appointed Muhyiddin Yassin — ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The 2020 edition of the International Exhibition for National Security and Resilience (ISNR) Abu Dhabi, is placing a strong emphasis on artificial intelligence, as it has become an accelerator in the identification and adoption of disruptive innovations and entrepreneurial opportunities within the national and cybersecurity sectors. The event — taking place from March 17-19, 2020 — ...