Bloomberg Poor diets in developing countries are costing businesses as much as $850 billion a year in lost productivity, underlining the need for companies to play a bigger role in tackling a problem that’s being compounded by the coronavirus pandemic. Those are the findings of a study by Chatham House and Vivid Economics, the first to analyse the impact of ...
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Dubai / WAM The cost of the Hope Mars Mission reached $200 million, which is considered among the lowest in the world when compared with similar programmes, said Mohammad bin Abdullah Al Gergawi, Minister of Cabinet Affairs. Addressing a media briefing in Dubai, Al Gergawi detailed the achievements of the Emirates Mars Mission team, including development of 200 new designs, ...
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ABU DHABI / WAM M/V Safeen Tiger made its maiden call to Abu Dhabi at Khalifa Port on inaugural voyage from India. The UIG service covering two loops from the UAE to Indian Sub-Continent and the Arabian Gulf is jointly operated by Abu Dhabi Port’s Safeen Feeders and Bengal Tiger Line. The vessel will leave Khalifa Port on Wednesday, heading ...
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Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi Housing Authority (Adha) reported that it has achieved a quantum leap in the application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies by launching its Robotic Process Automation (RPA) system, a form of AI technology and one of the most important technical systems adopted by the authority to develop and improve its services. The RPA system ...
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DUBAI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, officially inaugurated the Route 2020 Project. Speaking on the occasion, HH Sheikh Mohammed said the UAE’s journey towards sustainable development is backed by quality projects and an infrastructure that is globally acclaimed for its efficiency and reliability. ...
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ABU DHABI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and Denis Manturov, Russian Minister of Trade and Industry, discussed the strategic ties between the two countries and the prospects of cooperation, particularly in commercial and industrial fields. In a telephone call, Sheikh Abdullah and Mantrouv, tackled a number of issues ...
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Abu Dhabi / WAM The Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) on Wednesday announced that production at its new Al Taweelah alumina refinery achieved nameplate capacity from bauxite to alumina for June, a major milestone in the ramp-up of the giant plant. The milestone was achieved just 14 months after alumina production began in April last year, a world-class performance. Alumina refineries ...
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Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE on Wednesday sent an aid plane carrying seven metric tons of medical supplies to Uruguay to bolster the country’s efforts to curb the spread of Covid-19. This aid will assist approximately 7,000 medical professionals as they work to contain the coronavirus pandemic. Commenting on the aid delivery, Saeed Rashed Obaid Alzaabi, UAE Ambassador to ...
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Bloomberg Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set release his first estimate of the full cost of the multiphase effort to buffer Canada from its deepest recession since the 1930s. Trudeau’s finance minister, Bill Morneau, will provide a fiscal update that’s expected to show a current-year deficit of at least $163 billion, or 12% of economic output. The gap last year ...
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Bloomberg France’s new government would seek to preserve the economy should a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic force it to bring back lockdown measures, Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Wednesday. “We won’t survive, economically and socially, an absolute and generalised lockdown,†Castex told BFM TV and RMC radio, adding that he advocated more targeted restrictions. France is still ...
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