Bloomberg As the coronavirus pandemic leads to anxiety over the strength of the world’s food supply chains, everyone from governments to banks are turning to the skies for help. Orbital Insight, a California-based Big Data company that uses satellites, drones, balloons and cell phone geolocation data to track what’s happening on Earth, has seen inquiries about monitoring food supplies double ...
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ABU DHABI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, on Sunday launched the National Home Testing Programme for People of Determination, for UAE citizens and residents, to ensure all segments of the community have adequate access to testing facilities. The new programme supports ...
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Bloomberg Negotiators raced to clinch a historic deal to cut oil supply and stem a devastating price rout, with just hours to go before the market opens. As diplomatic wrangling between Mexico and Saudi Arabia entered a fourth day, a group of Opec+ ministers were due to speak at 5 pm London time. Delegates said some progress had been made ...
Read More »Emirates Business Etihad Airways announced a series of special passenger flights from Abu Dhabi to Brussels, Dublin, London Heathrow, Tokyo Narita and Zurich, in addition to those previously published. Etihad has been operating special flights which allowed passengers stranded in UAE due to Covid-19 restrictions, opportunity to return home. The flights also support ‘UAE Food Security Program’ by utilising belly-hold ...
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ABU DHABI / WAM The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) on Sunday revealed that it has carried out 95 cloud seeding operations across the country in the first quarter of 2020, using a total of 2,171 flares produced by NCM’s Emirates Weather Enhancement Factory. NCM’s cloud seeding operations demonstrate the importance placed by the UAE on providing sustainable water resources ...
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ABU DHABI / WAM Pensioners and beneficiaries in Abu Dhabi will receive their pensions on April 19, the Abu Dhabi Pension Fund announced on Sunday. It noted that AED236 million will be disbursed among 18,000 pensioners and beneficiaries, via remote work systems, with the same speed and accuracy. The usual date for disbursement is April 26, however the Fund emphasised ...
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Dubai / Emirates Business Oman Insurance Company has announced its retail motor customers will receive 30% of their monthly premium for April and May as a discount when they renew their policy. As the public stays home to reduce the spread of Covid-19 within the UAE population, Oman Insurance has witnessed a drop in accident claims, compared to the same ...
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Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Education on Monday will carry out an online pilot programme to test the effectiveness of the electronic testing system for public schools. The Ministry said on Sunday that the initial mandatory testing will cover mathematics from grades 5-12. Two thirty-minute sessions be held, the first at 13:00 and the second at 15:00. Students ...
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DUBAI / WAM Customs transactions in Dubai rose sharply by 60 percent to reach 4 million in Q1, 2020, from 2.5 million in the corresponding quarter last year, reflecting the resilience of Dubai economy and its ability to cope with changes and challenges. Declarations took the lion’s share of transactions completed by Dubai Customs in Q1 this year at 3.4 ...
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ABU DHABI / WAM Emirates Islamic, part of the Emirates NBD Group, contributed AED 10 million to support the ‘Community Solidarity Fund Against Covid-19’ launched by the Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department in Dubai. The Fund aims to support the effort to mitigate the health, economic and social challenges posed by the Covid-19 outbreak. Emirates Islamic is the first ...
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