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Bloomberg When two UK power plants shut down almost simultaneously in London’s first major blackout for a decade, it triggered a storm of questions about how to avoid another failure. As National Grid Plc, the regulator Ofgem and plant operators investigate what happened, last week’s failure underlined the need to bolster an electricity grid increasingly fed by intermittent flows from ...

Bloomberg After cancelations, delays and strikes, British train commuters are bracing for another kick in the teeth: fare hikes. Rail users could be looking at an increase of almost 3% in the cost of travel, based on inflation data set to be announced on Wednesday. Last month, a number of services were cancelled because of record temperatures, with many train ...

HODEIDAH / WAM The UAE, through its humanitarian arm, the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), on Wednesday launched a strategic water project in Qataba in the Khawkhah District, Hodeidah Governorate, as part of its efforts to respond to the needs of people in Yemen’s Red Sea Coast. Mohamed Al Junaibi, Director of Humanitarian Affairs at the ERC in Yemen, stated that ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE and Saudi Arabia allocated 540,000 tonnes of wheat to the Sudanese people, meeting the population’s ba-sic food requirements for thr-ee months, announced Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) on Wednesday. ADFD Director-General Mohammed Saif Al Suwaidi said, “The food security support provided to the Sudanese people is in line with the wise directives of ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The third batch of Emirati engineers and physicists completed their one-year intensive nuclear regulatory development progam at the UAE’s Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR). The graduates, comprising sev-en young Emiratis, will begin their nuclear career at the authority. During the year, developees gained fundamental training to underst-and technical concepts applicable to nuclear engineering, radiation safety ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The combined net profits of 18 national banks listed on the country’s financial markets rose to AED24.5 billion in the first half of 2019, compared to AED21 billion in the same period of 2018, an increase of 16.6 percent. These statistics reflect the solidity of the UAE’s banking sector, despite the slowdown faced by its counterparts ...

Bloomberg US technology companies would pay an additional $1 billion a month or more in tariffs if President Donald Trump follows through on his threat to impose duties on additional Chinese imports next month, a trade group said. Trump said last week that he plans to add a 10 percent tariff on essentially all remaining Chinese imports — a category ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi National Takaful (ADNTC) announced a combined net profit of AED65.4 million in H1, achieving significant growth of 35 percent compared to AED48.5 million for same period last year. According to financial results as at end of second quarter on June 30, the underwriting profit reached AED46 million showing an increase of 27 percent compared ...

Bloomberg Gold futures rallied above $1,500 an ounce on sustained demand for the traditional haven as the US-China trade war festers, global growth slows and central banks around the world ease monetary policy. The metal advanced 2.6 percent an ounce on Comex to highest since 2013. The move extends this year’s climb to 18 percent, with gains underpin-ned by inflows ...

Sharjah / Emirates Business Air Arabia (PJSC) announced strong financial and operational results for the second quarter of this year ending on June 30, as the Middle East and North Africa’s first and largest low-cost carrier continued to deliver robust and sustained performance. Air Arabia registered a record net profit of AED 210 million for the three months ending on ...