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DUBAI / WAM The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, Dewa, has launched its annual “Let’s Make This Summer Green” campaign to encourage members of the society to adopt practices to protect the environment and reduce their carbon footprint. “The annual campaign is part of our efforts to engage customers and members of the society in concerted efforts to protect the ...

DUBAI / WAM The Sustainable City, the Middle East’s first fully operational sustainable community, has announced its plan to reduce the consumption of single-use plastic (SUP) within the community by 90 percent as early as next year. The Sustainable City’s phase-out of single-use plastic — a significant environmental polluter with a lasting ecological footprint —will target plastic bags, straws, balloons, ...

DUBAI / WAM Expo 2020 Dubai is inviting anyone in the UAE, no matter their age or nationality, to be part of ‘The World’s Greatest Show in the Making’ tour – a free sneak preview of the 4.38 sqkm Expo site as it nears completion. Passing through those gates for the next 173 days will be a procession of artists ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE, represented by the Ministry of Finance, MoF, recently signed an agreement to encourage and protect mutual investments with the Gambia at the ministry’s headquarters in Abu Dhabi. Obaid Humaid Al Tayer, UAE’s Minister of State for Financial Affairs, and Mamboury Njie, Gambia’s Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, signed the agreement in the presence ...

HOUSTON / WAM Emirati astronauts, Hazzaa Al Mansoori and Sultan Al Neyadi began a training programme at NASA’s Lyndon B. Johnson Space Centre, JSC, as part of the preparations for the first Emirati astronaut to travel to the International Space Station (ISS), in approximately 10 weeks from now, aboard the Russian Soyuz-MS 15. The two-week programme includes training on various ...

ABU DHABI / WAM In 2018, the UAE occupied the first and second positions internationally in 47competitiveness indexes covering around 13 development sectors, reflecting its efforts to achieve comprehensive development and the UAE 2021 Vision. The UAE’s accomplishments were documented by several leading international organisations. In the labour sector, the UAE occupied the first position in the “Ease of Employment ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi General Services Company, Musanada, has handed over two internal roads and infrastructure projects at Al Rahba City in Abu Dhabi at a total cost of AED453 million over approximately three million square metres. According to Musanada, execution of these projects, in collaboration with Abu Dhabi City Municipality, formed part of its efforts to realise ...

Bloomberg Makan Delrahim, the US Justice Department’s antitrust chief, is trying to shape a deal combining T-Mobile US Inc and Sprint Corp that he can pitch as a win for consumers. Here’s how he may do it. If the $26.5 billion deal is approved, it’s likely to include conditions that give satellite TV provider Dish Network Corp enough airwaves, prepaid ...

Bloomberg Telenor ASA, Norway’s state owned carrier and biggest operator in the Nordic region, slid as much as 4.4 percent after its earnings dropped in the second quarter and it cut its full-year outlook amid increased competition in its key markets. The company posted earnings before interest depreciation and amortisation of 11.1 billion kroner ($1.3 billion), missing an estimate of ...

Bloomberg Amazon.com Inc is to be investigated by the European Union as the bloc’s antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager prepares for a summer finale to her five-year crackdown on US technology giants. The Dane, who heads the EU’s competition division, is poised to open a formal investigation into Amazon within days, according to two people familiar with the case, who asked ...