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DUBAI / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa), is organising the 5th Future Engineer camp for its employees’ children aged between 12-15. This is part of Dewa’s efforts to achieve its vision to become a sustainable innovative world class utility and its role in enhancing creativity and scientific innovation among the younger generation. The camp will be held at ...

GLASCOW / WAM The Minister of Community Development, Hessa Essa Buhumaid, received the banner as the host of the World Down Syndrome Congress 2020 amidst applauds during the concluding session of the triennial World Down Syndrome Congress (WDSC), in Glasgow, Scotland. The UAE will be the first country in the Middle East and North Africa to host the international conference, ...

Bloomberg Hillhouse Capital and KKR & Co. are among firms exploring a potential acquisition of Yum China Holdings Inc., the $14 billion US-listed operator of KFC and Pizza Hut brands on the mainland, people familiar with the matter said. The private equity firms are talking to banks about financing for a possible deal, said the people, who asked not to ...

Bloomberg Indian truckers ended their eight-day strike after the government agreed to consider most of the demands set forth by the transporters. “Government has given us hope, that though not immediately, diesel prices may reduce by five rupees to six rupees a liter in a couple of months,” Kultaran Singh Atwal, chairman of All India Motor Transport Congress said. The ...

Bloomberg Typhoon Jongdari is set to make landfall on Japan’s mainland this weekend, bringing heavy rain and strong winds to much of a country hit in recent weeks by a deadly heatwave and historic flooding. The typhoon was located off Chichijima, an island in the Pacific about 1,000 kilometres southeast of Tokyo, in Japan on July 27. Carrying sustained winds ...

Dubai / WAM The Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Authority (FCSA), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), with the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, (Dewa) to build a strategic relationship to support the United Nations 2018 World Data Forum, to be hosted by the United Arab Emirates in October. More than 1,500 leaders, decision makers, experts and specialists in the field ...

NEW YORK / WAM Diplomatic Ambassadors, part of the Ministry of Education’s “Our Ambassadors Programme” 2018 concluded an exploratory journey to the United States aimed at developing the scientific and personal skills in diplomacy and international relations of Emirati students. Supported by HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the programme aims to ...

Bloomberg Facebook Inc.’s short-lived attempt to open an “innovation hub” in China underscores just how difficult it will be for the social network to build a meaningful presence in the country. Shortly after a government website showed a unit of the social network could register a company in Zhejiang, meant as a hub to interact with Chinese developers, the notice ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MoFAIC), and the General Command of Abu Dhabi Police (ADP), have urged Emirati citizens to take precautions during the travelling season to ensure their safety and that of their possessions, as part of the “Safe Travel Campaign.” Rashid Ali Al Dhaheri, Director of the National Affairs Department at MoFAIC, ...

Dhale / WAM The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), launched a project to revamp of Ali Muqbel School at Hijr district in Dhale Governorate in Yemen as part of the “Year of Zayed”. The launch was attended by Under-Secretary of Dable Governorate Nabil Al Afeef and others. Sheikh Mohamed Ali Mohammed, Chairman of the Parents Council at Hijr Education Zone emphasised ...