Bloomberg AstraZeneca Plc will invest $360 million building a new manufacturing facility for small molecules in Dublin, dashing UK hopes that the drugmaker would develop the site at home. The plant will ensure that Astra’s global supply network can meet the needs of its pipeline of new medicines, the company said in a statement. The facility will create 100 highly ...
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Bloomberg Emergency unemployment benefits in the US expired two weeks ago, but employers who expected an increase in job applications are still largely waiting for them to roll in. Federal programs that had offered an extra $300 per week for jobless Americans, provided extended benefits for the long-term unemployed and gave special aid for the self-employed expired on September 6. ...
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Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE will join Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in celebrating the Kingdom’s 91st National Day, which falls on September 23. The UAE’s official and public participation in this year’s celebrations, held under the slogan “Together Forever”, confirms the deep ties between the two countries. The strong historic relations between the two countries have guaranteed the security ...
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Dubai / WAM Expo 2020 Dubai’s must-see aviation attraction is gearing up to open its doors to the public on October 1. Located in the Opportunity District, and within walking distance of the Al Wasl Dome, the Emirates Pavilion offers a preview for the future of commercial aviation, reframing the role that science and technology will play in the next ...
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Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE has strongly condemned the Houthi terrorist militias’ attempts to attack civilians and civil objects in Khamis Mushait, Saudi Arabia, with a bomb-laden drone, which was intercepted by the Coalition Forces. In a statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MoFAIC), the UAE reiterated that these terror attacks by the Houthis reflect ...
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Dubai / WAM In collaboration with Jsoor, the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) on Wednesday launched the Emirates Space Art Programme (ESAP), to document, capture, and share the emotions of the UAE’s historical advances into space through the culture and creative industries. ESAP will serve as a platform to bring together a wide stratum of the creative community into ...
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Bloomberg China’s rapidly growing military influence and unilateral changing of the status quo could present a risk to Japan, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said in an interview with Bloomberg, ahead of the first Quad summit. “The changing power balance brought by the rise of China in the Indo-Pacific, along with the increasing inward focus spurred by the pandemic have increased ...
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ABU DHABI / WAM Natural gas is set to play a pivotal role in powering economic growth in the UAE over the next 50 years, according to Dr Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and Managing Director and Group CEO of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc). Delivering the opening address of Gastech 2021, Dr ...
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Abu Dhabi / WAM Masdar City-based Seramic Materials, a start-up company supported by accelerator The Catalyst, developed a unique patented solution to recycle industrial solid waste into a high-temperature thermal energy storage (TES) product – a circular economy solution that both reduces wastage and promotes renewable energy development. The innovative product called, ReThink Seramic – Flora, can store heat at ...
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Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Public Health Centre (ADPHC) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) to enhance joint work between both parties in public health research. The MoU was signed by Matar Saeed Al Nuaimi, Director-General of ADPHC, and Mariet Westermann, Vice-Chancellor of NYUAD, at the headquarters of the Department of Health – Abu ...
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