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Bloomberg North Korea warned that a nuclear war “may break out any moment” as the US and South Korea began one of the largest joint naval drills off both the east and west coasts of the peninsula. Kim In Ryong, North Korea’s deputy ambassador to the United Nations, said that his nation had become a “full-fledged nuclear power which possesses ...

Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, announced the UAE Strategy for Artificial Intelligence (AI), a major initiative within the UAE Centennial 2070 objectives. This is the first such strategy of its kind in the region and the entire world to promote government performance and ...

DUBAI / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has issued Federal Law No. 09 of 2017 regulating the handling, trading, marketing and circulation of veterinary products considering its direct impact on animal and public health, as well as the environment at large. The move emphasises the critical role of veterinary medicines and related products in animal ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) said that health and safety are on top of its priorities, highlighting the importance of safety culture, which comes as part of ENEC’s role as official Safety Partner and National Gold Partner for the event. This commitment is demonstrated by ENEC’s team of ‘Health and Safety Ambassadors’ at WorldSkills Abu ...

Umm Al Quwain / Emirates Business It has been a year of celebrations at Dreamland Aqua Park as it completed 20 successful years welcoming and taking over ten million visitors to the edge of thrill and excitement. Mega surprises were lined up for families and individuals as part of the anniversary celebrations. Starting with special discounted prices on the entry ...

Bloomberg ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ Brexit negotiations are heading for a catastrophic breakdown unless the European Union signals this week that it will allow talks to move on to trade, according to a person familiar with the UK government’s position. Without a clear sign that negotiations will progress to trade and transition arrangements by December at this week’s summit of European leaders, the ...

Bloomberg Facebook Inc. is looking to hire people who have national security clearances, a move the company thinks is necessary to prevent foreign powers from manipulating future elections through its social network, according to a person familiar with the matter. Workers with such clearances can access information classified by the US government. Facebook plans to use these people— and their ...

Bloomberg The steering wheel may be slowly going out of style, but no one seems to have told the Ferrari set. Purchases in this rarified strata of the auto industry are accelerating far more quickly than those of the pedestrian cars and crossovers catering to the Costco crowd. Now, it’s poised to shift into an even higher sales gear. Over ...

Bloomberg Indonesia is on track to become a trillion-dollar economy and should be the envy of Southeast Asia. Yet on some key measures, the region’s biggest economy is falling behind. The nation lags neighbours on infrastructure development, faces a fiscal shortfall that’s heaping pressure on the state budget and still has 28 million people living in poverty. That’s even after ...

Bloomberg Singapore home sales fell in September as developers marketed fewer projects in a month considered inauspicious by Chinese homebuyers. Developers sold 657 units last month, down from a revised 1,246 in August, according to Urban Redevelopment Authority data released on Monday. That’s the lowest sales since January. A total of 73 new units were offered, down from 794 in ...