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  Bloomberg A mass shooting that began with a daycare center in northeastern Thailand left 38 people dead, the majority of them children, according to officials. A 34-year-old former cop used an automatic weapon to fire at the center located in Nong Bua Lamphu province near Thailand’s border with Laos on Thursday afternoon, killing 24 children, Jackrapat Wijitwaitaya, a local ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has affirmed the vital role that quality education and dedicated teachers will play in the UAE’s future progress, noting that investing in education and graduating distinguished cadres is based primarily on preparing a distinguished teacher. His comments came in an address to education professionals from across ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Masdar City, Abu Dhabi’s only planned and approved R&D cluster for innovative technologies, and Zero Carbon Ventures, a company dedicated to bringing carbon-reducing technologies to the Middle East, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to advance carbon reduction in the Middle East. Already underway at Masdar City, the first project to be explored under ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Dr Ahmad Belhoul Al Falasi, Minister of Education, has affirmed that the UAE, under the directives of the wise leadership, pays great attention to teachers and is keen to empower them with technology, knowledge and digital skills, to lead the future of sustainable education and enhance the country’s leadership and global competitiveness. On World Teacher’s ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Hub71, Abu Dhabi’s global tech ecosystem powered by Mubadala, has appointed Ahmad Ali Alwan as the Deputy Chief Executive Officer. The appointment reinforces Hub71’s senior leadership team with an experienced, talented local leader to help drive forward its long-term strategy and fulfil its global ambitions. Hub71 is spearheading a strategy to build a global platform ...

Bloomberg Poland has spoken to the US about sharing atomic weapons to counter the growing threat from Russia, President Andrzej Duda said, after the Kremlin stepped up nuclear saber-rattling over Ukraine. The biggest eastern European Nato member has been ramping up military spending following Russia’s invasion of neighboring Ukraine, but until now officials haven’t said they’ve spoken with allies seeking ...

  Dubai / WAM Arada has awarded two major contracts to build nine premium apartment blocks in Aljada, the 24 million square foot mixed-use megaproject located in the Muwaileh area of New Sharjah. Consisting of 740 homes in total, the buildings include the five Sokoon blocks, two new apartment blocks located close to Aljada’s museum and the two Gate buildings, ...

  Dubai / Gulf Time Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Chairman of The Executive Council of Dubai and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Dubai Future Foundation (DFF), the DFF hosts the inaugural ‘Dubai Future Forum’, the world’s largest gathering of futurists, at the Museum of ...

  Abu Dhabi / Gulf Time Wizz Air Abu Dhabi, the ultra-low-fare national airline of the UAE, announced the launch of its first flight to Male in the dreamy islands of the Maldives on the October 4. The route will be operated four times per week in October, every Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday, increasing to six times per week ...

Bloomberg European Union member states backed a compromise to use permits from the bloc’s carbon market to help finance a shift away from Russian fossil fuels. Finance ministers gathering in Luxembourg approved a compromise plan drawn up by the Czech government, which holds the EU’s rotating presidency, to free up 20 billion euros ($19.8 billion) of carbon allowances. About 75% ...