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Abu Dhabi’s UPC portal wins global award in GIS mapping technology

SAN DIEGO / WAM The Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council (UPC), won a prestigious international award for its innovative use of Geographic Information System (GIS), mapping technology. The award took place during the 2017 Esri User Conference, which will run until July 14, organised by the International Environmental Systems Research Institute in San Diego, California. The UPC’s award-winning internal web ...

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India diplomat urges defusing China border spat

Bloomberg India’s top diplomat called for a de-escalation of tensions with China, saying ties between the countries were too intertwined to let a renewed border spat cause lasting damage. “India and China must not allow differences to become disputes,” Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar, who served as India’s Ambassador to China from 2009 to 2013, said in a speech on Tuesday ...

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Abe seeks to avoid repeat of his swift demise a decade ago

Bloomberg Unpopular policies and a slew of scandals triggered a slide in public support for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that led to a heavy election defeat. That was in 2007, when he abruptly resigned after losing the upper house of parliament, citing health issues. Ten years on, his situation looks uncomfortably familiar. Abe returned to Tokyo on Tuesday from ...

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