Dubai / WAM The 18th edition of Water, Energy, Technology, and Environment Exhibition (WETEX) 2016, will be the largest exhibition so far in terms of display area, number of exhibitors, and anticipated number of visitors, according to a top official. “This year, WETEX is expected to attract 1,900 exhibitors from 46 countries around the world, compared with 1,696 exhibitors last ...

  Liverpool / AFP Distracted by a bitter leadership contest, Britain’s main opposition Labour party has struggled to present a vision of Brexit to challenge the ruling Conservatives— and many fear the re-election of Jeremy Corbyn will do little to change this. There are concerns the lack of an alternative could result in a “hard Brexit”, where Britain agrees to ...

  Sao Paulo / AFP Brazilian police on Monday arrested Antonio Palocci, a former finance minister and senior figure in the last two governments, as part of the Petrobras corruption probe, news reports said. Police said only that a former minister was arrested. The state-run Agencia Brasil and other news outlets identified the person as Palocci, 55, who served as ...