DUBAI / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) has started providing its smart services on Amazon Alexa in Arabic, becoming the first government utility in the world to do this. Customers can now review their monthly bills in Arabic, check past statements, details of electricity and water consumption, their carbon footprint, as well as connect their Dewa account ...

  Bloomberg Australia has revised up its forecast for resources and energy export revenue on the back of strong coal and liquefied natural gas prices, even as the world tries to wean itself off heavy-polluting fossil fuels. Exports are expected to hit a record A$379 billion ($271 billion) in the year to June 30, 2022, revised up by 9% from ...

  Back in 2006, the British comedians David Mitchell and Robert Webb risked a sketch in which they played two Waffen-SS officers towards the end of World War II. Reflecting on the Totenkopf (death’s head) badges on their caps, Mitchell asked the immortal question: “Are we the baddies?” An increasing number of anxious American political commentators are asking themselves a ...