Dubai / WAM Students from the UAE will take centre stage at Arab Health, the leading healthcare exhibition in the Middle East, which takes place from January 30 –February 2 at the Dubai World Trade Centre, with the launch of the inaugural Future Doctor Programme. As part of the new initiative, students from the region have developed research addressing key ...

  Dubai / WAM Emirates has taken yet another significant step in the resumption of its Australia capacity by increasing its service to two major cities – Sydney and Melbourne. The airline will also restart services to Christchurch, New Zealand via Sydney, offering a new path for Australians across the trans-Tasman route. From March 26, Melbourne will increase from two ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi Judicial Department (ADJD) is continuing to deliver lectures, outreach workshops and counselling meetings aimed at enhancing family stability and building a cohesive family with strong values as part of its “Al Solh Khair” (Reconciliation is Better) initiative. The initiative is designed to allow spouses to resolve their differences amicably by providing them ...

  Dubai / WAM Moro Hub, a subsidiary of the digital arm of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Digital Dewa), organised the “Powering a Sustainable Digital Society” forum and highlighted the importance of sustainable digital transformation. The forum, held at InterContinental Dubai Festival City, focussed on the private and public sectors leveraging the latest technology and applications to deliver innovative ...

  Bloomberg Qantas Airways Ltd, the airline whose stellar safety record was made famous by Hollywood, is back in the spotlight after a flurry of mechanical malfunctions. The Australian airline has been hit by a spate of in-flight issues since the middle of last week, starting with a mayday alert and engine shutdown on a plane from Auckland to Sydney. ...

  Bloomberg Amazon.com Inc is beginning air freight services in India, expanding in Asia even as global online sales growth stalls following a pandemic-era boom. The e-commerce retail giant will use cargo capacity in a Boeing 737-800 aircraft operated by partner Quikjet Cargo Airlines Pvt to begin shipments in Hyderabad, Bangalore, New Delhi and Mumbai, said Akhil Saxena, a vice ...

  Bloomberg Canadian consumers remained resilient in December, even in the face of elevated inflation and rising interest rates. Receipts for retailers jumped 0.5% last month, according to an advance estimate released by Statistics Canada. That follows a 0.1% drop in November, which was led by lower sales of food and beverages, as well as building material and garden supplies. ...

  Bloomberg UK retail sales fell unexpectedly last month, finishing the worst year on record as a brutal cost-of-living squeeze pointed towards more pain ahead for the economy. A 6.1% drop in the volume of goods purchased in shops and online reported by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) was the sharpest since records started in 1989. A separate report ...

  Bloomberg London’s Heathrow airport was forced to cancel some departures on Monday amid thick fog and freezing temperatures. There may be “minor changes” to schedule as a result of poor visibility at the airport as well as across the southeast of England, a Heathrow spokesperson said. Airlines are working to rebook passengers on alternative services later in the day, ...

  Bloomberg Ryanair Holdings Plc said it will hire an additional 200 cabin crew in Ireland as it gears up for a surge in demand this summer. The Irish low-cost carrier, which has been touting extremely strong demand for travel this summer, said that it will organize a mass recruitment event this month at its headquarters near Dublin. Ryanair has ...