Bloomberg President Donald Trump said he called off last weekend’s trade talks with China, raising questions about the future of a deal that is now the most stable point in an increasingly tense relationship. “I cancelled talks with China,” Trump said in Yuma, Arizona. “I don’t want to talk to China right now.” The phase-one trade deal, which came into ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (Enec), on Wednesday announced that its operations and maintenance subsidiary, Nawah Energy Company, in partnership with the Abu Dhabi Transmission and Despatch Company (Transco) – a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Energy Company – has safely and successfully connected Unit 1 of the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant to the UAE grid, ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Integrated Transport Centre (ITC) of the Department of Municipalities and Transport in Abu Dhabi has announced that surface public parking bays will be free of charge starting from Sunday, August 23, until 7:59 am on Monday, August 24. ITC has urged motorists not to park their vehicles in prohibited areas and not to block vehicles ...

Dubai / WAM Obaid bin Humaid Al Tayer, Minister of State for Financial Affairs, has held a virtual meeting with Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of Finance of India, to discuss means of bolstering cooperation with India in various fields. Al Tayer congratulated Sitharaman, the government, and the friendly people of India on the occasion of India’s Independence Day, which was celebrated ...

Dubai / WAM The Youth Council at EY Mena launched an initiative to develop the Federal Youth Authority’s (FYA) ‘Youth Councils Manual’, which provides an overview of the opportunities and benefits Youth Councils offer their members. The manual additionally outlines the extensive network of Youth Councils in the UAE, which are supervised by the Federal Youth Authority, in addition to ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) is implementing a new initiative aimed at treating and rehabilitating the victims of the Beirut explosion, coinciding with World Humanitarian Day. The initiative, which is being implemented upon the directives of HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the General Women’s Union, President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, ...

Bloomberg A giant wind farm being developed off the coast of the UK will sell some of its power to energy trader Danske Commodities A/S. Under the 15-year deal, the subsidiary of Equinor ASA will trade and balance power from 480 megawatts of the Dogger Bank wind farm, about 13% of its capacity. It’s a key step as the developers ...

Bloomberg Iraq plans to sign a memorandum of understanding with Chevron Corp to explore for oil in the country’s southern province of Dhi Qar, according to a person familiar with the matter. The deal formalises Chevron’s interest in exploring the eastern and western parts of Nasiriyah, the capital of Dhi Qar, the person said. It would exclude areas of the ...

“This is what collusion looks like.” That is how five Democratic senators, including vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris, view the fifth and final volume of the Senate Intelligence Committee’s report on Russian interference in the 2016 election. Their argument rests on new evidence, which they say shows that Paul Manafort, former campaign manager for President Donald Trump, “was directly connected ...

Long after the spring spike of pandemic-related pantry loading and panic buying, Walmart Inc is still benefiting from all the ways Covid-19 has reshaped consumer needs and spending patterns. And yet, even as the mega-retailer unveiled another strong quarterly performance, the underpinnings of its results should serve as a wake-up call to Washington: More government stimulus is urgently needed because ...