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DUBAI / WAM Expo 2020 Dubai visitors are saying #ThanksToExpo, with visit numbers soaring to 20,819,155, after crossing the 20-million threshold earlier this week. From Expo 2020 Dubai’s crown jewel, Al Wasl dome, to water feature Surreal, the stellar entertainment line-up and fascinating pavilions of the 192 participating countries, visitors have been moved by how the largest global gathering ...
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23 March
flydubai to operate flights to select destinations from DWC
Dubai / Gulf Time flydubai announced on Tuesday that it will operate flights to select destinations from Dubai World Central (DWC) in order to provide more travel options to passengers during the northern runway refurbishment project announced by Dubai Airports. The rehabilitation project is scheduled to take place from May 9 to June 22. flydubai will operate flights to ...
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23 March
UAE attained prominent stature in global energy scene: Kempe
ABU DHABI / WAM Frederick Kempe, President and CEO of the Atlantic Council, a nonpartisan organisation based in Washington, said the UAE has successfully attained a prominent stature in the global energy scene, due to its economic policy based on creating a balance between adopting environmental standards to address climate change and leveraging various energy sources. In his statement ...
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23 March
ADFD-funded 5 colleges open in Jordan
ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) participated in the inauguration of five colleges in Jordan, which were built with an ADFD funding of AED80.3 million. The initiative is part of the Jordanian Public Universities Development Programme that includes the implementation of 27 projects in the education sector at a total value of AED466 million to ...
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23 March
Sudan celebrates its National Day at Expo 2020 Dubai
DUBAI / WAM Sudan celebrated its National Day at Expo 2020 Dubai through showcasing its rich culture, innovative solutions to global challenges and the opportunities presented to young people to build a promising future. Following the flag-raising ceremonies of both nations, Noura bint Mohammed Al Kaabi, Minister of Culture and Youth, welcomed Dr. Graham Abdelgadir, Sudan’s Minister of Culture ...
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23 March
UK government prepares to take over Gazprom retail arm
Bloomberg The UK government is preparing to step in and temporarily run Gazprom PJSC’s British retail supply arm as it comes under increasing pressure from companies turning their backs on Russian business over the war in Ukraine. Gazprom Marketing & Trading Retail Ltd is a prime candidate to be taken into the UK’s special administration regime if it fails, to ...
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23 March
Thailand unveils relief measures to counter rising energy prices
Bloomberg Thailand will freeze retail diesel prices and subsidise cooking gas prices for the low-income groups, part of a raft of measures unveiled to provide relief to consumers hit hard by soaring energy prices. Retail diesel prices will be capped at 30 baht ($0.9) a liter till the end of April, PM Prayuth Chan-Ocha told reporters after a cabinet meeting ...
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23 March
Putin misunderstands history. So, does America
“The language people speak in the corridors of power,†former Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter once observed, “is not economics or politics. It is history.†In a recent academic article, I showed how true this was after both the 9/11 terrorist attacks of 2001 and the “9/15†bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers in 2008. Policy makers used all kinds of historical ...
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23 March
A tale of two Covid-zero policies
Hong Kong appears to have accepted defeat. Chief Executive Carrie Lam set out a blueprint for undoing the stringent social distancing measures and border curbs that severely curtailed residents’ daily lives for the past two years. Despite the government’s Covid-zero measures, 3.6 million of the city’s 7.3 million residents may have been infected. The statistic reflects badly on Hong Kong. ...
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23 March
Covid’s fifth wave shows us how to live with virus
Covid cases are on the rise in several European countries. Upticks are visible again in France, Italy and the UK. Infection rates in both Austria and Germany eclipse previous waves of the virus (based on cases per million). China is grappling with new highs in terms of case counts. The US may soon follow. This fifth wave of the ...
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