October, 2019

• 19 October

  Lebanon leader warns to abandon ship during protests

  

  Bloomberg Tens of thousands of protesters set fires and cut off roads across Lebanon, demanding the removal of a political class whose mismanagement and corruption they say has brought the economy to the brink of bankruptcy. In a televised speech, Lebanese PM Saad Hariri gave his feuding coalition government a 72-hour deadline to get behind his plan for an economic ...

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• 19 October

  South Korean students break into US ambassador residence

  Bloomberg A group of South Korean students broke into the residence of American ambassador Harry Harris, in a protest against Donald Trump’s campaign to get the Asian nation to pay more for US military support. Nineteen students, who described themselves as members of a liberal university students’ group, were detained by police after staging a protest against plans to impose ...

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• 19 October

  Dam collapse kills 15 at Siberian mine

  

  Bloomberg A dam collapsed at a gold mine in Russia’s Krasnoyarsk region, leaving at least 15 people dead, the Ministry of Emergency Situations said on its website. The collapse happened at about 2 am Moscow time near one of the small local gold mining companies’ operations, the ministry said. Another 13 people are still missing as emergency services continue rescue ...

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• 19 October

  Deal signed to offer cadetships to Emirati students

  

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi Maritime Academy, an Abu Dhabi Ports company, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Abu Dhabi National Oil Company’s marine and logistics subsidiary, Adnoc Logistics & Services (Adnoc L&S), to offer cadetships to Emirati students, enrolled at the Academy, with invaluable first-hand experience on-board of Adnoc’s vessels. The MoU, signed by senior representatives ...

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• 19 October

  Germany announced as ‘Guest of Honour’ for ADIBF 2021

  

  FRANKFURT / WAM The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi has revealed that Germany will be the Guest of Honour for the 31st edition of the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair (ADIBF), in 2021. The announcement was made as a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), was signed by Saif Saeed Ghobash, Under-Secretary of DCT Abu Dhabi, and Juergen Boos, ...

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• 19 October

  SCC electoral stations to open today

  SHARJAH / WAM Polling centres for the Sharjah Consultative Council (SCC), elections will open their doors from Sunday, to receive candidates wishing to enter the elections. Registrations will run from October 20-22 across the municipalities of Sharjah City, Al Dhaid, Khorfakkan, Kalba, Dibba Al Hisn, Al Madam, Mleiha, Al Hamriyah and Al Batayeh. The polling stations will open from 08:00 ...

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• 19 October

  Huawei to donate equipment to Aurak

  

  RAS AL KHAIMAH / WAM Chinese tech giant Huawei will donate equipment to the American University of Ras Al Khaimah (Aurak), to set up the first Huawei ICT Academy in the UAE. Representatives of Huawei visited the Aurak campus to initial the agreement and met the university’s President, Professor Hassan Hamdan Al Alkim. Aurak is the first educational institution in ...

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• 19 October

  Esma reveals strengths of UAE Halal system at Riyadh meet

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Emirates Authority for Standardisation and Metrology (Esma), revealed the strengths of the UAE Halal system, which enabled it to spread reliably worldwide. It allowed the state to take the leading position in regional and international efforts in the Halal file, and provide advice to raise the technical capabilities of the countries wishing to join the ...

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• 19 October

  UAE readers donate over 3,000 books to disadvantaged kids

  

  DUBAI / WAM Avid readers in the UAE have donated 3,266 books for underprivileged children during the Big Bad Wolf Book Sale at Dubai Studio City’s Sound Stage. This year, the Big Bad Wolf Book Sale has partnered with Dubai Cares to donate books to underprivileged children in Kenya. The event encourages the public to purchase and donate a book ...

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• 19 October

  Trump’s woes mount with witnesses, Mulvaney blunder

  

  Bloomberg President Donald Trump confronted a steady drip of damaging revelations out of the House impeachment hearings, but it was his acting chief of staff essentially confirming one of the central allegations at the heart of the inquiry that could prove the most troublesome. Mick Mulvaney said at a White House briefing the president withheld nearly $400 million in US ...

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