August, 2019

• 18 August

  China state agency unveils rocket for commercial use

  

  BEIJING / WAM A Chinese government space agency successfully launched its first rocket meant for commercial use as firms in the country compete to join a commercial satellite boom, Reuters quoted state television CCTV as saying. Smart Dragon-1 rocket, which weighs 23 tonnes and was developed by a unit of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp (CASC) successfully delivered three ...

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• 18 August

  Cathay flight staff unions regret CEO’s departure

  Bloomberg Cathay Pacific Airways’s flight attendants unions said they were “saddened” and “regret” the departure of CEO Rupert Hogg and Chief Customer and Commercial Officer Paul Loo. In a Facebook post published on Sunday, the unions representing flight attendants of Cathay Pacific and sister firm Hong Kong Dragon Airlines said the resignations were made to “take up the collective responsibility ...

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• 18 August

  Virgin Galactic unveils new space base, but no flights yet

  

  Bloomberg Caviar and seared tuna will be on the menu for Virgin Galactic astronauts in training when they arrive at the company’s new home in the desert scrublands of southern New Mexico. As they gaze out at the mountains east of the otherworldly structure, a master of espresso arts will dose out shots from a barista island, accompanied by multiple ...

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• 18 August

  Customs computers restored at US airports

  Bloomberg Entry for people arriving at airports across the US began returning after a Customs and Border Protection computer system failed, forcing the manual processing of passengers on a busy summer travel day. The system was being restored and passengers being processed, the agency said in a statement at 6:25 pm New York time. The failure was isolated to operations ...

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• 17 August

  UAE voices support for peaceful transition of power in Sudan

  KHARTOUM / WAM The UAE on Saturday expressed its support for Sudan in its quest to create a polit-ical system capable of achieving the development of the state and driving the country towards a prosperous future, affirmed Dr Sultan bin Ahmad Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of State. In a statement following his participation in the ceremony held in Khartoum to ...

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• 17 August

  Dewa awards AED1.43b deal for Hatta hydro power station

  

  DUBAI / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa), awarded the Strabag Dubai LLC, Strabag AG, Andritz Hydro and Ozkar consortium the construction contract for the AED1.437 billion pumped-storage hydroelectric power station at Hatta. This is part of the Comprehensive Development Plan for Hatta, launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of ...

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• 17 August

  Drones hit Aramco oil plant, output unaffected

  

  Bloomberg Drones attacked oil and gas facilities at the Shaybah field in southeast Saudi Arabia but failed to disrupt production, the kingdom’s Oil Minister Khalid Al-Falih said. Aramco extinguished a small fire at a natural gas liquids plant at Shaybah on Saturday morning, it said in a statement. There were no casualties and oil operations were not interrupted by the ...

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• 17 August

  Pound ends losses amid no-deal Brexit resistance

  

  Bloomberg For Brits looking to escape the UK in an increasingly wet August, the pound might offer some relief with a recovery against the euro. Sterling ended a record run of losses against the common currency this week and analysts are cautiously optimistic on its near-term prospects. Growing resistance among opposition lawmakers to a no-deal Brexit has led traders to ...

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• 17 August

  RAK airport, Travelex sign partnership deal

  

  Emirates Business Ras Al Khaimah International Airport has announced the onboarding of its first foreign exchange partner, Travelex. Headquartered in London with a presence in over 70 countries, Travelex is a leading provider of foreign exchange, remittance, and payments services, enabling physical and digital cross-border money movement for consumers and financial institutions. Travelex has commenced operations at the airport, offering ...

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• 17 August

  Candidate registration for FNC membership begins on Sunday

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM The National Election Committee (NEC) tasked with organising the fourth cycle of elections to the Federal National Council (FNC) announced that the candidate registration process for FNC membership commences from today in nine centres across the UAE. The registration centres will continue to accept candidate applications until August 22, 2019. The Committee also underscored that those ...

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