May, 2023

• 14 May

  Google to revamp search with generative AI tools

  

  BLOOMBERG  For months, Google has been under pressure to reinvent its core search business and respond to the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) programmes that can generate content. Google started introducing more to the public — slowly. At its annual developer conference, Google unveiled a version of its search engine that uses large language models, AI tools that are trained ...

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• 14 May

  Dubai opens three new beaches for night swimming

  

  DUBAI / WAM Dubai Municipality has further expanded its beach tourism offering with the opening of three new beaches for night swimming in Jumeirah 2, Jumeirah 3 and Umm Suqeim 1. The 800-metre-long night-swimming beaches feature lighting systems, which enable residents and tourists to swim around the clock, and electronic screens that display content aimed at increasing safety awareness among ...

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• 14 May

  Sharjah Waste to Energy plant achieves landmark milestones

  

  SHARJAH / WAM The Sharjah Waste to Energy plant, a first-of-its-kind project in the Middle East, has achieved multiple landmark milestones since its inauguration a year ago. Tied to the Sharjah electrical grid, the plant has generated enough energy to power over 2,000 homes per year while offsetting 150,000 tons of CO2 emissions. Around 60 percent of greenhouse gas emissions ...

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• 14 May

  Ahmed bin Mohammed meets members of Higher Committee for  Development and Citizens Affairs

  

  DUBAI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Second Deputy Ruler of Dubai and Chairman of the Dubai Media Council, met with the members of the Higher Committee for Development and Citizens Affairs in Dubai at the Emirates Towers. During the meeting, HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed reviewed outcomes of the committee’s efforts and initiatives ...

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• 14 May

  ‘UAE keen on collective action to ensure better future for humanity, future generations’

  

  STOCKHOLM / WAM Noura bint Mohammed Al Kaabi, Minister of State, participated in the European Union’s Ministerial Forum for Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific, which was held in the Swedish capital, Stockholm. The forum saw the participation of ministers from the European Union, in addition to government officials and experts from the Indo-Pacific region and representatives from a number of regional ...

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• 14 May

  Scholz welcomes Zelenskiy to Berlin with vow of continued aid

  

  BLOOMBERG Chancellor Olaf Scholz made a personal pledge to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy that Germany will continue to support the government in Kyiv with military and other assistance for as long as needed. Scholz hosted Zelenskiy in Berlin for the first time since Russia’s invasion and said the Ukrainian leader’s visit was “a strong signal.” It came a day after ...

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• 14 May

  Narendra Modi loses India swing state, boosting Gandhi before 2024 election

  

  BLOOMBERG Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi conceded a loss in the southern swing state of Karnataka, a rare victory for Rahul Gandhi’s opposition Congress party as it looks to build momentum ahead of national elections next year. Congress took 135 seats in the 224-member assembly, its biggest victory against Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in major state elections since the ...

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• 14 May

  33 people die in armed attack in Burkina Faso

  

  OUAGADOUGOU / WAM Thirty three people were killed in an attack by gunmen on an area in western Burkina Faso. Babo Pierre Bassinga, governor of Boucle du Mouhoun region, said in a statement that the village of Youlou in the department of Cheriba, Mouhoun province, had been brutally attacked, with 33 civilians killed in the attack. The attack came three ...

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• 12 May

  Maktoum bin Mohammed meets with CEO of Accenture

  

  DUBAI / WAM H.H. Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, First Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of the UAE, and President of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), met with Julie Sweet, the Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Accenture, one of the world’s largest professional services firms. The meeting held at DIFC ...

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• 12 May

  Abdullah bin Zayed, Singaporean minister discuss boosting ties

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, has met with Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for Social Policies in Singapore, and discussed means of enhancing bilateral and strategic relations between the UAE and Singapore across various sectors. During the meeting held in Abu Dhabi, HH Sheikh Abdullah ...

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