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ABU DHABI / WAM The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) has announced the organisation of a series of virtual conversations hosted and chaired by Chairman Mohamed Khalifa Al Mubarak. Starting from May 18, the Cultur-All conversations will feature distinguished participants from the region and around the world tackling important and relevant cultural topics. The sessions ...

HADRAMAUT / WAM The UAE, through its humanitarian arm, the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) is continuing its Ramadan Mir campaign in Yemen, upon the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces. Under this framework, the ERC distributed 1,000 food parcels weighing 42.8 tonnes ...

Bloomberg Construction of the world’s most controversial natural gas pipeline is about to enter the endgame of an energy dispute that’s pitted the US against Russia and some of its closest trans-Atlantic allies, satellite images show. The Nord Stream 2 pipeline, built to increase the flow of Russian gas into Europe’s biggest economy, was thwarted five months ago after US ...

Bloomberg President Donald Trump said he doesn’t want to talk to Chinese President Xi Jinping right now and mused about eliminating the largest trading relationship in the world, with tensions high over the coronavirus outbreak. Asked in a Fox Business Network interview whether he had spoken to Xi recently, Trump said that they have “a very good relationship” but “right ...

Bloomberg Hackers working for the Chinese government are trying to steal valuable research on coronavirus vaccines and treatments from US healthcare, pharmaceutical and research organisations, the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security warned. “China’s efforts to target these sectors pose a significant threat to our nation’s response to Covid-19,” the Federal Bureau of Investigation and DHS’s Cybersecurity Infrastructure Security ...

Bloomberg Lloyd’s of London, the world’s largest insurance exchange, estimates the industry will suffer around $203 billion in losses from the coronavirus pandemic this year. The projected losses include about $107 billion from underwriting claims, with the rest from insurers’ investment portfolios, Lloyd’s said in a statement. The claims costs are on a par with some of the most catastrophic ...

Bloomberg Italy is trying to prop up its battered economy with a second stimulus package worth 55 billion euros. It may not be enough. Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte’s government approved the much-delayed measures in a bid to reduce the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The plan focuses on liquidity for businesses and aid to families hurt by over two ...

Bloomberg Not all of Elon Musk’s projects have been thwarted by the coronavirus pandemic. While the billionaire clashed this week with local officials over restarting production at a Tesla Inc. factory in California, his tunnel-drilling company hit a new milestone in Nevada. A giant drill called Godot Plus broke through a wall near the spot where it will connect to ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE’s banking system strengthened its support for the agricultural sector in the first quarter of 2020, by providing financing valued at more than AED500 million to agricultural projects from January to March this year. This support is in line with the country’s efforts to achieve its food security strategy, which is a top priority of ...

FUJAIRAH / WAM Oil product stockpiles at the Middle East’s key oil hub of Fujairah rose 6.4 percent in the week, climbing to a record high for a second consecutive week as light, middle and heavy distillates all saw builds. Total product stocks were 27.859 million barrels, up from the previous high of 26.192 million barrels a week earlier, according ...