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Over 13.6mn people benefitted from Suqia projects in 37 nations

  Dubai / WAM More than 13.6 million people have benefitted from UAE Water Foundation (Suqia) projects in 37 countries by the end of 2021, Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board of Trustees at Suqia UAE, stated ahead of the World Humanitarian Day 2022. Al Tayer stated, “At the UAE Water Foundation (Suqia), under the umbrella of the ...

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EPG, DIFC FinTech Hive partner to promote technology innovation

  DUBAI / WAM Emirates Post Group (EPG) has signed a sponsorship agreement with FinTech Hive – the first and largest financial technology hub in the region and part of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) – to promote the first sprint this year of its FinTech accelerator programme, ‘HIVE 22.’ The agreement, signed by Abdulla Mohammed Alashram, Group CEO ...

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UN chief meets Zelenskiy with focus on grain exports, N-plant

Bloomberg Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres met Thursday in Lviv, in western Ukraine, with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. Zelenskiy had discussions with each before tripartite talks started. Among the topics in Zelenskiy’s talks with Guterres was the situation at the Zaporizhizhia nuclear power plant, occupied by Russian forces since March and recently subject ...

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Liz Cheney prepares for next act in GOP where Trump holds sway

  ­­­Bloomberg Republican Representative Liz Cheney said she wants to lead a charge to break Donald Trump’s hold on the GOP, setting up a new political action committee and saying she’s considering a run for president. After being trounced in Wyoming’s GOP primary by Trump-backed conservative lawyer Harriet Hageman, Cheney said she would do “whatever it takes” to block the ...

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UK halts overseas development aid amid overspend concerns

  Bloomberg The UK temporarily pauses overseas development aid that is not deemed critical because of concerns about rising pressure on government budgets, people familiar with the matter said. The Foreign Office informed some staff a freeze is necessary because crises including Russia’s war in Ukraine have led to additional expenditure that means the government is in danger of overspending, ...

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US housing starts decline to lowest level since early 2021

  Bloomberg New US home construction fell in July by more than forecast to the slowest pace since early last year as builders adjusted to a pullback in demand and a pickup in the inventory. Residential starts dropped 9.6% last month to a 1.45 million annualised rate from a revised 1.6 million pace in June, according to government data. The ...

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Apple laying off recruiters as part of its slowdown in hiring

  Bloomberg Apple Inc laid off many of its contract-based recruiters in the past week, part of a push to rein in the tech giant’s hiring and spending, according to people with knowledge of the matter. About 100 contract workers were let go in a rare move for the world’s most valuable company, said the people, who asked not to ...

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Tadweer signs deal for feasibility study for waste-to-energy project

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Waste Management Centre (Tadweer) signed a consultancy agreement with KEO International Consultants to conduct a feasibility study for developing a project on extracting greenhouse gases from Al Dhafra landfill and converting them into environmentally-friendly energy. This aligns with the centre’s plan to achieve an efficient waste management system and use the best methods ...

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Abu Dhabi’s Ewec supplies Mediclinic with clean energy

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC) on Wednesday announced that it has entered a clean energy agreement with Mediclinic Middle East. The agreement will see Ewec’s clean energy sources powering 100 percent of the electricity consumption of Mediclinic’s Abu Dhabi hospitals and medical centres for a full operating year, supporting the hospital group’s efforts ...

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DXB records 27.9 million passengers in H1 2022

  Dubai / WAM A steady surge of growth throughout the second quarter has propelled Dubai International’s (DXB) half yearly traffic to 27.9 million passengers. DXB achieved the milestone despite a significant reduction in capacity resulting from the 45-day closure of its northern runway in May-June for a major refurbishment project. Maintaining its growth recovery for the ninth successive quarter ...

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