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  DUBAI / WAM Dubai Future Foundation will host the world’s largest gathering of futurists in Dubai this year to anticipate what humanity’s future might look like across key areas – from the climate crisis to the continuous progress of artificial intelligence. Between October 10-12, 400 of the world’s leading futurists, experts and innovators will convene at the Museum of ...

Bloomberg Explosions at a Russian airbase in Crimea that Ukraine says destroyed nine fighter aircraft may indicate new Ukrainian offensive capabilities that complicate Kremlin efforts to support its invading forces, according to European intelligence officials and defense analysts. “In just one day, the occupiers lost 10 combat aircraft, nine in Crimea and one more in the direction of Zaporizhzhia,” Ukrainian ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in Al Dhafra Region and Chairman of the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), has directed providing urgent humanitarian aid and support to those affected by floods in Balochistan province of Pakistan. The ERC began the implementation of the first phase of the relief programme immediately to ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (Taqa) reported consolidated financial results for the period ended June 30. The company reported a net income (Taqa-share) of AED4.3 billion, 50% higher than the prior year, with a greater contribution from the oil & gas segment. Taqa delivered a strong performance underpinned by its stable contracted and regulated utilities ...

  New York / WAM During a United Nations Security Council meeting on threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts, the United Arab Emirates called for the international community to redouble its efforts to eliminate all terrorist groups, particularly Da’esh and its affiliates. “Despite gains made in the elimination of Da’esh leadership, the transnational threat that the ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi National Insurance Company (Adnic) has reported its financial results for the six-month period ended June 30, recording a net profit of AED186.9 million. Commenting on Adnic’s performance, Sheikh Mohamed bin Saif Al-Nahyan, Chairman of Adnic, said, “Adnic continued to deliver steady performance in the face of challenging global economic conditions. As we move into ...

  Bloomberg China’s military said exercises held around Taiwan in response to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit had concluded, while pledging to continue regular patrols near the island. The People’s Liberation Army “successfully completed all tasks” set out in exercises last week, Eastern Theater Command spokesman Senior Colonel Shi Yi said Wednesday. The statement ended ambiguity on the status ...

Bloomberg A Russian journalist who staged an anti-war protest on the country’s main TV news channel said police raided her home in Moscow as part of a new probe against her. Marina Ovsyannikova said 10 police and officers from the Investigative Committee, Russia’s equivalent of the FBI, searched her apartment early Wednesday and took her away for questioning. A criminal ...

  Bloomberg US productivity slumped for a second-straight quarter as the economy shrank, driving another surge in labour costs that risks keeping inflation elevated and further complicates the Federal Reserve’s efforts to tame price increases. Productivity, or nonfarm business employee output per hour, decreased at a 4.6% annual rate in the second quarter after falling at a 7.4% pace in ...

Bloomberg Norway’s inflation exceeded forecasts for a fourth straight month, hitting a new 34-year high and adding pressure on Norges Bank to deliver a bigger interest rate hike this month than it has flagged earlier. Consumer prices rise 6.8% in July from a year earlier, the fastest pace since July 1988, according to data from Statistics Norway on Wednesday. Underlying ...