Sheikh Mohammed issues law affiliating Dubai Media Inc to Dubai Media Council

  Dubai / WAM In his capacity as the Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, has issued Law No. (6) of 2022 affiliating Dubai Media Incorporated (DMI) to Dubai Media Council and endorsing its objectives, tasks, and organisational structure. DMI was established pursuant to Law No. (8) ...

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Souq Al Jubail Dates Festival registers sales of 38 tonnes

  SHARJAH / WAM In its seventh edition since it opened last month, the Dates Festival in the emirate of Sharjah has, until mid-August 2022, recorded sales volumes of more than 38,250 kilogrammes, or 38 tonnes. The festival has witnessed a great turnout from UAE citizens, residents, and visitors, who have come for the different types of dates available. It ...

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UAE ambassador to Iran to resume duties

  Abu Dhabi / WAM In line with UAE efforts to strengthen relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran, and as part of a previous decision to increase diplomatic representation to the rank of ambassador, and the recent phone call in this regard, held in July 26, between HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and ...

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ZHO, FCA sign deal to offer integrated social services

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Zayed Higher Organisation for People of Determination (ZHO) and the Family Care Authority (FCA) in Abu Dhabi have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to enhance their mutual cooperation in delivery of integrated social services for people of determination and their families. Covering various forms of social case management services, prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, training, ...

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Elon Musk can make an even smarter bid now

Indonesia wants Tesla Inc. to make cars — and batteries — locally. That might be the smartest bet Elon Musk can make, and it won’t be so hard. “What we want is the electric car, not the battery. For Tesla, we want them to build electric cars in Indonesia,” President Joko Widodo said in an interview with Bloomberg News’ Editor-in-Chief ...

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Robots are key to winning productivity war

For those who believe that the surge of interest in warehouse automation and robotics was just a pandemic fling that will fade as the labor market loosens, meet Malcolm Wilson. He’s the chief executive officer of GXO Logistics Inc., which operates about 900 warehouses, mostly in the US and Europe for customers including Nike Inc. and Nestle SA. The Greenwich, ...

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CDC needs to admit its Covid-19 mistakes

  The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) announced it will overhaul itself in response to pandemic mistakes. The first thing the CDC should do is to clarify what those mistakes were. While many experts think those mistakes are obvious, half of the public assumes the mistakes involved too many, overly strict rules that were kept in place too long, and ...

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Putin offers Russia a Potemkin future

  Vladimir Putin is certain he will win in Ukraine, because he must. He has left himself no other options, having started a war that’s been portrayed as a fight for Russia’s very survival, one that has redefined national identity and to which he has tied the fortunes of his regime. It’s an existential fight. That may be why he ...

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Lockdowns long over, Americans still hooked on online groceries

  Bloomberg Online grocery shopping looks like it will be one of the few pandemic behaviours that really does stick. The arrival of Covid-19 disrupted lifestyles, and prognosticators weighed in on the long-term changes that would bring. Now, even as Americans list their Peloton bikes on Craigslist, cancel their Netflix accounts and slow down their home-remodeling plans, they refuse to ...

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Ethiopian Airlines fires pilots for falling asleep

  Bloomberg Ethiopian Airlines Group suspended a plane crew pending an investigation after they lost communication with air-traffic control in Addis Ababa before later landing safely. Flight ET343 was en route to the Ethiopian capital from Khartoum in neighbouring Sudan, Africa’s largest airline said in a statement. Appropriate action will be taken against the aviators based on the outcome of ...

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