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  Dubai / WAM Emirates Transport (ET) has announced that it conducted 3,051 transport services and 13,555 school bus trips to Expo 2020 Dubai for students from all government schools affiliated with the Emirates Schools Establishment (ESE). Faryal Tawakul, Acting CEO of Emirates Transport, praised the performance of the work teams that carried out this undertaking with remarkable operational and ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it conducted 256,333 additional Covid-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment. In a statement, the ministry stressed its aim to continue expanding the scope of testing nationwide to facilitate the early detection of coronavirus cases and carry out the necessary treatment. ...

DUBAI / Gulf Time Emirates is introducing seasonal treats to celebrate Easter on board and in select airport lounges worldwide, as part of its commitment to delight customers with unique and seasonal experiences that reflect its global clientele and footprint. The Easter menu is available to customers in all cabin classes from April 16-18 when travelling from Dubai to destinations ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Integrated Transport Centre (ITC) of the Department of Municipalities and Transport of Abu Dhabi has announced a new digital parking fees payment option through the smartphone app “Darb”. The app allows motorists to use the available balance in their Darb e-wallet to pay parking fees, simplifying procedures and saving time and effort by offering ...

  Bloomberg China is set to install a record amount of wind and solar power capacity this year as the country strives to meet climate goals while reducing its reliance on the rest of the world for energy. China will add 140 gigawatts of capacity from the clean energy sources, said Tao Ye, a researcher with the National Development and ...

  Bloomberg Regulators approved a $4.5 billion transmission line that will deliver Canadian hydropower to New York City, a key component of the Empire State’s efforts to eliminate carbon from its power grid by 2040. The 339-mile Champlain Hudson Power Express is expected to be complete in 2025, according to a statement from New York Governor Kathy Hochul. The Public ...

Bloomberg California, which aims to have a carbon-free power grid within 25 years, got a short glimpse of that possibility earlier this month. The state’s main grid ran on more than 97% renewable energy on April 3, breaking a previous record of 96.4% that was set just a week earlier, the California Independent System Operator said in a statement. “While ...

  Bloomberg Romania is moving ahead with a plan to unlock stalled natural gas projects in the Black Sea as Europe searches for new energy resources to cut reliance on Russia following its invasion of Ukraine. The country’s ruling coalition has reached an agreement on a long-delayed bill amending the country’s offshore law to boost investments and unlock stalled gas ...

Bloomberg Germany was warned it could face a 220 billion-euro ($240 billion) hit to output over the next two years in the event of an immediate interruption in Russian energy supplies over the war in Ukraine. Economic institutes advising the government in Berlin said in a joint forecast that a full halt in Russian natural gas imports would result in ...

America is following an “arsenal of democracy” strategy in Ukraine: It has avoided direct intervention against Russian invaders, while working with allies and partners to provide the Kyiv government with money and guns. That strategy, reminiscent of US support for Britain in 1940-41, has worked wonders. Yet as the war reaches a critical stage, with the Russians preparing to consolidate ...