Suqia UAE reaches out to 13m people in 36 nations

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ABU DHABI / WAM To date, Suqia UAE, under the umbrella of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives, has succeeded in reaching more than 13 million people across 36 countries with more than 1,000 sustainable water projects. In cooperation with its strategic partners, Suqia UAE intends to achieve further milestones to highlight Emirati authentic humanitarian values and to ...

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Man fined AED100,000 for driving at 205km/hour

Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Misdemeanour Court convicted a social media celebrity for reckless driving on a public road at speeds exceeding 205 kilometres per hour (kmph), putting his life and the lives of others at risk. The court also convicted a second defendant for participating in the crime of asking the celebrity to drive at high speed and ...

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Sheikh Mohammed launches Food Tech Valley

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Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, launched the ‘Food Tech Valley’ a new initiative that seeks to triple the UAE’s food production. The launch was attended by HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of The ...

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Area 2071 welcomes 26,000 local, global entrepreneurs

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Dubai / WAM Since its inception in May 2017, Area 2071, the innovation ecosystem of Dubai Future Foundation (DFF), hosted more than 780 physical and over 80 virtual events, including conferences, forums, workshops and interactive sessions, attracting more than 26,000 participants from around the world. The ecosystem has also organised many innovation programmes, including ones from TechStars and Microsoft, and ...

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UAE sends food aid to Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE sent an aid plane containing 51 metric tons of food aid to the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina as part of its humanitarian initiatives during the Holy Month of Ramadan. “The UAE and Bosnia and Herzegovina share close historical ties and have engaged in joint action in many areas as part of the keenness ...

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UAE, Israel institutions ink deal to strengthen cultural relations

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ABU DHABI / WAM Within the framework of enhancing and developing future cooperation between the United Arab Emirates and Israel, and for strengthening the cultural relations in the interest of the two friendly countries, the UAE National Archives and the Israeli National Library signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). It aimed for supporting shared goals, boosting programs and activities of ...

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How India’s state is failing its Covid-19 test

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If you are lucky enough to be healthy in Covid-haunted Delhi, life feels strangely disconnected. Offline, there’s an undeclared lockdown. The normally noisy city is silent except for the sound of birds. Social media, on the other hand, is an unfolding tapestry of tragedy. People beg for help finding hospital beds and life-saving medicines. Friends and acquaintances call and text ...

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Is the music stopping for Apple?

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Has Apple Inc exploited its dominance to squeeze out rivals? Whatever the technicalities, the fact that there are now formal charges against the world’s most valuable company should start to change its attitude towards competition. The European Commission hit Apple with an antitrust complaint for abusing its role as the App Store gatekeeper and disadvantaging Spotify Technologies SA’s music-streaming service. ...

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Can 1% of Singapore’s land feed its people?

From fish farms bobbing in the Straits of Johor to industrial warehouses and the rooftops of hotels downtown, urban farming is all the rage in Singapore. Covid-19 has given the country, which produces only a tiny fraction of what its people eat, a big scare. Dependence on neighbours for sustenance is a huge vulnerability the government says it’s determined to ...

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President Biden’s plans are ambitious but risky

In his speech to Congress, President Joe Biden declared his ambitions for a country on its way back from the Covid-19 pandemic. “Now, after just 100 days, I can report to the nation: America is on the move again,” he said. “Turning peril into possibility. Crisis into opportunity. Setback into strength.” Barely three months into his presidency, Biden outlined his ...

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