Grand opening of Al Hosn cultural site in December

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi on Wednesday announced the grand opening of Al Hosn, a new cultural destination located in the heart of downtown Abu Dhabi, will take place on December 7. Al Hosn is the city’s original urban block and will comprise four interrelated components: the historic Qasr Al Hosn Fort, ...

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Dutch connection in Gulf campaign launched at Wetex

Dubai / WAM Consulate General of the Netherlands in Dubai, on behalf of the Dutch Economic Network in the Gulf region, launched its new multiyear campaign: Dutch Connection in the Gulf – Uniting Water, Energy, Food, at Wetex 2018 in Dubai. The initiative was launched during ‘the Dutch Hour’, in the presence of Mariam Hareb Almheiri, Minister of State for ...

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Trump concedes ‘no proof’ terrorists among migrants

Bloomberg President Donald Trump conceded there’s no evidence for his claim that Middle Eastern terrorists are among thousands of migrants travelling from Honduras towards the US border, but blamed Venezuela and unidentified “leftists” for encouraging the so-called caravan. Trump is trying to make immigration central to the midterm elections next month that will determine whether Republicans maintain control of Congress. ...

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India removes investigative agency head over graft feud

Bloomberg Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has taken the rare step of removing the director of the country’s top federal law enforcement agency and one of his deputies over “grave allegations of corruption.” Alok Kumar Verma, director of the Central Bureau of Investigation, or CBI, and Rakesh Asthana, a special director at the agency, have been relieved of their roles, ...

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Potential explosive devices to Obamas, Clintons stopped

Bloomberg Potential explosive devices addressed to Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton were detected and intercepted by the US Secret Service, which has opened a criminal investigation into the incidents. “The packages were immediately identified during routine mail screening procedures as potential explosive devices and were appropriately handled as such,” the Secret Service said in an emailed statement on Wednesday. “The ...

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UK cabinet at war over May’s Brexit plan

Bloomberg UK Prime Minister Theresa May lost control over the warring factions within her government as the Cabinet descended into open conflict over her Brexit plans at an angry meeting. According to people familiar with the matter, seven senior pro-Brexit ministers spoke out against a proposal that could allow the UK to stay inside the European Union’s tariff regime indefinitely. ...

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UN asks Nigeria to do more to protect civilians

Bloomberg The United Nations is concerned about rising sectarian violence in parts of northern Nigeria, its resident coordinator in the West African country said, citing attacks in the past week in which more than 90 people were killed. The incidents include clashes between rival communities near the northern city of Kaduna in which at least 50 people were killed and ...

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Suicides surge as hopeless Venezuelans surrender to crisis

Bloomberg The patients arrive by night or in broad daylight, alive and sometimes dead. A record surge of suicides in troubled Venezuela is wearing down doctors who work at the university hospital in the Andean state of Merida. People who have tried to kill themselves arrive at an uncertain rhythm that breeds dread in the professionals who receive them. “We ...

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Linde, Praxair win US antitrust approval to create gas giant

Bloomberg Linde AG and Praxair Inc. won approval from the US antitrust enforcers for their $46 billion merger, paving the way for the companies’ two-year bid to create the world’s largest supplier of industrial gases. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said it approved the deal on the condition that Linde and Praxair sell assets to resolve concerns that the combination ...

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Former coal plant to become $4.6 billion oasis on Lake Ontario

Bloomberg Move over Google. There’s a new urban oasis coming to the shores of Lake Ontario. A former 177-acre (72-hectare) coal power plant site will be transformed into a mixed-use community in Mississauga, a city west of Toronto that could be worth as much as C$6 billion ($4.6 billion) once complete, according to Fabio Mazzocco, president of Lakeview Community Partners ...

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