Month : August 2022

Technology

Funding for metaverse projects is raised with a $10 billion bond issue by Meta

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Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, raised $10 billion in its first bond offering on Tuesday. The technology giant plans to use the raised capital to revamp its business and fund share buybacks. Several expensive initiatives, including its virtual reality metaverse, will also be funded with......
Travel

Lufthansa Consulting signs agreement with BAS

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Bahrain Airport Services (BAS) has signed a consultancy agreement with Lufthansa Consulting (LCG) to provide business optimization and process improvement consulting services. With the objective of improving efficiency and achieving operational excellence, LCG will conduct a comprehensive study of BAS’s current operating model in order to assist BAS in transforming.......
News

Abdullah bin Zayed receives his Zambian counterpart

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The UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has received Zambian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Stanley Kakubo. Sheikh Abdullah and Kakubo discussed avenues for cooperation between the two countries during the meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International......
Travel

Emirates increases frequency to Mauritius starting October 1

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In addition to reintroducing double-daily flights, Emirates has announced plans to increase frequencies to Mauritius starting October 1, 2022. Additional evening frequencies will operate until 31st January, 2023, in response to increased travel demand to and from Mauritius. A third daily flight will increase seat capacity to and from Mauritius......
Health

Climate hazards are linked to 58 percent of infectious diseases

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More than half of the hundreds of infectious diseases known to humans, including malaria, hantavirus, cholera, and anthrax, have been aggravated by climate-related hazards like flooding, heat waves, and drought, according to a recently published study. Researchers looked through the medical literature of established cases of illnesses and found that......