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Sports

Griekspoor meets Medvedev in Dubai title match

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DUBAI: Tallon Griekspoor will face former world No. 1 Daniil Medvedev in the men’s singles final of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships after both players won their semifinals on Friday at the ATP 500 event. Griekspoor, ranked 25th, reached his first Dubai...
Sports

Jessica Pegula beats Svitolina to win first Dubai crown

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DUBAI: Jessica Pegula captured her first Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships crown on Saturday, beating two-time champion Elina Svitolina 6-2, 6-4 in the women’s singles final to secure an early birthday milestone at a WTA 1000 event. Pegula, ranked No. 5,...
News

UAE President meets IMF Managing Director in Abu Dhabi

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MENA Newswire, ABU DHABI: UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, at Qasr Al Shati in Abu Dhabi on Monday, as the two sides discussed areas of cooperation and current global economic...
Technology

AI will assist in tasks, not eliminate jobs, says Stanford expert in UAE

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MENA Newswire News Desk: Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming the global economy, but rather than replacing entire jobs, AI will mostly impact tasks within those jobs, said Dr. Erik Brynjolfsson, the Jerry Yang and Akiko Yamazaki Professor at Stanford...
Business

IFC breaks financing record with $56B in 2024, 40% for climate

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MENA Newswire News Desk: The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, achieved record-breaking financing of $56 billion during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024. Of this total, 40% was allocated to climate-related projects from...
Business

Dubai to host its largest polished diamond auction in history

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MENA Newswire News Desk: Rapaport Diamond Corporation and Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) announced the largest polished diamond auction in Dubai's history by the number of lots. The auction, to be held in the Dubai Diamond Exchange, will feature over...
Travel

Emirates expands Canadian presence with new daily service to Montreal

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Emirates celebrated the maiden voyage of its first passenger flight to Quebec's vibrant cultural hub, Montreal, marking the airline's second gateway in Canada. The inaugural Emirates flight EK243 took to the skies at 0300hrs, carrying 340 passengers, including a VIP...