Donald Trump is showing no signs of ditching the unpredictable, pugilistic style that marked his campaign, by clashing with media chiefs, unsettling the US’s closest ally and intervening in the legal fate of his election rival during a 24-hour blizzard of activity. Most of the president-elect’s freewheeling decisions were broadcast over social media on Tuesday, a day after he broke with convention to announce a policy agenda for the […]
ABU DHABI // The new Dh2.1 billion motorway connecting Abu Dhabi and Dubai will be open by the end of next month, providing an alternative to the congested E11. A 62-kilometre stretch of road between the end of the E311, near Al Ghadeer Village, running to the Abu Dhabi-Sweihan Road is 98 per cent complete, the Abu Dhabi General Services Company (Musanada) announced on Tuesday. It will […]
ABU DHABI // Youths from across the Emirates met on Monday to dream up plans for unmanned vehicles capable of saving lives in an emergency situation, and build models of them. The Make It engineering and manufacturing competition, hosted at Khalifa University by Mubadala and the Abu Dhabi Education Council, challenged 95 public and private school pupils to develop a business strategy around their prototypes. Pupils had […]
ABU DHABI // Motorists have been urged to take extra caution and avoid speeding in bad weather after 25 vehicles were involved in an early-morning crash in dense fog on Monday on the road between Abu Dhabi city and Al Ain. Brig Gen Ali Al Dhaheri, director general of police operations, called on drivers to reduce speed in bad weather conditions, use fog lights and keep enough […]
Six people suffered minor injuries in a 25-car pile-up on the busy Al Ain-Abu Dhabi Road on Monday morning, according to Abu Dhabi Police. “Twenty-five vehicles were involved in an early-morning crash due to low visibility,” said Brigadier General Ali Khalfan Al Dhaheri, director-general of central operations at Abu Dhabi Police. The injured received first aid on the spot and were then taken to Tawam Hospital in […]
An onboard smoke alert forced a flight from Miami to Doha to make an emergency landing in Zurich yesterday afternoon. The Boeing 777-300 (flight QR778) was 15 nautical miles (28 kms) northeast of Zurich when the crew reported smoke on the flight deck, according to a report in Aviation Herald. The plane landed safely at Zurich where it was met by emergency vehicles. Following an inspection by […]
Contractors lay a total of 8,550 litres of water-based paint. The team will apply 4,500 litres of ‘Yas blue’ paint, 720 litres of ivory, 1,440 litres of red and 1,440 litres of white paint to the track ahead of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Courtesy Seven Media The white grandstand canopies that have collected dust and sand over the summer months are cleaned with pressure hoses. Courtesy […]
By David Shepardson | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON Ford Motor Co (F.N), one of Donald Trump’s prime corporate targets on the campaign trail, offered the President-elect a chance to claim a victory late on Thursday by informing him it would not shift production of a Lincoln sport utility vehicle to Mexico from Kentucky. Trump jumped at the chance, claiming in a tweet that he had “worked hard” with Ford […]
Chinese president Xi Jinping vowed on Saturday to open the door even wider to foreign business and play an even greater role in the process of globalisation as Beijing moved to take advantage of Donald Trump’s election and fears that he may herald a new era of US disengagement from Asia. Speaking to business leaders on the sidelines of a 21-country Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Peru, […]
FRANKFURT Volkswagen does not expect the German government to make tax demands to cover revenue losses related to the carmaker’s diesel scandal, a company spokesman said on Saturday. In Germany, motor vehicle taxes are tied to the volume of carbon dioxide emissions, among other things. VW, Europe’s largest carmaker, has admitted using emissions-cheating software in a scandal that tarnished its image and left it facing billions of […]
As SHTFPLan.com’s Mac Slavo notes… While the powers that be are determining the fate of alternative media voices that are now branded under the dubious label “fake news” and blacked out from online search results, it is worth keeping in mind all the disinformation and downright lies that have been perpetrated by the corporate news media – typically hand in hand with a political agenda. Whether […]
Preorders for the official ‘Star Wars’ drones by Propel will begin next week, Nov. 22. For $230, fans can purchase a Millennium Falcon, X-Wing, TIE Fighter or Speeder Bike and engage in laser dogfights with other drones. ( Propel ) Drone manufacturer Propel will begin accepting preorders for its line of official Star Wars drones starting next week at price tags of $230 each. After preorders, shipping will […]
MILAN Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) (FCHA.MI) said it has teamed up with U.S. internet giant Amazon (AMZN.O) to start selling cars online offering an additional discount. Initially only Italian buyers will be able to purchase their cars with a simple click online and the offers on Amazon.it will be limited to three models – the 500, the Panda and the 500L. FCA said the choice was deliberate […]
Donald Trump has claimed credit for keeping a Ford plant from moving to Mexico after the automaker said it would continue making its Lincoln model in Kentucky, though the company denied it ever planned to move the factory. The president-elect said on Twitter that he had been called by Bill Ford, chairman of the carmaker, who told him “he will be keeping the Lincoln plant in Kentucky […]
The last time we encountered David Brock, Hillary Clinton’s so called media “attack dog”, was two months ago when we exposed a money laundering scheme involving over a dozen of his Pro-Clinton SuperPACs. Now, it appears that unable to concede defeat, the man who aligned his career with Hillary Clinton, is going for blood, and is soliciting the help, but mostly money, of Clinton’s top donors. According […]
18 November 2016 MARC has affirmed the rating of AAA(fg) on special purpose vehicle TRIplc Ventures Sdn Bhd’s (TVSB) RM240.0 million Senior Medium-Term Notes (Senior MTN) Programme with a stable outlook. Both the affirmed rating and outlook are premised on the credit strength of an unconditional and irrevocable guarantee provided by Danajamin Nasional Berhad (Danajamin) on the Senior MTN obligations. Danajamin carries a financial insurer rating of […]
By David Shepardson | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said Ford Motor Co Executive Chairman Bill Ford Jr told him the automaker would not move a Kentucky plant to Mexico, but the firm said it informed him the decision was to keep one vehicle in U.S. production. On Thursday, Trump posted on Twitter: “I worked hard with Bill Ford to keep the Lincoln plant in Kentucky. […]
By Alexandria Sage and Nichola Groom | LOS ANGELES LOS ANGELES Tesla Motors Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk won approval on Thursday from the electric luxury automaker’s shareholders for an acquisition of SolarCity Corp, the solar energy system installer in which he is the largest shareholder. The stock swap deal, worth about $2 billion, caps a tumultuous year for Musk and Tesla. The proposed acquisition of SolarCity, […]
Federal prosecutors have charged a former Valeant manager and the former chief executive of Philidor, a defunct pharmacy chain, alleging the pair operated an illegal kickback scheme to personally enrich themselves to the tune of tens of millions of dollars. New York prosecutors alleged that Gary Tanner of Valeant and Andrew Davenport of Philidor secretly worked together to promote a deal under which the Canadian drugmaker purchased […]
By Lucia Mutikani | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON U.S. consumer prices recorded their biggest increase in six months in October on rising gasoline costs and rents, suggesting a pickup in inflation that potentially clears the way for the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates in December. Prospects for a rate hike next month also got a boost from other data on Thursday showing first-time applications for unemployment benefits tumbling […]
DUBAI // It may be a benefit reserved for the most well heeled, but the new Emirates Skywheels service, transporting luxury cars from Dubai, is sure to turn a few heads on runways around the world. There is nothing worse than having to settle for the standard rental car option when your pride-and-joy supercar is going to waste parked in the garage at home. But that could […]
Photo The remains of Staff Sgt. James F. Moriarty were carried by an Army team at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware last week. Credit Steve Ruark/Associated Press JERUSALEM — American officials said on Wednesday that they were investigating the killing of three United States soldiers at a Jordanian air base this month as a possible terrorist attack and dismissed suggestions that the three had done anything […]
Eight years after the launch of the National, state-owned Abu Dhabi Media Company (ADM) has sold the English-language newspaper. WAM reported that the paper had been sold to International Media Investments (IMI), a subsidiary of private investment firm Abu Dhabi Media Investment Corporation (ADMIC). ADMIC was set up in 2010 as a special purpose vehicle for a partnership with broadcaster BSkyB to launch the Sky News Arabia […]
Dubai, UAE, 16 November 2016 Visitors at Middle East Concrete and PMV Live 2016 can look forward to a host of exciting new innovations and product launches such as ground-breaking tractors, road trucks and rear tippers from 21-24 November at the Dubai World Trade Centre. Ford Trucks plans to display a range of 2017-model heavy commercial vehicles including an 1843T tractor and 3543M 6 x 4 and […]
