In the wake of the May 2021 ransomware attack on a major US oil pipeline, the Department of Homeland Security's Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has released a security directive.
BRASILIA: Brazilian health regulator Anvisa on Friday gave the green light for states to import the Russian COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V, but with conditions attached. Anvisa’s board voted 4-1 to grant the conditional approval after more than seven hours of deliberation, following the recommendation of its technical staff earlier in the day. Anvisa also voted to approve, again
Jun 5, 2021
One of the newest faces at Exxon Mobil Corp., Kaisa Hietala, wants to make sure she’s not misunderstood as she’s propelled to sudden fame in a battle between climate activists and the oil industry.
The 50-year-old Finn unknown to corporate America until last month won her boardroom seat at Exxon after a campaign by activist hedge fund Engine No. 1 convinced BlackRock Inc., Vanguard Group Inc. and other key investors to back her in a contentious vote.
Speaking in an interview, Hietala says she understands how important it is to look after a company’s “traditional, existing business.” That’s after devoting her career to helping the energy industry move away from fossil fuels and over to renewables.
DUBAI: The UAE’s first English-language common law court has signed a cooperation agreement with Emaar Properties to promote its wills service among the real estate giant’s buyers.
The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Courts’ wills service, established in 2015, allows non-Muslims who are investing in the UAE to pass on their assets and appoint guardians for their children.
The agreement will encourage greater awareness for Emaar’s clients, “offering both investors and residents additional protection on real estate investments in the UAE,” the court said in a statement.
“The UAE is home to over eight million expatriates, many of whom have settled in the country and purchased a home for their family. In addition, the UAE has welcomed and enabled many foreign investors to make property investments,” Justice Omar Al-Mheiri, deputy chief justice at DIFC Courts said.
LONDON: Shamima Begum, the 21-year-old Londoner who fled the UK aged 15 to join Daesh, has said she traveled to Syria because she wanted to feel “part of something.” A new documentary “The Return: Life After ISIS” interviewed her and several other women currently detained at Al-Roj camp in northern Syria.