World – Gulf Business https://gulfbusiness.com Mon, 14 Aug 2023 06:25:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.5 https://gulfbusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/cropped-gb-new-fevicon-2020-1-32x32.png World – Gulf Business https://gulfbusiness.com 32 32 Hawaii wildfire death toll rises to 93 as experts look into cause of ignition https://gulfbusiness.com/hawaii-wildfire-death-toll-rises-to-93/ https://gulfbusiness.com/hawaii-wildfire-death-toll-rises-to-93/#respond Mon, 14 Aug 2023 05:48:48 +0000 https://gulfbusiness.com/?p=264626 The blaze that burnt down the town of Lahaina, damaged 2,207 structures with an estimated capital cost of $5.5bn

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]]> https://gulfbusiness.com/hawaii-wildfire-death-toll-rises-to-93/feed/ 0 Soaring rice prices stretch budgets for billions in Asia, Africa https://gulfbusiness.com/soaring-rice-prices-stretch-budgets-for-billions/ https://gulfbusiness.com/soaring-rice-prices-stretch-budgets-for-billions/#respond Thu, 10 Aug 2023 09:08:14 +0000 https://gulfbusiness.com/?p=264284 Rice contributes as much as 60 per cent of total calorie intake for people in parts of Southeast Asia and Africa

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]]> https://gulfbusiness.com/soaring-rice-prices-stretch-budgets-for-billions/feed/ 0 SoftBank-backed Proximie launches virtual robotic-assisted surgery training course https://gulfbusiness.com/proximie-launches-robotic-surgery-training/ https://gulfbusiness.com/proximie-launches-robotic-surgery-training/#respond Thu, 10 Aug 2023 08:51:43 +0000 https://gulfbusiness.com/?p=264271 The first observership programme will begin on October 16

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]]> https://gulfbusiness.com/proximie-launches-robotic-surgery-training/feed/ 0 Virgin Galactic flies its first private tourists to space: Watch https://gulfbusiness.com/virgin-galactic-first-private-tourists-to-space/ https://gulfbusiness.com/virgin-galactic-first-private-tourists-to-space/#respond Thu, 10 Aug 2023 08:39:45 +0000 https://gulfbusiness.com/?p=264265 The suborbital ride from a New Mexico spaceport caps nearly two decades of development work for Virgin Galactic

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]]> https://gulfbusiness.com/virgin-galactic-first-private-tourists-to-space/feed/ 0 China slides into deflation as consumer, producer prices decline https://gulfbusiness.com/china-in-deflation-consumer-producer-prices-dive/ https://gulfbusiness.com/china-in-deflation-consumer-producer-prices-dive/#respond Thu, 10 Aug 2023 01:03:50 +0000 https://gulfbusiness.com/?p=264190 A prolonged property market slump, plunging demand for exports and subdued consumer spending are weighing on the economy’s recovery

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]]> https://gulfbusiness.com/china-in-deflation-consumer-producer-prices-dive/feed/ 0 Covid-19 new variant Eris is spiking cases across the UK, US: Here’s what we know https://gulfbusiness.com/covid-19-new-variant-eris-spiking-cases-the-uk-us/ https://gulfbusiness.com/covid-19-new-variant-eris-spiking-cases-the-uk-us/#respond Wed, 09 Aug 2023 20:10:30 +0000 https://gulfbusiness.com/?p=264202 It has been detected in 38 states in the US and 39 countries till date

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]]> https://gulfbusiness.com/covid-19-new-variant-eris-spiking-cases-the-uk-us/feed/ 0 Tesla names Indian-origin executive Vaibhav Taneja as CFO https://gulfbusiness.com/tesla-names-indian-origin-vaibhav-taneja-as-cfo/ https://gulfbusiness.com/tesla-names-indian-origin-vaibhav-taneja-as-cfo/#respond Tue, 08 Aug 2023 13:10:45 +0000 https://gulfbusiness.com/?p=263998 He succeeds Zachary Kirkhorn, who stepped down from the post after working for the electric vehicle maker for 13 years

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]]> https://gulfbusiness.com/tesla-names-indian-origin-vaibhav-taneja-as-cfo/feed/ 0 FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023: Morocco take on France in Round of 16 https://gulfbusiness.com/fifa-women-world-cup-2023-morocco-france-round-16/ https://gulfbusiness.com/fifa-women-world-cup-2023-morocco-france-round-16/#respond Tue, 08 Aug 2023 10:47:07 +0000 https://gulfbusiness.com/?p=263938 The Atlas Lionesses hope to make history as they seek to beat France and reach the quarter-finals

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]]> https://gulfbusiness.com/fifa-women-world-cup-2023-morocco-france-round-16/feed/ 0 India’s rice export ban sparks concern that sugar may be next https://gulfbusiness.com/indias-rice-export-ban-sparks-concern/ https://gulfbusiness.com/indias-rice-export-ban-sparks-concern/#respond Tue, 08 Aug 2023 04:00:20 +0000 https://gulfbusiness.com/?p=263805 Uneven rainfall across the country's agricultural belts has stoked concern that sugar production will fall short

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]]> https://gulfbusiness.com/indias-rice-export-ban-sparks-concern/feed/ 0 Kenya Airways, Delta Air Lines expand codeshare partnership https://gulfbusiness.com/kenya-airways-delta-air-lines-expand-partnership/ https://gulfbusiness.com/kenya-airways-delta-air-lines-expand-partnership/#respond Mon, 07 Aug 2023 11:00:59 +0000 https://gulfbusiness.com/?p=263735 The partnership offers customers additional travel options within the US and increased flying opportunities within Africa

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