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41 dead in Moscow’s Aeroflot plane fire

Bloomberg An Aeroflot PJSC plane on a domestic Russian flight made a fiery emergency landing at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport, killing 41 people. Flight SU1492 to Murmansk, a Sukhoi Superjet, suffered an engine fire after technical problems forced it to return to Moscow, Aeroflot said in a statement. The plane, with 73 passengers and five crew members aboard, made a hard ...

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Yum drops after Pizza Hut sales fail to take off

Bloomberg KFC and Taco Bell have again propped up parent Yum! Brands Inc, whose total sales topped estimates last quarter, but the company’s Pizza Hut chain is another story. The shares fell the most in almost three months. The chicken and Mexican businesses helped drive Yum’s same-store sales up 4 percent in the period, topping projections for 2.7 percent growth ...

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S African Airways to start direct flights to Guangzhou

Bloomberg South African Airways will begin a direct service from Johannesburg to Guangzhou in September, looking to expand its business with China. The new route will have three flights a week and the schedule was expected to be published on Monday, the airline said. The carrier is aiming to attract business passengers, including corporate clients and traders, it said. “Adding ...

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Adidas soars to record as China, e-commerce bring relief

Bloomberg Adidas AG shares soared to a record as the German sportswear giant tapped the marketing power of soccer star Lionel Messi and celebrities like Kanye West to boost sales in China, extending its half-decade hot streak. The German sports apparel maker benefited from double-digit growth in the Asian nation in the first quarter, compensating for weakness in Europe and ...

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Emaar Properties sales soar 53% to AED5.98bn in Q1

DUBAI / Emirates Business Emaar Properties achieved one of the highest quarterly property sales in Dubai during the first quarter (January to March) of 2019 recording an increase of 53 percent to AED5.979 billion ($1.628 billion) compared to the Q1 2018 sales of AED3.906 billion ($1.063 billion). The sales to international customers more than doubled in Q1 2019 to AED2.645 ...

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Air Arabia posts 16% rise in Q1 net profit

Sharjah / Emirates Business Air Arabia on Sunday reported strong financial results for the first quarter (January to March) 2019 as the Middle East & North Africa’s first and largest low-cost carrier continued to deliver solid commercial and operational results. Air Arabia reported a net profit of AED128 million for the three months ending March 31, 2019, a 16 percent ...

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Etihad to increase services to London Heathrow airport

ABU DHABI / WAM Etihad Airways will boost its services from Abu Dhabi to London Heathrow during the busy summer period. The additional flights will be operated by a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, supplementing the current three daily all-Airbus A380 services between both capital cities. Between May 26 and June 22, four daily flights will be operated on the route, increasing ...

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Tariffs on $200bn of Chinese goods to rise to 25%: Trump

Bloomberg Tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese imports will increase to 25 percent from 10 percent on Friday, and another $325 billion in goods will “shortly” be subject to tariffs, President Donald Trump said on Sunday, in a warning to China as what could be a closing round of talks for a trade deal are set to start in Washington ...

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Abu Dhabi’s non-oil foreign merchandise trade up 11.5%

ABU DHABI / WAM The value of non-oil foreign merchandise trade through Abu Dhabi ports increased 11.5 percent from AED32.1 billion in January to February 2018 to AED35.8 billion in the same period of 2019. This was the result of a 47.0 percent increase in re-exports from AED 6.0 billion to AED 8.8 billion and 5.6 percent increase in imports, ...

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Ramadan to begin on Monday, UAE leaders send greetings

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE’s moon sighting committee on Sunday announced that Monday, May 6, will be the first day of the Holy Month of Ramadan. President HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has sent cables of congratulations on the advent of the holy month of Ramadan to Kings, Presidents and Emirs of the Arab and Islamic countries. ...

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