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  Bloomberg Soybean buyers stung by a smaller and slower harvest than expected in Brazil are turning to the US for supply, driving up prices and threatening to worsen food inflation. What was expected to be a record crop in Brazil is now looking far smaller, with lower yields and harvest delays due to adverse weather catching traders and end-users ...

  Bloomberg Apple Inc. is targeting a date on or near March 8 to unveil a new low-cost iPhone and an updated iPad, according to people with knowledge of the matter, kicking off a potentially record-setting year for product launches. The announcement will mark Apple’s first major event since a new MacBook Pro debuted in October. Like the company’s other ...

  Dubai / WAM Belgium celebrated its National Day at Expo 2020 Dubai with a visit by King Phillippe Leopold Louis Marie, as well as a stunning parade and exciting musical performances that showcased the country’s creativity. King Phillippe and Queen Mathilde, accompanied by Pierre-Yves Dermagne, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Economy and Employment; and Sophie Wilmès, Deputy ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM HH Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Presidential Affairs, and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department (ADJD), issued Decision No. 8 of 2022 approving the Regulations for the implementation of the Civil Marriage and Divorce Law No. 14 of 2020 in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. Youssef Saeed Al ...

  Dubai / WAM Business and trade groups in Dubai highly applauded the vital role Dubai Customs plays in stimulating business and supporting trade through its innovative and smart services, which follow the highest international standards. In a virtual ceremony organised by Dubai Customs to celebrate winning the second place on the Dubai Government Customer Happiness Index 2021, representatives of ...

  Bloomberg Companies are defending Britain’s net-zero plans as the best way to resolve the energy crisis in the long term, after a report that close advisers to the prime minister are warning that a rethink of the policy is needed. Chief executives of SSE Plc and the UK arm of Siemens AG said that a faster pivot toward renewables ...

  Bloomberg Mike Pence rejected Donald Trump’s claims that as vice president he had the power to void the 2020 election result and refuse to certify President Joe Biden’s victory, breaking from his old boss as both men weigh possible White House bids in 2024. “I heard this week that President Trump said I had the right to ‘overturn the ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has affirmed that the UAE’s pioneering environmental efforts reflect the country’s national and ethical commitment as outlined in its vision on sustainable development and climate change confrontation. This comes in line with the UAE’s “Principles of the 50”, and the country’s development strategy and the vision ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD), in cooperation with the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure, is conducting a hydrogeological mapping project for the UAE, a unique project at the level of the Arabian Gulf region. The project aims to collect, classify, and analyse all available data on ground and surface water, which has been ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM Saqr Ghobash, Speaker of the Federal National Council (FNC), has received a letter from Eva-Maria Liimets, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Estonia, expressing her strong condemnation and rejection of Houthi terrorist attacks on civil areas and facilities in the UAE. Liimets voiced her country’s full solidarity with the UAE. She also ...