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GM prepares SUV counteroffensive with Chevy Tahoe

Bloomberg Everything about the new Chevrolet Tahoe SUV is big. General Motors Co redesigned the large people-hauler to be about six inches longer to compete with the revamped Ford Expedition’s roomy third-row seat. Now it’s almost 18 feet (5.5 meters) long. The profit margin is also fat: around 20%, according to Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Kevin Tynan. The segment’s fruitfulness explains ...

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Facebook, Google drop out of top 10 ‘best places to work’ list

Bloomberg Big tech companies like Facebook Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google, long seen as some of the world’s most desirable workplaces offering countless perks and employee benefits, are losing some of their shine. The Silicon Valley companies dropped out of the Top 10 “best places to work” in the US, according to Glassdoor’s annual rankings. HubSpot Inc, a cloud-computing software ...

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India’s parliament approves anti-Muslim citizenship bill

Bloomberg India’s Parliament approved a controversial bill that prevents illegal Muslim migrants from neighboring countries from receiving citizenship after hours of heated debate among lawmakers and protests in some parts of the country. The bill, which offers amnesty to non-Muslim illegal migrants from three neighboring countries, was approved in the upper house of Parliament on Wednesday after it secured more ...

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Sheikh Mohammed attends 40th GCC Summit in Riyadh

Riyadh / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, arrived in Riyadh Tuesday afternoon to participate in the 40th Gulf Cooperation Council Summit, which kicked off under the chairmanship of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. Leaders and representatives ...

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Empowerment of women is a national priority: Sultan

Sharjah / WAM His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, has asserted that he will personally support programmes and efforts to empower women around the world, particularly in Africa, Asia and Latin America. The Sharjah Ruler also called on entities across Sharjah to expand their initiatives to include all communities worldwide ...

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VP leads UAE’s most popular Twitter chats

DUBAI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has led 2019’s most popular Twitter conversations in the UAE, according to a new annual data report from Twitter. Twitter data revealed that government-related topics were among the most popular conversations in the UAE this year. Tweets ...

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Enoc, Indian Oil Corporation strengthen cooperation

Dubai / WAM The Emirates National Oil Company Group (Enoc), on Tuesday announced the signing of an evergreen aviation fuel supply agreement with Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), the largest commercial oil and gas company in India. The strategic agreement builds on the strong partnership that Enoc and IOC have fostered over the last two years. With the evergreen contract, IOC will provide ...

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High-tech lab for testing services opens in Kizad

ABU DHABI / WAM A high-tech facility at Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (Kizad), was launched on Tuesday, set out to provide a full suite of quality, conformity and HSE testing services for a wide ranges of sectors. Aman Integrated Solutions Lab was inaugurated by Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of Climate Change and Environment, Tarek Al Goweiny, ...

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Amazon cites Trump bias over ‘enemy’ Bezos in cloud deal loss

Bloomberg Amazon.com Inc claims the Pentagon failed to fairly judge its bid for a cloud contract worth up to $10 billion because president Donald Trump viewed company founder Jeffrey Bezos as his “political enemy.” Amazon Web Services, Amazon’s cloud unit, claimed in a lawsuit that was made public that the defence pepartment ignored Amazon’s superior technology and awarded the contract ...

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US commission censures India’s new citizenship bill

Bloomberg A US federal commission has called for sanctions against India’s home minister and other top leaders if the country passes a controversial bill that will prevent Muslim migrants from neighboring countries from receiving citizenship. After hours of heated debate, India’s lower house of Parliament early Tuesday morning passed the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) — the next step in Prime ...

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