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Bloomberg UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak plans to carry out a mini reshuffle of his cabinet in an effort to re-set his premiership after a rocky first 100 days in office, according to people familiar with the discussions. Sunak will appoint a new Conservative Party chair, after he sacked Nadhim Zahawi over a tax scandal more than a week ago, ...

  Bloomberg India’s opposition parties said parliament has been repeatedly adjourned as Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government is “afraid” to discuss their demand for a probe into billionaire Gautam Adani’s fight with a US short seller. Parliament has been adjourned for three days and was briefly suspended on Tuesday as the opposition draws attention to what they describe as Adani ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, chaired the UAE cabinet meeting at Qasr Al Watan Abu Dhabi, in the presence of HH Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance; HH Lt. ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM UAE-headquartered Burjeel Holdings on Monday announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding to create a joint venture (JV) with Leejam Sports Company, the owner and operator of 155 ‘Fitness Time’ branded fitness centres in Saudi Arabia and the UAE. The MoU, signed at the Ministry of Investment of Saudi Arabia headquarters in Riyadh, will ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The General Pension and Social Security Authority (GPSSA) has said that insured Emiratis must complete a minimum of one year in their jobs to be entitled to receive their end-of-service payment from the authority. The minimum period for an insured individual to spend at an entity is 11 months and one day, given that the ‘one ...

  Dubai / WAM The Museum of the Future has opened a physical store with an AI-driven audio offering limited-edition and exclusive items including replicas from some of its most popular exhibits. Many of the items are inspired, designed, and made by local designers as well as internationally renowned artists, including Jason Bruges and Ally Powell. The range includes a ...

  Abu Dhabi / Gulf Time The first round of the UAE Remote Control Boat Championship, which was held on Abu Dhabi breakwater, recorded a large number of participants. The championship, organised by Abu Dhabi Marine Sports Club, drew as many as 36 contestants in three categories — 2-Cell, 3-Cell and 4-Cell for juniors, novices and professionals respectively. In 2-Cell ...

Bloomberg The US is preparing to impose a 200% tariff on Russian-made aluminum as soon as this week to keep pressure on Moscow as the one-year anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine nears. The move has been contemplated for months, said the people, who asked not to be identified discussing internal deliberations. The people added that the US is also ...

Bloomberg Health care workers are walking out in record numbers this week, crippling the National Health Service and piling pressure on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to resolve multiple disputes over pay for public-sector workers. Some 100,000 nurses are striking alongside about 10,000 ambulance workers on Monday, with 4,200 physiotherapists walking out on Thursday. Nurses will take action again on Tuesday, ...

Bloomberg Dell Technologies Inc., facing plummeting demand for personal computers, will eliminate about 6,650 jobs, becoming the latest technology company to announce it will let thousands of employees go. The company is experiencing market conditions that “continue to erode with an uncertain future,” Co-Chief Operating Officer Jeff Clarke wrote in a memo viewed by Bloomberg. The reductions amount to about ...