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  Bloomberg Apple Inc removed several Wordle games from its App Store after users confused them with another word-play title popularized by Jimmy Fallon and other celebrities. The only remaining product on the App Store with that title appeared to be Wordle!, a time-based game created by Steven Cravotta more than five years ago. Apple confirmed the move to Bloomberg. ...

  Bloomberg Venezuela probably grew 4% in 2021, signalling an “economic recovery” in 2022, President Nicolas Maduro said in his annual state of the union speech, maintaining his firm grip for a ninth year on a mandate considered illegitimate by the opposition, the US and several European countries. “I can state that Venezuela, after five years of economic warfare, has ...

  RIYADH / WAM Security and police forces from the UAE are participating in the joint tactical exercise, “Arab Gulf Security 3”, which is taking place in the Eastern Region of Saudi Arabia, with the participation of security forces from all member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) for Arab States. The exercise a concerted effort to help boost ...

  Bloomberg GlaxoSmithKline Plc said it rejected an offer from Unilever Plc for the drugmaker’s consumer healthcare unit last year that valued the business at about 50 billion pounds ($68 billion). Glaxo in a statement said that it had received three unsolicited offers from Unilever for its consumer healthcare business, the final one on Dec. 20 for 41.7 billion pounds ...

  BOGOTA / WAM A delegation from the Emirates News Agency (WAM) discussed ways to enhance cooperation with a number of media entities in Colombia, along with their participation in the Global Media Congress, which will be hosted by Abu Dhabi next November. The discussion took place during the visit of delegation, led by Mohammed Jalal Al Rayssi, Director-General of ...

  DUBAI / WAM The UAE National Cyber Security Council and Injazat, the UAE’s home-grown technology champion in digital transformation, cloud, and cyber security, on Sunday announced the signing of a strategic memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the aim for further improving coordination and response time to potential cyber-attacks in the UAE. The MoU was signed by Ussama Dahabiyeh, Chief ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The eighth edition of EcoWaste 2022 Exhibition and Forum kicks off on Monday under the slogan “exploring future opportunities for waste management to achieve a circular economy”. EcoWaste 2022 will be held as part of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week and organised with the strategic partnership of the Abu Dhabi Waste Management Centre (Tadweer). The exhibition ...

  Dubai / WAM The production capacity of the first project of the fifth phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park has increased from 300 megawatts (MW) to 330MW, announced Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa). This results from using the latest solar photovoltaic bifacial technologies with Single Axis ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in cooperation with Korea International Trade Association (Kita), organised a Business Roundtable between Emirati and Korean businesses operating in the renewable energy and green hydrogen sectors, in line with the ongoing Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2022. The business roundtable witnessed the attendance of Honorable Moon Jae-in, President ...

  Dubai / WAM The production capacity of the first project of the fifth phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park has increased from 300 megawatts (MW) to 330MW, announced Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa). This results from using the latest solar photovoltaic bifacial technologies with Single Axis ...