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Bloomberg General Motors Co is suing its competitor Ford Motor Co for violating a trademarked driver-assist technology that’s used for hands-free features, according to a lawsuit. The automaker is taking action to protect Cruise and Super-Cruise brands after Ford in April renamed its Co-Pilot360 automated driving system as Blue Cruise, GM said in court documents. Talks to resolve issue had ...

Bloomberg The US and Mexico failed to resolve a dispute over trade rules for cars during a meeting this week, threatening the goal of boosting regional manufacturing under their new trade pact. US Trade Representative Katherine Tai and Mexican Economy Minister Tatiana Clouthier discussed the topic in Washington but couldn’t reach a resolution, according to people familiar with the talks, ...

Islamabad / WAM The World Health Organisation (WHO), on behalf of the Polio Eradication Initiative, has announced on Saturday that the United Arab Emirates has made available a total of $23 million funding for polio campaigns and around $376000 for the procurement of frontline worker personal protective equipment for protection against Covid-19 in 84 highest-risk districts of Pakisan. This funding ...

Bloomberg Oil squeezed out its first weekly gain in three on signs that global demand is holding up despite concerns that the renewed spread of the virus could stall the recovery. Futures in New York rises 0.2% this week, completely recouping a selloff that was stoked by the rapidly spreading delta variant. Fuel demand and road traffic from the US ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The United Arab Emirates on Saturday sent a plane carrying 56 tonnes of medical supplies, including oxygen cylinders, respiratory equipment and Covid-19 vaccines, to Indonesia, in support of the national efforts there to combat and contain the spread of the pandemic. Abdullah Salem Al Dhaheri, UAE Ambassador to Indonesia, praised the strong relations between the UAE ...

Bloomberg Environment ministers from the Group of 20 nations were unable to reach full agreement on key climate goals, just 100 days before a critical international conference kicks off. After marathon negotiations that ran through the night, the ministers couldn’t find common ground on phasing out coal or how much to limit global warming, Italian Ecological Transition Minister Roberto Cingolani ...

Bloomberg The UK’s economy could face a loss of more than 4.6 billion pounds ($6.3 billion) in just four weeks if rules on self-isolation following a “ping” from the NHS app aren’t relaxed, according to data from Centre for Economics and Business Research. Since July 19 “freedom day,” the surge of Covid cases in the UK implies that an increasing ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) has commissioned three new substations with a conversion capacity of 450 megavolt-amperes (MVA) in addition to 132 kV ground cables that extend on 35 kilometres and are connected to the main transmission network. This is part of Dewa’s efforts to provide electricity and water services according to the highest standards of ...

Sharjah / WAM The activities of the fifth edition of the Al Dhaid Date Festival are currently underway at the Expo Al Dhaid amid a high turnout of visitors and remarkable participation from palm and fruit farm owners in the various competitions. This year’s edition is not only dedicated to the “Mazayna” competitions but also sees a strong presence of ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it conducted 189,046 additional Covid-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment. In a statement, the ministry stressed its aim to continue expanding the scope of testing nationwide to facilitate the early detection of coronavirus cases and carry out the necessary treatment. As ...