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  WASHINGTON / Tribune News Service The US government wants its students to know more about India—from its ancient trade history to the present day start-up ecosystem as the country’s growth story may have “far-reaching implications” on the “life and career” of the young Americans. The US State Department, in collaboration with the Ohio State University, launched a six-week online ...

  Sydney / Bloomberg Australian opposition Labor party pledged a A$3 billion ($2.2 billion) childcare package during an election campaign and said it plans to allow parents to claim more rebates regardless of their income if it won the polls. The policy would start January if the party is victorious in next month’s election and entails a 15 percent increase ...

  Shanghai / Bloomberg Tencent Holdings Ltd., Asia’s biggest Internet company, is increasing the size of a syndicated loan to $4.4 billion, people familiar with the matter said. The operator of the WeChat and QQ instant message systems now has commitments from 25 lenders to the facility, according to the people, who asked not to be identified because the details ...

Kuala Lumpur / AFP An unspecified number of passengers and crew were injured when a Malaysia Airlines flight from London to Kuala Lumpur was hit by severe turbulence, the carrier said, as photos emerged showing a cabin strewn with debris and upended meal carts. The trouble-prone national flag carrier, which is still trying to shake the stigma of the double ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism) is hosting its largest ever group of travel trade professionals from Africa, during a six-day familiarisation trip aimed at positioning Dubai as a leading destination of choice. The familiarisation trip, which ends on June 7, has given over 300 senior management executives from 12 African countries ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Within the framework of strengthening cooperation links with educational entities in the UAE, the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) in order to develop qualified national human resources to work in the space science and technology sector. The MoU was signed by ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Emirates NBD, a leading banking group in the region, launched its sunglasses for labourers campaign this summer for the second consecutive year. Working in partnership with La Moda Sunglasses and the Smartlife Foundation, Emirates NBD staff volunteers will collect and distribute over 2,000 new and donated sunglasses to Dubai labourers during the holy month of ...

  Dubai / WAM The Awqaf and Minors Affairs Foundation, AMAF, has reinforced Dubai’s leading global status in humanitarian work and the efforts of the emirate, as well as the wider UAE, in carrying out charitable endowment projects to promote values of tolerance, philanthropy and solidarity among the peoples of the world. The message was conveyed by Tayeb Abdul Rahman Al-Rais, ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business The Food and Beverage Business Group, a non-profit industry organisation under the patronage of Dubai Chamber, on Monday launched ‘Wafaa’, which means ‘giving back to the society’, a food donation initiative where essential food items will be packaged and delivered to the less fortunate in collaboration with the Beit Al Khair Society. The launch ceremony ...

  Bloomberg Campaigners to get Britain out of the European Union have moved into the lead, according to a YouGov poll that increases the pressure on Prime Minister David Cameron with less than three weeks until the referendum. The online poll for ITV’s Good Morning Britain programme on Monday put “Leave” voters at 45 percent and “Remain” at 41 percent, ...