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ABU DHABI / WAM Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance, stated that the diversity and pluralism of the Emirati community represent the true state of its richness that everyone is proud of, noting that the UAE has adopted a tolerant approach in its development drive He explained that tolerance and human fraternity are priorities of the UAE’s ...

Seoul / WAM The UAE and Korea have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, launching the official UAE-Korea Dialogue for 2020, in the presence of Noura bint Mohammed Al Kaabi, Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development, and Park Yang-woo, Korean Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism. Marking the 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two nations, the UAE-Korea Cultural ...

Bloomberg China is in preliminary talks to support the European Union’s (EU) backup plan for settling international trade disputes as president Donald Trump’s administration gets closer to scuttling the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) role in refereeing cross-border commerce. China’s Ambassador to the WTO Zhang Xiangchen told Bloomberg News that Beijing is actively working to support the EU’s vision of an ...

Bloomberg Alphabet Inc’s Google isn’t liable for defamatory content posted on its platforms after 2009, India’s top court ruled, reaffirming immunity for Internet companies in the world’s second-most populous nation. The verdict, which reiterates a 2015 ruling, comes as a relief for social media companies, online retailers and service providers who are facing increasing pressure from the Indian government to ...

Bloomberg China’s Huawei Technologies Co just got a seal of approval from one of Germany’s biggest telecom companies. Telefonica SA’s German unit, which operates the country’s second-largest wireless network, picked Huawei and Finland’s Nokia Oyj to take an equal role supplying its fifth-generation mobile phone network upgrade, the company said in a statement Wednesday. The deal is subject to the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...