Bloomberg Donald Trump woke up on the anniversary of his inauguration with the federal government shuttered, a development that seemed almost predictable after a year of tumult in Washington. “This is the One Year Anniversary of my Presidency and the Democrats wanted to give me a nice present,†the president said on Twitter early on January 20. He said in ...
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Shutdown shadows Pence in Cairo during rescheduled trip
Bloomberg Mike Pence arrived in the Middle East, leaving his boss to fight Democrats over a federal government shutdown while he makes good on a three-country visit aimed at consolidating US partnerships in the region. The vice president was still crossing the Atlantic Ocean on Air Force Two when the shutdown started. He quickly punched out a statement of disapproval ...
Read More »UAE, Italy keen to enhance bilateral ties
Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, on Saturday received Angelino Alfano, Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs, who is currently on a visit to the country to attend the third round of the UAE-Italy Strategic Dialogue, to be held in Abu ...
Read More »UAE doctors launch ‘Zayed Mobile Clinic’
Dubai / WAM The UAE doctors have launched ‘Zayed Mobile Clinic’ to provide best diagnostic, therapeutic and prevention services in different emirates to low income people from different nationalities, in accordance with the directives of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan in marking 2018 as the ‘Year of Zayed’. The clinic operates in collaboration with the Zayed ...
Read More »UAE ranks first globally in accredited health facilities
DUBAI / WAM The UAE, with its more than 213 health facilities, has been ranked number one in the number of internationally accredited facilities by the Joint Commission International (JCI), once again highlighting its series of achievements and indices geared towards accomplishing the aspirations of the UAE Vision 2021 in order to strengthen its position on the global competitiveness map ...
Read More »RTA to open AED67mn cycle tracks next month
Dubai / WAM The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), is gearing up for the opening of cycle tracks stretching 32 km in Mushrif, Mirdif and Al Khawaneej early next month. The project includes the construction of two bridges for the combined use of cyclists and pedestrians over Al Khawaneej and Academic City Streets. The project cost amounts to AED67 million. ...
Read More »India cuts GST levies, simplifies rules ahead of federal budget
Bloomberg India slashed tax rates on some goods and services just days ahead of the country’s budget, as it continues to rationalise its six-month-old regime to ease the pain for businesses hit by its chaotic roll out. A panel of federal and state finance ministers decided to revise GST rates on 29 goods and 53 services, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley ...
Read More »Chinese EV startup Byton seeks $400mn
Bloomberg Byton, the Chinese electric-car startup founded by former BMW AG executives, is seeking about $400 million in a new round of funding, people with knowledge of the matter said. The Nanjing-based company, which showcased a concept car at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this month, has been reaching out to potential investors to gauge their interest, according ...
Read More »Apple, returning overseas cash, to pay $38bn tax bill
Bloomberg Apple Inc. said it will bring hundreds of billions of overseas dollars back to the US, pay about $38 billion in taxes on the money and spend tens of billions on domestic jobs, manufacturing and data centers in the coming years. The iPhone maker plans capital expenditures of $30 billion in the US over five years and will create ...
Read More »Google faces England’s first ‘right to be forgotten’ trial
Bloomberg Google Inc. is set for its first battle in a London court over the so-called “right to be forgotten†in two cases that will test the boundaries between personal privacy and public interest. Two anonymous people, who describe themselves in court filings as businessmen, want the search engine to take down links to information about their old convictions. One ...
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