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CBS’s Ten acquisition overcomes legal hurdles

Bloomberg CBS Corp. overcame a last-ditch attempt to derail its planned takeover of ailing Australian broadcaster Ten Network Holdings Ltd. after a Sydney court dismissed a challenge by local media mogul Bruce Gordon. CBS is free to vote on its proposed acquisition at Tuesday’s meeting of Ten creditors, Justice Ashley Black said in a ruling on Monday at the New ...

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World’s best youth centre opens in Dubai

Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, on Sunday inaugurated a youth centre in Dubai deemed as the best in the world, with ...

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50 Tesla electric vehicles deployed to fleet of Dubai Taxi Corporation

Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Chairman of Emirates Group, and Chairman of Dubai Supreme Council of Energy, has launched the operation of 50 Tesla electric vehicles to the limo fleet of the Dubai Taxi Corporation. Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of ...

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ADFD offered AED55 million for Tajikistan road’s development

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business A high-level delegation from the UAE led by His Excellency Suhail bin Mohammed Faraj Faris Al Mazrouei, UAE Minister of Energy, comprising representatives from Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD), participated in the official launch ceremony of the Kulyab – Kalaikhumb Road in Tajikistan. His Excellency President Emam Ali Rahman of the Republic of Tajikistan ...

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First edition of ‘MBRSC science event’ on October 21

Dubai / Emirates Business Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) has launched the first edition of Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre Science Event (MBRSC Science Event), that will be held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on October 21, at Etihad Museum under ...

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Facebook, Google limit robo systems that allowed racist ads

­­­­­­­­­­­Bloomberg The world’s largest digital advertising companies reined in their automated money-making machines after the systems were shown to spit out ads based on racist and other offensive information. Facebook Inc. shut off a key self-service ad tool, while Google stopped its main Search ad system automatically from suggesting offensive phrases for targeting. The moves are the latest sign of ...

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Portugal could attract new investors after S&P rating upgrade

Bloomberg Portuguese Finance Minister Mario Centeno expects greater demand for his nation’s debt from a broader array of investors to spur lower borrowing costs both for the government and corporations, after the country’s credit rating was restored to investment grade status by S&P Global Ratings. “This has a very significant impact,” Centeno said in a telephone interview. “It allows a ...

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Welsh company IQE up 300% on Apple speculation

Bloomberg Could a Cardiff, Wales-based wafer company be the next big thing for UK technology investors? Investors trying to sniff out hidden Apple Inc. suppliers are betting on it, sending the shares of IQE Plc up more than 300 percent this year. The company is the second-best performer in the FTSE AIM 100 Index year-to-date and has also beaten every ...

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Johnson faces backlash for his ‘Brexit article’

Bloomberg ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ UK lawmakers called for Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson to be fired after he threw himself back into the Brexit debate with a newspaper article that was seen as undercutting Prime Minister Theresa May days before she is set to refresh her own strategy for the split. Writing in the Daily Telegraph a day after a failed bomb attack ...

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Mandarin Oriental receives proposals for HK’s Excelsior

Bloomberg Mandarin Oriental International Ltd. has received interest from potential buyers of the Excelsior hotel in Hong Kong in what would be a test of the resilience of demand for the city’s commercial real-estate assets that has sent prices soaring. There were at least five bids for the property valued at $3.8 billion, including a Chinese-backed consortium of Sun Hung ...

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