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Pvt sector to have ‘chief happiness and positivity programme’

  Dubai / WAM Ohood bint Khalfan Al Roumi, Minister of State for Happiness, launched the ‘Chief Happiness and Positivity Programme’ for the private sector at the first CEO Happiness Ball, recently held in Dubai. The programme is being introduced in response to the growing demand to bring the programme to the private sector, following its success in the government sector. ...

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VP inspects finishing touches at Legoland and Riverland Dubai

  Dubai / WAM Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, inspected the finishing touches at LEGOLAND and Riverland Dubai at the Dubai Parks and Resorts, the largest joint theme park destination in the Middle East. The two parks will be opened to the public in the next two days. The ...

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Dubai launches ‘Sign of Tolerance’

  Dubai / WAM The Mohammed bin Rashid Award for Tolerance launched the “Tolerance Sign”, announcing Dubai as the capital of the world for tolerance, during a press conference on Thursday at the Armani Hotel, Burj Khalifa, under the theme “Tolerance Unites Us”. “We are here today to announce the launch of the “Sign of Tolerance” and to celebrate Dubai, a ...

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Tilal Properties to showcase projects at Cityscape Jeddah

  Sharjah / Emirates Business Tilal Properties, a leading Sharjah-based real estate developer and the first to develop freehold and leasehold properties in the emirate, is set to showcase its flagship projects at Cityscape Jeddah 2016, taking place from November 2-4 at Jeddah Centre for Forums and Events. At the forefront of its participation, the latest updates, designs and progress ...

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Clinton faces FBI probe as race enters final 10 days

  Des Moines / AFP Hillary Clinton embarks this weekend on the frenetic final 10 days of her White House campaign, determined to shake off renewed controversy over the FBI probe into her private emails. The 69-year-old Democrat—vying to become America’s first female president—is still the frontrunner to win the November 8 election over her Republican rival Donald Trump. Clinton has ...

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Iraq forces launch operation to cut Mosul off from Syria

  Al Qayyarah / AFP Iraqi paramilitary forces launched an operation on Saturday to retake Tal Afar from the IS group, opening a new front in the nearly two-week-old offensive to recapture extremist-held Mosul. Forces from the Hashed Al-Shaabi, a paramilitary umbrella organisation dominated by Iran-backed Shiite militias, have largely been on the sidelines since the launch of the Mosul operation. ...

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‘Nothing’s simple’, Belgium says as it inks EU-Canada deal

  Brussels / AFP Belgium on Saturday officially signed the landmark EU-Canada trade accord after a drama that saw Belgian regions threaten to torpedo years of negotiations. “Nothing is simple in Belgium but few things are impossible,” tweeted Belgian Foreign Minister Didier Reynders after signing the pact on behalf of his country. EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malstrom, who negotiated the ...

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VW labour boss to block investment without production accord

  Bloomberg Volkswagen AG’s worker representatives will block investment decisions unless the German carmaker’s management commits to production programs that secure jobs, top labor leader Bernd Osterloh said in an interview. The hard-line stance sets up tense negotiations in the coming weeks over the so-called Future Pact. The labor agreement at Volkswagen’s namesake brand is aimed at cutting costs to ...

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PetroChina profit dips as oil & gas earnings slide

  Bloomberg PetroChina Co. posted a 77 percent decline in third-quarter profit as a suppressed international oil market and lower domestic natural gas prices eroded earnings at the country’s biggest producer. Net income fell to 1.2 billion yuan ($177 million) in the July-September period, the Beijing-based company said in a statement to the Hong Kong stock exchange on Friday. Higher ...

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Rule changes help India’s oil market act its size

  Reuters Freed from a layer of fusty bureaucracy, India’s state refiners are helping the country evolve an oil market that reflects its status as both the world’s fastest growing major economy and oil consumer. Changes to import rules mean officials from India’s state-owned oil refiners no longer have to stand in the corridors of the Oil Ministry waiting for ...

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