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  Bloomberg Indian authorities detained several students in the national capital as they thwarted their plans to organize a screening of a banned BBC documentary about the 2002 Gujarat riots and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s role in the violence. Police on Wednesday detained about 70 students of Jamia Milia Islamia University who wanted to screen the documentary India: The Modi ...

Bloomberg Tesla Inc. reported better-than expected profits in the latest quarter, even as it gave mixed signals on the outlook for growth in vehicle deliveries. The EV market leader said it would increase output “as quickly as possible” — in line with previous guidance for average annual growth of 50% over multiple years. However, Tesla said it’s on track to ...

Bloomberg SAP SE is planning to cut about 3,000 jobs this year while exploring a sale of its remaining stake in Qualtrics International Inc. as the company looks for ways to boost profit. The German software company expects adjusted operating profit for 2023 to rise to a range of €8.8 billion ($9.6 billion) to €9.1 billion at constant currencies, according ...

Bloomberg Nokia Oyj reported better-than-expected earnings, saying demand “remains robust” even amid a weaker macro-economic backdrop with phone carriers set to take a more cautious approach to spending on 5G networks. Adjusted operating profit rose 27% to €1.15 billion ($1.3 billion) for the fourth quarter, the Espoo, Finland-based mobile network company said in a statement on Thursday. That compares to ...

  Bloomberg The US Federal Trade Commission filed its lawsuit to block Microsoft Corp.’s $69 billion takeover of gaming company Activision Blizzard Inc. in December partly to get ahead of its European counterparts and dissuade them from accepting a settlement allowing the deal, according to people familiar with the investigations. The FTC filed a complaint challenging the merger on Dec ...

RAHIM YAR KHAN / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Wednesday arrived in the city of Rahim Yar Khan during his visit to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Upon his arrival at the airport, His Highness was received by Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, and a number of ministers and senior officials. During the meeting, ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Small and Medium Enterprise Development, Zambia. As per the MoU, Khalifa Fund will provide $15 million (equivalent to AED55 million) to the African nation to support their SME sector. The MoU was signed in the presence of Sheikh Shakhboot bin ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM A total of 4.1 million hotel visitors stayed in Abu Dhabi hotels during 2022, 24 percent up from 2021, data by the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi, revealed. Hotel revenues climbed by 23 percent from the previous year to AED5.4 billion in 2022. The statistics showed that Abu Dhabi hotels recorded occupancy ...

  Dubai / WAM Emirates Health Services (EHS) is taking part in the Arab Health Exhibition & Conference 2023, held from January 30 to February 2 at the Dubai World Trade Centre, where it plans to showcase 19 innovative projects at its booth under the theme “Building the Future of Health Services”. The projects will be grouped into three main ...

  Bloomberg UK factories’ fuel and raw material costs are rising at their slowest pace in almost a year, further evidence that pipeline inflationary pressures are easing. Input prices rose 16.5% in December from a year ago, down from a peak of 24.6% in June, Office for National Statistics figures published Wednesday show. That was the slowest pace since February ...