Bloomberg UK blue-chip stocks soared on Tuesday, leading European country indexes, in the British market’s first trading session since a Brexit deal was struck with the European Union. The FTSE 100 Index jumped 1.6%, with stocks most exposed to the British economy, like homebuilders and travel stocks, pushing the advance. EU ambassadors have given the green light to the draft ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MoIAT) developed a National System for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in collaboration with its government and private-sector partners. The first-of-its kind initiative in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region, the system outlines a set of technical specifications for the manufacture of face masks, protective and medical gloves, ...

Bloomberg Oil climbed as the UK is poised to grant regulatory approval to another Covid-19 vaccine and as the US passed its stimulus bill into law. Futures in New York are trading 1.2% higher after dipping in early trading. Britain’s drug regulator could clear the shot produced by AstraZeneca Plc and the University of Oxford for use as early as ...