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India reclaims its spot as world’s fifth largest stock market

BLOOMBERG India has reclaimed its spot as the world’s fifth largest stock market after losing that status to France in January, as foreign investors snap up the Asian nation’s shares. India’s market capitalisation stood at $3.3 trillion, helped also by a rebound in Adani Group’s stocks after a short seller report earlier in the year sparked a heavy selloff. Meanwhile, ...

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Bear market looms for Chinese equities as investors lose faith

BLOOMBERG A gauge of Chinese shares traded in Hong Kong inched closer to a bear market as a wobbling economic recovery, intensifying geopolitical tensions and a weaker yuan kept investors away. The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index (HSCEI) slumped 1.3% on Monday, taking its losses from a January 27 peak to a whisker away from reaching 20%. Meituan was the ...

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UAE leaders congratulate President of Türkiye on re-election

ABU DHABI / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of congratulations to Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on his re-election as President of the Republic of Türkiye. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy ...

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Adihex, the global platform that revolutionised falconry

ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition (Adihex) has been, for many years now, providing limitless opportunities to promote sustainable hunting as well as Emirati and international falcon breeding companies, through its thousands of visitors. Like birds of a feather, Emirati falconers and visitors from GCC countries and various parts of the world flock to ...

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Fujairah all set to host World Juniors Taekwondo Championships in 2025

FUJAIRAH / WAM The International Taekwondo Federation’s (ITF) Executive Board in a meeting in the Azerbaijani capital, Baku, on Sunday, chaired by International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF) President, Dr Chungwon Choue, announcing that the emirate of Fujairah will be hosting the 2025 World Juniors Taekwondo Championships. Moreover, the board revealed that Ouchi City in China would host the World Senior Taekwondo ...

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SCCI discusses opening of new Romanian representative office

SHARJAH / WAM The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) has engaged in high-level discussions with a Romanian diplomatic delegation, exploring opportunities to strengthen economic cooperation and boost trade. Both sides also discussed the potential establishment of a Romanian trade representative office in Sharjah to stimulate joint investments and promote participation in events and exhibitions in the emirate. Abdullah ...

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UAE President awards envoy of Angola ‘First Class Medal of Independence’

ABU DHABI / WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has awarded Albino Malungo, ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Angola to the UAE, the First Class Medal of Independence on the occasion of the end of his tenure as ambassador to the UAE, and in appreciation of his work, which contributed to the ...

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Vietnam’s VinFast recalls all 999 of its first SUVs shipped to US

BLOOMBERG  Vietnam’s electric-car maker VinFast recalled all 999 of its initial sport utility vehicles shipped to the US over malfunctioning software that can lead the main screen to go blank. The company can begin delivering an over-the-air software update on Thursday that fixes the issue, according to its defect notice posted to the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) ...

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Apple plans to turn locked iPhones into smart displays with iOS 17

BLOOMBERG  Apple Inc is planning a new interface for iPhones that shows information such as calendar appointments, the weather and notifications in the style of a smart-home display, part of a flurry of new features coming in its iOS 17 software update. The view will appear when an iPhone is locked and positioned horizontally, operating similarly to dedicated displays offered ...

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Boom in solar panel, EV battery factories brings net zero closer

BLOOMBERG  If the world is to reach net zero emissions by mid-century, we will need to install several times more wind turbines and solar panels than we are adding today, as well as many times more batteries, hydrogen electrolysers and heat pumps. That requires manufacturing them first. A new analysis from the International Energy Agency (IEA) shows the current industrial ...

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