October, 2019

• 16 October

  UAE leading way in artificial intelligence education

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The United Arab Emirates is leading nations in utilising artificial intelligence (AI), and disruptive technologies to create a smarter, more innovative governance environment that is enabled to explore future opportunities and risks. Following the announcement of the Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence — the world’s first AI university to open in the nation’s capital, Abu ...

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• 16 October

  China threatens to retaliate if US enacts Hong Kong bill

  

  Bloomberg China threatened unspecified “strong countermeasures” if the US Congress enacts legislation supporting Hong Kong protesters, in a sign of the deepening strain between the world’s two largest economies as they attempt to seal a trade deal. China’s foreign ministry issued the warning on Wednesday after the US House passed a package of measures backing a pro-democracy movement that has ...

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• 16 October

  Trump says Russian Syria expansion after US departs is ‘fine’

  Bloomberg President Donald Trump dismissed concerns that the US withdrawal from Syria has left American-allied Kurds abandoned against the Turkish military and that Russia has moved into the region to fill the void. “Syria may have some help with Russia and that’s fine,” Trump said. “It’s a lot of sand.” Trump also said the Kurds, who fought alongside American troops ...

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• 16 October

  Hearings end over India’s controversial religious site

  

  Bloomberg India’s top court on Wednesday concluded hearing 40 days of arguments over the ownership of land in the northern city of Ayodhya that is at the heart of a long-drawn and polarising religious dispute over the construction of a temple on the site of a demolished mosque. The dispute over ownership of the 2.77 acres of land in Ayodhya ...

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• 16 October

  White House designated three-person team to bypass formal US-Ukraine policy

  

  Bloomberg The White House designated a three-person team to bypass formal US-Ukraine policy following a meeting organised by acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney, a senior State Department official told House impeachment investigators. The official, George Kent, said he didn’t personally attend that meeting on May 23, but department officials were informed afterward that then-Special Envoy to Ukraine ...

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• 16 October

  Spanish PM pressured to respond to Catalan chaos

  

  Bloomberg Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez is under pressure to restore order in Catalonia following a night of violence in cities across the region in the wake of jail sentences handed down to separatist leaders. “It’s clear we are not facing a peaceful citizens’ movement, but one coordinated by groups that are using violence in the streets to fracture Catalan society,” ...

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• 16 October

  Trudeau has a head start, but many races are too close to call

  

  Bloomberg Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s party leads his top rival in safe districts ahead of Canada’s election next week, but is bleeding support to smaller parties while many races remain too close to call, polling shows. Seat projections by Nanos Research, unveiled on Wednesday at Bloomberg’s Canadian Fixed Income Conference in New York, showed Trudeau’s Liberals are on pace to ...

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• 16 October

  Jafza named as ‘global free zone of the year for large tenants’

  

  Dubai / Emirates Business DP World, UAE Region’s flagship Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza) reaffirmed its leadership position in global logistics when it was named “Global Free Zone of the Year for Large Tenants” at the fDi Middle East Free Zones of the Year Awards 2019. The fDi Magazine Awards, part of the Financial Times Group, cited Jafza for its ...

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• 16 October

  ‘UAE key player in global food security ecosystem’

  ABU DHABI / WAM Mariam Almheiri, Minister of State for Food Security, asserted that World Food Day is an ideal occasion to raise people’s awareness about the value of food, highlight the real challenges facing food security in different countries, and strengthen international cooperation to eradicate hunger around the world and achieve the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals for a ...

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• 16 October

  Dubai Chamber expands China presence

  

  DUBAI / Emirates Business Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry announced its expansion in China with opening of a new location in Shenzhen that will be tasked with exploring business potential in the emerging in the fast-growing technology and innovation hub and attracting innovative Chinese companies to Dubai. The Chamber’s team in Shenzhen will identify business opportunities in the city’s ...

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