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Sheikh Mohamed will continue UAE’s prosperous, tolerant march

Abu Dhabi / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan will continue the UAE’s march of prosperity and tolerance, New Zealand’s Governor General Dame Cindy Kiro told the Emirates News Agency (WAM). “I am in no doubt that His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed will continue the UAE’s onward march in building its prosperous and tolerant society. ...

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EGA, GE ink deal to upgrade gas turbines in Al Taweelah

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), the largest industrial company in the UAE outside oil and gas, and GE Gas Power signed an agreement to upgrade four existing GE 9F gas turbines at EGA’s Al Taweelah power plant, reduce greenhouse gas emissions intensity, and contribute to the UAE’s Net Zero by 2050 Strategic Initiative. GE’s Advanced Gas ...

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SCRF continues to spread joy of reading among children

  Sharjah / WAM Over 12 days, the 13th edition of the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival (SCRF) took more than 112,350 visitors of all age groups and backgrounds on a journey to new worlds of learning and entertainment. With spaces attractively designed to stimulate thought and creativity, Expo Centre Sharjah spoilt cultural enthusiasts for choice with the festival’s vast offering ...

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Europe’s plan to replace Russian gas faces hurdles

  Bloomberg Europe’s ambitious plan to walk away from Russian natural gas and replace a chunk of it with tanker-borne imports faces a major obstacle: getting it to where it’s needed most without huge price discrepancies. Even as record amounts of liquefied natural gas (LNG) land on Europe’s shores, the lack of interconnectors from key import terminals in the west ...

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Biden says US military would ‘intervene’ to defend Taiwan

  Bloomberg President Joe Biden said the US military would intervene to defend Taiwan in any attack from China, comments that appeared to break from the longstanding US policy of “strategic ambiguity” before they were walked back by White House officials. Asked during a press briefing on Monday in Tokyo whether the US would be willing to get involved militarily ...

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Germany backs EU plan to halt budget rules through 2023

Bloomberg Germany supports a plan to suspend European Union rules limiting deficits and debt by an additional year to the end of 2023, according to officials familiar with the government’s stance. The European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, proposed on Monday to maintain the so-called general escape clause of the bloc’s Stability and Growth Pact until the end of next ...

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US growth projected to outpace China’s for first time since 1976

Bloomberg China’s coronavirus lockdowns mean its economic growth may undershoot the US for the first time since 1976, in a role reversal with potential political reverberations in both Beijing and Washington. The world’s second-largest economy will grow just 2% this year, Bloomberg Economics wrote in a report. By comparison, US gross domestic product will increase 2.8% this year, Bloomberg Economics ...

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UK urged to cancel corporate tax raise to boost investment

Bloomberg The UK should cancel its planned corporate tax increase in order to ensure Britain remains an attractive place to do business, according to a new report by the Centre for Policy Studies (CPS). The UK’s corporate tax on companies with annual profits of more than £250,000 is due to rise to 25% in April from the current 19% as ...

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Paris tourism rebounds as Europeans, Americans return

Bloomberg Paris tourism is bouncing back as European and American visitors return to take in the sights of the French capital after two years of Covid-related lockdowns and restrictions. The city is the second-most sought-after destination worldwide this year, behind London, according to booking aggregator Trivago. That has steadily pushed up hotel room rates and occupancy since the beginning of ...

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UAE committed to inalienable rights of Palestinians to independent state

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Saqr Ghobash, Speaker of the Federal National Council, has affirmed that the Palestinian cause has always been at the heart of the foreign policy priorities of the UAE since its establishment, and that the UAE, politically and diplomatically, stood shoulder to shoulder with sisterly countries against all Israeli measures and decisions that have aimed to ...

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