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Bloomberg NetEase Inc is in final negotiations to poach Yakuza franchise creator Toshihiro Nagoshi from Sega, a sign of how Chinese games companies are expanding beyond their home turf during a government-led crackdown. The hire from Sega Sammy Holdings Inc would mark the biggest coup in a contest between NetEase and close rival Tencent Holdings Ltd to scoop up video ...

Bloomberg Koo, India’s alternative to Twitter Inc, has surged past 10 million users to narrow the gap with the US microblogging site after its repeated clashes with the local government over the past few months. The 16-month-old app, which allows users to send tweet-like posts in English and seven Indian languages such as Hindi and Kannada, has seen about 85% ...

Bloomberg The US continued to evacuate people out of Afghanistan despite a rocket attack aimed at Kabul’s international airport on Monday. As the deadline looms for the last US troops to leave and hand over control of the airport to the Taliban, the United Nations plans to take up a resolution proposed by UK and France aimed at allowing exits ...

ABU DHABI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, stated that the UAE has supported the medical sector during the Covid-19 pandemic, making it a universal model of successfully addressing the crisis. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid made this statement while chairing a meeting ...

Dubai / WAM The International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena) and World Government Summit on Sunday signed a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly promote the development of the renewable energy sector globally. With a focus on the energy system, the two organisations will use their convening power to identify effective solutions to meet global challenges, promote sustainable development and support governments ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Federal Authority For Identity and Citizenship (ICA) and the National Emergency Crisis and Disasters Management Authority (NCEMA) have jointly announced that, starting from August 30, application for tourist visas will be open to people from all countries, provided that they are fully vaccinated with one of the WHO-approved Covid-19 vaccines. This comes as part of ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) has installed 15 electric vehicle (EV) Green Charger stations at Expo 2020 Dubai’s pavilions: Opportunity; Sustainability and Mobility. The Green Chargers will serve the electric vehicles visitors to the Expo. Dewa has installed five Green Chargers at each pavilion, enough to charge 30 electric vehicles simultaneously, in addition to two stations ...

Bloomberg BP Plc and PetroChina Co formed a joint venture to manage the giant Rumaila field in Iraq, an operating structure the British oil major has adopted in other parts of the world as it focuses on the energy transition. BP is at the beginning of transformation to slash emissions and hydrocarbon output, while ramping clean-energy production. That strategy sits ...

Bloomberg Joe Biden’s hopes of keeping the Afghan Taliban in check will rely heavily on Pakistan, a neighbouring nation that has close ties to the militant group but which has often proven an unreliable partner to the US. Islamabad has long tried to balance its relationship with the US and its support for the Taliban, stoking frustration in Washington and ...

Bloomberg Uber Technologies Inc is suffering from an exodus of UK drivers to other ride-hailing and delivery apps, leading to longer waiting times and frustrated customers. The App Drivers and Couriers Union found that 49% of drivers in a survey of 1,212 members switched to other sources of income in the last 18 months. Drivers who spoke to Bloomberg News ...