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Bloomberg France’s decision to give only temporary security approval for fifth-generation mobile equipment shows the government intends to gradually sideline Huawei Technologies Co., a majority party lawmaker said. The head of the country’s cybersecurity agency Anssi said this week it will grant time-limited waivers on 5G for wireless operators that use the Chinese company’s products. The measure will deter them ...

Bloomberg Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Deutsche Bank AG have agreed to form a long-term partnership that will see the US technology company provide cloud computing capabilities to Germany’s largest lender. “The partnership with Google Cloud will be an important driver of our strategic transformation,” Deutsche Bank Chief Executive Officer Christian Sewing said in a joint statement on Tuesday, confirming an ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) and the International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena) have announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to signify their joint commitment to progressing sustainable finance across the UAE and the wider region. Through the MoU, ADGM and Irena solidified their mutual dedication to promoting solutions that facilitate investment in renewable ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Air Arabia Abu Dhabi has announced that will start direct flights connecting Abu Dhabi with Alexandria and Sohag in Egypt. The inaugural flight will take off from Abu Dhabi to Alexandria on July 14 followed by flights to Sohag the next day. Air Arabia Abu Dhabi will start its operations with two Airbus A320 aircraft based ...

Dubai / WAM DMCC – the world’s flagship Free Zone and Government of Dubai Authority on commodities trade and enterprise – has welcomed Lumex to the expanding community of laboratory-grown diamond businesses within the Free Zone. Lumex is the latest laboratory-grown diamond business to select Dubai and DMCC as the base of its operations in the region. “Since its inception ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The National Emergency, Crisis and Disasters Management Authority denies the false information circulated on social media sites regarding the closing of shopping mall and commercial centres in the country for a renewable period of two weeks, and obliging restaurants to provide delivery services only. The authority has stressed the importance of obtaining news from the official ...

Bloomberg One of the largest utilities in America is starting to turn its back on natural gas. Dominion Energy Inc, the second-biggest US power company by market value, said it’s selling substantially all of its gas pipeline and storage assets to Berkshire Hathaway Inc for $4 billion. In a separate statement, Dominion and its partner Duke Energy Corp said they’re ...

Bloomberg Indian and Chinese officials say soldiers from both sides have begun falling back along their contested Himalayan border that last month saw the worst flare up of violence in four decades. The People’s Liberation Army was seen removing tents and structures in the border area, following the last meeting between the senior commanders of both nations, an Indian government ...

Bloomberg The risk of a second wave of the coronavirus hitting the European Union makes the speedy approval of the bloc’s 750 billion-euro ($844 billion) relief fund crucial to an economic rebound, Slovenia’s finance minister said. The impact of Covid-19 and the subsequent lockdowns that have sent the EU spiralling into its worst recession in decades will persist into 2021, ...

Bloomberg Prime Minister Boris Johnson is preparing to begin phasing out the use of Huawei Technologies Co. equipment in the UK’s 5G telecommunications networks as soon as this year, reports said. A report from the National Cybersecurity Centre concluded that new US sanctions mean Huawei will have to use untrusted technology, making security risks impossible to control, according to the ...