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Bloomberg Qualified labs will be able to develop and use their own coronavirus screening tests without waiting for an FDA authorisation, under a policy change that aims to address test-kit shortages that have come under heavy criticism. The Food and Drug Administration announced the move, hours after the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention announced four new cases of the ...

Bloomberg Sajid Javid was planning to reduce the basic rate of income tax, cut the tax on home sales and offer relief on capital investments in the budget he was expecting to present as Boris Johnson’s finance minister. In an interview with the Times conducted two weeks after he quit the government in a dispute with the prime minister, Javid ...

Bloomberg General Motors Co said it will hire 1,200 new workers for its two plants in Lansing, Michigan, in part because of rising demand for the company’s mid-sized sport utility vehicles. The automaker plans to add a third shift and 800 workers at its Lansing Delta Township plant, where it builds the Chevrolet Traverse and Buick Enclave SUVs. GM also ...

Bloomberg Mahathir Mohamad may be at least temporarily out of power, but the 94-year-old leader isn’t going down without a fight. Mahathir’s abrupt resignation kicked off a week of horse-trading that saw his fortunes rise and fall by the hour. He said he had the numbers to form a government, but by late afternoon the king appointed Muhyiddin Yassin — ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The 2020 edition of the International Exhibition for National Security and Resilience (ISNR) Abu Dhabi, is placing a strong emphasis on artificial intelligence, as it has become an accelerator in the identification and adoption of disruptive innovations and entrepreneurial opportunities within the national and cybersecurity sectors. The event — taking place from March 17-19, 2020 — ...

DUBAI / WAM The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE) hosted the first Beharana Marine Scientific Forum that provided a national platform for marine science experts to share knowledge and advance marine research. Salah Al Rayssi, Acting Assistant Undersecretary for the Biodiversity and Marine Life Sector at MOCCAE, said: “Our seas, or beharana in Arabic, hold immense cultural, economic, ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Ivan Duque Marquez, President of the Republic of Colombia, held a meeting with Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy, to discuss ways to develop both public and private sector cooperation between the two friendly countries. The meeting came within the framework of the official and business mission of the UAE delegation led by the ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Over 6.6 million worshippers, tourists and residents visited the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque during the ‘Year of Tolerance’ last year. According to figures released by the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Centre (SZGMC), the total number of individuals visiting the iconic mosque reached 6,656,818 in 2019. The SZGMC said that it had intensified its efforts to boost ...

Bloomberg Mahathir Mohamad failed in his bid to return to power in Malaysia, as the king approved a government dominated by Malay-majority parties in a monumental shift from the multiracial coalition that took power after a shocking election win two years ago. Muhyiddin Yassin, 72, was named prime minister on Saturday by the country’s monarch to end a six-day tussle ...

Bloomberg China is slowly starting to get back to work, as it battles the coronavirus outbreak that has killed more than 2,900 people and sickened tens of thousands. Government controls and the fear of going outside have curtailed spending, and many factories are still not working at full capacity due to a lack of staff, with workers still in their ...