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Bloomberg The UK’s biggest pension fund by membership said it will back a climate resolution asking for France’s Total SA to adopt a tougher stance on climate change at its annual shareholder meeting next week. The resolution was brought by 11 European asset managers last month, in another example of investors pressuring Big Oil to tackle environmental challenges. Since then, ...

Bloomberg Venezuelans forced to queue for days to fill up their cars with gasoline are now facing a growing shortage of propane to cook after a processing plant caught fire and distribution is being rationed. The Jose petrochemical complex that supplies propane used by about 90% of Venezuelans to cook has slowed production since a fire and a pipeline leakage, ...

Bloomberg A senior member of Hong Kong’s delegation to Beijing dismissed speculation that new national security legislation would be used to whisk people over the border, as Chinese authorities sought to assuage global concerns about the measure. Maria Tam, vice chairwoman of the Chinese parliamentary committee that oversees Hong Kong’s law, said in an interview that she didn’t believe the ...

Bloomberg Italy’s record bond sale this week has cast a light on the price tag of the country’s political tension with the European Union (EU). The government’s decision on financing its pandemic costs will saddle taxpayers with 1.6 billion euros ($1.8 billion) of interest expense over the five-year life of the security. That’s 1.5 billion euros more than if Rome ...

Bloomberg Argentina will improve the terms of its offer to restructure $65 billion of overseas bonds after the country defaulted on interest payments. Economy Minister Martin Guzman didn’t give any details on his plans in an interview at his office, but said discussions with creditor groups continue. The latest proposals from bondholders have shrunk the gap between the parties’ positions, ...

Bloomberg Memorial Day marks the start of the prime season for theme parks. From now through Labour Day, they typically welcome the lion’s share of guests and generate most of their annual revenue. But the coronavirus pandemic has left Six Flags Entertainment Corp., Cedar Fair LP and SeaWorld Entertainment Inc., three of the world’s largest theme-park operators by attendance, with ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Mubadala Healthcare and Strata Manufacturing (Strata) – Mubadala’s composite aero-structures manufacturing company – are collaborating to manufacture essential medical supplies and support the fight against Covid-19, utilising additive manufacturing to produce intubation capsule, face shields and ear guards. The cooperation is part of Mubadala’s #WeAreDedicated campaign aimed at fostering collaboration across diverse enterprises and sectors to ...

ABU DHABI / WAM ZonesCorp announced the opening of a factory that produces liquefied carbon dioxide, which is widely used in several food and manufacturing industries. Launched by Al Ghaith Industries within the Industrial City of Abu Dhabi I (ICAD I), the new facility covers a total area of 100,000 square metres and has a total production capacity of 60 ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the General Women’s Union, President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, and Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation, has congratulated UAE citizens and residents on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr. HH Sheikha Fatima urged the public to adhere to the country’s precautionary measures to preserve their ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The United Arab Emirates on Thursday sent an aid plane carrying seven metric tons of medical supplies to Union of the Comoros. The aid will assist approximately 7,000 medical professionals as they work to combat the Covid-19 pandemic. Commenting on the aid delivery, Saeed Mohammed Saeed Al Maqbali, UAE Ambassador to Union of the Comoros, said, ...