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Oil rally stalls near $59 as US-China trade jitters return

Bloomberg Oil’s rally stuttered as uncertainty over the status of trade negotiations between the US and China stoked concerns over global economic growth. Futures for May fell as much as 1.2 percent in New York. China was said to be pushing back against American demands, raising speculation that trade tensions between the world’s biggest economies will persist. Still, the price ...

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Brazil expects Petrobras payout surpassing $18bn

Bloomberg Petrobras is expected to receive more than $18 billion from a mixture of government and private sources as payment for oil reserves, people familiar with the matter said, potentially resolving a dispute that has dragged on since 2013. Brazil’s government anticipates that companies seeking to join in deep-water oil projects would need to pay Petrobras more than $9 billion, ...

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Viacom warns blackout of DirecTV unless companies reach new pact

Bloomberg Viacom Inc. is warning pay-TV customers of AT&T Inc. that they could lose access to channels such as Nickelodeon and MTV unless the companies reach a new programming agreement. The current contract between the parties expires on Friday, Viacom said in an email. The media company began activating a “crawl” message on its networks, alerting customers of the looming ...

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Norsk Hydro set to restart systems after cyber attack

Bloomberg Norsk Hydro ASA said it made progress in securing its computer systems after the Norwegian aluminum maker was hit by a ransomware cyber attack. The company plans to restart overnight some systems in divisions that make finished metal, which should help it continue deliveries to customers. It has detected the “root cause” of the attack, but doesn’t know how ...

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Orban enters showdown as EU party weighs expulsion

Bloomberg Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s role as a trailblazer for resurgent nationalist forces in the European Union faces a reckoning as the bloc’s largest political family weighs whether to expel or suspend his illiberal party two months before crucial EU elections. The verdict by the European People’s Party (EPP) due on Wednesday afternoon was expected to signal whether the ...

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UAE announces first pan-Arab body for space cooperation

Abu Dhabi / WAM Under the patronage and presence of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, the second edition of the Global Space Congress commenced in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. The event, organised by the UAE Space Agency, is the largest gathering of global space industry leaders ...

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Mohamed calls New Zealand PM to condole over mosque attack

Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, on Tuesday held a telephone call with Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of New Zealand, expressing his sincere condolences to the New Zealand government, its people, and the families of victims of the terrorist attack ...

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MBRSC, Bahrain’s space science agency ink MoU

Dubai / WAM To enhance the cooperation strategy with different government organisations in the region, the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC), signed a cooperation, information and data-sharing agreement with Bahrain’s National Space Science Agency (NSSA), for the application of satellite images and space research sciences. The MoU was signed between Hamad Obaid AlMansoori, Chairman of MBRSC, and Kamal bin ...

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DP World renews concession contract with Constanta port

BUCHAREST / WAM DP World Constanta, a subsidiary of the Dubai-headquartered global trade enabler DP World, renewed its concession agreement allowing it to operate in the Romanian Black Sea port of Constanta for another 30 years, until 2049. DP World Group Chairman and CEO, Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem signed the agreement with the Romanian Transport Minister Razvan Cuc in the ...

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Dubai showcases host of attractions at ITB Berlin

Dubai / WAM Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing, Dubai Tourism, reinforced its commitment to the German market during the 2019 edition of ITB Berlin, the world-renowned travel trade show. Bringing together Dubai’s network of industry stakeholders across the public and private sector, the international show provided a platform to share key market insights, further cementing the emirate’s relationships ...

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