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BLOOMBERG Japan Airlines Co (JAL) halted sales of steeply discounted tickets for domestic flights after demand overwhelmed the carrier’s website. “We are currently investigating and working to restore the connection,” the Tokyo-based company said in a statement, asking customers to refrain from accessing the website until the problem is resolved. Demand for travel within the island nation is picking up, ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Integrated Transport Centre (ITC) of the Department of Municipalities and Transport in Abu Dhabi has announced the launch of a number of Tesla electric vehicles in cooperation with Arabia Taxi Transportation to support the fleet of environmentally friendly taxis. ITC aims to establish an integrated, clean and sustainable transport environment, keeping pace with developments in ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) accredited the Emirati international expert, Dr Waleed Al Hosani, advisor to the Chairman of the National Committee for Combating Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism and Illegal Organisations, as assessor in current fourth round of assessment of the systems of member countries in the field of combating money laundering and ...

SHARJAH / WAM Sheikha Bodour bint Sultan Al Qasimi, President of the American University of Sharjah (AUS), has emphasised the importance of celebrating the invaluable contributions of women to their communities. In her message to the AUS community on International Women’s Day, Sheikha Bodour said, “Empowering women means empowering societies and nations and opening doors of possibility for communities to ...

DUBAI / WAM etisalat by e& UAE and IBM have announced that IBM will leverage IBM sustainability software to help advance etisalat by e& company’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategy. etisalat by e& is committed to monitoring, benchmarking, and enhancing its economic, environmental, and social performance. This effort aims to define clear ESG goals and the roadmap to achieve ...

BLOOMBERG Russia launched a devastating bombardment against cities across Ukraine, killing at least five people and casting hundreds of thousands more into sporadic blackouts with a new mix of weapons that mostly evaded air defenses. The barrage extended Russian President Vladimir Putin’s five-month campaign of air strikes targeting civilian infrastructure including the energy grid, hospitals, schools and residential buildings. At ...

BLOOMBERG North Korea fired a suspected short-range ballistic missile after the influential sister of the state’s leader threatened the US with severe consequences if it goes ahead with joint military drills with South Korea. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a text message to reporters the missile was fired at around 6:20 pm on Thursday from the western ...

BLOOMBERG Apple Inc is reshuffling management of its international businesses to put a bigger focus on India, according to people with knowledge of the matter, a sign of the nation’s growing importance. The shift will mark the first time that India becomes its own sales region at Apple, which has seen demand surge in the country. That will give the ...

BLOOMBERG India may sell as much as 250 billion rupees ($3 billion) of green bonds in the next fiscal year and plans to include longer maturity debt to the offering, according to people familiar with the matter. There is a demand for papers of 30- to 40-year tenor, particularly from insurance companies, to fund projects with a longer gestation period, ...

BLOOMBERG China’s consumer and producer prices remained subdued in February as food and commodities costs eased, suggesting the country’s reopening won’t be adding to global inflation pressures. The consumer price index rose 1% last month from a year earlier, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said, the lowest level since February 2022 and well below estimates. Less volatile core inflation ...