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Bloomberg New documents show President Donald Trump asked about US military aid to Ukraine a month before the call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy that went on to trigger the impeachment investigation into Trump. The heavily-redacted documents, obtained under a Freedom of Information request by the Center for Public Integrity, also show that administration officials ordered a hold on the ...

Bloomberg A Hong Kong police officer drew a weapon after coming under attack at a rally in Hong Kong city center. The clash occurred during a gathering of hundreds of people at Edinburgh Place in support of China’s Uighur minority. Police stormed the rally after a Chinese flag was ripped off a pole near City Hall. Police said in a ...

Bloomberg Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar’s forces said they seized a ship with a Turkish crew, hours after Turkey’s parliament approved a defense pact in support of his rival in the North African country’s civil war. The Grenada-flagged vessel has been led to Ras Al Hilal port where it will have its cargo checked, according to a statement posted on ...

Bloomberg This year has been one of moderate gains for the price of oil, but it has been bleak for producers. West Texas Intermediate crude is heading for an annual increase of more than 30%, but the best performance among the global oil majors has been Chevron Corp, which has posted a gain of just 10%. The S&P 500 Energy ...

Bloomberg Mexican stocks are set to underperform emerging market stars next year amid worries about domestic economic policy, sluggish growth and U.S. trade ties. Mexico’s benchmark IPC index is projected to rise 7% next year to 47,800, according to the median of seven analysts surveyed by Bloomberg. That growth would be in line with the gauge’s performance so far in ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The world’s attention will be focused on Dubai during the Christmas and New Year holidays, as it tops the list of global tourism destinations, due to its rich tourism and entertainment options. Local tourism authorities and travel companies point out that Dubai will host some five million tourists during the peak period of Christmas and New ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Airways, became second carrier to be awarded IATA’s Centre of Excellence for Perishable Logistics (CEIV Fresh), in Abu Dhabi. The new award elevates Etihad Cargo as the first Middle East airline to hold both of IATA’s CEIV Fresh and CEIV Pharma certifications, and one of the two ...

DUBAI / Emirates Business Within a period of one week, the Saudi German Hospital Dubai (SGH Dubai) won two international accreditations, emphasising its leadership position in the healthcare industry in the UAE and region at large. The first accreditation for quality is from the Joint Commission International in the United States of America (JCI) and this accreditation represents an international recognition for ...

DUBAI / WAM The UAE federal export credit company, Etihad Credit Insurance (ECI), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), with the Export Credit Guarantee Agency of Oman (Credit Oman), to enhance trade and economic cooperation between the two countries. The signing took place during the 10th AMAN UNION General Assembly, held in Muscat. The MoU was signed by Massimo Falcioni, ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Hedayah, the International Centre of Excellence for Countering Violent Extremism (CVE), signed a memorandum of understanding on the margins of the Civil Society Workshop, with the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT). According to a statement released by the centre, the memorandum will further expand the reach of programmes to prevent radicalisation leading to violent extremism ...