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  Bloomberg Volkswagen AG lost market share in Europe for the 14th straight month since the emissions- cheating scandal erupted in September 2015, as competitors took advantage of the German automaker’s tarnished image to attract buyers. Volkswagen accounted for 24.9 percent of the region’s car sales in October, compared with 25.3 percent a year earlier, the Brussels-based European Automobile Manufacturers’ ...

  Montreal / AFP Canada expects to keep its 1989 bilateral free trade agreement with the United States if US President-elect Donald Trump withdraws from NAFTA, the Canadian ambassador to the US said. The Canada-US Free Trade Agreement was superseded in 1994 by the implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement, which added Mexico to the pact. “Presumably… if ...

  Bloomberg For clues on how U.K. immigration policy might work after Brexit, try looking at a small island just off the northern coast of France. The U.K. government has studied how the British isle of Jersey —whose legislature and judiciary are still independent from the mainland — controls migration, according to local officials who met with Prime Minister Theresa ...

  Bloomberg Apple Inc. has big plans to outfit its next iPhone with vibrant, energy-sipping organic LED displays, seeking to entice consumers with new technology that’s already been embraced by other high-end smartphone makers. The trouble is that the four main suppliers for such components won’t have enough production capacity to make screens for all new iPhones next year, with ...

  ANICK JESDANUN / AP The best thing about Google’s new virtual-reality headset isn’t the headset at all. In fact, Daydream View would pale compared with Samsung’s Gear VR headset were it not for Daydream’s controller, a handheld device that responds to gestures and other motion. With Gear VR, I have to move my head to point a cursor at ...

  Bloomberg Jaguar’s working on its first electric car, a sport utility vehicle with a large glass roof and cutouts in the hood, as the luxury brand joins the race to meet ever-tightening emissions rules. Scheduled for production in 2018, the I-Pace will go more than 500 kilometers (311 miles) on a single charge, manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover said in ...

  Emirates Business Nissan has collaborated with UK-based design workshop Studio Hardie to transform its zero emission e-NV200 van into the world’s first all-electric mobile office — the e-NV200 WORKSPACe. This professional office environment on wheels features an integrated fold-out desk, touchscreen computer, wireless internet, smartphone-controlled LED lights, wireless phone charging, Bluetooth® audio system, mini fridge and barista-quality coffee machine. ...

  Emirates Business Nikon Middle East FZE has announced the Nikon D5600, a camera designed for photography hobbyists and content creators to explore different creative and artistic expressions. With convenient connectivity features, this latest entry-level DX-format DSLR, is designed for sharing and storytelling. “Instinctively, we enjoy sharing how we see the world in our creative means and experiences. The Nikon ...

  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, stressed that the UAE continues its approach based on openness, tolerance and coexistence. On his Twitter account, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed said, on the occasion International Day for Tolerance, that on this day, ...

  DUBAI / WAM As part of its commitment to creating smart, vibrant and sustainable business communities, TECOM Group, a member of Dubai Holding, partnered with JCDecaux SA to pioneer state-of-the-art digital advertising solutions, at Dubai Media City, Dubai Internet City and Dubai Knowledge Park. The community transformation project will include the installation of smart digital outdoor solutions as part ...