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Abu Dhabi announces $200 million as financial aid to support SMEs in Pakistan

In an attempt to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), the Crown prince of Abu Dhabi 'Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed' has announced the financial...

U.S. Tech awakening, hundreds of Google, Amazon workers join climate change marches

SAN FRANCISCO: Hundreds of workers from Google, Amazon and other technology companies on Friday joined climate-change marches in San Francisco and Seattle, saying their...

Donald Trump says, “China is a threat to world”

Expressing concern over China's growing military might, US President Donald Trump has said the Communist nation is a threat to the world and blamed...

Huawei reports 39% growth of $27 billion in Q1, despite US pressure on the world and its allies

Huawei Technologies said on Monday its first-quarter revenue jumped 39 percent to 179.7 billion yuan ($26.81 billion), in the Chinese technology firm's first-ever quarterly...

IMF’s bailout package for Pakistan to be delayed: Reports

The IMF's bailout package to Pakistan could be delayed as both sides are still engaged in an intense conversation to finalise the agreement and...

Facebook plans to map the entire world’s population

San Francisco: Aiming to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to create accurate maps, Facebook said its maps now cover "majority" of Africa and that its...

MIT cancels its partnership with Huawei and ZTE

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has severed ties with Huawei Technologies and ZTE Corp as U.S. authorities investigate the Chinese firms for alleged...

#Brexit : Theresa May calls European divorce deal for the third time, Reports Cabinet plots to topple her

British Prime Minister Theresa May held crisis talks with senior colleagues and hardline Brexiteers on Sunday trying to breathe life into her twice-defeated European...

Experts: Healthcare systems need to be capable of adapting climate change

There is an increasing need to strengthen health systems to be climate resilient and adaptable to mitigate the impacts of climate change, Chief Scientist...

Facebook removed 1.5 million videos related to New Zealand mosque attack

Social Networking Giant, Facebook Inc said that "It has removed more than 1.5 million videos related to the New Zealand mosque attack." In a tweet...

Etihad Airways reports a loss of $1.28 billion in 2018

Abu Dhabi's Etihad Airways reported on March 14 its third consecutive annual loss in 2018, blaming challenging market conditions and the effects of an...

US threatens Germany over Huawei’s 5G tech use

"No end to the tension between Trump Administrations and Chinese tech giant Huawei technologies over the 5G technology use," which has now brought Germany...

Google paid $105 million to its former executives accused of sexual harassment

Google paid $105 million to two of its former executives, including one of Indian-origin, after they were accused of sexual harassment. According to a report...

The US and its allies will not use Huawei equipment for a national security-related telecom system

The US and its allies have decided not to procure Huawei equipment for national security-related telecommunication system, National Security Advisor John Bolton said Sunday...

Wang Yi: Beijing will always defend the legitimate rights of Huawei and others

China's foreign minister slammed US accusations against telecom giant Huawei and said Beijing will take "all necessary measures" to defend the "legitimate rights" of...

Donald Trump: India is a high tariff country

India is a very high-tariff nation, US President Donald Trump alleged on Saturday, stating that he wants a reciprocal tax or at least some...

China lodges diplomatic protest with Canada on Huawei’s CFO extradition process

A livid China on Saturday lodged a diplomatic protest with Canada deploring its move to launch the extradition of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou to...

Report: Tokyo court says lawyers again seeking Carlos Ghosn release on bail

TOKYO (AP) — Lawyers for Carlos Ghosn, the former Nissan Motor Co. chairman detained for more than three months in Japan, requested his release...

HSBC probe helped lead to U.S. charges against Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou

The HSBC probe of Huawei came in late 2016 and 2017 as the bank was trying to get the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)...

Vodafone CEO: the US should share evidence against Huawei with European authorities

The United States needs to share any evidence it has about Huawei with European authorities so they can take a common view about whether...

Reports: The U.S. considers withdrawal of zero tariffs for India amid e-comm rules & data localisation row

India could lose a vital U.S. trade concession, under which it enjoys zero tariffs on $5.6 billion of exports to the United States, amid...

Amazon Inc jitters offset upbeat jobs data on Wall Street

Wall Street ended mixed on Friday, as optimism from a surge in January US job growth was offset by a weaker-than-expected outlook from Amazon.com...

Google, Facebook, and Microsoft spend big on U.S. lobbying in 2018

Alphabet Inc’s Google disclosed in a quarterly filing on Tuesday that it spent a company-record $21.2 million on lobbying the U.S. government in 2018,...

U.S. rejects China’s preparatory trade talks offer

The Trump administration has rejected an offer from China for preparatory trade talks this week ahead of high-level negotiations scheduled for next week, the...

Reports: The US to seek formal extradition on Huawei’s executive

The United States will proceed with the formal extradition from Canada of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou, Canada's ambassador to the United States told the...

Foxconn: There is a need to hire 50,000 people before the first quarter after job cuts reports

Taiwan's Foxconn, assembler of Apple Inc's iPhones, on Tuesday said it still has a need to hire 50,000 people in the first quarter, amid...

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