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...Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, the UAE’s minister of state for foreign trade, says that it is pursuing “government to government” engagement on minerals and that there is “a lot of focus on the African continent...
...The launch is more about “there not being a fair in Mumbai”, he says, “one of the megacities of the world and the financial capital of India”....
...countries for climate action, beyond the seed capital of some $420mn pledged on the first days of the summit for a loss and damage fund....
...Iran believes that it has to show that its “axis of resistance” is supporting the Palestinians. America believes that it must respond forcefully to any attacks on its troops....
...But the true extent of Iranian influence over the group is often debated. Indeed, some in western capitals question how effectively Iran is navigating the crisis....
...“Failure to abide by the terms of this arrangement will lead the United States to reverse steps we have taken,” said US secretary of state Antony Blinken. Read the full story here....
...It comes iced, nitro (cold brew made with nitrogen gas for an ultra-smooth texture) or hot, with all of the usual suspects represented: macchiato, cappuccino, cortadito et al....
...In August, Blackstone and real estate developer Hudson Pacific committed almost $1bn to developing a 91-acre site north of London....
...On Sunday, China’s foreign ministry released a scathing 25-page white paper entitled “The state of Democracy in the United States”, which almost exclusively cited American sources on money’s grip over US...
...The SEC charged the United States Oil Fund, the exchange traded product at the centre of last year’s sub-zero oil market meltdown, and its partner United States Commodity Funds, for “misleading statements...
...really do want to be part of Russia, et cetera....
...The United Arab Emirates will start producing the Chinese Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine from April, helping the Gulf state accelerate plans to supply coronavirus jabs around the world....
...Anxiety ran particularly deep within capitals that are staunch advocates of Nato and the military alliance with the US — including some former communist states....
...As Richard Masters, chief executive of the English Premier League, quipped this week, at least England is “confident” of a winner in this one after Manchester United’s underwhelming penalty shootout loss...
...Pakistan was one of three countries, along with Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, that recognised the Taliban regime when it took control of Kabul in 1996....
...Nike promoted Sarah Mensah, vice-president and general manager of the Asia-Pacific region, to VP/GM of North America....
...For example, in a 2010 opinion (Chevron Corp v Steven Donziger, et al) handed down from the US district court in Manhattan, the judge wrote that the “evidence at trial established that Donziger, a New York...
...The case, Brown et al. vs USA Taekwondo et al., deals with sexual abuse suffered by three young former Olympic hopefuls in taekwondo, whose coach was convicted and sent to prison in 2015....
...The initiative from New Zealand et al has not reached critical mass: the big trading economies have not signed on....
...Now Sycamore is suing L Brands in Delaware state court to walk away in the middle of the shutdown across America caused by the coronavirus....
...(FT) Hong Kong government to take stake in Cathay Pacific A state-backed HK$39bn ($5bn) recapitalisation programme will give the government a presence on the airline’s board, raising questions about potential...
...Certainly, the food remains classic and lush (guinea hen with truffles and Madeira et al), and the prices remain high to the point of becoming a sort of performance art....
...Andrew Garthwaite et al at Credit Suisse has had a fiddle about with the model portfolio, resulting in insurers getting a push....
...province north of the capital, where US troops were stationed....
...In a room in the United States this summer, a paragraph of text was changed that heralded a remarkable shift....
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