Global renewable power capacity to rise by 50pc
LONDON, Oct 21 (Arab News): Global renewable energy capacity is set to rise by 50 per cent in five years' time, driven by solar photovoltaic (PV) installations on homes, buildings and industry, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).Total renewable-based power capacity will rise by 1.2 terawatts (TW) by 2024...
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Japan's Uniqlo pulls ad after South Korean fury
SEOUL, Oct 21 (Arab News): Japanese retail giant Uniqlo has pulled a commercial featuring a 98-year-old US fashion figure from South Korean screens, it said Monday after it was accused of whitewashing colonial history.South Korea and Japan are both US allies, democracies and market economies faced with an overbearing China...
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Boeing expresses regret over ex-pilot's 737 MAX messages
WASHINGTON, Oct 21 (Reuters): Boeing Co said on Sunday it understood the outcry over leaked messages from a former test pilot over erratic software behavior on its 737 MAX jet two years before recent crashes, and added it was still investigating what they meant.The world's largest planemaker, under growing pressure...
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Gojek CEO quits to join Indonesian cabinet
JAKARTA, Oct 21 (Reuters): Gojek CEO and co-founder Nadiem Makarim said on Monday he had resigned to join Indonesia's new cabinet, and the ride-hailing and payments company said two senior executives would jointly take over running operations of the $10 billion firm.President Andre Soelistyo and the other co-founder Kevin Aluwi...
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BEPZA Member (IP) Zillur Rahman
Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) Member (IP) Zillur Rahman, ndc (3rd from left), and M/s Yifa Jute & Sisal Products Company Ltd Chairman Mo Jisheng exchanging documents after signing an agreement on behalf of their respective organisations in the city on Monday in presence of BEPZA Executive Chairman Major...
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