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Dubai education chiefs to mull later start for schools
Lt Gen Mohammed Saif Al Zafeen sparked debate this week when he used social media site Twitter to ask the community for its views on starting school later to help ease the emirate's growing traffic congestion ...
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Emirates inks new sponsorship deal with Frances PSG
The announcement was revealed by Thierry Antinori, Emirates executive vice president, Passenger Sales Worldwide and Nasser Al-Khelafi, president of Paris Saint Germain in ...
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Top Stories on Dubai Chronicle on May 18th
The United Arab Emirates’ Ministry of Health has issued a ban on the sale of two products marketed as dietary supplements for male enhancement. The statement warns about the dangers of Bullet Proof and Vicerex, which contain hidden prescription drugs that may pose a threat to men suffering from diabetes, heart issues or having excess ...
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Luxury Dubai hotel set to close for revamp
As of July 8, the Sheraton Dubai Creek Hotel & Towers will start a revamp which includes all guest rooms, the Vivaldi restaurant and other facilities in the ...
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Ex-DIFC chief launches Dubai crowdfunding firm
Former Dubai International Finance Centre (DIFC) chief economist Dr Nasser Saidi has launched an internet crowdfunding platform designed to encourage investment into regional small-to-medium enterprises ...
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Manila rejects Taiwan murder claims
Chen Wen-chi of the Taiwan Ministry of Justice shows the statement of Resident Representative Antonio Basilio of the Manila Economic and Cultural Office during a press conference in Manila on Saturday. ...
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Cannes Heist Jewellery worth $1.4 m stolen in Hollywood style
Jewellery worth $1.4 million due to be loaned to stars at the Cannes Film Festival was stolen from a local hotel in a pre-dawn heist on Friday but the coveted Palme d'Or trophy was safe, officials said. The robbery took place in the hotel room of an American woman employee of Swiss bijoutier Chopard as she was out for the evening, police said. A strongbox containing jewels was ripped ...
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16 houses attacked over inter-racial love affair
At least 16 houses, including 15 belonging to Tamils, were attacked and damaged in Tangalle in Sri Lanka’s Southern province over a love affair between a married Tamil woman and a Sinhalese man, the ‘Colombo Gazette’ reported on Wednesday. One of the attacked houses belonged to a Sinhalese. Eight people were arrested, police said. Police said the husband of the woman had ...
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Clashes at Cairo demonstration
Egyptian protesters march towards Egypt's landmark Tahrir square during a demonstration against President Mohammed Morsi on May 17, 2013 in Cairo. Hundreds of people marched on Cairo's Tahrir Square calling for Morsi to resign and demanding early elections, AFP correspondents and local media reported. ...
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Prosthetic hands for flesh-eating disease survivor
Aimee Copeland, 25, was fitted with a pair of hands with 24 programmable functions that will improve her dexterity, her father, Andy, told the Associated ...
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Yahoo on verge of closing biggest acquisition
Report: Yahoo board to meet Sunday to vote on proposed $1.1 billion acquisition of Tumblr.Yahoo may be on the verge of closing its biggest acquisition during the 10-month reign of CEO Marissa Mayer as she tries to attract more traffic and advertisers to the Internet company's website and mobile ...
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Hazy and partially cloudy weather for Saturday
The UAE’s National Centre for Meteorology and Seismology (NCMS) has predicted that the weather will be hazy and partially cloudy over most areas in the country on Saturday, accompanied by a fall in temperatures. The centre added that fresh northwesterly winds will continue, becoming strong over sea at times, causing blowing dust and sand over internal areas and reducing the horizontal ...
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China flights threatened with fake bomb threats
A Chinese aviation industry news website says a man has been arrested for allegedly making fake bomb threats against several domestic flights bound for ...
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Cricket-Australia to investigate Warners Twitter rant
Australia . "Cricket Australia is aware of comments made on David Warner's Twitter account overnight," Cricket Australia said in a statement on Saturday. "Cricket Australia is attempting to contact Warner and will continue to investigate the matter. "Cricket Australia will make further comment once it has conducted a thorough investigation." It was unclear ...
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Hong Kong launches first electric taxis
Hong Kong, May 18, 2013 (AFP) - Hong Kong saw its first electric taxis hit the streets on Saturday in a step towards reducing the city's high levels of roadside pollution. The 45 bright red cars were launched by Chinese electric vehicle producer BYD, which is partly backed by US investment titan Warren Buffett. Called the BYD e6, the five-door crossover sedans are powered by iron ...
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China will not accept carbon tax on EU flights report
BEIJING (AFP) - China will not pay for CO2 emissions by its airlines on flights within Europe, a top civil aviation official reportedly said after the European Commission warned eight Chinese firms face fines for nonpayment.The world's second largest economy "will not accept any unilateral and compulsory market measures", Yan Mingchi, deputy director-general of the legal and ...
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Yahoo Japan suspects 22 million IDs stolen
TOKYO (AFP) - Yahoo Japan Corp. has said it suspects up to 22 million user IDs may have been stolen during an unauthorised attempt to access the administrative system of its Yahoo! Japan portal."We don't know if the file (of 22 million user IDs) was leaked or not, but we can't deny the possibility given the volume of traffic between our server and external" terminals, the ...
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Reports of 60 injured in US train accident
NEW YORK: A rush-hour collision between two commuter trains in a suburb north of New York City Friday injured 60 passengers, five of them seriously.A spokesman for the Metro North commuter train line said the incident involved a train headed into the city and one traveling in the opposite direction toward New Haven, Connecticut."Sixty people have been taken to the hospital," ...
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Girls think its a plus point to have a lover while still at school
A survey conducted by Sri Lanka’s National Child Protection Authority (NCPA) has revealed that a vast majority of schoolgirls consider it is a ‘distinction’ to have a boyfriend while still in school. The number of girls, who did not consider it a plus point to have a boyfriend, was far less than those who did, NCPA Chairman, Attorney-at-Law Anoma Dissanayake, told Ceylon ...
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US heavy metal singer accused of murder
The lawyer for a California heavy metal singer accused of trying to hire someone to kill his estranged wife says the singer's mind has been ravaged by steroid ...
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120000 more Arabian nights Hotel rooms pipeline surges
Despite the ever-growing number of new hotel launches and additional hotel apartments mushrooming all across Dubai and the rest of the region in a blink, there remains room for expansion, or so believe the 492 hotels that will soon be adding more than 100,000 rooms to the region’s hospitality landscape. According to the latest STR Global Construction Pipeline Report, the Middle ...
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UAE’s Esma bans sale of water without Emirates Quality Mark
From September this year, the quality of bottled drinking water and ice products can be verified by checking whether the product has been approved by the Emirates Standardisation Metrology Authority (Esma), in which case it will contain the Emirates Quality Mark. Imported and locally produced bottled water and ice products will soon be required to be manufactured to conform with the unified ...
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Shaikh Khalifa and Mohammad congratulate Sharif
Islamabad: Eisa Abdullah Al Basha Al Nuaimi, UAE Ambassador to Pakistan has conveyed the greetings of President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai and General Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed ...
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Atletico stun Real to win their 10th Kings Cup
More than 1.5 million Syrians have fled their conflict-ravaged homeland, the UN's refugee agency said, warning that the real figure could be even higher as the tally only reflected those who register with aid ...
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UAE has come a long way applying e-Government
Abu Dhabi: Dr Engineer Ali Mohamad Al Khouri, Director General of Emirates Identity Authority stressed that the UAE has made important strides on the road to transform to the ';Electronic Government'; under its quest to establish its international competitive position, and to be one of the best governments across the world by the year ...
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Olympics may be Dubai's next goal
Dubai is famous for being ambitious, sometimes to its detriment, but mostly to its advantage. It was ambition that made it the city the way it is now. For some, the recent announcement of a possible Olympic bid may seem overly optimistic, but what are Dubai’s chances realistically?
Dubai does nothing half-heartedly. Fifteen years ago, Dubai was just another city in the Gulf, there was nothing particularly special about it, apart from the fact that, for western workers, it was an attractive location because of the lack of income tax, but this it had in common with many other GCC cities. Read more
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