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200kg runaway bull tackles man in red shirt
Amazing moment man in red shirt wrestles 200kg runaway bull to the ground after it charged him in Spanish street Footage filmed by a passerby shows animal running towards ...
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E24|7 Exclusive Females don’t need NOC for Oman border crossing says Dibba Police
. Dibba border is one of the checkpoints where tourists from the UAE can enter Musandam, a popular leisure destination in Oman located in the north of the UAE. Mostly on the weekends, leisure seekers book organised daily tours to this part of the Sultanate, where they can enjoy dhow cruises along the mountainous coastline. Earlier reports had suggested that while travelers on a tourist visa ...
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Elegant Aishwarya Rais dinner date onboard the Orient Express
Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan spelled magic when she attended a dinner on-board the luxury train hosted by watch company Longines, of which she is the brand ambassador, on June 18. The smoky eyed beauty kept her accessories to some minimal personal jewelry. As the Longines ambassador Ash knew best what to focus on. Graceful in figure-hugging grey, Ash is in England attending the ...
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Minor girl asks police to allow her to live with lover
A strange complaint was made to the Kaluthara South Police station by a 15-year-old school girl who said that she needs to go and live with her boy friend's family due to the ill treatment and harassment by her parents, reports Lanka ...
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Lourdes closed 200 evacuated after flash floods
French authorities Tuesday shut the grotto at Lourdes and evacuated about 200 people following flash floods at the Roman Catholic pilgrimage ...
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Deepika Ranbir Kapoor chemistry call for another film wheres Katrina
After creating Box Office history with ex-girlfriend Deepika Padukone in 'Yeh Jawaani Hain Deewani', rumours mills are suggesting that Ranbir Kapoor may be paired with the actress again in director Imtiaz Ali's next. They teamed up after a gap of five years (the last time being the 2008 'Bachna Ae Haseeno') for 'Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani' (YJHD) and they managed ...
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Woods McIlroy confirmed for Dubai in 2014
World No.1 Tiger Woods and his biggest rival Rory McIlory will compete in the Omega Dubai Desert Classic when the event celebrates its 25th anniversary next year, it was confirmed on ...
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$196m Dubai road project set to open on June 30
Dubai's Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) has announced that the company building the $196m Rashid Hospital Tunnels project has completed construction and is putting the finishing touches to the tunnels, which are set to open on June ...
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UAE address system Every one of Dubais 130000+ buildings now mapped
DUBAI // Smart address codes have been allocated to every one of the more than 130,000 buildings in Dubai. The allocation of the codes marks the completion of phase one of Dubai Municipality's Geo Address System (Gas), a new move to assign addresses in the emirate. The codes, which are mapped to the National Coordinates Grid system, can be communicated far more quickly and accurately than ...
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Law student stabs professor for rejecting assignment
A student stabbed a female lecturer of the Open University in Nawala with a big silver knife. The student had fallen ill after consuming something and was admitted to the Kalubowila Hospital where he was arrested by police ...
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NBA Heat beat Spurs to force game seven
The defending champion Miami Heat staved off elimination by beating the San Antonio Spurs 103-100 in overtime behind a 32-point performance from LeBron James to force a game seven in the NBA ...
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Xbox One vs. PlayStation 4 Microsoft takes a U-turn bites back at Sony
In what it claims is a reaction to "feedback from the Xbox community," Microsoft has made a rather dramatic U-turn over its always-on Internet connectivity as well as its decision to impose restrictions on pre-owned titles on the new Xbox One gaming ...
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Family on alert Kate Middleton to give birth naturally
Duchess Catherine is planning to give birth naturally at the private Lindo Wing of St. Mary's hospital in London, where Prince William was born, and wants the sex to be a surprise. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge still don't know the sex of their baby. Duchess Catherine, due in mid-July, is planning to give birth to their first child naturally at the private Lindo Wing of St. ...
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Top Stories on Dubai Chronicle on June 20th
Dubai Hotels Reduce Rates during the Summer Season Due to the extremely hot weather with temperatures in Dubai reaching 50 degrees Celsius, tourist season is expected to see a downfall during the summer ...
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Helicopter crash in remote northwestern Nepal kills 1 passenger injures 5 people on board
KATMANDU, Nepal - A helicopter has crashed in remote northwestern Nepal, killing one passenger and injuring five other people on board. A police official said the helicopter belonging to local Fishtail Air crashed Wednesday evening near Muchu village. That's about 400 kilometres (250 miles) north west of the capital, Kathmandu. The injured were flown by a rescue helicopter to the nearest ...
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Brazilians Mock Pele Appeal to End Protests
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FSRU Toscana Sails Away from Drydocks Worlds Dubai Yard
Drydocks World, an international maritime service provider, announced that Floating Storage Re-gasification Unit (FSRU) Toscana has sailed away from Drydocks World's Dubai yard. The unit, formerly the 138,830-cubic meter (cbm) LNG carrier Golar Frost, has been under conversion since June 2009 for contractor Saipem and owner OLT. The LNG Carrier, built by Hyundai Heavy Industries was ...
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Fashionably wrong Dolce Gabbana jailed for tax dodge
An Italian court on Wednesday sentenced celebrated fashion house duo Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana to one year and eight months in prison for avoiding taxes totalling 200 million euros ($268 million). The pair were also ordered by the court in Milan to pay a fine of 500,000 euros to Italy's national tax agency. Lawyers for Dolce and Gabbana, whose celebrity clients include Beyonce ...
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Kim Kardashian begins post baby weight loss bid Kanye wants to wed
The reality star gained a substantial amount of weight during her pregnancy and Kim Kardashian is apparently already trying to shift those pounds. The reality star remains in hospital following the birth of her daughter in the early hours of Saturday morning. But according to reports she can’t wait to get back in the gym and regain her slim figure. Kim, 32, was working with trainer to ...
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Champions Trophy Frenzy catches on as Dubai fans eagerly await India-Sri Lanka clash
As India plan to take on Sri Lanka in the second semi-finals of the Champions trophy in Cardiff, UK, this afternoon, cricket fans from both countries are gearing up for the ...
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Falling Rupee Good time for NRIs to buy property in India
With the Indian rupee depreciating by over 20 per cent since the past two years, the Indian real estate market now offers one of most lucrative investment option for non-resident Indians (NRIs). The 1,000-odd developers, showcasing nearly 500 projects at the three-day India Property Show, which opens today (Thursday) at Dubai World Trade Centre, it’s time for business. "Although ...
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France hit by weather chaos floods kills 2
Flash floods in southwestern France claimed two elderly victims in the space of 24 hours as unseasonal storms caused havoc across huge swaths of the country on Wednesday. Flights into Paris were disrupted as the French capital sweltered in conditions more akin to Hong Kong at this time of year and the flooded Catholic pilgrimage site of Lourdes was closed to visitors for a second day. A woman ...
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The silent tsunami Top 4 mental disorders plaguing UAE executives
The top priorities in any given organisation are productivity, profitability and marketing – not necessarily in that order – but that’s what they ...
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India on war footing as floods leave 160 dead
A night shelter and a mini-truck are submerged in the rising waters of the Yamuna River near the Tibetan market in New Delhi on June 19, 2013. Military helicopters dropped emergency supplies June 19 to thousands of tourists and pilgrims stranded by flash floods that tore through towns and temples in northern India, killing at least 138 people, officials said. ...
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Skirt gown or saree What Aishwarya Rai wears best
Aishwarya Rai attends the 'Cleopatra' premiere during The 66th Annual Cannes Film Festival at The 60th Anniversary Theatre in Cannes, France. (Photo by Getty ...
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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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