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Video: Over 100 killed, millions displaced from floods in India, Nepal and Bangladesh

The poor Indian states of Assam and Bihar have been among the worst hit.

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Video: Hamdan shares a lovely video of Sheikh Mohammed with children

Sheikh Hamdan published a video of Sheikh Mohammed with children on his Instagram account on Monday.

16 hours ago

‘Misogynist’ Duterte slammed over Philippines anti-harassment law

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, whose rape jokes have sparked outrage in the past, drew fresh flak on Tuesday after signing a law against sexual...

4 hours ago

Turkey says EU measures will not affect Cyprus drilling

EU foreign ministers on Monday agreed measures including cutting 145.8 million euros ($164 million) in pre-accession financial funds to Turkey allocat...

2 hours ago

Czechs go crazy as pop singer Gott turns 80

Hundreds of people from home and abroad queued in steady rain in central Prague on Sunday to buy a "Zero Euro" souvenir banknote depicting Czech pop s...

an hour ago

Pakistan reopens airspace for civil aviation after India standoff

Pakistan’s airspace has been reopened to civil aviation with immediate effect, its aviation authority said on Tuesday, following months of restriction...

6 hours ago

Climate change and overfishing affects Lake Malawi

Hundreds of local traders gather each morning and afternoon at Senga only to find that fish populations are falling in Lake Malawi, Africa's third lar...

5 hours ago

New Zealand PM ‘utterly’ disagrees with Trump tweets

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Tuesday joined international condemnation of US President Donald Trump’s xenophobic tweets about progress...

5 hours ago

Migrants take Venezuela's most famous dish with them

The arepa's surge on the world stage comes as its consumption steadily declines back home amid a punishing financial crisis worse than the U.S. Great ...

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    Opinion

    Missing out on vaccines not a healthy trend

    Almost 20 million children missed out on potentially life-saving vaccinations last year, according to the United Nations, and the surging measles case...

    16 hours ago

    Artificial Intelligence Journalism will provide the main tools to help accelerate Data Journalism

    Dr Mohamed Abdulzaher

    Do you know how many newsrooms around the world are using Data Journalism?

    16 hours ago

    The deciding factor in 2020 campaign will be surprisingly simple

    The 2020 election is shaping up arguably as the most fascinating presidential selection event in modern history. Republicans are going with an incumbe...

    16 hours ago

    Is Mexico paying the price for Trump’s cruelty?

    Shannon K. O'Neil

    A flood of people, a rise in murders, a dearth of energy. Three big crises face Mexico today. How it resolves these challenges will reverberate far be...

    17 hours ago

    Britain could be heading for a general election

    Britain needs a Labour government. With the NHS in crisis, the economy slipping into recession and the adverse impacts of austerity blighting lives an...

    17 hours ago

    Organised defections debase Indian politics

    BRP Bhaskar

    India’s democratic system is going through the worst phase in its 72 years as a free nation. The fate of the Congress-Janata Dal (Secular) government ...

    17 hours ago

    How sporting is that?

    What a weekend it has been. The longest Wimbledon final and a Super Over cliffhanger of a finish at Lord’s, all in a day’s play. The winner takes it a...

    17 hours ago

    Local News

    Endless fun at malls for everyone at ongoing DSS

    The 22nd edition of the Dubai Summer Surprises (DSS) this year is offering residents and visitors exciting events, sales, entertainment and offers on ...

    14 hours ago

    Workshops train aspiring authors

    Aiming to provide a platform for aspiring and professional writers to hone their skills, Dubai Public Libraries of Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (Dub...

    14 hours ago

    Young women showcase artistic skills

    Collage Talent Centre at Sharjah Ladies Club is encouraging female artists and photographers from all around the UAE to showcase their photographs, pa...

    14 hours ago

    Indian boy, 15, has gone missing

    Sharjah Police are still searching for an Indian boy, 15, who has been missing from his parents’ home for 13 days now. The boy did not take any of his...

    14 hours ago

    Sport

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    British PM May hosts victorious England Cricket team

    England ended their 44-year wait for a first 50-overs world title by beating New Zealand in a nailbiting final Super Over on Sunday.

    Australian newspapers lose Chris Gayle masseuse defamation appeal

    Gayle was accused by former media group Fairfax, which at the time was publisher of “The Sydney Morning Herald” and “The Age,”

    3 hours ago

    Chen stars in 10m platform synchro diving at World Championships

    Chinese diver Chen Aisen won his third straight world championship title by partnering with Cao Yuan in the men’s 10-meter platform synchronised divin...

    4 hours ago

    New Zealand coach wants rules review after ‘hollow’ World Cup final

    New Zealand coach Gary Stead has called for the Cricket World Cup’s rules to be overhauled, labelling the showpiece final “hollow” after England defea...

    6 hours ago

    Wiesberger tops Race to Dubai rankings with Scottish Open win

    Bernd Wiesberger shot to the summit of the European Tour’s Race to Dubai after claiming his first Rolex Series title at the Aberdeen Standard Investme...

    11 hours ago

    Lifestyle

    Migrants take Venezuela's most famous dish with them

    The arepa's surge on the world stage comes as its consumption steadily declines back home amid a punishing financial crisis worse than the U.S. Great ...

    an hour ago

    The perfect mattress for a restful repose

    Mattress retailing in the region has embraced technology to offer tech-savvy customers the experience of shopping from home. Whisper has become the pi...

    2 hours ago

    Thousands attend Red Bull Cliff Diving in Lebanon

    For the first time, Lebanon’s capital Beirut hosted a Red bull cliff diving contest with professional divers participating from different countries.

    3 hours ago

    Benin readies for return of treasure taken by France

    President Emmanuel Macron took the landmark decision to return the artworks — including a royal throne — taken by French troops over a century ago and...

    4 hours ago

    Stella McCartney to collaborate with fashion giant LVMH

    French luxury and fashion giant LVMH said Monday it will buy a minority stake in Stella McCartney's design house, which has cut ties with LVMH'S fierc...

    4 hours ago

    Climate change and overfishing affects Lake Malawi

    Hundreds of local traders gather each morning and afternoon at Senga only to find that fish populations are falling in Lake Malawi, Africa's third lar...

    5 hours ago

    If you need relief from stress, try these tips

    Virtually any form of physical activity can act as a stress reliever. Even if you’re not an athlete or you’re out of shape, exercise can still be a go...

    23 hours ago

    Most handsome Muslim food connoisseurs in the world

    The men featured on our list today have broken stereotypes and created a niche for themselves in an already saturated industry according to a local Su...

    14 Jul 2019

    Business

    Malaysia to challenge EU palm oil curbs at WTO

    Malaysia will lodge a complaint with the World Trade Organization over the European Union’s plan to phase out the use of palm oil in biofuels, a minis...

    4 hours ago

    FTA posts over 110% growth in number of authorised agents

    The first half of 2019 saw the number of authorised Tax Agents increase by more than 110 per cent to exceed 370 Agents, up from 176 by the end of 2018...

    17 hours ago

    Bitcoin drops more than 10 per cent

    Bitcoin slumped more than 10 per cent over the weekend to a two-week low as fears of a crackdown of cryptocurrencies grew on mounting scrutiny of Face...

    18 hours ago

    ADAFSA visits over 22,000 farms within six months

    During the first half of 2019, the Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (ADAFSA) has offered intensive technical training to 14,377 farm wo...

    18 hours ago

    UAE maritime industry becoming hub for leading global companies

    The UAE maritime industry is booming and it’s becoming the hub for leading business companies. The UAE-based, Grandweld Shipyards, has announced excep...

    18 hours ago

    Sensex ends higher on Infosys gain

    Strong gains by index major Infosys and Sun Pharma aided the Sensex in advancing over 160 points on Monday. Infosys hit its all-time high level with 7...

    18 hours ago

    India to keep sugar export subsidies despite complaints

    India will keep its sugar export subsidies despite complaints to the World Trade Organization (WTO) from rival producers Brazil and Australia, though ...

    18 hours ago

    German industrial activity sluggish; Growth slows

    German industrial activity is sluggish and recent data point to slower growth in the service sector, the German Economy Ministry said, adding this sug...

    20 hours ago

    Joint venture on hazardous goods in Jafza

    The Tristar Group based in the UAE and the Stevens Group based in the Netherlands have launched the Tristar Hazmat FZCO in the Jebel Al Free Zone (Jaf...

    20 hours ago

    China home price growth cools in June, but investment quickens

    Growth in China’s new home prices cooled in June as sales shrank for a second month, but building starts and investment quickened, providing a cushion...

    21 hours ago

    Smart Dubai’s challenge to increase collaboration on managing city data

    As data becomes increasingly indispensable for building smart cities and supporting the decision-making process, Smart Dubai has launched “Data First,...

    14 Jul 2019

    Sharjah Chamber membership growth up by 14% in first half

    The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SCCI) said that the first half of 2019 has witnessed a remarkable growth in the number of the new companie...

    14 Jul 2019

    UK’s property market hit by slump in European growth

    Britain’s property market has been hurt by a slowdown in European economic growth and prospective homebuyers holding out for house prices to fall furt...

    14 Jul 2019

    DLD signs MoU with Al Masraf

    Dubai Land Department (DLD), represented by its regulatory arm Real Estate Regulatory Agency (RERA), signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with t...

    14 Jul 2019

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    Stella McCartney to collaborate with fashion giant LVMH

    French luxury and fashion giant LVMH said Monday it will buy a minority stake in Stella McCartney's design house, which has cut ties with LVMH'S fierc...

    4 hours ago

    AIDS deaths down a third since 2010: UN

    An estimated 37.9 million people now live with HIV — a record 23.3 million of those have access to some antiretroviral therapy (ART), UNAIDS said in i...

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    Two dead, over 40 trapped in Mumbai building collapse

    “Two people have been declared dead and over 40 are trapped under the debris,”

    an hour ago

    18 killed in two separate road accidents in Iran

    Iran’s state TV says 18 people were killed and 14 injured in two separate road accidents in the country.

    an hour ago

    Czechs go crazy as pop singer Gott turns 80

    Hundreds of people from home and abroad queued in steady rain in central Prague on Sunday to buy a "Zero Euro" souvenir banknote depicting Czech pop s...

    an hour ago

    Migrants take Venezuela's most famous dish with them

    The arepa's surge on the world stage comes as its consumption steadily declines back home amid a punishing financial crisis worse than the U.S. Great Depression, leading an estimated 4 million people to flee.

    an hour ago

    Turkey says EU measures will not affect Cyprus drilling

    EU foreign ministers on Monday agreed measures including cutting 145.8 million euros ($164 million) in pre-accession financial funds to Turkey allocated for 2020.

    2 hours ago

    I'm attacked for taking on Bollywood biggies: Kangana

    Bollywood's queen of controversies Kangana Ranaut on Monday said her ugly outburst at a news agency journalist at an event in Mumbai last week happened because she was "fed up" with a section of journalists ganging up against her for speaking up against certain Bollywood biggies such as Hrithik roshan and Karan Johar.

    2 hours ago

    The perfect mattress for a restful repose

    Mattress retailing in the region has embraced technology to offer tech-savvy customers the experience of shopping from home. Whisper has become the pioneer in the mattress-in-a box business model in the UAE.

    2 hours ago

    British PM May hosts victorious England Cricket team

    England ended their 44-year wait for a first 50-overs world title by beating New Zealand in a nailbiting final Super Over on Sunday.

    2 hours ago

    Triveni's newest gallery displays children’s art

    Triveni Kala Sangam, a major cultural hotspot in the national capital especially known for its terrace cafe, has added its list of galleries, a unique open-air gallery dedicated to children's art.

    3 hours ago