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Big Heart Foundation launches project to build school for girls in Kenya

The project is funded by a US$1m grant from Sharjah Charity House to provide education and boarding facilities to 360 girl refugees at the Kalobeyei Integrated Settlement in Kenya.

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VIDEO: Gitex showcases digital innovations, flying cars in Dubai

Companies from around the world will showcase their exotic offers at the exhibition at the iconic World Trade Centre, which started today. It will end...

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UAE records 1,153 new COVID-19 cases

Additionally, 634 people recovered and 3 deaths were recorded in the last 24 hours.

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US reports record coronavirus cases in 24 hours

A tally by Johns Hopkins University showed the world's worst-hit country reached nearly 230,000 new infections and 2,527 Covid-related deaths on Satur...

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UAE will be the fastest in the world to recover from COVID-19: Sheikh Mohammed

“GITEX will be the most important and realistic global technical event in 2020 and the UAE will be the fastest country to recover fro COVID-19 in the ...

22 hours ago

Queen Elizabeth to get coronavirus vaccine ‘in weeks’

Queen will receive the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, after UK regulators granted emergency approval and the world's first roll-out begins next ...

5 hours ago

China completes its first-ever docking in lunar orbit

The space agency announced that for the first time the Chinese cargo capsule carrying lunar rocks and soil lifted off from the surface on Thursday, an...

5 hours ago

VIDEO: Chimpanzee cleaning its cage with a broom blows up the Internet

The chimp discovered the broom in its cage after it was mistakenly left behind by one of the zookeepers.

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Japan space probe could hold clues to origins of solar system

A capsule from the unmanned Hayabusa2, carrying the first extensive samples of dust from an asteroid, was flown by helicopter from the outback to a do...

6 hours ago

Watch Sheikh Hamdan scale the Burj Khalifa again

A video shared on Instagram showed Sheikh Hamdan making his way to the top through cylindrical top structure of the tower. The video garnered almost ...

19 hours ago

Mariah Carey drops ‘Oh Santa!’ remix featuring Jennifer Hudson and Ariana Grande

The pop star has collaborated with the two singers for the remix of her original song, which will be included in her new Christmas special on Apple TV...

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10 Million Meals campaign brings home global awards

Al Gergawi noted that the international awards that recognise the UAE’s humanitarian initiatives present tangible evidence on their leading status, im...

05 Dec 2020

VIDEO: Scary video shows New York City bridge heaving amid strong wind

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority said, “The upper level of the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge is closed to all traffic in both directions because ...

17 hours ago

    Opinion

    Cancel culture, an obstacle on the road to redemption

    Aysha Taryam

    Humans are a peculiar creation made up of all things contradictory. Both of good and evil, of love and hate too, creatures capable of waging wars in t...

    25 Nov 2020

    Dynamic duo

    Michael Jansen

    Biden traces his ancestry to Ireland. His great-great grandfathers called Bluett and Fitzpatrick were born in Ireland and emigrated to the US in the l...

    2 hours ago

    Getting back on track

    Michael Jansen

    US President-elect Joe Biden has made climate change his top priority and has picked former Secretary of State John Kerry as a special climate envoy.

    2 hours ago

    Biased media

    Michael Jansen

    Fox News played a major role in the 2016 presidential elections.

    3 hours ago

    Making a difference to the differently-abled

    Those who can move or walk normally, who have all their limbs intact, do not know how blessed they are. Only those who are physically challenged or di...

    04 Dec 2020

    Latin America will be a challenge for Biden

    Shannon K. O'Neil

    With president-elect Joseph Biden so well versed and well traveled in Latin America, optimism about the future course of US relations with its souther...

    04 Dec 2020

    Cable TV drama The Crown is not so accurate

    Mark Steel

    It’s a disgrace. The drama series called The Crown isn’t accurate, so Conservative MPs and the Daily Mail insist there should be a warning, from a his...

    04 Dec 2020

    Local News

    Abu Dhabi relocate trapped 6-metre whale shark to Arabian Gulf

    The whale shark is now being continuously tracked as it makes its way to join other whale sharks in the Arabian Gulf migration.

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    UAE records 1,153 new COVID-19 cases

    Additionally, 634 people recovered and 3 deaths were recorded in the last 24 hours.

    an hour ago

    Watch Sheikh Hamdan scale the Burj Khalifa again

    A video shared on Instagram showed Sheikh Hamdan making his way to the top through cylindrical top structure of the tower. The video garnered almost ...

    19 hours ago

    Now COVID-19 test in Abu Dhabi to cost only Dhs85

    ​The Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (Seha) on its social media platforms on Saturday has announced that it has further reduced the cost of polymera...

    21 hours ago

    UAE will be the fastest in the world to recover from COVID-19: Sheikh Mohammed

    “GITEX will be the most important and realistic global technical event in 2020 and the UAE will be the fastest country to recover fro COVID-19 in the ...

    22 hours ago

    Sharjah Police record no deaths during N-Day holidays, receive over 20,000 calls

    The operations room of the Sharjah Police’s Traffic and Patrol Department did receive about 20,282 calls during National Day holidays.

    22 hours ago

    10 Million Meals campaign brings home global awards

    Al Gergawi noted that the international awards that recognise the UAE’s humanitarian initiatives present tangible evidence on their leading status, im...

    05 Dec 2020

    UAE announces 1,214 new coronavirus cases and 3 deaths

    In a statement the Ministry stressed its aim to continue expanding the scope of testing nationwide to facilitate the early detection of coronavirus ca...

    05 Dec 2020

    Sport

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    Sheikh Abdulaziz wins Jet Ski Marathon title again

    Displaying a dominant performance, Sheikh Abdulaziz Bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, Chairman of Ajman Tourism Development Department, won the second successive ...

    UAE footballer Sultan Saeed passes away

    The Sharjah Sports Club announced the death of Sultan Saeed Miftah, 20, the player of the U-21 soccer team on Saturday evening, after a struggle with ...

    2 hours ago

    Antoine Rozner wins Golf in Dubai championship title

    Antoine Rozner secured his maiden European Tour title with victory at the Golf in Dubai Championship after posting a superb eight under par 64 on a th...

    17 hours ago

    Sharjah, Ajman book President’s Cup quarters berth; Al Jazira face Al Dhafra

    Willton Suarez scored the first goal in the 10th minute to put Sharjah ahead. Khorfakkan tried hard to restore the parity but they could not penetrate...

    17 hours ago

    WWE Saudi superstar Mansoor enjoys emotional family reunion in Riyadh

    The standout moment of his career so far was when he won the largest Battle Royal in WWE history at the Super ShowDown event in Jeddah in 2019.

    05 Dec 2020

    Lifestyle

    VIDEO: Chimpanzee cleaning its cage with a broom blows up the Internet

    The chimp discovered the broom in its cage after it was mistakenly left behind by one of the zookeepers.

    an hour ago

    Venice's golden lights brighten Christmas spirit

    Saint Mark's Square and the Rialto Bridge across the Grand Canal in particular benefit from special lighting and projections that give inhabitants som...

    4 hours ago

    Twin monkeys at Chester Zoo a big attraction

    The new arrivals, measuring just two inches in length and weighing 10 grammes, are eastern pygmy marmosets, one of the world’s smallest species of mon...

    5 hours ago

    Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to take royal train tour to thank health workers

    The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will travel across the country by royal train to thank communities, outstanding individuals and key workers for thei...

    8 hours ago

    Former Indonesian schoolteacher turns fashion designer for cats, gives them cute makeovers

    A former Indonesian schoolteacher, Fredi Lugina Priadi, found his calling when he realised he enjoyed dressing up cats in fashionable outfits.

    05 Dec 2020

    Food with natural antioxidants help build resistance against air pollution

    The protective antioxidants available in the lining of our lungs counter it until they are forced out, after which the pollutants begin attacking the ...

    05 Dec 2020

    Prince Harry mistaken for a Christmas tree shop employee

    The Duke of Sussex was reportedly mistaken for an employee while shopping for a Christmas tree in California with his wife Meghan Markle. The couple i...

    05 Dec 2020

    Myanmar monk offers temple sanctuary for threatened snakes

    Relying on donations for the roughly $300 a month needed to feed the snakes, Wilatha only keeps them until he feels they are ready to go back to the w...

    05 Dec 2020

    Business

    VIDEO: Gitex showcases digital innovations, flying cars in Dubai

    Companies from around the world will showcase their exotic offers at the exhibition at the iconic World Trade Centre, which started today. It will end...

    an hour ago

    Malaysian goldsmiths mould a profit out of pandemic

    Demand for the safe-haven commodity has soared during the coronavirus pandemic and it is not only professional investors who are cashing in, but small...

    17 hours ago

    India’s central bank keeps key interest rates unchanged

    The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the country’s central bank, on Friday has kept key interest rates steady to subdue the unabatedly high inflation rate...

    04 Dec 2020

    European and Asian shares gain ahead of US fiscal stimulus

    London FTSE 100 rose 0.8% as crude prices gained while in Asia, MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.78%.

    04 Dec 2020

    Maritime trade growth will return to a positive territory next year

    Global trade, shipping business and supply chain industry will return to growth next year following positive news on the coronavirus vaccine that will...

    04 Dec 2020

    Indian firm to tap Dubai tech market

    The Indian-based firm Indus Net Technologies (INT) is keen to expand its operations across the Gulf region. We have been serving clients in the Middle...

    04 Dec 2020

    Blast at a crude oil refinery in S.Africa

    According to emergency responders, no casualties were recorded.

    04 Dec 2020

    Indian shares advance as interest rate remain steady

    The NSE Nifty 50 index was up 0.80% at 13,239.05 as of 05:12 GMT, while the S&P BSE Sensex was up 0.80% at 44,993.92. Both indexes hit record highs. T...

    04 Dec 2020

    Gold set for an increase due to US stimulus hope

    Spot gold was little changed at $1,840.75 per ounce by 05:28 GMT. US gold futures were up 0.2% at $1,844.10. Gold has added about 3% so far this week....

    04 Dec 2020

    Oil prices advanced after OPEC+ production consensus

    Brent was up $1.04, or 2.1%, at $49.75 a barrel by 05:55 GMT after gaining around 1% on Thursday. West Texas Intermediate rose 84 cents, or 1.8% to st...

    04 Dec 2020

    EU envoys hope for a Brexit trade deal in days, London sees progress

    European Union diplomats said on Thursday they hoped a Brexit trade deal with Britain could be agreed by Friday or at the weekend, and EU officials sa...

    03 Dec 2020

    Air India employees prepare to bid for national carrier

    Air India’s employees are preparing to bid for the national carrier in partnership with a private equity fund and each employee will be asked to contr...

    03 Dec 2020

    Islamabad releases major funds for projects in aviation sector

    Pakistan government has released funds amounting to Rs548.89 million during first five months of the current fiscal year to execute 15 aviation sector...

    03 Dec 2020

    India’s sugar output rises 107% in two months of current season

    Sugar production rose by 22.18 lakh tonnes or 107 per cent in the early two months of the current season as compared to last year because of earlier s...

    03 Dec 2020

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    I am traumatised by intense media glare, says Miley Cyrus

    My independence and, I guess, my survivalist instincts make it where I can seem selfish, the singer remarks.

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    Seven coronavirus patients die after oxygen supply ran out

    Farhad Khan, a spokesman at Khyber Teaching Hospital, said the patients died on Saturday night when the vendor who supplies the hospital with medical ...

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    Abu Dhabi relocate trapped 6-metre whale shark to Arabian Gulf

    The whale shark is now being continuously tracked as it makes its way to join other whale sharks in the Arabian Gulf migration.

    5 minutes ago

    Britain sets to roll-out COVID-19 vaccine this week

    According to the National Health Service (NHS) those over-80, frontline healthcare workers and care home staff and residents will be prioritized.

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    Sheikh Abdulaziz wins Jet Ski Marathon title again

    Displaying a dominant performance, Sheikh Abdulaziz Bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, Chairman of Ajman Tourism Development Department, won the second successive ...

    an hour ago

    Afghan official says Taliban peace will help in fighting Daesh

    The Daesh militant group has claimed a series of assaults on vulnerable targets, including a November attack on Kabul university which saw gunmen detonate grenades and spray automatic fire across the campus.

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    VIDEO: Gitex showcases digital innovations, flying cars in Dubai

    Companies from around the world will showcase their exotic offers at the exhibition at the iconic World Trade Centre, which started today. It will end on Thursday.

    an hour ago

    UAE records 1,153 new COVID-19 cases

    Additionally, 634 people recovered and 3 deaths were recorded in the last 24 hours.

    an hour ago

    VIDEO: Chimpanzee cleaning its cage with a broom blows up the Internet

    The chimp discovered the broom in its cage after it was mistakenly left behind by one of the zookeepers.

    an hour ago

    Dynamic duo

    Biden traces his ancestry to Ireland. His great-great grandfathers called Bluett and Fitzpatrick were born in Ireland and emigrated to the US in the late 1840s and early 1850s.

    2 hours ago

    UAE footballer Sultan Saeed passes away

    The Sharjah Sports Club announced the death of Sultan Saeed Miftah, 20, the player of the U-21 soccer team on Saturday evening, after a struggle with illness.

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