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The US Justice Department is pursuing a criminal probe into whether Johnson & Johnson lied about potential cancer risks of its talcum powder and has convened a grand jury in Washington, Bloomberg reported on Friday, citing spources. The Bloomberg report said the grand jury was looking into documents related to …

In line with the directives of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, has ordered the execution of development projects worth US$10 million in the Comoros. …

The Kuwaiti Ministry of Interior announced on Saturday clamping down on a terrorist cell of the Muslim Brotherhood Organisation’s members who had been convicted of terrorism. Members of the cells had been handed down verdicts by the Egyptian judiciary, the MoI said in a press release, indicating that some of …

At least 37 people were injured on board an Air Canada flight after the plane hit severe turbulence and had to make an emergency landing. The plane, carrying 284 passengers and crew, was travelling from Vancouver to Sydney but was diverted to Hawaii. Thirty people were taken to hospital in …

Two Asian workers lost their lives and 31 others were injured after a bus deteriorated on the Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road in Ras Al Khaimah. According to Brigadier Mohammed Saeed Al Humaid, director general of the central operations room, RAK Police, the accident happened as a result of poor …

A 2-year-old child lost his life after drowning in his parent’s house swimming pool. Abu Dhabi police pointed out that negligence is the main reason behind drowning incidents. The Central Command and Control of Abu Dhabi Police received a report on the drowning incident hat occurred in Jebel Hafeet area.

A passenger train crashed into a stationary freight train in Pakistan on Thursday, killing 11 people and injuring more than 60 under overturned carriages, Reuters has quoted police as saying. The Akbar Express, heading to the western city of Quetta from Lahore, crashed into the freight train in the Sadiqabad …

The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation has reduced the fees for 145 services, including 17 services fees reduced by between 50 percent and 94 percent, as well as 128 services and transactions provided by its services centres, which are the Tas’heel, Tad-beer, Twa-foq and Tawjeeh centres, along with the …

The Arianespace company today announced that the European Vega rocket, carrying the UAE’s ‘Falcon Eye 1’ satellite, deviated from its orbit after two minutes of blast off, and the satellite has been lost in space. A statement issued by the company today said, “Detailed analysis [reasons of the unsuccessful launch] …

France will introduce a new charge on plane tickets from next year, with revenue used to fund environment-friendly alternatives, a top French official said on Tuesday. The ‘eco-tax’ costing between 1.50 euros (US$1.7) and 18 euros (US$20) will apply to most flights departing in France, Associated Press, AP, quoted French …