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The National Centre of Meteorology, NCM, has said that rough seas in the Oman Sea will continue. In a statement, the Centre warned seafarers of continued rough waters as a result of convective cloud formation with fresh winds resulting in wave heights ranging from four to six feet, and at …

Eleven people have died and dozens more have fallen ill after eating rice at a temple in India, police say. About 70 people have been admitted to hospital after eating the food following a ceremony in the southern state of Karnataka. A police spokesman told the BBC that 11 patients …

An investigation has been launched after a seven-year-old girl died while in the custody of the US Border Patrol. The Guatemalan child, named as Jakelin Caal Maquin, was detained last week after crossing the US-Mexico border with her father, officials say. It was earlier reported that she died of dehydration, …

President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a cable to President Omer Hassan Al Bashir, in which he expressed his condolences on the plane crash that took place in Al Gadariof State and led to death of the State Governor Merghani Saleh and other people on …

The man suspected of opening fire at a Christmas market has been shot dead, the French interior minister has said. Cherif Chekatt killed three people and injured 13 at a Christmas market in the French city of Strasbourg on Tuesday. Minister of the interior Christophe Castaner said the the 29-year-old …

Virgin Galactic has successfully launched a tourism rocket ship into space for the first time – with Sir Richard Branson hoping a commercial flight will take place by March 2019. The Virgin Space Ship (VSS) Unity took off from the Mojave test centre in California and climbed 51 miles (82km) …

The UAE has always done its best to combat global warming and has been supporting global initiatives to reduce the consequences of climate change, a local newspaper has said. “The country has adopted a series of ambitious visions and strategies, including the UAE Vision 2021, to promote sustainability,” according to …

Seven people have been killed and 46 injured after a Turkish high-speed train crashed into an overpass in the country’s capital. The crash was caused by a collision with a local train, Ankara governor Vasip Sahin said. Speaking to reporters at the scene, Mr Sahin said the high-speed train, which …

A 4-year-old Emirati boy lost his life after drowning in an electric washing machine in Al Rawda area of Ajman. HE Colonel Yahya Khalaf Al Matroushi, Head of Al Hamidiya police station, stated that a reported was received in the operating room of a child who was found inside a washing machine at …

Astronomers and astronomy lovers are preparing to observe a meteor shower that occurs every year on 14th December. Mohammed Shawkat Odeh, Director of the International Astronomical Centre and Member of the International Meteorological Organisation, said that the “twin meteorite” was named because it appears to have originated from a fictitious …