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A man sustained minor injuries following a collision between two vehicles at the intersection of the Sheikh Zayed Road with the Municipality Road in Abu Dhabi. An ambulance was immediately dispatched to the site and the injured man was taken to Khalifa Hospital. The man was given the needed medical …

At least 18 persons were injured as a plane skidded off the runway and caught fire during landing in Russia’s Black Sea resort city of Sochi early on Saturday, a Ministry statement said. The incident occurred at 2.59 a.m., when a Boeing 737 plane of Russia’s Utair airline en route …

Some 1.1 million students will be back to school on Sunday, 2nd September 2018, at 616 public schools across the nation, amidst extensive preparations by the Ministry of Education to launch a new trouble-free academic year. Hussain bin Ibrahim Al Hammadi, Minister of Education, affirmed that the ministry had completed …

The Ministry of Health and Prevention withdrew a product named “Hamer Ginseng & Coffee Candy” after discovering that it contains an undisclosed chemical that poses a high risk to consumer’s health. The dangerous chemical is “Nor Tadalafil”, which causes negative reactions for patients with heart disease or diabetes or people …

 A Pakistani court has convicted and sentenced two men to death over the 2013 murder of a politician from Prime Minister Imran Khan’s ruling Tehrik-e-Insaf party in the southern city of Karachi. Friday’s ruling came five years after gunmen killed 60-year-old Zahra Shahid, who was a provincial vice president of …

The body of a five-year-old girl who had fallen from the 29th floor of a resedential building in Sharjah has been handed over to her family. The girl’s body was found by people passing by the building, who immediately reported to the police. A police patrol and an ambulance were …

Six to eight hours sleep a night is most beneficial for the heart. with more or less shut-eye potentially heightening the risk of coronary artery disease or a stroke, researchers have warned. Using data from more than one million adults, scientists found that both sleep deprivation and excessive hours in bed should be avoided for optimum heart health. Those who …

As many as 85 villages were flooded in Myanmar after a dam failed, unleashing waters that blocked a major highway and forced more than 63,000 people from their homes, Reuters said on Thursday. The disaster spotlights safety concerns about dams in Southeast Asia after last month’s collapse of a hydroelectric …

The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi, DCT Abu Dhabi, organised a special “Bring Your Child To Work Day” event this week, giving the children of DCT employees the chance to enjoy a multitude of entertainment activities as well as the chance to explore the various DCT departments. …

Fujairah Police found the body of a 26-year-old Emirati man was found in the mountains area on Wednesday night. The police stated that the 26-year-old Emirati had been reported missing from his home in Khor Fakkan. After the initial investigations, no criminal suspicion was found, noting that investigations are currently …