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Based on a notification from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) of the outbreak of a highly contagious strain of bird flu in the Bulgarian city of Plovdiv, the UAE Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MoCCAE), today announced that it has taken a number of precautionary measures in …

Master developer Nakheel today awarded a contract worth more than EUR5.6 million (AED23.7 million) for piling work at its iconic, 260 metre PALM360 luxury hotel and residential project on Dubai’s world-famous Palm Jumeirah. The company has named the Dubai branch of BAUER Spezialtiefbau GmbH, headquartered in Germany, for the work, …

At least five people have died and several are missing in flash flooding on the Spanish island of Majorca. A huge wave of muddy water engulfed the town of Sant Llorenc des Cardassar, in the east of the island, after a river burst its banks following heavy rain. Cars were …

At least 40 people have been killed after a bus travelling from the Kenyan capital Nairobi to Kisumu, in the west, veered off the road, police say. Many reportedly died when the vehicle overturned. Police fear the death toll may rise, with the possibility of passengers trapped in the wreckage. …

Jonny Benjamin was stopped from jumping off Waterloo Bridge by passerby Neil Laybourn in 2014. On World Mental Health Day, he writes about his condition, breaking down stigmas and his new charity Beyond Shame, Beyond Stigma: I’m Jonny Benjamin, and I live with schizoaffective disorder and often find that I …

The Abu Dhabi police denied the kidnapping of an Emirati girl by an African woman, which is shown in a video that went viral online. ADP also summoned two Khaleeji sisters for questioning them about recording short clips of false news and publishing it on social networks. The two sisters …

National Seismic Network Stations of the NCM recorded a tremor of 2.1 Richter degree on northeast of Bandar Abbas southern Iran at 8:59 pm today, 09-10-2018, and what public felt in the northern Emirates has nothing to do with this tremor.

The Rental Disputes Centre (RDC) in Dubai has launched the Rental Good Conduct (RGC) Certificate service, a first-of-its-kind initiative in the world that aims to enhance trust between land lords and tenants and reduce the rates of disputes that may arise between them. Sultan Butti bin Mejren, Director General of …

An Emirati two year old child was luckily not exposed to any injuries after a concrete part of the family villa’s roof fell apart in Al Hamidiya area of ​​Ajman. The owner of the house stated that the ceiling of the room fell down, while one of her grandchildren was …

 Singapore to New York, nonstop. Almost 19 hours in the air. Starting October 11, 2018, passengers on Singapore Airlines’ newest plane, the Airbus A350-900 ULR — for Ultra Long-Range — will travel on a record-breaking, globe-spanning flight that will reconnect the two major metropolises. The airline used to fly the gas-guzzling, four-engine A340-500 …