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Bakeries said that families are placing advance orders for sweets, cakes and traditional Eid items for gatherings and giftingFrom packed perfume stores to busy tyre shops and bakeries working on bulk orders, businesses across the UAE are seeing a rise in customer activity ahead of the Eid Al Adha holidays.While some residents are keeping a watch on spending, many are still shopping for family gatherings, gifting and road trips before the peak summer season begins.Perfume retailers said that Eid gifting remains one of the biggest drivers during this period, especially for customers sending presents to relatives abroad.“We understand that people…
On Russian state TV a news bulletin shows images of a five-storey building reduced to rubble.Teams of rescuers are sifting through debris.On a severely damaged façade there’s a sign:”Starobilsk Professional College.”The town of Starobilsk is in Russian-occupied eastern Ukraine: in the Luhansk region which Moscow claims to have annexed.Russian officials accuse Ukraine of a carrying out a drone attack on the college dormitory. According to official figures, 21 people were killed and 42 wounded.The Russian TV report shows а number of survivors in hospital. One of them is identified as 21-year-old Olga Kovaleva. She’d been trapped under the rubble, but…
US President Donald Trump says an agreement with Iran has been “largely negotiated” and details will be announced soon.The deal would include the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, he said on Saturday, without giving further details. Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei earlier told state television that US and Iranian positions had been converging in the last week, but warned that did not mean agreements would be reached on key issues and accused the Americans of “contradictory statements”.On social media, Trump said he had a “very good call” with the leaders of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar,…
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Olympic medallist Matthew Wells rows as hard as he can as his body begins to float up for 22 seconds.Instead of a boat and water beneath him, he is 8500m (28000 ft) above the ground on a plane maneuvering to create weightless space-like conditions.He’s part of a different kind of race, one to create the equipment to keep the astronauts of the future fit during space missions.The British invention he’s trialling is amongst others being developed across the world, competing with the hope of a place on upcoming moon bases and space stations. ESA/NovespaceThe equipment was tested on a parabolic…
Three Red Cross volunteers died in the Democratic Republic of Congo from suspected Ebola likely caught while managing dead bodies, the organisation has said.They are believed to have contracted Ebola on 27 March while working in the eastern region of Ituri on a project unrelated to the virus, before the outbreak was identified.The volunteers are among the first known victims of DR Congo’s Ebola outbreak, which has resulted in more than 170 suspected deaths and 750 suspected cases.The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) said they had died after serving their communities “with courage and humanity”.Health…
Nascar champion Kyle Busch died after severe pneumonia progressed into sepsis, his family has said in a statement released to The Athletic.A medical evaluation showed the illness resulted “in rapid and overwhelming associated complications,” the statement said.Busch died suddenly aged 41 on Thursday after what his family had described as a “severe illness”.In a statement, Nascar described Busch as a “rare talent, one who comes along once in a generation”. He had won two Cup Series titles and 63 races.He had been expected to compete in an upcoming race this weekend, the Coca-Cola 600, at the Charlotte Motor Speedway in…
At least 82 people have been killed and two are missing after a coal mine blast in northern China, officials have said.Rescue officials revised down the death toll in an update late on Saturday, having earlier said at least 90 people had died. The gas explosion at the Liushenyu Coal Mine in Shanxi province is the worst mining disaster in China since 2009.There were 247 workers reportedly on duty when the blast happened at 19:29 local time (11:29 GMT) on Friday, with more than 100 people said to be saved and hundreds of rescuers sent to the site.The country’s state…
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Thousands rallied in Taipei in support of higher defence spending after a US military official said Washington is pausing a $14 billion arms sale to Taiwan to conserve munitions for its war on Iran. The protest comes as Taiwan faces growing military pressure from China, which considers the self-ruled island its own territory, with demonstrators urging stronger deterrence.