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Dubai property deals soar 38pc in Q1The total amount of real estate transactions in Dubai during the first quarter of the year reached Dh61 billion ($16.6 billion) as against Dh44 billion during the same period of 2013, marking a rise of 38 per cent, a report said. More… |
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Nakheel awards 2 contracts for Deira IslandsNakheel, a major Dubai-based developer, has awarded contracts valued at more than Dh47 million ($12.7 million) for design and supervision services on Deira Islands, a report said. AE7 won the Dh28 million contract for design and s More… |
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A ring for a yearMa Toke, an ethnic Kayan woman wears bronze rings around her neck as she works in Panpet village, Demoso township Kayah state, Myanmar. Some ethnic Kayan women, also known as Padaung, begin wearing the bronze rings on their neck and legs from yo More… |
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Getting lost in the crowd?A visitor poses for a photo next to a Doraemon model during an exhibition in Beijing on April 19. The exhibition, which showcased a hundred models of the Japanese cartoon character in different poses and expressions, will run from April 19 to Ju More… |
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Two killed in Bahrain car explosionAn explosion in a car killed two people and wounded a third in Bahrain on Saturday, the Interior Ministry said. The ministry said on its Twitter account the explosion was in the mostly Shi'ite village of al-Maqshaa', along More… |
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When will this end?A boy carries a girl after what activists said was an air strike by forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad in Aleppo's Bustan Al-Qasr, on April 18. Reuters/Stringer More… |
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Evening hues in GazaA Palestinian man paddles a traditional boat in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Gaza City on April 18. Reuters/Mohammed Salem More… |
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Pro-Russia?A dog wearing a face mask with black and orange ribbons of St. George - a symbol widely associated with pro-Russian protests in Ukraine, is seen in Slavyansk, Ukraine on April 18. Armed pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine said they were n More… |
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Holy Week in MexicoPeople hold crosses while standing behind a statue of Jesus Christ, during a re-enactment of the crucifixion of Christ on Good Friday during Holy Week on the outskirts of Monterrey, Mexico, on April 18. Reuters/Daniel Becerril More… |
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Fading hopesMessages left by fellow students are stuck to the classroom windows of students missing in the South Korean ferry disaster at Danwon High School in Ansan on April 18. With over 70 hours passed since the ferry "Sewol" capsized, hopes ar More… |
