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'Look delicate' marriage tips for women backfire in Japan
A Japanese municipality was forced to withdraw tips urging women to wear shoes that make them appear \"delicate\" or choose makeup that looks \"demure\" in order to secure a partner, after facing accusations of sexism.
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November 01, 2025
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School attendance debated over sick children
LOS ANGELES Many parents disagree — especially parents of children in kindergarten and transitional kindergarten, who have the highest rates of chronic absenteeism statewide — as well as the germiest hands, snottiest noses and least developed immune systems
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November 01, 2025
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Israeli military kills municipal worker in raid on south Lebanon
The Israeli military killed a municipal worker in a raid in southern Lebanon, prompting Lebanese President Joseph Aoun to order the army to confront such incursions.
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November 01, 2025
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Israel returns remains of 30 more Palestinians
Israel has returned the bodies of 30 more Palestinians to Gaza as part of an ongoing exchange deal under a US-brokered ceasefire plan, a hospital told AFP on Friday.
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November 01, 2025
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UAE Sports Medicine Conference to begin today with global participation
The second edition of the UAE Sports Medicine Conference, organised by the Emirates Society of Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation, officially opens on Saturday.
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November 01, 2025
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Will Smith to participate in SIBF discussion
The Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) 2025 has announced the participation of global superstar Will Smith, who will take part in a live discussion on Friday, November 14, at 8:00pm on the event's Main Stage.
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November 01, 2025
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43 detained UN staff to face trial over Israeli attack: Houthis
Forty-three detained local United Nations staff will face trial on suspicion of links to an Israeli airstrike that assassinated top Houthi leaders in August, the acting foreign minister of Yemen's Houthi government, Abdulwahid Abu Ras, told Reuters.
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November 01, 2025
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Rodrigues beats anxiety and tears to become World Cup star
India’s newest cricket star Jemimah Rodrigues overcame anxiety and tears to lead her country into the women’s World Cup final with a sublime century against Australia.
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November 01, 2025
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Paris FC making steady progress after landing in big time
Promoted to the top flight of French football at the end of last season in the wake of a takeover by the super-rich Arnault family, Paris FC do not yet quite look ready to mix it with Ligue I's big guns.
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November 01, 2025
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PTI's Khurram clinches Senate seat in by-poll
Khurram Zeeshan, who had refused to surrender in the last polls for the Upper House of Parliament from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and secured zero votes, returned to the Senate within three months after securing 91 votes in the by-election held on Thursday.
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November 01, 2025
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Dedicated lanes for bikes, heavy vehicles from today
As of (Saturday) November 1, 2025, the Emirates of Dubai and Sharjah will introduce traffic regulations to control the use of express lanes by delivery bikes, trucks and buses, and to allocate specific mandatory traffic lanes.
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November 01, 2025
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Alef Group sells out Olfah Phase 2 in one week
Alef Group, a premier real estate developer in the UAE, has proudly announced the rapid sellout of all the limited inventory that was released in Olfah Phase 2, within its landmark Dhs2.5 billion Olfah development project, the forest-designed walkable buildings community.
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November 01, 2025
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Gold price surge adds shine to SNB profit
The Swiss National Bank reported a third-quarter profit of 27.93 billion Swiss francs ($35.22 billion), the central bank said on Friday, helped by the booming value of its gold reserves.
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November 01, 2025
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Rob Jetten: Ex-athlete setting the pace in Dutch politics
As a talented junior athlete, Rob Jetten once ran as a pacesetter for future Olympic champion Sifan Hassan. Now the 38-year-old is setting his own pace at the head of Dutch politics after a stunning win for his centrist D66 party in Wednesday's vote. Just like Hassan, who won the Paris Olympic marathon with an astonishing late surge, Jetten timed his own political run perfectly. With a positive message and youthful energy, Jetten dragged the D66 from fifth in the polls with a month to go.
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November 01, 2025
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Maktoum reviews efforts to boost Dubai judicial system
Sheikh Maktoum Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, First Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance, and Chairman of the Dubai Judicial Council, chaired a meeting of the Council to review ongoing efforts to further strengthen Dubai's judicial system.
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November 01, 2025
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700 more sick after eating free school meals
Indonesian authorities are investigating food poisoning cases involving nearly 700 children in Yogyakarta province this week, after students ate meals prepared under President Prabowo Subianto's key free school meal programme, an official said.
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November 01, 2025
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Sexist comments by top authority make 'workplace harassment'
The Federal Ombudsperson for Protection Against Harassment (FOPAH) has ruled that sexist and demeaning remarks by those in positions of authority constitute workplace harassment under the law.
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November 01, 2025
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UAE calls for integrated economic system at APEC
On behalf of UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Sheikh Khaled Bin Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, has led the UAE delegation at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in Gyeongju, attended by leaders and delegations from major global and regional economies.
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November 01, 2025
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Court cases of fraudsters using social media rise
Some people exploit social media platforms to achieve profits through fraud and scams across various fields, including advertisements promoting investment in crypto currencies or stocks. Additionally, there are fraudsters who use artificial intelligence for forgery and counterfeiting.
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November 01, 2025
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Kerala health workers to end 266-day protest today
Kerala's frontline health workers will end their 266-day sit-in before the state secretariat on Saturday, asserting that they will take their struggle for better pay and living conditions to the districts.
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November 01, 2025
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Global publishers conference to feature over 30 workshops
The 15th Sharjah International Publishers Conference, organised by the Sharjah Book Authority (SBA), opens on Sunday at Expo Centre Sharjah.
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November 01, 2025
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UAE strengthens its national AI vision with banking innovation
The Innovation Hub of the Emirates Institute of Finance (EIF Innovation Hub), in collaboration with the UAE Banks Federation (UBF) and KPMG Middle East, concluded a 2-day Al Innovation Workshop, a unique forum designed to accelerate the responsible adoption of Agentic Al across the UAE's banking ecosystem.
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November 01, 2025
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Al Mafraq Poetry Festival ends on a high note
Al Mafraq Arabic Poetry Festival, at the conclusion of its 10th session, wrote a new chapter in the history of Arab poetry, marking a decade since its founding, under the generous patronage of His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah.
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November 01, 2025
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Passenger held at Mumbai airport with endangered primates in bag
Indian customs officers have arrested a plane passenger after discovering two endangered gibbons stuffed inside a checked bag, the latest animals seized from smugglers at Mumbai's airport.
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November 01, 2025
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Mayor proposes housing plan to tackle affordability crisis
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie is trying to get more homes built for people like Liam Murphy: a fifth-generation city kid who found himself repeatedly outbid for tiny two-bedroom houses that wound up selling for $1.6 million.
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November 01, 2025
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Leaders Real and Barcelona aim to shake off Clasico consequences
Real Madrid may have beaten Barcelona in last weekend’s Clasico but the game exposed problems in both camps, from the difficulties in dealing with Vinicius to the concerning recent form of the Catalans.
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November 01, 2025
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Cameron gives up WBC title to back gender equality
Chantelle Cameron relinquished her WBC Super Lightweight title on Friday in a bold protest over women’s boxing rules, with the British fighter demanding the right to fight three-minute rounds like her male counterparts.
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November 01, 2025
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Boss Farrell eyes 'reset' as Ireland and All Blacks ready for 'Battle of Chicago'
CHICAGO The Irish are facing the All Blacks on US soil nine years after scoring their first every victory over New Zealand in a memorable 40-29 win over the Kiwis at the same venue in 2016
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November 01, 2025
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Spanish tenor Xabier Anduaga makes a splash at the Met
When tenor Xabier Anduaga first auditioned for Riccardo Frizza, the conductor recalls that “he opened his mouth, and after two notes I understood I was in front of something special. It’s one of the voices you find every 15 or 20 years.”
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November 01, 2025
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Xi and Takaichi agree to pursue stable relations
Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to pursue constructive and stable ties at a meeting on Friday that may ease fears she would adopt a more combative approach toward Beijing.
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