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Australia and NZ shoot for Rugby C’ship silverware in Perth finale
Australia and New Zealand meet again at a sold-out Perth Stadium on Saturday, a week after a bruising battle at Eden Park, hoping to lay claim to the Rugby Championship trophy, if only temporarily.
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October 03, 2025
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Russia looking to 'escalate' war, Zelensky tells Europe
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Europe on Thursday that recent drone incursions showed Russia was looking to \"escalate\" its aggression, as he offered his country’s war-honed expertise to help counter the threat.
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October 03, 2025
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Abu Dhabi’s dynamic economy takes centre stage in New York
The Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ADCCI), in collaboration with the Business Council for International Understanding (BCIU), convened a high-level roundtable for family businesses in New York.
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October 03, 2025
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Verstappen ‘genuinely a challenger’ as Formula One championship title race hots up, says Norris
Lando Norris admitted in Singapore on Thursday that Max Verstappen was now ‘genuinely a challenger’ as the 2025 Formula One championship enters the final laps of the season.
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October 03, 2025
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Sharjah Police release 13 inmates after settling debts
The Punitive and Correctional Institutions Department of the Sharjah Police General Command organised the 21st Family Forum.
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October 03, 2025
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A postman, his family, and a chair: Van Gogh museum's reunion exhibition
The Van Gogh museum is bringing a scattered family back together this fall to honour a postal worker, his wife and their children who sat as models for the Dutch master at at time when he was struggling to make friends in a French town.
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October 03, 2025
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Abu Dhabi GDP rises 3.8%, driven by 6.6% growth of non-oil sectors
The Statistics Centre - Abu Dhabi (SCAD) has announced that the emirate’s real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) reached Dhs306.3 billion in the second quarter of 2025, representing a 3.8 per cent increase compared with Q2 2024.
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October 03, 2025
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Masdar, Endesa achieve financial close for $432.4m solar PV portfolio
Masdar, a global clean energy leader, announced the closing of its acquisition of a 49.99 per cent stake in a €368 million ($432.4 million) portfolio comprising four operational solar PV plants from Enel Green Power Espafia, a subsidiary of Endesa (Endesa), a leading company in the Spanish electricity sector and a subsidiary of Enel Group.
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October 03, 2025
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Major maintenance work carried out on Central Souq
As part of its ongoing supervision and commitment to preserving the Sharjah Central Souq's distinctive and attractive architectural identity, the Sharjah City Municipality has carried out comprehensive maintenance work on the market.
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October 03, 2025
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‘No more signs of life' in school collapse
Rescuers detected “no more signs of life” at a collapsed Indonesian school where 59 people were believed missing days after it gave way, an official said on Thursday, raising fears no more survivors would be found.
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October 03, 2025
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Philippines ends rescue efforts, pledges to help quake survivors
Philippine authorities said on Thursday that search and rescue operations in quake-hit Cebu province have ended, as the current death toll of 72 was not expected to go much higher and missing people had been accounted for.
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October 03, 2025
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World champions Evenepoel and Reusser clinch European titles
World time-trial champions Remco Evenepoel and Marlen Reusser both doubled up, winning the European titles in France on Wednesday, little more than 48 hours after arriving back from Rwanda.
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October 03, 2025
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Sharjah prepares to launch 3rd Arab Finance Forum
SHARJAH: The General Secretariat of the Sharjah Award for Public Finance (SAPF) is preparing to launch the activities of the third Arab Finance Forum, which will take place from October 6-7, 2025, in the city of Tangier, Kingdom of Morocco, under the theme “Outstanding experiences in developing public finance.”
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October 03, 2025
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Surridge penalty lifts Nashville over Austin for US Open Cup
Sam Surridge converted a penalty in the 60th minute and Nashville SC won the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup with a 2-1 victory over Austin FC on Wednesday night.
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October 03, 2025
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Emirates, flydubai, Dubai Finance to accelerate 'Dubai Cashless Strategy'
Emirates and flydubai have signed two Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with Dubai Finance (DOF) to advance digital payment initiatives and promote 'Dubai Cashless Strategy' among international tourists, cementing the city's position as a global digital economy hub.
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October 03, 2025
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Stocks grind higher, markets mull US shutdown impact
Global stocks gained and gold traded near record highs on Thursday as investors digested the potential ramifications of a US government shutdown, while a weak private U.S. labour market report bolstered bets for Federal Reserve rate cuts.
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October 03, 2025
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44th Sharjah International Book Fair to be held from Nov.5-16
The Sharjah Book Authority (SBA) has announced that the upcoming Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) will be held from Nov.5-16, 2025, at Expo Centre Sharjah under the theme “Between You and a Book.”
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October 03, 2025
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Men's curling gold there for the taking, says Britain's Mouat
Britain’s men's curling team will bid to end a century-long wait for gold at the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics in 2026 and skip Bruce Mouat is confident the win is theirs for the taking, with his belief stemming from their form over the last year.
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October 03, 2025
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Kerala University bars students facing criminal charges
The traditional rivals on the state's college campuses have attacked the Kerala University authorities for denying admission to students facing criminal charges.
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October 03, 2025
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Bangladesh cruise to win over Pakistan in Women's World Cup
Bangladesh kicked off their Women’s Cricket World Cup campaign in style, cantering past Pakistan's modest 129 with seven wickets and 18.5 overs to spare in Colombo on Thursday.
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October 03, 2025
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RTA wins British Safety Council's certification
DUBAI: Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has achieved the prestigious Five Star Wellbeing Audit Certification from the British Safety Council, recognising excellence in workplace mental health and employee wellbeing.
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October 03, 2025
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Court upholds greengrocer's sentence in stabbing case
The Dubai Court of Appeal upheld the initial ruling that sentenced an Asian greengrocer to one month in prison, a fine of Dhs10,000 and deportation upon completion of his sentence.
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October 03, 2025
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Rohingya plead for help to stop killings in Myanmar
Rohingya Muslims pleaded with the international community at the first United Nations high-level meeting on the plight of the ethnic minority to prevent the mass killings taking place in Myanmar and to help those in the persecuted group lead normal lives.
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October 03, 2025
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Ministers, leaders explore UAE's models in education
The Government Experience Exchange Office at the Ministry of Cabinet Affairs organised a series of visits for participants of the International Education Leadership Programme to explore the UAE's best practices in education.
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October 03, 2025
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India, China to resume direct flights after 5 years
India and China will restart direct flights between designated cities this month, ending a suspension of more than five years, in a move that signals a cautious easing of bilateral tensions, India’s foreign ministry said on Thursday.
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October 03, 2025
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Siraj, Bumrah help India dominate WI on opening day of first Test
Standout performances from Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah, and KL Rahul ensured India seized control on the opening day of the first Test against the West Indies at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Thursday.
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October 03, 2025
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BITS Pilani celebrates graduation of 297 students
The BITS Pilani Dubai Campus (BPDC) recently hosted the convocation ceremony for its 22nd batch — a milestone celebration of academic achievement and student success.
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October 03, 2025
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Gauff quells Lys challenge to set up China Open semi-final clash vs Anisimova
Coco Gauff put down a spirited challenge from Eva Lys to earn a 6-3 6-4 victory on Thursday and set up a China Open semi-final against fellow American Amanda Anisimova, who overcame a first-set stumble to beat Italy's Jasmine Paolini 6-7(4) 6-3 6-4.
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October 03, 2025
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China railway trips hit record 23.13m on first day of holiday
China's national railway recorded 23.13 million trips on the first day of the country’s eight-day National Day holiday on Wednesday, up nearly 88 from a year earlier and setting a single-day record, state media CCTV reported.
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October 03, 2025
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Premier League close to deciding on scrapping PSR, says Masters
LONDON: The English Premier League (EPL) will soon decide on whether to get rid of its divisive profit and sustainability rules and introduce a new squad-cost ratio system, CEO Richard Masters said on Thursday.
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