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Russia to keep visa-free entry for football fans until end of 2018: Putin

MOSCOW, 15th July, 2018 (WAM) -- Russia will provide visa-free entrance to the country for football fans with fan IDs
Fierce heatwave hits Japan flood recovery

A blistering heatwave smothered swathes of flood-hit western Japan Monday, hampering clean-up efforts as survivors and
In TV interview, Trump says queen called Brexit 'complex'

President Donald Trump has told a British TV interviewer that Queen Elizabeth II told him Brexit is "complex." Trump's
France holds breath as football brings nation together

French fans dared to dream of a World Cup victory on Sunday as they prepared to watch the game on a sunny summer
Trump says Queen thinks Brexit is 'very complex problem'

US President Donald Trump has seemingly breached royal protocol by discussing his private conversation with Queen
In new video, boys crave food, wait to go home next week

The 12 boys and their soccer coach are recovering well and in a brief new video list their food wish lists while the

Business

Latest gold, forex rates in UAE

Gold rates for Monday, July 16, 2018 Daily Morning 9:00 AM Afternoon 3:00 PM Evening 6:30 PM Ounce rate 1244 1244 1241
Etihad Airways adds a new range of buy on board products, including premium local snacks

In addition to its complimentary inflight service and recently launched menu of 'Buy on Board' products, Etihad Airways
Norway to bring maritime expertise and innovations to Expo 2020 Dubai

Norway will promote its innovations, technologies and further development of the country’s ocean industries to a global
Aldar making headway with projects on Yas, Saadiyat & Reem Islands

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Sharjah Airport handles 5.731m passengers in 1st half of 2018

Sharjah Airport has announced that it registered a growth of 4.34 percent in passenger movement during the first half
''One Million Arab Coders" allows 50 graduates to establish companies in Dubai

Dubai Future Foundation (DFF) announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Dubai Airport Freezone

Law & Order

Girl charged with trying to poison 4-year-old stepbrother

Officials say a 12-year-old Kentucky girl tried to kill her 4-year-old stepbrother because she believed her mother
Driver falls asleep, crashes into school bus

Investigators say the driver of a flatbed truck that crashed into a school bus carrying a group of high school students
Man accused of yelling, causing plane to land pleads guilty

A Washington state man accused of screaming on a flight and causing the pilot to make an emergency landing in Oklahoma
Woman found dead in trash compactor

A 48-year-old woman has been found dead inside a trash compactor at a luxury apartment building in lower Manhattan.

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McDonald’s removing salads from 3,000 stores after illness

McDonald’s is stopping the sale of salads at 3,000 restaurants after people became sick from a parasite causing
UAE Ambassador attends graduation of 43 Syrian refugees in Lebanon

Hamad Saeed Al Shamsi, UAE Ambassador in Beirut, witnessed the graduation of 43 female Syrian refugees in Lebanon, who
Gas leak in steel mill kills 6 workers in southern India

A suspected carbon monoxide gas leak on Thursday killed six workers at a steel mill in southern India, police said. The
First-ever colour X-ray on a human

New Zealand scientists have performed the first-ever 3-D, colour X-ray on a human, using a technique that promises to

Entertainment and Lifestyle

Salman keen to back Katrina

Is Salman Khan advising Katrina Kaif to set up her production house? Well that is the buzz doing the rounds nowadays.
Priyanka Chopra thinks Duchess Meghan is an 'amazing' royal

Priyanka Chopra has praised her friend Duchess Meghan for how quickly she's settled in as a royal. The 36-year-old
How wigs made Ranbir into Sanjay Dutt!

Rajkumar Hirani directorial, a Sanjay Dutt Biopic, Sanju has been roaring on the Box Office since the release of the
Tom Cruise's advice to younger self

'Mission: Impossible - Fallout' actor Tom Cruise revealed if he could give his younger self any advice, it would be to
How over exposed has Salman become!

Race 3 ran the first weekend in a sprint crossing the Rs 100 crore mark but could not be a long-distance film as it has
Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra could move in together

Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra are ready to take the next step as their romance goes from strength to strength. The '
Justin Bieber picked out ring after seeing Hailey Baldwin's face in diamond

Justin Bieber knew he had found the perfect diamond for his fiancée Hailey Baldwin's engagement ring when he saw her
Prince Harry doesn't want big family

Prince Harry has joked that he doesn't want five children because that's "too many." The 33-year-old royal and his wife

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Spotted: Mira Kapoor, Ranveer Singh, Kangana Ranaut...

Pregnant Mira Kapoor Zaheer Khan and Sagarika Ghatge Kangana Ranaut Ranveer Singh Varun Dhawan Karan Johar and Madhuri
KUWTK: Kylie Jenner gets baby Stormi's ears pierced

Kylie Jenner has got her five-month-old daughter Stormi's ear pierced. The 20-year-old reality TV star has been trying
UK's Harry and Meghan visit Dublin in first trip as married couple

Prince Harry paid tribute on Tuesday to Britain's complex and "at times tragic" shared history with Ireland, at the
Pregnant Pippa Middleton at Wimbledon

Pippa Matthews (L) and brother James Middleton sit on centre court to watch Spain's Rafael Nadal play Kazakhstan's

Sports

France set for heroes' welcome after thrilling World Cup win

Victorious France were set to return to a heroes' welcome on Monday after winning the World Cup for the second time
Russia World Cup was a success - and the underdog had his day

The World Cup final between France and Croatia in Moscow on Sunday brings the curtain down on a month-long festival of
France and Croatia seek World Cup glory

Croatia face France in Moscow on Sunday attempting to win their first World Cup while Didier Deschamps' side are aiming
Pacquiao 'ready' to regain title after weigh-in with Matthysse

Filipino legend Manny Pacquiao weighed in Saturday comfortably under the 147-pound (67-kilogramme) limit and said he
World Cup: Road to the final

France play Croatia in the World Cup final at Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium on Sunday. Here is each team's path to the
Holder shines as West Indies dominate Bangladesh

Jason Holder led the rout of Bangladesh with a five-wicket haul as the West Indies took control of the second Test at

Offbeat

Man with world's longest fingernails cut them off after 66 years

A man from India with the world's longest fingernails has cut them off after growing them out for 66 years. Shridhar
Boa constrictor falls from ceiling, lands on sleeping man

A central New York man got a rude awakening when a large snake fell from his bedroom ceiling and landed on him while he
Six-year-old burger for sale

A Canadian man tried to auction off an ancient McDonalds, but Ebay removed it. Canadian Dave Alexander attempted to

Videos

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A police dog in Spain apparently has been trained to perform CPR. In a video of a demonstration posted on Facebook by
Man survives his third animal attack

An American man has been attacked by three deadly animals in less than four years. Dylan McWilliams, from Colorado, was
Diner serves up tarantula burger

A woman faced her fear of spiders by eating a tarantual burger at a diner in North Carolina. The bizarre dish has
Gold spills on Russian runway after plane door glitch

Russian news reports say the hatch of a cargo plane carrying precious metals accidentally flew open upon takeoff —

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Australia monster croc caught after eight-year hunt

An elusive monster saltwater crocodile weighing 600 kilograms (1,328 pounds) has finally been caught after an eight-
Samsung opens world's biggest smartphone factory in India

Samsung opened the world's largest smartphone factory in India on Monday, a move Prime Minister Narendra Modi said
India's richest man unveils broadband plan

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