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Second virus death forces Lebanon to suspend flight operations

12 Mar 2020

Lebanon on Wednesday suspended flights from countries hit hardest by the novel coronavirus after announcing its second death from the pandemic in two days. The Mediterranean nation has...

Led Zeppelin win 'Stairway to Heaven' copyright case

10 Mar 2020

Legendary rock band Led Zeppelin would most certainly be over the moon, for they have won the court case accusing them of stealing their song “Stairway to Heaven.” The UK group...

Australia crush India to win fifth Twenty20 World Cup

08 Mar 2020

A rampant Australia emphatically swept to their fifth women's Twenty20 World Cup title Sunday, crushing India by 85 runs in front of more than 86,000 fans at the Melbourne Cricket...

UAE tells residents not to travel over coronavirus concerns

05 Mar 2020

The coronavirus outbreak has affected many lives of professionals and homemakers alike the world over, derailing their programmes. However, there are some people who carry on with their plans, particularly...

Myanmar’s ‘plastic house’ sells artwork recycled from tonnes of trash

05 Mar 2020

Art has no language. But it seems to be one of the few things that brings people together and unites them for a common cause. Myanmar's start up is...

Video of elderly woman in India talking about Mahatma Gandhi in English goes viral

02 Mar 2020

The British Raj has ended decades ago, but the obsession for English remains even now among millions of Indians. The demand for English medium schools is very high, so...

UBF to promote transformation, growth of UAE banking sector

01 Mar 2020

Business Bureau, Gulf Today UAE Banks Federation (UBF) announced that it has launched two new technical committees (Fintech and Consumer Protection) and three advisory committees (Compliance, Risk, and Information...

Robert Pattinson has 'terror memories' of the paparazzi

27 Feb 2020

Actor Robert Pattinson, who rose to fame as Edward Cullen in the popular vampire franchise "Twilight", may have fond memories from it, but they don't include the paparazzi. The 33-year-old...

Egypt holds full-honours military funeral for former president Mubarak

26 Feb 2020

Egypt held a full-honours military funeral in Cairo on Wednesday to bury its former president Hosni Mubarak, who ruled for 30 years. Horses drew Mubarak's coffin draped in...

Emirati moviemaker Tariq Ahmed Alkazim is at home among films