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'COLUMN OF SMOKE' SPOTTED
Malaysia Airlines jet presumed crashed, 239 onboard
A Malaysia Airlines flight carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew went missing off the Vietnamese coast on Saturday as it flew from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing and was presumed to have crashed.
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SOLID GROWTH
ETF global assets hit record $2.44 trillion
The assets in global exchange-traded funds (ETF) and exchange-traded products (ETP) surged to hit a record high of $2.44 trillion at the end of February, said a report.
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20,000km SYSTEM
Du joins new global cable consortium
Du, a UAE telecom service provider, has joined an international consortium to build South East Asia - Middle East -Western Europe 5 (SEA-ME-WE 5) cable system.
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FOCUS
Middle East leads drilling boom
Drilling for oil and gas deposits outside North America has hit the highest level in three decades, led by big exploration and production programmes in the Middle East and Africa.
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SPECIAL REPORT
New engine, new rules and new sound for F1 in 2014
Formula One will look and sound different when the season starts in Melbourne on March 16, with new regulations and the introduction of a turbocharged V6 engine with energy recovery systems.
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IMAGE OF THE DAY
Happy Women's Day
A military helicopter hovers over a female symbol formed by people, as part of celebrations for International Women's Day in Manila. On March 8, activists around the globe celebrate International Women's Day.
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Work to start on Bahrain beach project
An ambitious project to create nine public beaches on the west coast of Bahrain that stalled in the wake of the 2011 unrest will still go ahead, said a report.
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India's Bharti group mulls Carrefour tieup
Indian mobile giant Bharti yesterday said it was scouting for a new partner to replace Walmart in a retail joint venture with reports saying it was in talks with France's Carrefour and Japan's AEON. The new partner would r
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Opec output soars on higher Iraq exports
Crude oil production from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) climbed by 240,000 barrels per day (bpd) to 30.11 million bpd in February from 29.87 million bpd in January following a surge in Iraqi exports, said a report.
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ETF global assets hit record $2.44 trillion
The assets in global exchange-traded funds (ETF) and exchange-traded products (ETP) surged to hit a record high of $2.44 trillion at the end of February, said a report.
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Middle East leads drilling boom
Drilling for oil and gas deposits outside North America has hit the highest level in three decades, led by big exploration and production programmes in the Middle East and Africa.
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ASIS launches amphibious leisure boat
ASIS Boats, a global Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) manufacturer, has launched its inboard jet amphibious range, the world’s first amphibious boats targeting the leisure and recreational market.
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Malaysia Airlines jet goes missing over China
A Malaysia Airlines flight carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing went missing over the South China Sea on Saturday, prompting China to send ships to scour the water for possible wreckage.
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Du joins new global cable consortium
Du, a UAE telecom service provider, has joined an international consortium to build South East Asia - Middle East -Western Europe 5 (SEA-ME-WE 5) cable system.
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Saudi names Brotherhood as terrorist group
Saudi Arabia has formally designated the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organisation, in a move that could increase pressure on Qatar whose backing for the group has sparked a row with fellow Gulf monarchies.
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Rolls-Royce to buy key Daimler stake
British engineering company Rolls-Royce said it would fund the purchase of German carmaker Daimler's 50 per cent stake of a jointly owned power systems company using cash and some borrowing.
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SARS virus claims one more victim in Saudi
Saudi Arabian health officials have reported one more death from the new respiratory virus related to severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars), thus taking the death toll in the kingdom to 62.
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Hollywood blockbuster 'Noah' faces GCC ban
Three GCC countries - Qatar, UAE and Bahrain, have banned the Hollywood film "Noah" on religious grounds even before its worldwide premiere and several others are expected to follow suit.
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Top education experts win GESS awards
The Gulf region’s most eminent educational institutions, individuals and corporate suppliers were honoured at the recently concluded GESS Education Awards ceremony held in Dubai.
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Bahrain poultry firm told to step up safety
Bahrain's main supplier of fresh chicken has been ordered to improve hygiene and safety standards or face closure.
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