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The silent tsunami: Top 4 mental disorders plaguing UAE executives

Healthy balance sheet take precedence over healthy minds
Xbox One vs. PlayStation 4: Microsoft takes a U-turn, bites back at Sony

In what it claims is a reaction to “feedback from the Xbox community,” Microsoft has made a rather dramatic U-turn over
Falling Rupee: Good time for NRIs to buy property in India

1,000-odd developers to showcase about 500 projects at 3-day property show in Dubai starting today
Sharjah man gave roommate Dh5,000 and axe to kill his half-brother

Police nab 31-year-old Afghan’s suspected killers trying to flee UAE
55-year-old man strangles and tosses wife off cruise ship

Couple got divorced in 2001 but continued to live together
3,500 workers stop work in Dhaka factory after ghost attack

Agitating workers refused to join duty after management did not take any steps to drive out ghost
BlackBerry Q5 phone on sale in Dubai today at Dh1,499

Limited number of handsets will be available
Champions Trophy: Cricket fans in Dubai await India-Sri Lanka clash

Cricket lovers plan to leave work early to catch the semi-final match at Cardiff

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Man beaten up for refusing pimp's offer

Victim abused and thrashed by about 15 men
Driver drove fast to dry freshly-washed car

He was drying off his freshly washed car. That's what the Canadian man told the Mounties when they stopped him doing
Indian jewellery store owner 'missing' from UAE

Traders allege he has fled as his home and shop are shut and phone switched off; he had borrowed heavily, say sources
France hit by weather chaos, floods kills 2

Floods close Lourdes Catholic pilgrimage site in France
India on 'war footing' as floods leave 160 dead

Military personals have plunged into rescue operation
Car burglar surprised by driver sleeping inside

A restaurant worker allegedly attempted to break into a car, not knowing that its driver was sleeping inside, the Dubai
First Mideast BlackBerry Store in Dubai Mall

Over 1,000 sq ft dedicated to BlackBerry will open to public on June 20 at 5pm
Dolphin 'dies after China tourist abuse'

Report provokes outrage online

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Dubai on call for Dh9.8m, 40-ft gold-plated home… on wheels

Makers of the EleMMent Palazzo claim to have had several enquiries from the emirate
Saudi tragedy: 5-yr-old goes to play, returns home dead

Police believe he was murdered by more than one man
From behind the burka... Dubai's courageous Emirati women

Women's Museum in Dubai showcases the role women played in UAE history
Philippine woman held for 5 years without charge

The Philippine justice secretary Tuesday demanded an investigation after a woman was detained in a police prison for
Baked Alaska: Craziest weather yet as heat wave takes country from ice to fire

Weather forecasters say high pressure system locking the region in hot temperatures
Driver caught with employer’s wife in Saudi Arabia

Bangladeshi arrested for having affair, woman freed

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Family on alert; Kate Middleton to give birth naturally

The couple still don't know the sex of their baby
Kim Kardashian begins post baby weight loss bid, Kanye wants to wed

The reality star 'bans sweets from bedside'
Fashionably wrong: Dolce, Gabbana jailed for tax dodge

The duo avoided taxes totalling 200 million euros ($268 million)
Coffee with Shah Rukh: 70-year-old Sri Lankan fan's birthday gift

Shirani Samarasekara travels from Sri Lanka to meet the actor
Fake or real: Jiah Khan’s suicide note, love letter mystery

Letters will be sent to handwriting expert: Police
Aishwarya Rai - Bollywood royalty at the Royal Ascot horse race

Aishwarya attend first day of Royal Ascot, in Berkshire, west of London
Kim Kardashian's 'beautiful' baby is world's youngest reality TV star

Kanye West allows baby's birth to be filmed
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Mohammed Assaf reaches finals in popular Arab Idol singing contest

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Kabul lashes out over Taliban-US talks

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Afghan Taliban opens Qatar office

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Woods, McIlroy confirmed for Dubai Desert Classic

World's top two golfers will headline 25th anniversary of event
F1: Indian GP organisers dismiss race rumours
Neymar sends Brazil into Confederations Cup semis
Brawn needs brains to avoid tyre trouble
Man Utd get Swansea away for first game under Moyes

Cricket

Champions Trophy SF 'LIVE' cricket countdown, Lanka vs India: Rain has been forecast

Thursday's winners in Cardiff face England in the final
Kirsten leaves South Africa no wiser about 'choke' habit
Champions Trophy: England thrash South Africa to enter final
Champions Trophy semifinal India vs Sri Lanka: Slinga antidote for India's MSD high
ICC confirm umpires for Champions Trophy semis

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Cat nurses orphaned pit bull puppy

Feline invited day-old puppy to 'unusual little family'
Paris tackles rudeness to tourists with new manual

Campaign aims to improve city's reputation
I am the king's daughter… prove me wrong

Woman who claims says she is unrecognised daughter of Belgian King Albert II

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Pakistan funeral attack toll rises to 34

Suicide bomber struck in Shergarh, 145km from capital

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Sri Lankan is Mrs Asia International 2013

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Flydubai launches Business Class; now full-service airline

Dubai-based flydubai today announced the launch of business class services, based on feedback from its passengers,
Indian rupee sinks to fresh all-time lows: Rs16.03 vs. Dh1 now

The Indian rupee made a fresh all-time record low of Rs16.033 against Dh1 (Rs58.89 vs. $1) at 9.30am on Wednesday, June
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Emirates, Etihad win 'World's Best Airline' awards for 2013

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New phase of Cedre Villas launched

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Al Sufouh Tram test run successful

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3,500 workers stop work in Dhaka factory after ghost attack

Agitating workers refused to join duty after management did not take any steps to drive out ghost
Aishwarya Rai - Bollywood royalty at the Royal Ascot horse race

Aishwarya attend first day of Royal Ascot, in Berkshire, west of London
Sharjah man gave roommate Dh5,000 and axe to kill his half-brother

Police nab 31-year-old Afghan’s suspected killers trying to flee UAE
Dubai on call for Dh9.8m, 40-ft gold-plated home… on wheels

Makers of the EleMMent Palazzo claim to have had several enquiries from the emirate
Dad of 9-year-old Ferrari driver locks female cop in Rolls Royce

Wife says he is unwell and undergoing treatment

Champions Trophy: England thrash South Africa to enter final

Trott hits unbeaten 82 to steer hosts to easy win
Arab Idol: Palestinian 'Tom Cruise' becomes star overnight

Mohammed Assaf reaches finals in popular Arab Idol singing contest
DHA conduct major Dubai health survey

3,000 families to be surveyed
Drive safe, cancel your fines: Dubai Police launch White Points system

One white point credited at the end of each month, valid for a year
UAE extends property investor visa to 3 years

Decision projected to lift the country's real estate sector as well as property stocks

The silent tsunami: Top 4 mental disorders plaguing UAE executives

Healthy balance sheet take precedence over healthy minds
BlackBerry Q5 phone on sale in Dubai today at Dh1,499

Limited number of handsets will be available
Emaar 'The Hills' launch today

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Traders allege he has fled as his home and shop are shut and phone switched off; he had borrowed heavily, say sources
France hit by weather chaos, floods kills 2

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