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Business

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Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Twitter unveiled plans Friday to make it easier for users to take their personal data
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Kenya to get first deployment of internet balloons from Google parent

The first commercial deployment for Project Loon -- the "balloon-powered internet" being developed by Google parent
Microsoft profit climbs as cloud grows

Microsoft on Thursday said its revenue and profit climbed in the recently ended quarter as its bets on cloud computing
Dubai Customs: Re-export trade with China up by 60% in 2017

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Emirates adds flights to France

Emirates today announced that it will introduce two additional flights to Lyon and one to Paris per week, complementing

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Gas cylinder explosion at restaurant in Pakistan kills 3

A Pakistani rescue official says a gas cylinder exploded at a restaurant in the central city of Multan and killed at
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

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UAE, Chinese people never give up their dreams: President Xi

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India to actively participate in Expo 2020

Preparations have taken a leap in India for its active participation in the Dubai Expo 2020, Dilip Chenoy, Secretary-
Emirates receives compliance certification for baggage operations

Emirates has been awarded IATA 753 compliance certification for its baggage operation in its home base of Dubai. The
DEWA completes Hatta Hydroelectric Plant engineering studies

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UK's Harry and Meghan visit Dublin in first trip as married couple

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Neymar rules out move, staying put at Paris Saint-Germain

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