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Dubai Police launch 'ecrime.ae' to tackle cybercrime

Major-General Abdullah Khalifa Al Marri, Commander-in-Chief of Dubai Police, has launched the 'e-crime platform' to
Abu Dhabi Police arrests phone fraud gang

Abu Dhabi Police have arrested a gang of 11 people of Asian origin who committed phone fraud, which targeted victims in
134 drug seizures at Dubai Airports in Q1 of 2018

Dubai Customs announced 134 drug seizures at Dubai Airports in the first quarter of 2018. According to a statement, the
Ajman seizes fake goods worth over Dh82.6m

The Department of Economic Development - Ajman, DED-Ajman, has revealed the seizure of more than 413,277 counterfeit
Cyber-attacks in UAE decline by 48%

The number of cyber-attacks against websites in the UAE during the first four months of the current year reached 155,

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Family pit bull attacks, kills 6-year-old boy

Authorities say a pit bull has attacked and killed a 6-year-old boy in Pennsylvania. The Blair County coroner says the
Peru police seize 8m fake dollars destined for US

Officers in Peru's capital Lima seized over $8 million in counterfeit currency destined for the United States and
Police investigate how a handgun ended up in driver’s bumper

Talk about gunning the engine. Authorities say a driver near Tacoma, Washington, saw an object strike the front of his
London couple convicted of murdering nanny, burning her body

A London couple delusionally obsessed with a former boy-band star were found guilty Thursday of murdering their French
Explosion in Canadian restaurant wounds 15 people

An explosion caused by “improvised explosive device” ripped through a restaurant in a mall in the Toronto suburb of
Newly adopted 1-year-old dies after being left in hot truck

Authorities say a recently adopted 1-year-old girl has died after her father left her in a hot truck. News outlets cite
Man convicted of kidnapping woman who escaped from car trunk

A man has been convicted of kidnapping an Alabama woman who later escaped by jumping from the trunk of a moving car.
Almost $30m, 400 handbags seized in raids linked to Malaysia's Najib

Malaysian police said Friday they seized over 400 handbags and cash amounting to almost $30 million in raids on luxury
Jury orders Samsung to pay Apple $533m in iPhone case

A federal court jury on Thursday ordered Samsung to pay Apple $533 million for copying iPhone design features in a
Woman jailed in UK for forcing teenage daughter to marry

A woman in Britain was sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison Wednesday for forcing her teenage daughter to marry
Police say couple hid dead 5-year-old inside storage unit

A Nevada man and his wife never called 911 when his 5-year-old daughter was dying inside a filthy Reno apartment
Cyber-attacks in UAE decline by 48%

The number of cyber-attacks against websites in the UAE during the first four months of the current year reached 155,

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5 people killed in explosion at hotel in northwest Pakistan

Police say an explosion at a hotel has killed five people from one family and wounded two other people in northwest
Official says several bombs at Afghan cricket match kill 8

Several bombs exploded nearly simultaneously at a cricket match in Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar province, killing at
UAE condemns Kabul terrorist attacks

The United Arab Emirates has condemned the two attacks, which took place in Kabul on Monday. The Ministry of Foreign

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Tropical storm ‘Mekunu’ will not reach UAE: NCM

The National Centre of Meteorology, NCM, stated that tropical storm "Mekunu," which is currently in the Arabian Sea,
Emirati family donates Dh1m to support underprivileged students of Zayed University

Both campuses of Zayed University, in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, received a donation of AED1 million from the family of the
Malaysia says search for MH370 to end next week

The search by a private U.S. company for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 will end next week, Malaysia’s transport minister
Dubai Airports to save 20% on annual energy bill with Siemens solution

Dubai Airports will use Siemens’ data analytics and smart building technology to guarantee annual energy savings of

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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

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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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Dramatic video taken by a snowboarder shows the aftermath of an avalanche in Northern California, with people furiously

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