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GDRFA-Dubai, Azerbaijan’s IMS discuss coop

  DUBAI / WAM The General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs (GDRFA) in Dubai and the International Migration Service (IMS) of the Republic of Azerbaijan discussed ways to strengthen co-operation and exchange knowledge in the field of border security, customer services, and other smart services. These issues came up during the recent visit of a high-level delegation headed by Major ...

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Global sustainability experts insights into future green buildings

  Dubai / Emirates Business The fifth EmiratesGBC Congress, organised annually by the Emirates Green Building Council (EmiratesGBC), commenced on Tuesday at Dusit Thani Hotel in Dubai with international experts in sustainable development for the built environment presenting actionable insights for strengthening energy and water use efficiency and cutting the ecological footprint of buildings. Held under the patronage of the ...

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Trump backers arrested outside US embassy in Uganda

  Kampala / AFP Two Ugandans were arrested outside the US Embassy in Kampala on Tuesday morning while taking part in a demonstration of support for US presidential candidate Donald Trump. Carrying placards, one emblazoned with the slogan “A vote for Trump is a vote against African dictatorship!”, the two men attempted to enter the US embassy grounds in the ...

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Duterte tells worried foreign businesses to go

  Tokyo / AFP President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday urged foreign businesses in the Philippines worried about his deadly drug war to “pack up and leave”, as he launched another anti-American tirade before flying to Japan to attract investments. Duterte voiced outrage at comments made the previous day by the top US envoy to Asia that his fiery rhetoric and crime ...

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NATO defence commitment ‘unconditional’: Stoltenberg

  Brussels / AFP NATO’s commitment to defend all allies against any threat is “unconditional” and irrespective of whether they pay their dues, alliance head Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday. Asked his view of remarks by US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump that, should he win, US commitment would depend on members keeping up with their contributions, Stoltenberg stressed first ...

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4 dead after Australia theme park disaster

  Gold Coast / AFP Two women and two men were killed at a theme park on Australia’s popular Gold Coast on Tuesday, police said, with witnesses describing how “everyone was screaming” after a raft apparently flipped on a water ride. Queensland police said the four victims died on the Thunder River Rapids ride at the Dreamworld park, as Prime Minister ...

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Strike across Sri Lanka’s north over police killings

  Colombo/ AFP Sri Lankans went on strike across the island’s north on Tuesday as anger mounted over the police killing of two Tamil university students at a checkpoint. Shops, banks and other offices were closed across the war-ravaged Jaffna peninsula and public transport was halted in protest against the shootings last week. “The entire province is paralysed by the ...

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On Nov 9, let’s forget Donald Trump happened

  With Donald Trump’s chances of winning the White House narrowing, it’s not too soon to ask: If Hillary Clinton wins the presidency in November, what attitude should Democrats and Republicans alike take toward Trump voters? It will be tempting to excoriate or patronize them, or to woo them to your cause. But all of these approaches would be mistaken. ...

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