February, 2016

• 21 February

  DPG unveils ‘Serena’ development in Dubai

  

  DUBAI / WAM Dubai Properties Group (DPG), one of the largest fully integrated real estate and community development businesses in Dubai, on Sunday unveiled the master plan of Serena, its latest residential development for 2016, which will be located at DUBAILAND. Spanning a total area of approximately 8.2 million sq.ft., the smartly designed residential community targets the surging affordable housing ...

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• 21 February

  Emirates Post Group takes part in Car Free Day

  DUBAI / WAM Employees of Emirates Post Group (EPG), are actively supporting Car Free Day, being observed on February 21, under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council. The highlights of EPG’s participation included displaying special Car Free Day posters in all post offices and ...

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• 21 February

  UK PM appeals to London Mayor on crucial EU deal

  

  London / Bloomberg Prime Minister David Cameron started selling his deal on Britain’s membership in the European Union to voters with a direct appeal to Boris Johnson, the last senior figure in his Conservative Party still to declare which side he’ll join in the campaign. “I would say to Boris what I say to everybody else, which is that we ...

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• 21 February

  Cameron faces UKIP as ‘Brexit’ campaigning starts

  London / Bloomberg Prime Minister David Cameron on Sunday began the daunting challenge of persuading his country to stay in the European Union, after announcing a June 23 referendum on its membership of the bloc. The conservative premier will face the outspoken leader of the eurosceptic UK Independence Party (UKIP), Nigel Farage, and Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. Cameron announced ...

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• 21 February

  Some key hurdles in Brexit referendum campaign cleared

  LONDON / AFP Prime Minister David Cameron has cleared some key hurdles as he takes his first steps in what promises to be a bitter campaign ahead of an EU membership referendum in June, experts said. Starting with a reform deal struck at a European Union summit on Friday, Cameron went on to secure the support of the overwhelming majority ...

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• 21 February

  Shelters multiply as London’s homeless problem grows

  

  London / AFP Every night Andrew, Cristian and Shafiqul visit a church in the wealthy central London district of Westminster to share a meal and get a place for the night sleeping off the cold and wet streets. Currently homeless, the three are among 15 people given places to sleep by six churches and a synagogue, alternating on a daily ...

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• 21 February

  Trump takes S Carolina, Clinton wins in Nevada

  

  Spartanburg / AFP Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump grabbed a big win in the South Carolina primary, while Democrat Hillary Clinton breathed life into her sluggish campaign with a victory over Bernie Sanders in Nevada. The wins for the brash billionaire and the former secretary of state give the candidates a major boost heading into the next major phase of ...

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• 21 February

  6 killed in Michigan shooting rampage, suspect arrested

  Chicago / AFP A man suspected of randomly opening fire in a Michigan town and shooting dead at least six people, including a teenager, was arrested Sunday, US police said. The suspect was apprehended at 12:40 am on Sunday after a shooting rampage Saturday in the town of Kalamazoo, police said. “We believe we have our suspect in custody,” Lieutenant ...

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• 21 February

  Ukraine soldier killed in clashes in rebel east

  Kiev / AFP One Ukrainian soldier was killed in clashes between pro-Russian rebels and government forces in the war-torn east, Ukraine’s military said Sunday. Ukrainian military spokesman Oleksandr Motuzyanyk said the situation along the frontline was “insecure”, accusing the rebels of violating a shaky truce agreement over the past 24 hours. He said the soldier had died in a sniper ...

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• 21 February

  Uganda re-elects Museveni amid concern over vote credibility

  

  Bloomberg Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni was re- elected for a fifth term, extending his 30-year rule over the East African nation in polls marked by opposition arrests and international concern over the vote’s credibility. The former guerrilla commander won 60.75 percent of Thursday’s vote, renewing his mandate to govern the continent’s biggest coffee exporter as it plans oil production in ...

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