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Beauty & Style
Style up your glamour quotient this monsoon
yesterday
18 June 2013 The monsoon is often linked to romance and this rainy season brighten up your wardrobe by adding outfits in hues of red, green, and bright purple." Dark colours are popular as they don’t make mud and water stains prominent. Red, green, bright purple and blue are good ... Full story
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Beauty & Style
Kate Middleton voted top fashion icon
yesterday
19 June 2013 The Duchess of Cambridge has been voted the ‘fashion icon’, while late Hollywood actress Audrey Hepburn has emerged as ‘icon of all times’ in an online poll. StyleinView.co.uk, a one-stop shop for fashion, has conducted a poll of 2,000 people to find out... Full story
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Business
Internet balloons to benefit small business: Google
yesterday
Google’s plans to beam the Internet from giant balloons sent to the stratosphere could boost small businesses in rural parts of Asia by connecting them online, the company said. Karim Temsamani, Google’s head of Asia Pacific, said in a speech at the Communicasia conference in... Full story
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Business
Etisalat launches security solution
yesterday
19 June 2013 Etisalat, one of the leading telecom operators in the Middle East and Africa, on Tuesday launched a security solution to prevent cyber attacks through Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) management. Etisalat will offer this service to its business, government and hosted data... Full story
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Business
Boeing wins order for 30 new-generation 737 jets
yesterday
19 June 2013 Boeing Co. says it is selling 30 of its new generation 737-MAX 8 jets, extending the popularity of the fuel-efficient short-haul aircraft at the Paris Air Show. The 737-MAX 8 planes have a list price of $100.5 million, although most customers negotiate steep discounts. Aircraft... Full story
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Business
IMF says Spanish recession ‘may end soon’
yesterday
19 June 2013 Spain’s biting recession may end soon but the outlook is tough and Madrid must do more to battle the unacceptably high unemployment rate, the IMF warned on Wednesday. Spain’s economy, still reeling from a 2008 property market crash, fell into a double-dip recession in ... Full story
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Business
FDI in Arab world surges by 10% to $47.1b in 2012
yesterday
19 June 2013 Foreign direct investment, or FDI, into Arab world rose by nearly 10 per cent in 2012 led by Saudi Arabia and the UAE, according to a latest report. Last year, Arab countries attracted FDI worth $47.1 billion despite political uncertainty in some of them compared to $42.9 billion ... Full story
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Sports
Omar named tournament ambassador for Fifa U-17 World Cup 2013
yesterday
18 June 2013 Emirati football star, Omar Abdulrahman, has been officially appointed by the Local Organising Committee (LOC) as the tournament ambassador for the Fifa U-17 World Cup UAE 2013, which takes place from October 17 to November 8. The signing of the UAE and Al Ain Football Club ... Full story
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Sports
India’s batting looks ominous: Jayawardene
yesterday
19 June 2013 Senior Sri Lanka batsman Mahela Jayawardene has said they need to contain the “strong Indian batting” when the two teams meet in the Champions Trophy semi-final Thursday. The 36-year-old led his team to victory over Australia by scoring an unbeaten 84 in their last ... Full story
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Technology & IT
Apple jumps into streaming with iTunes Radio
yesterday
19 June 2013 Apple on Monday unveiled its hotly anticipated iTunes Radio Service as it announced a dramatic overhaul of the touch-screen interface for its popular smartphones and tablets. The free Internet radio service features over 200 stations “and an incredible catalog of... Full story
Thursday June 20, 2013
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