Residents complain of being stuck in traffic for hours; Sharjah RTA says diversions in place. Development works on the King Faisal Road, Sharjah, is taking its toll on motorists and residents living in Abu Shagara, Al Qasimia, and Al Nad. All these residential areas are connected to King Faisal Street …
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Prices of 188 medicines to be reduced
Dr Amiri also asked the companies to reduce the prices on a humanitarian basis. Prices of 188 innovative medicines will be reduced with effect from January 1, the Ministry of Health announced on Thursday. However, the exact price cuts will be announced only a week before the implementation to avoid …
Read More »U.S. Int’l Trade Commission clears Microsoft of patent infringement
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) avoided a potentially costly setback to its financially troubled mobile phone business on Friday as the U.S. International Trade Commission declined to block the import of its devices in a longstanding patent dispute. The decision rejected a ruling in April by a U.S. …
Read More »Brazil’s GDP posts second consecutive contraction
SAO PAULO (AP) — The Brazilian government says gross domestic product contracted for the second consecutive quarter, sending the economy of Latin America’s biggest country into a technical recession. The government statistics bureau IBGE said Friday that Brazil’s economy shrank 1.9 percent in the second quarter compared with the previous …
Read More »To regulate or not to regulate? EU to launch study on Uber
By Julia Fioretti , Brussels (Reuters) – – The European Commission will launch a study in September of the ride-hailing app Uber in an effort to settle legal disputes that have pitched the U.S. start-up against conventional taxis across Europe, three people familiar with the matter said on Friday. Since …
Read More »GOP’s tough talk doesn’t square with US-China relationship
Associated Press/Mic Smith – Republican presidential candidate, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, gives a foreign policy speech on the campus of The Citadel, Friday, Aug. 28, 2015, in Charleston, S.C. (AP Photo/Mic Smith)
Read More »APNewsBreak: 911 calls from fatal fire: ‘Send somebody fast’
Associated Press/Ted S. Warren, File – FILE – In this Thursday, Aug. 20, 2015, file photo, Okanogan County Sheriff’s deputies guard the entrance to Woods Canyon Road near Twisp, Wash. Three firefighters were killed after their engine rushed up a steep gravel road and crashed down a 40-foot embankment near …
Read More »Flying Under the Radar: the World’s Best Budget Airlines
By Ingrid K. Williams Travel + Leisure Fifteen minutes from check-in to gate sounds far-fetched, but it’s already a reality for travelers who fly Peach, a new Japanese low-cost carrier that operates from its own terminal at Osaka’s International Airport. Cost-conscious fliers already know about Europe’s biggest budget airlines, easyJet …
Read More »Hand Baggage No-No’s You’d Never Guess!
If you are traveling to Europe or the US soon it’s probably a good idea to review what’s in your hand baggage before you set off. Everyone knows that you will only be able to carry a limited amount of liquids in your hand luggage but one unlucky traveler in …
Read More »Anderson advances to Winston-Salem Open semifinals
Associated Press/Chuck Burton – Kevin Anderson, of South Africa, returns a shot against Borna Coric, of Croatia, during a quarterfinal in the Winston-Salem Open tennis tournament in Winston-Salem, N.C., Thursday, Aug. 27, 2015. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
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