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Abu Dhabi Police tests the turbine-powered water cannon, manufactured by Italian engineers EmiControls and German firefighting firm Magirus. Courtesy: Abu Dhabi Police

Abu Dhabi tests jet-powered firefighting robot

UAE
Gwadar port. Picture for illustrative purposes only / AP Photo

Unknown gas leak in Pakistani port kills five and hospitalises 70

Asia
Volunteers help with boxes of face masks to be shipped to China. Leslie Pableo / The National

UAE residents in race against time to send supplies to China

Health
Work on the UAE's first Hindu temple is due to be complete in 2022. Courtesy:Baps Hindu Mandir

Ceremony will mark 'first footprint' in march towards UAE's landmark Hindu temple

Heritage
Dr Fadi Baladi, medical director, and Michael Ghani, director of operations, of the Burjeel Day Surgery Centre in Abu Dhabi. Doctors there have demonstrated how they are testing patients for coronavirus. Victor Besa / The National 

Coronavirus: How an Abu Dhabi clinic is treating fear with facts

Health
Passengers talk to each other on the balconies of their cabins on the cruise ship Diamond Princess, where dozens were tested positive for coronavirus on February 11 in Yokohama, Japan. Doctors suspect a super spreader may be responsible for the exponential growth of cases on board the ship. 

Are super spreaders behind the rise in coronavirus cases?

Health
So that's all they're letting you see of the new electric Hummer. GMC

Return of the Hummer: UAE's favourite beast SUV will make a comeback

Motoring
Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority confirms construction work on vital transport links to the Deira Islands development is nearing completion. Courtesy:Nakheel

Work on bridges leading to Deira Islands mega project to be complete in June

Transport
FILE PHOTO: An interior view of the Byton M-Byte all-electric SUV, expected to enter mass production this year, is shown at a news conference during the 2020 CES in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. January 5, 2020. REUTERS/Steve Marcus/File Photo

'Smart device on wheels': new Tesla competitor Byton eyes UAE

Motoring
Hadeer Mohammed had her hair, makeup and a photoshoot done for free after she was shamed online for her engagement makeup. Courtesy of Kareem Youssef

Makeover for Egyptian bride bullied online

Lifestyle
TOPSHOT - This handout photo taken on January 17, 2020 and received on January 20 courtesy of Marcia Macmillan shows a child running towards a dust storm in Mullengudgery in New South Wales. Dust storms hit many parts of Australia's western New South Wales as a prolonged drought continues. - RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / Courtesy of Marcia Macmillan" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS --- NO ARCHIVE --- / AFP / Courtesy of Marcia Macmillan / Handout / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / Courtesy of Marcia Macmillan" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS --- NO ARCHIVE ---

Giant hailstones and 'apocalyptic' dust storms batter Australia

Oceania
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket engine self-destructs after jettisoning the Crew Dragon astronaut capsule during an in-flight abort test, a key milestone before flying humans in 2020 under NASA's commercial crew program, after lift off from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S. January 19, 2020. REUTERS/Joe Rimkus Jr

Watch Elon Musk blow up a rocket just to check it works

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Mosul’s grand Al Nuri Mosque. Story by Mina Aldroubi.

Mosul's landmark Al Nuri Mosque ready to be rebuilt

MENA
President Sheikh Khalifa and Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, at a majlis in Ghanada on Thursday. Wam

President Sheikh Khalifa tours Ghanada with UAE leaders

Government
Lebanon is facing an unprecedented economic and political crisis with mass protests movement continuing since October last year. EPA.

Lebanon 'may need IMF bailout' if crisis lasts six more months

Economy
A highlight of the Alexander McQueen sale is this black Dante military matador coat, which is being sold with its original paper and braid motif patterns. Courtesy RR Auction

Rare early designs by Lee Alexander McQueen go up for auction

Luxury
BTS will appear on a number of American late night shows next week. AFP

New BTS album drops and is already breaking records

Music
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