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The UAE has launched the National Genome Strategy to build a sustainable ecosystem to advance health and wellbeing in the country.

The UAE Cabinet has approved 24 national initiatives aimed at doubling re-exports from the UAE over the next seven years.

Dubai Police say 25 people have been arrested for begging since the start of the Holy Month of Ramadan.

The UAE's leaders have reviewed the country's preparations for hosting the COP28 climate summit later this year.

The Khor Fakkan-Dafta Road in Ras Al Khaimah has been closed in both directions due to "falling rocks".

King Charles travels to Germany on Wednesday in his first state visit abroad since becoming British monarch, as part of efforts to turn the page on years of rocky relations between Britain and the European Union after its exit from the bloc.

China threatened to retaliate on Wednesday if U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy meets Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen during her planned transit of the United States next month.

Russia has begun exercises with its Yars intercontinental ballistic missile system and several thousand troops, in what is likely to be seen as another attempt by Moscow to show off its nuclear strength.

French protesters blocked train tracks and highways, and clashed with police in some cities, as they marched across the country on Tuesday against President Emmanuel Macron and his deeply unpopular pension bill.

At least 39 migrants from Central and South America died after a fire broke out late on Monday at a migrant holding center in the Mexican northern border city of Ciudad Juarez, the government's National Migration Institute (INM) said on Tuesday.

Adidas has asked the US Trademark Office to reject an application for a Black Lives Matter trademark featuring three parallel stripes, arguing it could mislead the public.

The UAE and Costa Rica have started negotiations to establish a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA).

Apple has launched its "buy now, pay later" (BNPL) service in the United States, a move that threatens to disrupt the fintech sector dominated by firms like Affirm Holdings and Swedish payments company Klarna.

Adnoc and BP have made a joint offer to buy a 50 per cent stake in Israel-based NewMed Energy.

In yet another blow to the beleaguered cryptocurrency industry, the US Commodity Futures and Trading Commission (CFTC) has filed a complaint against Binance, its co-founder Changpeng Zhao and its former chief compliance officer Samuel Lim.

Lionel Messi surpassed the 100-goal mark for World Cup champions Argentina on Tuesday by scoring a hat-trick in their 7-0 friendly win over Curacao.

Indian Wells champions Carlos Alcaraz and Elena Rybakina stayed on course to complete the 'Sunshine Double' at the Miami Open but Stefanos Tsitsipas was sent packing by Karen Khachanov.

Scotland defeated Spain 2-0 in their Euro 2024 qualifier at Hampden Park on Tuesday and maintain their perfect start to the campaign.

Greek second seed Stefanos Tsitsipas beat Chilean qualifier Cristian Garin 6-3 4-6 6-4 to reach the fourth round of the Miami Open on Monday while Elena Rybakina beat Elise Mertens to keep alive her hopes of clinching the rare "Sunshine Double".

Lionel Messi stepped out of Diego Maradona's shadow by leading Argentina to World Cup victory last year and a statue of the diminutive forward will stand alongside those of his predecessor and Brazil great Pele at the South American federation's museum.

Adidas has ended its fashion partnership with Beyoncé, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.

Britain's Prince Harry and singer Elton John made a surprise appearance at London's High Court on Monday as they and five others began a lawsuit against the publisher of the Daily Mail paper over years of alleged phone-tapping and privacy breaches.

British singer-songwriter Adele has extended her Las Vegas residency, adding new dates for her shows at Caesar's Palace.

The first hearing in a lawsuit brought by Prince Harry, singer Elton John and other high profile figures against the publisher of the Daily Mail newspaper over alleged phone-tapping and other breaches of privacy, is due to begin on Monday.

Oscar-winning actor Gwyneth Paltrow took the stand to testify that she was not at fault for a 2016 ski slope collision in Utah that left a man with a concussion and broken ribs, contradicting testimony from the lone witness to the incident.

Wearing blue tracksuits and waving their national flag, South Africa's Vakhegula Vakhegula football team jogged into the stadium to loud cheer, ahead of their first match against team USA.

In a major scientific breakthrough, researchers have found a potentially significant source of water on the moon that could be used by future lunar explorers, according to a study published in the journal Nature Geoscience.

A lucky tourist from Tennessee has discovered a 3.29-carat brown diamond at Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas, and has named it "Bud".

With a rapid, right-hand swoop, Shizuo Mori served the last of about 50 puddings on Wednesday, a treat that's made his tiny Tokyo coffee shop a destination for tourists flocking to Japan after the end of COVID restrictions.

A team of scientists led by Jean-Michel Claverie from Aix-Marseille University School of Medicine has revived a virus, which he describes as "zombie viruses", that had been dormant for almost 50,000 years.