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At Least One Dead After Heavy Rains Set Off Flash Floods In UAE

Authorities and communities across the United Arab Emirates were clearing debris on Wednesday after a torrential downpour killed at least one person and caused damage to homes and businesses.The UAE witnessed a record rainfall with 254 mm falling in Al Ain on Tuesday in less than 24 hours, according to...

Telegram To Hit One Billion Users Within A Year Founder Says

The Telegram messaging app, one of the most popular social media platforms, will likely cross one billion active monthly users within a year as it is spreading like "forest fire", its billionaire founder Pavel Durov said on Tuesday.Telegram, based in Dubai, was founded by Russian-born Durov, who left Russia in...

Whatsapp Backtracks On Subtle Change That Saw Capital Letters Added

WhatsApp hit the headlines this week after users noticed a subtle alter within the app. 'Online' and 'Typing' - words displayed under the other user's name in your chats - had changed from having lowercase first letters to a capital 'O' and a capital 'T'. While this sounds fairly minor, many users...

Donors Raise More Than 2 Billion Euros For Sudan Aid A Year Into War

Donors pledged more than 2 billion euros ($2.13 billion) for war-torn Sudan at a conference in Paris on Monday, French President Emmanuel Macron said, on the first anniversary of what aid workers describe as a neglected but devastating conflict.Efforts to help millions of people driven to the verge of famine...

Govt Replaces Electricity VAT With Foreign Income Tax

In response to a GHcent;1.8billion revenue gap caused by the decision to halt the value-added tax (VAT) on electricity, the government has announced plans to implement a tax on the foreign incomes of resident Ghanaians.The move comes after public backlash led the government to abandon the VAT on electricity earlier...

Man Remanded Over Robbery Of A Former Vice Presidents Wife Others

A self-styled businessman has been brought before the High Court in Accra for allegedly orchestrating and committing the robbery of high-profile personalities and elites in their respective homes.In addition to robbing a 76-year-old woman in Ridge, Yahuza Osumanu is accused of robbing the wife of a former Vice President, Matilda...

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