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'Sharjah Slasher' found guilty

SHARJAH - Jude Pereira, the 28-year-old Sri Lankan nicknamed the "Sharjah Slasher" after he went on a stabbing spree assaulting four women between February 12 and 17, was sentenced by the Sharjah Shariah Court to two-year imprisonment besides a fine of Dh2,000 yesterday, a little over five months after he was arrested.

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Home away from home for Filipinos

DUBAI - Distressed Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in the UAE who find themselves with no place to stay on their arrival in Manila can be temporarily accommodated in a 'halfway home', a facility that had been enhanced recently by the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) in Manila.

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'Prince' offers $51 million to help claim 'blocked funds'

ABU DHABI - It seems that Internet scamsters who offer millions of dollars to netizens they call friends have lost their patience after their tricks have been discovered by many. Instead of selecting potential victims carefully, now they are sending e-mails randomly.

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UAE-based schools prove their mettle

DUBAI - Students of the UAE-based Indian schools have yet again proved their mettle this year with high scores in the science, commerce and humanities streams of the All India Senior School Certificate Examination (Class 12) conducted by Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi.

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