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Cabbies take people for ride

SHARJAH — People depending only on taxis for travelling during the Eid holidays, had a tough time this weekend. Besides having to bear with taxi drivers having lots of attitude, several commuters waited hours for taxis to show up.

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Etisalat Eid gift

DUBAI — Emirates Telecommunications Corporation, Etisalat, yesterday announced that all peak rate international phone calls made during the period from 9pm on Tuesday, November 1, until 7am on Monday, November 7, will be charged at off-peak rates.

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Dead fish in the canal churns up controversy

SHARJAH/DUBAI - The claim by officials in Sharjah that the dead fish found in the Al Qasba Canal and Khalid Lagoon drifted in from Dubai's coastal waters where they died due to pollution caused by the one of the emirate's massive Palm island projects, has kicked up a storm, with experts in Dubai rubbishing the allegations as unscientific and inconclusive.

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Divorced mother gets child custody

ABU DHABI — A divorced woman has won custody of her child on the orders of the Federal Supreme Court which, however, granted the father the joint rights to bring up the toddler.

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Community collects Rs50m

DUBAI — Members of the Pakistani community have collected Pak Rs50 million in three days for the earthquake victims in Pakistan-administered Kashmir and in the northern areas of Pakistan while another Rs 25 million are pledged to be donated this week.

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ADWEA staff train

ABU DHABI - Zayed University’s Abu Dhabi Campus has begun its training programme for 136 technical staff of Abu Dhabi Water & Electricity Authority (ADWEA).

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