Snow falls on United Arab Emirates
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DUBAI  - Snow has fallen over the United Arab Emirates for the first time ever, leaving a white blanket over the mountains of Ras al-Khaimah as the desert country experienced a cold spell and above-average rainfall.
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Five British airports were closed Thursday and some train services were cancelled after heavy snow fell in England and Wales.Comment
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The heaviest snow in more than 50 years fell on the Algerian capital on Thursday, paralyzing traffic, killing 13 people and isolating nearly a third of the North African country's provinces, authorities said.
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Blowing snow forced two rescue helicopters to turn back Tuesday while trying to carry emergency help to an Arctic village whose electrical generator failed during a weekend blizzard that sent the temperature to 20 below zero.
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UAE&#39;s Oil Minister Mohammed bin Dhaen al-Hamili Al-Hamili said: &quot;I think the price decline was expected but the speed of the decline was a surprise.
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Cold weather will swing into the East Coast of the United States by the weekend, ending a stretch of above-normal temperatures in the world's biggest heating oil market that has curbed energy demand, private forecaster AccuWeather said on Monday.
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Motorists slid off roads Sunday as a wind-blown brew of snow, sleet and freezing rain cut visibility and iced over highways from the Great Lakes to New England.
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Text of report by Iranian Baztab website on 26 June  Tehran, 26 June: Three vessels from the United Arab Emirates, which had illegally entered Persian Gulf waters, were intercepted by the Islamic Republic Naval Guards some 17 miles away from Abu Musa Island, near Lengeh port.
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Snow flurries were falling early Wednesday across the eastern Great Lakes, southern New England, New York and the northern mid-Atlantic region.
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Dubai airport, a major international hub, was closed for at least eight hours on Monday after a Biman Bangladesh Airlines aircraft was involved in an accident while trying to take off, officials said.
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Unusual mild weather has led to a lack of snow in Europe, threatening tourism and trade, say two BBC reporters.
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More snow falls over parts of China hit by harsh weather, as the president urges miners to help end power cuts.
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Arabic television says a wall at a construction site in Dubai airport in the United Arab Emirates has collapsed, killing at least eight workers.
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Power was back on for most of the greater Chicago area Monday after a heavy snow storm blew through the region grounding flights for Christmas holiday travellers and leaving 11 dead in road accidents, according to reports.
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SANTA Claus almost got his wish for snow on a flying visit to Melbourne today. Santa, who arrived to unveil department store Myer&#39;s traditional Christmas windows in the Bourke Street Mall, was greeted with a wintry wind and driving rain.
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Nineteen people have died in a week of cold weather and snowstorms across Turkey.
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Dubai announced a public holiday on Monday when main roads will be closed because of a visit by President George W. Bush to the emirate.