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Girls outperform boys yet again

DUBAI - Pakistani schools in Dubai, Sharjah and the Northern Emirates affiliated to the Islamabad-based Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education have once again maintained the tradition of achieving excellent results in the Higher Secondary School Certificate Part II (Class 12) annual examination, 2003.

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Ban on Mauritania livestock imports

DUBAI -The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries has issued an administrative order to ban the imports of livestocks from Mauritania in West Africa as precautionary measures following reports of an outbreak of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever.

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Holiday packages draw UAE tourists to ‘Incredible India'

DUBAI - India is scoring over other holiday destinations in Europe and Far East this summer with tourists from the Middle East, particularly the UAE, choosing to opt for the myriad holiday packages that are being made available by Indian tour operators as well as India's domestic and national carrier, Indian Airlines (IA) and Air India (AI).

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20pc rise in Emarat sales

DUBAI - A series of exciting weekly prizes in three separate campaigns running consecutively at all Emarat service stations and Emarat Supermarkets is what is unique about the DSS promotion for Emarat this year.

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Emirati Nursing Association meets

ABU DHABI - More than 150 nurses from government and private hospitals and health facilities attended yesterday a meeting organised by the 'Emirati Nursing Association' here to brief nurses on the objectives of the association. Samah Mohammed, a member of the association, said the main goal of the nursing body was to encourage national women to join the nursing profession and develop the continued educational programme adopted to upgrade skills and standards.

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