Authorities revised the Shanxi coal mine blast toll to 82 dead as rescue work, hospital treatment and a formal safety probe continued.
Business
AI chip demand helped Singapore beat its Q1 GDP estimate, with exports and manufacturing gains led by electronics and semiconductors.
GME recorded its strongest trading week in two decades, with Oman crude futures exceeding 69,052 contracts traded.
Dubai Customs’ Green Corridor kept diverted cargo moving through Hatta as April declarations neared 100,000 and trade value topped AED8 billion.
Air Arabia posted AED 278 million in Q1 2026 net profit as regional airspace disruption cut capacity, while revenue rose to AED 1.8 billion.
Sports
DUBAI: Tallon Griekspoor will face former world No. 1 Daniil Medvedev in the…
PALLEKELE: Pakistan batter Babar Azam made 25 off 24 balls as England beat Pakistan…
DUBAI: Jessica Pegula captured her first Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships crown on…
DUBAI, March 28, 2026: American colt Magnitude won the 30th Dubai…
Technology
Health
Bangladesh’s measles outbreak has passed 60,000 suspected cases, with confirmed and suspected child deaths nearing 500.
DRC health authorities confirmed an Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak in Ituri, reporting 80 deaths, 246 suspected cases and a widened response.
Bangladesh is confronting a major measles outbreak, with 415 deaths, 50,500 suspected cases and a nationwide emergency vaccine campaign.
Hantavirus, a rare rodent-borne disease, drove a multinational health response after three reported deaths aboard MV Hondius off Cape Verde.
