Sixteen killed in blaze at Al Ras apartment building

Sixteen people are dead and nine others injured after a fire at a residential building in Dubai. local media report.

The blaze happened in the Al-Ras area, one of the oldest parts of Dubai. It is home to many migrant workers and traders. The fire broke out of the fourth floor of the five storey building, according to local media reports.

Dubai Civil Defence said it was caused by a lack of compliance with building security and safety requirements.

Fire crews arrived on the scene at 12:41 local time (9:41 GMT) on Saturday. The Al-Ras area is near the city’s gold and spice markets, which are popular tourist attractions.

(BBC)

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John Wayne's Rooster Cogburn set fury: Injured Duke struggled to breathe with oxygen mask

John Wayne suffered serious health problems while shooting Rooster Cogburn with Katharine Hepburn. Duke had struggled with pneumonia, relied on an oxygen mask and would have furious outbursts on set.

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03 suspects and Kerala cannabis worth over Rs. 20 Mn held in northern waters

The Navy intercepted an Indian dhow carrying over 62kg of Kerala cannabis and apprehended 03 suspects, during a special operation conducted in the Sri Lankan waters west of the Delft Island, Jaffna in the dark hours of 15th April 2023.

The Sri Lanka Navy conducts regular patrols and search operations in the coastal and sea areas around the island, with a view to preventing the influx of drugs into the island.

As an extension of these efforts, the Fast Attack Craft P 411 of the 04th Fast Attack Flotilla, attached to the Northern Naval Command conducted this search operation in island waters off the Delft Island in the dark hours of 15th April and spotted a suspicious Indian dhow in the sea area. Upon search of the suspicious dhow, the Navy recovered 02 sacks of Kerala cannabis which were in 23 packages weighing about 62kg and 400g. The operation also led to the apprehension of 03 suspects in connection to the incident.

The gross street value of the seized stock of Kerala cannabis is believed to be over Rs. 20 million.

The 03 suspects along with the stock of Kerala cannabis and the Indian dhow were handed over to the Delft Police for onward legal action.

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'Six bodies spotted on the ground' after mass shooting at teenager's birthday party

Scant details are available from the scene of an apparent mass shooting at a birthday party in Alabama where police were called Saturday night.

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Sri Lanka elect to bat first

Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat first in the first Test against Ireland at the Galle International stadium

The teams:

Ireland XI:  Murray Commins,  James McCollum,  Andy Balbirnie (c),  Harry Tector,  PJ Moor,  Curtis Campher,  Lorcan Tucker (wk),  Mark Adair,  Andy McBrine,  George Dock,  Ben White

Sri Lanka XI: Dimuth Karunaratne (c), Nishan Madushka, Kusal Mendis  Angelo Mathews,  Dinesh Chandimal,  Dhananjaya de Silva,  Sadeera Samarawickrama (wk),  Ramesh Mendis  Prabath Jayasuriya  Vishwa Fernando  Asitha Fernando

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Fairly heavy showers in Sabaragamuwa Province and in Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya districts.

Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 16 April 2023 by the Department of Meteorology

Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in Sabaragamuwa Province and in Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya districts. Fairly heavy showers above 50mm are likely at some places in these areas.

Showers or thundershowers may occur at a few places in Western, Southern, Central, North-Western, Uva and North-Central provinces and in Matale district during the afternoon or night. Mainly fair weather will prevail elsewhere over the island.

Winds will be south-westerly in direction over the sea areas from Kankasanthurai to Hambantota via Mannar, Colombo and Galle, and it will be south-easterly or variable in direction in the rest of the sea areas around the island, wind speed will be (20-30) kmph.

General public is kindly requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damages caused by temporary localized strong winds and lightning during thundershower.

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'Nothing we don't try save money on': Sisters share how they slashed £310 food bill to £14

A pair of twins have managed to save 95 percent on their supermarket grocery bill thanks to coupons.

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