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Friday May 24
Notes to self: Globetrotting writer Gaby Doman on ageing alone
Our columnist reflects on the everyday ups and downs of being a modern woman
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Friday May 24
Cath Kidston made domesticity fashionable but prefers independence
Despite making millions from products associated with homemaking, the designer believes ‘it’s nice to have one’s own life and support oneself’
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Friday May 24
Women get a second chance at a career
Saundarya Rajesh, through Flexi Careers, is helping qualified women find jobs that help them balance work and home
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Thursday May 23
How women can have it all
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg has enraged both sexes with her new book on women and work
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Thursday May 23
How to make your 50s and 60s enjoyable
Health discipline is the key to enjoying later life
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Wednesday May 22
Abu Dhabi Police clamp down on witchcraft
Residents urged to help police break the evil spell of sorcerers as police launch awareness campaign
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Tuesday May 21
Shaikha Manal and Gulf News readers offer to help baby Afra
Ten-month-old girl will travel to UK in a few days for surgery to save her eyesight
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Tuesday May 21
Breakup might be easier with sad music
Just got dumped? Researchers say melancholic music could cheer you up
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Sunday May 19
Personal planner: Time to take stock before the summer break
Now is a good time to take stock of where you are and what goals you have achieved so far over the year
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Sunday May 19
Five-year-old thalassaemia patient’s dream of joining police force comes true
Boy suffering from thalassaemia goes on a police patrol, issues a fine
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Friday May 17
Lenny Niemeyer, Brazil’s bikini queen
Lenny Niemeyer, one of Hollywood’s favourite bikini designers, on the long journey from stitching in her garage to becoming the brand she is today
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Friday May 17
Notes to self: Globetrotting writer Gaby Doman on dating
Our columnist reflects on the everyday ups and downs of being a modern woman
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Friday May 17
MasterCard Mideast chief on how to maintain a work-life balance
Raghu Malhotra of MasterCard believes in following his gut instinct. Listen to it carefully and it will lead you down the right path, he tells Suchitra Bajpai Chaudhary
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Friday May 17
Author Chetan Bhagat on being an unlikely role model for young people
Chetan Bhagat, India’s most popular author, has a huge following among young readers. The investment banker-turned-writer tells Shiva Kumar Thekkepat he believes it’s because he speaks their language
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Friday May 17
India’s famous child bride Laxmi Sargara ties the knot again – for love
When she was just a year old, Laxmi Sargara was wed to a boy from a nearby village. Aged 18, she was determined to get her marriage annulled. Now she has found love with her new husband, says Helen Roberts
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Friday May 17
‘I nearly died on my wedding day’
She thought she’d been through enough and had left her bad luck behind, but Australian Jo Rasche’s ‘perfect’ wedding day ended in disaster
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Wednesday May 15
Life’s a zoo for Emirati Mayed Al Baloushi
Meet the fearless Emirati Mayed Al Baloushi, 24, who feeds the big cats by hand
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Wednesday May 15
A day in the life of an Emirati zookeeper in Al Ain
Emirati Mayed Al Baloushi is an accountancy student who spends his mornings taking care of endangered animals at the Al ain Zoo.
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Monday May 13
In pictures: Athens Tattoo Convention
Tattoo artists display their skills at the Athens Tattoo Convention
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Sunday May 12
Richard Branson swaps suit for skirt to honour bet
The Virgin Group founder Richard Branson shaves his legs, put on lipstick and squeeze into a red skirt to honour a bet by serving as a flight attendant on an AirAsia trip from Perth, Australia, to Malaysia.
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Saturday May 11
Making a living from a makeshift oil refinery
Many civilians in the Al Mansoura village in Syria who lost their jobs due to the Syrian conflict are making a living by refining crude oil to extract useful fuel such as gasoline and kerosene for sale.
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Friday May 10
Arabian Travel Market: Industry using social media for success
Tweets getting consumers interested, giving sponsors greater exposure in key markets
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Wednesday May 8
Notes to self: Globetrotting writer Gaby Doman on the blandness of cooking
Our columnist reflects on the everyday ups and downs of being a modern woman
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Tuesday May 7
Helen McCrory on why older women are dating younger men
Helen McCrory shares here views on why more 40-somethings are dating younger men these days
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Monday May 6
Pictorial: Wheat harvesting in Nepal
A look at how the Nepalese farmers harvest their wheat crop at the fields in Kathmandu
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How to handle the dreaded post-bump slump
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