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Children play in the surf at Kite Beach with the Burj al Arab, the Dubai Marina and a man flying a powered parachute in the background in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Jan. 8, 2016.

To beat the heat, beach lovers in Dubai head to the shores at night

Climate Change

The beaches in Dubai are equipped for the adjustment. They have floodlights, late-night dining options, games and rides. And the lifeguards remain on duty into the wee hours of the morning.

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Dubai tests self-driving pods in drive to become ‘smart city’

Technology

Protests in Kenya aim to spur outrage over violence against women

Conflict & Justice

National Democracy Institute Office Closes in Dubai

Global Politics

Nettle’s ‘El Resplandor’ Inspired by Stephen King’s ‘The Shining’

Arts, Culture & Media
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Dubai finds temporary solution to liquidity problem

Business, Economics and Jobs

We turn to New York Times financial correspondent Landon Thomas, Jr. to discuss the troubles a possible loan default from Dubai could spell for the rest of the world.

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Takeouts: Dubai finances, party crashers, Black Friday lines

Global Politics

WASHINGTON TAKEOUT: Julie Mason, White House correspondent for The Washington Examiner, discusses the security aspects of some high profile party crashers who snuck past the Secret Service and into the big tent of the White House’s state dinner Tuesday night. FINANCIAL TAKEOUT: The New York Times’ Louise Story discusses the tremors in world financial markets […]

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In Dubai, all that glitters is not gold

Sports

Despite the showiness of Dubai’s gleaming and booming economy in recent years, the country is showing signs of vulnerability to the global economic downturn. For more we turn to the BBC Persian Gulf correspondent, Julia Wheelerin, who is in Dubai.

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Geo answer

Arts, Culture & Media

For today’s Geo Quiz, we’re looking for one of Islam’s holiest cities. The answer is Mecca. Jake Warga traveled to a different mosque? the Jumeirah Mosque in the United Arab Emirate of Dubai, and sent us this sound piece.

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Geo answer

Arts, Culture & Media

For today’s geo quiz, we are looking for the name of the building in Taiwan that held the title of world’s tallest building? until the newly-opened Burj in Dubai came along to take top spot.

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