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Dubai hosts inaugural jet suit race similar to Marvel’s Iron Man

Pilots in Dubai participated in the city’s first-ever jet suit race, using jet engines on their hands and backs to zip along a route with skyscrapers in the background. The races saw pilots wear 1,500-horsepower jet suits, more powerful than most luxury sports cars. The jet suit currently can reach speeds of 80 mph, according

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MMMA holds inaugural graduation | The Manila Times

MITSUI O.S.K. Lines Ltd. (MOL) President and CEO Takeshi Hashimoto graced the commencement ceremony of the first batch of graduates of the MOL Magsaysay Maritime Academy Inc. (MMMA), a merchant marine academy operated jointly by MOL and Magsaysay Maritime Corp. (MMC). The event at the school in Dasmariñas City, Cavite, on February 20 was attended

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Verdy aim to win J. League promotion at scene of inaugural triumph

Following years of underachievement in J. League’s second tier, Tokyo Verdy head into this weekend’s playoff final for a place in Japan’s top flight hoping to open a new chapter in the club’s history at National Stadium. Once-dominant Verdy, who captured the inaugural 1993 J. League championship at the capital’s iconic venue, go into Saturday’s

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Six banks tapped for inaugural sukuk

The government on Monday named five banks as joint bookrunners and lead managers for the country’s maiden Islamic bond offering. In a notice, the Bureau of the Treasury said that Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, Dubai Islamic Bank, HSBC, MUFG and Standard Chartered would arrange fixed income investor calls in Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the

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Deportes

Sundowns down Wydad to claim inaugural African Football League 

Sundowns were trailing the Moroccan giants 2-1 from the first leg. Mamelodi Sundowns have been crowned African Football League (AFL) champions following a 2-0 win over Wydad Casablanca at Loftus Versfeld on Sunday afternoon. ALSO READ: Pochettino says Chelsea ‘never feel like underdogs’ ahead of Man City clash Peter Shalulile and Aubrey Modiba wrote their

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Sundowns edge out Ahly to reach inaugural AFL final

The final will be played over two legs to determine who will pocket the mouth-watering $4-million (over R76-million). Mamelodi Sundowns reached the final of the inaugural African Football League following a hard-fought goalless draw against Al-Ahly in Cairo on Wednesday. Rulani Mokwena’s charges won the two-legged tie 1-0 on aggregate to set up a clash

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