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Extinct Human Species Lived in a Brutal Desert, Study Finds
A million years ago, a species known as Homo erectus most likely survived in an arid desert with no trees.The New York Times - 2d -
Hatton smashes tee marker but in contention in Dubai
England's Tyrrell Hatton - one shot off leader Daniel Hillier - is spoken to after his third round at the Dubai Desert Classic for smashing a tee marker.BBC News - 17h -
Hillier leads at Dubai Desert Classic in bid for 'life-changing' win as McIlroy trails by 7 shots
Daniel Hillier of New Zealand has birdied the final two holes to shoot 2-under 70 and take a one-stroke lead into the final round of the Dubai Desert ClassicABC News - 17h -
Histrionic Tyrrell Hatton has no regrets after Desert Classic smash and grab
Englishman is one shot behind leader Daniel Hillier Hatton plays down angry swipe: ‘Just a bit of frustration’ Sixty-eight blows, another two at an innocent tee box and no end of chuntering. ...The Guardian - 17h -
Rahm misses cut, McIlroy struggles in Dubai
Jon Rahm and Viktor Hovland missed the cut and Rory McIlroy was forced to battle to make the weekend as the headline acts struggled at the Dubai Desert Classic.ESPN - 1d -
Rory McIlroy makes weekend at Desert Classic but Rahm and Hovland exit
Dubai-based Scot Ewen Ferguson leads way on 12 under Jon Rahm’s struggles cause a surprise after dismal 77 For a spell on Friday afternoon the organisers of the Dubai Desert Classic had cause ...The Guardian - 1d -
U.S. amateur upstages McIlroy, Rahm in Dubai
David Ford, a 22-year-old American amateur making his debut on the European tour, upstaged Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm and many of the world's top players at the Dubai Desert Classic to take a share of ...ESPN - 2d -
Rory McIlroy makes ‘scrappy’ start in Dubai and changes tune on Norman
LIV chief executive to be replaced by Scott O’Neill David Micheluzzi and Ricardo Gouveia set early pace There was a time in the not-so distant past when Rory McIlroy praise for Greg Norman felt ...The Guardian - 2d -
‘Donald of Dubai’: real estate mogul rubbing shoulders with Trump
Hussain Sajwani has built swaths of the Middle East’s glitziest commercial hub and made an ally of the US president-electFinancial Times - 5d -
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Libya expels 600 Nigeriens in ‘dangerous and traumatising’ desert journey
Largest known deportation of people back to Niger to date comes as EU is accused of outsourcing cruelty to reduce Mediterranean crossings. . More than 600 people have been forcibly deported from ...The Guardian - Jan. 10 -
'The sky is the limit' on Damac investment in the U.S., Dubai property giant's chief says
"We can use initially our own financial resources, but then [in the] second phase we can use [a] third party's money," Sajwani said of the planned investment.CNBC - Jan. 9 -
Venezuela’s military could desert Maduro after Syrian ally’s fall, opposition leader says
María Corina Machado argues military chiefs fear meeting same fate as Assad’s generalsFinancial Times - Jan. 8 -
Behind Trump's deal with Dubai's DAMAC Properties
President-elect Donald Trump announced a deal with Dubai developer DAMAC Properties for an investment of at least $20 billion in the U.S. CBS News' Aaron Navarro reports.CBS News - Jan. 7 -
Trump announces Dubai company will invest at least $20 billion in U.S. data centers
DAMAC Properties is the latest foreign investor to announce plans for the U.S. since Donald Trump's victory.CBS News - Jan. 7 -
In Mexican Desert, Digging for a ‘Miracle’: Bringing the Missing Back Home
Tens of thousands of people have vanished in northern Mexico, many because of cartel violence. An unlikely partnership offers families a form of closure.The New York Times - Jan. 4 -
Protesters march in London for release of teenage boy in Dubai jail
Marcus Fakana from north London was convicted of having sex with British girl, now 18, when they were on holiday. Protesters have marched through central London calling for the release of a ...The Guardian - Jan. 4 -
Demo for teen jailed in Dubai over sex with girl, 17
Marcus Fakana, 18, was jailed for having sex with a British girl, 17, while they were both on holiday.BBC News - Jan. 4 -
