20. MADRID – Rent: $36.41 per sq ft/year; $391.92 per sq m/year. Juan Medina / Reuters
20. MADRID – Rent: $36.41 per sq ft/year; $391.92 per sq m/year. Juan Medina / Reuters
19. TAIPEI – Rent: $38.59 per sq ft/year; $415.39 per sq m/year. Tyrone Siu / Reuters
19. TAIPEI – Rent: $38.59 per sq ft/year; $415.39 per sq m/year. Tyrone Siu / Reuters
18. DUBAI – Rent: $43.55 per sq ft/year; $468.79 per sq m/year. Karum Sahib / AFP
18. DUBAI – Rent: $43.55 per sq ft/year; $468.79 per sq m/year. Karum Sahib / AFP
17. LOS ANGELES - Rent: $46.00 per sq ft/year; $495.14 per sq m/year. Mike Blake / Reuters
17. LOS ANGELES - Rent: $46.00 per sq ft/year; $495.14 per sq m/year. Mike Blake / Reuters
16. TORONTO – Rent: $49.74 per sq ft/year; $535.41 per sq m/year. Mark Blinch / The Canadian Press via AP
16. TORONTO – Rent: $49.74 per sq ft/year; $535.41 per sq m/year. Mark Blinch / The Canadian Press via AP
15. MELBOURNE – Rent: $50.89 per sq ft/year; $547.74 per sq m/year. David Gray / Reuters
15. MELBOURNE – Rent: $50.89 per sq ft/year; $547.74 per sq m/year. David Gray / Reuters
14. MUMBAI – Rent: $52.67 per sq ft/year; $566.98 per sq m/year. Danish Siddiqui Reuters
14. MUMBAI – Rent: $52.67 per sq ft/year; $566.98 per sq m/year. Danish Siddiqui Reuters
13. FRANKFURT – Rent: $52.85 per sq ft/year; $568.92 per sq m/year. Thomas Lohnes / Getty Images
13. FRANKFURT – Rent: $52.85 per sq ft/year; $568.92 per sq m/year. Thomas Lohnes / Getty Images
4. Paris. Robert Grahn / AFP
4. Paris. Robert Grahn / AFP
11. BEIJING – Rent: $59.84 per sq ft/year; $644.10 per sq m/year. Ren Zhaoheng
11. BEIJING – Rent: $59.84 per sq ft/year; $644.10 per sq m/year. Ren Zhaoheng
10. CHICAGO – Rent: $61.00 sq ft/year; $656.60 per sq m/year. Scott Olson / Getty Images / AFP
10. CHICAGO – Rent: $61.00 sq ft/year; $656.60 per sq m/year. Scott Olson / Getty Images / AFP
9. SINGAPORE – Rent: $63.64 per sq ft/year; $684.97 per sq m/year. Edgar Su / Reuters
9. SINGAPORE – Rent: $63.64 per sq ft/year; $684.97 per sq m/year. Edgar Su / Reuters
8. SHANGHAI – Rent: $67.81 per sq ft/year; $729.92 per sq m/year. Johannes Eisele / AFP
8. SHANGHAI – Rent: $67.81 per sq ft/year; $729.92 per sq m/year. Johannes Eisele / AFP
7. BOSTON – Rent: $77.00 per sq ft/year; $828.82 per sq m/year. Aaron M Sprecher via AP
7. BOSTON – Rent: $77.00 per sq ft/year; $828.82 per sq m/year. Aaron M Sprecher via AP
6. SYDNEY – Rent: $97.34 per sq ft/year; $1,047.78 per sq m/year. James D Morgan
6. SYDNEY – Rent: $97.34 per sq ft/year; $1,047.78 per sq m/year. James D Morgan
5. LONDON (CITY) - Rent: $104.56 per sq ft/year; $1,125.51 per sq m/year. Neil Hall / Reuters
5. LONDON (CITY) - Rent: $104.56 per sq ft/year; $1,125.51 per sq m/year. Neil Hall / Reuters
4. SAN FRANCISCO – Rent: $113.00 per sq ft/year; $1,216.32 per sq m/year. Marcio Jose Sanchez / AP Photo
4. SAN FRANCISCO – Rent: $113.00 per sq ft/year; $1,216.32 per sq m/year. Marcio Jose Sanchez / AP Photo
3. TOKYO – Rent: $134.39 per sq ft/year; $1,446.57 per sq m/year. Kim Kyung-Hoon / Reuters
3. TOKYO – Rent: $134.39 per sq ft/year; $1,446.57 per sq m/year. Kim Kyung-Hoon / Reuters
1. New York. Saul Loeb / AFP
1. New York. Saul Loeb / AFP
1. HONG KONG – Rent: $302.67 per sq ft/year; $3,257.93 per sq m/year. Anthony Wallace / AFP
1. HONG KONG – Rent: $302.67 per sq ft/year; $3,257.93 per sq m/year. Anthony Wallace / AFP

Property

Prime office rents in major cities of the world, by Knight Frank – in pictures

Liz Claus

April 10, 2017

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Prime office rents for upper floors in Hong Kong skyscrapers continue to be the highest, according to the latest report from Knight Frank. Find out the rental rates in other major cities of the world.

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Cahill (3'), Kane (39')

Nigeria 1
Iwobi (47')

Milestones on the road to union

1970

October 26: Bahrain withdraws from a proposal to create a federation of nine with the seven Trucial States and Qatar. 

December: Ahmed Al Suwaidi visits New York to discuss potential UN membership.

1971

March 1:  Alex Douglas Hume, Conservative foreign secretary confirms that Britain will leave the Gulf and “strongly supports” the creation of a Union of Arab Emirates.

July 12: Historic meeting at which Sheikh Zayed and Sheikh Rashid make a binding agreement to create what will become the UAE.

July 18: It is announced that the UAE will be formed from six emirates, with a proposed constitution signed. RAK is not yet part of the agreement.

August 6:  The fifth anniversary of Sheikh Zayed becoming Ruler of Abu Dhabi, with official celebrations deferred until later in the year.

August 15: Bahrain becomes independent.

September 3: Qatar becomes independent.

November 23-25: Meeting with Sheikh Zayed and Sheikh Rashid and senior British officials to fix December 2 as date of creation of the UAE.

November 29:  At 5.30pm Iranian forces seize the Greater and Lesser Tunbs by force.

November 30: Despite  a power sharing agreement, Tehran takes full control of Abu Musa. 

November 31: UK officials visit all six participating Emirates to formally end the Trucial States treaties

December 2: 11am, Dubai. New Supreme Council formally elects Sheikh Zayed as President. Treaty of Friendship signed with the UK. 11.30am. Flag raising ceremony at Union House and Al Manhal Palace in Abu Dhabi witnessed by Sheikh Khalifa, then Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi.

December 6: Arab League formally admits the UAE. The first British Ambassador presents his credentials to Sheikh Zayed.

December 9: UAE joins the United Nations.

Springtime in a Broken Mirror,
Mario Benedetti, Penguin Modern Classics

 

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RESULTS

5pm: Handicap (TB) Dh100,000, 2,400m
Winner: Recordman, Richard Mullen (jockey), Satish Seemar (trainer)

5.30pm: Wathba Stallions Cup Handicap (PA) Dh 70,000, 2,200m​​​​​​​
Winner: AF Taraha, Tadhg O’Shea, Ernst Oertel

6pm: Abu Dhabi Fillies Classic Prestige (PA) Dh110,000, 1,400m​​​​​​​
Winner: Dhafra, Fabrice Veron, Eric Lemartinel

6.30pm: Abu Dhabi Colts Classic Prestige (PA) Dh110,000, 1,400m​​​​​​​
Winner: Maqam, Fabrice Veron, Eric Lemartinel

7pm: Handicap (PA) Dh85,000, 1,600m​​​​​​​
Winner: AF Momtaz, Fernando Jara, Musabah Al Muhairi

7.30pm: Maiden (PA) Dh80,000, 1,600m​​​​​​​
Winner: Optimizm, Patrick Cosgrave, Abdallah Al Hammadi

Other IPL batting records

Most sixes: 292 – Chris Gayle

Most fours: 491 – Gautam Gambhir

Highest individual score: 175 not out – Chris Gayle (for Royal Challengers Bangalore against Pune Warriors in 2013)

Highest strike-rate: 177.29 – Andre Russell

Highest strike-rate in an innings: 422.22 – Chris Morris (for Delhi Daredevils against Rising Pune Supergiant in 2017)

Highest average: 52.16 – Vijay Shankar

Most centuries: 6 – Chris Gayle

Most fifties: 36 – Gautam Gambhir

Fastest hundred (balls faced): 30 – Chris Gayle (for Royal Challengers Bangalore against Pune Warriors in 2013)

Fastest fifty (balls faced): 14 – Lokesh Rahul (for Kings XI Punjab against Delhi Daredevils in 2018)

 

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'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse Of Madness' 

   

 

Director: Sam Raimi

 

Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Elizabeth Olsen, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Benedict Wong, Xochitl Gomez, Michael Stuhlbarg and Rachel McAdams

 

Rating: 3/5

 
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Flying

Despite the extreme distance, flying to Fairbanks is relatively simple, requiring just one transfer in Seattle, which can be reached directly from Dubai with Emirates for Dh6,800 return.

 

Touring

Gondwana Ecotours’ seven-day Polar Bear Adventure starts in Fairbanks in central Alaska before visiting Kaktovik and Utqiarvik on the North Slope. Polar bear viewing is highly likely in Kaktovik, with up to five two-hour boat tours included. Prices start from Dh11,500 per person, with all local flights, meals and accommodation included; gondwanaecotours.com 

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