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Big Ticket winner Anna Gayongan at her home in Deira, Dubai. Antonie Robertson / The National

Filipina who won Dh30m Big Ticket jackpot to invest in UAE property

Anna Gayongan to plan for future so winnings are not 'gone like the air'

Former Bangladeshi prime minister Khaleda Zia dies aged 80

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