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Tokyo, May 28 (EFE/EPA).- Jpan's stock benchmark Nikkei on Thursday rose to a three-month high following optimism on the global economy. The Nikkei average gained 497.08 points, or 2.32 percent, to 21,916.31 at closing. (Camera: FRANCK ROBICHON). SHOT LIST: STOCK MARKETS INDICATOR BOARD IN TOKYO, JAPAN.
The Burg Khalifa was available for attendees of the 'Eat the World DXB Festival' in Dubai's Burj Park on Friday. British food truck company 'The Roadery' developed the luxury burger with locals in mind. Named after the Burj Khalifa, the highest skyscraper in Dubai and in the entire world, the burger certainly lives up to the high standard. With a GDP per capita of over $43,000, the United Arab Emirates is one of the wealthiest countries in the middle east, and some of the citizens of Dubai won't even bat an eyelash when seeing the price of the Burg Khalifa.
Stocks moved higher after Fed Chair Janet Yellen indicated a rate hike was still very much in the cards, but took out specifics on the timing of that hike. Bobbi Rebell reports.
Security in Haiti, where violent gangs control large swathes of the country, has deteriorated even further, with the number of major crimes hitting "record highs," the UN representative to the impoverished nation warns. "The security situation on the ground continues to deteriorate as growing gang violence plunge(s) the lives of the people of Haiti into disarray and major crimes are rising sharply to new record highs," Maria Isabel Salvador tells the UN Security Council. SOUNDBITE
A construction site for a Hong Kong high-rise is engulfed in flames, with firefighters on the scene battling the blaze. Officials say the fire broke out at 11:11pm local time (0311 GMT) in the heart of Tsim Sha Tsui, a busy shopping and tourist district on the city's world-famous harbourfront. IMAGES