TOPSHOT - Real Madrid's Spanish forward #14 Joselu and teammates parade onboard a bus as they celebrate their 36th LaLiga trophy at the Cibeles square in Madrid on May 12, 2024. Real Madrid's fans line the streets of Madrid as 'Los blancos' celebrate their 36th Liga trophy before facing Borussia Dortmund at Wembley in the Champions League final on June 1. (Photo by OSCAR DEL POZO / AFP)
TOPSHOT - Real Madrid's Spanish forward #14 Joselu and teammates parade onboard a bus as they celebrate their 36th LaLiga trophy at the Cibeles square in Madrid on May 12, 2024. Real Madrid's fans line the streets of Madrid as 'Los blancos' celebrate their 36th Liga trophy before facing Borussia Dortmund at Wembley in the Champions League final on June 1. (Photo by OSCAR DEL POZO / AFP)
The Unesco World Heritage site Mont-Saint-Michel in France at sunset. AFP
The Unesco World Heritage site Mont-Saint-Michel in France at sunset. AFP
Action from the International Horse Race Grand Prix in Maroua, Cameroon. AFP
Action from the International Horse Race Grand Prix in Maroua, Cameroon. AFP
Young people take part in a tradition that features people being flung from a carpet, in Brasov, Romania. Reuters
Young people take part in a tradition that features people being flung from a carpet, in Brasov, Romania. Reuters
A man holds one of the flyers dropped by the Israeli military on the northern Gaza Strip urging people to 'temporarily evacuate to shelters in western Gaza city' as the war between Israel and Hamas continues. AFP
A man holds one of the flyers dropped by the Israeli military on the northern Gaza Strip urging people to 'temporarily evacuate to shelters in western Gaza city' as the war between Israel and Hamas continues. AFP
A man holds a mask depicting Donald Trump on the day of his presidential campaign rally in Wildwood, New Jersey. Reuters
A man holds a mask depicting Donald Trump on the day of his presidential campaign rally in Wildwood, New Jersey. Reuters
Metropolitan Police officers watch over a Pro-Palestinian demonstration on Waterloo Bridge, central London, calling for a two-way arms embargo on Israel. AFP
Metropolitan Police officers watch over a Pro-Palestinian demonstration on Waterloo Bridge, central London, calling for a two-way arms embargo on Israel. AFP
A graduate's mortarboard is decorated with a Palestinian motif at a commencement ceremony in Tempe, Arizona. Reuters
A graduate's mortarboard is decorated with a Palestinian motif at a commencement ceremony in Tempe, Arizona. Reuters
Smoke from wildfires blankets Edmonton as a couple enjoy a picnic, in the Canadian province of Alberta. AP
Smoke from wildfires blankets Edmonton as a couple enjoy a picnic, in the Canadian province of Alberta. AP
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators face police outside the Malmo Arena venue ahead of the final of the Eurovision Song Contest in Sweden. AFP
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators face police outside the Malmo Arena venue ahead of the final of the Eurovision Song Contest in Sweden. AFP
The May Fayre & Puppet Festival at Covent Garden, central London. AFP
The May Fayre & Puppet Festival at Covent Garden, central London. AFP

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May 12, 2024

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Race card

1.30pm: Handicap (PA) Dh 50,000 (Dirt) 1,400m

2pm: Handicap (TB) Dh 84,000 (D) 1,400m

2.30pm: Maiden (TB) Dh 60,000 (D) 1,200m

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Company profile

Name: Steppi

Founders: Joe Franklin and Milos Savic

Launched: February 2020

Size: 10,000 users by the end of July and a goal of 200,000 users by the end of the year

Employees: Five

Based: Jumeirah Lakes Towers, Dubai

Financing stage: Two seed rounds – the first sourced from angel investors and the founders' personal savings

Second round raised Dh720,000 from silent investors in June this year

Abramovich London

A Kensington Palace Gardens house with 15 bedrooms is valued at more than £150 million.

A three-storey penthouse at Chelsea Waterfront bought for £22 million.

Steel company Evraz drops more than 10 per cent in trading after UK officials said it was potentially supplying the Russian military.

Sale of Chelsea Football Club is now impossible.

Updated: May 12, 2024, 1:09 PM
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