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'Choppy McChopface' among favourite suggested helicopter names, N.S. documents show

Suggestions in the naming competition ranged from iconic Nova Scotians to more bizarre proposals, while some people simply took the opportunity to complain about the task at hand.

'Choppy McChopface' among favourite suggested helicopter names, N.S. documents show

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UAE weather alert: Rain, strong winds and blowing dust forecast today

Dubai: The UAE’s National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) has warned of convective cloud formation accompanied by rainfall and fresh to strong winds, which could become very strong at times, across parts of the country on Thursday. The conditions are forecast to affect some eastern and southern areas between 2pm and 8pm today, the NCM said.

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