Its 33, 000 sq meter, seven-studio production and transmission facility in suburban Kuala Lumpur provides a state-of-the-art, all-digital feed.

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On the fifth of this month, the Wangcheng district government signed a contract with Broad Group, a local firm, which promised to put up the 838-meter tower in seven months.

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There he makes wine and displays his European arms and armor, including seven 16th-century pikes (2.5-meter-long spears) and halberds (pikes with hatchet blades).

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Occupying the first eight floors, as well as floors 38 and 39 of the 828-meter tower, the Armani Hotel Dubai has 160 rooms, seven restaurants, a nightclub, spa and boutiques.

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No meter is running, and the fare for a ten-minute trip to town is pitched at seven euros.

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