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Dubai's weight loss champions get gold; city says next year's reward will be 'bigger than gold'

Ana Komnenic | November 07, 2013 | 11:48 pm Precious Metals Asia Europe Gold 

The United Arab Emirates doled out 16.8kg of gold on Thursday, rewarding winners of the summer's weight-loss challenge. Earlier this year, the city of Dubai challenged its citizens to lose weight. For every kilo lost in the six-week period, the...

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