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Oil spill off UAE widens, satellite images show, prompting more beach closures

By Vinaya K and Federico Maccioni DUBAI, Oct 26 (Reuters) - An oil spill from a damaged tanker off the coast of the United Arab Emirates has widened, satellite images showed, triggering more beach closures and raising environmental concerns. Images from the European Union's Copernicus satellite observation network dated October 24 show the oil spill has widened over the last few days and is reaching close to the shores of the northern Umm Al Quwain emirate, with dark layers of oil spreading at s