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Gazans return to devastated Khan Yunis
KHAN YUNIS, April 8 — “It smells like death,” said Maha Thaer, a mother of four, as she returned to the devastated southern Gaza city of Khan Yunis yesterday, after Israeli troops withdrew. “We don’t have a city anymore —
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Prosecutor wants four held over French schoolboy’s killing
PARIS, April 8 — A French prosecutor yesterday sought a remand in custody for four people held over the killing of a 15-year-old boy that has heightened concern about violence in schools. Five suspects appeared before an investigating judge yesterday
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Israel says readiness advances for ‘war’ on Lebanon border
JERUSALEM, April 8 — The Israeli army yesterday said it had reached “another phase” of preparation for war on its northern border with Lebanon, where it has spent months exchanging fire with Iran-backed Hezbollah. Hezbollah generally targets Israeli positions close
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Austria sets heat record, according to national weather service
VIENNA, April 8 — A town in southern Austria yesterday became the country’s first locality to hit a temperature of 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit) this early in the year, the national weather service said. The announcement by Austria’s
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S. Korea says second spy satellite successfully placed in orbit
SEOUL, April 8 — South Korea’s second domestically made spy satellite was successfully put into orbit, Seoul’s defence ministry said today, after it was launched from an American space centre on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Seoul confirmed in December
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Fleet Space Launches Next-Gen Centauri-6 Satellite on SpaceX’s Bandwagon-1 Mission
ADELAIDE, Australia, April 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Fleet Space Technologies, the leading Australian space exploration company, announced the successful deployment of its next-generation Centauri-6 satellite on SpaceX’s Bandwagon-1 mission, launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Launch Complex 39A at
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Gaza ceasefire talks make ‘significant progress’
CAIRO, April 8 — Talks in Cairo aimed at brokering a truce between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip have made “significant progress”, Egyptian outlet Al-Qahera reported today. The state-linked outlet reported “significant progress being made on several contentious
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Sarawak minister urges young entrepreneurs to harness digital economy, AI for economic growth
MIRI, April 8 — Young entrepreneurs are urged to embrace the potential of digital economy as it vital to the economic growth. Sarawak Transport Minister Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin said that this is in line with the state’s vision
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Kelantan cops seize RM38,600 worth of firecrackers, fireworks sold without permit since January
PASIR MAS, April 8 — The Kelantan police have seized various types of firecrackers and fireworks worth RM38,600, found to be sold without a permit from early January until yesterday. State police chief Datuk Muhamad Zaki Harun said the seizure
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Traffic expected to build up as toll exemption starts today
KUALA LUMPUR, April 8 — Traffic flow is expected to increase as road users take advantage of free tolls on all highways starting today. However, a spokesperson for the Malaysian Highway Authority (LLM) said as of 8 this morning, the
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