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Azerbaijan to evacuate embassy in Iran on Sunday after fatal shooting
BAKU: Azerbaijan will evacuate embassy staff and family members from Iran on Sunday, the foreign ministry said, two days after a gunman shot dead a security guard and wounded two other people in an attack Baku branded an “act of
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8 school children killed after boat capsizes in Ghana
GHANA: Eight school children in Ghana’s Bono East Region were killed Tuesday after the boat taking them to school capsized on the Volta Lake, officials confirmed. National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) told the media that the eight — five boys
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Former astronaut Cunningham, member of first crewed Apollo flight, dies at age 90
WASHINGTON: Former U.S. astronaut Walter Cunningham, who flew to space aboard Apollo 7 in 1968 on the inaugural crewed Apollo mission that paved the way for the first human moon landing nine months later, died on Tuesday at age 90,
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Pele dies: Brazil hero’s greatest games showed a master at work
Pele was football’s ultimate fox in the box, a player who dealt in quantity as much as quality, whose eye-popping career statistics alone marked him out as one of the greats.Footage is scarce of peak Pele, the player who emerged
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China: No immediate surge of tourists expected after re-opening
SHANGHAI: China’s relaxation of COVID-19 rules for international arrivals has raised hopes that its multi-billion dollar travel business will soon flourish again but countries longing for the return of Chinese tourists will likely face more of a wait. China’s National
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Ronaldo ‘opposite of Messi’ and ‘big failure of the World Cup’: Matthaus
Cristiano Ronaldo is “a big failure of the World Cup” and has “damaged his legacy”, former Germany international Lothar Matthaus claims.Ronaldo has endured a turbulent six weeks at club and international level, having been released from Manchester United prior to
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Biden watches World Cup semi with Morocco PM
Washington: US President Joe Biden on Wednesday saluted Morocco’s achievement as the first African and Arab country in the World Cup semi-finals as he watched the match alongside its prime minister. Biden, not known for being punctual or concise, was
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Wan Rosdy: Work as a team for prosperity of people, state
KUANTAN: Pahang Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail today reminded the state executive council (exco) members to put aside political sentiments and ideologies in order to cooperate as one team for the prosperity of the people and state.
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India reports injuries on both sides in minor border clash with China
NEW DELHI: Indian troops prevented Chinese soldiers from entering Indian territory on Dec. 9 during a border scuffle that led to injuries on both sides, India’s defence minister said on Tuesday, in the first such clash since 2020 between the
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United Airlines places largest 787 Dreamliner order in Boeing history
SAN FRANCISCO: Boeing announced on Tuesday that United Airlines has ordered 100 787 airplanes, with the option to purchase 100 more, reported Xinhua. The deal is the largest 787 Dreamliner order in Boeing’s history. United Airlines is also purchasing 100
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