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‘Our enemy is here’: Iranians demand that leaders quit after plane downed
DUBAI: Protests erupted across Iran for a second day yesterday, increasing pressure on the Islamic Republic’s leadership after it admitted its military shot down a Ukrainian airliner by accident, despite days of denials that Iranian forces were to blame. “They
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Australia fires ‘long way from over’
MOGO, Australia: Massive bushfires in southeastern Australia still have a ‘long way to go’, authorities have warned, even as colder conditions brought some relief to exhausted firefighters and communities yesterday. After a blustery night that saw a series of massive infernos
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UK’s Queen Elizabeth calls Prince Harry for crisis meeting
LONDON: Queen Elizabeth II has summoned her grandson Prince Harry for a crisis meeting to discuss future arrangements for him and his wife Meghan following the couple’s shock announcement that they want to step back from royal duties. Harry’s father,
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‘Traumatised’ Puerto Ricans rocked by another strong quake
YAUCO: A 5.2 magnitude earthquake cracked walls and brought down power lines in Puerto Rico yesterday as the Caribbean island was recovering from its worst quake in over a century on Tuesday. The latest quake took place at 6:26 p.m.
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Oman’s Sultan Qaboos dies
DUBAI: Oman’s Sultan Qaboos bin Said died yesterday evening, state media said early today without mentioning a cause of death, and a three-day period of national mourning was declared. Western-backed Qaboos, 79, had ruled the Gulf Arab state since he
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Iran to probe black boxes after missile blamed for plane crash
DUBAI: Tehran said yesterday it wanted to download black box recordings itself from a Ukrainian airliner crash that killed all 176 people aboard, amid Western suspicions the plane was brought down by an Iranian missile, probably by mistake. The crash
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Australia urges quarter of a million to flee as winds fan huge bushfires
Australia urged nearly a quarter of a million people to evacuate their homes today and prepared military backup as authorities said the next few hours could be “very, very challenging” even as rain poured down in some parts. Defense personnel
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France ready to contribute to Ukrainian jet crash probe
France is available to contribute to the probe on a Ukrainian airliner that crashed on Wednesday in Iran, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said today. “It is important that as much clarity as possible is made and as quickly
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Justin Bieber been fighting with Lyme disease and mono
Canadian pop superstar Justin Bieber revealed on Wednesday that he had been battling Lyme disease and a serious case of mononucleosis but said he was overcoming his health issues. On Instagram, Bieber noted that some people had recently criticised his
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Oscars to go host-less for second year
The 2020 Oscars ceremony in February will again have no host, the head of ABC Television Entertainment said on Wednesday. “Let me confirm it now. Together with the Academy (of Motion Pictures), we have decided there will be no traditional
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