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Airplane brawl: Russian actress calls people plebs on flight, they hit back
We have heard some really bizarre flight stories but this one takes the cake. Russian actress, Lidiya Velezheva has escorted off a plane for getting into a brawl and calling other passengers plebs. Velezheva, 53 is a well known Russian
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Op-ed: Sharjah is a UNESCO-designated creative city of culture
By Mohammed Jalal Al Rayssi, Executive Director of the Emirates News Agency (WAM). First published on WAM. ABU DHABI: After being named the World Book Capital by the UNESCO, Sharjah is once again designated as a creative city of crafts
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Israeli jets strike Hamas observation posts in Gaza
GAZA: Israeli jets bombed an area in northern Gaza late Friday belonging to the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Palestinian resistance movement Hamas, Turkey’s Anadolu Agency reported according to sources on the ground. The Israeli Defence Forces said
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Submarine rescue ship mobilised to find victims of crashed chopper near Dokdo
DONGHAE (South Korea): A submarine rescue ship of South Korea’s Navy was on a mission Saturday to find victims of a rescue chopper that crashed near the Dokdo islets in the East Sea Thursday night, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency
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3 civilians killed in shelling in Libya’s Tripoli
TRIPOLI: Three civilians were killed on Thursday by indiscriminate shelling that hit south of the Libyan capital Tripoli, an official said. “Three civilians, two men and a woman, were killed later Thursday by indiscriminate shelling in Twesha area (some 40
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Attack on Armed Forces in Eastern Mali leaves 53 servicemen, 1 civilian killed
MOSCOW: An attack on Mali’s Armed Forces on Friday in the country’s eastern Indelimane area left 53 servicemen and one civilian killed, the country’s Communication Minister, Yaya Sangare, said Saturday. The Armed Forces wrote on Facebook earlier on Saturday that
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World Cities Day: Creating sustainable cities without harmful technologies
Due to rapid globalisation and our disrespect to the planet , climate change is bringing down upon us a wide variety of disruptions to our existence, such as wildfires, floods, haze, perpetual droughts and erratic weather patterns. The biggest concern
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Messi returns to Argentina squad after ban
BUENOS AIRES: Lionel Messi has been recalled to Argentina’s squad for upcoming friendlies against Brazil and Uruguay after serving a three-month international ban, the Argentine Football Association (AFA) said on Thursday. Xinhua news agency reported the 32-year-old Barcelona forward has
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India, China clash over Kashmir as it gets divided
SRINAGAR: India engaged in a verbal spat with China over Kashmir yesterday as it formally revoked the disputed state’s constitutional autonomy and split it into two federal territories in a bid to integrate it fully into India. Shops and offices
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Islamic State vows revenge against US for Baghdadi killing
Islamic State confirmed yesterday that its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed in a weekend raid by US special forces in northwestern Syria, and vowed revenge against the US. The Iraqi rose from obscurity to lead the ultra-hardline group and
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