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Mysterious white light… an alien?
NASA’s Curiosity Rover has been exploring the Martian surface since 2012, and in this period, the rover has spotted several stunning images of the Red Planet which gave more insights about this cosmic neighbor’s geology. Now, an image taken by
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Trump: I aborted attack on Iran to save lives
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said yesterday he aborted a military strike to retaliate for Iran’s downing of an unmanned US drone because it could have killed 150 people, signalling he was open to talks with Tehran. An Iranian surface-to-air
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BREAKING: Cops arrest 44 in paedophile probe
Police have arrested 44 people in connection with alleged historic child abuse offences against four women who were children at the time. Cops arrested 36 men and three women across Kirklees, Bradford and Leeds over the last two weeks. Five
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Places of worship in Abu Dhabi to be licensed
ABU DHABI: The Department of Community Development – Abu Dhabi, has announced that it is working on establishing a legal framework regulating all places of worship in Abu Dhabi and issuing licences for them without prejudice to the UAE’s customs
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Summer Solstice 2019: Google Doodle marks with adorable cartoon
Google Doodle celebrated the beginning of Summer Solstice 2019 in the Northern Hemisphere with a cartoon of the earth with eyes and a coconut tree and a beach bench on its head. June 21, marks the longest day of the
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Hong Kong: Extradition bill backlash may cripple legislature
Hong Kong’s embattled government is working behind the scenes to save face under the threat of business being paralysed in the legislature after it was forced to suspend its controversial extradition bill amid mass protests and violent clashes on the
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Indian cities struggle as taps run dry
BEED: Residents of the drought-hit Indian village of Salegaon are so desperate for water that they have started lining up their pots two days before the tanker is due to arrive. When it does, the neatly lined up pots go
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Turkish author to Dr M: Don’t insult the Jews as a whole
PUCHONG: Criticising Israel as a state is alright but to disparage the Jewish community as a whole is wrong, said Turkish author Mustafa Akyol in a tweet. The renowned author was hurling brickbats on Malaysian prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir
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Trump: Iran may have downed drone by mistake
WASHINGTON/DUBAI: US President Donald Trump played down Iran’s downing of a US military surveillance drone yesterday, saying he suspected it was shot by mistake and ‘it would have made a big difference’ to him had the remotely controlled aircraft been
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MH17: Moscow denies involvement in shooting down the aircraft
KUALA LUMPUR: The Russian government today dismissed allegations by the Dutch Joint Investigation Team (JIT) that its soldiers were responsible for shooting down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in 2014 over Ukraine. In a statement, the Russian embassy in Kuala Lumpur
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