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Stabbed Sydney church bishop forgives attacker
SYDNEY: An Assyrian church bishop who was stabbed during a service at his church said he was recovering quickly, and had forgiven his attacker as police ramped up investigation into the riots triggered after the bishop's stabbing.
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UAE reels for a third day after record-breaking storm
DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates was still grappling on Thursday with the aftermath of a record-breaking storm this week that brought much of the country to a standstill.
In Dubai, operations at the airport, a major travel hub, remain…
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Woman wheels dead uncle into Brazil bank to sign for loan
RIO DE JANEIRO: A woman brought a 68-year-old man in a wheelchair into a bank branch and tried to get him to sign for a loan, but he had been dead for hours, Brazilian police said.
The women, Erika Vieira Nunes, wheeled the cadaver into…
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Heavy rains trigger flash floods in UAE, Oman
DUBAI: Authorities and communities across the United Arab Emirates were clearing debris on Wednesday after a torrential downpour killed at least one person and caused damage to homes and businesses.
The UAE witnessed a record rainfall…
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‘Don’t come to the airport’: Dubai issues advisory after heavy rainfall
Dubai International (DXB) airport on Tuesday temporarily suspended operations while 45 inbound and outbound flights were cancelled due to adverse weather.
It warned that inclement weather could cause flight delays and disruption on…
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Baba Ramdev: Indian yoga guru apologizes in misleading ads case
NEW DELHI: Popular Indian yoga guru Baba Ramdev said he made a mistake and apologized to a court for defying its orders to stop misleading advertisements that claim his traditional ayurvedic medicines can cure chronic diseases like…
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California university cancels Muslim valedictorian’s speech for supporting Palestine
The University of Southern California has canceled its valedictorian speech from a Muslim student who said she was being silenced by anti-Palestinian hatred for her views on human rights.
USC Provost Andrew Guzman said in a statement…
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Jury selection under way in historic Trump criminal trial
NEW YORK: The judge in Donald Trump's trial dismissed dozens of potential New York City jurors on Monday who said they could not fairly decide whether the 2024 Republican presidential candidate illegally covered up a hush money payment to…
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Oldest living conjoined twins die at 62
Conjoined twins Lori and George Schappell, who pursued separate careers, interests and relationships during lives that defied medical expectations, died this month in Pennsylvania. They were 62.
The twins, listed by Guinness World…
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Australia church stabbing: bishop wounded, 15-year-old arrested
SYDNEY: At least four people were wounded in the attack, including Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel of the Assyrian Christ The Good Shepherd Church, when a man lunged at him with a knife during a service live-streamed on Monday.
The incident at…
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Sydney knife attacker appears to have targeted women, police say
SYDNEY: The man who fatally stabbed six people at a mall in Sydney's beachside suburb of Bondi seems to have targeted women, police said, as the attacker's father opened up about his son's long history of mental illness and frustrations…
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US will not take part in any Israeli retaliatory action against Iran
JERUSALEM: President Joe Biden warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the United States will not take part in a counter-offensive against Iran, an option Netanyahu's war cabinet favors after a mass drone and missile attack on Israeli…
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Malaysian company apologizes for shoes bearing logo resembling ‘Allah’
A Malaysian shoe company has apologized and stopped selling some of its footwear after some Muslims said the logo resembled the Arabic writing for the word God.
Vern’s Holdings said the logo stamped on the soles of some high-heeled shoes…
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Notorious Quran burner Salwan Momika arrested in Norway
OSLO: An Iraqi refugee in Sweden who stoked international outrage by repeatedly desecrating the Quran last year has been arrested in Norway and now faces deportation back to Sweden.
Salwan Momika, a Christian Iraqi who burned copies of…
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Ailing Palestinian prisoner Walid Daqqa dies in Israeli custody
JERUSALEM: Imprisoned Palestinian novelist and activist Walid Daqqa, who was suffering from cancer, has died in Israel’s Shamir Medical Center, according to the Palestinian Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs.
Daqqa was…
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