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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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Briton becomes first person to run length of Africa
Extreme marathon runner Russ Cook completed his run across the entire length of Africa in Tunisia after travelling through 16 countries, with the 352-day odyssey including being robbed at gunpoint and suffering food poisoning.
Cook…
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Israel reduces troops in south Gaza
JERUSALEM: Israel has withdrawn more soldiers from southern Gaza, leaving just one brigade, as it and Hamas sent teams to Egypt for fresh talks on a potential ceasefire in the six-month conflict.
Israel has been reducing numbers in Gaza…
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British billionaire Joe Lewis fined $5 million for insider trading
NEW YORK: A US judge ordered British billionaire Joe Lewis to pay a $5 million fine and serve three years of probation for sharing illegal stock tips, allowing an investment firm's 87-year-old founder to avoid prison…
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Israel approves reopening of Erez crossing into Gaza, Ashdod port for aid
JERUSALEM: Israel said it approved the reopening of the Erez crossing into northern Gaza and the temporary use of Ashdod port in southern Israel, following US demands to increase humanitarian aid supplies into Gaza.
During a call with…
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