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US Navy says seizes heroin worth about $4 mn in Arabian Sea

The US Navy confiscated hundreds of kilograms of heroin from a stateless fishing boat in the Arabian Sea whose crew identified themselves as Iranians, the Fifth Fleet…

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Arson suspect in Japan fire that killed 25 dies in hospital

A 61-year-old man suspected of starting a fire at a Japanese mental health clinic that claimed 25 lives died in hospital on…

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World heads into New Year facing COVID ‘tsunami’

PARIS: Millions around the world braced Thursday for drastically curtailed New Year celebrations as record coronavirus cases fuelled by the…

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Squirrel attacks, injures 18 people in 2 days

BUCKLEY: A grey squirrel was captured and put down after it became vicious and attacked 18 people in two days, leaving…

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Viral pneumonia causes chaos in Wuhan

Daily COVID-19 infections have hit record highs in the United States, swathes of Europe and Australia as the new Omicron…

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Amazon’s Alexa ‘challenges’ girl to touch live electric socket with a coin

A 10-year-old girl asked Alexa voice assistant to give her a challenge that she could do. But she and her family…

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Saudi Arabia reinforces social distancing at Two Holy Mosques from December 30

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will reimplement social distancing as the Omicron variant of the coronavirus surges across the globe.…

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Paris again makes face masks compulsory outdoors

PARIS: Wearing face masks outdoors will become compulsory again in Paris this week in a bid to slow the spread…

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7.3 magnitude quake strikes off Indonesian coast: USGS

JAKARTA: A powerful 7.3 magnitude quake struck off the coast of Indonesia’s Maluku province in the early hours of Thursday,…

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Palestinian Leader Abbas Visits Israel’s Gantz in Rare Trip

JERUSALEM — Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas visited Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz on Tuesday during a rare trip to Israel for…

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