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    Elon Musk visits Israel to meet top leaders as accusations of antisemitism on X grow
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    Elon Musk visits Israel to meet top leaders as accusations of antisemitism on X...

    Jerusalem, Nov 28: Elon Musk, who’s been under fire for endorsing an antisemitic conspiracy theory and wider accusations of hatred flourishing on his social media platform X, visited Israel, where he toured a kibbutz attacked by Hamas militants and held talks with top leaders.The billionaire...
    China Iran Arab nations condemn Israeli ministers statement about dropping a nuclear bomb on Gaza
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    China Iran Arab nations condemn Israeli minister's statement about dropping a...

    United Nations, Nov 14: China, Iran and a multitude of Arab nations condemned an Israeli minister's statement that a nuclear bomb on the Gaza Strip was an option in the Israel-Hamas war, calling it a threat to the world. At Monday's long-planned opening of a United Nations conference whose...
    After blast kills hundreds at Gaza hospital, Hamas and Israel trade blame
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    After blast kills hundreds at Gaza hospital, Hamas and Israel trade blame

    Gaza Strip, Oct 18: A massive blast rocked a Gaza City hospital packed with wounded and other Palestinians seeking shelter Tuesday, killing hundreds of people, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said. Hamas blamed an Israeli airstrike, while the Israeli military blamed a rocket misfired by other...
    Nobel Prize in Economics goes to Claudia Goldin for her work on women in labour market
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    Nobel Prize in Economics goes to Claudia Goldin for her work on women in labour...

    Stockholm, Oct 9: The Nobel economics prize has been awarded to Claudia Goldin, a professor at Harvard University, “for having advanced our understanding of women's labour market outcomes.” Hans Ellegren, Secretary-General, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, announced the award Monday in...
    Flooding in eastern Libya after weekend storm leaves 2 000 people feared dead
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    Flooding in eastern Libya after weekend storm leaves 2 000 people feared dead

    Cairo, Sep 12: Mediterranean storm Daniel caused devastating floods in Libya that swept away entire neighbourhoods and wrecked homes in multiple coastal towns in the east of the North African nation. As many as 2,000 people were feared dead, one of the country's leaders said on Monday. ...
    Powerful earthquake strikes Morocco, killing hundreds and damaging historic buildings in Marrakech
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    Powerful earthquake strikes Morocco, killing hundreds and damaging historic...

    Rabat (Morocco), Sep 9: A rare, powerful earthquake struck Morocco late Friday night, killing at least 296 people and damaging buildings from villages in the Atlas Mountains to the historic city of Marrakech. Men, women and children stayed out in the streets, fearing aftershocks. Morocco's...
    China wont require COVID-19 testing for incoming travellers starting Wednesday
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    China won't require COVID-19 testing for incoming travellers starting Wednesday

    Beijing, Aug 28: China will no longer require a negative COVID-19 test result from incoming travellers starting Wednesday. It is a milestone toward ending the virus restrictions imposed in China since early 2020. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin announced the change at a briefing...
    New crew for the space station launches with 4 astronauts from 4 countries
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    New crew for the space station launches with 4 astronauts from 4 countries

    Cape Canaveral (US), Aug 26: Four astronauts from four countries rocketed toward the International Space Station on Saturday. They should reach the orbiting lab in their SpaceX capsule Sunday, replacing four astronauts living up there since March. A NASA astronaut was joined on the predawn...
    Russian space agency says its Luna-25 spacecraft has crashed into the moon
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    Russian space agency says its Luna-25 spacecraft has crashed into the moon

    Moscow, Aug 20: The Russian space agency says its Luna-25 spacecraft crashed into the moon. Russia's unmanned robot lander crashed after it had spun into uncontrolled orbit, the country's space agency Roscosmos reported on Sunday. The agency said it lost contact with the spacecraft on...
    Russia intercepts drones heading for Moscow for the second straight day
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    Russia intercepts drones heading for Moscow for the second straight day

    London, Aug 10: Russian air defence systems on Thursday shot down two drones heading toward Moscow for the second straight day, officials said, with the attack disrupting flights at two international airports as Ukraine appeared to step up its assault on Russian soil. One drone was downed in...
    NASA power outage temporarily halts contact with space station
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    NASA power outage temporarily halts contact with space station

    Cape Canaveral, Jul 25: A NASA power outage disrupted communication between Mission Control and the International Space Station on Tuesday. Mission Control couldn't send commands to the station and talk with the seven astronauts in orbit. The power outage hit as upgrade work was underway in the...
    Milan Kundera, Czech writer and former dissident, dies in Paris aged 94
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    Milan Kundera, Czech writer and former dissident, dies in Paris aged 94

    PARIS, July 12: Milan Kundera, whose dissident writings in communist Czechoslovakia transformed him into an exiled satirist of totalitarianism, has died in Paris at the age of 94, Czech media said Wednesday. Kundera’s renowned novel, ``The Unbearable Lightness of Being,’’ opens wrenchingly...
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