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Why the Global South is fed up with being lectured on Russia-Ukraine
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Sharjah private schools to enjoy four-day weekend
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Dubai passengers to ride in driverless taxis from December
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My Own Home: Couple's Dh6 million 'forever home' in Meydan now worth Dh9 million
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US soldier Travis King back in American custody
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Passengers check in at Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia. AFPUS to allow Israelis to enter without visa
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In this photo taken from video released by Roscosmos space corporation, NASA astronaut Frank Rubio sits in chairs shortly after the landing of the Russian Soyuz MS-23 space capsule about 150 km (90 miles) south-east of the Kazakh town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Sept.  27, 2023.  The Soyuz capsule carrying NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev, and Dmitri Petelin, touched down on Wednesday on the steppes of Kazakhstan.  (Roscosmos space corporation via AP)'It's good to be home': Astronauts stuck in space for a year return to Earth
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Former US president Donald Trump after giving a deposition to New York Attorney General Letitia James in April. ReutersTrump committed fraud by inflating his net worth, judge rules
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Ethnic Armenians fleeing Karabakh for Armenia sit in a truck at the Lachin checkpoint controlled by Russian peacekeepers and Azeri border guards. EPAAlmost 30,000 refugees flee to Armenia from Nagorno-Karabakh
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The Iranian flag in front of the International Atomic Energy Agency organisation's headquarters in Vienna. ReutersUS urges Iran to de-escalate nuclear programme
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Blinken interviewed in federal inquiry about Biden's handling of classified documents
The US Secretary of State was among witnesses interviewed in the investigation into the President's handling of files when he was vice president, ABC reported.
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Video game performers prepared to strike for more pay and protection
Voice actors and motion capture performers in the multibillion-dollar video game industry voted to authorise a strike if talks on new contracts fail.
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Calls are mounting for US senator Bob Menendez to resign
More than 20 Senate Democrats say their New Jersey colleague should step down from his position after federal bribery allegations.
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JPMorgan pays $75m to settle lawsuit over Jeffrey Epstein ties
The largest US bank said it 'deeply regrets any association with this man' in a settlement largely resolving a scandal that has weighed on the firm.
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A satellite image shows smoke billowing from Russia's Black Sea naval headquarters after a missile strike on Friday. ReutersRussia video throws doubts on reported killing of admiral
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UN accuses Russia of torturing Ukrainians with electric shocks
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Odesa hit by large-scale attack on grain stores
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The UAE's non-oil sector will spur economic growth this year and next, S&P said. Antonie Robertson / The NationalUAE economy to expand 4% in 2024 on non-oil sector growth, S&P says
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Mena start-ups raise $643m in late-stage funding to outpace global figures
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US sues Amazon for allegedly breaking antitrust laws
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US consumer confidence declines as recession fears grow
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Single GCC visa would boost tourism across region, says minister
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Cancer breakthrough offered to target threat to Gulf women
Royal Marsden Hospital has developed genetic profiling for endometrial cancer, marking new phase in treating 'neglected' disease
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Iraq's Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al Sudani addresses the 78th session of the UN General Assembly this month.  EPAIraqi PM Al Sudani: The biggest challenge we face is gaining people's trust
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Shabtis of King Senkamanisken and his wife on display at the British Museum in London. AlamyBritish Museum bought Egyptian artefact from convicted smuggler
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Abu Dhabi to launch biobank for stem cell and tissue treatments
Project will support advanced technology and scientific methods to treat more than 80 diseases, including blood disorders and cancer
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Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, chaired the council’s meeting at Al Bateen Palace on Wednesday. Photo: Abu Dhabi Government Media Office
A doctor holds a Molnupiravir pill for the treatment of Covid. Getty ImagesUse of antiviral drug molnupiravir 'linked to Covid mutations'
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Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is being used at the Aviv Clinic in Dubai to reverse the effects of brain degeneration. Chris Whiteoak / The NationalPreventative actions 'could slash dementia rates by 40 per cent'
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Smog in New Delhi. Poor air quality has been linked with the onset of Alzheimer’s disease. EPAIndian government urged to curb air pollution linked to Alzheimer's
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Dr Humaid Al Shamsi, consultant medical oncologist and president of the Emirates Oncology Society. Photo: Burjeel Medical CityDr Humaid Al Shamsi on breast cancer in the UAE
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The UAE’s Minister of Economy, Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri, left, and BBC presenter Stephen Sackur at the Future Hospitality Summit in Abu Dhabi. Khushnum Bhandari / The NationalSingle visa systems for GCC countries, at least 100 killed in Iraq fire - Trending
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