Isaias weakens to tropical storm, likely to strengthen as it aims for eastern Florida

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[caption id="attachment_8526" align="alignnone" width="983"] Residents fill and collect sand bags before the expected arrival of Hurricane Isaias in Doral, Florida, US Jul 31, 2020. [/caption]...

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Healthcare News

Australian government to back Victoria’s strict COVID-19 lockdown

August 1, 2020August 1, 2020

[caption id="attachment_8517" align="alignnone" width="983"] People wearing protective face masks walk along a street in Melbourne after it became the first city in Australia to enforce...

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South Africa’s COVID-19 cases surpass half a million

August 1, 2020August 1, 2020

[caption id="attachment_8514" align="alignnone" width="960"] A health worker walks between beds at a temporary field hospital set up by Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) during the coronavirus...

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Expect ‘lengthy’ COVID-19 pandemic, WHO warns

August 1, 2020August 1, 2020

[caption id="attachment_8511" align="alignnone" width="964"] World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. [/caption] GENEVA: The World Health Organization on Saturday (Aug 1) warned the coronavirus...

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Iran says it has arrested head of US-based ‘terrorist group’

August 1, 2020August 1, 2020

[caption id="attachment_8539" align="alignnone" width="962"] The 2008 bombing, which Iran blames on US-based "terrorists", ripped through a packed mosque in the southern city of Shiraz, killing...

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TikTok’s Chinese owner offers to forego stake to clinch US deal: Sources

August 1, 2020August 2, 2020

[caption id="attachment_8552" align="alignnone" width="964"] FILE PHOTO: TikTok logos are seen on smartphones in front of a displayed ByteDance logo in this illustration taken November 27,...

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Commentary: China plays the Iran card against the US

August 1, 2020August 1, 2020

The US wants to shift away from the Middle East to focus on China but that move will not be so easy to achieve, say...

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NASA astronauts riding SpaceX capsule poised for weekend return, weather permitting

August 1, 2020August 2, 2020

The two NASA astronauts who rode to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX's new Crew Dragon are due to return on Sunday (Aug 2) after...

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UAE starts up first Arab nuclear plant

August 1, 2020August 1, 2020

[caption id="attachment_8489" align="alignnone" width="953"] The UAE has substantial oil and gas reserves but has made huge investments in developing alternatives, including solar energy and now...

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UAE’s nuclear power plant: Energy and politics

August 1, 2020August 1, 2020

[caption id="attachment_8492" align="alignnone" width="989"] The Barakah Nuclear Power Plant in the United Arab Emirates is being built at a cost of $22.4 billion [/caption] DUBAI:...