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VIDEO: Sheikh Hamdan meets food delivery biker who removed concrete blocks from busy road in Dubai
You are a real good example to follow.” Hamdan Bin Mohammed and Abdul Ghafoor Sheikh Hamdan previously praised the driver's behavior after he appeared in a video while removing two concrete blocks that were in the middle of a road
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Ukraine says 9 Russian warplanes destroyed in Crimea blasts
Russia denied any aircraft were damaged in Tuesday's blasts — or that any attack took place. But satellite photos clearly showed at least seven fighter planes at the base had been blown up and others probably damaged.
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Heavy fighting near Donetsk as Russia presses offensive in eastern Ukraine
An official with the Russia-backed Donetsk People's Republic said Pisky, on the frontlines just 10 km (6 miles) northwest of provincial capital Donetsk, was under control of Russian and separatist forces.
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Taiwan rejects China’s ‘one country, two systems’ plan for the island
China was using US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taipei as an "excuse to create a new normality to intimidate Taiwan's people," ministry spokeswoman Joanne Ou told a news conference in Taipei, the capital.
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Mother returning to UK for good from Hong Kong dies mid-flight in front of her family
Within a few hours of the aircraft taking off, Rhodes became motionless and unresponsive. Efforts were made to resuscitate her but in vain. She is believed to have died in her sleep
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A gunman takes hostages in a Lebanese bank
Local media reported that the 42-year-old Lebanese, Basem Hussein, booked a number of employees and citizens inside the Federil Bank in Hamra Street, central Beirut, by force of arms.
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VIDEO: Saudi man jumps from car to rescue child entangled in camel’s reins during race
The video showed the moment the child fell from the back of a camel, but he remained attached to it because reins, but Al Balawi quickly jumped from his car and caught the child, who was still holding on to the camel while it was running, according to Saudi media.
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Police raid Peru president's home in search of relative
This came just hours after an unprecedented raid on Tuesday at the presidential palace in Lima to execute a warrant for the detention of Castillo's sister-in-law Yenifer Paredes.
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Taiwan holds military drill after China repeats threats
Beijing has raged at a trip to Taiwan last week by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi — the highest-ranking elected American official to visit in decades — staging days of air and sea drills around the island that raised tensions to their highest level in years.
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Young Gaza artist was among those killed in Israeli strikes
An Israeli shell struck outside her home on Friday, making her one of the first of at least 47 Palestinians - including 16 children.
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Metallica, Mariah Carey to headline New York show for foreign aid
Metallica, Mariah Carey and the Jonas Brothers will be among the acts performing in New York's Central Park this year at the Global Citizen Festival.
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Tehran unveils Western art masterpieces hidden for decades
The ongoing exhibit on minimalism, featuring 34 Western artists, has captured particular attention.
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