Since Iran’s most powerful military commander, General Qasem Soleimani, was killed in a US air strike on 3 January, hundreds of thousands of civilians have taken to the streets. There is anger at the US for his death, but also against the government for its response. The BBC’s Middle East correspondent, Martin Patience, explains what’s […]
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Under the custodianship of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, Dubai has methodically transformed itself into a kind of resort state — a platonic global citizen’s platonic ideal of a good time. It appears to be designed to cater to the traveler who wants frictionless, engineered fun; the illusion of elsewhere without the alienation; the illusion
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Researchers say they have successfully created another embryo of the nearly extinct northern white rhino in a global effort to keep the species alive By CARA ANNA Associated Press January 15, 2020, 10:28 AM 2 min read JOHANNESBURG — Researchers say they have successfully created another embryo of the nearly extinct northern white rhino in
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Matt Stutzman was born with no arms. But he has become famous and known as the “Armless Archer By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer January 15, 2020, 9:53 AM 4 min read TOKYO — Matt Stutzman has no arms. He was born that way. But he has — pardon the pun — a disarming sense
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After a monthlong delay, the House is expected to vote on Wednesday to send two articles of impeachment to the Senate, setting in motion only the third presidential impeachment trial in American history. The day will be filled with pomp and circumstance, including a vote on the House floor, a formal “engrossment” ceremony of the
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Image caption Dawn Knight still experiences symptoms from botched eye surgery A cosmetic surgeon who botched operations and had inadequate medical insurance showed a lack of professional integrity, and dishonesty, a medical tribunal has said. Dr Arnaldo Paganelli was found to have breached his patients’ trust – and some are still waiting for compensation. He
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Professional rugby player Greg O’Shea rose to prominence on reality TV show Love Island From Casa Amor to Cape Town, 2019 was quite a year for Love Island winner Greg O’Shea. Or is that professional rugby player Greg O’Shea? Or radio host? Or law graduate? No matter how you know him, just Greg will do,
Image copyright Getty Images Amazon boss Jeff Bezos has announced a major investment in India, saying the country is a key growth market. Mr Bezos said his firm will invest $1bn (£770m) in digitising small and medium businesses – allowing them to sell and operate online. Speaking at a company event in New Delhi, he
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TOP 25 MEN’S BASKETBALL-SCHEDULE Clemson stuns Duke UNDATED (AP) — It’s been almost 19 years since Clemson was able to celebrate a win as great as this one. Aamir Simms poured in a career-high 25 points in the Tigers’ 79-72 upset of No. 3 Duke. It was the highest-profile upset for the Tigers since beating
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It should have been the moment for Mr. Biden to shine: A former chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, he was among the most experienced in the Obama Situation Room during debates over increasing troop levels in Afghanistan and secretly carrying out cyberattacks on Iran’s nuclear facilities. He had a moment to look decisive,
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