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Baghdad/Amman, 19 September 2019 (AFP) – Sadr City, a Baghdad slum seen as symbol of Saddam Hussein’s downfall, is virtually bereft of electricity and clean water and remains one of the main flashpoints of…
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Sustainable infrastructure in orbit is one of the latest tectonic waves shaping the global economy. Suddenly, projects that had been stalled – or seemingly impossible – are fast becoming plausible. Instead of constrained government…
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Biden has been an extraordinary figure to watch. He was president without presiding over an election. His time in office has been uniquely demanding but a humanist’s disposition means he, too, has paid for…
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Sebastian Vettel has won four races during his time at Ferrari Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel has agreed a two-year deal to join Aston Martin in Formula 1. The German will test the new Vantage…
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A driver lost his driver’s license after he sped through a Lexus dealership’s parking lot during a game of an esport — driving a vehicle using his name. Armed with Facebook and YouTube posts,…
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Federal subsidy payments will drop, and now more people can buy Obamacare plans. Premiums are expected to drop more than expected in the next two years in all but one state, according to a…
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iStockphoto For the fourth year running, youth leaders from around the world gathered in Barcelona for COP26, the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development. In a nod to the EU’s challenge in preserving the…
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As global temperatures rise, the German landscape is changing as well: in one extreme, roadside ecologists are removing the leaves from trees to prevent them from falling on pedestrians; in another, invasive species have…
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Written by Staff Writer Sir Ian McKellen is your us-against-the-world superhero, you-are-the-people leader. Bob Newhart is your family-first how-do-I-care-if-you-sleep-with-my-wife-of-nearly-40-years symbol. Stephen King is your most recent whodunit sequel hero. But whether it’s knights, wizards,…
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Written by By Staff Writer Known in some circles as the Indian Air Force, the air force is now proposing that an Indian passenger airline — with a range of 5,000 nautical miles and…
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