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Divers spot whale shark in Marsa Alam waters
Environment

Divers spot whale shark in Marsa Alam waters

  Divers have spotted on Monday the appearance of 2hat seems to be a whale shark near the Samday area…
Symbolic swearing-in for Sri Lanka’s new president
World

Symbolic swearing-in for Sri Lanka’s new president

Sri Lanka’s new president and scourge of the Tamil Tigers Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Monday urged minorities unnerved by his election…
Environment, poverty, corruption on agenda for pope’s Africa trip
World

Environment, poverty, corruption on agenda for pope’s Africa trip

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis leaves on Wednesday for Africa, where poverty, the environment, foreign exploitation of resources and…
Former Maldives president makes comeback with landslide win
World

Former Maldives president makes comeback with landslide win

The former Maldives president on Sunday vowed sweeping reforms and an end to government corruption after leading his party to…
Tiny ‘meat-loving’ sea creatures in Australia ‘eat’ teenager’s legs
Environment

Tiny ‘meat-loving’ sea creatures in Australia ‘eat’ teenager’s legs

A Melbourne teenager says his legs were covered in blood after they were eaten by tiny marine creatures at a…
Maldives to allow foreigners to own land
Life & Style

Maldives to allow foreigners to own land

Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen approved on Thursday (July 23) a law allowing foreign ownership of land for the first time,…
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