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UAE women scientists lead Arab world’s first space mission to Mars
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UAE women scientists lead Arab world’s first space mission to Mars

The first mission to Mars launched by the United Arab Emirates is set to enter the planet’s orbit on Tuesday following a seven-month,…
Israel’s ultra-Orthodox reject criticism, defy virus rules
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Israel’s ultra-Orthodox reject criticism, defy virus rules

JERUSALEM (AP) — Mendy Moskowits, a member of the ultra-Orthodox Belz Hassidic sect in Jerusalem, doesn’t understand the uproar toward…
Divide on Syria again blocks UN Security Council action
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Divide on Syria again blocks UN Security Council action

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The top UN envoy for Syria on Tuesday urged the rival international players in Syria to…
Tel Aviv gives foreign nationals, asylum seekers COVID shots
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Tel Aviv gives foreign nationals, asylum seekers COVID shots

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Dozens of asylum seekers and foreign workers in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv lined…
Palestinian elections on track after factions meet in Cairo
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Palestinian elections on track after factions meet in Cairo

CAIRO (AP) — The main Palestinian factions on Tuesday reaffirmed their commitment to holding their first elections in 15 years…
Wheels only, please: Iran marks 1979 revolution anniversary
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Wheels only, please: Iran marks 1979 revolution anniversary

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Struggling with the region’s worst outbreak of the coronavirus, Iran is marking the anniversary of the…
Five killed in Kabul as attacks increasingly target civilians
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Five killed in Kabul as attacks increasingly target civilians

KABUL (Reuters) – Five government employees were killed in two separate attacks in Afghanistan’s capital on Tuesday, officials said, the…
Iran may pursue nuclear weapon, intel minister warns West
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Iran may pursue nuclear weapon, intel minister warns West

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s intelligence minister has warned the West that his country could push for a nuclear weapon…
28 garment workers killed in flooded factory in Morocco
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28 garment workers killed in flooded factory in Morocco

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Heavy rains flooded an illegal garment factory in the northern Moroccan city of Tangier, killing at…
Iran starts limited COVID vaccinations with Russian shots
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Iran starts limited COVID vaccinations with Russian shots

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran on Tuesday launched a coronavirus inoculation campaign among healthcare professionals with recently delivered Russian Sputnik…
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