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Taraneh Alidoosti, Iranian actress nominated for Oscar boycotts Academy Awards

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2017-01-26

TEHRAN: The Iranian star of Oscar-nominated film “The Salesman” said Thursday she would boycott the awards in protest at President...

World s Busiest Airport has startling statistics

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2017-01-26

DUBAI: Dubai International cemented its title as the world’s busiest airport for international passengers in 2016, with a 7.2 per cent...

Saudi Court verdict on Makkah Crane Crash incidence

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2017-01-26

MAKKAH: A Saudi court on Thursday dismissed charges against 13 accused over a crane collapse that killed dozens at Islam’s...

UK finally triggers Article 50 of EU Treaty to leave bloc

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2017-01-26

LONDON: The British government will publish a draft bill on Thursday triggering Article 50 of the European Union’s Lisbon Treaty,...

First foreign policy blow for Donald Trump

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2017-01-26

Mexico’s president on Thursday scrapped a planned summit with Donald Trump in the face of insistent tweets from the US...

Facebook updates most desired feature addition

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2017-01-26

Under pressure to stymie the spread of fake news, Facebook on Wednesday modified its system for showing trending topics. The...

Donald Trump puts ban on the visas for citizens of 7 Muslim countries

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2017-01-26

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump took a first step toward fulfilling his pledge to “build a wall” on the Mexican...

Celebrating Republic Day of India is an insult to me: Former Indian Supreme Court Justice

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2017-01-26

NEW DELHI: A former judge of the Indian Supreme Court and the former Chairman, Press Council of India, Markandey Katju,...

Donald Trump crackdown on American Bureaucracy stirs alarm

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2017-01-26

WASHINGTON: A hiring freeze. Curbs on communications Denunciations of “waste, fraud and abuse.” US officials are alarmed by the launch...

Skin Cancer diagnosis smartphone application being launched

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2017-01-26

PARIS: Image-scanning software developed at Stanford University can distinguish deadly skin cancers from benign ones as accurately as top dermatologists,...