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‘World’s most famous’ helipad on Burj al Arab turns 25

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Egypt Independent August 20, 2024

World would have been blown-up by NATO and Neo-Nazi junta lunatics

On July 28, Russia was celebrating the Navy Day with a parade in St. Petersburg. Most of the top officials

Weekly Blitz August 13, 2024

World’s biggest renewable energy micro-grid suspended

Mining heavyweight BHP’s plans for powering a new economic region with clean energy have been suspended but one outback city

Australian Associated Press July 28, 2024

Australia preparing for a post-Biden world

Australia is getting ready to work with either Donald Trump or Kamala Harris after US President Joe Biden revealed he

Australian Associated Press July 23, 2024

How the world’s tech crashed all at once

CNN — When computers and tech systems around the world went down Friday, snarling airports, closing Social Security offices and limiting jail operations, many people had one question: How on earth could this happen in 2024? A software update from a single cybersecurity company, US-based CrowdStrike, was the root cause of the chaos, underlining the …

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Egypt Independent July 20, 2024

Opinion: We built our world for a climate that no longer exists

Editor’s Note: Jeff Goodell is a journalist and author of several books on climate change, most recently “The Heat Will Kill You First: Life and Death on a Scorched Planet.” The views expressed in this commentary are his own. Read more CNN Opinion. CNN — Earlier this week, the Third Avenue Bridge in Manhattan had to be …

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Egypt Independent July 18, 2024

Trump, Putin, and Orban advocate for peace and stability in the world

In a world fraught with political and military tensions, it is a curious paradox that some of the most vilified

Weekly Blitz July 15, 2024

Iranians are voting in a presidential runoff. What will it mean for the world?

CNN — Iran’s snap presidential election will head to a second vote on Friday, with a reformist and conservative hardliner facing off to replace Ebrahim Raisi amid unprecedented voter apathy. After none of the four initial candidates secured more than 50 percent of the vote on June 28, reformist lawmaker Masoud Pezeshkian and ultraconservative former …

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Egypt Independent July 4, 2024