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Arctic sea ice hits record low, just lost

[ad_1] A “crazy year” in the Arctic has resulted in the second-lowest extent of sea ice in the region, scientists said Monday. Researchers from the National Snow and Ice Data Center said the minimum was likely reached on September 15, with 1.44 million square miles of ocean covered in ice. …

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Palestinians arrest supporters of Abbas rival based in UAE

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: Mohammed Dahlan, a former Fatah security chief, gestures in his office in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on October 18, 2016. Photo taken on October 18, 2016. REUTERS / Stringer World News Reuters staff RAMALLAH, West Bank / GAZA (Reuters) – Palestinian security forces arrested more than …

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The Abrahamic Accords hint at ‘Israel’s perseverance’

[ad_1] The diplomatic agreement between Israel and two Arab countries negotiated by the Trump administration, while not seismic, could help clarify the configuration of power in the Middle East. Amining the diplomatic arrangements signed by Israel and two Persian Gulf states, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, was neither the …

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