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Oman sends ambassador to Syria

[ad_1] Of: TT Published: October 05, 2020 at 11:35 am Photo: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AP / TT Sultan Haitham bin Tariq of Oman during a meeting with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Muscat in February. Stock Photography. Oman has appointed an ambassador to Syria, as the first Gulf …

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Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine awarded

[ad_1] The banquet at Stockholm City Hall and the ceremony have been canceled, but at 11:30 the first Nobel Prize of the year was announced. The Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute decided that the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine will be shared equally between Harvey J. Alter, …

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Thousands of girls testify about online threats

[ad_1] Of: TT Published: October 05, 2020 at 07.57 Photo: Fredrik Sandberg / TT Girls and young women face threats and hatred online every day, says Plan International. Stock Photography. Bullying online is commonplace for many girls around the world. A new report from Plan International testifies to thousands of …

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Tasmanian Devil Returns to the Continent

[ad_1] It has taken 3,000 years. But now the Tasmanian devil is once again in the wild on the Australian mainland. A Tasmanian devil in a Sydney zoo. Stock Photography.Image: AP / TT The Tasmanian devil, or bag devil as it is also called, lives in the wild in Tasmania. …

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Macron’s “separatist speech” is angering Turkey

[ad_1] Turkey is one of the Muslim-dominated countries that is reacting critically to French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent speech on “Islamist separatism.” French President Emmanuel Macron delivered a keynote speech on Friday in which he declared that “Islamist separatism” must be fought. The speech has drawn ire in Turkey, among …

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Macron’s “separatist speech” is angering Turkey

[ad_1] Of: TT Published: October 04, 2020 at 10:46 p.m. Photo: Ludovic Marin / AP / TT French President Emmanuel Macron delivered a keynote speech on Friday in which he declared that “Islamist separatism” must be fought. The speech has drawn ire in Turkey, among other places. Turkey is one …

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Linde’s call after the escalation of the conflict

[ad_1] Disputes over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh border region flared up again a week ago. Among other things, the capital Stepanakert has been bombarded with rockets and there have been reports of houses, schools and hospitals bombed. More than 220 people have died, the BBC reports. Escalation of the conflict On …

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