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UAE spacecraft takes off for mission to Mars

TOKYO – A United Arab Emirates spacecraft began its journey to Mars with a takeoff in Japan on Monday in what is the first interplanetary mission in the Arab world. The launch of the spacecraft called Amal, or Hope, marks the beginning of the seven-month journey to the red planet. …

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Saudi King Salman, 84, admitted to hospital

RIAD (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s 84-year-old king, Salman bin Abdulaziz, was admitted to a hospital in the capital, Riyadh, suffering from inflammation of the gallbladder, the state-run SPA news agency said on Monday. The king, who has ruled the world’s largest oil exporter and a close ally of the US …

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