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UAE to launch probe targeting asteroid between Mars, Jupiter-
By PTI DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates on Tuesday announced plans to send a probe to land on an asteroid ...

UK plans protest crackdown after eco group blocks highways-
By Associated Press MANCHESTER: The British government said Tuesday it will bring in tough new laws against disruptive protesters, after ...

Taliban to begin issuing national IDs, passports soon-
By ANI KABUL: The council of ministers of the Taliban-led Afghanistan government on Monday announced that the issuance of national IDs ...

Black couple’s daring escape from slavery marked in London-
By Associated Press LONDON: A Black couple who escaped slavery in the U.S. state of Georgia and fled to Britain ...

Some girls return to school as Taliban seeks to manage image-
By AFP KABUL: Girls have returned to some secondary schools in a northern province of Afghanistan, Taliban officials and teachers ...

New Hampshire family sues Iran, seeks justice for late father’s monthslong imprisonment in Lebanon
The family of Amer Fakhoury, an American and former hostage imprisoned on the orders of Hezbollah in Lebanon, wants the ...

J&J seeks US clearance for COVID-19 vaccine booster doses-
By Associated Press WASHINGTON: Johnson & Johnson asked the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday to allow extra shots of ...

Facebook whistleblower to call for regulation-
By AFP WASHINGTON: A Facebook whistleblower will go before US lawmakers Tuesday to urge regulation of the social media giant, ...

Nobel physics prize goes to three scientists for climate discoveries-
By Associated Press STOCKHOLM: The Nobel Prize for physics has been awarded to scientists from Japan, Germany and Italy. Syukuro ...