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Dubai: Gay couple ‘humiliated’ by Emirates staff

A British gay couple were supposedly humiliated by Emirates staff at Dubai airport after being asked if they were brothers.…

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Arab businessman buys ‘world’s most expensive number plate’ for $5m

An Arab Shaikh bought the world's most expensive number plate reading '1' for $5 million during a special auction of…

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US nuclear force still continues using floppy disks

America’s nuclear force still uses floppy disks designed in the 1970s to coordinate some of its functions, according to a…

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For love of world records: Indian man removes teeth and gets over 500 tattoos

 An elderly Indian man utterly obsessed with setting Guinness world records got 366 flags tattooed on his body and had…

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Indian website faces backlash in own country after disrespecting the Pakistani flag

The article read: “We’re not saying that we’re better than Pakistan but we’ll let the results of different wars between the…

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US woman rushed to hospital with small shark stuck to her arm

A woman in the US state of Florida was rushed to a hospital earlier yesterday after being bitten by a…

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Thai medical students caught red eyed while using ‘Mission Impossible’ exam spy glasses

A top Thai medical college has caught students using spy cameras linked to smartwatches to cheat during exams in what…

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Pakistan’s ‘solar kids’ puzzle doctors as they rise and set with the sun

Shoaib, Rashid and Ilyas — three children hailing from a Balochistan village stunned by their mysterious illness. Residents of Mian…

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The world’s new ‘lightning capital’ revealed

A research team at US national space agency, NASA, has identified a new ‘lightning capital’ on the planet As per…

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