Why Sierra Leone Is Urging Airlines To Reschedule Flights

Freetown: Sierra Leone’s civil aviation authority on Sunday urged airlines reschedule flights after a nationwide curfew imposed by the government in response to an attack on a military barracks by unidentified gunmen. The aviation authority said in a statement that passengers should be placed on the...

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Breakfast In Kolkata, Lunch In Dhaka? Strong India-Bangladesh Ties May Soon Make It Possible

Dhaka: Well meaning enthusiasts once dreamt of breakfast in New Delhi, lunch in Lahore and dinner in Kabul. It was something, they imagined, entirely possible, if political support grew. Sadly, the rise of the Taliban in Afghanistan and the support for terrorists by the Pakistan establishment...

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Mud libraries hold the story of the Earth’s climate past — and foretell its future

Hoi Chan for Vox  Mud can be surprisingly clear. Tucked away in the rolling green hills of the New York Palisades, there’s an unusual library: the Lamont-Doherty Core Repository. Instead of shelves, it has more than 50,000 white, 8-foot-long trays. And instead of books, those trays...

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Israeli Hostages Reunite With Family After Days Of Captivity By Hamas | WATCH

Gaza: After the Israel-Hamas truce deal, thirteen Israeli hostages, including four children and six elderly women, were released after 49 days of captivity at the hands of Hamas in Gaza. The four-day truce, brokered by Qatar, Egypt, and the United States, stipulated that 50 women and...

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Who Was Ahmed Al-Ghandour? Top Hamas Leader In Charge Of Northern Gaza Killed In Israeli Strikes

Gaza: Hamas on Sunday confirmed that the leader of its northern brigade, Ahmed Al-Ghandour was killed along with three other senior leaders in Israeli airstrikes launched against militant group, news agency AP reported. This announcement comes on the third day of a four-day truce in fighting...

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A beach in Manhattan? Two years and $73 million later, sure (but no swimming allowed)

The first manmade beach on Gansevoort Peninsula opened on the Hudson River, New York City. It is located across from the Whitney Museum and near Little Island and has views of the Freedom Tower and the Statue of Liberty. . (Photo by: Deb Cohn-Orbach/UCG/Universal Images Group...

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