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SpaceX’s giant new rocket exploded minutes after blasting off on its first test flight Thursday and crashed into the Gulf of Mexico. Elon Musk’s company was aiming to send the biggest and most powerful rocket ever built on a…
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The World Bank Group’s board of executive directors on Wednesday approved a new Country Partnership Framework for Egypt, which lays out a strategy in the country for 2023–2027, Emirates News Agency reported. The new CPF is in line with…
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Saudi Arabia’s booming fintech sector is set to be boosted by an $80 million investment fund launched by Saudi Venture Capital Co.. The ‘Investment in Fintech VC Fund’ was launched in partnership with Saudi Arabia’s Capital Market…
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A Chinese city has launched a state-sponsored matchmaking app that promises to find the perfect partner, in an attempt to reverse the declining marriage rate. Guixi, a city of about 640,000 people in Jiangxi province in eastern China,…
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North Korea launched a short-range ballistic missile toward the sea on Sunday, its neighbors said, ramping up testing activities in response to US-South Korean military drills that it views as an invasion rehearsal. The missile launched…
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As if Taylor Swift beginning her long-awaited The Eras Tour wasn’t exciting enough, the superstar added to the hype on Friday (March 17) by releasing four new tracks. “In celebration of The Eras Tour I’m releasing 4 previously unreleased…
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Expo City Dubai has launched the first phase of its new sustainable residential developments, Emirates News Agency reported. Expo Valley and Expo Central are an essential part of the Dubai 2040 Urban Master Plan, incorporating…
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North Korea test-fired two short-range ballistic missiles Tuesday in another show of force after the US and South Korea began military drills that Pyongyang views as an invasion rehearsal, its neighbors said. The missiles were launched…
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Musk’s rocket company SpaceX was set to launch early on Monday the International Space Station’s next long-duration team into orbit, with an astronaut from the United Arab Emirates and a Russian cosmonaut joining two NASA crewmates for the…
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SpaceX launched four astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA on Wednesday, less than two days after completing a flight chartered by millionaires. It’s the first NASA crew comprised equally of men and women, including the…
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