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California under life-threatening flood threat

07-02-2024 LOS ANGELES: Southern California experienced heavy rain and flash flooding due to a powerful atmospheric river, prompting Governor Gavin Newsom to declare a state of emergency in eight counties, including Los Angeles and Orange County. LA and San Bernardino County also declared their own states of emergency, CNN reported. …

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‘Female Burj Khalifa’ to be built in Dubai

07-02-2024 DUBAI: Mohammed Alabbar, the founder of Emaar and Noon, has announced the construction of a “female” Burj Khalifa called the Dubai Creek Tower. Customers will be able to drive electric automobiles through this future mall in Dubai, according to Khaleej Times. He disclosed during a speech at the Sharjah …

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Biden confuses Macron with dead French President Mitterrand

07-02-2024 WASHINGTON/ MOSCOW/ PARIS: US President Joe Biden confused his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron with France’s long-dead former leader François Mitterrand, in a speech that went viral in video footage Monday, January 5. Addressing a campaign event in Las Vegas on Sunday, the 81-year-old US leader described Macron’s reaction to …

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Taylor Swift makes history at the Grammy Awards

06-02-2024 DOWNTOWN, LOS ANGELES: Taylor Swift stole the show at this year’s Grammy Awards, becoming the first performer to win the prize for album of the year four times. The superstar had previously been tied on three best album wins with Stevie Wonder, Paul Simon and Frank Sinatra. She received …

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More than 100 killed in Chile wildfires

06-02-2024 SANTIAGO: At least 112 people have been killed by forest fires in Chile’s Valparaiso region, local authorities have said. President Gabriel Boric declared a state of emergency and said he would make “all necessary resources” available to tackle the situation. It is believed to be Chile’s deadliest forest fire …

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