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Plane forced to land over man's excessive flatulenceThe pilot of a Dubai-Amsterdam flight was forced to make an emergency landing after a fight broke out over a passenger's flatulence problem, said a report. Transavia Airlines Flight HV6902 made an unscheduled stop in Vienna af More… |
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Turkish Airlines supports fight against illegal wildlife tradeTurkish Airlines is one among a total of 41 carriers that have signed the “United for Wildlife Buckingham Palace Declaration (UFW)”, which aims to stop illegal wildlife trade. The declaration was approved today by Turk More… |
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Pharma and tech join to fight diseaseThe line between pharmaceuticals and technology is blurring as companies join forces to tackle chronic diseases using high-tech devices that combine biology, software and hardware. GlaxoSmithKline and Google parent Alphabet are th More… |
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Muslim nations agree to work closely to fight terrorismMuslim countries have agreed to work together more closely to fight terrorism and other crimes and will establish an Istanbul-based centre for greater police co-operation, President Tayyip Erdogan said. Leaders More… |
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Bahrain ‘resolute in fighting terror’Bahrain is committed to the fight against terror, stressed Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa. He said Bahrain stood firmly with the international coalition to combat the Islamic State (IS), also known as Daesh or ISIL, and wo More… |
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Drug firms urge govts to do more to combat superbugsMore than 80 international drug and biotech firms urged governments to work with them to combat drug-resistant superbugs which could kill tens of millions of people within decades unless progress is made and new antibiotics found. More… |
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Bahrain PM calls for blueprint to fight oil slumpBahrain’s Premier has called for a new national agenda to withstand financial fallout of shrinking oil revenues. The roadmap will enable Bahrain to adapt to the oil price slump, rationalise government spending and boost non-oil revenues More… |
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Kuwait, Iran cut oil prices as fight for market share intensifiesKuwait and Iran have cut their crude oil prices to Asia to multi-year lows against top exporter Saudi Arabia as the battle for market share among producers pits member of Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) against each ot More… |
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‘Plants can fight back against TNT pollution’Scientists have discovered why trinitrotoluene (TNT) is so toxic to plants and intend to use this knowledge to tackle the problem of cleaning up the many sites worldwide contaminated by the commonly used explosive. More… |
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India plans legal help for expats in BahrainA new scheme is being initiated by the Indian government to provide its nationals living in Bahrain with legal aid to fight labour disputes and rights violations. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the project, which would benefit n More… |
