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Migrants wait to be rescued by the Aquarius rescue ship run by NGO organisations “SOS Mediterranee” and “Medecins Sans Frontieres” (Doctors Without Borders) in the Mediterranean Sea, 30 nautic miles from the Libyan coast, on August 2, 2017 (AFP Photo/Angelos Tzortzinis)
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Palm trees sway in the wind prior to the arrival of the Hurricane Irma in Caibarien, Cuba, September 8, 2017. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini
Irma Downgraded to Category-3 Storm, Expected to Regain Strength
Hurricane Irma has lost some strength as it batters the north coast of Cuba, dpa cited the National Hurricane Center as saying. The massive storm weakened to a category-3 hurricane with 205-kilometre-per-hour (kph) winds, the center said in its 11 am (1500 GMT)...Caption:
Archaeologists work on mummies found in the New Kingdom tomb that belongs to a royal goldsmith in a burial shaft, in Luxor, Egypt, Saturday, September 9, 2017. (AP)
3,500-Year Old Tomb Discovered in Egypt’s Luxor
Egyptian archaeologists discovered a pharaonic tomb belonging to a royal goldsmith who lived more than 3,500 years ago during the reign of the 18th dynasty. The discovery was made in the southern city of Luxor. The exact location of the tomb is on the west bank of the...Caption:
US President Donald Trump is interviewed by Reuters in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, US, February 23, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Trump Can’t Solve North Korea by Just Making a Deal
President Donald Trump’s tweet last weekend that the US might terminate all tradewith countries doing business with North Korea was widely derided on the grounds of realism. Given that 90 percent of North Korea’s trade is with China, the tweet was little more than a...Caption:
When Spirit Airlines began offering flights between Detroit and Philadelphia, the average price for a one-way ticket dropped by as much as 50 percent. Credit Moris Moreno for The New York Times