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Merriam-Webster joins Britannica in court fight with OpenAI

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NEW YORK: Encyclopaedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster have sued OpenAI in Manhattan federal court, accusing the artificial intelligence company of using nearly 100,000 online encyclopedia and dictionary entries without...
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Ethiopia starts mourning after landslides kill 80

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ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopia has declared three days of national mourning after the death toll from heavy rain-triggered landslides in the country’s south rose to at least 80,...
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Ethiopia floods and landslides raise death toll to 70

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ARBA MINCH: The death toll from floods and landslides in southern Ethiopia’s Gamo Zone has risen to 70, according to official reports issued on Friday, as rescue teams...
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UAE Germany talks spotlight investment, industry, security

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ABU DHABI: Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the UAE’s deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs, received Germany’s foreign minister, Johann Wadephul, in Abu Dhabi on...
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Pakistan clears Murid base building footprint in Feb 2026

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has demolished a building inside Pakistan Air Force Base Murid that was heavily damaged during India’s May 2025 Operation Sindoor air strike, according to commercial...
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Cyprus president hosts UAE foreign minister in Nicosia

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NICOSIA: Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides received UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan during a working visit to the Cypriot capital,...
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India tops USGS list for thorium resources and fuel debate

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NEW DELHI: India holds the world’s largest identified thorium resources, according to the latest U.S. Geological Survey compilation, a position that has long underpinned New Delhi’s interest...
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UAE astronomers point to March 20 Eid Al Fitr date

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SHARJAH: Astronomers at the Sharjah Academy for Astronomy, Space Sciences and Technology said Eid Al Fitr in the UAE is expected to fall on Friday, March 20, 2026,...
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Nairobi floods kill 28 as Kenya storms displace thousands

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NAIROBI: Flash floods triggered by heavy overnight rain killed at least 28 people in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, after rivers and drainage channels overflowed and sent water through...