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Painting Found Inside Italian Gallery Wall Confirmed as Gustav Klimt

Wed, 21 Oct 2020 12:47:14 GMT

A gallery in Italy has confirmed that a painting discovered behind its walls is an authentic work by renowned Austrian painter Gustav Klimt...

Man Spends Around $20,000 on Filler to Look Like Barbie

Wed, 21 Oct 2020 11:05:22 GMT

A high-flying technology expert who has had £15,000 of filler injected into his face in an attempt to look like Barbie has admitted his appearance often puts women off...

Wearing a Facemask Will Lower The 'Cough Clouds', Protect You From Covid-19

Wed, 21 Oct 2020 10:07:02 GMT

Wearing a face mask reduces the size of the clouds of infectious coronavirus particles created by a cough by up to 23 times, a study has found...

China: Nine People From The Same Family Die After Eating Noodle Soup

Wed, 21 Oct 2020 09:50:17 GMT

Nine people from the same family have died from food poisoning after eating homemade noodle soup that reportedly had been kept in a freezer for a year...

Saudi Arabia Appoints Second Female Ambassador to Norway

Wed, 21 Oct 2020 09:46:35 GMT

Saudi Arabia has appointed Amal Yahya Al-Moallimi as the ambassador to Norway – making her the Kingdom’s second female ambassador, state news agency SPA reported...

'Trumpkins' Hits The Social Media Turning Halloween Pumpkins to Look-alike Trump

Wed, 21 Oct 2020 08:49:30 GMT

As Hallowe'en approaches, there are few things that scare Joe Biden supporters more than the prospect of President Donald Trump being re-elected in November...

Lebanon: Lavender Paintings Continue to Grow Despite Beirut Blast

Wed, 21 Oct 2020 08:28:53 GMT

Stephanie Bou Chedid had just hung her second series of paintings at The Slow Beirut coffee shop when the Aug...

Afghanistan: 15 People Die in a Mass 'Visa Stampede'

Wed, 21 Oct 2020 07:53:19 GMT

At least 15 people died in a stampede in Afghanistan today after thousands of people had gathered to collect visas to enter Pakistan...

On The US Border: 545 Migrant Kids Search For Their Parents Who May be Deported!

Wed, 21 Oct 2020 07:29:10 GMT

Lawyers have been unable to contact the parents of 545 migrant children who were separated from their families by U...

France to Award Beheaded Teacher The Legion d'Honneur

Wed, 21 Oct 2020 07:08:47 GMT

The terrorist who beheaded a French school teacher for showing cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed had exchanged WhatsApp messages before the attack with an outraged parent who tried to have the teacher sacked, it emerged today...

There is 'a Profound Thirst For Peace' Pope Francis Tells World Religious Leaders in Rome

Wed, 21 Oct 2020 06:53:03 GMT

Pope Francis gathered with other religious leaders in Rome for an international ecumenical event where they affirmed their commitment to peace...

Saudi Arabia: Over 125,000 Performed Umrah so Far With No Infections Recorded

Wed, 21 Oct 2020 06:37:40 GMT

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah said that more than 125,000 people had performed Umrah in the first phase of its return, confirming that no infections had been recorded among pilgrims so far...

Teen Falls to Her Death After Being Chased by Monkeys in India

Wed, 21 Oct 2020 06:18:54 GMT

A 13-year-old girl has died after being chased off a roof by a tribe of rampaging monkeys in India. The teenager fell to her death in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, earlier today, police have said...

Video: Priest Injures Baby While Violently Plunging Him Into Water During Baptism

Wed, 21 Oct 2020 06:14:48 GMT

This is the moment a priest violently plunges a crying baby boy into water in front of his horrified mother during a baptism in Cyprus...

Jordan Study Calls For Action Against Human Trafficking

Wed, 21 Oct 2020 06:10:33 GMT

A local study on human trafficking has called for toughening the punishment for perpetrators of human trafficking by combining the fine and increasing prison terms...

Egypt’s Samaa’ Spiritual Music Festival Celebrates Um Kalthum, Fairuz and Ahmad Shawqi

Wed, 21 Oct 2020 06:07:03 GMT

Calling it as an exceptional one, the forthcoming International Spiritual Music Chanting Festival Samaa’ kicks off from October 22nd and continues until 29th of October at Salah Eldin Citadel in Cairo, announced the festival director Intisar Abdel Fattah...

Apple Watch Saves a Man's Life in India

Wed, 21 Oct 2020 06:06:48 GMT

In probably the first such reported case in India, the electrocardiogram (ECG) feature on Apple Watch has saved the life of a 61-year-old Indore resident and Apple CEO Tim Cook wished him fast recovery post-surgery...

NASA Spacecraft Finally Grabs Sample From Asteroid Bennu

Wed, 21 Oct 2020 06:00:56 GMT

A NASA spacecraft has touched down on the rugged surface of the Bennu asteroid, grabbing a sample of rocks dating back to the birth of our solar system to bring home...

With Conflict and Covid-19 The Lot of Arab Kids is Not a Happy One - UN Report

Wed, 21 Oct 2020 05:54:21 GMT

Millions have been displaced by recent wars in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) — a significant number of them children...

'Cut Each Day': Thousands of Girls Subjected to FGM in Kenya

Tue, 20 Oct 2020 11:59:06 GMT

Thousands of girls are being subjected to FGM and paraded down streets after mass cutting ceremonies in Kenya...