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18:38 07/10/2019
How cells sense oxygen wins Nobel prize

Three scientists who discovered how cells sense and adapt to oxygen levels have won the 2019 Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine.

18:16 07/10/2019
'World's largest underwater theme park' opens in Bahrain, features sunken Boeing 747

The entire site, which is located to the north of the Kingdom of Bahrain on the Persian Gulf, is said to encompass an area of 100,000 square meters.

 

17:45 07/10/2019
Disturbing video shows hundreds of blindfolded prisoners in Xinjiang

The video -- which was posted online anonymously last week -- shows hundreds of men, most of whom are dressed in purple and orange vests with the words "Kashgar Detention Center" printed on them, seated in rows on the ground of what appears to be a large courtyard outside a train station. 

17:24 07/10/2019
Nobel Prize for Medicine jointly awarded to William Kaelin Jr, Sir Peter Ratcliffe and Gregg Semenza

The Nobel committee said on Monday that the trio's discoveries have paved the way for "promising new strategies to fight anaemia, cancer and many other diseases."

17:00 07/10/2019
Half of India's 1.3 billion population access to a toilet in just five years

And last week, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi finally declared India free of open defecation, when people relieve themselves in fields, bushes, forests, bodies of water, or any other open spaces, rather than use a toilet.

16:38 07/10/2019
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SoftBank-backed Oyo to raise $1.5 billion led by founder, other existing investors

Agarwal will pump $700 million into the Gurugram-based company through his company RA Hospitality Holdings, while the remaining $800 million will come from other existing investors, Oyo said in a statement.

15:45 07/10/2019
15:27 07/10/2019
Israeli archaeologists claim to discover ancient city

The city was discovered during preparations for a highway interchange project near Harish, a town some 50 kilometers (30 miles) north of Tel Aviv.

15:01 07/10/2019
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14:02 07/10/2019
Artsakh Republic President B. Sahakyan met with executive director of the Armenian Assembly of America (AAA) B. Ardouni

to discuss issues on Artsakh-Diaspora ties, the implementation of a number of projects in the information and political spheres on different U.S. and international platforms. The President noted with satisfaction that cooperation with the AAA is on high level, voicing confidence that it will pursue in the future.
Central information department of the office of the Artsakh Republic President
 

12:43 07/10/2019
France IVF bill: Protests gather thousands in Paris

Large crowds have taken to the streets of Paris in opposition to a bill that would give single women and lesbian couples access to fertility treatments.

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