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High tech cars help aging drivers, studies show

Aug 13, 2016

Flying cars are still in the Jetsons' garage and the self-driving car is still down the road, but automobile technology has zoomed into the fast lane in recent years. Many high-tech features aren’t just nifty, they can also help keep…

Swedish education minister quits after being caught driving over alcohol limit

Aug 13, 2016

Sweden's youngest ever government minister, Aida Hadzialic, has resigned after being caught driving over the alcoholic limit.Hadzialic, 29, is minister for higher education in the centre-left government and Sweden's first Muslim…

Meet Saudi Arabian first female to ever compete 100m in Olympics

Aug 13, 2016

Sprinter Kariman Abuljadayel became the first woman from Saudi Arabia to compete in the Olympic 100m.The 22-year-old, dressed in a full-body kit and hijab, was unable to qualify, finishing seventh in her preliminary heat in a time…

Syria: Mother gives birth to conjoined twins in Damascus suburbs

Aug 13, 2016

A mother has given birth to conjoined twins in a part of Syria that has seen some of the war's heaviest fighting.Nawras and Moaz, who are joined at the chest with protruding intestines, were born in the city of Douma in July.…

IOM plans to help Libya deport illegal migrants back to their homelands

Aug 13, 2016

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said it had helped representatives from seven African embassies in Libya to visit Salah Eddeen shelter center for illegal migrants in Tripoli, which includes 350 migrants from west…

Canadian firm fueled war in Libya’s east by shipping arms via UAE despite UN arms embargo

Aug 13, 2016

Local media in Canada and CBC has reported that a Canadian company (Streit Group) manufactured dozens of armoured personnel carriers (APCs) that it finally shipped to Libya, despite United Nations embargo on sending weapons to Libya via…

Manbij in northern Aleppo freed from IS, women burn their burqas in celebration

Aug 13, 2016

Residents in the northern Syrian city of Manbij have been celebrating new freedoms after being liberated from the rule of so-called Islamic State.They have poured into the streets enjoying basic rights they had been denied for two…

Libyan forces announce final battle dubbed “Macmadas” to eradicate IS from Sirte

Aug 13, 2016

A senior leader in the Libyan forces military operation Al-Bunyan Al-Marsous announced on Friday that the Misurata-led forces appointed by the UN-backed Government of National Accord have kicked off the final battle to eliminate IS…

After losing the wrestling match, Egyptian Judoka refuses to shake hands with Israeli opponent

Aug 13, 2016

Egyptian Islam El Shehaby refused to shake the hand of Israeli opponent Os Sasson after losing in the men's judo at the Rio Olympics.El Shehaby was roundly booed by the crowd and was called back to the stage for his failure to bow…

Michael Phelps loses 100 m fly at Rio to his Singaporean childhood fan, Schooling

Aug 13, 2016

It isn't every day you come face to face with your childhood idol - and defeat him at the Olympics.Singapore's Joseph Schooling defeated decorated US Olympian Michael Phelps in the 100m butterfly swimming race and won his country's…

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