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THIS is the world’s deepest gold mine where workers travel 2.5 miles underground just to reach their jobs | World News

Most people picture mining as digging a hole and pulling something shiny out of the ground. But this place doesn’t just go down a bit; rather , it drops so far beneath the Earth’s surface that the journey alone takes about an hour. A mine where the rock walls are naturally hot enough to be […]

Watch: Wheel falls off British Airways flight from LA, video goes viral as plane completes 5,000 miles to land safely in London

British Airways Flight Loses Wheel During Las Vegas Takeoff, Lands Safely in London A British Airways long-haul flight made headlines this week after one of its landing-gear wheels detached during take-off from Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, a dramatic moment later captured on video and widely shared online. The incident involved Flight BA274, […]

6-year-old walks two miles for help after father dies saving him in Upstate New York ice tragedy

A 6-year-old boy braved the freezing cold and walked nearly two miles to his grandfather’s home to get help after his father and a family friend fell through the ice on an upstate New York pond and later died.New York State Police said the incident took place on Sunday evening (January 18), just before 8 […]

Qatar and Bahrain launch mutual direct ferry service covering 35 nautical miles in 70 minutes | World News

Qatar and Bahrain launch ferry covering 35 nautical miles in 70–80 minutes, offering standard and VIP vessels/Image: Qatar MOT Across the waters of the Gulf, Qatar and Bahrain have drawn a new line of connection. A direct ferry now links Al-Ruwais Port and Sa’ada Marina, reducing the journey to just over an hour, and signalling […]

Why is UAE releasing its most treasured Falcons thousands of miles away from home? | World News

Since 1995, the UAE’s Sheikh Zayed Falcon Release Programme has released over 2,300 falcons to restore endangered populations globally/ Image: WAM TL;DR: The UAE’s Sheikh Zayed Falcon Release Programme has released over 2,300 falcons since 1995. In May 2025, 81 falcons were released in Kazakhstan, continuing a 9-year consecutive effort there. Falcons undergo health checks, […]

Musk vs Trump: Elon Musk fan Ian Miles Cheon asks him to move space program to UAE | World News

Image generated by AI for creative and illustrative purposes only There’s always one tweet that distills geopolitical fantasy into 280 characters. This time, it came from Elon Musk loyalist Ian Miles Cheong:“Elon Musk should simply move his entire SpaceX operation to the United Arab Emirates. The UAE stands at the forefront of technological progress and […]

Who are Quakers? Faith group marching 300 miles against Trump’s immigration crackdown

Ross Brubeck and other members of the Quake marches to Washington (Image: AP) A group of Quakers is marching more than 300 miles — from New York City to Washington, DC — to demonstrate against the Trump administration‘s treatment of immigrants. Who are the Quakers? Quakers are members of the Religious Society of Friends, a […]