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Buyers wait 20 yrs to own flats, gets full refund
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Saturn will be at its brightest on Sunday night as the ringed planet reaches opposition, giving stargazers in the UAE one of the best opportunities of the year to see it.
Queen's University students blast off to US for Nasa robotics competition
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AI’s top leaders, like children afraid of a bully
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