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First caravan migrants climb on US fence as hundreds reach Tijuana

Tijuana - DPA

About 20 Central Americans, part of a migrant caravan that left Honduras a month ago, scaled the US border fence in Tijuana in southern California on Tuesday, according to media reports and eyewitnesses. The migrants sat on top of the fence for about 20 minutes and caused a US Border Patrol unit to be called to the scene, which observed..Read more

'Thrones' cast talk love as new trailer drops

San Diego - AFP

"Game of Thrones" dropped a new trailer at San Diego Comic-Con Friday, showing the armies of the Seven Kingdoms gearing up for war, with an undead horde on the march. Queen Cersei warns the people in King's Landing to beware of the incoming Mother of Dragons, Daenerys Targaryen, who finally landed in Westeros in Sunday's season seven premiere. There were..Read more

'Stranger Things' Season 2 trailer is a real 'Thriller'

San Diego - Egypt Today

Nostalgic horror sensation "Stranger Things" unveiled a new trailer set to Michael Jackson's "Thriller" on Saturday as it built buzz for season two at the San Diego Comic-Con fan convention. The Netflix series -- about a gang of 1980s children looking for their missing friend -- became a break-out hit last year, winning critical acclaim and fame for its cast..Read more

Padres' Myers hits for cycle in 5-3 win over Rockies

Los Angeles - Arab Today

Wil Myers hit for the second cycle in San Diego Padres history on Monday in a 5-3 Major League Baseball victory over the Rockies in Colorado. Myers singled in the first, doubled home a run in the third, homered in a three-run sixth and tripled in the eighth. The other Padres cycle -- a player hitting a single, double, triple..Read more

US hands Japan first loss to reach World Baseball Classic final

Los Angeles - Arab Today

Adam Jones delivered the game-winning RBI in the eighth inning as the US toppled Japan 2-1 on Tuesday to reach their first World Baseball Classic final, where they will face undefeated Puerto Rico. The Americans made the final by knocking off a Japanese team accustomed to success, as they had a perfect 6-0 record and were looking to win their..Read more

Judge to consider $1 million settlement in US border killing

San Diego - Arab today

A federal judge will consider an agreement for the US government to pay $1 million (Dh3.67 million) to the children of a Mexican man who died after being detained by immigration authorities and shot several times with a stun gun. If approved at a hearing Thursday in San Diego, the settlement would end a nearly 7-year-old case that prompted widespread..Read more

Cloudseeding explained: The business of rainmaking

Dubai - Arab Today

Cloud seeding could provide a sustainable solution for water security in the long run The UAE has experienced a long spell of wintry conditions in the past week, particularly on Sunday, when rain showers persisted throughout the day. There is reason to believe that these conditions resulted from the country’s cloud seeding programme, which was initiated in the late 1990s..Read more

Saudi's first Comic-Con fest set to wow

Riyadh - ArabToday

Superheroes from Hollywood's Marvel studios are among the characters set to wow thousands of curious Saudis at the Islamic kingdom's first Comic-Con event from Thursday. The three-day festival of anime, pop art, video gaming and film-related events is part of a government initiative to bring more entertainment to Saudi Arabia which bans alcohol, public cinemas and theatre. Comic-Con began in..Read more

Iranian student deported in chaos of Trump's Muslim ban

Los Angeles - Arab Today

When Sara Yarjani handed her passport to an immigration officer at Los Angeles airport she was sure she'd be waved through customs, as had happened before. Instead, 23 hours later, she was deported. The 35-year-old Iranian graduate student became one of the first victims of the chaos unleashed by President Donald Trump's executive order blocking citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries,..Read more