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Da Vinci painting of Jesus to be sold for $100m

Daily Dispatch October 11, 2017

The last Leonardo Da Vinci painting dating  from around 1500, “Salvator Mundi” — which depicts Jesus Christ as the world’s saviour, will go under the hammer next month in New York. The Christie’s auction house on  Tuesday, estimated its worth at $100 million, the AFP reported. The painting

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ISIS fighters lose ground in Iraq, Syria

Daily Dispatch October 11, 2017

Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS’) fighters remain on the run in Iraq and Syria as coalition troops clear territory once controlled by them, Pentagon has said. Spokesman for U.S. Department of Defense, Col. Rob Manning said Iraqi security forces were continuing clearance operations in Iraq’s Kirkuk province as they transition to a persistent […]

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Chelsea Owner, Roman Abramovich Gets Green Light for Upper East Side Mega-Mansion

Daily Dispatch October 11, 2017

After ruling against his original plans to combine three homes into an 18,255-square-foot Upper East Side mansion — with a 30 foot backyard and a swimming pool in the basement — in April, the Landmarks Preservation Commission on Tuesday approved new plans submitted by Roman Abramovich, who has a net worth of $9.3 billion and […]

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Pope To Meet Top Buddhist Monks In Myanmar, Address Military

Daily Dispatch October 10, 2017

Pope Francis would meet Myanmar’s top Buddhist monks, its military generals and civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi in November. According to a full programme of the November 6 to December 2 trip released by the Vatican, the pope would say two Masses in Buddhist-majority Myanmar and one in Bangladesh, which is predominantly Muslim. Francis […]

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Hurricane Nate tears U.S. apart

Daily Dispatch October 8, 2017

Hurricane Nate has made its second landfall outside Biloxi in the U.S. state of Mississippi, the National Weather Service has confirmed. The storm moved ashore at 12:30 a.m. (0530 GMT) as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum winds of 140 kilometres per hour, the agency’s Jackson, Mississippi office said. The storm is currently moving north […]

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British scientists get $4.2m to study life on Mars

Daily Dispatch October 8, 2017

Space scientists in Britain have won more than 4.2 million U. S. dollars of government funding to help support exploration of life on Mars. The funding from the official UK Space Agency will also help support studies into experiments that could be built and flown to the International Space Station (ISS), which could potentially support […]