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Engineering Marvel: What Makes The...

Engineering

What Makes The Boeing 747 So Special?

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One aircraft transformed the world. With two decks carrying over 500 passengers, and wings the width of a football field, it was twice the size of any airliner before it. The Boeing 747 is an engineering marvel. Take a look at the magnificent engineering of this machine.

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The Female Spy Who Stole the Atom Bomb

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‘Anti-American’: Trump warns of tariff hike on BRICS group

President Donald Trump says the US will impose an additional 10 per cent tariff on any countries aligning themselves with the “Anti-American policies” of the BRICS group of developing nations, whose leaders kicked off a summit in Brazil over the weekend. With forums such as the G7 and G20 groups of major economies hamstrung by divisions and the disruptive “America First” approach of the US president, BRICS is presenting itself as a haven for multilateral diplomacy amid violent conflicts and trade wars.

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The Female Spy Who Stole the Atom Bomb

Declassified MI5 files reveal the story of the female spy who stole Britain’s atomic secrets and gave them to the Soviets. In January 1941, Ursula Kuczynski, a Jewish German refugee, arrives in Oxford with her children on a British passport. She settles into the daily life of a housewife, but this woman has a secret – she is a Soviet spy.

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‘Anti-American’: Trump warns of tariff hike on BRICS group

President Donald Trump says the US will impose an additional 10 per cent tariff on any countries aligning themselves with the “Anti-American policies” of the BRICS group of developing nations, whose leaders kicked off a summit in Brazil over the weekend. With forums such as the G7 and G20 groups of major economies hamstrung by divisions and the disruptive “America First” approach of the US president, BRICS is presenting itself as a haven for multilateral diplomacy amid violent conflicts and trade wars.

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