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Dozens of oil tankers float off coast of Southern California as global lockdown sees demand plummet

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Dozens of oil tankers float off the coast of Southern California as global lockdown sees demand for crude plummet Demand for oil has dropped due to stay-at-home orders around the world Pumps are still extracting from the ground and the oil has to go into storage  Video released by U.S. Coast Guard shows a flotilla … Read more

US coronavirus: Southern California Logistics Airport in Victorville houses hundreds of unused jets

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With air travel down dramatically amid shutdown measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, airlines are storing unused planes by the hundreds in a California ‘boneyard’ where the dry climate minimizes the risk of rust. Stunning photos from the Southern California Logistics Airport in Victorville show row upon row of planes owned by Southwest, … Read more

Inside Phoebe Burgess’ self-isolation with her two children in the Southern Highlands

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How the other half self-isolate: Phoebe Burgess rides horses and throws a tea party for her children at her family’s Southern Highlands estate during the coronavirus pandemic By Candice Jackson For Daily Mail Australia Published: 01:27 GMT, 25 March 2020 | Updated: 01:56 GMT, 25 March 2020 Phoebe Burgess is self-isolating at her family’s country estate … Read more

Gateway of fabled 10th-century Islamic palace that was destroyed in 1010 unearthed in southern Spain

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The lost gate of the fabled 10th-century Islamic palace-city Medina Azahara that was destroyed by fire during a civil war in 1010 has been unearthed in southern Spain. The palace — whose name means ‘the shining city’ — was built as a symbol of power by Abd-al-Rahman III, the first Caliph of Córdoba, beginning around 936–940 … Read more