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TAREGNA: The longest solar eclipse of the 21st century pitched a swath of Asia from India to China into near darkness Wednesday as millions gathered to watch the phenomenon. But millions more, gripped by fear, shuttered themselves in. India abounds in...
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The eclipse is taking place over the most densely inhabited areas of the earth, allowing huge numbers of people in India and China to watch it, AFP reported. A total solar eclipse occurs when the moon comes between the earth and the sun, completely obscuring...
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BANGKOK: Millions of people across Asia will witness the longest total solar eclipse that will happen this century, as vast swaths of India and China, the entire city of Shanghai and southern Japanese islands are plunged into darkness Wednesday for about...
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It is for the first time in India that a plane has been chartered to view the total eclipse from above the clouds, the company said. A JetLite 737-700 has been especially chartered for this purpose and the eclipse flight will last for three hours and...
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