Month: October 2023

US Sends Second Aircraft Carrier “To Deter Hostile Actions Against Israel”

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US Sends Second Aircraft Carrier “To Deter Hostile Actions Against Israel”

US has sent munitions to Israel and warned other countries not to escalate the war. (Representational) Washington: The United States is sending a second aircraft carrier strike group to the eastern Mediterranean “to deter hostile actions against Israel or any efforts toward widening this war following Hamas’s attack,” Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said Saturday….

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Israeli attack on Syrian Aleppo airport puts it out of service

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Israeli attack on Syrian Aleppo airport puts it out of service

Israel has launched an air strike against Syria’s Aleppo Airport late on Saturday that put it out of service, the Syrian defence ministry said. “The Israeli enemy carried out an air attack from the direction of the Mediterranean Sea, west of Latakia, targeting Aleppo International Airport, which led to material damage to the airport and…

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4th Flight Carrying 274 Indians Takes Off From Israel

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4th Flight Carrying 274 Indians Takes Off From Israel

There are about 18,000 Indian nationals living and working in Israel. Jerusalem: A special flight carrying 274 Indian nationals wanting to leave Israel amidst the Israel-Hamas war left for home on Saturday, the second in a day and fourth since the launch of ‘Operation Ajay’. #OperationAjay | Fourth flight carrying 274 Indian nationals departs from…

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Nation

Israel’s evacuation order for Gaza ‘tantamount to death sentence’ for patients: WHO

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Israel’s evacuation order for Gaza ‘tantamount to death sentence’ for patients: WHO

Palestinians flee from northern Gaza after the Israeli army issued an evacuation warning to a population of over 1 million people to seek refuge in the south ahead of a possible Israeli ground invasion, on October 13, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP The World Health Organization said Saturday that forcing thousands of hospital patients to…

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Forcing Gaza Patients To Evacuate Effectively “Death Sentence”: WHO

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Forcing Gaza Patients To Evacuate Effectively “Death Sentence”: WHO

WHO said lives of many critically ill patients now “hang in the balance”. (Representational) Geneva, Switzerland: The World Health Organization said Saturday that forcing thousands of hospital patients to evacuate to already overflowing hospitals in the southern Gaza Strip could be “tantamount to a death sentence”. Israel has warned Palestinians to evacuate northern Gaza ahead…

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Israel Readies Troops For Invasion As Gaza Civilians Flee

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Israel Readies Troops For Invasion As Gaza Civilians Flee

In Gaza, health officials said more than 2,200 people had been killed. Gaza Strip, Palestinian Territories: Israel pummelled northern Gaza with fresh air strikes on Saturday, one week on from the deadliest attack in its history, as it urged Palestinians to flee the area before an expected ground offensive against Hamas commanders. AFP reporters near…

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Israel Army Says Bodies Of Some Hostages Found In Gaza

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Israel Army Says Bodies Of Some Hostages Found In Gaza

Israeli military has carried out air raids on thousands of Hamas targets in Gaza. (File) Jerusalem: The Israeli military said Saturday that the bodies of some hostages kidnapped by Hamas group had been found during operations inside Gaza this week. “We have found and located some bodies in the perimeter in the Gaza Strip of…

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Skygazers watch ‘Ring of Fire’ eclipse over Western Hemisphere

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Skygazers watch ‘Ring of Fire’ eclipse over Western Hemisphere

The “Ring of Fire” effect caused during the annular solar eclipse is seen from Penonome, Panama, on October 14, 2023. | Photo Credit: AFP Skygazers across the Americas turned their faces upwards Saturday for a rare celestial event: an annular solar eclipse. A crowd of people wearing protective eyewear gathered in Albuquerque, New Mexico, one…

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Claudia Goldin | The detective of economics

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Claudia Goldin | The detective of economics

“I am happiest being a detective.” The economic historian, Claudia Goldin, who has dedicated her life to seeking hidden truths, particularly about women’s historical and contemporary roles in the workplace, has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics this year “for having advanced our understanding of women’s labour market outcomes”. The 77-year-old is only the…

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