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Main Maternity Hospital In Rafah Stops Admitting Patients: UN Agency

May 8, 2024 admin

Around half of Gaza’s 2.3 million people have been crowded into Rafah. (File) London: The main maternity hospital in the Gaza Strip’s crowded southern city of Rafah has stopped admitting patients, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) said on Wednesday. The UNFPA told Reuters that the hospital, Al Helal Al Emirati Maternity Hospital, had been…

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Only 3 Days Of Fuel To Run Health Services In South Of Gaza, Says WHO

May 8, 2024 admin

The WHO said a delivery of fuel to the area had been denied today. (File) London: There is only enough fuel to run health services in the south of Gaza for three more days, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday. Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have sought refuge in the south of Gaza from…

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Sri Lanka Seeking Reduction Of $17 Billion Debt From Restructuring

May 8, 2024 admin

Ali Sabry’s statement comes days after the visiting Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa. (File) Colombo: Sri Lanka is looking at a reduction of approximately USD 17 billion from its overall debt burden in the ongoing debt restructuring process, Foreign Minister Ali Sabry said today and highlighted his government’s efforts to foster strong ties with major…

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Why US Is Stopping Some Bomb Shipments To Israel

May 8, 2024 admin

Israel denies targeting Palestinian civilians. (File) The Hague: The United States has suspended a shipment of weapons to Israel, including heavy bombs the U.S. ally used in its campaign against Hamas operatives in Gaza which has killed more than 34,000 Palestinians. The suspension comes as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continues a military assault on…

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100-Year-Old World War II Veteran To Marry Fiance, 96, In Normandy

May 8, 2024 admin

Harold Terens was part of the resupply team in Ukraine. (File) Boca Raton: Americans Harold Terens and Jeanne Swerlin promise their courtship is “better than Romeo and Juliet”: He is 100, she’s 96, and they marry next month in France, where the groom-to-be served during World War II. US Air Force veteran Terens will be…

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Russian Air Attack Hits School Stadium In Ukraine, 4 Children Injured

May 8, 2024 admin

Russia denies targeting civilians but many have been killed and injured in its strikes. A Russian air attack hit a school stadium in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv on Wednesday, injuring at least four children and three adults, officials said. Two teenagers were hospitalised in serious condition, regional governor Oleh Synehubov said on the Telegram messenger. The…

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Greta Thunberg Fined For Disobeying Police Orders During Climate Protest

May 8, 2024 admin

Greta Thunberg has been fined twice before in Sweden. (File) Stockholm: A Stockholm court fined climate activist Greta Thunberg on Wednesday for disobeying police orders after blocking access to Sweden’s parliament during a protest. Police removed Thunberg on March 12 and 14 after she refused to leave the main entrance, where she was protesting with…

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China Zoo Could Not Keep Pandas On Display. So It Did This

May 8, 2024 admin

A video of the two dogs has gone viral on social media. With no pandas to put on display for the visitors, a zoo in China dyed two chow chow dogs black and white to pass them off as small pandas. While the zoo saw no harm in the decision and later defended it too,…

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Russia says it advances in Ukraine, has struck energy, military industry

May 8, 2024 admin

A damaged refrigerator containing remnants of products is seen at the site of a private house destroyed by a missile attack in the village of Krasylivka, Kyiv region, on May 08, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP Russia said on May 8 that its forces had advanced in eastern Ukraine, taking villages in two regions, and…

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Volcano Erupts In Indonesia, Sends Ash Cloud 1.5 km Into The Sky

May 8, 2024 admin

Mount Ibu is located on the island of Halmahera in North Maluku province Jakarta: A volcano in eastern Indonesia erupted on Wednesday and spewed an ash tower almost a mile into the sky, prompting officials to raise an alert level to the second-highest and warn people to keep away. Mount Ibu, located on the island…

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