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Australian Teen Almost Dies After Eating Bacon And Egg Sandwich. Here’s Why

October 19, 2023 admin

The barbecue brush pierced her daughter’s oesophagus An Australian woman is warning other parents about a cleaning tool for barbecues after her nine-year-old daughter almost died after eating a bacon and egg roll. Kristen Saunders from Newcastle shared on social media that her nine-year-old daughter was served the sandwich at a venue in July. Along…

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US, UK Urge Citizens To Leave Lebanon Amid Israel-Hamas War

October 19, 2023 admin

France, Germany, Canada and Australia have also warned against travel to Lebanon. (File) Beirut, Lebanon: The US and British embassies in Beirut on Thursday advised citizens to leave Lebanon while flights “remain available” as border tensions between Israel and Hezbollah intensify over Israel’s war with Hamas. Both countries had already warned citizens against travel to…

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Interview | Israeli ambassador to India Naor Gilon in coversation with Suhasini Haidar

October 19, 2023 admin

Interview | Israeli ambassador to India Naor Gilon in coversation with Suhasini Haidar The war between Israel and Hamas that began on October 7 has become the deadliest of five Gaza wars for both sides. The Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry said that 3,478 Palestinians have been killed and more than 12,000 injured in the past…

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Turkey Says It Has 700 People Awaiting Evacuation From Gaza

October 19, 2023 admin

Turkish Foreign Minister said 55 Turkish civil servants were among those waiting. (File) Ankara: Some 700 people, including Turkish, Palestinian, and northern Cypriot citizens, have applied to Turkey to be evacuated from Gaza, Deputy Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Yildiz said on Thursday. Speaking in parliament’s foreign affairs commission, Ahmet Yildiz said 322 Turkish citizens, 104…

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Britain’s Sunak slams ‘horrific’ attacks on visit to Israel

October 19, 2023 admin

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak arrives at Ben Gurion airport, near Tel Aviv, Israel, on Oct. 19, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Thursday that Israel has suffered an “unspeakable horrific act of terrorism” as he became the latest western leader to carry out a solidarity visit. “I want you…

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Evidence shows Hamas militants likely used some North Korean weapons in attack on Israel

October 19, 2023 admin

Suspected North Korean-made F-7 rocket-propelled grenades, many with a distinctive red stripe on their warhead, are seen at an Israeli military base in southern Israel, Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023. Hamas fighters likely used North Korean-manufactured rocket-propelled grenades during their unprecedented assault on Israel that killed over 1,400 people and saw scores taken hostage, despite Pyongyang…

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Russian foreign minister offers security talks with North Korea, China as he visits Pyongyang

October 19, 2023 admin

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov attend the talks in Pyongyang, North Korea, on October 19, 2023. Photo: Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service telegram channel via AP Russia’s Foreign Minister proposed regular security talks with North Korea and China to deal with what he described as increasing U.S.-led regional…

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European Delegates Walk Out As Vladimir Putin Starts Speaking At China Summit

October 19, 2023 admin

This was Vladimir Putin’s second visit to China since the start of the Ukraine war. China organised its biggest diplomatic event this week – a summit to celebrate the belt and road (BRI) project, a multibillion-dollar infrastructure project. President Xi Jinping opened the ceremony in the presence of several world leaders and more than 1,000…

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Why Gaza War Threatens To Unite Arab Countries Against Israel

October 19, 2023 admin

The deadly attack on a Gaza hospital on Tuesday has worsened the situation. The Israel-Hamas war, which has been escalating since it broke out on October 7, has raised the spectre of not only bringing the Arab world’s normalisation of ties with Israel to a grinding halt, but even making it reverse course. Historical wounds…

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Facebook Introduces Measures To Limit “Unwanted” Comments

October 19, 2023 admin

The Israel-Hamas war started on October 7. Facebook parent Meta on Wednesday rolled out a temporary feature to limit “harmful and potentially harmful” content on the Israel-Hamas war. The change is part of the company’s efforts to protect people “in the region” from such “unwanted” comments, Meta said in an updated statement on Wednesday (October…

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