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Israel’s Army says commander of Hamas’ Naval unit in Gaza city killed
Jerusalem: The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) have said Ahmed Ali, the commander of the naval unit of the Palestinian movement Hamas in Gaza City, has been killed in an...
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Australia warns Israel over devastating impact of Rafah offensive
Canberra: Australia has told Israel that a major ground offensive in the southern Gaza city of Rafah would...
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Xi arrives in Budapest for state visit to Hungary
Budapest: Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived here Wednesday for a state visit to Hungary.
In a written speech upon...
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Gaza’s militants fire rockets at Israel’s Kerem Shalom area: army
Jerusalem: Militants in Gaza fired eight rockets from the Rafah area toward the Kerem Shalom Crossing area in...
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California health dept warns fake Botox injections causing hospitalisations
Los Angeles: The California Department of Public Health issued a warning Wednesday to consumers seeking Botox injections and...
Data-leak from military-run university indicates 640,000 COVID-19 cases in China
Wuhan: Data leak from a military-run university indicates that China is hiding the real figures of COVID-19 cases.
The database leaked from the National University...
WHO to study Madagascar’s herbal drink to treat COVID-19
Madagascar: While the World Health Organisation (WHO) has kept silent on Ayurveda treatment for COVID-19 it is in touch with Madagascar to study its...
Secret MoU between China and WHO in 2005 hinders Taiwan’s WHA participation: Taiwan Foreign Minister
Taipei: Foreign Minister Joseph Wu today cited a secret memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed between China and the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2005...
WHO refutes Der Spiegel report on Xi Jinping and Dr Tedros telephone talk
Geneva: The World Health Organisation (WHO) refuted the report published in the German publication Der Spiegel which stated that the President of China Xi...
US tightens visa rules for Chinese journalists
Washington DC: The United States has tightened visa rules for Chinese journalists as a war on the media between the two sides escalated.
The rules,...
US Blocks UNSC’s Vote For Global Ceasefire Over Reference To WHO
Geneva: The United States blocked a vote on a UN Security Council resolution calling for a global ceasefire amid COVID-19 pandemic.
The Trump administration objected...