A predawn Israeli strike on al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City, the last major hospital providing critical healthcare in northern Gaza, has sparked condemnation in Palestine and across the world as Israel continues to attack healthcare…
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How the sick and injured fled as Israel bombed Gaza’s al-Ahli Hospital | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Gaza City, Gaza – Yousef Abu Sakran was dozing next to his injured child and wife, Iman, in a tent ward at al-Ahli Arab Hospital when the sounds of people running and shouting woke him up.
He stepped into the hospital courtyard well before…
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McLaren’s Piastri powers to ‘mega’ win in Bahrain
Oscar Piastri powered to victory at the Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday, coasting clear from George Russell’s Mercedes to maintain McLaren’s strong start to the season.
Pole-sitter Piastri kept his composure in an incident-packed race to give the…
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Convalescing Pope Francis greets Palm Sunday crowds in person | News
The head of the Catholic Church has appeared publicly for the second time since being discharged from hospital after a pneumonia diagnosis.
Pope Francis has held an in-person greeting with the faithful in St Peter’s Square on Palm Sunday in yet…
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Gabon military leader Brice Oligui Nguema wins presidential election | Elections News
DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY,
Head of caretaker government and leader of 2023 coup wins presidential race, according to provisional results.
Gabon’s military leader Brice Oligui Nguema has won the country’s presidential election, according…
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Liverpool beat West Ham to move within six points of Premier League title | Football News
Virgil van Dijk scores late to send Liverpool 13 points clear and to the verge of clinching their 20th league title.
Virgil van Dijk spared Liverpool’s blushes with a late winner to beat West Ham 2-1 and edge to within six points of the Premier…
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Myanmar military government defends rule minutes before deadly quake hits | Aung San Suu Kyi
Moments before Myanmar’s deadliest quake in a century, General Zaw Min Tun defended military rule, dismissed war crimes claims, and spoke on the Rohingya.
Just before a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck central Myanmar, General Zaw Min Tun sat…
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Namibia’s first female president: From freedom fighter to reformer? | Elections
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah on rising to power as Namibia’s first female leader and whether real change is possible.
Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has made history as Namibia’s first female president. But after decades as a senior figure in…
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China says US tariff exemptions ‘small step in correcting wrong practice’ | News
Beijing calls on Washington to ‘completely cancel’ its reciprocal tariffs amid an escalating trade war.
China has welcomed the announcement by the United States of a series of exemptions from import levies on consumer electronics, which it…
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Over 3 million children died in 2022 due to drug resistance: Study | Health News
The deaths are linked to antimicrobial resistance infections due to overuse or misuse of some medications.
More than three million children, many of them from Southeast Asia and Africa, are believed to have lost their lives in 2022 due to…
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