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Sep 17, 20242 min read
Mother in Gaza longs for triplets in Jerusalem hospital
GAZA - In August 2023, Hanan al-Bayouk travelled from Gaza to Israeli-occupied Arab East Jerusalem for a high-risk birth. Her triplets,...
Sep 17, 20242 min read
Indian police release striking Samsung workers detained for planning protest march
CHENNAI - Indian police late on Monday released most of the 104 striking workers at a Samsung Electronics plant who were detained for...
Sep 17, 20242 min read
Factbox-Airlines suspend flights as Middle East tensions rise
Concerns over a wider conflict in the Middle East have prompted international airlines to suspend flights to the region or to avoid...
Sep 16, 20241 min read
Eight die in Channel crossing attempt, French authorities say
PARIS - Eight people have died trying to cross the Channel from France to England, French authorities said on Sunday, confirming earlier...
Sep 16, 20242 min read
Houthi missile reaches central Israel for first time, no injuries reported
JERUSALEM - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would inflict a "heavy price" on the Iran-aligned Houthis who control northern...
Sep 14, 20241 min read
In gym salvaged from rubble, Gazans release anger on weight machines
KHAN YOUNIS - Israeli air strikes destroyed the building housing Adli al-Assar's gym in Khan Younis in February. So he decided he doesn't...
Sep 14, 20243 min read
North Korea shows first photos of banned uranium enrichment site
SEOUL - North Korea for the first time showed images on Friday of the centrifuges that produce fuel for its nuclear bombs, as leader Kim...
Sep 14, 20243 min read
Evergrande Chairman Hui kept in special detention center in Shenzhen, sources say
HONG KONG - Hui Ka Yan, the chairman of China Evergrande Group - the company at the centre of the country's property sector crisis - has...
Sep 14, 20242 min read
Floods in Myanmar leave 19 dead, displace thousands
At least 19 people were killed in Myanmar after heavy rains triggered floods in and around the war-torn country's capital city, with...
Sep 14, 20243 min read
Explainer-What to know about North Korea's nuclear weapons programme
SEOUL - North Korea has disclosed the first photos of a uranium enrichment site designed to produce weapons-grade fuel for its nuclear...
Sep 13, 20243 min read
Pope Francis, in Singapore, urges fair wages for migrant workers
SINGAPORE - Pope Francis on Thursday urged political leaders in Singapore, a leading global financial hub, to seek fair wages for the...
Sep 13, 20242 min read
Death toll in Vietnam from typhoon impacts rises to 226, as pressure eases in Hanoi
HANOI/THAI NGUYEN - The death toll in Vietnam from typhoon Yagi and the landslides and flash floods it triggered rose to 226 on Thursday,...
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