The Associated Press analyzed the death toll in the Israel-Hamas war using data from the Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip. The analysis found that the proportion of women and children murdered has decreased over time. The ministry, which is part of the Hamas-led government in Gaza, does not distinguish between deaths of civilians […]
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The information minister of Punjab, Pakistan’s most populous province, has said that none of the hospitals will be renamed, contradicting social media posts that falsely claimed that a cardiology institute was named after the prime minister is named. Maryam Nawaz Sharif. The messages shared a fabricated message from a government department from Punjab. “Cardiology Institute
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) – According to a memorandum of understanding signed by the mayor and the China Wildlife Conservation Association, two giant pandas will arrive in San Francisco in 2025. However, preparing a habitat worthy of a panda is a costly undertaking. The adorable animals, considered national treasures in China, will live at the San
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A selection of the best photos of the week from across the African continent: (Amanuel Sileshi/AFP) As the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris draw closer, athletes warmed up Saturday during training in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, hoping to win the gold. (Said Hassan/Getty Images) On Thursday, a man carries a sheep at an
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By Mandy Leong and Hasnoor Hussain KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – On a remote Malaysian beach, a group of volunteers carefully retrieved newly laid sea turtle eggs in the sand and moved them to a shady, cooler location, responding to researchers’ fears that warmer weather is leading to fewer male hatchlings. The temperature of the developing
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PARIS – France plans to deliver Mirage 2000-5 jets to Ukraine and start training pilots this summer, with initial training completed by the end of the year, French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday. France is building a coalition with other countries to supply the jets, similar to the coalition of several other European countries to
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French President Emmanuel Macron has promised Ukraine Mirage fighter jets, although he initially did not say how many. In a television interview in the northern city of Caen on Thursday evening, Macron said a coalition with partners is being formed to supply Mirage 2000-5 fighter jets to the country defending itself against Russia. The fighter
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Moscow says it has arrested a French citizen accused of collecting information about Russia’s military activities and failing to register as a “foreign agent.” “Such information, if obtained from foreign sources, could be used against the security of the state,” Russia’s Investigative Committee (SK) said. It also posted footage purporting to show the arrest of
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(Bloomberg) — When a guard patrolling Poland’s eastern border was attacked last month by a migrant trying to cross illegally from Belarus, Prime Minister Donald Tusk rushed to the scene. Most read from Bloomberg Standing in front of camouflaged army vehicles alongside soldiers in fatigues in the village of Dubicze Cerkiewne, Tusk vowed to use
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Alibaba.com, a cross-border business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce platform owned by Alibaba Group Holdingpredicts $60 billion in gross merchandise value (GMV) by 2024, which would be a 20 percent increase from last year’s $50 billion, said the platform’s president, Zhang Kuo. The sourcing platform’s revenue growth slowed after a sevenfold increase in GMV over the past five
