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There are reports that Israel and Hamas are close to a ceasefire deal to end fighting. BBC News reports that Israel has informed Egyptian mediators it will agree to end military action. There has been no
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Riad Ishkontana had promised his children that their building on Al Wahida Street was safe, though for Zein, his 2-year-old son, the thunder of the airstrikes spoke louder than his reassurances
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he is "determined to carry on" with the military operation in Gaza until "calm and security are restored" US President Joe Biden has told Netanyahu he expects a "sign
After a temporary pause, Gaza militants have launched more rockets into Israel. BBC News reports a strike on southern Israel has killed two workers from Thailand and injures ten Israelis. In response, Is
A cyclone, classified as extremely severe, has made landfall in India's western state of Gujarat with wind speeds of up to 160km/h. Cyclone Tauktae had roared up India's western coast, with at least 12 people kille
Israel has conducted dozens more airstrikes on Gaza - some targeting Hamas tunnels - as the militants continue to fire rockets into southern Israel. France and Egypt have called for a rapid end to the violence, whi
The international scheme to ensure equal access to COVID-19 vaccines is 140 million doses short because of India's continuing COVID crisis. The Serum Institute of India the largest single supplier to the Covax sche
Israel destroyed an 11-storey tower block in Gaza that houses offices of US-based Associated Press (AP) and other news media, saying the building was also used by the Islamist militant group Hamas. The al-Jalaa bui
Doctors in India are warning against the practice of using cow dung in the belief it will ward off COVID-19, saying there is no scientific evidence for its effectiveness and that it risks spreading other diseases.
Coronavirus deaths have fallen to zero in England for only the second time since the pandemic began, as new research suggests Britain’s world-leading vaccine rollout slashes the risk of dying from COVID-19 by up to 97
NSW Health authorities have slammed media outlets for identifying the man at the centre of Sydney’s latest coronavirus outbreak. Asked about the identity of the so-called “BBQ manâ€, Chief Health Officer Dr Ke
India has become the first country to report more than 400,000 new coronavirus cases in a single day, as its nationwide vaccine drive launches amid a supply crisis. Some 3,523 deaths were officially recorded in the
Australian citizens returning home from India could face up to five years in jail and fines after the government made the journey temporarily illegal. The health ministry said the ruling had been made "based on the
Officials in Delhi have been urged to find more sites for cremations as the city's morgues and crematoriums are overwhelmed by masses of COVID deaths. A second wave of the virus is ravaging parts of India, with 386
Two new variants linked to the COVID-19 variant first found in India have been identified in England. Public Health England says the two variants share the same lineage but a distinct fingerprint of genetic mutatio
India has reached the devastating figure of 200,000 coronavirus deaths, with the pressure on many hospitals showing no sign of abating amid a sweeping second wave. The real number of fatalities is thought to be far
Crematoriums in the Indian capital Delhi have been forced to build makeshift funeral pyres, as the city runs out of space to cremate its dead. Staff is working around the clock, while parks and other empty spaces a
Google and Microsoft have pledged to support India as it tackles record numbers of coronavirus cases that have overwhelmed the country's hospitals. Sundar Pichai, the head of Google and parent company Alphabet, sai
International efforts are underway to help India as the country suffers critical oxygen shortages amid a devastating surge in Covid cases. The UK has begun sending ventilators and oxygen concentrator devices. EU me
A hospital employee in Italy has been accused of skipping work on full pay for 15 years. The man is alleged to have stopped turning up to work at the hospital in the southern city of Catanzaro in 2005. He is n
