Seven members of the same family were killed in an Israeli airstrike in central Gaza on Sunday, medical officials said, as Secretary of State Antony Blinken travels to Israel to push for a ceasefire and…
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China’s one-child policy hangover: Scarred women dismiss Beijing’s pro-birth agenda
by admin“What are your parents’ names?” Fang, then a third grader, hemmed and hawed at the simple question as her teacher waited impatiently, unaware the 9-year-old was caught in a dilemma. Since preschool, Fang had been…
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At the mouth of the Motagua, Guatemala’s longest river, 40 million pounds (18 million kilograms) of trash pours into the ocean each year. It is one of the most polluted rivers in Central America, winding…
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A former Soviet aircraft carrier burned in a waterway near Shanghai over the weekend, the latest setback for the decommissioned warship since its conversion into a Chinese tourist attraction. The carrier Minsk, which has been…
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Israeli strike kills at least 10 in southern Lebanon in one of the deadliest incidents since October 7
by adminAn Israeli strike has killed at least ten people – all of them Syrian nationals – in Nabatiyeh in southern Lebanon, the Lebanese Ministry of Health said in a statement Saturday morning. A woman and her two children…
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Blaze erupts at London’s historic Somerset House with over 100 firefighters at the scene
by adminA blaze has broken out at London’s historic Somerset House with more than 100 firefighters at the scene working to contain it. Smoke could be seen rising over central London from the building’s roof. Firefighters…
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Fistfight breaks out in Turkish parliament over debate on jailed opposition politician
by adminA fistfight broke out in Turkey’s parliament on Friday when an opposition deputy was attacked after calling for his colleague, jailed on charges of organizing anti-government protests but since elected an MP, to be admitted…
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Volcano erupts in Russia after 7.0-magnitude earthquake, sending ash column 5 miles high
by adminA volcano has erupted following a 7.0-magnitude earthquake that struck off Russia’s east coast, spurting a column of ash miles into the air, according to state-run media. The Shiveluch volcano is around 280 miles from…
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Safety at Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant is deteriorating, IAEA warns
by adminThe safety situation at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant is deteriorating after a drone strike on a nearby road, the United Nations’ energy watchdog warned Saturday. The plant, in southern Ukraine, has been under Russian…
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Russia is scrambling to shore up its defenses more than a week into Ukraine’s shock, lightning attack across the border on the southern Kursk region. A sizeable trench has been dug across countryside near the…