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Israel strikes Gaza after UN calls for more aid
AFP, Published on 23/12/2023
» GAZA STRIP - Israel continued to press its Gaza offensive on Saturday, with Hamas reporting heavy shelling in several cities hours after world powers demanded more aid be allowed into the besieged Palestinian territory.
Israel strikes Gaza as pressure grows for ceasefire
AFP, Published on 17/12/2023
» GAZA STRIP (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES): Israel kept up deadly strikes on the besieged Gaza Strip on Sunday despite growing international calls for a ceasefire and pleas from desperate relatives to bring home the remaining hostages.
Chasing weight loss dream, many in US seek Ozempic alternatives
AFP, Published on 04/12/2023
» WASHINGTON - Like many Americans struggling to lose weight, Marissa Montanino felt compelled to try Ozempic or one of the other new so-called "wonder drugs" described as revolutionary in the fight against obesity.
Israel pushes deeper into Gaza
AFP, Published on 31/10/2023
» GAZA STRIP - Israeli troops pushed deeper into Gaza on Tuesday, driving tanks and armoured bulldozers through the rubble of shattered buildings and hunting for Hamas militants who carried out the worst attack in Israel's history.
UN warns Gaza fuel shortage will stop aid work by end of day
AFP, Published on 25/10/2023
» GAZA STRIP (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - The main UN aid agency in besieged Gaza warned it will have to stop operations by the end of Wednesday because it is running out of fuel, as Hamas said overnight Israeli strikes killed at least 80 people.
Medics in quake-hit Morocco battle against the clock
AFP, Published on 12/09/2023
» RABAT - Medics treated a constant flow of casualties after Morocco's strongest-ever earthquake killed more than 2,800 people, but hopes were fading Tuesday of finding more survivors under the rubble.
Rescuers race against time as Morocco quake death toll mounts
AFP, Published on 12/09/2023
» TALAT NYACOUB (MOROCCO) - Moroccan rescuers supported by foreign teams on Monday faced an intensifying race against time to dig out any survivors from the rubble of mountain villages after the country's strongest-ever earthquake.
Collapse of Ukraine grain deal to have medium-term impact
AFP, Published on 18/07/2023
» PARIS - The collapse of the Black Sea export corridor, which allowed the export of more than 32 million tonnes of Ukrainian grain over the past year, should have little immediate impact but over the medium term create market tension and push up food prices.
Jumbo problem: Sri Lanka's battle with plastic pollution
AFP, Published on 27/06/2023
» HORANA (SRI LANKA) - Heart-wrenching images of revered elephants and cattle eating plastic in Sri Lanka have prompted politicians to toughen pollution laws, but sceptical conservationists warn past bans were repeatedly ignored.
Sudan refugees fear uncertain future in Ethiopia
AFP, Published on 10/05/2023
» METEMA, Ethiopia: After a perilous three-day journey from conflict-torn Sudan, Muhamad Yusuf reached the Ethiopian border town of Metema.