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Israeli strike on Beirut kills 37
Reuters, Published on 21/09/2024
» BEIRUT - At least 37 people were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a Beirut suburb on Friday, including three children and seven women along with 16 Hezbollah fighters, the Lebanese health ministry said on Saturday.
Malaysia arrests CEO of firm linked to child sex abuse scandal
Reuters, Published on 19/09/2024
» KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian authorities on Thursday arrested the chief executive and other senior managers of an Islamic conglomerate accused of running charity homes where children were allegedly sexually abused, amid a widening police dragnet in the case.
Frenchman in mass rape trial says he's a rapist
Reuters, Published on 17/09/2024
» PARIS - Dominique Pelicot, the Frenchman accused of drugging his wife and recruiting dozens of strangers to rape her over a decade, on Tuesday admitted to the various criminal charges he faces in a closely watched trial, French media reported.
Malaysia reports new mpox case
Reuters, Published on 17/09/2024
» KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia's health ministry reported on Tuesday one new case of the mpox virus infection of the clade 2 variety, a less severe variant of the disease, and said the patient had been isolated and was in a stable condition.
Vietnam's Typhoon Yagi death toll passes 250, scores still missing
Reuters, Published on 14/09/2024
» HANOI - The death toll in Vietnam from Typhoon Yagi and the landslides and flash floods it triggered rose to 254 on Friday, authorities said, as flood waters receded, and search efforts pressed on.
Floods in Myanmar leave 19 dead, displace thousands
Reuters, Published on 13/09/2024
» NAYPYITAW - At least 19 people were killed in Myanmar after heavy rains triggered floods in and around the war-torn country's capital city, with rescuers moving some of the 3,600 people displaced to safer areas on boats, according to the national fire service.
Putin inspects troops readying to fight Ukraine in surprise trip to Chechnya
Reuters, Published on 21/08/2024
» Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov on Tuesday inspected Chechen troops and volunteers readying to fight Ukraine, the Kremlin said, in what was Putin's first trip in 13 years to the North Caucasus republic.
French actor Alain Delon dies aged 88, French media report
Reuters, Published on 18/08/2024
» PARIS: French actor Alain Delon, who melted the hearts of millions of film fans whether playing a murderer, hoodlum or hitman in his postwar heyday, has died, French media reported on Sunday. He was 88.
Israeli military claims top Hezbollah commander killed in targeted Beirut strike
Reuters, Published on 31/07/2024
» CAIRO: The Israeli military said late on Tuesday that Israeli Air Force fighter jets have killed Hezbollah's most senior military commander and head of its strategic unit, Fuad Shukr, also known as "Sayyid Muhsan," in the Beirut area.
Attacks on Papua New Guinea kill 26, including 16 children
Reuters, Published on 25/07/2024
» SYDNEY - Violent attacks on three remote villages in Papua New Guinea's (PNG) north has likely killed 26 people, including 16 children, while several people were forced to flee after attackers set fire to their homes, the United Nations (UN) said.