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UN health agency says nearly two-thirds of Gaza’s health facilities have ceased functioning
By Najib Jobain, Samy Magdy And Ravi Nessman, The Associated Press on October 24th, 2023
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – Nearly two-thirds of Gaza’s health facilities have ceased functioning amid a massive and deadly increase in Israeli airstrikes in the territory, the World Health Organization said Tuesday. A total of 46 out of 72 health care facilities – including 12 out of 35 hospitals – have stopped functioning across Gaza, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israeli airstrikes in Gaza killed more than 700 people in the past day, Gaza Health Ministry says
By Najib Jobain, Samy Magdy And Ravi Nessman, The Associated Press on October 24th, 2023
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip had killed more than 700 people in the past day, the Hamas-run Health Ministry in Gaza said Tuesday. That represented a massive increase in the death toll amid widening Israeli bombing attacks in the territory. Israel has been attacking Gaza since Hamas militants attacked ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!China announces the removal of defense minister missing for almost 2 months with little explanation
By The Associated Press on October 24th, 2023
TAIPEI. Taiwan (AP) – China has replaced Defense Minister Gen. Li Shangfu, who has been out of public view for almost two months with little explanation, state media reported Tuesday. Li is the second senior Chinese official to disappear this year, following former Foreign Minister Qin Gang, who was removed from office in July with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israel increases strikes on Gaza and 2 more hostages are freed. UN says aid sent so far is a trickle
By Najib Jobain, Samy Magdy And Ravi Nessman, The Associated Press on October 24th, 2023
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – Israel escalated its bombardment of targets in the Gaza Strip, the military said Tuesday, ahead of an expected ground invasion against Hamas militants that the U.S. fears could spark a wider conflict in the region, including attacks on American troops. The stepped-up attacks, and the rapidly rising death toll of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israel increases strikes on Gaza, as two more hostages are freed
By Najib Jobain, Samy Magdy And Ravi Nessman, The Associated Press on October 24th, 2023
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – Israel escalated its bombardment of targets in the Gaza Strip, the military said Tuesday, ahead of an expected ground invasion against Hamas militants that the U.S. fears could spark a wider conflict in the region, including attacks on American troops. The stepped-up attacks, and the rapidly rising death toll in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Superfog’ near New Orleans blamed for highway crashes that killed at least 7
By The Associated Press on October 23rd, 2023
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – At least seven people were killed Monday after a “superfog” of smoke from marsh fires and dense morning fog caused a series of wrecks on Interstate 55 near New Orleans that left a long stretch of mangled and scorched cars, trucks and tractor-trailers. An estimated 158 vehicles were involved and 25 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Superfog’ in Louisiana blamed for highway crashes that killed at least 7 people, officials say
By The Associated Press on October 23rd, 2023
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – At least seven people were killed Monday morning after a “superfog” of smoke from south Louisiana marsh fires and dense fog caused multiple massive car crashes involving a total of 158 vehicles, authorities said. Twenty-five people were injured and the number of fatalities may increase as first responders work into the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Officials say at least 7 dead in massive vehicle crashes in south Louisiana due to ‘Superfog’
By The Associated Press on October 23rd, 2023
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – At least seven people were killed after a “superfog” of smoke from south Louisiana marsh fires and dense fog caused multiple massive car crashes Monday morning involving a total of 158 vehicles, authorities said. Twenty-five people were injured and the number of fatalities may increase as first responders continue to clear ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ex-lawmaker MarÃa Corina Machado dominates opposition’s presidential primary in Venezuela
By Regina Garcia Cano, The Associated Press on October 23rd, 2023
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) – MarÃa Corina Machado, a former lawmaker and longtime government foe, continued to dominate the primary election held to pick the opposition’s candidate to challenge Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro next year, holding her support above 90% in the latest partial returns announced Monday. Machado, a strong proponent of free-market economic policies, already ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ex-lawmaker Maria Corina Machado dominates opposition’s presidential primary in Venezuela
By Regina Garcia Cano, The Associated Press on October 23rd, 2023
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) – Former lawmaker Maria Corina Machado, a longtime critic of Venezuela’s government, dominated the opposition’s presidential primary over the weekend, getting more than 1.4 million votes, according to the latest partial results released Monday. The organizers of Sunday’s election to choose the opposition’s canadiate to challenge President Nicolás Maduro did not declare ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hamas frees two Israeli women as US advises delaying ground war to allow talks on captives
By Najib Jobain, Samy Magdy And Joseph Krauss, The Associated Press on October 23rd, 2023
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – Hamas released two elderly Israeli women held hostage in Gaza on Monday, as the United States expressed increasing concern that the escalating Israel-Hamas war will spark a wider conflict in the region, including attacks on American troops. The death toll in Gaza was rising rapidly as Israel ramped up airstrikes, ... Read More »
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