Palestinian presidency warns against Israeli military operation in Rafah
Ramallah: The Palestinian presidency warned against the Israeli government’s decision to carry out a military operation in the city of Rafah, a city in southern Gaza. In a statement published by the Palestinian News Agency (WAFA), the presidency called for the urgent intervention of the international community to prevent such “dangerous aggression,” which exacerbates the […]
China arrests 14,560 for counterfeit crimes in 2023
Beijing: Chinese procuratorial agencies approved the arrest of 14,560 individuals and prosecuted about 38,900 for the production and sale of counterfeit and inferior goods in 2023, according to the Supreme People’s Procuratorate (SPP) on Thursday. As online shopping has become an important consumption channel, procuratorial agencies have intensified crackdowns on fake and shoddy products on […]
Paul Alexander: ‘Man in the iron lung’ dies at the age of 78
The polio survivor known as “the man in the iron lung” has died at the age of 78. Paul Alexander contracted polio in 1952 when he was six, leaving him paralysed from the neck down. The disease left him unable to breathe independently, leading doctors to place him in the metal cylinder, where he would […]
Trapped man dies after gold mine collapse in Australia’s Victoria
Sydney: A trapped worker was declared deceased at the scene on Thursday after a gold mine collapsed in the Australian state of Victoria. At about 4:50 p.m. local time on Wednesday, emergency services were called to an operational mining site on Woolshed Gully Drive in Mount Clear, an outlying suburb of Ballarat. Fallen rocks pinned […]
Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 31,184: ministry
Gaza: The Palestinian death toll due to the ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has climbed to 31,184, reported the Gaza-based Palestinian Health Ministry on Tuesday. Within the past 24 hours, the Israeli army killed 72 Palestinians and injured 129 others, pushing the total death toll to 31,184 and injuries to 72,889 since the […]
Nine killed, 2 injured as residential building collapses in Pakistan
Islamabad: At least 9 people were killed and two others severely injured on Tuesday after a residential building collapsed in Multan city of Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province, local authorities said. The three-storey building fell early morning near Haram Gate area of the city, Kaleem Ullah, district emergency official of Multan who was leading the […]
India-Maldives relations cannot be broken easily due to some stupid people: Manta Air CEO
Male (Maldives): Manta Air CEO Mohammed Khaleel said the diplomatic rift between India and Maldives is persisting due to the actions of certain stupid middle-level politicians and the influence of social media, but exuded confidence that the relations between the countries cannot be broken easily due to years of strong bonds and shared interests. […]
5.0-magnitude quake hits 72 km NW of Tamarindo, Costa Rica
Washington: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 jolted 72 km northwest of Tamarindo, Costa Rica, at 0347 GMT on Monday, the US Geological Survey said. The epicentre, with a depth of 11.4 km, was initially determined to be at 10.68 degrees north latitude and 86.38 degrees west longitude.
Zardari wins Pakistan’s presidential election
Islamabad: Ruling coalition candidate Asif Ali Zardari won the presidential election of Pakistan with an overwhelming lead on Saturday, the Election Commission of Pakistan announced. Zardari won the election by taking 411 votes from all the electoral colleges, including parliament and four provincial assemblies, the commission said. Zardari got 255 votes in the joint session […]
At least 5 Palestinians killed in aid airmalfunction in NW Gaza
Gaza: At least five Palestinians were killed on Friday and several others wounded in northwestern Gaza when they were hit by airdropped aid boxes with a parachute failing to open, Palestinian sources said. Mahmoud Basal, spokesman for the Palestinian Civil Defense in Gaza, said in a statement that the aid was dropped in an unprofessional […]