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Israel conducts dozens of air strikes after Hamas fire barrages of rockets at Israeli cities

ION correspondentMay 18, 2021May 18, 2021

Israel conducted dozens of air strikes on the Gaza Strip today after Palestinian militants fired barrages of rockets at southern Israeli cities. The pre-dawn raids on Gaza were some...

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US envoy arrives in Tel Aviv for de-escalation talks amid Israel-Palestine unrest

ION correspondentMay 16, 2021May 16, 2021

A US envoy has arrived in Tel Aviv for de-escalation talks as unrest between Israel and the Palestinians continues. Hady Amr will take part in talks with Israeli, Palestinian...

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Indian COVID-19 variant found in 44 countries: WHO

ION correspondentMay 12, 2021

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday said that a variant of Covid-19 behind the acceleration of India’s explosive outbreak has been found in dozens of countries all over...

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38 dead as Israel-Palestine intensive air strikes continue

ION correspondentMay 12, 2021

Hostilities between Israel and Hamas escalated overnight, with 35 Palestinians killed in Gaza and three in Israel in the most intensive aerial exchanges for years. Israel carried out hundreds...

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US approves Coronavirus vaccine for children between 12 and 15 years

ION correspondentMay 12, 2021May 12, 2021

US has approved Pfizer-BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine for people between 12 and 15 years of age, making it the first for children. US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expanded emergency...

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Global COVID-19 caseload tops 157.2 million

ION correspondentMay 9, 2021March 5, 2022

The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 157.2 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 3.27 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update...

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At least 25 dead in speedboat mishap in Bangladesh

ION correspondentMay 3, 2021

At least 25 people are reported dead in a collision that took place early on Monday morning between a speedboat and a sand laden bulkhead on river Padma in...

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Seven killed in Myanmar protests

ION correspondentMay 3, 2021May 3, 2021

Seven protesters were killed by security forces in Myanmar on Sunday as protests against the military government took place at several places in the country. According to the local...

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At Least 44 killed in Israel pilgrimage stampede at holy site of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai

ION correspondentApril 30, 2021

Amassive stampede at a densely packed Jewish pilgrimage site killed at least 44 people in northern Israel on Friday, with rescue workers facing chaotic crowds while trying to evacuate...

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Covaxin found to neutralise 617 variant of Corona virus, says Dr. Fauci

ION correspondentApril 29, 2021

Covaxin, India’s home-grown COVID-19 vaccine, has been found to neutralise Double Mutant or 617 variant of the Corona virus. This was stated by White House chief medical adviser and...