GENEVA — The World Health Organization is delivering more than one million polio vaccines to Gaza in the next weeks to prevent children from becoming infected after the virus was discovered in sewage samples, its chief said on Friday. “While no cases of polio have been recorded yet, without immediateContinue Reading
(Reuters) – An opulent performance on the Seine River marked the beginning of the Olympic opening ceremony in Paris on Friday, marking the beginning of the summer games. In a pre-recorded movie, the French soccer player Zinedine Zidane was seen carrying the torch on the subway and sprinting across ParisContinue Reading
Jerusalem/Aza/Cairo (Reuters) – Palestinian health officials reported that at least thirty Palestinians were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a school in Gaza that was housing displaced persons on Saturday. Israel claimed that the attack was directed at militants who were exploiting the compound. The attack in the central townContinue Reading
JERUSALEM: The military said on Friday (July 26) that Israeli troops engaged Palestinian fighters in combat in Khan Younis in southern Gaza and demolished tunnels and other infrastructure in an effort to stifle minor militant units that had been hitting troops with mortar fire. Since Israeli forces started their mostContinue Reading
Florida (AFP) – In Florida on Friday, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump greeted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu while criticizing his Democratic opponents and promising to stabilize the Middle East. Meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Florida on Friday, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump strongly blasted his DemocraticContinue Reading
PARIS (AP)— If given the opportunity, Pharrell Williams would reinstate arts competition to the Olympics, restoring a tradition that has been absent for nearly 80 years. Williams hopes to bring artistic competitions back to the world’s biggest sporting stage, beginning with a star-studded Louis Vuitton event in Paris on Thursday.Continue Reading
(Reuters) – A roaring wildfire has destroyed the western Canadian tourist town of Jasper, potentially burning up to 50% of structures, and firefighters were working on Thursday to preserve as many buildings as possible, according to authorities. Jasper is located in the mountains of Jasper National Park in the CanadianContinue Reading
PARIS (AFP) The Saint Hilarion complex, one of the Middle East’s oldest monasteries, has been added to UNESCO’s list of World Heritage sites at danger owing to the conflict in Gaza, the organization announced on Friday. UNESCO stated that the site, which goes back to the fourth century, was placedContinue Reading
Taipei/Beijing (Reuters) – Typhoon Gaemi blasted over northern Taiwan on Thursday, killing two people, causing flooding, and sinking a cargo offshore before crossing the sea and reaching China, where it is forecast to pour more torrential rain. Gaemi made ashore at midnight (1600 GMT Wednesday) on Taiwan’s northeastern coast inContinue Reading
Kiev, Ukraine (AP) — This year, Ukraine’s major music event struck a distinct note. There were no more international headliners, large concert halls, or hundreds of thousands of tourists. Instead, beloved local performers performed at the Atlas Festival, the first since Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, for a smallerContinue Reading
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