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Palestinian death toll from Israeli strikes increases
The victims included 27 children and 11 women, while 580 others have been wounded by the Israeli airstrikes and artillery shellings on the Palestinian coastal enclave since Monday, according to the Hamas-run Health Ministry. On Thursday evening, the armed wing of Hamas, known as al-Qassam Brigades, and other less-influential militant groups fired barrages of rockets from the Gaza Strip into Israel, reports Xinhua news agency.
Oli reappointed as Nepal PM
Oli, who was reappointed on Monday night, is planning to take the oath of office and secrecy on Friday afternoon, according to his office. Sher Bahadur Deuba, leader of the primary opposition Nepali Congress party, was the frontrunner for the post of Prime Minister but he couldn't garner a majority vote as fourth largest party, Janata Samajbai Party (JSP), was divided to support Oli.
Myanmar Army uses artillery on resistance town
Mindat Defense Force, has been blocking the Tatmadaw's entry into the town. The resistance group is led by armed local policemen, angry youths armed with locally made weapons and possibly some former insurgents of the Chin tribe. On Tuesday, a Tatmadaw column trying to enter Mindat was ambushed by Mindat Defense Force fighters after breakdown of a local ceasefire.
Israel-Gaza fighting will take time to end: Netanyahu
Meanwhile, combat troops have moved along the fence separating between the Gaza Strip and Israel amid "various stages of preparing ground operations", Jonathan Conricus, a spokesman with the Israel Defense Forces, told reporters. "The Chief of Staff is inspecting those preparations and providing guidance," he said.
Israeli Border Police reserves called to quell violent clashes
A statement from Gantz's office on Thursday said that 10 companies of paramilitary Border Police reserves are being called "in the wake of the violent and nationalistic outbreak", reports Xinhua news agency. According to Gantz, "this is a time of emergency that calls for a massive reinforcement of the forces on the ground, which will be sent immediately to impose law and order".
Fully-vaccinated Americans don't need masks: US CDC
"Anyone who is fully vaccinated can participate in indoor and outdoor activities, large or small, without wearing a mask or physical distancing," CDC Director Rochelle Walensky told a White House briefing on Thursday. "If you are fully vaccinated, you can start doing the things that you had stopped doing because of the pandemic." she added
Biden to raise cybercrime issue in talks with Putin
"We do not believe,I emphasize, we do not believe the Russian government was involved in this attack," Biden said on Thursday while speaking on the May 7 cyberattack against Colonial Pipeline. "But we do have strong reason to believe that the criminals who did the attack are living in Russia," he noted. "We have been in direct communications with Moscow about the imperative for responsible countries to take decisive actions"
Covid 19 Update: Global caseload tops 160.8mn
In its latest update on Friday morning, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and death toll stood at 160,825,974 and 3,340,130, respectively. The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 32,852,543 and 584,478, respectively, according to the CSSE.
Israel-Gaza tension continues, death toll of Palestinians climbs to 83
The health ministry in Gaza said in a short text message sent to reporters that since the start of tension on Monday, 83 Palestinians were killed, including 17 children and seven women, adding that 487 were injured. On Thursday, hundreds of Palestinian mourners joined the funeral of nine top militants of the armed wing of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), who were killed in the Israeli aerial attacks on the enclave
Sputnik V Phase 3 trial clear, transparent: Russian scientists
A team of scientists from universities in the US, the Netherlands, Italy, France and Russia had earlier flagged concerns over Sputnik V Phase 3 trial, specifically on discrepancies in data sharing, trial protocols, inconsistencies in data reported and numerical results.
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