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World The World Health Organization said it has reached an agreement with Israel for limited pauses in fighting in Gaza to allow for polio vaccinations for hundreds of thousands of children after a baby contracted the first confirmed case in 25 years in the Palestinian territory. ‘Humanitarian pauses’ will lastContinue Reading

On the streets of the western Russian city of Kursk, dozens of concrete bomb shelters are being installed at bus stops, parks and squares as air raid sirens now routinely ring out.  For two and a half years, the region of Kursk found itself mostly out of reach from the war zone, butContinue Reading

World Millions of people were told to evacuate from their homes as Typhoon Shanshan lashed southwest Japan with strong winds and heavy rain on Thursday, knocking out power, snarling air traffic and forcing major factories to close. At least 3 people have been killed so far and scores injuredThomson ReutersContinue Reading

World The Israeli military said it has killed five more militants in a large-scale operation in the occupied West Bank early Thursday, including a local commander. With 16 dead since late Tuesday, this appears to be the deadliest military operation in the occupied territory since the start of the warContinue Reading

World Namibia’s government is planning to cull some 700 wild animals, including elephants and hippos, in an effort to provide meat to people facing hunger as the country copes with a historic drought.  Government contracting professional hunters, safari outfitters to cull more than 700 animals Nick Logan · CBC NewsContinue Reading

World Donald Trump’s running mate J.D. Vance said U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris could “go to hell,” as he pushed back Wednesday on media reports of an alleged incident involving Trump’s campaign staff and photo-taking at Arlington National Cemetery earlier this week. Harris spokesperson says reports of alleged incident involvingContinue Reading

World FBI officials said the person who shot at former U.S. president Donald Trump in July searched more than 60 times for information about the Republican presidential candidate and his then-rival, U.S. President Joe Biden, before registering for the Pennsylvania rally. FBI found more than 60 searches for information aboutContinue Reading

World There are still 108 hostages being held by militant groups in Gaza. It’s believed that about one-third are dead. 108 hostages still held in Gaza; it’s believed about one-third are deadThomson Reuters · Posted: Aug 28, 2024 2:15 PM EDT | Last Updated: August 28 Israel launches major militaryContinue Reading

World A tech analyst who has taken Elon Musk’s self-driving cars out for test drives recently is raising the alarm about the cars. Problems have led people who monitor autonomous vehicles to become more skeptical that Tesla’s automated system will ever be able to operate safely on a widespread scale.Continue Reading