Unfathomable': Lancet Study Estimates Gaza Death Toll May Exceed 186,000 ( www.commondreams.org )
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Hamas on Monday accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of putting hurdles in front of ceasefire negotiations, with talks aimed at reaching a truce-hostage release deal set to renew this week....
The three deans include Cristen Kromm, the former dean of undergraduate student life; Matthew Patashnick, the former associate dean for student and family support; and Susan Chang-Kim, the former vice dean and chief administrative officer....
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(24)01169-3/fulltext
Self-proclaimed misogynist ‘brazen’ about refusing to pay tax on revenue from online businesses, court told...
An unknown number of people have been trapped under rubble after Ukraine’s largest children’s hospital was hit during a daylight Russian missile barrage that the authorities said had killed at least 29 people across the country....
Australia accused of discriminating against disabled migrants...
In the borderlands of Tanzania and Kenya, the “super tuskers” roam. A combination of old age, genetic pooling and prolonged protection from poaching has created a population of bull elephants with enormous tusks, weighing up to 45kg apiece, large enough to scrape along the ground as the animals walk. To many, the bulls are...
It was 10 days into the journey when the boat sprang a leak. Dozens of men, women and children were crowded on to a fishing boat, all Tamils fleeing persecution in their home country, Sri Lanka. They had hoped to reach sanctuary in Canada....
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron refused the resignation of the country’s prime minister, asking him on Monday to remain temporarily as the head of the government after chaotic election results left the government in limbo....
All new cars must have the devices from 7 July, adding fuel economy as well as safety. Will mpg become the new mph?...
About half the countries in the region are experiencing a rush in oil exploration that threatens the global drive to achieve net zero. But many argue that they have a right to enrich themselves in the same way the west has...
Fetching drinking water is a gruelling daily routine for millions of women in India....
A new OECD study has found Germany is successfully integrating migrants despite obstacles such as migrants often having little education....
Tokyo and Manila have long been allies of the United States, which has been strengthening its alliances to counter China's growing military strength and influence in the region....
Gaza Division operations and airstrikes in the first hours of October 7 were based on limited information. The first long moments after the Hamas attack was launched were chaotic. Reports were coming in, with their significance not always clear. When their meaning was understood, it was realized that something horrific had taken...
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Video confirmation that it was intentional...
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China sat out the Swiss meeting --...
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JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Years after being felled, vast swathes of Indonesia’s old-growth forests are left sitting idle. And when the land is finally put to use, it’s most often for new palm oil plantations, according to a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences....