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WHO plans more evacuations from Gaza hospital as bodies reportedly decompose

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)February 23, 2024

The WHO and partners have so far carried out three evacuations from the hospital in Khan Younis, the latest on Wednesday, transferring 51 patients to southern Gaza, the U.N. agency’s Ayadil Saparbekov said at a press briefing on Thursday. The World Health Organization (WHO) aims to evacuate more of the roughly 140 patients stranded in […]

Biden brother appears in impeachment probe, Democrat cites ‘disinformation”

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)February 22, 2024

James Biden, brother of US President Joe Biden, arrives for a closed deposition with members of the Republican-led House Oversight Committee conducting an impeachment inquiry into the president, at the O’Neill House Office Building in Washington, DC, February 21, 2024. REUTERS/ Leah Millis WASHINGTON — US President Joe Biden’s brother James Biden arrived on Capitol […]

Media investigation identifies 45,000 Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)February 22, 2024

A Russian military truck drives past an unexploded munition in the village of Chornobaivka, Ukraine July 26, 2022. REUTERS/ Alexander Ermochenko WARSAW — The BBC Russian Service and news outlet Mediazona have confirmed the identity of around 45,000 Russian soldiers who died in Ukraine since the invasion began in February 2022. The issue of military casualties […]

Sydney martial arts instructor arrested for alleged murder of South Korean family

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)February 21, 2024

A Sydney martial arts instructor has been arrested for the alleged triple murder of a South Korean family living in the city after a child and woman were found dead in a taekwondo center, Australian police said on Wednesday. ABC video via Reuters SYDNEY — A Sydney martial arts instructor has been arrested for the alleged […]

Prince William: ‘Too many” have been killed in Gaza conflict

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)February 21, 2024

Prince William listens to Pascal Hundt, senior crisis manager of the ICRC, video calling from Gaza, during a visit to the British Red Cross in London on February 20, 2024. Kin Cheung/Pool via REUTERS LONDON — Prince William called on Tuesday for an end to the fighting in Gaza, saying too many people had been killed, […]

US study uncovers 275 million entirely new genetic variants

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)February 20, 2024

CHICAGO – A study that analyzed the genetic code of a quarter of a million U.S. volunteers found more than 275 million entirely new variants that may help explain why some groups are more prone to disease than others, researchers reported on Monday. The whole genome sequencing data from a wide range of Americans aims to […]

Japan, Ukraine start talks on investment treaty, PM says

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)February 20, 2024

TOKYO, Feb 19 —Japan said on Monday it had started negotiating an investment treaty with Ukraine and vowed to keep up support for the reconstruction of the country almost two years after Russia’s invasion. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida also pledged a new bilateral tax treaty, support for venture capital companies in Ukraine and an easing of visa controls […]

Pope Francis appeals for an end to Sudan”s civil war

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)February 19, 2024

A picture taken on June 16, 2023 shows a covered body across from a military armored vehicle on a street in the West Darfur state capital El Geneina, amid ongoing fighting in war-torn Sudan. AFP/ File photo VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis appealed on Sunday to Sudan’s warring factions to put an end to a 10-month […]

UN likely to vote Tuesday on Gaza ceasefire, US signals veto

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)February 18, 2024

A draft resolution calling for immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war will likely be put to a vote at a UN Security Council meeting on Feb. 20, 2024. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File photo UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations Security Council is likely to vote on Tuesday on an Algerian push for the 15-member body to […]

Eyeing China, senior US lawmaker vows to back funding for Pacific islands

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)February 18, 2024

“That’s such a critical part of our countering the malign influence of China, with the island nations that they’re buying off, as you know, one by one,” Representative Michael McCaul said at meeting with journalists sponsored by the Christian Science Monitor. REUTERS/ Mike Segar/ File Photo WASHINGTON – The Republican chairman of the U.S. House of […]

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