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UN general assembly calls on Security Council to admit Palestine as member

May 12, 2024

Israeli govt accuses South Africa of acting 'as legal arm of Hamas

May 12, 2024

Israeli forces shot at fuel truck, denied help to dying Palestinian

May 12, 2024

Auroras dazzle in Latin America as solar storm causes rare displays

May 12, 2024

Wildfire evacuation notice issued for major Canada oil town

May 12, 2024

Canadian police arrest fourth man for murder of Sikh leader Nijjar

May 12, 2024

US 'alarmed,' 50,000 protest Georgia's foreign agent bill

May 12, 2024

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Afghanistan floods kill at least 153

May 12, 2024

Kabul [Afghanistan], May 12: The official death toll from devastating flash floods in northern Afghanistan has risen to 153 people across three provinces, the Taliban's interior ministry said, while the World Food Progamme said it was double that.

World Bank provides US$125 million in emergency support to flood-hit Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

May 12, 2024

Brasilia [Brazil], May 12: The World Bank is providing emergency support to the state of Rio Grande do Sul, heavily impacted by recent rains and floods. Approximately US$125 million (around R$625 million) in resources from ongoing

Teleworking in Japan shrinks after COVID, hybrid working on rise: Government survey

May 12, 2024

Tokyo [Japan], May 12: The ratio of teleworkers in Japan continued to fall as the COVID-19 pandemic wanes while more turn to "hybrid work" combining remote work and in-office work, a fiscal 2023 government survey showed.