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Palestinian prisoners freed as Hamas hands over hostages' bodies

JERUSALEM, Feb 27 (BBC): Israel has completed forensic tests confirming the identities of four dead Israeli hostages whose bodies were handed over by Hamas in exchange for the release of Palestinian prisoners.On Wednesday night, without a ceremony, Hamas passed four coffins to the Red Cross from Gaza. The confirmation that...

First US child dies of measles in a decade

TEXAS, Feb 27 (Reuters): A child in West Texas has died of measles, state health officials said on Wednesday, the first reported US death from the highly contagious disease in a decade, as a Texas outbreak has grown from a handful of cases to more than 130 across two states.The...

Oscar-winning US actor, wife found dead at home

WASHINGTON, Feb 27 (AFP): Oscar-winning US actor Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa have been found dead inside their home in New Mexico, media outlets reported on Thursday.Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza said the couple was found dead on Wednesday afternoon, adding that there was no immediate indication...

Israel shows unprecedented disregard for Gaza rights

GENEVA, Feb 27 (Reuters): The UN Human Rights Chief accused Israel on Wednesday of showing an unprecedented disregard for human rights in its military actions in Gaza and said Hamas had violated international law."Nothing justifies the appalling manner in which Israel has conducted its military operations in Gaza which consistently...

EU top team in India to boost ties

NEW DELHI, Feb 27 (AFP): The EU's top team arrived in India on an "unprecedented" visit Thursday, aiming to broaden commercial and diplomatic ties and hedge against souring relations with the United States.EU chief Ursula von der Leyen and her college of commissioners are to hold talks with Prime Minister...

Eight perish in Philippine bldg fire

MANILA, Feb 27 (AP): Eight people were killed in a nighttime fire in the Philippine capital region that gutted a three-story residential building early Thursday in less than an hour, officials said.The fire, which also injured at least one resident, broke out after midnight in the building, which was mostly...

Japan births fall to new historic low

TOKYO, Feb 27 (AFP): Births in Japan hit another record low in 2024, falling for the ninth-straight year as young people delay marriage while the elderly population rises, government data showed Thursday.The numbers highlight the dramatic demographic challenges facing the world's fourth-biggest economy, where a shrinking workforce is having to...