Iran to avenge Hamas chief’s killing
TEHRAN, July 31 (Reuters/BBC/AP): Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in the early hours of the morning in Iran, the Palestinian militant group said on Wednesday, drawing fears of wider escalation in a region shaken by Israel's war in Gaza and a worsening conflict in Lebanon.Iran's Revolutionary Guards confirmed the...
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Israeli attack kills Hezbollah commander in Beirut
BEIRUT, July 31 (AP): Israel on Tuesday carried out a rare strike on Beirut, which it said killed a top Hezbollah commander who was allegedly behind a weekend rocket attack that killed 12 young people in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights. The strike in the Lebanese capital killed at least one...
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Female sharks make babies alone in Italy
ROME, July 31 (AFP): Italian researchers have noted the first case of "virgin birth", or reproduction without fertilisation, in an endangered shark species, a scientific journal reported this week.The findings published in Scientific Reports concern the first case of the phenomenon in the common smooth-hound shark, Mustelus mustelus, a species...
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News in Brief -2024-08-01
India landslide tolls hit 160WAYANAD, July 31: The death toll from the massive landslides that have hit the southern Indian state of Kerala has now crossed 158, with officials saying more than 220 people are still missing. Rescue workers say they are searching under collapsed roofs and debris of destroyed...
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