Hunger, malnutrition rising across Gaza
GAZA, May 04 (AP/AFP): At 9 months old, Khaled is barely 11 pounds (5 kilos) - half of what a healthy baby his age should be. And in Gaza's main pediatric hospital ward, as doctors try to save her son, Wedad Abdelaal can only watch.After back-to-back emergency visits, the doctors...
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Trump to meet Gulf leaders later this month
RIYADH, May 04 (AFP): US President Donald Trump is due to meet the heads of state of six Gulf countries while on a visit to Riyadh later this month, a source close to the Saudi government told AFP on Sunday.Trump's visit to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates...
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Will talk partnerships, ties with Putin
MOSCOW, May 04 (AFP): Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Russia on May 7-10 and join his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin at commemorations of the Allied victory against Nazi Germany, the Kremlin said on Sunday.The visit coincides with heightened tensions between Beijing and Washington over swingeing US trade tariffs and...
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S’pore's ruling party wins another landslide
SINGAPORE, May 04 (AP): Singapore's long-ruling People's Action Party won another landslide in Saturday's general elections, extending its 66-year unbroken rule in a huge boost for Prime Minister Lawrence Wong who took power a year ago.The Election Department announced the PAP won 82 Parliamentary seats after vote counting ended. The...
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Houthi-fired missile hits near Israel's main airport
JERUSALEM, May 04 (BBC): A missile fired from Yemen landed near the main terminal of Israel's Ben Gurion airport on Sunday morning, Israeli authorities said.Unverified footage posted online appeared to show drivers on a road nearby pulled over to take cover as a projectile lands, creating a plume of black...
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'Two million' throng Lady Gaga concert
RIO DE JANEIRO, May 04 (AFP): Lady Gaga rocked Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana Beach on Saturday with a free mega-concert that the Brazilian city said drew about two million fans."Brazil, I missed you so much," screamed the American pop star-in her first Brazil gig since 2012 -- before launching into...
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