Hamas hands over 3 Israeli hostages
GAZA , Feb 08 (Reuters): Palestinian militant group Hamas handed over three Israeli hostages on Saturday, whose emaciated appearance shocked Israelis following their release on live TV, in the latest stage of a ceasefire deal aimed at ending the 15-month war in Gaza.Ohad Ben Ami and Eli Sharabi, both taken...
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Judge blocks Musk team access to Treasury Department records
NEW YORK, Feb 08 (BBC): A federal judge has blocked Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency(Doge) from accessing the personal financial data of millions of Americans in Treasury Department records, according to court documents.US District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer issued a preliminary injunction on Saturday to prohibit access, ordering Musk...
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Alaska plane crash leaves 10 dead
ALASKA, Feb 08 (Reuters): The US Coast Guard in Alaska found the wreckage of a small plane atop frozen sea ice on Friday, after the aircraft suddenly lost altitude on Thursday and the crash killed all 10 people on board, officials said.Two US Coast Guard rescue swimmers who reached the...
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BJP celebrates landslide New Delhi win
NEW DELHI, Feb 08 (AFP): India's Hindu-nationalist ruling party of Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrated a landslide victory Saturday in key elections in the capital province Delhi, with the former chief minister suffering a crushing defeat."Development has won, good governance has won," Modi said after the city's ex-leader -- a...
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Trump revoking Biden's security clearance
NEW YORK, Feb 08 (BBC): US President Donald Trump has said he is revoking Joe Biden's security clearance and access to daily intelligence briefings, after his predecessor did the same to him four years ago."There is no need for Joe Biden to continue receiving access to classified information," Trump wrote...
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At least 30 missing after China landslide
BEIJING, Feb 08 (BBC): At least 30 people have been reported missing after a landslide in south-western China, according to Chinese state media.The landslide struck Jinping village in Sichuan province at 11:50 local time (03:50 GMT) burying 10 houses and trapping several residents. Two people were rescued.A command centre has...
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Sudan army retakes key district in Khartoum North
PORT SUDAN, Feb 08 (AFP): Sudan's military said Saturday that it had regained control of a key district in greater Khartoum as it presses its advance against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).The district of Kafouri in Khartoum North, or Bahri, had been under RSF control since war between the...
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6m people could die from AIDS if US funding stops: UN
NEW YORK, Feb 08 (Reuters): More than six million people could die from HIV and AIDS in the next four years if US President Donald Trump's administration pulls its global funding for programmes, the United Nations AIDS agency said on Friday.Although a waiver was placed on HIV/AIDS programmes in last...
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