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RAMALLAH: The healthcare system in Palestine is facing the most critical period in its history, according to the country's Ministry of Health on Saturday, reported by the Palestinian News & Information Agency (WAFA). The ministry cited…

JERUSALEM: The Israeli army has seized land under the control of the Palestinian Authority (PA) in the occupied West Bank to build a road connecting two new illegal settlements, according to a report by the Haaretz newspaper.…

WASHINGTON: Former top United States (US) infectious disease official Anthony Fauci on Wednesday faced a tense question-and-answer session from Republican senators regarding the origin of Covid-19. However, on the advice of his…

TEHRAN: Iran is expected to receive the first shipment of up to 400 portable air defence missile launchers made in China within the next few weeks, as the country seeks to reinforce its defence systems following its war with the…

NAYPYIDAW: Myanmar's parliament has passed a new law providing for the death penalty against individuals who kidnap, detain or use force to coerce victims into working at online scam centres. It is the military-backed country's toughest…

TOKYO: At least five people died after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck Kumamoto Prefecture in southern Japan on Tuesday, triggering an explosion at a shopping mall, building collapses, power outages affecting thousands of homes and road…

BEIJING: Several earthquakes hit the Philippines, Tonga and Vanuatu, reported Xinhua. In Mindanao, Philippines, a 5.3-magnitude earthquake shook the area at 11.06 pm GMT on Monday, according to the German Research Centre for…

SYDNEY: A landslide occurred at a major gold mine in the Solomon Islands, said the disaster management office of the Pacific nation today. The Gold Ridge mine, owned by a Chinese company, is among the main contributors to the Solomon…

HYDERABAD: Indian Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned following youth-led protests in the country over examination paper leaks and growing demands for education reform. Pradhan announced his resignation in…

KINSHASA: The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has recorded 2,905 confirmed Ebola cases including 1,269 deaths, according to a Health Ministry update on Friday, reported Xinhua. The ministry said the sharp increase in the cumulative…