Israel targeted a Gaza school on Thursday that it said contained a Hamas compound, killing fighters involved in the Oct. 7 attack that sparked the eight-month war, but Gaza media said the strike killed at least 27 people seeking shelter.
An Israeli tank manoeuvres, after returning from the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, near the Israel-Gaza border, in Israel, June 5, 2024. REUTERS/Amir Cohen
Poll workers reached India’s most remote corners to set up polling stations. About 642 million voters cast their ballots in the staggered seven-phase polling over six weeks, the largest election in history.
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When Costco Wholesale opened its warehouse in a rural Japanese town not far from Tokyo last year offering hundreds of jobs at eye-popping pay, a nearby noodle shop chain took a drastic step: it hiked hourly wages by a third.
Ryu Kawane works at Costco store in Meiwa, Gunma Prefecture, Japan May 28, 2024. REUTERS/Tom Bateman/File Photo
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday he could deploy conventional missiles within striking distance of the United States and its European allies if they allowed Ukraine to strike deeper into Russia with long-range Western weapons.
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with senior editors from international news agencies at Lakhta Centre business tower in Saint Petersburg, Russia June 5, 2024. Sputnik/Valentina Pevtsova/Pool via REUTERS
A person with prior health complications who had contracted bird flu died in Mexico in April and the source of exposure to the virus was unknown, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday.
The Institute of Epidemiological Diagnosis and Reference. Mexico City, Mexico June 5, 2024. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril - Business
Novo Nordisk is facing the prospect of intensifying competition in the promising Chinese market where drugmakers are developing at least 15 generic versions of its diabetes drug Ozempic and weight loss treatment Wegovy, clinical trial records showed.
President Joe Biden on Tuesday instituted a broad asylum ban on migrants caught illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, a major enforcement move in the run-up to November elections.
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The first all-girls team in the country are determined to put Somaliland on the map, by mobilising their more than 10,000 followers on social media.