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South Lebanon residents flee death and destruction
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UN maritime body kicks off emergency talks on Mideast shipping
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China tech giant Tencent bets on AI agents
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Hundreds of people stranded in Gaza's biggest hospital were enduring "inhuman" conditions on Monday while heavy fighting raged around them, a doctor said as the Hamas-run health ministry reported a rising patient death toll.
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US health authorities on Thursday approved the world's first vaccine for chikungunya, a virus spread by infected mosquitoes that the Food and Drug Administration called "an emerging global health threat."
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Israel presses siege of Gaza City after US urges 'pauses' in war
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Gaza camp blast kills dozens as Israel strikes top Hamas militant
Huge explosions ripped through Gaza's largest refugee camp on Tuesday, leaving dozens dead, in strikes the Israeli army said killed a Hamas commander involved in the October 7 attacks.
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Ex-aides criticise former UK PM Johnson's Covid handling
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Israeli tanks in overnight Gaza raid ahead of 'next stage'
Israel said Thursday that a column of tanks and infantry had launched an overnight raid into Hamas-controlled Gaza, striking "numerous" targets before retreating to home soil.
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