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At least 11 killed in Israeli strikes on central Beirut, Lebanese authorities say | World News
23Nov By Aditi PawarNo Comments
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At least 11 killed in Israeli strikes on central Beirut, Lebanese authorities say | World News

At least 11 people have been killed and 23 injured in an Israeli strike on central Beirut, Lebanese authorities have said.Lebanon's state-run National News Agency said the attack "completely destroyed" an eight-storey residential building in the Basta neighbourhood early on Saturday.Footage broadcast by Lebanon's Al Jadeed station also showed at least one destroyed building and several others badly damaged around it. Image: The central Basta neighbourhood in Beirut, where four people were killed in an Israeli airstrike The Israeli military did not warn residents to evacuate before the attack - the fourth targeting the centre this week.At least four bombs were dropped in the attack, security sou...
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Israeli airstrike hits central Beirut, security sources say
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Israeli airstrike hits central Beirut, security sources say

By Laila Bassam and Riham Alkousaa, Reuters An airstsrike in the suburbs of Beirut on 23 November. Photo: AFP / Ibrahim Amro A powerful Israeli airstrike has targeted central Beirut, security sources say, shaking the Lebanese capital as Israel pressed its offensive against the Iran-backed Hezbollah group. At least four people were killed and 23 wounded in the attack on Saturday in Beirut's Basta neighbourhood, Hezbollah's al-Manar broadcaster reported, citing the health ministry. Lebanon's National News Agency said the attack resulted in a large number of fatalities and injuries and destroyed an eight-storey building. Footage broadcast by Lebanon's Al Jadeed station showed at least one destroyed building and several others badly damaged around it. The blasts shook the capital around ...
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China extends visa-free policy for NZ travellers
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China extends visa-free policy for NZ travellers

From 30 November, New Zealand passport holders can spend 30 days in China without needing to apply for a visa. Photo: 123RF New Zealand travellers will soon be able to spend longer in China without a visa. China introduced a 15-day, visa-free policy earlier this year and is now extending it to 30 days. It applies to ordinary New Zealand passport holders travelling to China for business, tourism and family visits. The policy is valid from 30 November until the end of 2025. The policy was first announced in June after Chinese premier Li Qiang's visit to New Zealand. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero, a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday. Source link
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Vang Vieng: The Laos town at centre of suspected backpacker methanol poisonings
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Vang Vieng: The Laos town at centre of suspected backpacker methanol poisonings

By Lilit Marcus, CNN Vang Vieng, a popular backpacker destination in northern Laos, is at the centre of an unfolding tragedy after multiple people died from suspected methanol poisoning. Photo: CNN The deaths of six foreign tourists linked to a suspected mass methanol poisoning has thrown a spotlight on a small town in Southeast Asia that has worked hard in recent years to shed its reputation for excess. Vang Vieng, a popular backpacker destination in northern Laos, is at the centre of an unfolding tragedy after several Western nations, including the United States and the United Kingdom, confirmed their citizens had died in Laos in recent days and warned of the potentially fatal consequences of drinking tainted alcohol in the country. Though the complete circumstances of those deaths...
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Five gynaecological cancers that every woman should be aware of
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Five gynaecological cancers that every woman should be aware of

Gynaecological cancer, which originates in a woman’s reproductive system, requires early detection for accurate and timely treatment. Understanding symptoms is key to navigate the condition. It affects one of the following organs – ovaries, uterus, cervix, vulva or vagina. In a conversation with mid-day.com, Dr Surabhi Siddhartha, Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist, Motherhood Hospital, Kharghar, shares five types of gynaecological cancer that every woman should be aware of. Five types of gynaecological cancer Ovarian cancer Also known as a “silent killer”, ovarian cancer begins in the ovaries in women. Dr Siddhartha informs, “It usually goes undetected until it spreads to other parts like the pelvis and abdomen.” Symptoms include: Bloating Pain in the pelvic area Inabi...
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Ellen Degeneres joins the Cotswolds’ A-list: a local’s guide by Plum Sykes
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Ellen Degeneres joins the Cotswolds’ A-list: a local’s guide by Plum Sykes

The Cotswolds have always appealed to an “elite set”. But it was the events of 2020 that sent interest in the rolling hills of the South West sky high. “During Covid a lot of people started relocating out here,” former Vogue editor Plum Sykes tells me over the phone from her own Cotswoldian digs, nestled on the hills between Cheltenham and Cirencester.“I’m talking about these mega rich hedge funders and people who were normally working in London. The giant palace in Holland Park was swapped for a giant flat in Holland Park. Then the house was swapped for a giant manor house in the country. They moved that domestic centre to the countryside rather than it being in London. And then everything became elevated.”Author and former Vogue editor Plum SykesPlum SykesAnd the area gained even more re...
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Israel hits central Beirut with series of airstrikes – reports | World News
23Nov By Aditi PawarNo Comments
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Israel hits central Beirut with series of airstrikes – reports | World News

Israel has targeted central Beirut with at least four airstrikes, according to security sources cited by Reuters news agency.Lebanon's state-run National News Agency said the attack "completely destroyed" an eight-storey residential building in the Basta neighbourhood early on Saturday.It is not immediately clear how many have been killed or injured and the Israeli military did not warn residents to evacuate before the attack, the fourth targeting the centre this week.The blasts happened at about 4am (2am UK time) and came after a day of bombardment of Beirut's southern suburbs, which Israel had warned residents of in advance. Image: Pic: AP Heavy fighting between Israel and Hezbollah is ongoing in southern Lebanon, as Isra...
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How Lech Blaine’s Australian family fought to guard children from vengeful ‘archangel’
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How Lech Blaine’s Australian family fought to guard children from vengeful ‘archangel’

Photo: Lech Blaine / Supplied Australian writer Lech Blaine felt blessed as a "miracle" child. He had the unconditional love and adoration not only of his parents - who had struggled to conceive naturally - but his three foster siblings. But he knew nothing of what was to come: being haunted by the "monster" figures of his siblings' infamous biological parents. Michael and Mary Shelley - self-styled Christian fanatics of no fixed abode - were determined to reunite with John, Steven and Hannah, believing they had been taken from them unfairly, despite authorities finding they were not cared for properly. The pair went as far as kidnapping their first-born, sending death threats to the Blaine family and politicians, trespassing, and calling their own children traitors. Blaine - a writer wh...
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Pop star Katy Perry wins appeal in trademark battle against Sydney fashion label Katie Perry
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Pop star Katy Perry wins appeal in trademark battle against Sydney fashion label Katie Perry

By Holly Tregenza for ABC Katy Perry on the red carpet at the 2024 VMAs. Photo: Noam Galai / Getty Images for MTV / AFP Pop star Katy Perry has won an appeal in a long-running trademark dispute with a Sydney fashion designer bearing a similar name A string of legal action was first launched in June 2009 over a trademark held by Katie Jane Taylor, who uses her birth name to design and sell clothes under the brand Katie Perry Taylor's 'Katie Perry' trademark will be cancelled unless she applies for special leave to appeal to the High Court and she has been ordered to pay costs Pop star Katy Perry has had a big court win in a long-running trademark dispute with a Sydney fashion designer bearing a similar name. The American singer has successfully appealed a Federal Court ruling from ...
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Putin promises more testing of hypersonic nuclear capable missile
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Putin promises more testing of hypersonic nuclear capable missile

By Victoria Lukovenko, Sergii Volskyi and Florent Vergnes, AFP Putin's hints of strikes on Western countries have raised fears of the war spilling over into a global conflict. Photo: AFP Russian President Vladimir Putin has promised more combat test-firing of an experimental hypersonic missile launched at Ukraine, as Volodymyr Zelensky appeals for updated air-defence systems to meet the new threat. The latest statements from the leaders came hours after Ukraine's parliament shut down over heightened fears of a missile attack. A day after Moscow fired the new missile at the Ukrainian city of Dnipro, Putin said there would be more tests of the new Oreshnik missile. "We will continue these tests, including in combat conditions, depending on the situation and character of the security th...
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