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'Doctors refused my double hip replacement as I was too young – ...

'Doctors refused my double hip replacement as I was too young – but at 23 I had no choice' **Young Man’s Battle with Chronic Hip Pain Culminates in Early Surgical Intervention** A young man, identified as Jack Brennan, has undergone a significant surgical procedure at the age... read more »

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Gaza children running out of time to treat blast-induced hearing loss

Gaza children running out of time to treat blast-induced hearing loss **Silent Scars: Escalating Hearing Impairments Plague Gaza’s Children Amidst Ongoing Conflict** **GAZA STRIP** – A silent crisis is unfolding within the besieged Gaza Strip, as a growing number of children are exhibiting... read more »

Families return to shattered towns as fr...

Families return to shattered towns as fragile ceasefire holds in Lebanon

Families return to shattered towns as fragile ceasefire holds in Lebanon **Southern Lebanon: A Tentative Return Amidst Devastation** The fragile ceasefire brokered in southern Lebanon has prompted a hesitant wave of displacement to return to their ancestral homes. However, for many, the homecoming... read more »

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India blocks Telegram until Monday due to student exam fraud concerns

India blocks Telegram until Monday due to student exam fraud concerns **Digital Blackout: India Restricts Telegram Access Amidst Exam Integrity Probe** New Delhi – India has temporarily suspended access to the popular messaging application Telegram, with restrictions expected to remain in place... read more »

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China Develops Laser System Against Drones

Chinese engineers have successfully tested a laser weapon that can shoot down low-flying, slow-moving drones, state media reported Tuesday. The Low Altitude Sentinel system can detect a small... read more »

9 killed in landslides in southwest China

Nine people have been killed inlandslides that struck southwest China’s Yunnan province last week. Nine people were buried as the disasterhit... read more »

Six killed in China bus accident

Beijing: At least six people were killed and 40 injured Monday when a passenger bus overturned in China`s Shanghai city. The accident occurred on a road... read more »

Israel beefs up security in East Jerusalem

JERUSALEM : Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that security forces have been increased significantly in East Jerusalem to prevent further... read more »

Nepal bus crash kills 14

KATHMANDU: An overloaded bus plunged down a hill in central Nepal on Friday, killing at least 14 people including three foreigners, police said.   The bus... read more »

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Hyundai registers record sales in Middle East

MANAMA: Hyundai Motor Company has announced record sales across the Middle East region last year, for the second year in succession. The world’s fourth largest automotive manufacturer said it... read more »

Ford Middle East Reports 12% Rise In 2013

Ford Middle East recorded a year-on-year sales rise of 12 per cent in 2013, selling over 85,000 vehicles. The American car manufacturer, which also... read more »

Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka sign labour pact

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Riyadh – Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka have signed a landmark labour pact in a renewed bid to regulate hiring of domestic workers from the island nation and... read more »

5,000 evacuated from Syrian conflict zone

5,000 evacuated from Syrian conflict zone

Damascus – Over 5,000 afflicted people were evacuated Sunday from a rebel-held Damascus suburb by the army, the Syrian government said Sunday. “The... read more »

Lebanon rocket fire draws Israeli artillery strike

Lebanon rocket fire draws Israeli artillery strike

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Rockets launched from south Lebanon struck northern Israel on Sunday and Israel responded with artillery shells across a border... read more »

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New Zealand committed to Commonwealth: PM John Key

New Zealand committed to Commonwealth: PM John Key

Wellington – New Zealand Prime Minister John Key Monday defended his decision to travel to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Sri Lanka this week after two lawmakers from... read more »

Bangladesh ministers quit for poll-time government formation

Bangladesh ministers quit for poll-time government...

Dhaka – Bangladesh government ministers have submitted their resignations to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina ahead of the cabinet reshuffle as... read more »

Hurriyat leaders meet Aziz; Mirwaiz supports border cea...

Hurriyat leaders meet Aziz; Mirwaiz supports border ceasefire

New Delhi – Kashmiri separatist leaders met Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s Foreign Affairs Adviser Sartaj Aziz here Sunday and pressed for... read more »

Complete Maldives presidential election: UN chief

Complete Maldives presidential election: UN chief

United Nations – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Sunday called on all parties concerned in the Maldives to complete the presidential election process... read more »

Maldives SC puts off presidential poll run-off

Maldives SC puts off presidential poll run-off

Male – The Maldives Supreme Court Sunday blocked a second-round run-off to elect the new president of the republic and postponed it till Nov 16 as the... read more »

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20 rebel Trinamool Lok Sabha MPs seek to merge with Nationalist Citizen Party of India

20 rebel Trinamool Lok Sabha MPs seek to merge with Nationalist Citizen Party of India **Defections Rock Trinamool Congress as MPs Seek Alliance with Nationalist Citizen Party** **New... read more »

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Four jump off train over rumour of fire, run over by another train in Madhya Pradesh ## Tragedy Strikes as Passengers Leap from Moving Train Amidst False Fire Alarm **Morena, Madhya... read more »

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Israel attacks southern Beirut after alleged Hezbollah drone fire

Israel attacks southern Beirut after alleged Hezbollah drone fire ### Escalation Fears Mount as Israel Strikes Southern Beirut Amidst Regional Tensions **Beirut, Lebanon –** Southern Beirut... read more »