Israeli strike destroys part of hospital in Gaza City
The Diocese of Jerusalem, which runs Al-Ahili hospital, said the medical building has been hit five times since the start of the war in November 2023
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China urges Trump to correct mistakes and heed ‘rational voices’ on reciprocal tariffs
China’s Commerce Ministry called tariff exemptions a “small step” but urged the U.S. to “completely abolish” reciprocal tariffs.
Trump is ‘fully fit’ to serve as commander in chief, his doctor says after recent physical
Donald Trump’s doctor says the oldest man to be elected president is “fully fit” to serve as commander in chief.
New tariffs ‘coming soon’: US trade secretary says duty exemptions for electronics temporary
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick announced that while certain electronic devices are temporarily exempt from recent tariffs, they will soon face new “semiconductor tariffs” within a couple of months, aiming to reshore production to America. China has …
Convalescing Pope Francis opens Holy Week with in-person greeting in St. Peter’s Square
A convalescing Pope Francis greeted the crowd in St. Peter’s Square on Palm Sunday, wishing more than 20,000 faithful a “Happy Palm Sunday, Happy Holy Week,” in yet another reassuring public sign of his recovery from a life-threatening battle with doub…
Ecuador’s incumbent president and a leftist lawyer again vie for the top job in election runoff
Ecuadorians are voting Sunday in the country’s presidential election runoff, facing the choice between incumbent President Daniel Noboa and leftist lawyer Luisa Gonzalez.
Singer Katy Perry Among 6 Women Going To Space: All About All Women Mission
Multi-billionaire Jeff Bezos’s bride-to-be, Lauren Snchez, and popstar Katy Perry are set to blast off to space on Monday for an all-female flight.
Terrible timing and huge uncertainty: how ports and shipping are handling tariff turmoil
As they reel from Trump’s policies, companies say volatile freight costs and congestion are now the norm The container ship was halfway across the Atlantic when Donald Trump, during his first term in office, levied tariffs on steel and aluminium import…
From ornitherapy to kissing trees, how can nature benefit human health?
A new book released in France explores how ornitherapy and sylvotherapy – linked to the birds and the trees – can have a positive effect on human health and wellbeing, with some doctors in the UK and the US even prescribing them to patients.
UK government to review how ‘Manchester bomb plotter could attack prison guards’
Hashem Abedi threw hot cooking oil over three officers before stabbing them with ‘home-made weapons’, the Prison Officers’ Association said.