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DEIR AL-BALA, Gaza Strip (AP) — At least 25 Palestinians were killed Tuesday when Israeli forces bombed a school-turned-shelter in southern Gaza, while heavy bombardment in the north closed medical facilities in Gaza City and sent thousands fleeing for safety. Shelters are becoming harder to find.Israel’s new ground attack The operation in Gaza’s largest city is the latest effort to combat Hamas fighters who are regrouping in areas the army said it had previously largely cleared.Nine months of fighting have left much of Gaza City and its surrounding areas destroyed, leaving a desolate landscape. Many of the residents fled early…

July 10, 2024, 10:02 AM Barely four months after restructuring the selection committee, PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi has decided to remove Wahab Riaz and Abdul Razzak from their posts. According to a report by ESPN Cricinfo, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has removed former pacer Wahab Riaz and former all-rounder Abdul Razzaq from the selection committee following the team’s elimination in the group stages of the T20 World Cup in the United States and West Indies. The aftermath of Pakistan’s dismal performance in the T20 World Cup, which saw them eliminated in the group stage after losses to the United…

Article informationauthor, Anna Fagie and Crystal Hazerole, BBC News8 hours agoAge and mental health have recently become major issues in the US presidential election. The issue has come up before between President Joe Biden (81) and his rival Donald Trump (78), but it reached a turning point following Biden’s weak performance in a debate late last month. Biden is the oldest president in U.S. history and, if Trump wins, he will become the second-oldest president in history. In an interview with ABC News, Biden declined to say whether he would undergo cognitive testing, saying “I get cognitive testing every day”…

By-polling for 13 assembly constituencies across seven states began on Wednesday. Tension-filled Lok Sabha elections It will run from April to June, with voting opening at 7am and closing at 6pm.Voting is taking place in Rupauli, Raiganj, Ranaghat Dakshin, Bagda and Maniktala (all in West Bengal), Vikravandi (Tamil Nadu), Amarwala (Madhya Pradesh), Badrinath and Manglaur (all in Uttarakhand), Jalandhar West (Punjab), Dera, Hamirpur and Nalagarh (all in Himachal Pradesh).read moreThe voter turnout till 9 am was 9.23 per cent in Rupauli, 10.01 per cent in Raiganj, 11.58 per cent in Ranaghat Dakshin, 10.61 per cent in Bagda, 9.01 per cent…

Liverpool Street Station beneath the new skyline of skyscrapers in London’s financial district in London, England on February 14, 2022.Mike Kemp | Photo | Getty ImagesLONDON — European stock markets are expected to open higher on Wednesday as concerns about France’s political outlook ease.According to IG data, Britain’s FTSE index is expected to open at 8,162, up 28 points, Germany’s DAX is set to rise 43 points to 18,268, France’s CAC 40 is up 20 points to 7,508 and Italy’s FTSE MIB is up 47 points to 34,052.European stock markets closed lower on Tuesday as European investors weighed the political…

James M. Inhofe, a Republican from Oklahoma who served as a U.S. senator for nearly 30 years, where he served as chairman of the Armed Services and Environment committees and was known as one of Congress’ most vocal climate change deniers, passed away on July 9 at the age of 89.The Associated Press, citing a family statement, reported that he had recently suffered a stroke. No other details were immediately released.Inhofe retired from the Senate in January 2023 after nearly 60 years in politics, beginning with a career as a state legislator and mayor of Tulsa, Oklahoma’s second-largest city.He served…

Tom Yawkey and his wife, Jean. (Herald file photo) History is the first born child of the Father of Time. But unlike his father, History is not undefeated and unconcluded. Father time always finds you. History can remain hidden forever. The history of Boston sports ownership is full of rogues, villains real and cartoon, Mr. Potter impersonators and generous, aloof billionaires. One would think that John W. Henry would be more forgiving of history than the troublesome proletariat at the other end of the expectations curve. Imagine you want your team to win every year. “Linda, can you add another…

(Bloomberg) — Oil prices were stabilizing as signs of renewed drawdown in U.S. inventories were offset by concerns about Chinese demand and continued uncertainty over the Federal Reserve’s timeline for cutting interest rates.Most read articles on BloombergBrent crude has fallen more than 3 percent over the past three trading days to trade below $85 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate is trading above $81. The American Petroleum Institute said crude inventories fell by 1.92 million barrels last week, with a decline also recorded in Cushing, Oklahoma, a major crude warehouse, people familiar with the data said. Total inventories fell by…

As evidence of its conclusion, AMT reported that contract machine shops (or “job shops”) increased their order volumes in May. These shops are the largest segment of the market for orders for new manufacturing technology, but through the first five months of 2024, they have consistently underperformed the overall market. Demand for OEM manufacturing technologies is particularly strong among electrical equipment manufacturers and power generation and transmission equipment manufacturers. “These industries have undoubtedly benefited from government investments authorized by the CHIPS Act and the Infrastructure Act and are therefore less sensitive to interest rates than other industries,” AMT noted. Auto…

Stay up to date with free updatesJust sign up Climate Change myFT Digest – delivered straight to your inbox.Over 100 years ago, two German scientists devised a way to produce ammonia, a mixture of hydrogen and nitrogen, on an industrial scale. And for the rest of the 20th century, their innovation helped transform agriculture by enabling the production of fertilizers that soared crop yields. Currently, ammonia-derived nitrogen fertilizer is used to grow crops that feed about half the world’s population. About 80% of the ammonia currently produced ends up as a crop nutrient.But the problem is that the process of…