Gaza After Nine Weeks of War
Nine weeks ago, the Gaza Strip was a bustling home to more than two million people. Today, neighborhoods have been flattened by Israeli airstrikes and farming communities have been bulldozed…
‘Bright’ boy, 17, died after doctors missed treatable tumour for seven years
Adam Ali’s death has ‘left a hole in everybody’s lives’ (Picture: Ali family/BPM Media) A teenager died and would ‘likely still be here today’ if doctors had spotted a treatable…
Ukraine’s EU path matters for the credibility of European integration
By Andris Piebalgs, Baron Daniel Janssen, Ciarán Devane, Count Etienne Davignon, Dalia Grybauskaité, Daniel Dăianu, Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, Štefan Füle, Yves Leterme The opinions expressed in this article are those of the…
Hunger rises in Gaza as UN prepares to vote on ceasefire resolution
Hunger was worsening among Palestinians in the besieged Gaza strip, aid agencies said, as the United Nations General Assembly prepared to vote on Tuesday on an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in…
World’s second oldest woman dies aged 116 after suffering no health problems & crediting long life to being outdoorsy
THE world’s second oldest woman has died aged 116 after suffering no prior health problems. Fusa Tatsumi, from Japan, died today from old age and had recently spent most of…