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Egyptian killed, Israeli tourists wounded in hotel fight: medical source
The worker succumbed to his injuries "in an ambulance transporting him from Taba" on the border with Israel to Sharm al-Sheikh, 200 kilometres south, the source said, requesting anonymity because they were not authorised to speak to the media.
Monsoon floods in India’s Gujarat kill at least 28 people
The state government said late Wednesday that 13 people had died from drowning and the rest from houses or trees collapsing on them.
10 Palestinians killed in Israeli operation in West Bank: Red Crescent
Two Palestinians were killed in the city of Jenin, four others in a nearby village, and four more in a refugee camp near the town of Tubas, Red Crescent spokesman Ahmed Jibril told AFP.
UAE seeks consular services for arrested Telegram boss
The UAE said Tuesday it had requested consular services for Telegram's Pavel Durov after the Dubai-based tech boss was arrested in France over alleged failings to curb criminality on the app.
Oil prices surge over Middle East tensions
The price of Brent, the global crude benchmark, rose 3.0 percent to trade at more than $81 per barrel.
Dozens of Colombian flights cancelled due to low fuel stocks
National carrier Avianca, which according to Colombia's air transport regulator canceled 24 flights Monday, said in a statement it had been advised by suppliers of a cap on kerosene deliveries "for the rest of the month."
Reuters team member killed in strike on east Ukraine hotel
Reuters said it was "devastated" by the loss of its security advisor following the strike late on Saturday at the Hotel Sapphire in the city of Kramatorsk, where six of its crew covering the war were staying.
Bracing for war: Lebanese hospitals ready emergency plans
"We are in a state of readying for war," nurse Basima Khashfi said as she gave emergency training to young nurses and other staff at the hospital in Beirut.
Volcano erupts in Iceland, sixth since December
A new volcano erupted on the Reykjanes peninsula in southwestern Iceland on Thursday, spewing hot lava into the air in the sixth eruption to hit the region since December, authorities said.
N. Korea says US sale of military helicopters to South ‘reckless’
North Korea on Thursday criticised recent US arms sales in Asia, calling a deal to deliver Apache helicopters to South Korea a "reckless, provocative act" and adding Pyongyang would build up its own forces in response.
