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Protesters in Spain condemn police handling of Gaza flotilla activists

MADRID – Around two thousand protesters took to the streets of the Spanish city of Bilbao on Sunday to condemn the Basque police’s treatment of activists from a Gaza aid flotilla on their return from detention in Israel.

#Spain #GazaFlotilla

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At least one dead in Philippine building collapse, 21 people missing

MANILA – At least one person was confirmed dead after a building under construction collapsed in the Philippines on Sunday, authorities said, as rescuers scoured the rubble for 21 people listed as missing.

#PhilippineBuildingCollapse #DisasterResponse

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Uganda confirms three new Ebola cases, bringing total to five

KAMPALA – Uganda has confirmed three new cases of Ebola, bringing the total number of infections in the current outbreak there to five, the health ministry said on Saturday, as authorities stepped up contact tracing to contain the spread.

#Uganda #Ebola

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Far right and newcomers make gains in Cyprus election

NICOSIA – Cyprus’s far right made gains in Sunday’s election while anti-corruption newcomers and social media influencers entered parliament, results showed, in a vote analysts said would reshape the island’s political landscape.

#CyprusElection #Cyprus

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Russia hits Ukraine with Oreshnik missile in one of war’s biggest attacks on Kyiv

KYIV – Russia pounded Kyiv and surrounding areas with hundreds of drones and missiles on Sunday in one of the heaviest bombardments of the city since the start of the four-year war, firing an Oreshnik hypersonic missile near the capital.

#Kyiv #RussiaUkraineWar #OreshnikMissile

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China sends astronauts on year-long space mission as it eyes 2030 moon landing

JIUQUAN – China sent three astronauts to its space station on Sunday, one of whom will stay for a year, a record length for the country, enabling the study of long-duration human physiology in space as Beijing works towards its ambition of a crewe…

#ChinaSpaceMission #MoonLanding2030

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Meera describes Psycho as a unique psychological thriller during promotional campaign

ISLAMABAD – Actress Meera has described her upcoming film Psycho as a unique psychological thriller that explores the hidden fears and emotional conflicts within the human mind.

#Meera #PsychoMovie

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Tribute paid to legendary ‘Rangeela’

ISLAMABAD – Legendary singer, actor, comedian Rangeela was remembered on his 21st death anniversary on Sunday as fans and media across the world paid tribute to his lasting legacy in entertainment.

#Rangeela

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UNESCO adds three Sindh forts to tentative World Heritage list

KARACHI – Three cultural and archaeological sites from Pakistan’s southern Sindh province have been added to UNESCO’s tentative list of World Heritage Sites, according to state media reports.

#Sindh #UNESCO

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Zverev cruises into second round as French Open opens in scorching heat

PARIS – Germany’s Alexander Zverev launched his French Open campaign in commanding fashion on Sunday, dismantling France’s Benjamin Bonzi 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 in a clinical first-round performance under blazing Paris skies at Roland Garros.

#FrenchOpen #AlexanderZverev