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18-05-2021 Bureau Report CANBERRA/ MELBOURNE: An eight-million-year-old crocodile skull discovered in central Australia is now believed to be part of an extinct species new to scientists. The skull had been found about 200km (125 miles) from Alice Springs, in the Northern Territory (NT), in 2009. It was thought to belong …

17-05-2021 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ GUJRAT: India’s western state of Gujarat is braced for the landfall of cyclone Tauktae, which is likely to be the strongest to hit the region since 1998. The storm has roared up India’s western coast, with at least nine people killed and thousands …

17-05-2021 BEIJING/ WASHINGTON/ GAZA CITY: The United States should shoulder its fair share of responsibilities, take a just stance, and work with the majority of the international community to support the Security Council in playing its due role in easing the situation, rebuilding trust, and advancing political settlement, China urged …

17-05-2021 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: India reported over 4,000 deaths, taking the country’s death toll to 270,000 although the country reported a smaller rise in daily COVID-19 cases for the third straight day on Sunday. Deaths grew by 4,077, while infections rose by 311,170 – the smallest rise in daily cases in over …

17-05-2021 GAZA CITY: Palestinian officials in Gaza say Sunday was the deadliest day since the current fighting with Israel began. More than 40 people were killed in the latest Israeli air strikes on Gaza, officials there say. Israel’s army say Palestinian militants have fired more than 3,000 rockets at Israel …

17-05-2021 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ SYDNEY/ MALE: A group of Australian cricketers have landed in Sydney from the Maldives where they were sheltering after fleeing the COVID crisis in India. The players and staff had been involved in the Indian Premier League which was suspended this month. They …

16-05-2021 GAZA/ JERUSALEM/ UNITED NATIONS: Forty-two people have died in the latest Israeli air strikes on Gaza, as the conflict with Palestinian militants entered its seventh day. Gaza health officials said 16 women and 10 children were among the dead. Israel’s military said it had been targeting leaders and infrastructure …

16-05-2021 Bureau Report ISLAMABAD/ RIYADH: Pakistan has urged the international community to take measures to end the massacre in Gaza being conducted by Israeli forces, in an emergency meeting held by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Sunday. Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi was addressing the meeting where he …

16-05-2021 WASHINGTON: The US President, Joe Biden, has spoken to both Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in a new diplomatic push to end the conflict between Israel and militant group Hamas, during which at least 145 Palestinians and 10 Israelis have died. “The President …

16-05-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies JERUSALEM/ GAZA CITY/ MELBOURNE/ LONDON/ NEW YORK/ ISTANBUL/ TEHRAN/ KARACHI: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to “continue to respond forcefully” to rocket attacks as conflict with Palestinians in Gaza enters a seventh day. Israeli air strikes in Gaza killed …