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Two Palestinians killed in Israel during military raid in West Bank

Israeli soldiers shot and killed two Palestinians on Saturday in an exchange of fire that erupted during a military raid in the West Bank, according to Israeli and Palestinian accounts, in the latest confrontation that has made 2022 the deadliest year of violence in the occupied territory since 2015. The raid occurred in the Jenin refugee camp in the northern West Bank, the site of repeated clashes between Israeli forces and local gunmen and residents. The camp is known as a stronghold of Palestinian militants and the army often operates there. Palestinian officials said soldiers entered the camp early Saturday and surrounded a house. In videos circulated on social media, exchanges of fire could be heard. The Palestinian Health Ministry reported two dead and 11 wounded, three of them critically. The official Wafa news agency said both of the dead were 17-year-old boys. The Israeli military said it had arrested a 25-year-old operative from the Islamic Jihad militant group who has ...

Man accused in deadly Las Vegas stabbings to appear in court on Friday

An attacker accused of killing two people and wounding six others with a large kitchen knife in stabbings along the Las Vegas Strip is expected in court Friday. Yoni Barrios, 32, is scheduled to make an initial appearance in the afternoon, according to the Clark County District Attorney's Office. It wasn't immediately known whether Barrios had a lawyer who could comment on his behalf. He is being held in the Clark County Detention Center on two counts of murder and six counts of attempted murder, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said in a statement. Three people were hospitalized in critical condition and another three were in stable condition, according to Las Vegas police, who said they began receiving 911 calls about the stabbings around 11:40 am Thursday across the street from the Wynn casino and hotel. Barrios, who is not a Las Vegas resident, was detained by Sands security guards and Metropolitan Police officers while running on a Strip sidewalk, police said. Thi

Delhi reports 101 new Covid-19 cases, 1 death; positivity rate at 1.38%

Delhi on Friday reported 101 new Covid cases with a positivity rate of 1.38 per cent, while one more person succumbed to the viral disease, according to the data issued by the city health department here. With these fresh cases, Delhi's COVID-19 tally has climbed to 20,03,904 while the death toll rose to 26,504, the department said in its latest bulletin. The new cases were detected from 7,322 tests conducted the previous day, it said. Delhi on Thursday logged 57 Covid cases with a positivity rate of 2.19 per cent, and zero fatality. The city on Wednesday saw 96 cases with a positivity rate of 1.42 per cent. The capital logged 74 coronavirus cases with a positivity rate of 1.07 per cent on Tuesday. On Monday, it reported one Covid-related fatality and 39 new cases with a positivity rate of 1.56 per cent. The city on Sunday logged 76 cases with a positivity rate of 1.12 per cent. The number of active COVID-19 cases in Delhi stands at 366. A total of 239 patients are under home ..

Maharashtra logs 366 coronavirus cases, 5 deaths; active tally at 2,310

Maharashtra on Friday reported 366 new COVID-19 cases and five more deaths linked to the infection, taking the overall tally to 81,23,819 and the toll to 1,48,355, said the health department. The state has witnessed a significant jump in daily cases and coronavirus-linked fatalities as compared to the previous day. Maharashtra had reported 198 cases and one death due to the infection on Thursday. Of the total new cases, the highest 207 were registered in the Mumbai administrative circle followed by Pune (85), Nagpur (20), Latur (16), Nashik (14), Aurangabad (11), Kolhapur (7) and Akola (6) circles, said the department in a bulletin. An administrative circle consists of multiple districts. Of the eight circles in Maharashtra, Pune reported two fatalities, while one each death was registered in Mumbai, Kolhapur and Aurangabad circles in the last 24 hours, said the department. The number of recuperated cases rose to 79,73,154 after 574 more patients recovered from the respiratory

Bengal flash flood: 450 rescued from Jalpaiguri's Mal river; BJP scans area

Around 450 people were rescued from the Mal River in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district after eight people were swept away and several others went missing due to flash floods in the waterbody during idol immersion of Goddess Durga. An eight-member BJP delegation visited the area, spoke to many of those who had been rescued, and met the kin of those killed in the flash floods. Meanwhile, the district administration said the rescue operation was stopped since last night "No one is missing as of now. Six people are still admitted to the hospital. The death toll so far is eight. We stopped the rescue operation late last night. But we have kept three rescue teams on standby," Jalpaiguri District Magistrate Moumita Godara told PTI. It is the responsibility of the state government to ensure the safety and security of the devotees, party MP Jayanta Ray, who led the delegation, said. "The administration should have been more careful," Ray said. North Bengal Development Minister Udayan Guha

Delhi records 57 new Covid-19 cases, positivity rate at 2.19%, shows data

Delhi on Thursday reported 57 new Covid cases with a positivity rate of 2.19 per cent, according to the data issued by the city health department here. No Covid-related fatality was reported, the department said in its latest bulletin. With the new cases, Delhi's COVID-19 tally has climbed to 20,03,803 while the death toll remains unchanged at 26,503, it said. The new cases were detected from 2,606 tests conducted the previous day, it said. Delhi on Wednesday saw 96 Covid cases with a positivity rate of 1.42 per cent. The capital logged 74 Covid cases with a positivity rate of 1.07 per cent on Tuesday. On Monday, it reported one Covid-related fatality and 39 new cases with a positivity rate of 1.56 per cent. The city on Sunday logged 76 cases with a positivity rate of 1.12 per cent. On Saturday, it saw 92 COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 1.20 per cent, while it recorded 87 infections with a positivity rate of 1.19 per cent, and one fatality due to it on Friday. The numbe

Maharashtra logs 198 new Covid cases, 1 death; active tally down to 2,523

Maharashtra on Thursday recorded 198 new coronavirus cases, while one more patient succumbed to the infection in the state, the health department said. With these additions, the state's overall COVID-19 tally rose to 81,23,453, while the death toll increased to 1,48,350, said the department in a bulletin. On Wednesday, the state had recorded 416 cases and zero fatality. Mumbai registered 80 cases and accounted for the lone coronavirus-related death in the state in the last 24 hours, said the bulletin. The case fatality rate in the state stood at 1.82 per cent, while the coronavirus recovery rate was 98.14 per cent. The department said 328 patients recovered from the coronavirus infection in the last 24 hours, taking their cumulative count to 79,72,580 and leaving the state with 2,523 active case. It said 10,534 new coronavirus tests were conducted in the state, pushing up their total count to 8,48,96,526. Nashik district in north Maharashtra added 12 new patients, taking the ..

Uttarkashi avalanche: 12 more bodies retrieved, death toll rises to 16

The death toll in the Uttarkashi avalanche rose to 16 after 12 more mountaineers' bodies were recovered on Thursday, Nehru Institute of Mountaineering (NIM) said. Fifteen climbers are still believed to be missing. The avalanche occurred at a height of 17,000 feet on Tuesday when the NIM team was returning after summiting Draupadi Ka Danda II peak. Of the 16 bodies retrieved, 14 are of trainees and two of instructors, NIM said in a bulletin. Four bodies were recovered on the day of the avalanche. A search-and-rescue operation is in progress at the disaster site, the institute said. However, helicopters were pulled from the operation due to bad weather. Their operation will resume on Friday morning depending on the weather, it added. Earlier in the day, a 14-member team from High Altitude Warfare School based in Gulmarg in Jammu and Kashmir joined the rescue operation, the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC) here said. Nayab Subedar Anil Kumar, the instructor leading the team,

Mumbai sees 80 new Covid-19 cases, 1 death, 99 recoveries in a day

Mumbai on Thursday reported 80 COVID-19 cases and one death, which took the tally here to 11,50,908 and the toll to 19,734, a civic official said. The addition to the tally was below the 100-mark after two days, with Wednesday seeing 127 cases, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation official pointed out. Of the new cases, only three are symptomatic, the official added. The recovery count rose by 99 and touched 11,30,399, leaving the metropolis with an active caseload of 775, he said. As per BMC data, the recovery count stood at 98.2 per cent and the overall growth rate of cases between September 29 and October 5 was 0.009 per cent. So far, 1,83,40,080 coronavirus tests have been conducted in Mumbai, including 3,370 in the last 24 hours, lower than the 6,713 samples examined in the preceding 24-hour period. The caseload doubling time is 8,468 days, as per official data.

3 boys die, 11 hospitalised over suspected food poisoning in Tamil Nadu

Three boys died and 11 others are undergoing treatment in the government hospital following suspected food poisoning at a home for destitute in nearby Tirupur on Thursday, officials said. The boys had rice mixed with 'rasam' and laddu for dinner on Wednesday. Some of them vomited and had dysentery. On Thursday morning, they had breakfast and their condition deteriorated and some fell unconscious, officials said. As all of them were admitted to a private hospital and they were later shifted to government hospitals in Tirupur and Avinashi, they said. However, three boys aged between 8 and 13 years died at the hospital, while others are undergoing treatment, with three being admitted to Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Tirupur District Collector S Vineeth, who visited the hospital, said the samples were collected and sent for examination, following preliminary reports of food poisoning. Stringent action will be taken against the home -- Sri Vivekananda Home For Destitute -- if found guilt

US' death toll from Hurricane Ian crosses 110; 300,000 still without power

The death toll from Hurricane Ian in the US has exceeded 110, while hundreds of thousands of people remain without power

Data story: India logs 2,529 new Covid cases; death toll at 528,745

India has added 21,103 cases in the past 7 days

Data story: India records 2,468 new Covid cases; death toll at 528,733

India has added 22,846 cases in the past 7 days

Mumbai logs 155 new Covid-19 cases, no death; active tally at 784

Mumbai on Tuesday recorded 155 new cases of coronavirus that raised the tally of infections to 11,50,701, an official from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said. The toll remained unchanged at 19,733, while the count of recoveries rose to 11,30,184 after 85 patients recovered from the infection, he said. There has been a slight increase in the daily cases, as the city had on Monday recorded 66 infections. As per a bulletin issued by the civic body, 4,387 swab samples were tested in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of tests carried out in the city to 1,83,29,997. With a recovery rate of 98.2 per cent, Mumbai is left with 784 active cases, of which only 12 patients are symptomatic. The overall growth rate of cases is 0.008 per cent, while the doubling rate is at 9,045 days.

Gujarat: Ten killed, seven injured as container truck hits three-wheeler

Ten persons, including two children and as many women, were killed and seven others injured on Tuesday after a container truck hit a three-wheeler carrying passengers on the national highway near Vadodara city in Gujarat, police said. The condition of two of the injured persons is critical. Officials said the toll rose as more bodies were pulled out of the mangled three-wheeler and taken to the state-run hospital in Vadodara city. The incident occurred in the afternoon when the truck driver lost control of the vehicle after hitting a car. The truck jumped a road divider and crashed into a 'chhakra' (three-wheeler) coming from the opposite direction. "The container truck lost balance after hitting a car and jumped on the wrong side of the road breaking the divider before crashing into a 'chhakra'. Ten persons, including two children and two women, were killed. Seven others were injured and are undergoing treatment at a government hospital in Vadodara city," said police inspector SR

125 died as stadium exit gates were too small for escape: Indonesia police

Indonesian police said on Tuesday that the gates at the soccer stadium where police fired tear gas and set off a deadly crush were too small and could only accommodate two at a time when hundreds were trying to escape. Photos from the Malang stadium where 125 people died and hundreds were injured on Saturday night in one of the sporting events worst disasters showed four connecting doors forming one gate. Police said the investigation was focused on six of the 14 gates where most of the spectators died in the crush. Police spokesperson Dedi Prasetyo said that they were unlocked but only able to accommodate two people. For those six gates, they were not closed but they were too small. They had a capacity for two people but there were hundreds coming out. There was a crush there, Prasetyo told reporters. He added that the gates were the responsibility of the organisers. On Monday, police announced they had removed one police chief and nine elite officers and 18 others were being ..

Death toll of Afghanistan's suicide blast rises to 53; 110 injured: UNAMA

The death toll of a suicide blast on the western edge of Kabul city has reached 53, said the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA)

Data story: India records 1,968 Covid cases, 7 deaths in 24 hours

India's new Covid cases count, at 1,968, was the lowest in 133 days

Mumbai logs 66 new Covid-19 cases, zero fatality; active tally at 714

Mumbai on Monday recorded 66 new cases of coronavirus that raised the tally of infections to 11,50,546, an official from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said. The toll remained unchanged at 19,733, while the count of recoveries reached 11,39,099 after 51 patients recovered from the infection in the last 24 hours, he said. There has been a drop in daily infections, as the city had recorded 102 cases and a fatality on Sunday. Of the 66 cases reported during the day, only two patients were symptomatic, the civic body said. With a recovery rate of 98.2 per cent and doubling rate of 8,683 days, the city currently has 714 active cases. At least 3,362 swab samples were tested in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of tests conducted in the city to 1,83,25,610, the BMC said.

Data story: India adds 3,011 new Covid cases; active tally at 36,126

India has added 25,255 cases in the past 7 days.