Palestine

ROME: The number of migrants landing in Italy in the first two months of the year doubled compared to the same period in 2020, according to the Italian Ministry of the Interior. Most of the arrivals were recorded in February, with around 4000 pushbacks of migrants reported in Libya during…

China and India plan to send COVID-19 vaccines to the West Bank and Gaza amid calls for donor countries to ensure pandemic protection for the Palestinians. "China has decided to donate COVID-19 vaccines to Palestine," the country's Ambassador Geng Shuang told the United Nations Security Council during its monthly meeting…

Last Updated: 27th February, 2021 14:00 IST India intends to further its efforts in providing vaccines to Palestine as people of Gaza, in particular, have been affected severely due to lack of services India is in the process of making the third batch of Covid-19 vaccines that will be sent…

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian media and rights advocates are warning of a crackdown on press freedom after a Federal Court on Friday ruled that news portal Malaysiakini was guilty of contempt for publishing readers’ comments critical of the judiciary on its website last year. Although the comments were removed by Malaysiakini,…

The Berlin Film Festival has revealed 12 titles from 16 countries that will compete in the festival’s Encounters strand, including Denis Côté’s “Social Hygiene” from Canada, Alice Diop’s “We” from France, and Fern Silva’s “Rock Bottom Riser” from the U.S. The selections also take in “As I Want” (Egypt/France/Norway/Palestine) by…

Facebook has removed another batch of fake accounts it says were trying to manipulate its platform and influence elections. The company published its latest report on “coordinated inauthentic behavior,” which identified two networks in Uganda and Palestine.  The Uganda network used fake accounts to “manage Pages, impersonate at least one…

Facebook continues to crack down on fake accounts throughout the world. James Martin/CNET Facebook pulled down hundreds of fake accounts tied to Uganda and Palestine in January that misled users about their identity and purpose, the social network said Tuesday. The account takedowns are part of Facebook's ongoing effort to combat…

The ICC has found it has jurisdiction over war crimes committed in Palestinian territories, giving a green light to a potential criminal probe which Australia tried to block. ICC chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda (Image: AP/Bas Czerwinski/Pool)The International Criminal Court has found it has jurisdiction over war crimes committed in Palestinian…

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Left: Russian president Vladimir Putin. Right: Doses of the Sputnik V vaccine. Left: Aleksey Nikolskyi/AP; Right: Shamil Zhumatov/Reuters Russia's coronavirus vaccine, called Sputnik V, is 91.6% effective at preventing symptomatic COVID-19, according to a peer-reviewed analysis published Tuesday. The country approved its vaccine in August, before conducting late-stage clinical trials.…