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Live updates | Israeli troops raid main hospital in southern Gaza after weeklong siege

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Israeli troops entered the main hospital in southern Gaza on Thursday in what the army said was a limited operation seeking the remains of hostages taken by Hamas. One patient died and seven were wounded when Nasser Hospital in the southern city of Khan Younis came under fire on Wednesday, Dr. Khaled Alserr, one of … Read more

Charcoal cooking, week-long queues for gasoline: Gas shortages slam Cuba’s countryside

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MARIEL, Cuba — Rosa López, a 59-year-old housewife, lit a charcoal range to boil candy potatoes and put together scrambled eggs for her grandchildren. The fuel cylinders she usually makes use of to cook dinner her meals haven’t been accessible for nearly two months in Mariel, a port city west of Havana. Not removed from … Read more