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Gaza Strip, the United Nations said, as heavy Israeli bombardments continue to hit the Palestinian enclave. «Mass displacement across the Gaza Strip continues,» the UN humanitarian agency OCHA said in a statement sent on Thursday. By late Wednesday, the number of displaced people in Gaza had risen by an additional 75,000 people from the figure given 24 hours earlier, reaching 338,934, it said. The announcement came as Israel pounded Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip — a densely populated enclave of 2.3 million people — in response to the militants' surprise Saturday attack. Israeli forces said 1,200 people, most of them civilians, were killed in the onslaught — the worst in the country's history. In Gaza, officials reported more than 1,000 people have been killed in Israel's sustained campaign of air and artillery strikes. OCHA said nearly 220,000 people, or two-thirds of the displaced people, have sought shelter in schools run by the UN agency supporting Palestinian refugees, UNRWA. Another nearly 15,000 people fled to schools run by the Palestinian Authority, while more than 100,000 were being sheltered by relatives, neighbours and a church and other facilities in Gaza City. OCHA said that around 3,000 people had already been displaced within the enclave prior to Saturday's attack. The bombing campaign has destroyed or rendered uninhabitable at least 2,540 housing units in Gaza, OCHA said, citing numbers from the Gaza Ministry of Public Works and Housing.

Sitharaman held discussions with US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on the policy priorities of the International Monetary Fund and how the institution should support its membership. The two met on the sidelines of the ongoing IMF-World Bank Annual meetings in Marrakech, Morocco, the Union Ministry of Finance informed. In her intervention, Sitharaman spoke about IMF's mandate and lending policies, a strong, quota-based, and adequately resourced IMF, Poverty Reduction and Growth Trust (PRGT) Financing and IMF Governance reforms. In her address, she also highlighted the role of IMF in addressing debt restructuring process bottlenecks and fostering cooperation on debt issues, including through co-chairing the Global Sovereign Debt Roundtable (GSDR) with India and the World Bank, according to the Finance Ministry. The roundtable discussion was hosted by US Treasury Secretary Yellen. A high-level seminar on «Strengthening the Financial Capacity of MDBs» was also organised by the G20 India Presidency. Sitharaman drew attention to India's G20 Presidency's focus on the importance of multilateralism to move towards coordinated and consensus-based solutions to global challenges and also highlighted that in line with the evolving needs of the membership, the IMF's primary focus needs to be macroeconomic surveillance and policy guidance. The participants during the seminar deliberated on various options to enhance multi-lateral development banks (MDBs) financing and how these options can be implemented most effectively across the MDBs. The Union Finance Minister also underscored the importance of the IMF to remain well-capitalised through quota-based resources to remain central to the global financial safety net. Expressing

Gendered notions of what makes an effective lawyer are preventing women from reaching the top levels of the legal profession, research has found.

Israel, where he was vacationing with friends and had been attending a music festival about five kilometres from the border with Gaza. But the festivities had been interrupted by Hamas militants storming into Israel, and Ohnona could hear screams and gunfire in the background as her son spoke to her.“He said, ‘Mommy, we’re in the middle of a terrorist attack,'” Ohnona said in an interview with Global News on Tuesday.A short while later, Look was dead, one of at least two Canadians who are among over 1,000 people now confirmed to have been killed in Israel since the attack by Hamas began Saturday.As of Tuesday, about 900 people have been killed in Gaza and the West Bank, including 260 children and 230 women, according to authorities there.

As the digital landscape evolves, decentralized governance has become an important notion to foster a fair and inclusive ecosystem. In the trend toward transparency and collaborative decision-making, analyzing companies’ roles and responsibilities in this new paradigm is critical as we navigate the exciting realm of decentralized governance in search of the ideal balance of transparency and control.

BMW X2 sports a distinctive design that sets it apart from its previous model. With a coupe-like roofline seamlessly merging into the rear, the new X2 exudes a more striking and bolder visual presence compared to its predecessor, thanks to its upright front profile, flared wheel arches, and muscular rear. Notably, the vehicle features updated LED headlamps and taillights.

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ALICE SPRINGS, Australia—In Australia’s vast and sparsely populated Northern Territory, the indigenous communities that make up more than a quarter of the population are divided. Australia has long wrestled with the legacy of colonialism and how best to improve the lives of indigenous Australians—who are poorer, less healthy and less educated, and more at risk for domestic violence, suicide and incarceration than other groups.

MARRAKECH (Reuters) — The European Central Bank may have done enough to fight off inflation but needs to keeps its options open in case new shocks throw price growth off its current trajectory, Spanish central bank chief Pablo Hernandez de Cos said on Wednesday.

iOS 17.1 Beta 3 update, a new feature tweak has been introduced to address user complaints. This update will now prevent certain actions from being unintentionally triggered when an iPhone is placed in a pocket or inside a bag. Specifically, the Camera, Flashlight, Voice Memo, Focus, and Magnifier functions will no longer activate via the Action Button when the iPhone is not in an open, accessible state.

Commonwealth Bank chairman Paul O’Malley said a $2 million contribution to the Yes campaign for a Voice to Parliament is consistent with the bank’s values, after some shareholders argued it should not be allocating bank capital to support what they considered a political campaign.

Consumers looking for retirement and tax planning advice may have a hard time finding an advisory firm that offers both. And advisors might want to step up to the plate to provide that combination.

Israel long thought its hi-tech security barrier blockading the Gaza Strip was impenetrable, brimming with razor wire, cameras and sensors and fortified with a concrete base against tunnels and remote-controlled machine guns. But in the aftermath of the surprise Hamas onslaught, soldiers who were on guard duty have recounted the shocking moments when the militants launched their complex operation to breach Israel's «Iron Wall» around the enclave in multiple locations. The massive attack at dawn Saturday came under cover of a rocket barrage aimed at Israel and involved sniper fire, explosives dropped from drones, and bulldozers that ripped through the six-metre (almost 20-foot) tall double fence barrier. More than 1,500 militants quickly swarmed through in pick-up trucks and on motorcycles, joined by others using gliders and speedboats at sea, to unleash gun attacks that claimed hundreds of lives in nearby communities. «At 6:30 am (0330 GMT) the rockets started,» a lookout soldier who was stationed in Nahal Oz, across from Gaza City, said in a televised interview from her hospital bed. «About 30» militants quickly occupied the army base and held it for seven hours, the soldier, identified only as Y., told Israel's Channel 12. «I sprinted barefoot to the bomb shelter, and after an hour we started hearing voices in Arabic, and they started shooting at the entrance,» she recalled. Until an elite Israeli army unit finally retook the base, «for all those hours, it became their (Hamas's) camp», the soldier said. — Sniper attacks - In the opening moments of the massive attack, snipers «fired at the observation posts» dotted along the 65-kilometre (40-mile) long barrier, an Israeli army spokesperson told AFP. A soldier

Investing.com — Oil prices edged lower Tuesday, handing back some of the previous session’s hefty gains as traders digest the possibility of a wider impact from the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas.

Top real estate and banking officials are calling on the Federal Reserve to stop raising interest rates as the industry suffers through surging housing costs and a «historic shortage» of available homes for sale.

Los Angeles Dodgers' reputation and the unfolding narrative of this year's National League Division Series. For the second consecutive game, the Dodgers, a team boasting 100 regular-season victories and a dominant summer performance, watched their starting pitcher stumble while their offense squandered scarce opportunities to compensate. Once again, they succumbed to the tenacious Arizona Diamondbacks, a team with 16 fewer regular-season wins, this time falling by a 4-2 margin.

HR Evolution Perspectives 2023 report reveals that CXOs across India today project high growth and profitability in the coming few years. While 83% of CXOs across India say they expect revenue growth in the upcoming years.

Goibibo announces Kareena Kapoor Khan aka Bebo as its new brand ambassador to initiate two-way communication between a brand and its audience. This announcement coincides with the launch of Goibibo’s new campaign – ‘Hotels aise on Goibibo, full marks by Bebo’ – and a new adapted social media identity. The brand integrates cues from the actor’s most memorable roles and her name in real life to its own personality thereby converging the brand and the brand ambassador.

storm on social media. Allegations about her alleged anti-India and anti-Hindu tweets in the past are cited as the reason for the furore.

e-commerce giant has teased several deals and discounts on its platform. SBI cardholders can avail a 10 percent instant discount on their purchases. Interestingly, the sale is featuring discounts of up to 40 percent on mobiles and accessories, and up to 75 percent on laptops, smartwatches, and other items.

Sam Altman, the founder of Worldcoin and CEO of OpenAI, has voiced his concerns regarding the escalating efforts by the US government to regulate and exert authority over the cryptocurrency market.