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LONDON: More than 100,000 pro-Palestinian protesters marched through central London on Saturday, with police making more than 80 arrests as they sought to avert clashes between the marchers and groups opposed to the rally. The pro-Palestinian march drew counter-protesters from far-right groups on Armistice Day, the anniversary of the end of World War One, involving commemorations of Britain’s war dead. …

MANILA: At least 109 people have been killed in the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year, official tallies showed on Sunday, as efforts to deliver water and food to devastated islands ramped up. More than 300,000 people fled their homes and beachfront resorts as Typhoon Rai ravaged the southern and central regions of the archipelago. The storm knocked …

COX’S BAZAR: Monsoon floods and landslides have cut off more than 300,000 people in villages across southeast Bangladesh and killed at least 20 people, including six Rohingya refugees, officials said on Friday. The region along the Bangladesh-Myanmar border where nearly one million Rohingya refugees from Myanmar are in camps has been battered by torrential rain since Monday. “The floods have …

Since the outbreak of the coronavirus earlier this year, the city of Garland has recorded a total of 17,376 cases, according to the city’s website. To date, more than 7% of Garland’s total population has had the virus, the city says. As of Wednesday, that number includes 4,953 active cases. The statistics include 12,277 recoveries and 146 deaths. That sum includes 17 …

ISLAMABAD: A survey has suggested that around 300,000 persons have been infected with the novel coronavirus in Islamabad after which the city may be inching towards achieving “herd immunity”. The study has also shown that a vast majority of the individuals exposed to the virus are asymptomatic, that is they are generally not showing symptoms of Covid-19 even after being …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Christmas morning will be a lot more comfortable for dozens of kids in Houston this year thanks to a big effort from a couple of local charities. Nearly 90 beds are being given to kids who currently sleep on the floor. “300,000 children go to sleep on the floor every night. 300,000. That is unacceptable,” said …

KARACHI: Local gold prices touched an all-time high of Rs77,300 and Rs66,272 per tola and 10-gram, respectively, after international rates soared to five-year peak on Thursday. The yellow metal surged to $1,386.42 per ounce before settling at $1,383.04 gaining $28 per ounce in the intraday trade — the highest since March 2014 triggered by a sharp decline in the dollar. …