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Israeli tanks shot down Hamas positions early on Saturday, hours after it said a rocket had been launched at southern Israel. A statement from the army said the Israeli “tanks targeted Hamas military posts in the southern Gaza Strip” in response to Friday’s fire. The rocket, which set off sirens …

A health worker takes a sample of a person with COVID-19 symptoms for testing at a hospital in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Tuesday, August 18, 2020. (AP Photo / Natacha Pisarenko) This is a regularly updated story with the latest information, news and updates about the coronavirus and its effects …

Teenager, 16, drowned after being stabbed in the neck by Costa Teva beach The body of the unnamed boy was recovered from the sea in front of the resort of Playa d’Aro His parents sounded the alarm after he disappeared while snorkeling in the sea It has not been confirmed, …

Global coronavirus deaths killed more than 800,000 people on Saturday, according to Johns Hopkins University data, which came less than 24 hours after the World Health Organization said it hoped the pandemic would last less than two years. Occasionally there was an upturn in Eastern European countries on Saturday, as …

A Chinese fishing fleet spans more than 300 miles and is visible from space and has difficulty navigating Charles Darwin’s ecological paradise. The 325-strong flotilla, with ships the size of a football field, has landed in the oceans around the Galapagos Islands – where rich biodiversity offers unique insights into …