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U.S. dropped tens of thousands of meals into Gaza with more planned. It's not enough

6:36pm March 07, 2024

Tens of thousands of Ready-To-Eat meals have again been airdropped into Gaza by U.S. Air Force cargo planes. Officials say more drops are planned and the U.S. will take part in moving aid by sea.

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The world is facing a major cholera vaccine shortage amid outbreaks

6:15pm March 07, 2024

by Gabrielle Emanuel

The global cholera vaccine stockpile is empty at a time when there are outbreaks around the world. Last year, the WHO recommended the vaccine dose be cut in half to stretch the supply.

Doc about singer Bobi Wine and his fight against Uganda's leader is up for an Oscar

6:08pm March 07, 2024

by Kelly McEvers

The Oscar-nominated documentary Bobi Wine: The People's President is the gripping story of Ugandan singer Bobi Wine and his campaign against the country's long-standing president.

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Police transport escaped prisoners Atiba Stanislaus (far left) and Trevon Robertson in Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, on Monday. The men had escaped from a police holding cell in Grenada on Feb. 18 and are suspected of hijacking a catamaran while Ralph Hendry and Kathy Brandel, who disappeared, were aboard.

3 escaped inmates are charged with killing missing U.S. sailing couple in Caribbean

5:42pm March 07, 2024

by The Associated Press

Three escaped inmates from the eastern Caribbean island of Grenada were charged in the killing of a U.S. couple whose catamaran they hijacked, police said. The couple's bodies have not been found.

The population problem in Singapore is also an economic problem

4:56pm March 07, 2024

by Mary Childs

Singapore's government said that its fertility rate has fallen to a record low. It's one of many industrialized countries trying to encourage its people to have more babies.

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What Israelis believe now, five months after Oct. 7

4:31pm March 07, 2024

by Daniel Estrin

We look at five ways Israelis have been changed through five months of war. The Oct. 7 Hamas attack was the single deadliest day for Israelis in history, prompting the deadly Israeli assault on Gaza.

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In this image grab from an AFPTV video, people carry food parcels that were airdropped March 2 from U.S. aircraft above a beach in the Gaza Strip. President Biden is set to announce the setting up of another avenue for aid to Gaza.

Biden to announce the setting up of a temporary Mediterranean port to deliver Gaza aid

1:43pm March 07, 2024

by Greg Myre

The temporary pier will not require U.S. troops to land in Gaza to build the pier or causeway. United Nations workers and other aid groups will distribute the aid.

Taylor Swift performs during her Eras Tour at the National Stadium on March 2 in Singapore.

Taylor Swift's Singapore leg spurs bad blood in SE Asia. Neighbors can't shake it off

1:30pm March 07, 2024

by Sherisse Pham

Singapore made an exclusive deal to host Taylor Swift's Eras Tour concerts, locking out other Southeast Asian destinations.

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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (right) stands with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson before presenting Sweden's NATO Instruments of Accession in the Benjamin Franklin Room at the State Department on Thursday in Washington

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Sweden officially joins NATO as worries grow over Russian aggression in Europe

12:21pm March 07, 2024

by The Associated Press

Sweden has formally joined NATO as the 32nd member of the transatlantic military alliance, ending decades of post-World War II neutrality as concerns about Russian aggression in Europe have spiked.

Meirav Leshem Gonen (left), whose daughter Romi is being held hostage in Gaza, embraces Sharon Alony Cunio, who was kidnapped and released from captivity along with her two children and whose husband, David, remains hostage, as the march to Jerusalem passes Kibbutz Sa'ad in southern Israel on Feb. 28.

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A march on Jerusalem, with freed hostages and families demanding a deal

12:13pm March 07, 2024

by Tamir Kalifa

Families of the dozens of hostages still being held by Hamas in Gaza and their supporters embarked on a four-day march to Jerusalem to push officials to secure a deal for their loved ones' release.