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Washington, July 7 (UNI) Hosts of the WURD radio station in Philadelphia received a list of approved questions for the interview with US President Joe Biden from his team in advance, the host on WURD, Andrea Lawful-Sanders, said. “The questions were sent to me for approval; I approved of them … I got several questions…

Ramallah, July 7 (UNI) The first case of West Nile fever in the West Bank was recorded in the governorate of Jenin, the Palestinian Health Ministry said on Saturday. Doctors identified symptoms consistent with the disease, and subsequent tests confirmed the infection, the ministry stated. The disease is transmitted through mosquitoes and its symptoms are…

Beirut, July 7 (UNI) A Hezbollah official was killed on Saturday in an Israeli air strike in the town of Shaath, north of the city of Baalbek in eastern Lebanon, Lebanese military sources told Xinhua. The sources, who spoke anonymously, said that an Israeli drone fired two air-to-surface missiles at a car in Shaath, killing…

Sydney, July 7 (UNI) A man threatened police officers with a knife in a police station was shot dead by police on Saturday night in Australia’s state of Queensland. A Queensland police report issued on Sunday morning said that a 46-year-old man allegedly entered a police station in Kirwan, a suburb in Queensland’s City of…

Sydney, July 7 (UNI) Police of Australia’s State of New South Wales (NSW) said on Sunday that three children, one ten-month-old girl and two boys aged two and four, were dead in a fatal house fire in western Sydney. The NSW police said in a report that emergency services were called to Freeman Street, Lalor…

Islamabad, July 6 (UNI) Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has issued a warning about the potential for flash floods and urban flooding due to ongoing torrential rains marking the beginning of the monsoon season in various parts of the South Asian country. The national emergencies operation center of the NDMA anticipated that the ongoing…

Washington, July 6 (UNI) US President Joe Biden could hardly speak two days before the unsuccessful debate with former US leader Donald Trump due to a strong cold and exhaustion, Politico has reported, citing sources familiar with the situation. On Friday, Biden said in an interview with ABC News that he was sick and felt…

Washington, July 6 (UNI) President Joe Biden said in an interview with ABC News that he’s the most qualified person in the presidential election to serve as US president. “I don’t think anybody’s more qualified to be president or win this race than me,” Biden said on Friday. Biden further said he doesn’t believe the…

Tehran, July 6 (UNI) Voting for Iran’s presidential runoff came to an end at midnight Friday after 16 straight hours, said Spokesman of Iran’s Election Headquarters Mohsen Eslami. He made the remarks in a live interview with Iran’s state-run IRIB TV, stressing that although the polling stations’ doors were closed, those responsible had to let…

Jerusalem, July 6 (UNI) The Israeli Ministry of Health reported on Friday a new death case from West Nile fever, bringing the total in the current outbreak in the country to 12. The ministry also reported 61 new cases of infection with the virus, increasing the total number of cases detected in the country since…