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WHO chief Tedros demands ceasefire after staff visit Gaza hospital

Nov 20, 2023

Geneva [Switzerland], November 20: The World Health Organisation (WHO) is working on a plan to rescue the remaining patients from the al-Shifa hospital in the Gaza Strip, as quickly as is possible.
WHO head TedrosAdhanomGhebreyesus posted on Saturday night on the social media platform X, saying that staff had visited the hospital on Saturday and found "a deplorable situation." "The team saw a hospital no longer able to function: no water, no food, no electricity, no fuel, medical supplies depleted," he posted. The team found a mass grave at the entrance to the hospital and were informed that more than 80 people were buried there. (DPA)
Source: Qatar Tribune

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Reliance MET City's Inaugural International Half Marathon Brings Together 2,500 Runners from Across India and Overseas

New Delhi [India], October 27: Reliance MET City successfully hosted the inaugural MET City International Half Marathon on Sunday at MET City Jhajjar, bringing together 2,500 runners across the 21.1K Half Marathon, 10K Timed Run and 5K Fun Run/Walk categories for a celebration of fitness, endurance and community participation across the township’s wide, green and traffic-free roads. The event witnessed participation from runners across India as well as overseas, adding a national and international dimension to the inaugural edition. The AIMS-certified course offered runners a smooth-running experience, with participants competing for a prize pool of close to Rs. 9 lakh.

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