GENEVA -- The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said in a statement on Wednesday that, due to the intensification of military operations in Gaza City in northern Gaza Strip, it has temporarily closed its local office and relocated staff to other offices in the southern Gaza Strip to ensure their safety.
The statement said that civilians are being killed, forcibly displaced and made to endure dire conditions. First responders, including the Palestine Red Crescent Society and Civil Defence, have been working relentlessly to provide relief, "but their movement and ability to safely reach the civilian population has been severely constrained." (Gaza-ICRC-Israel-Palestine)
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COLOMBO -- Around 45 students in Sri Lanka's North Central Province were hospitalized on Wednesday after suffering from food poisoning, a police spokesman said.
The incident occurred following a meal served during a Children's Day program held at a school earlier in the day, said police spokesman F.U. Wootler. (Sri Lanka-Food Poisoning)
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ABUJA -- At least 26 bodies have been recovered during a rescue operation after a fully loaded boat capsized in Nigeria's central state of Kogi, local authorities said Wednesday.
The boat, conveying mostly traders traveling from the Ibaji local government area of Kogi to the Ilushi market in the southern state of Edo, capsized midway on the Niger River on Tuesday evening, Kingsley Fanwo, commissioner for information and communication in Kogi State, said in a statement posted on the social media platform X. (Nigeria-Kogi-Boat Accident)
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NEW DELHI -- The Indian government on Wednesday approved a budget of 9.5 billion U.S. dollars to support minimum support prices (MSP) for the upcoming winter season crops, known locally as Rabi crops.
This decision aims to enhance the MSP for Rabi crops for the 2026-27 marketing season, ensuring that farmers receive fair and remunerative prices for their produce. (India-Crops) Enditem
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